COURTS related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys

Addresses

Justice Served, Lessons Learned—Robert Jackson, Thomas Dodd, and the Nuremberg Trials: Senator Dodd, S2474-S2477 [10MR]

Modern Day Moses: Representative Steve King, E694 [19AP]

Upholding the Tradition of Freedom of Speech: Senator Byrd, S4364-S4366 [27AP]

Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding on Judicial Nominations, S5830 [24MY]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1810 [28FE], S1821, S1828, S1829, S1835, S1849, S1850, S1878, S1879, S1880, S1881 [1MR], S1895, S1908, S1910, S1911, S1918, S1920, S1925, S1952, S1953, S1954, S1955 [2MR], S1980, S1984, S1985, S1986, S1996, S2046, S2048, S2049 [3MR], S2074, S2085, S2086, S2097 [4MR], S2125, S2133, S2134, S2135, S2136, S2137, S2138, S2139, S2172, S2173, S2174, S2175, S2176, S2177, S2178, S2180, S2181, S2182, S2183, S2184, S2185, S2186, S2187, S2188, S2197 [7MR], S2203, S2229, S2230, S2276, S2277, S2288 [8MR], S2318, S2403 [9MR], S2463 [10MR], H1897 [12AP]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1991 [14AP]

Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (H.R. 4437), H11820 [15DE]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3144, H3146, H3147, H3148, H3149, H3150, H3152, H3153, H3154 [11MY]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), consideration (H. Res. 268), H3132 [11MY]

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

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11350, S11401, S11403, S11404, S11407, S11441, S11442 [17OC], S11461, S11469, S11471, S11484, S11489, S11490, S11491, S11492, S11493, S11494, S11495, S11496 [18OC], S11512, S11521, S11527, S11544, S11549, S11550, S11551, S11552, S11580, S11581, S11589, S11590, S11591, S11592, S11593, S11594 [19OC], S11603, S11607, S11608, S11613, S11614, S11615, S11616, S11622, S11625, S11627, S11633, S11634, S11635, S11636, S11640, S11641, S11642, S11674, S11675, S11687, S11688, S11689, S11690, S11691, S11692, S11693, S11694, S11695 [20OC], H5253 [27JN], H5363, H5364 [28JN], H5376, H5385, H5387, H5397, H5399, H5403, H5408, H5417, H5419, H5422, H5427, H5428, H5429, H5436, H5443, H5444, H5449, H5450, H5456, H5458, H5459, H5462, H5480 [29JN], H5485, H5488, H5489, H5491, H5494, H5495, H5497, H5499, H5501, H5504, H5506, H5509, H5514, H5515, H5516, H5522, H5526, H5527, H5528, H5529, H5531, H5532, H5535, H5605 [30JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9319, H9321 [27OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9087, S9114, S9189, S9190, S9191, S9192, S9195 [27JY], S9222, S9309, S9310, S9312, S9313 [28JY], S9375, S9377, S9379, S9382, S9384, S9547 [29JY]

Food industry: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8920 [18OC], H8931, H8933, H8934, H8935 [19OC]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H6986 [28JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6869 [27JY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11505 [13DE], H11655, H11656 [14DE], H11837, H11838, H11839, H11842, H11843, H11845, H11846, H11848, H11850, H11851, H11852, H11856 [15DE], H11940, H11942, H11943, H11944, H11949, H11950, H11951, H11953, H11954, H11957, H11958, H11971, H11973, H11975, H11976, H11978, H11979, H11980, H11982, H11984 [16DE]

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

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7862, H7864, H7865, H7866, H7867, H7868, H7869, H7870 [13SE], H7897, H7898, H7899, H7900, H7901, H7903, H7905, H7906, H7908, H7910, H7911, H7912, H7913, H7914, H7915, H7917, H7918 [14SE]

Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (S. 279), S9014 [26JY]

———modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1892), S13930, S13943 [16DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5693 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9589, H9590, H9591, H9592, H9594, H9595, H9598, H9599, H9600 [3NO]

Safety: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10039 [8NO], H10095, H10099, H10101, H10102, H10103, H10104 [9NO]

States: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S1101, S1110, S1142 [8FE], S1157, S1165, S1166, S1184, S1215, S1216 [9FE], H743 [17FE]

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

Convention Against Torture Implementation Act (S. 654), S3008 [17MR]

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

Indian Trust Reform Act (S. 1439), S8564-S8566 [20JY]

Medical Malpractice and Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 3359), E1540 [20JY]

Relief of Parents of Terri Schiavo, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1703 [20MR]

Appointments

Antitrust Modernization Commission, S12412 [4NO]

Conferees: H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11696 [20OC], H9988 [8NO]

———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

Admission of Guilt, S5836 [24MY]

Advice and Consent, S2410 [10MR]

Alito—A Threat to Civil Rights, E2520 [14DE]

Alito's Sticky Thicket, H12144 [17DE]

Alito's Views and O'Connor's, H12145 [17DE]

Altered Calculus, S10248 [21SE]

And the Verdict on Justice Kennedy Is—Guilty, S3444 [12AP]

Appeals Nominee Gets Low Grade; ABA Cites Licensing Lapses in Granting `Qualified' Rating, S6430 [14JN]

Bad Fit for a Key Court, S6210 [8JN]

Battle Over Judges—With Estrada Out, Senate Must End Turmoil, S2410 [10MR]

Better Patriot Act, S13465 [13DE]

Bingaman Should Lead Dems' Filibuster Retreat, S4448 [28AP]

Breaking the Rules—Framers Intended No More Than a Senate Majority To Approve Judges, S5773 [23MY]

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

Call End to Filibuster, S2410 [10MR]

Civil Rights Guardian, Outstanding Nominee, S6266 [9JN]

Class-Action Lawsuits, S1005 [7FE]

Close Camp Delta, H4831 [21JN]

Closed Doors, Open Season, S2066 [4MR]

Congress, on Drugs—Helping Their Friends in the Pharmaceutical Industry, S14143 [20DE]

Corrosive Consent Decrees, S2066 [4MR]

Court May Hear Chinese (Uyghur) Detainees, S14310 [21DE]

Court Nominee Gave False Data, Text Shows; Law License Was Suspended Despite Early Denial, S6429 [14JN]

Credit Card Firms Won as Users Lost, S2070 [4MR]

Credit Card Penalties, Fees Bury Debtors; Senate Nears Action on Bankruptcy Curbs, H2071-H2073 [14AP]

Cross Country—Pryor Impressions, E485 [17MR]

Defense Lawyer, Investigator Square Off Over Benderman's Conscientious Objector Application, E834 [28AP]

Democracy and the Filibuster, S4372 [27AP]

Democrats Readying for Judicial Fight, S3612 [14AP]

Detainee Cleared for Release Is in Limbo at Guantanamo, S14310 [21DE]

Drug Makers Don't Need Gift, S14143 [20DE]

Drug Scourge Creates Its Own Form of Orphan, S8547 [20JY]

Dump the Flag Amendment, S7912 [1JY]

Extend Immunity for Judges, S7525 [28JN]

Families of Murder Victims Wait for Justice in Cooper Case, S5542 [19MY]

Federal Head Start Suit Pending, S599 [26JA]

Federal Judge Throws Out Thousands of Silica Diagnoses, S8321 [14JY]

Federal Judge VanBebber Dies at 73, E1144 [7JN]

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

Fighting for the Supreme Court—How Right-Wing Judges Are Transforming the Constitution, S10497-S10500 [27SE]

Filibuster Puts Bar Too High for Judges, S4449 [28AP]

Filibustering Janice Rogers Brown, S6090 [6JN]

Flag Desecration—Amendment Would Limit the Rights That the Flag Symbolizes, S7912 [1JY]

Free the People's Choice, S3342 [7AP]

Frist—Lawsuits Threaten Gun Supply, S9235 [28JY]

From Thomas, Original Views, S6400 [13JN]

Good Intentions Gone Bad, H4830 [21JN]

Gun Liability Control, S9218 [28JY]

Harriet Miers' Nomination To Be Supreme Court Justice, S11969 [27OC]

Hatch Is Wrong About History of Judicial Appointments, S5768 [23MY]

He Was at the Beginning of His Life When He Died, S5541 [19MY]

Illegals and Murder, H4446 [14JN]

Improper Advances—Talking Dream Jobs With the Judge Out of Court, S10496 [27SE]

Judges and ``Soft Rights'', S2065 [4MR]

Judges Made Them Do It, S3253 [6AP]

Judges Say Overhaul Would Weaken Bankruptcy System, H2062 [14AP]

Judges Skittish Without Immunity, S7524 [28JN]

Judicial Pick Not Fit for U.S. Court, S6210 [8JN]

Justice, Finally, for Jose Padilla, E415 [10MR]

Justice Before Politics, H4832 [21JN]

Lay Off Our Judiciary, E758 [26AP]

Learn From Past Vaccines—Drug Firms Don't Deserve Virtually Unlimited Protection Against Vaccine Lawsuits, S14145 [20DE]

Let's Change Rules That Hang Up Judicial Nominees, S2410 [10MR]

Lifetime of Faith in the Law; at 93, Senior Judge William Bryant Still Wins Plaudits for Dedication to Justice, S1871 [1MR], S12000 [27OC]

Little Round Faces of Meth, S8547 [20JY]

Memos Reveal Strategy Behind Judge Filibusters, S5474 [19MY]

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

Naughty Pursuit of Secrecy, S14144 [20DE]

Nuke the Filibuster, S4373 [27AP]

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

Our Constitution Faces Death by Due ``Process'', S6399 [13JN]

Out of the Mainstream, Again, S6210 [8JN]

Pandering Pandemic, S14144 [20DE]

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

Patriot Second Act, S8224 [13JY]

Pension Loopholes Helped United Hide Troubles, H4163 [7JN]

Politics of Filibusters, S2409 [10MR]

Preserving the Patriot Act, H11536 [14DE]

Proposed Law on Bankruptcy Has Loophole, S1993 [3MR]

Qaeda-Iraq Link U.S. Cited Is Tied to Coercion Claim, S14246 [21DE]

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

Real Green Mountain Patriot, S13564 [14DE]

Reining in Class-Action Abuses, S1188 [9FE]

Reject Justice Brown, S6146 [7JN]

Remembering Gun Control?, S3646 [14AP]

Repealing Patriotism, S13467 [13DE]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T—For the Law, for the Court, for the Constitution, for the Nominee. . ., S7808 [30JN]

Roberts Rises to the Occasion, S10248 [21SE]

Ronnie Earle Should Not Be a Prosecutor, H8712 [6OC]

Rules of Order, S4372 [27AP]

Rx—Radical Lawyerectomy, H6863 [27JY]

Saddam and Iraq on Trial, H8956 [19OC]

Senate Delays Action on Defense Bill, S9235, S9248 [28JY]

Senate Moves Closer To Shielding Gun Makers From Negligence Suits, S9218 [28JY]

Senate on the Brink, S4143 [22AP]

Shut Up, Mr. Smith, S4437 [27AP]

Silicosis Sheriff, S8320 [14JY]

Starving for the Truth, H1726 [20MR]

Stealth Liability Provision, S14142 [20DE]

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

Taxing Justice, E1228-E1230 [14JN]

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

Time for Filibuster Rules To Change, S2409 [10MR]

Time To Fix Riot's Wrongs, E487 [17MR]

Time To Retire the Filibuster, S4143 [22AP]

Time To Stand Up, S3269 [6AP]

Trading on Fear To Pass Vaccine Legislation Is Wrong, S14143 [20DE]

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

Unique Case of Obstruction, S5475, S5513 [19MY]

Up, Down or Out, S4368 [27AP]

Vaccine Makers—Lawmakers Service People, Not Drug Companies, S14143 [20DE]

Vaccines and Accountability—Bush's Proposal To Shield Avian-Flu Vaccine Makers From Liability Invites Health Problems, S14145 [20DE]

Vaccines Come With Risk, S14143 [20DE]

Vaccines—Shot in the Dark, S14144 [20DE]

Voters Could Check Eminent-Domain Abuse, E1728 [29JY]

W.R. Grace Indicted in Libby Asbestos Deaths—Mine Company and Seven Executives Face Criminal Charges, S1102 [8FE]

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

War Over Judges Is No Longer Subtle Fight, S5384 [18MY]

Wisdom of Solomon—The Disgrace of Blocking Military Recruiters From Campus, H322 [2FE]

Worrying About the Right Things, S5730 [23MY]

Wrong-Way Immunity, S14145 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 776), H583 [10FE]

American Prosecutors Research Institute: authorize funding for National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse and National Child Protection Training Center (see S. 885), S4108 [21AP]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Anderson, Erick J.: condemn murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi civilians (see H. Res. 502), H8985 [19OC]

Arizona: provide for an additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 3589), H7560 [28JY]

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 59), H286 [1FE]

Army: conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 1400), H1692 [17MR]

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]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 256), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

———amend laws relative to avoidable preferences and venue for proceedings to avoid preferences (see H.R. 4296), H10156 [10NO]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (see H. Res. 211), H1967 [13AP]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 1860), H2549 [26AP] (see H.R. 2060), H2879 [3MY]

———limit exemption for asset protection trusts (see H.R. 1278), H1416 [14MR]

———prevent courts from dismissing companies' Coal Act obligations to pay workers promised benefits (see S. 594), S2482 [10MR]

———protect labor rights of current and former employees of coal industry employers that are debtors (see H.R. 1367), H1691 [17MR]

———reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors (see S. 314), S1115 [8FE]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7673 [6SE]

Business and industry: clarify liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see S. 1761), S10378 [22SE]

———increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially-declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3675), H7741 [7SE]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 691), S3147 [4AP] (see H.R. 1689), H2148 [19AP]

California: establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (see H.R. 1178), H1024 [8MR]

———provide an additional bankruptcy judge for the eastern district (see H.R. 684), H521 [9FE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 146), H3055 [5MY] (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7814 [8SE]

Canada: settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (see S. 216), S647 [31JA]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 122), S145 [24JA]

———impose a moratorium on the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in certain States (see H.R. 379), H233 [26JA]

———provide the death penalty for certain terrorism related crimes and make other modifications of law relating to the penalty of death (see H.R. 3060), H5176 [24JN]

Charities: reform liability for certain charitable contributions (see S. 1125), S5921 [25MY]

Children and youth: improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (see H.R. 3758), H7861 [13SE]

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S5532 [19MY]

———protect foster children and provide appropriate sentencing for child sex predators (see H.R. 3129), H5599 [30JN]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

———recognize the need for judges who hear causes of action brought by teenage victims of dating violence to be educated as to the specific needs of such victims (see H. Con. Res. 239), H7814 [8SE]

———strengthen courts for at-risk children (see S. 1679), S9930 [12SE]

Circuit court: reorganize the ninth judicial circuit (see H.R. 211), H78 [4JA]

Civil liberties: amend the material witness statute to strengthen procedural safeguards (see S. 1739), S10294 [21SE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Ten Commandments, Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Motto (see H.R. 4576), H12047 [16DE]

Civil rights: clarify that bail bond sureties and bounty hunters are subject to both civil and criminal liability for violations of Federal rights under existing Federal civil rights law (see H.R. 2621), H4072 [25MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 288), H137 [6JA]

Claims: establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims (see S. 1088), S5532 [19MY] (see H.R. 3035), H4984 [22JN]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 852), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1360), H1690 [17MR]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

