LAW ENFORCEMENT

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, H5411 [6SE]

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

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7592 [31OC], H7656, H7661 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7626, H7628 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10167 [3OC], S10398, S10399 [9OC], S10439, S10440, S10444, S10464, S10469, S10471, S10474 [10OC], S10490, S10492, S10508, S10510, S10513, S10516, S10517, S10520, S10524, S10525, S10527, S10528, S10529, S10655, S10656, S10657, S10658, S10659, S10660, S10661, S10663, S10664, S10665, S10666 [11OC]

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

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

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H10067 [13DE]

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

District of Columbia: permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), S12984, S12986 [11DE], H10403 [19DE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S11444 [5NO], S13987 [20DE]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S13059 [12DE]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S4896 [14MY]

Safety: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (S. 166), S4897 [14MY]

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

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

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

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

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

Appointments

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

———S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7782 [6NO]

———S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S11510 [7NO]

Articles and editorials

Add Gun Buybacks to the Public Wish List, S8651 [2AU]

Airport Security Shouldn't Be Hit-or-Miss, E1948 [30OC]

Airport Security—7 O'Hare Screeners Suspended Over Lapse, S11432 [5NO]

Bullying Is Not a ``Normal'' Part of Childhood, E702 [2MY]

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

Coping With New Tensions, O'Hare Arrest Tied to Terror?, S11433 [5NO]

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

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

Dogs of War Bare Their Teeth Over Colombia, E1366 [18JY]

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

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

Good Work, Tom Strickland, E530 [3AP]

Gun Buy-Back Backfires When Officers Cash In, S8652 [2AU]

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

House Bill Loses Oregon Provision, S10678 [15OC]

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

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

How To Improve U.S. Air Security, H7676 [1NO]

Immigrants and the National Insecurity, E2363 [20DE]

Let Privateers Troll for Bin Laden, E2203 [4DE]

Loosey-Goosey Borders, E1791 [3OC]

Loosey-Goosey Borders—II, E1791 [3OC]

Madness of Gun Buybacks—Andrew Cuomo's Policy Is Full of Holes, S8652 [2AU]

Making Sure Painful Stories Are Told Just Once, E2186 [30NO]

Millions Expected for Area's Transit and Security, H10931 [20DE]

Nasty Work, S8902 [3AU]

Naval Investigative Service Works Fast With Other Agencies, E1394 [23JY]

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

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

Reproductive Rights Under Attack, H1620 [26AP]

Same Old FBI, S11018 [25OC]

Scoreboard of Hatred, S2821 [23MR]

Seaports—On the Dock, Holes in the Security Net Are Gaping, S11574 [8NO]

Seizing Dictatorial Power, E2101 [15NO]

Specialists Cool on Calls To Revive Gun Buybacks, S8651 [2AU]

Spend Colombia Money at Home, E1420 [25JY]

Spies Needed To Stop Terrorism, E1760 [2OC]

Too Many Federal Cops, E2240 [7DE]

Tragedy Can Be Opportunity for Con Artists, S10066 [2OC]

U.S. Presses Lebanon on Suspects, E1675 [20SE]

U.S. Task Force Proposes Ways for Sharing Security-Risk Data With Airlines, Airports, S10440 [10OC]

Unanimity Not Same as Right—Senate, House Have Important Differences About Federal Role, E2080 [14NO]

Visitors Center Funds ``Lagging,'' Officials Say—$65 Million Short of Goal With Clock Ticking, S1373 [14FE]

When Care Beats Haste, S10585 [11OC]

Why Rely on Low-Bid Airport Safety?, S11433 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: make assistance conditional upon undertaking efforts to control illegal drugs (see H.R. 3556), H10963 [20DE]

Amtrak: require Dept. of Transportation study on implementing a program for screening passengers, baggage, and cargo on trains (see S. 1726), S12001 [16NO]

Atomic Energy Act: authorize the carrying of firearms by employees of licensees (see S. 1586), S11198 [30OC]

Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H6701 [11OC]

———improve security (see S. 1447), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 2951, 2958), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC] (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC] (see H.R. 3220), H7718 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H7591 [31OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (see H. Res. 290), H8247 [15NO]

———prohibit the unauthorized circumvention of airport security systems and procedures (see S. 1794), S12772 [10DE]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see S. 1463), S9807 [25SE] (see H.R. 2896), H5704 [14SE]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H5704 [14SE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

———commend upcoming trip to Mexico to meet with President Vicente Fox and encourage future cooperative efforts between the U.S. and Mexico (see S. Con. Res. 13), S1395 [14FE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H399 [14FE]

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

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1060 [21MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1189 [27MR]

Capitol Police: authorizing appropriations for salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3531), H10909 [19DE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 170), S10389 [9OC] (see H. Con. Res. 250), H6919 [16OC] (see H. Res. 309), H9077 [6DE]

Charities: prevent fraud in the solicitation of charitable contributions (see S. 1484), S10058 [2OC]

Children and youth: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H1498 [4AP]

———prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period for acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 202), H62 [6JA]

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

Civil rights: protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Coast Guard: acquisition of information on incoming vessels prior to entrance into U.S. waters (see S. 1559), S10794 [17OC]

———require that the Sea Marshal Program be carried out in U.S. ports considered to be most vulnerable to terrorist attack and authorize additional personnel and funds for such program (see H.R. 3432), H9077 [6DE]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 401), H218 [7FE]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1841), S13465 [18DE] (see H.R. 3054), H6421 [5OC]

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

———increase monitoring of inmate conversations to detect and deter crimes committed by inmates using Federal telephones (see H.R. 45), H26 [3JA]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 842), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 215), H62 [6JA]

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

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

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

———combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 1511), S10388 [9OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see S. 398), S1616 [27FE] (see S. 1371), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 1114), H1011 [20MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (see S. 1868), S13943 [20DE]

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

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

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

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 1830), S13300 [14DE]

———improve capacity and commitment of local communities to prevent and reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse (see H.R. 3579), H10964 [20DE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H5487 [10SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———prohibit aiding terrorists (see H.R. 3396), H8842 [4DE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———unincorporated neighborhood watch programs funding (see S. 642), S3052 [28MR]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (see H.R. 2512), H4111 [17JY]

———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]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3129), H6918 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R. 125), H59 [6JA]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H6378 [4OC]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding for law enforcement officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (see H.R. 3490), H10066 [13DE]

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

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

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

———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]

———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]

———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]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2491), H4008 [12JY]

Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see S. 1534), S10640 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct assessment of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation (see H.R. 3035), H6379 [4OC]

———conduct rail transportation security risk assessment (see S. 1871), S13943 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. maritime borders (see H.R. 3013), H6260 [3OC]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 1725), H1924 [3MY]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (see S. 1807), S12859 [11DE] (see H.R. 2199), H3202 [14JN]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (see H.R. 3122), H6780 [12OC]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2305), H3518 [25JN]

