DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Amendments

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3402), S13875 [16DE], H8433, H8466, H8470, H8471, H8472, H8473, H8474, H8476, H8477 [28SE]

Courts: extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (S. 1558), S12702, S12712 [10NO]

Law enforcement: establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S9245, S9313 [28JY]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3223, H3228, H3229, H3230, H3231, H3234, H3263 [12MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9779, S9780, S9784, S9790, S9791, S9795, S9799, S9800, S9801, S9852, S9853, S9854, S9855, S9856, S9857, S9858, S9860 [8SE], S9873, S9879, S9882, S9884, S9887 [9SE], S9899, S9900, S9902, S9940, S9941 [12SE], S9953, S9962, S9974, S9976, S9977, S9990, S9992, S9993, S9994 [13SE], S10006, S10019, S10020, S10024, S10032, S10048, S10050, S10051, S10052 [14SE], S10061, S10064, S10065, S10072, S10131, S10134, S10140 [15SE], H4401, H4402, H4403 [13JN], H4437, H4438, H4441, H4445, H4447, H4448, H4449, H4456, H4458, H4461, H4463, H4471, H4487, H4488 [14JN], H4495, H4496, H4500, H4501, H4505, H4508, H4511, H4516, H4518, H4519, H4524, H4525, H4530, H4531, H4532, H4534, H4543, H4546, H4548, H4562 [15JN], H4580, H4581, H4582, H4584, H4586, H4587, H4589, H4592, H4593, H4605 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (H. Res. 314), H4413 [14JN]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 188), S5743, S5807 [23MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2167), H13180 [22DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6247, H6249, H6252, H6254, H6256, H6260, H6262, H6263, H6274, H6276, H6277, H6282, H6283, H6285, H6287, H6290, H6292, H6294, H6295, H6297 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6219 [21JY]

Analyses

Electronic Communications Privacy Judicial Review and Improvement Act (S. 693), S3155 [4AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S10079 [15SE], H9497 [2NO]

———H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S9579 [29JY], H10090 [9NO], H10160 [14NO]

Articles and editorials

Abu Ghraib Accountability, S845 [2FE]

As Bad as the Nazis?, S8781 [25JY]

Better Patriot Act, S13465 [13DE]

Bush Should Feel Doctors' Pain, E692 [19AP]

Coast Guard Overboard With Searches, H8412 [28SE]

Degrading Policy, S696 [1FE], S941 [3FE]

Don't Confirm Gonzales, S694 [1FE]

Federal Prosecutors To Be More Selective on Immigration Cases, H4446 [14JN]

Fusion Center Concept Takes Root as Congressional Interest Waxes, H5247 [27JN]

Gaps in Records Allow Mentally Ill To Buy Guns, E2470 [7DE]

Gingrich Ethics Case—Panel Trusted His Motives, Gingrich Told GOP Allies Tape Reveals Confidence To Seek Speaker's Post, E100 [26JA]

Gingrich Is Heard Urging Tactics in Ethics Case, E99 [26JA]

Gonzales; Democrats Should Reject Him, S694 [1FE]

Gonzales Helped Set the Course of Detainees—Justice Nominee's Hearings Likely To Focus on Interrogation Policies, S868-S870 [2FE]

Gonzales Nomination Leaves Many Questions, S695 [1FE]

Gonzales Rewrites Laws of War, S844 [2FE]

Guns for Terrorists, S3356 [7AP]

Illegals and Murder, H4446 [14JN]

Memo Lets CIA Take Detainees Out of Iraq, S858 [2FE]

More Time Needed To Forge Better Bill, S13465 [13DE]

No on Gonzales, S844 [2FE]

148 Immigrants Found Captive in South L.A. Homes, H4447 [14JN]

Opening Argument—The Problems With Alberto Gonzales, S845 [2FE]

Patriot Act Renewal—Take Time To Do It Right, S13466 [13DE]

Patriot Second Act, S8224 [13JY]

Preserving the Foundation of Liberty, E1022-E1024 [19MY]

Preserving the Patriot Act, H11536 [14DE]

Punishing Men Like Killen Best Possible Apology, S7911 [1JY]

Qualms About Anti-Terror Law Unite the Left and Right, S13564 [14DE]

Real Green Mountain Patriot, S13564 [14DE]

Repealing Patriotism, S13467 [13DE]

Suspicious Treatment, H4835 [21JN]

Take the Time—Congress Has No Need To Rush Through Patriot Act Debate, S13465 [13DE]

Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, Report Finds, S2394 [9MR]

Three Men Found Slain in Arizona Desert, H4447 [14JN]

Torture Taint Should Disqualify Nominee Gonzales, S695 [1FE]

True Patriots—A Bipartisan Group of Senators Vows To Push for a Better USA Patriot Act, S13466 [13DE]

Unfit as Attorney General, S695 [1FE]

Vote on Mr. Gonzales, S942 [3FE]

War on Terrorism—Critics of USA Patriot Act ``Compromise'' Deserve Further Hearing in Congress, S13466 [13DE]

Weldon—DOD Needs Massive Intelligence Network for Shared Threat Information, H5247 [27JN]

Window on a Man's Morality; Alberto R. Gonzales' Record Raises Questions About His Fitness To Serve as Attorney General, S693 [1FE]

Wrong Attorney General, S695 [1FE], S941 [3FE]

Wrong for the Job, S694 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: improve investigation of criminal antitrust offenses (see S. 443), S1623 [17FE]

Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 3402), H6380 [22JY]

———authorizing (H.R. 3402), consideration (see H. Res. 462), H8386 [27SE]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1603), H1968 [13AP]

Bailor, Adela T. and Darryl: relief (see H.R. 1328), H1509 [15MR]

———relief (H.R. 1328), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 201), H1846 [6AP]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 254), H136 [6JA]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (see H.R. 785), H584 [10FE]

Child Safety Pilot Program: extend and expand (see S. 1961), S12401 [4NO]

Children and youth: establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect (see S. 1940), S12076 [31OC] (see H.R. 764), H583 [10FE]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 994), S4936 [11MY]

Civil Rights Division: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section (see S. 1369), S7909 [1JY] (see H.R. 3506), H7556 [28JY]

Claims: submit reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government (see S. 636), S2846 [16MR]

Classified information: request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7613 [29JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program: funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 3602), H7560 [28JY]

Courts: authorize Federal judges to carry firearms (see H.R. 4477), H11326 [8DE]

———extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (see S. 1558), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 4311), H10160 [14NO]

———improve drug court grant program (see H.R. 3739), H7860 [13SE]

Crime: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H984 [3MR]

Drugs: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see S. 1395), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 184), H77 [4JA]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see S. 102), S144 [24JA] (see S. 430), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 313), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 3324), H5963 [18JY]

Education: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 3445), H6650 [26JY]

Employment: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see S. 1934), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (see H.R. 696), H521 [9FE]

FBI: ensure access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on approved firearm transfers to persons in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File (see H.R. 1168), H1024 [8MR]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H1693 [17MR]

———include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 1195), H1263 [9MR]

———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see S. 578), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 1225), H1368 [10MR]

Federal aid programs: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 3572), H7559 [28JY]

Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2333), H3260 [12MY]

Federal employees: eligibility of attorney employees for compensatory time off for travel (see S. 1876), S11422 [17OC]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 2076), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

———provide Federal attorneys compensatory time off for travel (see H.R. 4057), H8845 [17OC]

Firearms: expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 711), H522 [9FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3540), H7557 [28JY]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see S. 491), S1930 [2MR] (see H.R. 1456), H1777 [5AP]

Government: stop taxpayer funded propaganda by making anti-propaganda laws permanent, pursuing violators, authorizing citizen lawsuits, and withholding salaries of noncompliant agency heads (see S. 266), S886 [2FE]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for certain nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 248), H136 [6JA]

Human rights: direct the Depts. of State, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons (see H. Res. 593), H11327 [8DE]

Immigration: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 245), H136 [6JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 1362), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H7948 [14SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H7613 [29JY]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Information services: establish a separate DNA database for violent predators against children (see H.R. 244), H136 [6JA]

Intelligence services: make permanent, reauthorize, and clarify certain provisions of law providing additional investigative tools necessary to protect national security (see S. 1266), S6741 [16JN]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H1845 [6AP]

Law enforcement: allow officers to represent themselves as minors on the Internet to protect children from sexual predators (see S. 1633), S9833 [8SE]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 95), H74 [4JA]

———include iris scan information in State criminal records systems, allow use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and require firearms dealers to obtain iris scan information (see H.R. 4363), H10908 [17NO]

———provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see S. 1926), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see S. 1958), S12353 [3NO] (see H.R. 4228), H9641 [3NO]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H2977 [4MY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see S. 1407), S8302 [14JY] (see H.R. 3407), H6380 [22JY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (see S. 980), S4646 [9MY] (see H.R. 3382), H6327 [21JY]

Law enforcement officers: amend the matching grant program for purchasing bulletproof armor vests (see H.R. 4215), H9555 [2NO]

National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse: establish (see S. 2046), S13161 [17NO]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (see H. Res. 269), H3112 [10MY]

———provide for judicial review of national security letters issued to wire and electronic communications service providers (see S. 693), S3147 [4AP]

———reform issuance of national security letters (see S. 1680), S9930 [12SE]

———require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (see H.R. 4570), H12047 [16DE]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 1502), H1844 [6AP]

National Security Agency: request President and direct Dept. of Justice to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 644), H13189 [22DE]

———require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

Native Americans: restore safety to Indian women (see S. 987), S4869 [10MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: halt efforts to block compensation for torture inflicted by Iraq on U.S. POW (see H. Con. Res. 93), H1371 [10MR]

Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H8643 [29SE]

Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force: establish (see H.R. 484), H285 [1FE]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: modify standards for issuance of an AMBER Alert (see S. 133), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 96), H74 [4JA]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2862), H4400 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (see H. Res. 314), H4400 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 538), H10037 [8NO]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 2010), S12839 [15NO]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 188), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]

Till, Emmett: require report to Congress on investigation into murder (see S. Con. Res. 3), S145 [24JA] (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H792 [17FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass communications (see S. 318), S1115 [8FE]

———extend sunsets (see H.R. 4647), H13188 [22DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see S. 2082), S13451 [12DE] (see S. 2118), S13659 [15DE] (see S. 2167), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 4506), H11503 [13DE]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants (see S. 737), S3278 [6AP]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 1389), S8217 [13JY] (see H.R. 3199), H5637 [11JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (see H. Res. 369), H6204 [20JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 595), H11502 [13DE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2101 [14AP]

Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see S. Con. Res. 53), S10234 [20SE] (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8162 [20SE]

———require individuals to present a government-issued photo ID to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3910), H8386 [27SE]