Coalter, Kim: authorize testimony in Mississippi v. Edward Statecum (see S. Res. 279), S11477 [18OC]

Colorado: provide for an additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 706), H522 [9FE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (see S. Res. 199), S8419 [18JY]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5251 [27JN]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]

Constitutional amendments: reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

Constitution—U.S.: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (see H.R. 1658), H2101 [14AP]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H7813 [8SE]

Consumers: allow persons who bring a product liability action for injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 1757), H2469 [21AP]

———protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]

Controlled Substances Act: provide increased penalties for methamphetamine traffickers (see H.R. 3755), H7860 [13SE]

Copyrights: make technical corrections relative to copyright royalty judges (see H.R. 1036), H940 [2MR]

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]

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 256), H136 [6JA]

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: clarify exclusive jurisdiction of appeals relative to patents, plant variety protection, or copyrights (see H.R. 2955), H4655 [16JN]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (see S. 1322), S7520 [28JN]

———assure mandatory minimum sentencing for violent crimes against children, increase penalties for sexual offenses against children, and reform habeas corpus system for child murderers (see S. 956), S4546 [28AP]

———assure punishment for violent crimes against children (see H.R. 2388), H3434 [17MY]

———authorize appropriations for grants for specialized technical assistance and training to improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases (see H.R. 3687), H7742 [7SE]

———deny Federal retirement benefits to Government officials convicted of certain crimes and increase penalties for certain corruption-related offenses (see H.R. 4518), H11503 [13DE]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 259), H136 [6JA]

———extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property (see H.R. 1988), H2736 [28AP]

———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see S. 1998), S12682 [10NO] (see H.R. 3352), H6106 [19JY]

———increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see H.R. 4356), H10908 [17NO]

———increase penalties for sexual offenses against children (see H.R. 2318), H3259 [12MY]

———increase penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent such attacks (see S. 629), S2734 [15MR]

———increase penalty for the sexual abuse of a minor or ward (see H.R. 2415), H3435 [17MY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H3330 [16MY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

———link recidivist penalties for certain drug crimes (see S. 344), S1260 [10FE]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H411 [8FE]

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 768), S3481 [12AP]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 714), H522 [9FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1145), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———provide grants for regional task forces to more effectively investigate and prosecute identity theft and other economic crimes (see H.R. 4244), H9962 [7NO]

———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries (see H.R. 2659), H4138 [26MY]

———provide minimum mandatory penalties for certain public corruption-related offenses (see H.R. 2232), H3112 [10MY]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 155), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 970), H795 [17FE]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (see H.R. 1279), H1416 [14MR]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), consideration (see H. Res. 268), H3112 [10MY]

———strengthen sentencing for sex offenders (see H.R. 2942), H4655 [16JN]

Cuba: extradition to U.S. of William Morales and certain other individuals (see H.R. 332), H194 [25JA]

Datuk Siti Norma Binti Yaacob: appointment as first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malaysia (see H. Res. 174), H1695 [17MR]

Death and dying: support rights of individuals to make medical decisions and encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives (see H. Res. 217), H2102 [14AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 3998), H8733 [6OC]

———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H11033 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: purchase certain essential mineral rights as part of a comprehensive natural resource damage settlement (see S. 1251), S6658 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2399), H3434 [17MY]

———expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (see S. 948), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2006), H2736 [28AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H6380 [22JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3058), H5175 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (see H. Res. 342), H5251 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 565), H10908 [17NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 308), H11035 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 308)—adoption (see H. Res. 572), H11032 [18NO]

Disasters: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (see S. 1634), S9833 [8SE] (see H.R. 3650), H7672 [6SE]

———limit liability for volunteers and those providing goods and services for disaster relief (see S. 1747), S10295 [21SE]

———provide for certain transportation and subsistence in cases where district courts are holding special sessions as a result of emergency conditions (see H.R. 4496), H11327 [8DE]

Diseases: provide liability protections for certain pandemics and countermeasures (see H.R. 3970), H8732 [6OC]

District of Columbia: permit nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility (see H.R. 4087), H8985 [19OC]

———preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (see S. 2068), S13361 [18NO]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (see S. 2116), S13659 [15DE]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3594), H7560 [28JY]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 48), H73 [4JA] (see H.R. 1501), H1844 [6AP]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H3555 [18MY]

———enhance Federal penalties for illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines and other controlled substances, and provide residential substance abuse treatment programs for State and Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3513), H7557 [28JY]

———provide a minimum mandatory prison sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine on properties where children reside (see H.R. 1395), H1692 [17MR]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H10144 [9NO]

———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H1969 [13AP]

———provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by the use of those controlled substances (see H.R. 2348), H3261 [12MY]

———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]

———provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 1758), H2469 [21AP]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 103), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 314), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex (see S. 478), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 1015), H846 [1MR]

Education: provide liability protection in Federal court for educators and school administrators who are working within the scope of their employment (see H.R. 4592), H12048 [16DE]

———provide loan forgiveness for family law attorneys who represent low-income families or individuals (see S. 1431), S8559 [20JY]

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 2400), H3434 [17MY]

Equal Access Act: expand scope to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith (see S. 483), S1867 [1MR]

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 3789), H8087 [15SE]

European Court of Human Rights: support decisions in certain cases holding Turkey responsible for human rights violations in Cyprus (see H. Res. 322), H4561 [15JN]

FAA: increase penalties for pilots who violate flight restrictions established for the national capital region (see H.R. 3465), H6933 [27JY]

Families and domestic relations: deny passports to noncustodial parents charged with nonpayment of child support or custodial parents who are likely to remove a child to prevent contact with the noncustodial parent (see H.R. 4327), H10225 [15NO]

———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3920), H8387 [27SE]

———require anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 1755), H2469 [21AP]

FCC: prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H1694 [17MR]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 2090), H2976 [4MY]

Federal employees: provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (see S. 1736), S10233 [20SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (see H.R. 870), H719 [16FE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

———improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H9101 [25OC]

Federal Rules of Evidence: amend to establish a parent-child privilege (see H.R. 3433), H6649 [26JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 912), S4397 [27AP] (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR] (see H.R. 2658), H4138 [26MY]

Federal-State relations: limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see S. 489), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 1229), H1369 [10MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (see H.R. 1332, 1334), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1334), consideration (see H. Res. 162), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1334), consideration (H. Res. 162)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 163), H1620 [16MR]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons, consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 181), H1729 (see H. Res. 181), H1735 [20MR]

———withhold community development block grant funds from States and communities that do not place certain limitations on the use of the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3315), H5914 [14JY]

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

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 397), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), consideration (see H. Res. 493), H8845 [17OC]

———prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony in a foreign court (see S. 954), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 1931), H2647 [27AP]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see S. 1370), S7909 [1JY] (see S. 1911), S11768 [24OC] (see H.R. 1974), H2735 [28AP]

Florida: authorize additional judgeships in the middle and southern districts (see S. 1839), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3953), H8642 [29SE]

Food industry: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H350 [2FE]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), consideration (see H. Res. 494), H8845 [17OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to any country which refuses to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2991), H4802 [20JN]

———prohibit funding for loans to or projects within a country until all extradition requests are honored for individuals accused of crimes punishable by life imprisonment or death (see H.R. 1939), H2647 [27AP]

Foreign countries: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see S. 1257), S6740 [16JN] (see H.R. 865), H718 [16FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (see S. 317), S1115 [8FE]

Foreign policy: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over a tort action brought by an alien (see S. 1874), S11422 [17OC]

———order a moratorium on rendition of persons to Syria and all countries that routinely use torture as reported by the Dept. of State (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1621 [16MR]

———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H794 [17FE]

Freedom of the press: affirm constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press and assert that no purpose is served by sentencing journalists to prison for maintaining the anonymity of confidential sources (see S. Res. 192), S7986 [11JY]

Government: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 4379), H10909 [17NO]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see S. 520), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1070), H980 [3MR]

———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]

Government regulations: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see S. 2017), S12949 [16NO] (see H.R. 435), H283 [1FE]

———eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H4139 [26MY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see S. 539), S2148 [7MR] (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (see S. 908), S4257 [26AP]

———ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see S. 1406), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 2357), H3261 [12MY]

———establish reasonable legal reforms that will facilitate the manufacture of vital, life-saving vaccines (see H.R. 650), H411 [8FE]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H8341 [22SE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 354), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 5), H6326 [21JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 385), H6649 [26JY]

———improve access to health care services by reducing the burden the liability system places in the delivery of emergency, trauma, and obstetrical services (see S. 367), S1260 [10FE]

———limit liability of hospitals and emergency departments for noneconomic and punitive damages when providing uncompensated care (see H.R. 2731), H4141 [26MY]

———protect certain health care providers against legal liability for certain emergency and related care provided to uninsured individuals (see H.R. 2729), H4141 [26MY]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see S. 1012), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY] (see H.R. 2650), H4138 [26MY]

———reduce health care costs, expand access to affordable coverage, improve health care, and strengthen the health care safety net (see S. 4), S9157 [27JY] (see S. 1503), S8949 [26JY]

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H10145 [9NO]

———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation (see S. 1337), S7614 [29JN]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

———require certain facilities to disclose charge-related information and to price protect treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for protection from certain legal actions (see H.R. 4450), H11109 [6DE]

Health care professionals: reform the medical malpractice system (see H.R. 2657), H4138 [26MY] (see H.R. 3378), H6326 [21JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (see H.R. 1542), H1893 [12AP]

Human rights: prohibit expulsion, return, or extradition of persons by the U.S. to countries engaging in torture (see S. 654), S2994 [17MR]

Hurricanes: protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3736), H7860 [13SE]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6934 [27JY]

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

———enhance Federal enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 4172), H9425 [28OC]

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

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 4240), H9962 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11109 [6DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H11878 [15DE] (see H. Res. 621), H12047 [16DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H5600 [30JN]

———reform judicial review process for orders of removal (see H.R. 100), H74 [4JA]

Income: require receipt of normal average wage or salary for Federal jurors during service (see H.R. 3456), H6933 [27JY]

Indian Arts and Crafts Act: modify provisions relating to criminal proceedings and civil actions (see S. 1375), S7986 [11JY]

Insurance: establish medical malpractice insurance corporations which operate and function without hinderance or impedance in any State to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits (see H.R. 3865), H8340 [22SE]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 3359), H6204 [20JY]

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]

Iran: provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H6204 [20JY]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see S. 801), S3653 [14AP] (see H.R. 315), H193 [25JA]

Judiciary: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 4467), H11219 [7DE]

———allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction (see H.R. 1038), H940 [2MR]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (see S. 1301), S7294 [23JN]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1296), S7293 [23JN] (see S. 1845), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 212), H78 [4JA] (see H.R. 3125), H5434 (see H.R. 3125), H5479 [29JN]

———appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (see H.R. 4093), H9042 [20OC]

———expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (see S. 1318), S7520 [28JN]

———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]

———remove authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service (see H.R. 1064), H941 [2MR]

Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1463), H1777 [5AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1075), H981 [3MR]

Law enforcement: amend laws relative to protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions (see S. 1348), S7820 [30JN]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 664), H411 [8FE]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to define and punish stalking by persons subject to such code (see H.R. 1203), H1264 [9MR]

———clarify circumstances under which a person born in the U.S. is subject to U.S. jurisdiction, provide criminal penalties for forging Federal documents, and establish a National Border Neighborhood Watch Program (see S. 2117), S13659 [15DE]

———clarify legal standard needed to use cellular telephones as tracking devices (see S. 2130), S13786 [16DE]

———ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H12167 [17DE]

———ensure that State and local law enforcement agencies execute warrants for arrest of nonviolent offenders when children are not present, unless overriding circumstances exist (see H.R. 2530), H3768 [23MY]

———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 (see H.R. 2620), H4072 [25MY]

———limit authority to delay notice of search warrants (see S. 316), S1115 [8FE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 3860), H8340 [22SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), consideration (see H. Res. 436), H7859 [13SE]

———protect against child predators and trafficking in persons (see H.R. 3107), H5434 (see H.R. 3107), H5479 [29JN]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H9362 [27OC]

———provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (see S. 2155), S14186 [20DE]

———treat drug offenses involving crystal methamphetamine similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine (see S. 1361), S7820 [30JN]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 718), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 354), H195 [25JA]

Laws: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see S. Res. 92), S3105 [20MR] (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]

Lawyers and attorneys: discourage frivolous, vexatious, or objectively baseless lawsuits (see H.R. 773), H583 [10FE]

———ensure that when Federal law allows a court to award attorney fees to one party, the law must allow the court to award attorney fees to any party (see H.R. 3497), H7556 [28JY]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 2393), H3434 [17MY]

Libby, MT: require vermiculite mining companies to establish a medical trust fund for treating asbestos-related illnesses before emerging from bankruptcy (see S. 1788), S10594 [28SE]

Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1433), H1694 [17MR]

Medicare: establish criminal penalties for defrauding individuals relative to enrollment in a prescription drug plan (see H.R. 4406), H11033 [18NO]

———preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (see S. 1335), S7614 [29JN]

Members of Congress: confer standing to bring suit in Federal district court to compel compliance with congressional intent in enacting laws to protect the people of the U.S. against national security threats (see H.R. 3542), H7557 [28JY]

Mental health: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (see S. 88), S144 [24JA]

———authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (see S. 289), S979 [3FE] (see H.R. 2515), H3694 [19MY]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see S. Res. 272), S11313 [7OC] (see H. Con. Res. 271), H9043 [20OC] (see H. Res. 497), H8846 [17OC]

National cemeteries: expand State sentences which preclude burial in national cemeteries to include any sentence of life imprisonment for a State capital crime (see S. 1751), S10378 [22SE]

———prohibit interment or memorialization in national cemeteries of persons convicted of committing State capital crimes regardless of whether their sentences included parole (see H.R. 3965), H8643 [29SE]

National Drug Court Month: designate (see S. Res. 136), S5071 [12MY]

———establish (see H. Res. 246), H2648 [27AP]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H11654 [14DE]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure that certain prevailing parties receive attorneys' fees (see H.R. 1247), H1370 [10MR]

———require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 101), H135 [6JA]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (see H.R. 3038), H4984 [22JN]

———authorize trial by military commissions for violations of the law of war by alien unlawful enemy combatants (see H.R. 3044), H5100 [23JN]

———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: express concern that Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants violates existing law (see H. Con. Res. 330), H13189 [22DE]

———request President and direct Dept. of Defense to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 645), H13189 [22DE]

———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]

———request President to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 641), H12289 [18DE]

———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]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H1507 [15MR]

Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (see S. 279), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 600), H352 [2FE]

———further encourage negotiated settlement of tribal claims (see H.R. 4292), H10156 [10NO]

———modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (see S. 1892), S11559 [19OC]

———provide for Indian trust asset management reform and resolution of historical accounting claims (see S. 1439), S8559 [20JY] (see H.R. 4322), H10225 [15NO]

———reauthorize certain provisions relating to Indian tribal justice systems (see S. 2094), S13502 [13DE]

Nebraska: authorize an additional district judgeship (see S. 130), S145 [24JA]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see H.R. 3518), H7557 [28JY]

New Mexico: authorize additional district judgeships (see S. 349), S1260 [10FE]

News media: allow coverage of proceedings (see S. 829), S3817 [18AP] (see H.R. 2422), H3554 [18MY]