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

———enhance illegal narcotics control activities (see S. 89), S99 [22JA]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 317), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 2580), H4377 [20JY]

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

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see H.R. 1395), H1481 (see H.R. 1395), H1491 [4AP]

Explosives: regulation (see S. 641), S3052 [28MR]

FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3190), H7591 [31OC] (see H.R. 3562), H10964 [20DE]

———hiring of employees whose employment with an air carrier was terminated as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, for a position with the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H. Res. 241), H5926 [21SE]

———implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see S. 1421), S9395 [13SE] (see H.R. 2906), H5925 [21SE]

———implement certain aviation security measures (see H.R. 3064), H6458 [9OC]

———provide for random deployment of Federal air marshals on certain commercial air passenger flights (see H.R. 2948), H6055 [25SE]

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

FBI: establish a review commission (see S. 1074), S6518 [20JN]

———establish an Inspector General (see S. 1065), S6517 [20JN]

———establish joint terrorism task forces and promote sharing of personnel between Federal and other public law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3514), H10355 [18DE]

———permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see S. 1788), S12682 [7DE] (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H8842 [4DE]

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

Federal criminal investigators: authorize the carrying of firearms and responding to acts of terrorism and expand the definition of available relative to law enforcement availability pay (see H.R. 3409), H8948 [5DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

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

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 271), S1121 [7FE] (see H.R. 93), H27 [3JA]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: provide authority to reduce vandalism and destruction of property (see H.R. 2924), H5926 [21SE]

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

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (see H.R. 1408), H1482 (see H.R. 1408), H1492 [4AP]

———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: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 442), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]

———allow States to develop or expand instant gun checks, establish tax credits for safe storage devices, promote use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1397), H1481 (see H.R. 1397), H1491 [4AP]

———assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 278), H109 [30JA]

———ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H397 [14FE]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1396), H1481 (see H.R. 1396), H1491 [4AP]

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

———establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H218 [7FE]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 514), S2162 [12MR] (see H.R. 950), H826 [8MR]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see S. 1355), S8910 [3AU] (see H.R. 70), H26 [3JA]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H649 [6MR]

———prohibit discharge near any Federal land or facility (see H.R. 731), H440 [27FE]

———prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 1248), H1189 [27MR]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (see S. 610), S2894 [26MR]

———provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (see H.R. 255), H108 [30JA]

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (see S. 609), S2894 [26MR]

———regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 726), H412 [26FE]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see H.R. 422), H219 [7FE]

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 94), H27 [3JA]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 441), S1747 [1MR]

Foreign aid: suspend drug certification procedures of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs (see S. 219), S707 [30JA]

Foreign Assistance Act: suspend drug certification procedures in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs (see H.R. 841), H622 [1MR]

Foreign countries: increase cooperation on extradition efforts (see H.R. 2574), H4352 [19JY]

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]

Government: prohibit financing for nongovernmental organizations or individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed rescue, or other related operations in the Andean region, including narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1591), H1604 [25AP]

———provide for intergovernmental cooperation to enhance the sharing of information (see H.R. 3483), H10066 [13DE]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see S. 518), S2218 [13MR]

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 (see S. 1452), S9621 [21SE] (see H.R. 2965), H6055 [25SE]

———develop and implement an electronic data system to enhance access to information on whether to issue a visa or admit an alien (see S. 1733), S12055 [27NO]

———establish a fingerprint processing system to be used whenever a visa is issued to an alien (see S. 1491), S10154 [3OC]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see S. 1518), S10388 [9OC] (see H.R. 3077), H6504 [10OC]

———provide for sharing of information between Federal departments and agencies relative to aliens seeking admission to the U.S. (see S. 1489), S10154 [3OC]

———provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants (see S. 1424), S9395 [13SE]

———require that nonimmigrant visa applicants provide fingerprints (see H.R. 3052), H6421 [5OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H27 [3JA]

Information services: authorize a grant program to eliminate the nationwide backlog of DNA analyses and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted of a qualifying offense (see H.R. 2680), H4948 [31JY]

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

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

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism (see S. 1448), S9620 [21SE]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see S. 1615), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

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

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

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

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

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

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

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

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 899), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1744), H1928 [7MY]

———lift State earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 10), H28 [3JA]

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

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

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

Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (see H.R. 2561), H4216 [18JY]

Mexico: grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see S. 353), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 753), H441 [27FE]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (see S. 715), S3530 [5AP]

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. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

National Border Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 3600), H10965 [20DE]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5269 [21MY]

National Guard: authorize the operation of counterdrug schools (see S. 374), S1463 [15FE]

National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H1060 [21MR]

National Murder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 41), S1747 [1MR]

National Office for Combatting Terrorism: establish (see S. 1449), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 3078), H6504 [10OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National security: develop and implement a strategy for homeland security (see H.R. 1292), H1343 [29MR]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1214), S8014 [20JY] (see S. 1728), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

———improve port and maritime security (see S. 1587), S11198 [30OC]

———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1618, 1627), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO] (see H.R. 3205), H7717 [1NO] (see H.R. 3229), H7851 [6NO] (see H.R. 3525), H10908 [19DE]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 1737), S12100 [28NO]

———provide grants to local first responder agencies to combat terrorism and be a part of homeland defense (see H.R. 3435), H9077 [6DE]

Native Americans: dedicate certain funds for the purpose of reducing violence, hate crimes, and crime on reservations (see H.R. 1164), H1112 [22MR]

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (see H. Res. 224), H5338 [2AU]

Northern Mariana Islands: establish National Guard unit (see H.R. 3128), H6780 [12OC]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H6378 [4OC]

———establish Internet site for individuals to report suspicious activities to be used by the FBI or other Government entities in the war on terrorism or to protect homeland security (see H.R. 3353), H8420 [27NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 1124), H1011 [20MR]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [22MR]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (see S. 1650), S11549 [7NO]

Public housing: reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. Con. Res. 52), S6602 [21JN]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 802), H507 [28FE]

Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S5889 [6JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

Railroads: improve safety and security of rail transportation (see S. 1528), S10457 [10OC]

———provide for rail safety and security assistance (see S. 1550), S10693 [15OC]

———require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (see S. 1725), S12001 [16NO]

Roads and highways: prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 927), S5438 [22MY]

Rural areas: 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]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1763), S12369 [4DE] (see S. 1787), S12682 [7DE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see S. 1739), S12100 [28NO] (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

———enhance security at airports (see S. 1473), S9875 [26SE]

———improve security at airports and seaports (see S. 1429), S9440 [14SE]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 166), S527 [24JA] (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H649 [6MR]