———require prompt investigation of election crimes, establish standards for distribution of registration forms and absentee ballot handling, and require photo ID to register to vote or to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2250), H3196 [11MY]

Chronologies

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization oversight: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4646 [16JN], H6232 [21JY]

Cloture motions

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13546 [14DE], S13719 [16DE]

Conference reports

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2862), H9713-H9811 [7NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Reauthorization and Improvement (H.R. 3199), H11279-H11310 [8DE]

E-mails

Redacted versions of FBI communications on Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1324, S1325 [14FE]

Factsheets

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Oversight Activities: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4645 [16JN], H6233 [21JY]

Letters

Clarify basis for funding of certain Violence Against Women Act grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8424 [28SE]

Compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking, H6120 [20JY]

Dept. of Justice use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senators Levin and Lieberman, S1324 [14FE]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S1324 [14FE]

Establish opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority, S13758 [16DE]

Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3212 [12MY]

———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H3212 [12MY]

———Representative Cox, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3212, H3213 [12MY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3212 [12MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3213 [12MY]

Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4535 [15JN]

Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act, H7691 [7SE]

Implement pesticide-related obligations of the U.S. under certain international conventions or protocols, S13170 [17NO]

Interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S708-S710 [1FE]

Investigation of disclosure of identity and CIA employment of Valerie Plame: several Representatives, H9076 [25OC]

Justice Assistance Grant Program funding: Bob Bushman, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, S9785 [8SE]

———Gene R. Voegtlin, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9785 [8SE]

———James D. Franklin, Minnesota Sheriffs Association, S9785 [8SE]

———National Association of Police Officers, S9785 [8SE]

———Thomas N. Faust, National Sheriffs' Association, S12901, S12921 [16NO]

Medical debt of individuals who file for bankruptcy protection, S2078 [4MR]

National Operations and Analysis Hub (NOAH): John J. Harme, Dept. of Defense, H5246 [27JN]

———Representative Curt Weldon, H5246 [27JN]

Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General: Alberto R. Gonzales, S867 [2FE]

———Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S856 [2FE]

———Melvyn Montano, S699 [1FE], S935 [3FE]

———Representatives Napolitano, Menendez, and Gonzalez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S701 [1FE]

———Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S956 [3FE]

———several retired professional military leaders, S698 [1FE]

Prosecution of physicians for prescribing certain controlled substances for pain relief or management: National Association of Attorneys General, E691 [19AP]

Release of documents by the Solicitor General's Office relative to John G. Roberts, Jr., nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10487 [27SE]

Repayment of government farm subsidies by Thomas C. Dorr relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations, S8594 [21JY]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding: several State Governors, H4552 [15JN]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism, S11335 [7OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), S13644 [15DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act delayed-notice search warrants provisions, S8225, S8227, S8228 [13JY]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S8225, S8227, S8228 [13JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: Senator Levin, S13715 [16DE]

———Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13441, S13442 [12DE]

———several Senators, S13440 [12DE], S13622 [15DE]

Lists

Abuses of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H6224 [21JY]

Amendments in order to H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S9860 [8SE]

Hispanic organizations supporting and opposing nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General, S872 [2FE]

National Operations and Analysis Hub (NOAH) characteristics, H5245 [27JN]

Organizations opposing nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General, S957 [3FE]

Motions

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3402), H8478 [28SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9971 [13SE], S10004, S10006 [14SE], S10072 [15SE], H4605 [16JN], H9492 [2NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6306 [21JY], H10084 [9NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11542 [14DE]

Papers

FBI Transformation: Committee on Appropriations (House) Subcommittee on Science, Depts. of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, E1423 [1JY]

Should Postal lnspectors Have More Power Than Federal Terrorism Investigators? Senate Republican Policy Committee, S6147-S6149 [7JN]

Petitions and memorials

Idaho: Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act, S13624 [15DE]

U.S. Conference of Mayors: Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S12604 [9NO]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Alberto R. Gonzales, S934 [3FE]

Remarks in House

Akal Security, Inc.: anniversary, E2181 [27OC]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3402), H8324 [22SE], H8377 [27SE], H8391, H8392, H8393, H8394, H8412, H8422, H8433-H8481 [28SE], H12075-H12125 [17DE], E1983, E1989 [29SE], E2004 [3OC], E2062 [7OC], E2605-E2609 [18DE], E2615 [19DE], E2631, E2633, E2645 [22DE]

———authorizing (H.R. 3402), consideration (H. Res. 462), H8401-H8406 [28SE]

———authorizing (H.R. 3402), motion to recommit, H8478, H8479 [28SE]

ATF: hire and assign additional inspectors and agents to high-intensity interstate gang activity areas, H3149 [11MY]

———Violent Crime Impact Team assignment to Laredo, TX, H4434 [14JN]

Berger, Samuel R. (Sandy): sentencing relative to investigation of removal of classified documents from the National Archives, H1823 [6AP], H1902 [13AP], H5938 [18JY]

Board of Immigration Appeals: prohibit funding for programs that would facilitate the issuance of affirmances by single members, H4534 [15JN]

Border Violence Task Force: funding, H8470 [28SE]

Capital punishment: imposition of Federal death penalty for killing of certain Federal public safety officers, H10101 [9NO]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (H.R. 785), H1854 [12AP]

Children and youth: allow use of witness protection grants for youths trying to leave gangs, H10103 [9NO]

———establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect, H7915 [14SE]