———establish protections against compelled disclosure of sources, and news or information, by persons providing services for the news media (see S. 369), S1344 [14FE]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 340), S1199 [9FE] (see S. 1419), S8419 [18JY] (see H.R. 581), H352 [2FE] (see H.R. 3323), H5963 [18JY]

Nigeria: conduct thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case (see S. Res. 303), S12682 [10NO]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see S. 865), S4021 [20AP]

Occupational safety and health: provide enhanced criminal penalties for willful violations of occupational standards for asbestos (see S. 668), S2995 [17MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H5600 [30JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 739), H581 [10FE]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5637 [11JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (see H.R. 741), H581 [10FE]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5637 [11JY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S7909 [1JY] (see H. Res. 357), H5740 [12JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 742), H581 [10FE]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5637 [11JY]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (see H. Res. 167), H1695 [17MR]

Pensions: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 1864), H2550 [26AP]

———provide for the payment of certain annuities to survivors of judicial officials (see H.R. 2304), H3198 [11MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see S. 1046), S5300 [17MY] (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 243, 244), S10119 [15SE] (see H. Res. 453), H8162 [20SE]

———support recitation in public schools and urge the Supreme Court to uphold constitutionality (see H. Con. Res. 253), H8387 [27SE]

POW: pay certain claimants that were held captive during the Persian Gulf Conflict who brought suit against Iraq (see H.R. 1321), H1508 [15MR]

Privacy: disclose certain taxpayer returns and return information upon written request by an order from a State or local court in a family law proceeding (see H.R. 2756), H4186 [7JN]

Proceedings: provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in U.S. district and circuit courts (see H.R. 3729), H7859 [13SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers who provide services in emergency areas (see H.R. 3962), H8643 [29SE]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 1058), S5301 [17MY] (see S. 1344), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 1313), H1508 [15MR]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 4426), H11034 [18NO]

Real estate: constitutional amendment on the permissible uses for which private property may be taken (see H.J. Res. 60), H5914 [14JY]

———impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (see H.R. 4088), H8985 [19OC]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (see S. 1704), S10037 [14SE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 1313), S7428 [27JN] (see S. 1895), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 3083, 3087), H5361 [28JN] (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9102 [25OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), consideration (see H. Res. 527), H9554 [2NO]

Rehnquist, William H.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services (see S. Con. Res. 52), S9646 [6SE]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 483), H285 [1FE]

Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse, Fresno, CA: designate (see S. 966), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 724), H522 [9FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide procedures for claims relative to drinking water (see H.R. 1540), H1850 [8AP]

Safety: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H11326 [8DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see S. 1968), S12447 [7NO] (see H.R. 1751), H2469 [21AP]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), consideration (see H. Res. 540), H10037 [8NO]

———protect public safety officers, judges, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see S. 1605), S9468 [29JY]

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 984), H796 [17FE]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (see S. 653), S2994 [17MR] (see S. 686), S3105 [20MR] (see H.R. 1452), H1729 (see H.R. 1452), H1735 [20MR]

———relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), consideration (see H. Res. 182), H1729 (see H. Res. 182), H1735 [20MR]

Schools: 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. 3573), H7559 [28JY]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (see H. Res. 547), H10157 [10NO]

Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (see H.R. 4530), H11652 [14DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Jones v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al. (see S. Res. 214), S8949 [26JY]

———authorize representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al. (see S. Res. 213), S8949 [26JY]

———authorize representation in LaFreniere v. Congress (see S. Res. 188), S7909 [1JY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in New Hampshire v. Anne Miller, Mary Lee Sargent, Jessica Ellis, Lynn Chong, Donald Booth, and Eileen Reardon (see S. Res. 267), S11130 [5OC]

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]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see S. 567), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 1176), H1024 [8MR]

SSI: require compensation for jury service to be excluded in determining income (see H.R. 3951), H8642 [29SE]

States: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 5), S435 [25JA] (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 96), H627 [15FE]

———confer standing on State legislators and Governors to bring suit in Federal district court to preserve residual core sovereignty of States (see H.R. 3621), H7612 [29JY]

———limit use of eminent domain (see H.R. 3631), H7612 [29JY]

———require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (see H.R. 1458), H1777 [5AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see S. Res. 162), S6154 [7JN] (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

———disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5176 [24JN]

———enable review of decisions in which the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces denied relief (see H.R. 1364), H1690 [17MR]

———encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8088 [15SE]

———permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1768), S10424 [26SE] (see H.R. 4380), H10909 [17NO]

Taxation: add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (see S. 1008), S5070 [12MY]

———allow deduction for certain attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4040), H8808 [7OC]

———allow deduction for certain flood-related attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4041), H8808 [7OC]

———clarify that certain CERCLA settlement funds are beneficially owned by the U.S. and are not subject to tax (see H.R. 2940), H4655 [16JN]

———exclude from gross income amounts received as damages, attorney fees, and costs under Federal whistleblower protection laws and allow income averaging for amounts received as lost income (see H.R. 1985), H2736 [28AP]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 1160), S6022 [26MY]

———treatment of tax attributes in connection with a discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy case of a company having asbestos-related claims against it (see H.R. 3533), H7557 [28JY]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1895 [12AP]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 268), S886 [2FE]

Terrorism: encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution of drug crimes committed to provide material support to terrorist organizations (see H.R. 2593), H3893 [24MY]

———increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 1763), H2470 [21AP]

Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, St. Louis, MO: designate Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park (see H.R. 1556), H1894 [12AP]

Thompson, Myron H.: tribute (see H. Res. 478), H8648 [3OC]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 548), H350 [2FE]

Trademarks: restore to the judiciary the power to decide all trademark and trade name cases arising under the laws and treaties of the U.S. (see S. 1604), S9468 [29JY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: provide for 11 circuit judges (see S. 2016), S12949 [16NO]

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]

U.S. Parole Commission: extend (see S. 1368), S7909 [1JY] (see H.R. 3020), H4984 [22JN]

———reestablish (see H.R. 3072), H5251 [27JN]

U.S. Tax Court: modernize (see S. 661), S2994 [17MR]

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]

University of Arizona: provide funds to help establish the William H. Rehnquist Center at the James E. Rogers College of Law (see S. 2136), S13786 [16DE]

Veterans: extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see S. 1729), S10233 [20SE] (see H.R. 3670), H7741 [7SE]

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

Virgin Islands: establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 317), H194 [25JA]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see S. 766), S3481 [12AP] (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Wagner, Annice M.: tribute (see S. Res. 107), S3653 [14AP] (see H. Res. 354), H5637 [11JY]

William Stafford U.S. Courthouse, Tallahassee, FL: designate (see H.R. 4528), H11652 [14DE]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 474), H284 [1FE]

Biographies

Hall, Tony P., H363 [8FE]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S2053 [4MR], S2216 [8MR]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6128 [7JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S8740 [22JY], S8908 [26JY], S9087 [27JY]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5578 [20MY], S5828 [24MY]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6218 [8JN]

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]

Colloquies

Judicial discretion under legislation relative to relief of parents of Terri Schiavo, Robert and Mary Schindler: Senators Levin and Frist, S3099 [20MR]

Comments

``Democracy by Decree—What Happens When Courts Run Government'', S2065 [4MR]

Conference reports

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3058), H10790-H10892 [17NO]

———Correction Relative to Economic Development Intiative Projects, H10942-H10955 [18NO]

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]

Court documents

Murder of Ryen Family and Christoper Hughes: California Supreme Court, S5541 [19MY]

Special Court for Sierra Leone Case No. SCSL-03-I, Prosecutor Against Charles Taylor Indictment, H6130-H6133 [20JY]

Declarations

Condition of Terri Schiavo: William M. Hammesfahr, H1711 [20MR]

———William Maxfield, H1711 [20MR]

Explanations

Thomas B. Griffith District of Columbia Bar Membership, S6362 [13JN]

Thomas B. Griffith Utah Bar Membership, S6361 [13JN]

Factsheets

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Contamination, H2425, H2426 [21AP]

Rescind Advanced Technology Program Funding and Reallocate to NOAA, Community Oriented Policing, and State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance: Minnesota Factsheet, S9906 [12SE]

———Ohio Factsheet, S9904 [12SE]

———Virginia Factsheet, S9906 [12SE]

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]

Hearings

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6271 [9JN]

Histories

Filibusters and Judges, S4803 [10MY]

Vote to stop filibuster of nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge (2000), S4220 [25AP]

Letters

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, H2051 [14AP]

———Deborah Cutler-Ortiz, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S2227 [8MR], S2408 [10MR]

———Lisalyn R. Jacobs, Legal Momentum (organization), H1983 [14AP]

———Margot Bean, National Child Support Enforcement Association, H1982 [14AP]

———Nancy Duff Campbell, Marcia Greenberger, and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center, S1839 [1MR], S2226 [8MR], H1982 [14AP]

———Physicians for a National Health Program (organization), S1840 [1MR]

———several bankruptcy and commercial law professors, H1984-H1986 [14AP]

———several financial institutions and associations, S1840 [1MR]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Dirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H1983 [14AP]

———Willard P. Ogburn and John Rao, National Consumer Law Center, Inc., S1839 [1MR]

Bankruptcy protection for victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from rental housing: Jill Morris, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, S2230 [8MR]

———several domestic violence organizations, S2229 [8MR]

Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act: John M. McClung, Texas Produce Association, H11813 [15DE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H11677 [15DE]

Call for investigation of murder charges against Ilario Pantano resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents: Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, Inc., H3033 [5MY]

Class Action Fairness Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S1233 [10FE]

———Michael Balboni, National Conference of State Legislatures, S1002 [7FE], H651 [16FE]

———several civil rights and labor organizations, H738 [17FE]

———several environmental organizations, H651 [16FE], H739 [17FE]

———several Senators, S1077 [8FE]

———several State Attorneys General, S1002 [7FE], H644 [16FE]

Death of William H. Rehnquist: Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice, S9691 [6SE], H7660 [6SE]

Establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand class action cases that have been removed to Federal court: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S1186 [9FE]

Exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts: John C. Davis, S1089 [8FE]

———Mary F. Singleton, S1088 [8FE]

———several Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., employees, S1088 [8FE]

———several State Attorneys General, S1089 [8FE]

Exempt from bankruptcy means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, H2075 [14AP]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S3939 [19AP]

———Barry B. Direnfeld, Asbestos Study Group, S3940 [19AP]

———Senators Specter and Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7287-S7289 [23JN]

———several veterans' organizations, S3940 [19AP]

Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes: Lynn E. Bradley, American Library Association, S6081 [6JN]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, H4535 [15JN]

Federal court management of interstate class actions asserting claims governed by differing State laws: Arthur R. Miller, S1169-S1171 [9FE]

———Walter E. Dellinger, S1172-S1174 [9FE]

Federal homestead floor exemption from bankruptcy filings by senior citizens: David Certner, AARP, S1830 [1MR]

Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act: William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, H7691 [7SE]

Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Casey L. Perry, National Troopers Coalition, H3127 [11MY]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H3127 [11MY]

———Felipe A. Ortiz, National Latino Peace Officers Association, H3128 [11MY]

———Greg Nojeim and Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU, H3129 [11MY]

———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, H3127 [11MY]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, H3128 [11MY]

———Michael J. Bouchard and James A. Karnes, Major County Sheriff's Association, H3126 [11MY]

———Nicholas DiMarzio, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H3129 [11MY]

———Roy L. Burns, Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, Inc., H3126 [11MY]

———several business organizations, H3128 [11MY]

———Thomas N. Faust, National Sheriffs' Association, H3127 [11MY]

———Wesley D. McBride, California Gang Investigators Association, H3126 [11MY]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., H3127 [11MY]

Hanford Nuclear Reservation case: Representative DeFazio, H2208 [20AP]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), H6979 [28JY]

———Michael Balboni, National Conference of State Legislatures, H6978 [28JY]

———Miles J. Zaremski, ABA, H6979 [28JY]

Judicial immunity for acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority: Dean Rucker and Mark Atkinson, State Bar of Texas, S7525 [28JN]

———Wallace B. Jefferson, Supreme Court of Texas, S7525 [28JN]

Judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror: Bohdan Danyliw, S12734 [14NO]

———Dominick V. Driano, S12735 [14NO]

———Dwight H. Sullivan, Dept. of Defense, S12730 [14NO], S12800 [15NO]

———Edward F. Rodriguez, Jr., S12734 [14NO]

———Eugene Fidell, National Institute of Military Justice, S12728 [14NO]

———Gilbert J. Regan, S12735 [14NO]

———John D. Hutson, S12729 [14NO]

———Michael Waldman, New York University School of Law Brennan Center for Justice, S12728 [14NO]

———Nolan Sklute, S12735 [14NO]

———Olan G. Waldrop, Jr., S12735 [14NO]

———Robert W. Norris, S12734 [14NO]

———several law school deans, S12802 [15NO]

———several retired military officers, S12729 [14NO], S12800 [15NO]

———Walter A. Reed, S12735 [14NO]

Judicial vacancies: Senators Reid and Leahy, S5385 [18MY]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H9287 [27OC]

———Michael S. Greco, ABA, H9287 [27OC]

———several organizations, H9286 [27OC]

Liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines: Erwin Chemerinsky, S14247 [21DE], E2650 [22DE]

Medical debt of individuals who file for bankruptcy protection: several medical and law professors, S6010 [26MY]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S2078 [4MR]

Medical malpractice insurance: James W. Carney, Carney, Appleby, Kielsen & Skinner, P.L.C., S3813 [18AP]

Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H2121 [19AP]

Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge: Clyde E. Bailey, Sr., National Bar Association, S6209 [8JN]

———Ellis J. Horvitz, S6123 [7JN]

———Gillian G.M. Small, California Association of Black Lawyers, S6209 [8JN]

———Regis Lane, Minorities in Law Enforcement (organization), S6123 [7JN]

———several judicial colleagues of Janice Rogers Brown, S6123 [7JN]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Senator Spector, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10400, S10401 [26SE]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be circuit judge: members of the Bar of District of Columbia, S8526 [20JY]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: several Senators, S9083 [27JY]

Nomination of John G. Roberts Jr., to be circuit judge: District of Columbia Bar members (2002), S10558 [28SE]

Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be circuit judge: Florence Shapiro, S5458 [19MY]

———Linda S. Eads, S5390 [18MY]

———Linda S. Eads, Southern Methodist University, S4617 [9MY]

———several Texas State legislators, S5454 [19MY]

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge: Jamey George, Freedom Center, Inc., S6262 [9JN]

———Jeremy Chwat, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, S6262 [9JN]

———Jim Ward, ADA Watch (organization), S6260 [9JN]

———Kelby N. Brick, National Association of the Deaf, S6261 [9JN]

———Nancy Hodgins and Eileen Goff, Heightened Independence and Progress, Inc., S6261 [9JN]

———Pamela S. Fadem, Independent Living Resource Center-San Francisco, S6262 [9JN]

———Peter Huard, Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., S6262 [9JN]

———Senator Specter, S6272 [9JN]

———Susan A. Sacco, Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living, S6261 [9JN]

———Susan Hetrick, Ability Center of Greater Toledo, S6261 [9JN]

———Thurbert E. Baker, Georgia Attorney General, S6248, S6257 [9JN]

———Victoria Wolf, S6261 [9JN]

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge and the Voting Rights Act: Representative John L. Lewis, S9151 [27JY]