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

———enhance safety (see H.R. 1812), H2141 [10MY]

Secret Service: reimburse State and local law enforcement organizations for expenses incurred in providing assistance in the protection of the President (see S. 772), S3921 [25AP]

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

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 965), H827 [8MR] (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

———authorize grants to fund arrangements between local police and public accommodations for emergency domestic violence shelters (see H.R. 2697), H5124 [1AU]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit against income tax for the fair market value of firearms turned in to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 423), H219 [7FE]

———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]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 881), S4939 [15MY] (see H.R. 710), H398 [14FE] (see H.R. 1727), H1924 [3MY]

Technology: conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see H.R. 3491), H10066 [13DE]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H6504 [10OC]

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

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

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

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

———ensure that American victims of terrorism have access to the blocked assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 1772), S12447 [5DE]

———establish a board of inquiry to review the activities of U.S. intelligence, law enforcement, and other agencies leading up to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1837), S13464 [18DE]

———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 terrorist lookout committees in U.S. embassies (see S. 1490), S10154 [3OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see S. 1453), S9621 [21SE] (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE] (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]

———prevent cyberterrorism (see S. 1568), S10835 [18OC]

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

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

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H825 [8MR]

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

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]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 431), H219 [7FE]

Voting: ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 2686), H4948 [31JY]

———hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H739 [7MR]

Cloture motions

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10433 [10OC], S10507 [11OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128 [3OC], S10347 [9OC]

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

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447), H8262-H8282 [16NO]

Cost Estimates

True American Heroes Act (H.R. 3054): CBO, H10196 [18DE]

Descriptions

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

Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150): Victim Compensation and Liability Limitation Proposal, H7644 [1NO]

Excerpts

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

Explanations

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

Factsheets

Helping Victims of the Terrorist Attacks—Your Guide To Giving Wisely: FTC, S10066 [2OC]

Letters

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

———Senator Specter, S10568 [11OC]

Assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies: Dennis Compton, Congressional Fire Services Institute, E2205 [4DE]

———Glen Nash, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc., E2205 [4DE]

———Javier Gonzales, National Association of Counties, E2206 [4DE]

———John M. Buckman, International Association of Fire Chiefs, E2205 [4DE]

———Patrick D. McGowan, Major County Sheriffs' Association, E2205 [4DE]

———Stephen P. Austin, International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc., E2206 [4DE]

———William B. Berger, International Association of Chiefs of Police, E2205 [4DE]

Capitol Visitor Center construction: Senator Reid, S1373 [14FE]

Collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments: Don Borut, National League of Cities, S11447 [5NO]

———J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11446 [5NO]

———Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S11447 [5NO]

———Reed Larson, National Right To Work Committee, S11447 [5NO]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11447 [5NO]

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]

Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act: Paul B. Hay, American Red Cross, S10066 [2OC]

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

Environmental terrorism: Sierra Club, E2187 [30NO]

Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel: Representative Mica, H6784 [16OC]

Financial Services Antifraud Network Act: Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), H7744 [6NO]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7744 [6NO]

Hiring practices of private employers for aviation security personnel: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H7684 [1NO]

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

Money Laundering Abatement Act: Janet Napolitano, Arizona Attorney General, S8949 [3AU]

———Thomas F. Reilly, Massachusetts Attorney General, S8948 [3AU]

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]

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]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding: Terri Hamilton Brown, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, E1478 [31JY]

Racial profiling case in Youngstown, OH: Gerald H. Beulah, Jr., E1039 [6JN]

———Jeffrey L. Patterson, E2200 [4DE]

———Representative Traficant, E2200 [4DE]

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

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]

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]

Secure Transportation for America Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H7634 [1NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7634 [1NO]

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

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

Lists

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

Federal law enforcement agencies, H6762 [12OC]

Guam Police Dept. honorees, E881 [22MY]

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

Memorandums

Aviation Security Compliance and Enforcement Philosophy: FAA, H7685 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice Handling of Certain Investigations: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S13792 [20DE]

Motions

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7681, H7689 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S10523 [11OC], H7764, H7772 [6NO]

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]

Poems

``Blame Games Are Forbidden'', E1932 [25OC]

Press releases

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

Proposals

Dept. of Homeland Security establishment, S10424 [10OC]

Intelligence services reform, S10425-S10427 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Architect of the Capitol: authorize lease, purchase, or acquisition of buildings and facilities in certain emergency situations, H8515, H8516 [28NO], H10933 [20DE]

Assault weapons: regulate the sale and supply of large caliber specialist weapons, H6682 [11OC]

Aviation: enhance airline security, H5532 [11SE], H5931, H5934 [24SE], H5979 [25SE]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC], H6784, H6786, H6884, H6885, H6898 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7223, H7284, H7294-H7296, H7300 [24OC], H7310, H7312, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7546-H7549, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7618-H7626, H7631, H7634-H7649, H7659, H7660, H7671-H7695 [1NO], H7728, H7772-H7780, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888, H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237, H8238 [15NO], H8252, H8309-H8315 [16NO], E1947 [30OC], E1999, E2001 [5NO], E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———improve security, H6067 [2OC], H6668, H6671, H6684-H6690 [11OC], H6784, H6878-H6884, H6898-H6902 [16OC]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H8304 [16NO]

———improve security (H.R. 2951), H6450 [9OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3110), H7234 [24OC], E1947 [30OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7222, H7223, H7229, H7231, H7234, H7284, H7294-H7301 [24OC], H7310, H7311, H7312, H7313, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7631-H7696 [1NO], E1999, E2001 [5NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7617-H7630 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), unanimous-consent request, H7681 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3220), E1991 [2NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7728, H7754-H7780, H7786, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888-H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035, H8120 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237-H8240 [15NO], E2015, E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8251, H8252, H8260, H8300-H8315 [16NO], E2127 [19NO], E2146, E2156 [28NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), insert H.R. 3150 language in lieu, H7764 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7772-H7777 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), same-day consideration of rule on conference report (H. Res. 290), H10938 [20DE]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (H.R. 2896), H6047 [25SE], H6441 [9OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (H.R. 2895), E1709 [24SE]

———screening of airline passengers and property, H7674 [1NO]

———security standards relative to airport size, H7565-H7570 [31OC]

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

Bureau of Reclamation: provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (H.R. 2925), H7150, H7151 [23OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 193), H5316, H5317 [2AU], E1555 [3AU]

Business and industry: protection of data and computer systems through system redundancy, E1921 [24OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 74), H1943, H1944 [8MY], E791 [14MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 87), H2345, H2346 [21MY]

Capitol Police: tribute, H8570 [29NO], E2105 [16NO]

———tribute (H. Res. 309), H9125-H9127 [11DE], E2260 [12DE]

Charities: prevent fraud in the solicitation of charitable contributions, H7312 [25OC]