Children's Safety Office: establish, H7900 [14SE]

Civil rights: enforcement of laws, E2429 [18NO]

Civil Rights Division: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section (H.R. 3506), E1679 [29JY]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 363), H6437 [26JY]

Coast Guard: violation of privacy rights at Moss Landing Harbor, CA, H8412 [28SE]

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program: funding, H3131 [11MY], H8430, H8432 [28SE], H10071 [9NO], E2334 [10NO]

———funding through reductions in FBI and DEA funding, H4456, H4457 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4428-H4432, H4439-H4441 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4496-H4498 [15JN], E1255 [17JN]

———funding through reductions in tax cuts, H4411-H4413, H4437, H4438 [14JN]

———funding to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4495 [15JN]

Congress: reform intelligence community oversight, H3061 [10MY], H5244-H5250 [27JN]

Courts: allow judges to carry firearms subject to certain training and regulation, H10104, H10105 [9NO]

———authorize courts to apply directly for certain Federal law enforcement grants, H10104 [9NO]

———child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practioners funding through reductions in Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4461 [14JN]

———extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (H.R. 4311), H11124-H11127 [7DE]

———protect judges, H4525 [15JN]

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs, H8472 [28SE]

Crime: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (H.R. 1193), E393 [9MR]

———add category of preferential consideration for witness protection grants for jurisdictions that share an international border, H10102 [9NO]

———combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized retail theft, H8430 [28SE]

———conduct study on correlation between illegal immigration and gang membership and activity, H3153, H3154 [11MY]

———establish a national and regional gang activity database, H3148 [11MY]

———expand Federal criminal ban on fake police badges to include uniforms, identification, and all other insignia of all public officials, H8477, H8478 [28SE]

———inclusion of juvenile hate crimes in national hate crime database, H7903 [14SE]

———permit State and local law enforcement agencies to gather evidence of crimes committed outside their jurisdiction during times of national crisis, H8474 [28SE]

———require an annual report on gang activity, H8404 [28SE]

Crime Victims Fund: funding, H2093-H2097 [14AP], H8472 [28SE], E676, E677 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: require report on the correlation between a perpetrator's drug and alcohol abuse and reported incidence of domestic violence, H8473, H8474 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide information on immigrants who are in violation of certain immigration laws to the National Crime Information Center, H3152, H3153 [11MY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (H. Res. 136), E354 [3MR]

Domestic violence: address incidence of domestic violence involving law enforcement officers, H8426, H8431 [28SE], E1989 [29SE]

Drugs: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (S. 1395), H6671-H6673 [27JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H3762-H3765 [23MY]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4519-H4524 [15JN], E1312 [22JN]

———prohibit prosecution of physicians for prescribing certain controlled substances for pain relief or management, E691 [19AP]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4411 [14JN], H10068, H10069, H10073 [9NO]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (H.R. 313), H3681 [19MY]

Employment: ex-offender reentry programs funding, H4447, H4448 [14JN]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (H.R. 1704), H2886 [4MY], H4194 [8JN], H11092-H11096 [6DE]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (H.R. 696), E190 [9FE]

FBI: ensure that recipients of national security letters may not be penalized for violating non-disclosure orders relative to mental competance, undue stress, threat of bodily harm, or discharge from employment, H6260-H6262 [21JY]

———establish a National Gang Intelligence Center, H8471 [28SE]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H8377 [27SE]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 1415), H4161 [7JN], H4860 [21JN], H5220 [27JN], H5934 [18JY], H8129 [20SE], H8821 [17OC], H9072 [25OC], H9609 [3NO], H9994 [8NO], H11073 [6DE], E1835 [13SE], E2470 [7DE]

———include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (H.R. 1195), H8129 [20SE], E1835 [13SE]

———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (H.R. 1225), E413 [10MR]

———prohibit funding to issue national security letters to obtain health insurance records, H4543-H4546 [15JN]

———require court rulings to be immediately entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H10055 [9NO]

Federal-State relations: require consultation with local elected officials prior to designating an area as a high-intensity interstate gang activity area, H3148, H3149 [11MY]

Firearms: exempt cases against dealers having a history of lost or stolen guns causing death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8993, H8994, H8996 [20OC]

———exempt cases against dealers selling to persons appearing on Federal terrorist watch list and violent gang list from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8999 [20OC]

———prohibit purchase by individuals on the Transportation Security Administration No Fly List, H1870 [12AP], H2128 [19AP], H5616 [11JY]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, H289, H290, H292 [2FE]

Government regulations: require report by Federal agencies on regulations and procedures relating to eminent domain, H9599 [3NO]

House of Representatives: bribery allegations relative to Representative Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H994 [8MR]

———legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN]

Immigration: enforce existing Federal law that localities report aliens who commit crimes to immigration authorities, H4543 [15JN], H4584-H4586 [16JN]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H2721 [28AP], H5078 [23JN], H8924 [19OC], H11955-H11957 [16DE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 3137), H7593-H7599 [29JY], H8067 [15SE], H11511 [14DE]

———prohibit a person convicted of domestic violence from sponsoring a visa applicant, H8476 [28SE]

———prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H11846, H11847 [15DE]

———prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information relative to an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H11958 [16DE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4830-H4840, H4856, H4857 [21JN], H4901, H4903 [22JN]

———establish (H.R. 3003), H11078 [6DE], E1307 [21JN]

Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H1972 [14AP], H5744, H5746, H5747, H5748 [13JY], H6438, H6440 [26JY], H6655, H6657 [27JY], H8852, H8855 [18OC], H8924 [19OC], H9077 [25OC], H9105, H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9366, H9413-H9416 [28OC], H9449, H9450, H9453, H9460-H9471 [1NO], H9477 [2NO], H9607, H9611, H9637, H9638 [3NO], H9676-H9680 [4NO], H9959 [7NO], H10134, H10136-H10138 [9NO], H10216 [15NO]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, E2325 [10NO]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (H.R. 1526), H6244 [21JY], E1022 [19MY]

Justice Assistance Grant Program: funding, H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4442-H4445 [14JN], E2334 [10NO]

———funding through reductions in LSC funding, H4462, H4463 [14JN], H4548 [15JN]

———funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4428-H4432, H4439-H4441 [14JN]

———funding through reductions in U.N. funding, H4471 [14JN]

Law enforcement: DEA and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4458, H4459 [14JN]

———establish a national sex offender registration database, H7893 [14SE]

———expand sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, H7898 [14SE]

———expand wire-tap authority to include offenses that are terrorism related, H6276, H6277 [21JY]

———increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, H4589-H4592 [16JN]

———limit authority to delay notice of search warrants and establish certain reporting requirements, H6263-H6265 [21JY]

———make grants to combat sexual abuse of children, H7900 [14SE]

———prohibit funding for certain forensic activities to States without a policy to obtain DNA samples from every convicted felon, H4524 [15JN]

———provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (H.R. 4239), E2276 [4NO]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, H7890 [14SE]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (H.R. 3382), E1569 [21JY]

———provide greater flexibility to State and local governments in spending grant money, H8424 [28SE]

———provide training and equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to combat Internet crimes against children, H7901 [14SE]

———study establishment of nationwide interstate tracking system for persons convicted or under investigation for child abuse, H7905 [14SE]

McDermott, Representative: verdict in civil lawsuit relative to interception of cellular phone conversations between Members of Congress, E99 [26JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: anniversary of commission recommendations, H6372 [22JY]

———implement recommendations, H11114, H11202, H11204 [7DE]

National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Examinations: inclusion of emergency contraception, H8403, H8404 [28SE]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, H6302, H6303 [21JY], H8692 [6OC], H11520 [14DE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3211-H3237 [12MY], H5232-H5237 [27JN], E998 [17MY], E1097 [25MY]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), amendment process, H3028 [5MY]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3204-H3211 [12MY]

———reform issuance of national security letters, H9965 [8NO], H11527 [14DE]

———require annual report on use or development of data-mining technology by Federal agencies, H6274-H6276 [21JY]

———require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (H.R. 4570), E2572 [17DE]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws, E1313 [22JN]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (H.R. 1502), H11537 [14DE], E588 [7AP]

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (H. Res. 643), E2646 [22DE]

News media: conduct media campaign in areas designated as high-intensity interstate gang activity areas to educate individuals about changes in criminal penalties, H3149, H3150 [11MY]

Office of Violence Against Women: grants to increase public awareness concerning domestic violence against pregnant women, H8477 [28SE]

Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline, H8772 [7OC]

Phillips, Andrew: Dept. of Justice National Public Safety Medal of Valor recipient, H5918 [18JY]

Presidential appointments: impact of political appointees, H10506 [17NO]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: tribute to recipients, H5806 [14JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4582 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4415-H4473 [14JN], H4493, H4494-H4553 [15JN], H4580-H4607 [16JN], H9492 [2NO], E1247 [15JN], E1255, E1273 [17JN], E1282, E1283 [20JN], E1312 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10065-H10074 [9NO], E2333, E2334, E2338 [10NO], E2357 [15NO], E2482 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (H. Res. 314), H4410-H4414 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 538), H10050-H10053 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), motion to instruct conferees, H9492-H9496 [2NO]

———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of their effect on the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H4512 [15JN]

Sioux City, IA: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center funding, H4549 [15JN]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 1745), E720 [21AP]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: funding, H4551 [15JN], H8432, H8475 [28SE], E2062 [7OC]

———funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4463-H4466 [14JN]

States: provide grants to State Supreme Courts for creation of a threat assessment database, H10102 [9NO]

Terrorism: clarify definition of domestic terrorism relative to asset forfeiture, H6262, H6263 [21JY]

Texas: investigation of redistricting plan implementation, H11183 [7DE], H11226 [8DE]

Tobacco products: decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, H4193 [8JN], H4407 [14JN]

U.S. Attorneys: human smuggling prosecution funding, H4446, H4447 [14JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: anniversary, E1973 [28SE]

———establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (H.R. 908), H813-H815 [1MR], E299 [18FE]

———funding, H4502, H4503 [15JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets (H.R. 4647), H13178 [22DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, H11515-H11520, H11522, H11523 [14DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 4506), H11533 [14DE], E2511 [13DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2167), H13179-H13181 [22DE]

———modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10084, H10107 [9NO], H10360 [16NO], E2325 [10NO]