Occupational safety and health legislation: Alan Reuther, UAW, H5680 [12JY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H5681 [12JY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H5679 [12JY]

———William J. Klinefelter, United Steelworkers of America, H5681 [12JY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H5679 [12JY]

Participation of John G. Roberts, Jr., in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld court case: Thomas D. Morgan, S10506 [27SE]

Pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection: Representative Burton, H6983 [28JY]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Senators Reid, Rockefeller, and Leahy, S14277 [21DE]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, H9571 [3NO]

———Janice L. Pauls, National Conference of State Legislatures, H9572 [3NO]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9587 [3NO]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H9586 [3NO]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9586, H9587 [3NO]

———Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H9572 [3NO]

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

Protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy: William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S1989 [3MR]

———several consumer organizations, S1989 [3MR]

Protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination: several organizations, H2422, H2426 [21AP]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: ABA, S9072 [27JY]

———Daniel J. Dell'Orto, Dept. of Defense, S9218 [28JY], S9395 [29JY]

———Jeffrey K. Reh, Beretta U.S.A. Corp., S8918 [26JY], S9093, S9113 [27JY]

———Lloyd Cutler, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), S9243 [28JY]

———Michael F. Golden, Smith & Wesson Corp., S9099 [27JY]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S9224 [28JY], H9001 [20OC]

———several active and retired law enforcement officers, S9071 [27JY]

———several active and retired law enforcement officers and organizations, H8995 [20OC]

———several law professors, S9228-S9230 [28JY], S9392 [29JY], H9004 [20OC]

———several organizations, H9002-H9004 [20OC]

———Stephen Higgins and Rex Davis, H9002 [20OC]

Reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system: Nancy Sanders and Janet Schaffel, S1605 [17FE]

Reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors: Berry D. Spears, S1128 [8FE]

———Commercial Law League of America, S1127 [8FE]

———Corinne Cooper, S1128 [8FE]

———Elizabeth Warren, S1127 [8FE]

———Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, S1126 [8FE]

———Jay L. Westbrook and Benno C. Schmidt, S1128 [8FE]

———L.E. Creel III, S1128 [8FE]

———Lynn M. LoPucki, S1128 [8FE]

———Robin Schausell, National Association of Credit Management, S1129 [8FE]

———Russell L. Munsch, S1129 [8FE]

———Scott Harshbarger, S1127 [8FE]

———Travis B. Plunkett, Consumer Federation of America, S1909 [2MR]

———William Greendyke, S1129 [8FE]

———several State attorneys general, S1903 [2MR]

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

Relief of parents of Terri Schiavo, Robert and Mary Schindler: Robert A. Destro, H1702 [20MR]

Restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S1851 [1MR]

Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act: Caroline Frederickson, ACLU, H10094 [9NO]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H10094 [9NO]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, H10094 [9NO]

Senate Rules amendment relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster: Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, S4147 [22AP]

———C. Welton Gaddy, S4146 [22AP]

———several religious leaders, S4146 [22AP]

State attorneys general class action lawsuits exemption from amended procedures that apply to interstate class actions: National Association of Attorneys General, S1158 [9FE], H740, H747 [17FE]

Thomas B. Griffith Utah Bar membership: Katherine A. Fox, Utah State Bar, S6432 [14JN]

———Thomas B. Griffith, Brigham Young University, S6432 [14JN]

U.S. Capitol tour emphasizing religious heritage: Senator Frist, S3255 [6AP]

United Airlines, Inc., pension plan termination: Carolyn A. Rosenberg, H4282 [8JN]

———James P. Lattimer, H4285 [8JN]

———Leola Robinson, H4285 [8JN]

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: 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]

Withdrawal of nomination of Harriet Miers to be Supreme Court Justice: Harriet Miers, S11954 [27OC]

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 made in order to bankruptcy bills—105th-109th Congress, H1979 [14AP]

Amendments to H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, made not in order by the Committee on Rules (House), H3129 [11MY]

Amendments to S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, submitted to the Committee on Rules (House) and denied consideration by the rule, H1976 [14AP]

Changes made to Class Action Fairness Act (2003), S1078 [8FE]

Comments by Republicans during filibuster of Richard A. Paez and Marsha L. Berzon nominations, S3763 [15AP]

Committee on Government Reform (House) Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources methamphetamine hearings since 2001, H10371 [16NO]

Communities that have filed methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) lawsuits against oil companies, H2425 [21AP]

Cosponsors of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S9061 [27JY]

Court decisions that support the militia interpretation of the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to keep and bear arms, H9009 [20OC]

Disability-related groups opposing nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge, S6260 [9JN]

Editorials, columns, and letters to the editor opposing nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge, S6210 [8JN]

Editorials supporting S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1187 [9FE]

Government organizations opposed to S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1248 [10FE]

Groups opposed to H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, H11816 [15DE]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act letters of support, H6868 [27JY]

House Members who voted to protect oil companies from methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) litigation who also represent communities with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water, H2426 [21AP]

Judicial nominations by President Bush approved by the Senate, S5500 [19MY]

Judicial nominations for which cloture was filed, because of a filibuster, but was later withdrawn, S3763 [15AP]

Judicial nominations needing 60 votes in order to end filibuster prior to the Bush administration, S3763 [15AP], S4442 [27AP]

Letters opposing nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge, S6208 [8JN]

Michigan organizations opposing H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S4930 [11MY]

Organizations opposed to S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1248 [10FE]

Organizations supporting Dodd amendment to S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, to protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, S2310 [9MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, H9284-H9286 [27OC]

Statements of support for nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge, S6079 [6JN]

Statements of support for nomination of Thomas B. Griffith to be circuit judge, S6361 [13JN]

States with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) found in tap water, H2425 [21AP]

Memorandums

Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Howard M. Radzely, Dept. of Labor, H5682 [12JY]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2074 [14AP]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3159 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8478 [28SE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11516, S11525, S11547, S11548 [19OC], S11615, S11623 [20OC], H9987 [8NO]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9327 [27OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9230 [28JY]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H7007 [28JY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11858 [15DE], H11995 [16DE]

Safety: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10106 [9NO]

States: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H752 [17FE]

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]

Newsletters

Industry Note—Tobacco—Senate Just Passed Class Action Bill—Positive for Tobacco: Bonnie Herzog, Smith Barney, H733 [17FE]

Obituaries

Westbrook, Marc H.: Columbia (SC) State, E1904 [20SE]

Papers

Senate's Power To Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S5509-S5512 [19MY]

Petitions and memorials

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

Press releases

Harvard Study Shows Legislation a Danger to Millions Bankrupted by Medical Bills: Physicians for a National Health Program (organization), S1840 [1MR]

Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senator Frist To Repudiate Claim That Judicial Nominees Are Victims of a ``Filibuster Against Faith'': Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S4147 [22AP]

Proclamations

Tribute to Greg Peterson: Representative Ney, E2004 [3OC]

Proposals

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S1013-S1042 [7FE]

Questions and answers

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

Quotations

Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be circuit judge: Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, S5820 [24MY]

Supermajority requirement for confirmation of judicial nominees: several legal scholars, S5516 [19MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (H.R. 776), E214 [10FE]

Albuquerque, NM: agreement reached with environmental groups on protection of silvery minnow habitat in water conservation project, E331 [2MR]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H9438, H9440, H9441 [1NO], H9560, H9611 [3NO], H9932 [7NO], H10045 [9NO], H11473 [13DE], H11509 [14DE], H12144 [17DE], E2520 [14DE]

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H2885 [4MY]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H291, H315-H325 [2FE], E173 [8FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 59), H310-H315 [2FE]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to Fulton County Courthouse shooting victims, H1426 [15MR]

Austin, TX: question legality of district attorney office decision to dismiss charges against several corporate defendants in return for monetary contributions to LBJ School of Public Affairs, H3047 [5MY]

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 1400), H11127, H11128 [7DE], H11264 [8DE], E2481 [8DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H1606 [16MR], H1856 [12AP], H1946 [13AP], H1993, H2062-H2077, H2084, H2086 [14AP], H2631 [27AP], E623 [12AP], E677 [18AP], E699, E704 [19AP], E737 [22AP], E754 [25AP], E838 [2MY]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1974 [14AP]

———establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, H2059 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members, H2074, H2075 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by identity theft, H1978, H1990 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, H2055, H2059 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed and income from any employment in which he can no longer engage due to medical disability, H1979, H1980 [14AP]

———exempt means testing, disallow claims on certain high-cost loans, and establish Federal homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen, veterans, and spouses of those who die in military service, H2059, H2060 [14AP]

———increase payments of wages and benefits to employees and require payment to retirees for lost health benefits by companies filing for bankruptcy, H2065 [14AP]

———limit exemption for asset protection trusts (H.R. 1278), H1407 [14MR]

———prevent creditors from employing involuntary bankruptcy actions relative to certain liability claims, E677 [18AP]

———protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, H1981, H1982 [14AP]

———protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H4160, H4162 [7JN], H4277-H4285 [8JN], H4564 [16JN], H6207 [21JY], H8134 [20SE], H9350 [27OC]

———protect victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from their homes, H2060 [14AP]

———reform homestead exemptions protecting homes from bankruptcy filings, H2059 [14AP]

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

Berkshire County, MA: tribute to Berkshire Juvenile Court, E2410 [18NO]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H3044 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3440, H3546 [18MY], H3588 [19MY], H3883 [24MY], H4192 [8JN]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to Buffalo Drug Treatment Court, E921 [10MY]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially-declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 3675), H9056, H9057 [25OC]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (H. Con. Res. 146), E885 [5MY]

———honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (H. Con. Res. 238), H11629, H11630 [14DE]

Canada: Supreme Court ruling allowing private health insurance, H4725 [20JN]

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

———provide the death penalty for certain terrorism related crimes and make other modifications of law relating to the penalty of death, H6286, H6287 [21JY]

Children and youth: allow actions to be brought by, or on behalf of, certain young children against sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that market specifically to such children, H8933, H8934 [19OC]

———allow use of witness protection grants for youths trying to leave gangs, H10103 [9NO]

———improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (H.R. 3758), H8326 [22SE]

———protect from sexually violent offenders, H2456 [21AP]

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

Churches and synagogues: prohibit exercise of eminent domain over houses of worship and other nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations, H9598 [3NO]

Civil liberties: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6213 [21JY]

Claims: establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims, E2639 [22DE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (H.R. 1360), E506 [17MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2886 [4MY], H2982 [5MY], H4901 [22JN], H5595 [30JN], H7570 [29JY]

Constitution—U.S.: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority, H3105-H3110 [10MY], H4391-H4394 [13JN]

———base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (H.R. 1658), E653 [14AP]

Contracts: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action and disaster relief, H10106, H10107 [9NO]

Copyrights: make technical corrections relative to copyright royalty judges (H.R. 1036), H10243-H10246 [16NO]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, H4726 [20JN]

———require underage consumers to demonstrate ability to pay, complete a certified counseling credit course, or submit a cosigned application prior to extension of credit, H2060 [14AP]

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

———authorize appropriations for grants for specialized technical assistance and training to improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases, H7898 [14SE]

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

———eliminate statute of limitations for prosecution of felony sex offenses, child kidnapping, and human trafficking violations and increase penalties for failure to report child abuse, H7910 [14SE]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 259), H3589 [19MY]

———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors, H5643 [12JY]

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

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (H.R. 2363), H3266 [16MY], E1954 [27SE]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico, H10055 [9NO]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (H.R. 3900), H8359 [27SE], E1954 [27SE]

———increase sentencing for violent crimes or drug trafficking offenses committed by illegal aliens, H3124, H3150-H3152 [11MY]

———permit child welfare agencies to access the national crime information database for background checks on possible foster or adoptive parents, H7911 [14SE]

———prevent identity fraud, H4472 [14JN]

———prevention and punishment of domestic violence, H8921 [19OC]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 714), E202 [9FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7919-H7922, H7925 [14SE], H8073 [15SE], E1850 [14SE], E1878 [15SE], E1885 [19SE], E1931 [22SE], E1946 [26SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 2662), E1118 [26MY]

———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries, H4445 [14JN]

———reduce criminal gang activities (H.R. 970), H1328 [10MR]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3028 [5MY], H3063 [10MY], H3134-H3161, H3164 [11MY], H8404 [28SE], E949, E953 [12MY], E970, E971 [13MY], E1006 [18MY], E1269 [17JN]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), amendment process, H3028 [5MY]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), consideration (H. Res. 268), H3120-H3133 [11MY]

———repeal mandatory minimum penalties and the death penalty for unintentional acts relative to violent crimes against children, H7905, H7906 [14SE]

———replace mandatory minimum sentences with longer maximium sentences for certain offenses against judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, H10099, H10100 [9NO]

———strengthen sentencing for sex offenders, H7893 [14SE]

———tribute to victims' rights advocates, E2365 [15NO]

Cuba: extradition to U.S. of William Morales and certain other individuals, H4509 [15JN]

———treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4565 [16JN], H4786 [20JN], H4829-H4838, H4862, H4864 [21JN], H4901, H4903, H4904 [22JN], H4988, H5081 [23JN], H5181, H5220 [27JN], H5356, H5357 [28JN], H5366 [29JN], H5597 [30JN]

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'': conviction for taking bribes from defense contractors, H11078 [6DE]

Death and dying: encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives, H10113 [9NO]

DeLay, Representative: indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8505-H8507 [28SE], H8627 [29SE], H8711 [6OC], H8738 [7OC]

———remarks and apology relative to politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, H1972 [14AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2533 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, H12207, H12210 [18DE], E2654 [30DE]

Dept. of Energy: financial accountability of contractors at nuclear facilities, H2431 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require entry of convictions for using a false driver's license to board an airplane into the aviation screening database, H544-H546 [10FE]

———submit report on timeline for deploying all phases of the US-VISIT entry/exit system, H11843-H11845 [15DE]

———use of delivery bonds to assure illegal aliens attend Federal deportation proceedings, H541-H544 [10FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (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 appropriations (H.R. 3402), consideration (H. Res. 462), H8401-H8406 [28SE]

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

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

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

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

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

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding through reductions in LSC funding, H4462, H4463 [14JN], H4548 [15JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5514 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H4991 [23JN], H5371, H5376-H5433, H5437-H5469 [29JN], H5482, H5483-H5557 [30JN], H9987 [8NO], H10229 [16NO], E1419, E1420, E1437 [1JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), amendment process, H5440, H5441 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10925-H10959 [18NO], E2404 [18NO], E2488 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5275-H5281 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H10913, H10914 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), motion to instruct conferees, H9987, H9988 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 308)—adoption (H. Res. 572), H10994, H11005 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), unanimous-consent agreement, H5376 [29JN]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H5506-H5509 [30JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H5529-H5531 [30JN]

———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of effect on competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H5522 [30JN]

Disasters: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (H.R. 3650), H7689-H7692 [7SE]

District of Columbia: permit nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility (H.R. 4087), E2126 [19OC]

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

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

———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (H.R. 1616), H4194 [8JN]

———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]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H3762-H3765 [23MY], H7839 [13SE], H9074 [25OC], H11509, H11510, H11517, H11519, H11520, H11522, H11531, H11535, H11539 [14DE], E2549 [15DE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (H.R. 314), H3681 [19MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (H.R. 3889), H10368-H10377 [16NO]