Children and youth: increase awareness and law enforcement efforts for the recovery of abducted children, H4764 [27JY]

Coast Guard: port and maritime security and counter-terrorism programs funding, H8536-H8539 [28NO], H8887 [5DE]

Colombia: counternarcotics operations, H155-H158 [31JA]

———drug interdiction assistance, H4341, H4343, H4346 [19JY], H5779 [20SE], E1366 [18JY], E1420 [25JY], E1441 [26JY]

———suspend trade preference pending investigation of murders of labor union activists, H8257, H8260, H8289, H8297 [16NO]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): continued oversight authority over criminal law, espionage, and subversive activities, H12 [3JA]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10193-H10197 [18DE]

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

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

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

———combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, H6715 [12OC], H7201, H7204 [23OC], E1936 [29OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (H.R. 1114), E397 [20MR]

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

———community policing programs, H4070 [17JY], H4200 [18JY]

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

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

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

———prevent the abduction of children, H114 [31JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8952, H8960-H8971 [6DE]

De Anza College: tribute to law enforcement authorities apprehension of potential terrorist, E98 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: antiterrorism initiatives funding, H6025-H6032, H6036 [25SE], E1746 [26SE]

———counterdrug programs reorganization, H5781 [20SE]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (H.R. 3025), E1806 [5OC]

———transfer of Tethered Aerostat Radar System to the Customs Service for counterdrug activities, H5781 [20SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide funding for law enforcement officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (H.R. 3490), E2307 [14DE]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4730-H4742 [27JY]

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

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

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

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

———funding, H1170 [27MR]

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

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

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (H.R. 2491), E1324 [12JY]

Dept. of State: report on implementation of Colombian national security legislation relative to human rights violations, H4347 [19JY]

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

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (H.R. 1725), E722 [3MY]

———effects of terrorist attack on the Pentagon and anthrax-related deaths of postal workers, H7207 [23OC]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), H6012 [25SE], E1114 [14JN]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), concur with Senate amendment, H10403, H10404 [19DE]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (H.R. 3122), E1879 [12OC]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (H.R. 2305), H8811-H8813 [4DE]

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

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction assistance funding, H4342 [19JY]

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

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors, H3190 [14JN]

Economic Development Administration: economic assistance programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H4092-H4094 [17JY]

Ecuador: counternarcotics operations, H155-H158 [31JA]

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

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

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

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (H.R. 3397), E2204 [4DE]

Federal employees: Federal law enforcement programs funding, H7536, H7541 [31OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H80-H86 [30JA], E91 [1FE]

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: dedication of building in honor of Paul Coverdell, E1457 [27JY]

———funding, H4560 [25JY]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: provide authority to reduce vandalism and destruction of property (H.R. 2924), H7150 [23OC]

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (H.R. 1408), H7732-H7745 [6NO], E577 [5AP]

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

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (H.R. 693), H327 [14FE]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (H.R. 1396), H1354 [3AP]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 70), H842 [13MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (H.R. 891), E287 [6MR]

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

———promote the use of child safety locks, H4083 [17JY]

———provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (H.R. 255), E75 [31JA]

———regulate transfer over the Internet, E196 [14FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (H.R. 94), H2658 [23MY], E806 [15MY]

Foreign aid: suspend drug certification procedures of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs, H10460 [19DE]

Foreign Assistance Act: suspend drug certification procedures in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs, H7560 [31OC]

Foreign countries: increase cooperation on extradition efforts (H.R. 2574), H4497 [24JY]

Foreign policy: modify authorities relative to interdiction of aircraft engaged in drug trafficking, H6391, H6393 [5OC]

Gannet (vessel): commissioning of Coast Guard cutter, E1449 [26JY]

Glynco, GA: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center funding, H7542 [31OC]

Government: impact of intervention policies and actions relative to domestic and foreign affairs, H232-H236 [8FE]

———provide for intergovernmental cooperation to enhance the sharing of information (H.R. 3483), E2314 [14DE]

Guam: tribute to Police Dept. honorees, E881 [22MY]

Harris County, TX: tribute to law enforcement officers killed or injured in the line of duty, H2658 [23MY]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, H6488 [10OC], H6922, H6944 [17OC]

Homeland Security Task Force: convene, H7283 [24OC]

———ensure bioterrorism preparedness of State and local governments, H7283 [24OC]

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, H6393 [5OC], H6765 [12OC]

———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 (H.R. 2965), E1723 [25SE]

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

———enforcement of requirements relative to student visas, H6123 [2OC]

———improve policies relative to national security, H6709 [12OC], E1791 [3OC]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S., H7845 [6NO], H7895-H7900 [7NO], H10473 [19DE]

———provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants (S. 1424), H5698, H5699 [14SE]

———require background checks for illegal aliens related to a legal resident or sponsored by an employer, H8252 [16NO]

———require that nonimmigrant visa applicants provide fingerprints (H.R. 3052), E1820 [5OC]

INS: enforce regulations on detecting individuals attempting to enter the U.S. with human biological threats, H8549 [28NO]

———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]

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6253-H6256 [3OC], H6384-H6395 [5OC], E1721 [25SE], E1760 [2OC], E1932 [25OC]

———recruitment of personnel fluent in Arabic, E1932 [25OC]

Kevorkian, Randy: California Dept. of Corrections Distinguished Service Award recipient, E2037 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (H.R. 1475), E545 [5AP]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 116), H2161-H2164 [15MY], E814, E815 [16MY], E838 [17MY]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty, E1916 [17OC]

Lebanon: extradition of suspected terrorists, E1675 [20SE]

Lindh, John P. Walker: consider support of Taliban regime in Afghanistan to be an act of treason, H8834 [4DE]

Local Heroes Week: observance, E2042 [8NO]

Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (H.R. 2561), H10480-H10482 [19DE], H10937 [20DE], E2399 [20DE]

National Law Enforcement Week: observance, E814 [16MY]

National Office for Combatting Terrorism: establish (H.R. 3078), E1843 [10OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E803, E806 [15MY]

National security: develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, H7891 [7NO], H8846, H8886 [5DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6494-H6498 [10OC], E2390 [20DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (H.R. 3161), H7210-H7216 [23OC]

———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]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H8223 [15NO], H8330 [16NO], H8501 [28NO]

———improve security at U.S. borders, H7301-H7307 [24OC], H7416 [30OC]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3205), H8848 [5DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), H10465-H10476 [19DE], E2386 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), corrections in engrossment, H10476 [19DE]

———include border security evaluations as a responsibility of the commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism, H6385, H6403, H6404 [5OC]

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

Naval Criminal Investigative Service: tribute, E1394 [23JY]

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (H. Res. 224), H7697-H7699 [1NO]