———reauthorize, H4492 [15JN]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H5746 [13JY], H5969, H6081-H6087 [19JY], H6110, H6114 [20JY], H6210, H6221-H6269, H6273-H6309, H6315-H6323 [21JY], H6332, H6344 [22JY], H6434 [26JY], H10084 [9NO], H10360 [16NO], E1578, E1583, E1584, E1585 [22JY], E1594, E1600, E1601 [25JY], E1620, E1640, E1647 [27JY], E1713, E1719, E1732 [29JY], E1747 [2SE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), amendment process, H5882 [14JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11337 [13DE], H11509, H11523-H11544 [14DE], H12056 [17DE], E2549, E2556 [15DE], E2572 [17DE], E2633, E2639 [22DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6210-H6220 [21JY], E1577 [22JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 595), H11515-H11523 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), corrections in engrossment, H6309 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10084-H10090, H10107 [9NO], E2325 [10NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to recommit, H6306, H6307 [21JY]

Victims of Crime Act: funding, H4430 [14JN]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (H.R. 1664), E670 [15AP]

Violence Against Women Act: allow States to provide unemployment benefits to victims fired due to circumstances stemming from domestice violence, H8404 [28SE]

———allow victims of domestic violence to take time off from work for court appearances, legal assistance, and safety planning, H8404 [28SE]

———clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8423-H8432, H8467-H8470 [28SE]

———ensure prosecution of offenders on tribal lands, H8427 [28SE]

———prohibit insurance providers from basing coverage decisions on victim's history of abuse, H8404 [28SE]

———reauthorize, H1028, H1029 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1327 [10MR], H8391, H8393, H8394, H8403, H8423-H8432 [28SE], E399 [9MR], E1983, E1989 [29SE], E2004 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

Antitrust policy: improve investigation of criminal antitrust offenses (S. 443), S1608, S1656, S1657 [17FE], S11850 [25OC], S11914 [26OC]

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 3402), S13654 [15DE], S13749, S13762-S13766 [16DE]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program: waive the match requirement for purposes of replacing defective vests, S10020 [14SE]

Child Safety Pilot Program: extend and expand (S. 1961), S12401 [4NO], S13412 [18NO]

Children and youth: juvenile justice funding, S2953 [17MR]

———juvenile justice programs funding, S12922 [16NO]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (S. 994), S4938 [11MY]

Civil Rights Division: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section, S10026-S10028 [14SE]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section (S. 1369), S7910 [1JY]

Claims: submit reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government (S. 636), S2849 [16MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): programs under committee oversight funding, S14216 [21DE]

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program: funding, S2908, S2909, S2926 [17MR], S4098 [21AP], S9790 [8SE], S9968, S9971 [13SE], S12814 [15NO], S12922 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13350 [18NO]

———funding (S. 945), S4562-S4565 [28AP], S6295 [9JN], S10289 [21SE]

———methamphetamine enforcement and clean up program funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2938, S2939 [17MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S10392 [22SE], S13068 [17NO]

Courts: extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (S. 1558), S9475 [29JY], S12711, S12712 [10NO], S14300 [21DE]

———use of administrative subpoenas in terrorism investigations, S6080 [6JN], S6147 [7JN], S9558 [29JY]

Crime: Project Safe Neighborhoods program funding, S10074, S10075 [15SE], S12923 [16NO]

Crime Victims Fund: funding, S2937 [17MR], S3408 [11AP], S4503 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide information on immigrants who are in violation of certain immigration laws to the National Crime Information Center, S8242 [13JY]

Dept. of State: submit report on the activities and management of the International Committee on the Red Cross, S8611-S8613 [21JY], S8780-S8782 [25JY]

Drugs: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (S. 1395), S8244 [13JY], S8292 [14JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S6473 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, S10025 [14SE], S12814, S12817 [15NO]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (S. 430), S1649 [17FE]

Employment: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (S. 1934), S12014-S12016 [27OC], S12521 [8NO]

FBI: notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (S. 578), S2393 [9MR], S3133 [4AP], S3355 [7AP], S12604 [9NO]

———role of Dept. of Justice Criminial Division employees in addressing concerns regarding Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316, S1322-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1371, S1376, S1377, S1385, S1386 [15FE]

Federal employees: provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (S. 2076), S13388 [18NO]

Firearms: exempt cases against dealers having a history of lost or stolen guns causing death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9112, S9115 [27JY], S9242-S9244 [28JY]

———instruct Attorney General to continue enforcement of current firearms laws and actions against violators including weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9115 [27JY]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S6295 [9JN], S10794 [30SE], S13340 [18NO]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (S. 491), S1932 [2MR]

Fisher, Alice Stevens: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, S6296 [9JN]

Frist, Senator: investigation of sale of HCA Inc., stock, S10470 [27SE]

Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S555 [26JA], S682, S687-S732 [1FE], S833-S873 [2FE], S923-S961 [3FE]

———recusal from Dept. of Justice investigation on matters relating to Enron Corp., S932 [3FE]

———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S128-S130 [24JA], S698-S732 [1FE], S839-S859, S862-S873 [2FE], S923-S961 [3FE]

Government: stop taxpayer funded propaganda by making anti-propaganda laws permanent, pursuing violators, authorizing citizen lawsuits, and withholding salaries of noncompliant agency heads (S. 266), S547-S550 [26JA], S895, S898 [2FE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 1362), S7852-S7855 [30JN]

Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, S11752 [24OC], S12880, S12943 [16NO]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, S13463 [13DE], S13519, S13524 [14DE]

Justice Assistance Grant Program: funding, S9785 [8SE], S9972 [13SE], S12879, S12899-S12901, S12921, S12922 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13350 [18NO]

Kim, Wan J.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S12412 [4NO]

———nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S11297 [7OC]

Law enforcement: establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S3731 [15AP], S3959 [20AP], S7979 [11JY], S8379 [15JY], S9245 [28JY], S9331 [29JY]