Drunken driving: allow use of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures grant funding for Driving While Intoxicated Courts, H1308 [10MR]

Durbin, Senator: characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4658 [17JN], H4783 [20JN], H4806, H4807, H4808 [21JN], H4987 [23JN]

E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex, H9490-H9492 [2NO]

———designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex (H.R. 1015), E315 [1MR]

Earle, Ronnie: dismissal of indictments by Texas prosecutor for illegal campaign contributions by corporations in exchange for contributions to educational programs on the role of corporations in American democracy, H4902 [22JN]

East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse (organization): tribute, E2070 [7OC]

El Monte, CA: anniversary of garment worker slavery case, E1733 [29JY]

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]

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

———require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6249-H6252 [21JY]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, H4245-H4247 [8JN]

Federal court system: funding through reductions in the GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H5451 [29JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (H.R. 870), E252 [16FE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: allow claims against profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency, H9325, H9327, H9328 [27OC]

———improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H633, H635 [16FE], H9109 [26OC], H9312-H9329 [27OC], E2212 [28OC]

———improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9282-H9289 [27OC]

Federal-State relations: remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), H1599-H1604, H1606 [16MR], H1625 [17MR], H1722, H1727, H1734 [20MR], E512 [17MR]

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

———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]

———exempt cases involving child victims from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8996 [20OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 800), H590 [15FE], H1951 [13AP], H6409 [25JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H8821 [17OC], H8923 [19OC], H8990-H9011 [20OC], E2155 [24OC], E2162, E2164, E2171 [25OC], E2183 [27OC], E2216 [28OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), consideration (H. Res. 493), H8881-H8885 [18OC]

———prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony in a foreign court (H.R. 1931), H3749 [23MY]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, E782 [27AP]

———prohibit transfer to or possession of a firearm by any individual convicted of sex offense against a minor, H7914, H7915 [14SE]

Food industry: clarify plantiff's pleading requirements relative to lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutes and regulations, H8931 [19OC]

———preserve State jurisdiction over lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H8929, H8934, H8935 [19OC]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8923, H8925-H8940, H8963 [19OC], E2138 [20OC]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), consideration (H. Res. 494), H8885-H8888 [18OC]

———prohibit civil lawsuits by a food manufacturer, seller, or trade association against an individual, H8931-H8933 [19OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to any country which refuses to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H9669 [4NO]

———prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, H5339, H5340 [28JN]

———prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H5331, H5332 [28JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4534-H4542 [15JN], H6214, H6216-H6218, H6222-H6247, H6295, H6296 [21JY], H11516, H11527 [14DE], E1640 [27JY]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons, H992 [8MR], H1496 [15MR], H3919 [25MY], H11337 [13DE], H11818 [15DE]

———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (H.R. 952), E282 [18FE], E1669 [29JY]

Freedom of religion: safeguard religious liberties, E694 [19AP]

Freedom of the press: affirm constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press and assert that no purpose is served by sentencing journalists to prison for maintaining the anonymity of confidential sources, H5884 [14JY]

Fresno, CA: dedication of new Federal courthouse, E2093 [17OC]

Government: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 4379), E2402 [18NO]

Government regulations: provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (H.R. 1151), H993 [8MR], H1205 [9MR], H1270 [10MR], H1731 [20MR]

———require timely notification to the issuing judge of any changes in the location of roving wiretaps, H6252-H6254 [21JY]

Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (H.R. 2357), H8953 [19OC]

———guarantee incapacitated individuals explicit due process rights of hapeas corpus when a court orders their death by removal of nutrition, hydration, and medical treatment, H972 [3MR]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, H186 [25JA], H1218-H1224 [9MR], H2541-H2547 [26AP]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H6383 [25JY], H6438, H6439 [26JY], H6654, H6655, H6656 [27JY], H6974-H7013 [28JY], H8714-H8720 [6OC], E1640 [27JY], E1721, E1722 [29JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6860-H6869 [27JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H7010 [28JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent request, H6984, H6986 [28JY]

———prohibit punitive damages against manufacturers of medical products that comply with FDA standards, H6862-H6867 [27JY], H6986, H6987, H6996, H6999, H7000 [28JY]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (H.R. 2259), E937 [11MY]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, H12054 [17DE], H12227-H12230 [18DE], H13181 [22DE], E2650 [22DE]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, H996 [8MR], H4146 [7JN]

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (H.R. 4282), E2313 [9NO]

———set caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits, H8718, H8719 [6OC]

Health care facilities: provide grants to set up medical malpractice mediation programs and train mediators, H6867, H6869 [27JY]

Health care professionals: reform the medical malpractice system, H6861 [27JY], E1640 [27JY]

———reform the medical malpractice system (H.R. 2657), H6408 [25JY]

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (H.R. 1542), H2888, H2889 [4MY]

House of Representatives: enhance ability of individuals to file lawsuits and judicial appeals to resolve issues caused by a large number of simultaneously vacant seats and the special elections to fill such seats, H964, H965 [3MR]

———legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN]

Hurricanes: protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3736), H7871, H7883-H7887 [14SE]

Hussein, Saddam: trial on charges of crimes against humanity, H8956 [19OC], H8990 [20OC], H11337 [13DE]

Immigration: eliminate practice of releasing detained illegal aliens prior to their deportation hearings, H6332 [22JY], H9422 [28OC]

———eliminate sanctuary laws that stop police from arresting and detaining illegal aliens, H6554 [26JY], H9422 [28OC], H10912 [18NO]

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

———enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (H. Con. Res. 221), H7943 [14SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H2721 [28AP], H5078 [23JN], H5710 [12JY], H6178 [20JY], H8924 [19OC], H11955-H11957 [16DE]

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

———enhance penalties for crimes related to document fraud and drug trafficking, H11973-H11975 [16DE]

———maintain current penalty for illegal entry and establish analogous criminal penalty for unlawful presence, H11952, H11953 [16DE]

———maintain existing asylum procedures, H531, H533, H535, H548-H552 [10FE]

———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]

———provide guidelines for implementing the secured alternatives to detention, H11848-H11850 [15DE]

———require Federal action when local police report the arrest of illegal aliens, H7650 [6SE]

———require the automatic deportation of illegal aliens convicted of driving while intoxicated, H11972, H11973 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11510 [14DE], H11800, H11858 [15DE], H11884, H11885, H11940-H11959, H11968-H12014, H12037-H12039 [16DE], H12146 [17DE], E2545 [15DE], E2595, E2596, E2598, E2602, E2603 [17DE], E2609, E2611 [18DE], E2623, E2626 [19DE], E2637, E2642, E2644 [22DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), amendment process, H11266 [8DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 610), H11670-H11678 [15DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 621), H11893-H11901 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), corrections in engrossment, H12014 [16DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed, H11994 [16DE]

Insurance: reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, H6110 [20JY], H7001, H7010, H7011 [28JY]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (H.R. 3359), E1540 [20JY]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (H. Res. 534), H10046 [9NO], H11642-H11644 [14DE]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (H.R. 315), H360-H362 [8FE]

Judiciary: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction (H.R. 1038), H2120, H2121 [19AP]

———appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (H.R. 4093), E2141 [20OC]

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

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, H1973, H2083 [14AP], H2153 [20AP]

Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (H.R. 1463), H1903-H1905 [13AP]

Killen, Edgar Ray: manslaughter conviction for 1964 killing of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, E1310 [21JN], E1339 [24JN]

King County, WA: history of the Green River killer, H975-H977 [3MR]

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law, H3920 [25MY]

———amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (H.R. 664), E199 [9FE]

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

———condemn court decision in U.S. v. Helder, Jr., on attempted solicitation of a law enforcement officer posing as a minor on the Internet, H7908 [14SE]

———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, H4525, H4526 [15JN]

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

———limit judicial review for certain harmless error sentencing claims, H7906, H7907 [14SE]

———make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, H7912 [14SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7872, H7873, H7887-H7925 [14SE], H8073-H8079 [15SE], E1850 [14SE], E1869, E1873, E1878 [15SE], E1885 [19SE], E1931 [22SE], E1946 [26SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), amendment process, H7791 [8SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), consideration (H. Res. 436), H7879-H7881 [14SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), corrections in engrossment, H7924 [14SE]

———provide guidelines and incentives for States to implement civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous persons, H7913 [14SE]

———repeal mandatory minimum sentencing for sex offenders who cross State lines and fail to register, H7901-H7903 [14SE]

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

Laws: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (H. Res. 97), H1405 [14MR]

Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, H8252 [22SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: prevent frivolous lawsuits and reform class action lawsuit procedures, H184 [25JA], H2544, H2545 [26AP]

Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 1433), E2056 [7OC]

Mason, MI: anniversary of Ingham County Courthouse, E821 [28AP]

Morality and ethics: national objectives priority assignments, H7839-H7843 [13SE]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H1200-H1202 [9MR]

National objectives: role in interpretation and application of Constitution, H8136, H8140, H8141 [20SE], H9456 [1NO]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (H.R. 3038), H6149 [20JY], E1322 [23JN]

———allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, H6258-H6260 [21JY]

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

———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: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H12054, H12055, H12056, H12145 [17DE], H12225, H12226 [18DE], E2625 [19DE]

———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]

Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (H.R. 600), E190 [9FE]

———clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (S. 279), H11046, H11047 [6DE]

———modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1892), H12218 [18DE]

New York: tribute to Celebration of Women in the Law, E1190 [9JN]

News media: establish protections against compelled disclosure of sources, and news or information, by persons providing services for the news media, E1098 [25MY]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 3323), H5969 [19JY]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 581), H290 [2FE], H592 [15FE], E147 [2FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5677-H5698, H5705, H5706 [12JY], E1539, E1556 [20JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), append H.R. 740, 741, and 742 language, H5709 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5661-H5676 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5683, H5687, H5689-H5698, H5705, H5706 [12JY], E1539, E1556 [20JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5661-H5676 [12JY]

109th Congress: goals, H5 [4JA]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), H5678, H5683, H5687, H5689-H5706 [12JY], E1539, E1556 [20JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5661-H5676 [12JY]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, H3338, H3339 [17MY], H3586 [19MY], H3883 [24MY]

Padilla, Jose: court ruling relative to detention and classification as ``unlawful combatant'', E415 [10MR]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (H. Res. 167), H1756 [5AP], H1870 [12AP], H1944 [13AP], H2084 [14AP], H2381 [20AP], H2452 [21AP], H2527 [26AP], H2627 [27AP], H2722 [28AP], H2940 [4MY], H3033 [5MY], H3088 [10MY], H3168 [11MY], H3290 [16MY]

———dismissal of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents, H4161 [7JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H10013-H10017 [8NO], H11759 [15DE]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2174-H2178, H2184, H2191, H2195, H2206 [20AP], H2418-H2427 [21AP], H5369 [29JN], H5772-H5777 [13JY], H6939, H6954 [28JY], E818 [28AP], E1490 [14JY], E1505 [15JY]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H6867, H6868 [27JY], H6983, H7000 [28JY]

———treatment of class action lawsuits involving the arthritis drug Vioxx, H753 [17FE], H6110 [20JY]

Pierce County, WI: anniversary of Pierce County Courthouse, E1323 [23JN]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H8131, H8135 [20SE], E1837 [14SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H2398 [21AP], H2746, H2750 [3MY], H2886, H2950-H2956 [4MY], H2983, H3031 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119 [11MY], H3201, H3202, H3203, H3204, H3239 [12MY], H3269, H3291, H3293, H3300-H3305 [16MY], H3337 [17MY], H3440, H3441, H3442, H3544, H3546 [18MY], H3586, H3587, H3588, H3678 [19MY], H3699 [23MY], H3772, H3883, H3888 [24MY], H3899 [25MY]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, H3546 [18MY], H3588 [19MY], H3883 [24MY], E485 [17MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (H.R. 1313), H1678 [17MR], H8717 [6OC]

Puerto Rico: voting rights of residents who are U.S. citizens, H2787 [3MY]

Real estate: allow property owners to obtain injunctive or declaratory relief in cases of eminent domain, H9591, H9592 [3NO]

———clarify definition of economic development in cases of eminent domain, H9593, H9594 [3NO]

———clarify that the burden is on the State or agency to show that an eminent domain taking is not for certain economic development, H9592 [3NO]

———encourage the cleanup and use of brownfields and other sites that contain hazardous contaminants in cases of eminent domain, H9596, H9597 [3NO]

———impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (H.R. 4088), H9576 [3NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain, H9333 [27OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 3083), H5369 [29JN]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 3135), E1426 [1JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9454-H9459 [1NO], H9475, H9476, H9477 [2NO], H9559, H9569-H9605, H9613 [3NO], H9644 [4NO], E2253 [3NO], E2278 [4NO], E2281 [7NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), amendment process, H9396 [28OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), consideration (H. Res. 527), H9560-H9562 [3NO]

Rehnquist, William H.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 52), H7660 [6SE]

Reid, Richard C.: sentencing for attempted bombing of American Airlines Flight 63, H5778 [13JY], H6315 [21JY]

Religion: prohibit funding to enforce the Southern District Court of Indiana ruling in case on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H4532, H4533 [15JN]

———Supreme Court cases on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H991 [8MR], H1029 [9MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2626 [27AP], H4874-H4880 [21JN], H6112 [20JY]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (H.R. 483), H1905-H1907 [13AP], E656 [15AP]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., H7675 [7SE], H7791, H7793 [8SE], H7874 [14SE], H7962 [15SE], H8135-H8141 [20SE], E1861 [15SE]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H6175 [20JY], H6332, H6371 [22JY], H7569 [29JY], E1609 [27JY]

Saad, Henry W.: nomination to be circuit judge, H3440 [18MY]

Safety: increase protection of judges and courthouses, H1427 [15MR], H1606 [16MR]

———permit civil actions alleging that products claiming to assist in weight loss caused heart disease or other complications, H8935, H8936 [19OC]

———protect judges, H4525 [15JN]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H2727 [28AP], H10045, H10090-H10109 [9NO], E2329, E2338, E2339 [10NO], E2639 [22DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), amendment process, H9672 [4NO]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), consideration (H. Res. 540), H10053-H10056 [9NO]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), motion to recommit, H10106, H10107 [9NO]

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (H.R. 984), E303 [18FE]

Schiavo, Terri: legal dispute over removal of feeding tubes, H1427 [15MR], H1835-H1837 [6AP]

———relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1700-H1728, H1731-H1735 [20MR], H1738 [5AP], H1824 [6AP], E533, E534, E540 [5AP], E557 [6AP]

———relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), unanimous-consent agreement, H1700 [20MR]

Schools: circuit court decision on parental rights relating to public school curriculum, H9967 [8NO], H10044 [9NO]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), H10312-H10317 [16NO], E2395 [17NO], E2550 [15DE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H2153 [20AP], H2398 [21AP], H2546 [26AP], H2746, H2750 [3MY], H2886, H2950-H2956 [4MY], H2983, H3031 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119 [11MY], H3201, H3202, H3203, H3204, H3239 [12MY], H3269, H3291, H3293, H3300-H3305 [16MY], H3337 [17MY], H3440, H3441, H3442, H3544, H3546 [18MY], H3586, H3587, H3588, H3678 [19MY], H3699 [23MY], H3772, H3883, H3888 [24MY], H3899 [25MY], E1003 [17MY]

Sensenbrenner, Representative: recusal from legislative consideration of Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act due to conflict of interest, H6868 [27JY]