Northern Ireland: prohibit funding for joint training between Royal Ulster Constabulary and Federal law enforcement agencies, H2092 [10MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: establish National Guard unit (H.R. 3128), E1883 [12OC]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 3026), H6424 [9OC], E1815 [5OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS taxpayer refund notification funding, H3331-H3335 [20JN]

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

O'Shea, Daniel P.: Top Cop Award recipient, E1716 [25SE]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 802), H1066-H1068 [22MR], E450 [27MR]

Pueblo County, CO: Pueblo County Sheriff's Dept., recipient of National Sheriff's Association Triple Crown Accreditation award, E1359 [18JY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat use of racial profiling by law enforcement, E702 [2MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2074), E1037 [6JN]

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

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (H.R. 3429), E2232, E2238 [7DE]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1007), E346 [13MR]

Schools: increase awareness and implement programs to deal with the problem of bullying, E702 [2MY]

Smither, Bob and Gay: Texas Young Lawyers Association Liberty Bell Award recipients, E1091 [13JN]

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

South America: impact of free trade on drug interdiction efforts, H8253-H8257, H8259, H8260, H8289, H8291-H8294, H8296 [16NO]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (H.R. 1907), E833 [17MY]

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

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Police Dept., 3rd Precinct Gang Interdiction Team, E2320 [17DE]

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]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 1727), H2164-H2166 [15MY], E819, E837 [17MY]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (H.R. 3076), E1837 [10OC], E2202 [4DE]

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

———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], E1929 [25OC], E2064 [13NO], E2100 [15NO]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H5765, H5768-H5770, H5773, H5776, H5779 [20SE]

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

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

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

———tribute to law enforcement agencies protecting U.S. from future terrorist attacks, H10946 [20DE]

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

———use of illegal drug money to fund terrorist activities, H6462 [10OC]

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (H. Res. 191), H4790-H4792 [30JY], E1330 [12JY]

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

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 911), E297 [7MR]

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

Remarks in Senate

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]

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

Atomic Energy Act: authorize the carrying of firearms by employees of licensees (S. 1586), unanimous-consent request, S11445 [5NO]

Aviation: encourage airline employees to report suspicious activities, S10439 [10OC]

———enhance airline security, S9363-S9365 [13SE], S9413 [14SE], S9477-S9479 [19SE], S9597, S9608 [21SE]

———expand use of current security technologies and establish short-term assessment and deployment of emergency security technologies, S10519 [11OC]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259, S10270 [4OC], S10356-S10361 [9OC], S10417, S10445 [10OC], S10488, S10545 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S10863 [23OC], S11280 [31OC], S11402 [2NO], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481-S11483 [6NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11977 [16NO]

———give retired pilots the same preference as law enforcement officers to be air marshals, S10529, S10530 [11OC]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, S10500-S10502, S10510-S10513 [11OC], S11984 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), S9580-S9588 [21SE], S9679 [24SE], S10112, S10254 [3OC], S10429, S10432-S10446, S10475 [10OC], S10487-S10537, S10545, S10546 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S11095 [25OC], S11280 [31OC], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481, S11483 [6NO], S11510 [7NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11759 [14NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11974-S11985, S11987 [16NO], S12069 [28NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to proceed, S10128-S10140 [3OC], S10258-S10262, S10267-S10282 [4OC], S10346, S10347, S10352-S10363 [9OC], S10403, S10407-S10412, S10417-S10420 [10OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent agreement, S10432 [10OC], S11915 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), unanimous-consent request, S10126-S10128 [3OC], S10418 [10OC]

———prohibit the unauthorized circumvention of airport security systems and procedures (S. 1794), S12777 [10DE]

———provide Federal penalties for security breaches at U.S. airports, S12075 [28NO]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (S. 1463), S9810 [25SE]

———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, S11981 [16NO]

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

———require background checks for existing aviation security employees, S10524 [11OC]

———require screening of all employees prior to entering secure areas, S10524 [11OC]

———security standards relative to aircraft and airport size, S11976, S11977 [16NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (H.R. 2925), S11248 [30OC]

Bush, President: commend upcoming trip to Mexico to meet with President Vicente Fox and encourage future cooperative efforts between the U.S. and Mexico (S. Con. Res. 13), S1435-S1437 [14FE]

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

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

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

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 74), S4581 [9MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 87), S5483 [22MY]

———Capitol Visitor Center construction, S1372 [14FE]

Capitol Police: tribute, S4936 [15MY], S10146 [3OC], S10354 [9OC], S10915 [24OC]

———tribute (S. Res. 170), S10400 [9OC], S10446 [10OC], S11354 [1NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: smallpox vaccination for first responders funding, S13786 [20DE]

Charities: prevent fraud in the solicitation of charitable contributions (S. 1484), S10065 [2OC]

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

Coast Guard: acquisition of information on incoming vessels prior to entrance into U.S. waters (S. 1559), S10795 [17OC]

———aircraft and vessel modernization funding, S6053 [11JN]

Colombia: condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, S10965 [24OC]

———drug interdiction assistance, S10929-S10938 [24OC]

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

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

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 842), S4511 [8MY]

Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to expand the use of video teleconferencing in criminal court matters (S. 791), S4007 [26AP]

Crime: allow post-conviction DNA tests and establish standards to ensure competent legal representation in capital cases (S. 800), S4047 [30AP]

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

———combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, S10561-S10564, S10579-S10583, S10587, S10598 [11OC], S11026-S11029, S11039-S11042 [25OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 1371), S8942-S8945 [3AU]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (S. 398), S1628-S1631 [27FE]

———community policing programs (S. 924), S5441 [22MY]