———justice programs funding, S12316 [3NO]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (S. 1407), S8321 [14JY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (S. 980), S4649 [9MY]

LSC: increase funding for nationwide legal services field programs and for legal assistance to victims impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9779-S9783 [8SE]

National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse: establish (S. 2046), S13173 [17NO]

National security: first responders funding, S2678-S2680, S2684, S2693 [15MR], S2953 [17MR]

———provide for judicial review of national security letters issued to wire and electronic communications service providers (S. 693), S3154 [4AP]

———reform issuance of national security letters, S10582 [28SE], S13525, S13556, S13559 [14DE], S13619, S13626 [15DE]

———reform issuance of national security letters (S. 1680), S9939 [12SE]

Native Americans: restore safety to Indian women, S11124 [5OC]

———restore safety to Indian women (S. 987), S4873 [10MY]

Office of Independent Counsel: prohibit funding to continue investigation of Henry G. Cisneros, S3165 [5AP], S3610, S3640 [14AP], S4816 [10MY], S11621, S11628 [20OC]

Office on Violence Against Women: domestic violence victims transitional housing funding, S9799 [8SE], S10026 [14SE], S11121 [5OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6240 [8JN], S7924 [1JY], S9315 [28JY], S9579 [29JY], S11330 [7OC], S12412 [4NO], S12703 [10NO], S13965 [17DE]

Privacy Act: use to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316-S1321, S1323-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1386 [15FE]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: release of documents by the Solicitor General's Office relative to nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10487, S10488 [27SE]

Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program: funding, S11121 [5OC]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9745-S9771, S9776-S9786, S9790-S9796, S9799-S9805 [8SE], S9865, S9867, S9872-S9874, S9887 [9SE], S9898-S9908 [12SE], S9947-S9949, S9953-S9955, S9962-S9980 [13SE], S10002-S10014, S10018-S10028, S10031, S10032 [14SE], S10058-S10066, S10070-S10080, S10151 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, S12812-S12818 [15NO], S12878, S12879, S12899-S12901, S12921-S12923, S12940 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13338, S13350 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12812 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S12821 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), unanimous-consent agreement, S9738 [7SE], S9860 [8SE]

———redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10006-S10008 [14SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6188-S6190 [8JN]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 2010), S12847-S12849 [15NO]

Southwest Borders Prosecutors Initiative: funding, S9799, S9803, S9804 [8SE], S10026 [14SE]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 188), S598 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]

———funding, S2910, S2911, S2929 [17MR], S9799, S9803, S9804 [8SE], S10026 [14SE]

Tobacco products: decision to request lower fine amount in civil lawsuit against tobacco industry to fund smoking-cessation programs, S6190 [8JN], S6255 [9JN], S6360 [13JN], S6723 [16JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: protection of Federal judges funding, S4630 [9MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: clarify conditions for the interceptions of computer trespass communications (S. 318), S1133 [8FE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions (S. 2082), unanimous-consent request, S13720 [16DE], S13996 [19DE], S14084, S14085, S14088 [20DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions (S. 2167), unanimous-consent agreement, S14233 [21DE], S14424 [22DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, S13564 [14DE], S13619, S13624, S13626, S13629 [15DE], S14009 [19DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2082), S13453 [12DE], S13463-S13467 [13DE], S13620 [15DE], S13692, S13701, S13708-S13721, S13768, S13769 [16DE], S13995-S14000, S14004 [19DE], S14085-S14089, S14132 [20DE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2167), S14234, S14275-S14281 [21DE]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants, S13557, S13560 [14DE], S13619, S13620, S13623, S13624, S13626 [15DE], S13711, S13714, S13716, S13718, S13721 [16DE], S13998, S13999 [19DE], S14165-S14167 [20DE]

———reauthorize, S6080-S6082 [6JN], S6147 [7JN]

———reauthorize and improve, S10582 [28SE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), S9558-S9579 [29JY], S9788 [8SE], S13297-S13300, S13302-S13304, S13328 [18NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S13438-S13443 [12DE], S13462-S13467, S13471, S13473-S13478 [13DE], S13517, S13519-S13521, S13524, S13531-S13533, S13546-S13561, S13564 [14DE], S13608-S13627, S13629, S13640-S13644 [15DE], S13690-S13692, S13699-S13701, S13708-S13721, S13736-S13740, S13768, S13769 [16DE], S13949-S13954, S13957-S13959, S13962 [17DE], S13995-S14004, S14006-S14014 [19DE], S14099-S14101, S14111, S14112, S14132, S14135-S14138, S14165-S14167 [20DE], S14234 [21DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), insert S. 1389 language in lieu, S9558 [29JY]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 1389), S8222-S8224 [13JY], S14003 [19DE]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 1389), unanimous-consent request, S13996 [19DE]

Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (S. Con. Res. 53), S10240 [20SE]

Reports

Committee Oversight of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act From October 2001 to November 2005, H11525 [14DE]

Reports filed

Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 443), S11664 [20OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2862, Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 538): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 109-277), H10037 [8NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3199, USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 109-343), H11502 [13DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 109-77), H3112 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2862, Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 314) (H. Rept. 109-122), H4400 [13JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 369) (H. Rept. 109-178), H6204 [20JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3402, Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 462) (H. Rept. 109-236), H8386 [27SE]

Controlled Substances Export Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 184) (H. Rept. 109-115), H4354 [9JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 184) (H. Rept. 109-115), H5637 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3402) (H. Rept. 109-233), H8340 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 188), S2993 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 109-230), H8340 [22SE]

Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1961), S13160 [17NO]

Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 491), S6740 [16JN]

Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 109-65), H2734 [28AP]

Make Permanent, Reauthorize, and Clarify Certain Provisions of Law Providing Additional Investigative Tools Necessary To Protect National Security: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 109-85), S6740 [16JN]

Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales To Be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S573 [26JA]

Nomination of Alice Stevens Fisher To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6740 [16JN]

Nomination of Anthony J. Jenkins To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]

Nomination of Catherine L. Hanaway To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of Gretchen C.F. Shappert To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]

Nomination of James B. Letten To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7818 [30JN]

Nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9833 [8SE]

Nomination of Michael J. Garcia To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9284 [28JY]

Nomination of Paul D. Clement To Be Solicitor General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]

Nomination of Peter M. Swaim To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9284 [28JY]

Nomination of Rachel L. Brand To Be Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6740 [16JN]

Nomination of Regina Brown Schofield To Be Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]

Nomination of Rod J. Rosenstein To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7818 [30JN]

Nomination of Stephen J. Murphy III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]

Nomination of Steven G. Bradbury To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]

Nomination of Sue Ellen Wooldridge To Be Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]

Nomination of Thomas O. Barnett To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]

Nomination of Wan J. Kim To Be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2862) (H. Rept. 109-272), H9961 [7NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2862) (H. Rept. 109-118), H4400 [13JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2862) (S. Rept. 109-88), S7293 [23JN]

Transmittal of Documents Relating to Security Investigations and Background Checks Relating to Granting White House Access to James D. Guckert: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 109-30), H1776 [5AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3199) (H. Rept. 109-333), H11326 [8DE]

———Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3199) (H. Rept. 109-174), H5962 [18JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3199) (H. Rept. 109-174), H5962 [18JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1389), S8745 [22JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General: Mexican American Bar Association of Ventura County, CA, S700 [1FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9971 [13SE], S10073 [15SE], H4438 [14JN], H4509, H4514, H4525 [15JN]

Statements

Committee on Appropriations (House) Subcommittee on Science, Depts. of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Role in FBI Transformation: Representative Wolf, E1422 [1JY]

Establish Opt-out System for Expungement of DNA Profiles From the National Index and Authorize Collection of DNA Samples From Persons Arrested or Detained Under Federal Authority, S13758 [16DE]

Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales To Be Attorney General: Center for Constitutional Rights, S857 [2FE]

———Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), S701 [1FE]

Tribute to Edward A. Stutman, E1205 [14JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S9974 [13SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4418-H4427 [14JN]

———conference report, E2347-E2355 [15NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 269, consideration of H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, H3204 [12MY]

H. Res. 314, consideration of H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H4410 [14JN]

H. Res. 369, consideration of H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H6210 [21JY]

H. Res. 462, consideration of H.R. 3402, Dept. of Justice appropriations, H8401 [28SE]

H. Res. 538, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H10050 [9NO]

H. Res. 595, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H11515 [14DE]

H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, H3223-H3228 [12MY]

H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S9745-S9768 [8SE]

H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S9562-S9579 [29JY], S9599-S9605 [1SE], H6247-H6249 [21JY]

H.R. 3402, Dept. of Justice appropriations, H8433-H8465 [28SE], H12075-H12121 [17DE]

H.R. 4311, extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges, H11125 [7DE]

H.R. 4647, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act extension of sunsets, H13178 [22DE]

S. 102, Exile Meth Act, S262 [24JA]

S. 133, AMBER Response Act, S348 [24JA]

S. 188, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program appropriations, S599 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]

S. 266, Stop Government Propaganda Act, S896-S898 [2FE]

S. 318, Computer Trespass Clarification Act, S1134 [8FE]

S. 430, Arrest Methamphetamine Act, S1650 [17FE]

S. 443, Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act, S11850 [25OC]

S. 578, Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S2393 [9MR]

S. 636, Dept. of Justice submission of reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government, S2850 [16MR]

S. 693, Electronic Communications Privacy Judicial Review and Improvement Act, S3155 [4AP]

S. 792, National Sex Offender Public Database Act, S3732 [15AP]

S. 945, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S4563 [28AP]

S. 980, Sexual Predator Effective Monitoring Act, S4650 [9MY]

S. 987, Restoring Safety to Indian Women Act, S4873 [10MY]

S. 994, Family Abduction Prevention Act, S4938 [11MY]

S. 1362, Homeland Security Enhancement Act, S7855-S7858 [30JN]

S. 1389, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S8230-S8233 [13JY]

S. 1395, Controlled Substances Export Reform Act, S8244 [13JY], H6671 [27JY]

S. 1407, provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, S8322 [14JY]

S. 1558, extend authority of courts to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges, S12712 [10NO]

S. 1961, Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act, S13412 [18NO]

S. 2046, National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse Act, S13174 [17NO]

S. 2076, Assistant U.S. Attorney Retirement Benefit Equity Act, S13388 [18NO]

S. 2082, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act extension of sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, S13454 [12DE]

S. 2167, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act extension of sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, S14281 [21DE], S14424 [22DE], H13180 [22DE]

S. Con. Res. 3, require Dept. of Justice report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till, S369 [24JA]

S. Con. Res. 53, oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting, S10240 [20SE]

Tributes

Ashcroft, Attorney General, S555 [26JA], S687 [1FE]