Sentencing: application of mandatory minimum sentences to certain gang crime, H3154-H3157 [11MY]

States: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (H.R. 516), E136 [2FE], E388 [8MR]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H589 [15FE], H634, H685-H691 [16FE], H722, H723-H755 [17FE], H2541-H2545 [26AP]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), consideration (H. Res. 96), H643-H652 [16FE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), motion to commit, H753 [17FE]

———exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts, H649 [16FE]

———require public hearings when an insurer proposes increases in medical malpractice liability insurance, H6869 [27JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, E1149 [7JN], E1246 [15JN]

———base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority, H1336 [10MR]

———decision on the execution of juveniles, H947, H974 [3MR]

———decisions on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H5218 [27JN], H5258, H5260, H5261, H5355 [28JN], H5481 [30JN]

———disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5104, H5167 [24JN], H5218, H5227 [27JN], H5256, H5259 [28JN], H5366 [29JN], H5481 [30JN], H9441, H9454-H9459 [1NO], H9600, H9601 [3NO], E1379 [28JN]

———disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5370 [29JN], H5577-H5585 [30JN], E1453 [11JY], E1720, E1728 [29JY]

———encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (H. Con. Res. 245), H8418-H8422 [28SE], E2082 [7OC]

———hearing on use of eminent domain for private economic development purposes, H1335 [10MR]

———Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer v. Grokster decision on the liability of Internet file-sharing services for their role in copyright infringement, H5224-H5227 [27JN], H5368 [29JN], E1363 [27JN], E1387 [28JN]

———nominee selection process, H5470 [29JN], H5804 [14JY]

———permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 4380), H12149 [17DE]

———prohibit funding to enforce Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5504-H5506 [30JN]

———reduce salaries and expenses relative to New London, CT, eminent domain decision, H5449, H5450 [29JN]

Sweden: limitations on religious speech, E2293 [8NO]

Taxation: allow deduction for certain attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4040), E2054 [7OC]

———allow deduction for certain flood-related attorney fees in computing taxable income and alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4041), E2054 [7OC]

———treatment of attorneys fees in lawsuits as income to the attorneys, not as part of the plaintiffs awards, E1228 [14JN]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, H6130-H6135 [20JY]

———call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (H. Con. Res. 127), H2762-H2765 [3MY], E863 [4MY]

Teaneck, NJ: tribute to Torah Academy mock trial team, E637 [13AP]

Terrorism: allow victims of terrorist attacks who obtain civil judgments against terrorist organizations to attach the assets of the organization for compensatory damages, H6290-H6292 [21JY]

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

———detention of material witnesses, H5234 [27JN]

———encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution of drug crimes committed to provide material support to terrorist organizations, H6292-H6294 [21JY], H11538 [14DE]

———encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution of drug crimes committed to provide material support to terrorist organizations (H.R. 2593), E1073 [24MY]

Texas: State constitutional amendment allowing caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits, H8106 [20SE]

Thompson, Myron H.: tribute (H. Res. 478), E2005 [3OC]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H3658, H3659 [19MY]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (H.R. 548), H362-H366 [8FE], E195 [9FE], E219 [10FE]

Transportation: increase penalties for terrorist attacks against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air, H6214, H6255, H6256 [21JY]

Transportation Security Administration: liability protections relative to security screening opt-out program for airport operators allowing the hiring of private screeners, H8697 [6OC]

Tulsa, OK: call for Supreme Court resolution of claims resulting from 1921 race riots, E486 [17MR]

U.N.: protect U.S. Armed Forces and officials involved in U.N. peacekeeping operations from surrender to a foreign country, international tribunal, or International Criminal Court for prosecutions, H4636, H4637 [16JN]

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 (H.R. 908), H813-H815 [1MR], E299 [18FE]

U.S. Parole Commission: extend (S. 1368), H8171, H8172 [21SE]

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

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

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies, H3234, H3235 [12MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: exclude agricultural operations from Superfund litigation, S12349 [3NO]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S12059, S12060 [31OC], S12874, S12881-S12884, S12901 [16NO], S13427-S13435 [12DE], S13565 [14DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: Supreme Court decisions on enforcement and compliance, S10537-S10539 [28SE]

Appeals Reform Act: reform language to clarify that categorical exclusions used by the Forest Service are exempt from comment and appeals, S14011 [19DE]

Atlanta, GA: Fulton County Courthouse shooting, S2513 [11MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), S1725-S1783, S1785-S1788 [28FE], S1813-S1815, S1818-S1831, S1834-S1857 [1MR], S1892-S1915, S1918-S1927 [2MR], S1979-S1997 [3MR], S2053-S2056, S2069-S2078 [4MR], S2111, S2113-S2143 [7MR], S2199-S2230 [8MR], S2306-S2342 [9MR], S2406-S2408, S2415-S2417, S2420-S2422, S2424-S2428, S2459-S2474 [10MR], S2515-S2517 [11MR], S6010 [26MY]

———amend laws (S. 256), unanimous-consent agreement, S1889 [2MR], S2098 [4MR], S2229 [8MR]

———clarify treatment of debtors with serious medical conditons, servicemen called to active duty, and low income veterans, S1845-S1850, S1852-S1854 [1MR], S1907, S1913-S1915 [2MR]

———discourage predatory mortgage lending practices, S1920-S1922 [2MR]

———establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, S1895-S1900, S1906, S1907, S1924 [2MR], S2324 [9MR]

———establish a Federal homestead floor exemption for senior citizens, S1829-S1831 [1MR], S1892-S1894 [2MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors who are disabled veterans whose indebtedness occurred primarily during a period of military service, S2427 [10MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, S2322 [9MR], S2416 [10MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by identity theft, S1918-S1920 [2MR], S1982 [3MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, S1895-S1900, S1907, S1913, S1923 [2MR], S2203 [8MR], S2324 [9MR]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose income falls below the median income level, S2217-S2221 [8MR], S2307, S2311 [9MR]

———exempt from means testing economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1923, S1924, S1925 [2MR]

———exempt from means testing income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed and income from any employment in which he can no longer engage due to medical disability, S2323 [9MR], S2416 [10MR]

———exempt means testing, disallow claims on certain high-cost loans, and establish Federal homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen, veterans, and spouses of those who die in military service, S1823-S1828, S1841, S1844-S1850, S1852-S1854 [1MR], S1907, S1926 [2MR], S2203 [8MR]

———impact of laws on women and children, S2463-S2465 [10MR]

———impact of legislative changes on senior citizens, S1905 [2MR]

———impose nondischargeable sanctions on debtors who falsify schedules, enforce rules sanctioning attorney misconduct, and maintain existing laws regarding reaffirmation agreements, S2319 [9MR]

———increase certain filing fees, S1985 [3MR]

———increase payments of wages and benefits to employees and require payment to retirees for lost health benefits by companies filing for bankruptcy, S1905, S1926 [2MR], S1994, S1995 [3MR]

———limit exemption for asset protection trusts, S1980, S1981, S1991-S1994 [3MR], S2138, S2139 [7MR], S2427 [10MR]

———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, S2203-S2215 [8MR]

———preserve existing protections for economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members, S1908 [2MR]

———prevent courts from dismissing companies' Coal Act obligations to pay workers promised benefits, S1905, S1906 [2MR], S2331, S2332 [9MR]

———prevent courts from dismissing companies' Coal Act obligations to pay workers promised benefits (S. 594), S2487 [10MR], S2967 [17MR]

———protect assets necessary for the financial support of children, S2223-S2227 [8MR], S2310, S2311, S2325 [9MR]

———protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, S1986-S1991, S1995 [3MR], S5049-S5052 [12MY], S5205 [16MY], S9110, S9115 [27JY]

———protect victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from rental housing, S2229 [8MR]

———reform homestead exemptions protecting homes from bankruptcy filings, S1821, S1822, S1831 [1MR], S2321, S2325, S2341 [9MR]

———reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors, S1902 [2MR]

———reform rules governing venue in bankruptcy cases to combat forum shopping by corporate debtors (S. 314), S1125 [8FE]

———reform small business regulations, S2221-S2223, S2228 [8MR]

———restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents, S1850-S1852 [1MR], S2139-S2141 [7MR]

Boyle, Terrence W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4892 [11MY]

Brown, Janice Rogers: confirmation as circuit judge, S6279 [9JN], S6470 [14JN]

———nomination to be circuit judge, S4353, S4357 [27AP], S4892, S4894 [11MY], S5008 [12MY], S5284-S5287 [17MY], S5375, S5377, S5394, S5395, S5397, S5400, S5402, S5403, S5405, S5412, S5415, S5424 [18MY], S5456, S5459, S5472, S5482, S5499, S5518, S5521 [19MY], S5552, S5558 [20MY], S5718, S5730, S5736, S5811, S5812 [23MY], S5821, S5822 [24MY], S6061 [26MY], S6075-S6079, S6082-S6094 [6JN], S6116-S6129, S6133-S6135, S6138, S6144-S6146, S6172 [7JN], S6176-S6218 [8JN]

Business and industry: clarify liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (S. 1761), S10392 [22SE], S10460 [26SE]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (S. 691), S3153 [4AP]

Cambodia: condemn actions of National Assembly in removal of democratic opposition party leaders, S966 [3FE]

Canada: settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (S. 216), S668 [31JA]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 122), S313 [24JA]

———reconsider the death penalty, S14301 [21DE]

Charities: reform liability for certain charitable contributions (S. 1125), S5932 [25MY]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), S5539 [19MY]

———strengthen courts for at-risk children (S. 1679), S9932, S9939 [12SE]

Civil liberties: amend the material witness statute to strengthen procedural safeguards (S. 1739), S10296-S10298 [21SE]

Claims: establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims (S. 1088), S5540 [19MY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure, S12 [4JA], S1009-S1042 [7FE], S1101 [8FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S3905-S3941 [19AP], S5493 [19MY], S6278 [9JN], S7287 [23JN], S12873, S12875 [16NO], S13483 [13DE]

Coalter, Kim: authorize testimony in Mississippi v. Edward Statecum (S. Res. 279), S11499 [18OC]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (S. Res. 199), S8436 [18JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): history of hearings on Supreme Court nominees, S10398 [26SE], S10467-S10469, S10471 [27SE]

———programs under committee oversight funding, S14216 [21DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S6076 [6JN], S7880 [1JY], S8204 [13JY], S8332, S8375-S8377 [15JY], S9249, S9319 [28JY], S9418 [29JY], S13307, S13408 [18NO]

Conrad, Robert J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4477-S4479 [28AP]

Contracts: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts in areas of war or conflict, S1917 [2MR], S2319-S2321 [9MR]

———reform judicial branch procurement authority, S11471 [18OC]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852)-S3941 [19AP]

Credit: require notice of rate increases and prohibit retroactive increases, S2074 [4MR]

———require underage consumers to demonstrate ability to pay, complete a certified counseling credit course, or submit a cosigned application prior to extension of credit, S2073, S2075 [4MR]

Crime: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (S. 1322), S7526-S7530 [28JN]

———assure mandatory minimum sentencing for violent crimes against children, increase penalties for sexual offenses against children, and reform habeas corpus system for child murderers (S. 956), S4569 [28AP]

———condemn courthouse violence, S3235, S3236 [5AP]

———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (S. 1998), S12688 [10NO], S13497 [13DE]

———increase criminal penalties for assaults against judges and their families, S3267 [6AP]

———increase penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent such attacks (S. 629), S8242 [13JY]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 768), S3510 [13AP]

———prevention and punishment of domestic violence, S10794 [30SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S969 [3FE], S1046 [7FE], S1111 [8FE], S1194 [9FE], S1256 [10FE], S1341 [14FE], S1410 [15FE], S1499 [16FE], S1602 [17FE], S1792 [28FE], S1863 [1MR], S1928 [2MR], S2000 [3MR], S2081 [4MR], S2144 [7MR], S2239 [8MR], S2381 [9MR], S2478 [10MR], S2641 [14MR], S2728 [15MR], S2843 [16MR], S2985 [17MR], S3132 [4AP], S3271 [6AP], S3813 [18AP], S3893 [19AP], S4099 [21AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S6009, S6037, S6038 [26MY], S6221 [8JN], S6295 [9JN], S6469 [14JN], S6648 [15JN], S6812 [20JN], S7065 [22JN], S7289 [23JN], S7609 [29JN], S7805 [30JN], S8414 [18JY], S9150 [27JY], S9718 [7SE], S9820 [8SE], S9876 [9SE], S9925 [12SE], S9981 [13SE], S10033 [14SE], S10110 [15SE], S10185 [19SE], S10230 [20SE], S10289 [21SE], S10370 [22SE], S10421 [26SE], S10510 [27SE], S10583 [28SE], S10713 [29SE], S10795 [30SE], S10820 [3OC], S11121 [5OC], S11297 [7OC], S11414 [17OC], S11473 [18OC], S11556 [19OC], S11657 [20OC], S11765 [24OC], S11815 [25OC], S11913 [26OC], S12002 [27OC], S12123 [1NO], S12229 [2NO], S12348 [3NO], S12443 [7NO], S12522 [8NO], S12603 [9NO], S12678 [10NO], S12763 [14NO], S12836 [15NO], S12942 [16NO], S13155 [17NO], S13773 [16DE], S14027 [19DE], S14173 [20DE]

———reduce criminal gang activities (S. 155), S474, S482 [25JA]

Crotty, Paul A.: nomination to be district judge, S3398-S3401 [11AP], S3443 [12AP]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3363 [7AP]

Cuba: grant authority to utilize combatant status review tribunals and annual review board to determine status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S8811-S8813 [25JY], S9419, S9451 [29JY], S11073-S11075 [5OC]

———treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S6390 [13JN], S6592-S6595 [14JN], S6671, S6712-S6716, S6718-S6721, S6782-S6784 [16JN], S7397-S7402 [27JN], S7485 [28JN], S7809 [30JN], S14310 [21DE]

Death and dying: treatment of end-of-life care laws, S8617 [21JY]

DeLay, Representative: comments on Fox News Radio ``Tony Snow Show'' relative to politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S3962 [20AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S4167 [25AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: change in Federal regulations relaxing prohibition of beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S26 [4JA], S1591 [17FE]

Dept. of Defense: court order to release photographs and videos relative to abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, S10783 [30SE]

———evidentiary standards used by combatant status review tribunals relative to detainees held in the war on terror, S14273 [21DE]

———judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S12727-S12734, S12755 [14NO], S12799 [15NO], S14169 [20DE], S14245, S14251, S14260-S14268, S14274, S14275, S14309 [21DE]

———review status of detainees held in the war on terror, S12655-S12661, S12662-S12665, S12667 [10NO], S12753-S12756 [14NO], S12796, S12799-S12803 [15NO], S12942 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (S. 948), S4567 [28AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), S13654 [15DE], S13749, S13762-S13766 [16DE]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program methamphetamine enforcement and clean up program funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2938, S2939 [17MR]

———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]

———juvenile justice funding, S2953 [17MR]

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

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

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11179 [6OC], S11350-S11410 [17OC], S11450, S11453, S11469-S11472 [18OC], S11512-S11522, S11524-S11555 [19OC], S11603, S11607-S11653 [20OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, S13317-S13325 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13418 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 308)—unanimous-consent agreement, S13418 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), unanimous-consent agreement, S11329 [7OC]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S11607 [20OC]