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

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

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (S. 1868), S13953 [20DE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———protect unborn victims of violence (S. 480), S1987 [7MR], S2118 [9MR], S5532 [23MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S2993 [27MR], S3832 [24AP], S3914 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4036 [30AP], S4095 [1MY], S4168 [2MY], S4238 [3MY], S4397 [4MY], S4414 [7MY], S4500 [8MY], S4586 [9MY], S4816 [10MY], S4885 [14MY], S4936 [15MY], S5002 [16MY], S5112 [17MY], S5262 [21MY], S5430 [22MY], S5531 [23MY], S5606 [24MY], S5686 [25MY], S5826 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5959 [7JN], S6005 [8JN], S6052 [11JN], S6120 [12JN], S6209 [13JN], S6315 [14JN], S6373 [18JN], S6442 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S6597 [21JN], S6660 [22JN], S6861 [25JN], S6919 [26JN], S6983 [27JN], S7079 [28JN], S7189 [29JN], S7327 [9JY], S7419 [10JY], S7491 [11JY], S7584 [12JY], S7683 [16JY], S7801 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S7945 [19JY], S8010 [20JY], S8056 [23JY], S8115 [24JY], S8198 [25JY], S8278 [26JY], S8341 [27JY], S8393 [30JY], S8452 [31JY], S8567 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S8907 [3AU], S9066 [4SE], S9118 [5SE], S9189 [6SE], S9247 [10SE], S9389 [13SE], S9434 [14SE], S9501 [19SE], S9614 [21SE], S9734 [24SE], S9802 [25SE], S9867 [26SE], S9970 [1OC], S10056 [2OC], S10146 [3OC], S10283 [4OC], S10382 [9OC], S10454 [10OC], S10549, S10636 [11OC], S10686 [15OC], S10766 [16OC], S10791 [17OC], S10835 [18OC], S10977 [24OC], S11099 [25OC], S11192 [30OC], S11281 [31OC], S11356 [1NO], S11412 [2NO], S11436 [5NO], S11486 [6NO], S11547 [7NO], S11657 [9NO], S11716 [13NO], S11784 [14NO], S11934 [15NO], S11997 [16NO], S12052 [27NO], S12099 [28NO], S12154 [29NO], S12242 [30NO], S12309 [3DE], S12364 [4DE], S12460 [5DE], S12533 [6DE], S12677 [7DE], S12769 [10DE], S12854 [11DE], S13043 [12DE], S13141 [13DE], S13291 [14DE], S13355 [17DE], S13460 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13932 [20DE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 619), S2902-S2904 [26MR]

———reduce criminal gang activities (S. 1236), S8207-S8210 [25JY]

———unincorporated neighborhood watch programs funding (S. 642), S3059 [28MR]

Cuba: condition the financing of agricultural and medical exports on certification that convicted felons living as fugitives in Cuba are returned to the U.S., S13103-S13110 [13DE]

Customs Service: aircraft and vessel modernization funding, S6053 [11JN]

———develop pilot program to examine technologies used to verify contents of containers and prevent tampering during transportation, S13880 [20DE]

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

DEA: tribute to efforts to combat interational drug trafficking, S5825 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities funding, S7873 [18JY], S8695 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish, S10423 [10OC]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program gun buyback initiatives funding, S8643-S8645, S8647-S8653, S8655, S8656 [2AU]

Dept. of Justice: antiterrorism initiatives funding, S11878-S11881 [15NO]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (S. 1534), S10646 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct rail transportation security risk assessment (S. 1871), S13960 [20DE]

———imposition of airline user fees to fund aviation security, S10521, S10530 [11OC], S11984 [16NO]

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

District of Columbia: permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), S12986 [11DE]

Drugs: Caribbean and South American nations drug interdiction strategy, S4883 [14MY], S6053 [11JN]

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

———enhance illegal narcotics control activities (S. 89), S347 [22JA]

———tribute to various agencies for drug interdiction efforts, S3782 [23AP]

Ecuador: counternarcotics operations, S6917 [26JN]

———Hacia la Seguridad project funding, S10959 [24OC]

Education: expand programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children, S2842 [26MR]

Explosives: regulation (S. 641), S3058 [28MR]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (S. 1421), S9396 [13SE]

———strengthen security measures relative to smoke affecting aircraft crews' ability to operate essential instruments, S11981 [16NO]

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

———funding, S3693 [6AP]

———Innocent Images Initiative funding, S9381 [13SE]

———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]

FEC: strengthen authority and procedures, S3129-S3131 [29MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: strengthen the enforcement of criminal penalties for election law violations, S3127, S3128 [29MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (S. 1828), S13153 [13DE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), S9001 [3AU]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: provide authority to reduce vandalism and destruction of property (H.R. 2924), S11926 [15NO]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (S. 442), S1782 [1MR]

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

———prevent children from having access to firearms, S2821 [23MR], S11998 [16NO]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (S. 1355), S8917 [3AU]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase firearms (S. 610), S2896 [26MR]

———regulate the manufacture, assembly, shipment, or transportation of firearms or firearm parts (S. 609), S2895 [26MR]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (S. 441), S1782 [1MR]

Foreign aid: suspend drug certification procedures of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs, S13900 [20DE]

———suspend drug certification procedures of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs (S. 219), S782-S784 [30JA], S9151-S9153 [6SE]

Foreign Assistance Act: suspend drug certification procedures in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs, S10957, S10958 [24OC]

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

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, S10673, S10674 [15OC], S10759 [16OC], S10779-S10783 [17OC], S10829, S10830, S10850 [18OC], S11075 [25OC]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 518), S2220 [13MR]

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

———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 (S. 1452), S9631 [21SE]

———establish a fingerprint processing system to be used whenever a visa is issued to an alien (S. 1491), S10158 [3OC]

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

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S., S11030, S11032 [25OC]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (S. 1518), S10393 [9OC]

———provide for sharing of information between Federal departments and agencies relative to aliens seeking admission to the U.S. (S. 1489), S10158 [3OC]

———provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants (S. 1424), S9397, S9406 [13SE]

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

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, S9845, S9851-S9854 [26SE], S10144 [3OC], S10268 [4OC], S10423, S10427-S10429 [10OC]

———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism (S. 1448), S9625-S9627 [21SE]

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

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (S. 952), S5630 [24MY]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 840), S4509 [8MY]

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

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (S. 899), S5015, S5016 [16MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 490), S2075 [8MR]

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

Legislative Branch Emergency Preparedness Task Force: tribute, S13692 [19DE]

McVeigh, Timothy: delay of execution for bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, relative to FBI delay in release of evidence, S5001 [16MY], S5957 [7JN]

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

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

Mexico: drug interdiction strategy, S9151-S9153 [6SE]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (S. 353), S1495 [15FE]

Michigan: issuance of concealed handgun licenses, S26 [4JA]

———State Court of Appeals decision on the legality of referendum on issuance of concealed handgun licenses, S5605 [24MY], S6660 [22JN]

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

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (S. 715), S3541 [5AP]

Motor vehicles: photo enforcement of traffic signals, S9014 [4SE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: tribute, S5531 [23MY]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (S. Res. 92), S5279 [21MY], S5841 [5JN], S5959 [7JN]

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: funding, S11882 [15NO]

National Guard: authorize the operation of counterdrug schools (S. 374), S1517, S1518 [15FE]

———Counterdrug Program funding, S9066 [4SE]

———tribute to personnel for drug interdiction efforts, S4036 [30AP]

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

National Missing Children's Day: observance, S5531 [23MY]

National Murder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 41), S3357 [3AP]

National Office for Combatting Terrorism: establish (S. 1449), S9625-S9627 [21SE]

National security: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against emergencies, S11506 [7NO]

———develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, S11643 [9NO], S11747 [14NO], S12023 [27NO], S12071-S12073 [28NO], S12671, S12675 [7DE], S12836 [11DE], S13868-S13870 [20DE]