Dever, James C., III: nomination to be district judge, S4477-S4479 [28AP]

Disasters: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (H.R. 3650), S9719 [7SE], S9774-S9776 [8SE]

———allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (S. 1634), S9774-S9776 [8SE]

District of Columbia: preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (S. 2068), S13376 [18NO]

———reduce crime, provide scholarship vouchers for school choice, and establish Marriage Development Accounts, S11454-S11458 [18OC]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (S. 2116), S13684 [15DE]

Drugs: 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]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, S9873, S9874 [9SE], S9972 [13SE], S9997-S9999 [14SE], S13517, S13521 [14DE], S13712 [16DE], S14234 [21DE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (S. 103), S6473 [14JN], S7608 [29JN], S8547 [20JY], S12520 [8NO]

Drunken driving: increase penalties for higher-risk drivers who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, S5265 [17MY]

Durbin, Senator: apology relative to characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6979 [22JN]

———characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6896, S6897 [21JN]

E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex, S11892-S11894 [26OC], S12000 [27OC]

———designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex (S. 478), S1870 [1MR]

Education: provide loan forgiveness for family law attorneys who represent low-income families or individuals (S. 1431), S8563 [20JY]

Endangered species: modify provisions that provide legal protections to environmental rulings of Federal agencies, S12748 [14NO]

Equal Access Act: expand scope to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith (S. 483), S1873-S1875 [1MR]

Estrada, Miguel A.: withdrawal of nomination to be circuit judge, S4612 [9MY]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, S10217 [20SE]

Federal employees: provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (S. 1736), S11595 [19OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 912), S4399 [27AP]

Federal-State relations: limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (S. 489), S2063-S2069 [4MR], S3342 [7AP]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), unanimous-consent request, S2920 [17MR]

FERC: jurisdiction over legitimacy of termination payments charged to certain public utilities by Enron Corp., S7269-S7273 [23JN]

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]

———exempt cases involving child victims from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9098 [27JY], S9375-S9379 [29JY]

———exempt cases involving gross negligence or reckless conduct resulting in a proximate cause of death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9109 [27JY], S9222-S9230, S9242 [28JY], S9394 [29JY]

———exempt law enforcement officers from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, S9094, S9097 [27JY], S9384, S9385 [29JY]

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

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 800), S4930 [11MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S1529, S1577 [16FE], S1694 [17FE], S2514 [11MR], S2842 [16MR], S3646 [14AP], S8530 [20JY], S8648 [21JY], S9087-S9106, S9109, S9111-S9115 [27JY], S9208-S9211, S9217-S9244, S9246-S9248 [28JY], S9374-S9398 [29JY], S9820 [8SE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S8740 [22JY], S8908-S8918, S8920, S8923, S8929-S8932 [26JY], S9059, S9061-S9077, S9079-S9082, S9084-S9086 [27JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), unanimous-consent agreement, S9244 [28JY], S9384 [29JY]

———protect rights of child victims to secure damages from those who participate in the arming of criminals, S9377-S9379 [29JY]

Flag—U.S.: protect (S. 1370), S7911 [1JY]

Food industry: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), S11696 [20OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, S8454 [19JY], S8529, S8530 [20JY], S12399 [4NO]

Foreign countries: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (S. 1257), S6746 [16JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, S6081 [6JN], S13526, S13555 [14DE], S14001, S14008, S14009 [19DE], S14111 [20DE]

———limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (S. 317), S1131-S1133 [8FE]

Foreign policy: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over a tort action brought by an alien (S. 1874), S11433-S11435 [17OC]

———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons, S2478 [10MR], S13737 [16DE]

Fresno, CA: dedication of new Federal courthouse, S11302 [7OC]

Ginsburg, Douglas: judicial philosophy as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, S14305 [21DE]

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: public policy views, S6182, S6183 [8JN]

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]

Government regulations: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (S. 2017), S12950-S12954 [16NO]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (S. 539), S2197 [7MR], S2289 [8MR]

Griffin, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6284-S6291 [9JN]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5857 [24MY]

Griffith, Thomas B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4613, S4614 [9MY], S5374 [18MY], S6351-S6356, S6361-S6363, S6384 [13JN], S6427-S6438, S6470, S6474 [14JN]

Haradinaj, Ramush: indictment by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S2334 [9MR]

Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (S. 1406), S8320 [14JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, S833 [2FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 354), S1603-S1605 [17FE]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (S. 1012), S5075 [12MY]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, S14142-S14146 [20DE], S14234-S14238, S14242-S14244, S14246, S14249 [21DE], S14424 [22DE]

———reduce health care costs, expand access to affordable coverage, improve health care, and strengthen the health care safety net (S. 1503), S8963 [26JY]

———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation (S. 1337), S7635-S7639 [29JN]

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (H.R. 1542), S7551 [29JN]

Human rights: prohibit expulsion, return, or extradition of persons by the U.S. to countries engaging in torture (S. 654), S3007-S3010 [17MR], S12520 [8NO]

Hussein, Saddam: trial on charges of crimes against humanity, S11503, S11508, S11509 [19OC]

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

———increase funding to certain Federal courts relative to immigration-related filings, S3779 [18AP], S3993 [20AP]

Indian Arts and Crafts Act: modify provisions relating to criminal proceedings and civil actions (S. 1375), S7990, S7991, S8090 [11JY], S8144 [12JY], S9318 [28JY]

Insurance: medical malpractice insurance reform, S3813 [18AP]

Irenas, Joseph E.: Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award recipient, S6477 [14JN]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (S. 801), S3675 [14AP]

Judiciary: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (S. 1301), S7289, S7302 [23JN]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 1296), S7289 [23JN]

———expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (S. 1318), S7523 [28JN]

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

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S3125-S3128 [4AP], S3235, S3236 [5AP], S3253-S3255, S3267 [6AP], S3351 [7AP], S3445 [12AP], S4173-S4176 [25AP], S4804, S4805 [10MY], S5287-S5290 [17MY], S5395 [18MY], S10469, S10488 [27SE], S10565, S10573 [28SE], S10633, S10636 [29SE]

Kendall, Virginia M.: nomination to be district judge, S14291 [21DE]

Law enforcement: amend laws relative to protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions (S. 1348), S7831 [30JN]

———clarify circumstances under which a person born in the U.S. is subject to U.S. jurisdiction, provide criminal penalties for forging Federal documents, and establish a National Border Neighborhood Watch Program (S. 2117), S13697-S13699 [16DE]

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

———limit authority to delay notice of search warrants (S. 316), S1130 [8FE]

———make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, S11055 [4OC], S13754-S13756 [16DE]

———provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (S. 2155), S14194 [20DE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 718), S3283 [6AP]

Laws: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (S. Res. 92), S3109-S3111 [20MR]

Libby, MT: require vermiculite mining companies to establish a medical trust fund for treating asbestos-related illnesses before emerging from bankruptcy, S2055 [4MR], S2215 [8MR]

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

Mattice, Harry S., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S11762 [24OC]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11756 [24OC]

McKeague, David W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6284-S6292 [9JN]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5857 [24MY]

Medicare: preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (S. 1335), S7634 [29JN]

Mental health: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (S. 88), S256 [24JA]

———authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (S. 289), S988 [3FE], S3862 [18AP]

Miami, FL: tribute to Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence, S6479 [14JN]

Miers, Harriet: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S10813, S10818, S10912 [3OC], S10914, S10922-S10925 [4OC]

———withdrawal of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S11954, S11964, S11966, S11969, S11971 [27OC], S12060 [31OC], S12874 [16NO]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (S. Res. 272), S11333, S11334 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, S5433 [18MY]

Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S4357 [27AP], S4892 [11MY], S5861 [25MY]

NAFTA: dispute settlement panel decision ordering the ITC to reverse rulings on the impact of Canadian imports on the U.S. lumber industry, S136, S137 [24JA]

National cemeteries: expand State sentences which preclude burial in national cemeteries to include any sentence of life imprisonment for a State capital crime (S. 1751), S10380 [22SE]

National objectives: role in interpretation and application of Constitution, S10273-S10275 [21SE]

National security: allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, S13557 [14DE], S13619, S13620, S13626 [15DE]

———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]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S13736, S13739 [16DE], S14134, S14137, S14140 [20DE], S14276-S14280 [21DE]

Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (S. 279), S983 [3FE], S9055 [26JY]

———modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1892), S11567 [19OC], S13943 [16DE]

———provide for Indian trust asset management reform and resolution of historical accounting claims (S. 1439), S8564-S8573 [20JY]

———reauthorize certain provisions relating to Indian tribal justice systems (S. 2094), S13509 [13DE]

Neilson, Susan Bieke: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5857 [24MY], S11975 [27OC]

New Mexico: authorize additional district judgeships (S. 349), S1278 [10FE]

———district court funding, S11643 [20OC]

News media: allow coverage of proceedings (S. 829), S3812, S3822 [18AP]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 1419), S9423 [29JY]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 340), S1215 [9FE], S7604 [29JN]

Nigeria: conduct thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case (S. Res. 303), S12679, S12692 [10NO]

NIST: rescind Advanced Technology Program funding and reallocate to NOAA, community oriented policing, and State and local law enforcement assistance, S9903-S9907 [12SE], S10021-S10023 [14SE]

Occupational safety and health: provide enhanced criminal penalties for willful violations of occupational standards for asbestos (S. 668), S3054 [17MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (S. Res. 191), S7879-S7882, S7886, S7888, S7894-S7898, S7902, S7943 [1JY]

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

Owen, Priscilla Richman: confirmation as circuit judge, S6470 [14JN]

———nomination to be circuit judge, S4353, S4354, S4357 [27AP], S4615, S4616 [9MY], S4891, S4894 [11MY], S5373-S5383, S5388-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5551-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5809, S5811, S5812 [23MY], S5817-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5861, S5864-S5876 [25MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5840 [24MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S5578 [20MY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, S12094 [1NO]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S9269, S9272 [28JY]

Pharmaceuticals: place restrictions on, and study the impact of, direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, S7876-S7879, S7886 [1JY]

Pledge of Allegiance: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance, S10018 [14SE]

———district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', S10103-S10105 [15SE], S10181-S10183 [19SE]

———district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 243), S10147, S10148 [15SE]

———district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 244), S10148 [15SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7394 [24JN], S11330 [7OC], S11748 [21OC], S12041 [28OC], S14290 [21DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S57 [6JA], S860 [2FE], S1457, S1458 [16FE], S1831-S1834 [1MR], S1998 [3MR], S2078-S2080 [4MR], S2297-S2304 [9MR], S2408-S2415 [10MR], S3399 [11AP], S3443-S3448 [12AP], S3506-S3512 [13AP], S3612-S3614 [14AP], S3762-S3765 [15AP], S3770-S3775 [18AP], S3960, S3962-S3965 [20AP], S4041-S4052, S4099 [21AP], S4139-S4148 [22AP], S4225, S4228, S4237-S4243 [26AP], S4352-S4373, S4378, S4436-S4443 [27AP], S4448-S4452, S4463-S4465, S4467, S4477 [28AP], S4612-S4622, S4632-S4634, S4638 [9MY], S4798-S4804, S4807-S4814, S4817-S4819 [10MY], S4888-S4896 [11MY], S5008-S5011, S5029-S5037, S5039-S5042, S5046 [12MY], S5199, S5208-S5213 [16MY], S5250, S5251, S5282-S5292 [17MY], S5373-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5552-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5807-S5813 [23MY], S5815-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5859-S5861, S5864-S5868, S5873-S5875, S5916 [25MY], S6000-S6002 [26MY], S6075-S6079, S6082 [6JN], S6126-S6129 [7JN], S6180, S6193, S6207, S6214, S6219 [8JN], S6284-S6291, S6342-S6344 [9JN], S6355 [13JN], S6428, S6469-S6471 [14JN], S7206, S7228-S7231 [23JN], S7371-S7373 [24JN], S8503-S8510, S8523-S8526 [20JY], S9074-S9076 [27JY], S9211-S9215 [28JY], S10465, S10472-S10479, S10481-S10487 [27SE], S10561, S10576 [28SE], S10635, S10645, S10646 [29SE], S12882 [16NO], S13427-S13435 [12DE], S13565 [14DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of nominees, S5889-S5891 [25MY]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: confirmation as circuit judge, S6470 [14JN]

———nomination to be circuit judge, S3506 [13AP], S4892, S4894 [11MY], S5408 [18MY], S5817, S5821, S5822 [24MY], S6061 [26MY], S6176, S6189, S6218 [8JN], S6245-S6284 [9JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (S. 1058), S5366 [17MY]

Real estate: prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development, S11513, S11516 [19OC]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (S. 1704), S10046 [14SE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain, S10026 [14SE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S7429 [27JN]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1895), S11568 [19OC]

Rehnquist, William H.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 52), S9630 [6SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4169 [25AP], S4226 [26AP]

Ressam, Ahmed: sentencing for attempted bombing of Los Angeles International airport, S9422 [29JY]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (H.R. 483), S6667 [15JN]

Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse, Fresno, CA: designate (S. 966), S4581 [28AP], S11302 [7OC]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S9609 [6SE], S9894, S9895, S9908-S9911 [12SE], S10168-S10170, S10181-S10183 [19SE], S10214 [20SE], S10247, S10248, S10250-S10254, S10258, S10264, S10267, S10273-S10275 [21SE], S10363, S10365, S10370 [22SE], S10395, S10396, S10398-S10414 [26SE], S10465-S10479, S10481-S10508, S10521-S10523, S10526 [27SE], S10529, S10531-S10578 [28SE], S10631-S10650, S10701 [29SE]

———nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., unanimous-consent agreement, S10459 [26SE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, S8523-S8526 [20JY]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8503-S8510, S8518-S8526 [20JY], S8617 [21JY], S9072, S9074-S9076, S9082-S9084 [27JY], S9211-S9215 [28JY], S9420, S9421, S9586 [29JY]

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

Safety: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 1968), S12448-S12450 [7NO]

———protect public safety officers, judges, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 1605), S9524-S9528 [29JY]

Sandoval, Brian E.: nomination to be district judge, S5374 [18MY], S11762 [24OC]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11756 [24OC]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, S2876 [17MR], S3095 [19MR]

———relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 653), S2926-S2929, S2969, S2970, S3090-S3092 [17MR]

———relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 653), unanimous-consent request, S2920 [17MR]

———relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), S3099, S3100, S3103, S3104 [20MR]

Seabright, J. Michael: nomination to be district judge, S4099 [21AP], S4378-S4380 [27AP]

Senate: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S13-S15 [4JA]

———executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S105 [20JA], S2499, S2500 [10MR]

———legislative priorities, S376 [25JA], S6188-S6190 [8JN], S6278 [9JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Jones v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al. (S. Res. 213), S9056 [26JY]

———authorize representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al. (S. Res. 213), S9056 [26JY]