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

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S10527 [11OC], S11574-S11576 [8NO]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), S8015-S8018 [20JY], S9331 [12SE], S12068 [28NO], S13693 [19DE], S13867, S13871-S13884 [20DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), unanimous-consent agreement, S13834 [20DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), unanimous-consent request, S12066 [28NO], S12583 [7DE], S12812 [10DE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1728), S12006 [16NO]

———ensure that those most knowledgeable about port operations are involved in anti-terrorism strategies, S13882 [20DE]

———improve port and maritime security (S. 1587), S11202-S11205 [30OC], S13877 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders, S11671 [13NO], S12511, S12512 [6DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1618), S11372-S11374 [1NO], S11604 [8NO], S13935 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1627), S11386-S11389 [1NO], S11433 [5NO]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1749), S12247-S12252 [30NO], S14082 [20DE]

———improve security for U.S. seaports by including nuclear devices as weapons of mass destruction, S13880 [20DE]

———include inland waterways in protection of U.S. seaports, S13881 [20DE]

———provide for homeland security block grants (S. 1737), S12101 [28NO]

Nevada: establish a training center for combating terrorism at the Nevada Test Site, S11573 [8NO]

New Jersey: reimbursement for assistance relative to the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, S9428, S9429 [14SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: release of report on drug usage and availability in the U.S., S4413 [7MY]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 63), S2781 [22MR], S4898, S4899 [14MY]

Peru: counternarcotics operations, S6917 [26JN]

Postal Service: anniversary of the Postal Inspection Service, S1695 [28FE]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S11558 [7NO]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11260-S11262, S11270-S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO], S11407 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11453 [6NO]

———establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 802), S4899 [14MY]

———establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S314 [22JA], S1582 [26FE], S4896, S4897 [14MY]

———establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S1582 [26FE]

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

Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S5891-S5897 [6JN], S10283 [4OC]

Railroads: improve safety and security of rail transportation (S. 1528), S10461 [10OC]

———improve security, S10130, S10254 [3OC], S10267, S10269, S10274, S10276, S10279 [4OC], S10526, S10527 [11OC], S13881, S13882 [20DE]

———provide for rail safety and security assistance (S. 1550), S13867 [20DE]

———require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (S. 1725), S12006 [16NO]

Roads and highways: prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (S. 927), S5458 [22MY]

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

Rural areas: 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]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (S. 1763), S12375 [4DE]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (S. 1787), S12684 [7DE]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (S. 1739), S12107 [28NO]

———improve security at airports and seaports, S9413 [14SE]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (S. 166), S535-S537 [24JA], S4879, S4897, S4898 [14MY]

Schools: ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4475 [8MY], S4872-S4875 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S13934 [20DE]

———establish telephone hotlines to provide confidential reporting of individuals suspected of imminent school violence, S4870, S4877, S4878, S4880 [14MY]

Science: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes, S1451 [15FE]

Secret Service: reimburse State and local law enforcement organizations for expenses incurred in providing assistance in the protection of the President (S. 772), S3923 [25AP]

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

Taxation: provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 1727), S5484 [22MY]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (S. 881), S4943 [15MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of eligible emergency response professionals, S5492 [23MY]

———treatment of certain survivor benefits, S5227, S5228, S5258 [21MY]

Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services, S9352 [13SE]

Terrorism: assertion of extraterritorial jurisdiction to apprehend indicted terrorists, S11185-S11189 [30OC]

———convene independent board to investigate hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10268 [4OC]

———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]

———enhance efforts to deter, prevent, thwart, and respond to international acts of terrorism against U.S. nationals and interests, S9354-S9359, S9372, S9378 [13SE], S11356-S11359 [1NO]

———establish terrorist lookout committees in U.S. embassies (S. 1490), S10158 [3OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, S9486 [19SE], S9845, S9851-S9854 [26SE], S11252 [31OC]

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

———prevent cyberterrorism (S. 1568), S10841 [18OC]

———U.S. policy, S9212 [10SE], S9577 [21SE], S9845 [26SE]

Transportation: provide for safety on all forms of public transportation relative to terrorist-related threats, S10431 [10OC]

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]

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

Welliver, Ron: Nashua, NH, Exchange Club Policeman of the Year award recipient, S6988 [27JN]

Reports filed

Address Issues of Neighborhood Crime Prevention, Community Policing, and Reduction of School Crime by President Bush: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 107-167), H4723 [26JY]

Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3209) (H. Rept. 107-306), H8654, H8731 [29NO]

Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1447) (H. Rept. 107-296), H8336 [16NO]

Body Armor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1007) (H. Rept. 107-193), H5404 [5SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 166), S4822 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 107-50), H1554 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 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]

Consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 107-264), H7591 [31OC]

Criminal Law Clerical and Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2137) (H. Rept. 107-126), H3860 [10JY]

Customs Border Security Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3129) (H. Rept. 107-320), H8947 [5DE]

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]

District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2199) (S. Rept. 107-103), S12160 [29NO]

Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1727) (H. Rept. 107-65), H2182 [15MY]

Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 93), S8702 [2AU]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 271), S8703 [2AU]

Federal Judiciary Protection Act: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. 1099) (S. Rept. 107-53), S9074 [4SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1099), S8279 [26JY]

Financial Anti-Terrorism Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3004) (H. Rept. 107-250), H7127 [17OC]

Financial Services Antifraud Network Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1408) (H. Rept. 107-192), H5332 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1408) (H. Rept. 107-192), H6918 [16OC]

International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1511), S10388 [9OC]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625), S8279 [26JY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 63), S4822 [10MY]

Port and Maritime Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1214) (S. Rept. 107-64), S9440 [14SE]

Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2975) (H. Rept. 107-236), H6696, H6700 [11OC]

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 952), S9504 [19SE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 802) (H. Rept. 107-15), H831 [12MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 802), S4822 [10MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 39), S4822 [10MY]

Rail Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1550), S10793 [17OC]

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 Rule on Conference Report on S. 1447, Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 107-294), H8247 [15NO]

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]

Suspend Foreign Assistance Act Drug Certification Procedures in Order To Foster Greater Multilateral Cooperation in International Counternarcotics Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 219), S3529 [5AP]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 503) (H. Rept. 107-42), H1554 [24AP]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 107-74), H2386 [21MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6768 [12OC]

Statements

Aviation and Transportation Security Act Conference Report: Executive Office of the President, H8307 [16NO]

Domestic Preparedness Against Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Bush, S9354 [13SE]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Executive Office of the President, H1620, H1645 [26AP], E613 [24AP]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1639 [26AP]

———Representative Bachus, H1623 [26AP]

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

Summaries

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447): Conference Report, H8303 [16NO]

Counternarcotics Operations in Putumayo, Colombia, H156 [31JA]

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

Homeland Security Defense Funding Allocation, S13870 [20DE]

Innocence Protection Act (S. 486), S2006 [7MR]

Money Laundering Abatement Act (S. 1371), S8948 [3AU]

Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150), H7632-H7634 [1NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), S11056-S11058 [25OC]

———Title III on Combating International Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism, S11042-S11045 [25OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act (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]

INS Reform: Michael Cutler, E2243 [10DE]

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

———Representative Hulshof, S985 [1FE]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Michael Lenz (1999), E699 [2MY]

———Ronald Weich, H1621 [26AP]

———Shiwona Pace, E681 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 74, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H1943 [8MY]

H. Con. Res. 87, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H2345 [21MY]

H. Res. 116, honor and recognize law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers, H2161 [15MY]

H. Res. 119, consideration of H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1610 [26AP]

H. Res. 191, U.N. transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces, H4790 [30JY]

H. Res. 193, address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by President Bush, H5317 [2AU]

H. Res. 224, tribute to New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association, H7699 [1NO]

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. 274, consideration of H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7617 [1NO]

H. Res. 309, tribute to Capitol Police, H9125 [11DE]

H.R. 93, Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act, H80 [30JA]

H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1612-H1614 [26AP]

H.R. 802, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act, H1066 [22MR]

H.R. 1408, Financial Services Antifraud Network Act, H7732-H7741 [6NO]

H.R. 1727, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act, H2164 [15MY]

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

H.R. 2137, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, H4392-H4394 [23JY]

H.R. 2199, permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District of Columbia police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities, H6012 [25SE]

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

H.R. 2305, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Restructuring Act, H8811 [4DE]

H.R. 2561, Living American Hero Appreciation Act, H10480 [19DE]

H.R. 2924, provide authority to Federal Power Marketing Administration to reduce vandalism and destruction of property, H7150 [23OC]

H.R. 2925, provide security for Bureau of Reclamation dams, facilities, and resources, H7150 [23OC]

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

H.R. 3004, Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, H6902-H6915 [16OC], H6924-H6936 [17OC]

H.R. 3054, True American Heroes Act, H10193 [18DE]

H.R. 3129, Customs Border Security Act, H8960-H8965 [6DE]

H.R. 3150, Secure Transportation for America Act, H7650-H7656 [1NO]

H.R. 3160, Bioterrorism Enforcement Act, H7139 [23OC]

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

H.R. 3209, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act, H9189 [11DE]

H.R. 3483, Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Information Sharing Act, E2315 [14DE]

H.R. 3525, Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, H10465-H10471 [19DE]

S. 16, 21st Century Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, and Victims Assistance Act, S164-S214 [22JA]

S. 19, Protecting Civil Rights for All Americans Act, S237-S249 [22JA]

S. 39, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act, S4896 [14MY]

S. 89, Drug-Free America Act, S347-S355 [22JA]

S. 166, Body Armor Act, S4897 [14MY]

S. 219, suspend drug certification procedures of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation in international counternarcotics programs, S783 [30JA]

S. 233, National Death Penalty Moratorium Act, S925-S927 [31JA]

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

S. 374, National Guard operation of counterdrug schools, S1517 [15FE]

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

S. 441, Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, S1782 [1MR]

S. 442, Law Enforcement Protection Act, S1783 [1MR]

S. 480, Unborn Victims of of Violence Act, S2118 [9MR]

S. 486, Innocence Protection Act, S2000-S2006 [7MR]

S. 490, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S2075 [8MR]

S. 609, Gun Parts Trafficking Act, S2896 [26MR]

S. 610, Police Gun Buyback Assistance Act, S2896 [26MR]

S. 619, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, S2903 [26MR]

S. 641, Explosives Protection Act, S3058 [28MR]

S. 642, Neighborhood Watch Partnership Act, S3059 [28MR]

S. 735, General Attempt Provision Act, S3717 [6AP]

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

S. 791, Video Teleconferencing Improvements Act, S4008 [26AP]

S. 842, Public Safety Act, S4512 [8MY]

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

S. 881, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act, S4944 [15MY]

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

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

S. 952, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, S5755-S5757 [25MY]

S. 989, End Racial Profiling Act, S5893-S5895 [6JN]

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

S. 1165, Juvenile Crime Prevention and Control Act, S7500-S7515 [11JY]

S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S8018-S8022 [20JY]

S. 1232, Cybermolesters Enforcement Act, S8135 [24JY]

S. 1234, Anti-Sexual Predator Act, S8205 [25JY]

S. 1235, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, S8205-S8207 [25JY]

S. 1236, Criminal Gang Abatement Act, S8210-S8212 [25JY]

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

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

S. 1355, Children's Firearm Access Prevention Act, S8918 [3AU]

S. 1371, Money Laundering Abatement Act, S8945-S8948 [3AU]

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

S. 1420, clerical and technical corrections to criminal laws, S9338-S9340 [12SE]

S. 1424, provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants, S9397 [13SE], H5699 [14SE]

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

S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7764-H7771 [6NO]

S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S10707-S10717 [15OC], H7754 [6NO]

S. 1463, Airline Safety Act, S9810 [25SE]

S. 1484, Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act, S10065 [2OC]

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

S. 1518, Visa Integrity and Security Act, S10394 [9OC]

S. 1534, Dept. of National Homeland Security Act, S10647 [11OC]

S. 1559, Transparent Sea Act, S10795 [17OC]

S. 1587, Port Threat and Security Act, S11205 [30OC]

S. 1650, Public Health Emergencies Accountability Act, S11559 [7NO]

S. 1659, Terrorist Hoax Costs Recovery Act, S11614 [8NO]

S. 1666, Anti Terrorist Hoax and False Report Act, S11618 [8NO]

S. 1737, Homeland Security Block Grant Act, S12102-S12106 [28NO]

S. 1739, authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses, S12108 [28NO]

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

S. 1787, Rural Safety Act, S12684 [7DE]

S. 1794, Airport Checkpoint Enhancement Act, S12777 [10DE]

S. 1807, District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act, S12865 [11DE]

S. 1828, Federal Prosecutors Retirement Benefit Equity Act, S13154 [13DE]

S. 1830, facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals, S13303 [14DE]

S. 1868, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S13954 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 13, commend President Bush's upcoming trip to Mexico to meet with President Vicente Fox and encourage future cooperative efforts between the U.S. and Mexico, S1428 [14FE]

S. Con. Res. 52, reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program, S6620 [21JN]

S. Res. 41, National Murder Awareness Day, S1790 [1MR], S3357 [3AP]

S. Res. 63, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S2781 [22MR], S4899 [14MY]

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

S. Res. 92, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S5279 [21MY], S5841 [5JN]

S. Res. 170, tribute to Capitol Police, S10397 [9OC], S10446 [10OC]

Transcripts

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