———authorize representation in LaFreniere v. Congress (S. Res. 188), S7924, S7925 [1JY]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in New Hampshire v. Anne Miller, Mary Lee Sargent, Jessica Ellis, Lynn Chong, Donald Booth, and Eileen Reardon (S. Res. 267), S11166 [5OC]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S1831, S1834 [1MR], S1998 [3MR], S2078-S2080 [4MR], S2297-S2304 [9MR], S2408-S2415 [10MR], S3268 [6AP], S3445-S3448 [12AP], S3506-S3512 [13AP], S3612-S3614 [14AP], S3762-S3765 [15AP], S3770-S3775 [18AP], S3960, S3962, S3964 [20AP], S4041-S4052, S4076-S4078, S4096 [21AP], S4139-S4148 [22AP], S4173-S4176, S4219-S4221 [25AP], S4225, S4228, S4237-S4243 [26AP], S4352-S4373, S4436-S4443 [27AP], S4448-S4452, S4463-S4465, S4467 [28AP], S4612-S4622, S4632-S4634, S4638 [9MY], S4798-S4804, S4807-S4814, S4817-S4819 [10MY], S4888-S4896 [11MY], S5008-S5011, S5029-S5037, S5039-S5042, S5046 [12MY], S5199, S5208-S5213 [16MY], S5250, S5251, S5282-S5292 [17MY], S5373-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5552-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5807-S5813 [23MY], S5816-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5859-S5861, S5864-S5868, S5873-S5875, S5916 [25MY], S6000-S6002 [26MY], S6082 [6JN], S6342-S6344 [9JN], S6355 [13JN], S7371-S7373 [24JN], S10547-S10551 [28SE], S13427-S13435 [12DE]

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]

Smoak, John R.: nomination to be district judge, S11976, S11977 [27OC]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11975 [27OC]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (S. 567), S2272 [8MR]

States: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), S450 [25JA], S833 [2FE], S996-S1009 [7FE], S1076-S1105, S1108-S1110 [8FE], S1150-S1152, S1157-S1189 [9FE], S1225-S1252, S1255 [10FE], S1332, S1333 [14FE]

———establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand class action cases that have been removed to Federal court, S1184-S1186, S1188 [9FE], S1227, S1231, S1243, S1244 [10FE]

———exempt class action lawsuits brought by State attorneys general from amended procedures that apply to interstate class actions, S1157-S1165 [9FE]

———exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts, S1086-S1091 [8FE], S1165, S1180-S1183 [9FE]

———Federal court management of interstate class actions asserting claims governed by differing State laws, S1166-S1180, S1183, S1184 [9FE], S1242, S1246 [10FE]

———preserve State court procedures for handling mass actions, S1099 [8FE], S1235, S1244 [10FE]

———require justification at the start of class action lawsuits for obtaining protective orders for document secrecy, S1230, S1244 [10FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6149 [7JN], S6222 [8JN]

———anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (S. Res. 162), S6135-S6138, S6170, S6171 [7JN]

———decision blocking implementation of FCC rules relaxing media ownership restrictions, S6356 [13JN]

———decision on the execution of juveniles, S1857 [1MR]

———nominee selection process, S6388-S6390 [13JN], S7204-S7208, S7228-S7231, S7234 [23JN], S7513 [28JN], S7801, S7807, S7808 [30JN], S7898 [1JY], S7945 [11JY], S8091, S8092, S8110 [12JY], S8153, S8154, S8205 [13JY], S8290 [14JY], S8373-S8375 [15JY], S8409-S8412 [18JY], S8450, S8451, S8457, S8476 [19JY], S8503-S8510 [20JY], S9609 [6SE], S9894 [12SE], S10633, S10645 [29SE], S10922 [4OC], S11971 [27OC], S12874 [16NO]

———permit televising of proceedings (S. 1768), S10402, S10426-S10430 [26SE]

———tribute to program on the work of Robert Jackson and Thomas J. Dodd relative to the International Military Tribunals at Nuremberg, S2474 [10MR]

———unpredictability of Justices' political tendencies in decisionmaking, S10570 [28SE]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, S6647 [15JN], S8449 [19JY]

———call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (H. Con. Res. 127), S4884 [10MY]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (S. 268), S900 [2FE], S7939 [1JY]

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

Thompson, Anne E.: New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor recipient, S6477 [14JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, S7404, S7409-S7411 [27JN], S7501-S7509 [28JN], S7563-S7568 [29JN]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, S8449 [19JY]

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

U.S. Parole Commission: extend (S. 1368), S7926 [1JY]

U.S. Tax Court: modernize (S. 661), S3011, S3012 [17MR]

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]

Van Tatenhove, Gregory F.: nomination to be district judge, S14290 [21DE]

Veterans: extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (S. 1729), S10235 [20SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (S. 766), S3488 [12AP]

Wagner, Annice M.: tribute (S. Res. 107), S3688 [14AP], S4445 [28AP]

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]

Medical and Legal History of the Case of Terri Schiavo: Jay Wolfson, H1704-H1706 [20MR]

Proper Scope of Questioning for Judicial Nominees: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S10490 [27SE]

Scientific Reasons for Methamphetamine Effects, H10375 [16NO]

Washington State Gun Dealer Violations of Federal Law: ATF, H8993 [20OC]

Reports filed

Adopt H. Con. Res. 308, Technical Corrections to H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 109-312), H11032 [18NO]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 256), S1620 [17FE]

Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4437) (H. Rept. 109-345), H11502 [13DE]

Children's Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3132) (H. Rept. 109-218), H7819 [12SE], H7859 [13SE]

Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 5), S978 [3FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 5) (S. Rept. 109-14), S1794 [28FE]

Combat Meth Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 103), S9282 [28JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 565) (H. Rept. 109-309), H10908 [17NO]

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. Con. Res. 36, Support Equal Access for Military Recruiters to Institutions of Higher Education: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 59) (H. Rept. 109-2), H283 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 385) (H. Rept. 109-185), H6649 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 508) (H. Rept. 109-253), H9101 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 494) (H. Rept. 109-249), H8845 [17OC]

Consideration of H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 109-163), H5637 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 741, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 109-163), H5637 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 109-163), H5637 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 109-76), H3112 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1334, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 162) (H. Rept. 109-20), H1620 [16MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 109-279), H10037 [8NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) (H. Rept. 109-156), H5251 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3132, Children's Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 109-219), H7859 [13SE]

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]

Consideration of H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 527) (H. Rept. 109-266), H9554 [2NO]

Consideration of H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 109-347), H11878 [15DE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 621) (H. Rept. 109-350), H12047 [16DE]

Consideration of S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 109-7), H627 [15FE]

Consideration of S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 211) (H. Rept. 109-43), H1967 [13AP]

Consideration of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 493) (H. Rept. 109-248), H8845 [17OC]

Consideration of S. 686, Relief of Parents of Terri Schiavo, Robert and Mary Schindler: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 182) (H. Rept. 109-28), H1729, H1735 [20MR]

Copyright Royalty Judges Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 109-64), H2734 [28AP]

Date Modification in Law Extending Statute of Limitations Relative to the Negotiated Settlement of Tribal Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 109-201), S13450 [12DE]

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

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 109-307), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 109-153), H5175 [24JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3058) (S. Rept. 109-109), S8947 [26JY]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 852), S6740 [16JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 852) (S. Rept. 109-97), S7818 [30JN]

Further Encourage Negotiated Settlement of Native American Tribal Claims: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4292) (H. Rept. 109-324), H11108 [6DE]

Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1279) (H. Rept. 109-74), H3051 [5MY]

Improve Programs To Monitor, Register, Deter, and Punish Individuals who Commit Violent Sexual Crimes Against Children: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1086), S11664 [20OC]

Judicial Branch Employees Participation in the Federal Leave Transfer Program for Disasters and Emergencies: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1736), S10513 [27SE]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1736) (S. Rept. 109-158), S11664 [20OC]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 420) (H. Rept. 109-123), H4484 [14JN]

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]

Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3889) (H. Rept. 109-299), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3889) (H. Rept. 109-299), H10501 [16NO]

Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. Rept. 109-24), H1690 [17MR]

Nomination of A. Noel Anketell Kramer To Be District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]

Nomination of Brian E. Sandoval To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]

Nomination of David W. McKeague To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]

Nomination of Eric N. Vitaliano To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of Gregory F. Van Tatenhove To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of Harry S. Mattice, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]

Nomination of J. Michael Seabright To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2994 [17MR]

Nomination of James C. Dever III To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3652 [14AP]

Nomination of James S. Halpern To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11820 [25OC]

Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4108 [21AP]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. To Be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary, S10378 [22SE]

Nomination of John R. Fisher To Be District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]

Nomination of John R. Smoak To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]

Nomination of Joseph F. Bianco To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of Juliet J. McKenna To Be Superior Court of the District of Columbia Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]

Nomination of Kristi Dubose To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of Laura A. Cordero To Be Superior Court of the District of Columbia Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]

Nomination of Margaret M. Sweeney To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]

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

Nomination of Paul A. Crotty To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2994 [17MR]

Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4108 [21AP]

Nomination of Richard A. Griffin To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]

Nomination of Robert J. Conrad, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3652 [14AP]

Nomination of Susan Bieke Neilson To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]

Nomination of Terrence W. Boyle To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6740 [16JN]

Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3652 [14AP]

Nomination of Thomas C. Wheeler To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]

Nomination of Timothy M. Burgess To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of Virginia M. Kendall To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of W. Keith Watkins To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]

Nomination of William G. Myers III To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2994 [17MR]

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5070 [12MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 741) (H. Rept. 109-50), H2469 [21AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) (H.R. 739) (H. Rept. 109-46), H2106 [18AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 742) (H. Rept. 109-61), H2645 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 742) (H. Rept. 109-61), H3767 [23MY]

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 554) (H. Rept. 109-130), H4485 [14JN]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4128) (H. Rept. 109-262), H9435 [31OC], H9640 [3NO]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 109-124), H4484 [14JN]

Renew Dept. of Energy and NRC Indemnity Authority for Damages From Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 865) (S. Rept. 109-99), S7909 [1JY]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 483), S6298 [9JN]

Road Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 629), S4184 [25AP]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Removal to Federal Court Certain State Cases Involving the Rights of Incapacitated Persons: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 181) (H. Rept. 109-27), H1729, H1735 [20MR]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 162, Consideration of H.R. 1334, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 109-21), H1620 [16MR]

Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1751) (H. Rept. 109-271), H9961 [7NO]

Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 109-250), H8918 [18OC]

Training for Realtime Writers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 268) (S. Rept. 109-93), S7428 [27JN]

U.S. Parole Commission Extension and Sentencing Commission Authority Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3020) (H. Rept. 109-176), H6105 [19JY]

U.S. Tax Court Modernization Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 661) (S. Rept. 109-64), S4545 [28AP]

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

Extradition of Luis Posada Carriles: Venezuelan Legislative Assembly, E1244 [15JN]

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9430-H9435 [31OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11547, S11548, S11549, S11552 [19OC], S11623 [20OC], H5386, H5397, H5400, H5401, H5402, H5403, H5415, H5422, H5466 [29JN], H5486, H5487, H5490, H5504, H5529 [30JN]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7914 [14SE]

Statements

Ahmed Ressam Sentencing for Attempted Bombing of Los Angeles International Airport: John C. Coughenour, S9422 [29JY]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Arkadi Kuhlmann, ING DIRECT (financial institution), H2071 [14AP]

———Marshall Wolf, ABA, H1983 [14AP]

Court Appeals by Kevin Cooper Relative to Murder of Ryen Family and Christoper Hughes: Joshua Ryen, S5542 [19MY]

Disagreeing Without Demonizing: National Council of Churches, S4147 [22AP]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: John Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, S3940 [19AP]

———Senator Specter, S3906-S3908 [19AP]

Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies: Federalist Society, S5524 [19MY]

Fight for Our Future—The Courts, the United States Senate, and the American People: Senator Biden, S5737 [23MY]

Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Several Social Justice Organizations, H3130 [11MY]

Media Bias and the Future of Freedom of Press: Representative McDermott, E1098 [25MY]

Medical Malpractice—Is MAG Mutual Gouging Its Doctors? American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H6980 [28JY]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Senator Specter, S10170-S10173 [19SE]

Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith To Be Circuit Judge: Senator Biden, S6727 [16JN]

Participation of John G. Roberts, Jr., in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Court Case: Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., S10507 [27SE]

Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: Senator Alexander, S2298-S2302 [9MR]

Senate Rules Amendment Relative to Votes Required To Invoke Cloture on Presidential Appointments in Order To Prevent Filibuster: Senator Specter, S4634 [9MY]

Tribute to Thomas B. Griffith: Senator Dodd, S6353 [13JN]

Visit With Terri Schiavo: Barbara Weller, H1205 [9MR]

Studies

Illness and Injury as Contributors to Bankruptcy: David U. Himmelstein, Elizabeth Warren, Deborah Thorne, and Steffie Woolhandler, H2056-H2058 [14AP]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for Cook County, IL, H1739 [5AP]

Dept. of Justice, H7817 [12SE]

Henderson County, TX, 3d Judicial District Court, H1614 [16MR]

Johnson County, KS, District Court, H9282 [27OC]

Montgomery County, MD, Circuit Court, H7818 [12SE]

Probate Court of Cuyahoga County, OH, H140 [20JA]

Southern District of California Federal Grand Jury, H5597 [30JN]

Superior Court for Fresno County, CA, H4658 [17JN]

Superior Court for Imperial County, CA, H4726 [20JN]

Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H1502 [15MR], H11040 [6DE], H11331 [12DE]

Superior Court of Connecticut, H140 [20JA]

Superior Court of Orange County, CA, H11183 [7DE]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H140 [20JA], H9691 [4NO]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, H7963, H8061 [15SE], H8485 [28SE], H11026 [18NO]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, H9045 [24OC]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, H6176 [20JY]

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, H3269 [16MY]

Summaries

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (S. 256), H2048 [14AP]

California Supreme Court Decisions Involving Janice Rogers Brown, S6076 [6JN]

Tax Court Modernization Act (S. 661), S3012 [17MR]

Texas Supreme Court Decisions Involving Priscilla Richman Owen, S5382 [18MY]

William H. Pryor, Jr., Judicial Opinions, S6272 [9JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11645 [20OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5541-H5553 [30JN], H10926-H10937 [18NO]

Forest Service budget allocations, S7565 [29JN]

Illegal immigration costs, H5711 [12JY]

National forests with less monetary return per dollar invested as the Tongass National Forest, S7567 [29JN]

National forests with same monetary return per dollar invested as the Tongass National Forest, S7567 [29JN]

Nominations subjected to cloture attempts, 1968-2002, S5490 [19MY]

Polls on requiring parental involvement in minors' abortions, S5432 [18MY]

President Clinton judicial nominees who were blocked, S5399 [18MY]

Testimonies

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Elizabeth Warren, H2054 [14AP]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Ralph Nader, E1861-E1863, E1880-E1882 [15SE]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Senator Warner (2003), S8523, S8524 [20JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 36, support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H315 [2FE]

H. Con. Res. 127, call on Nigeria to transfer custody of Charles Taylor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, H2762 [3MY]

H. Con. Res. 238, honor victims of Cambodian genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice, H11629 [14DE]

H. Con. Res. 245, encourage Supreme Court finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution, H8418 [28SE]

H. Con. Res. 308, technical corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H11005 [18NO]

H. Res. 59, consideration of H. Con. Res. 36, support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H310 [2FE]

H. Res. 96, consideration of S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, H643 [16FE]

H. Res. 268, consideration of H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, H3120 [11MY]

H. Res. 340, disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, Supreme Court decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5577 [30JN]

H. Res. 342, consideration of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H5275 [28JN]

H. Res. 351, consideration of H.R. 739, H.R. 740, H.R. 741, and H.R. 742, occupational safety and health legislation, H5661 [12JY]

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. 385, consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act, H6860 [27JY]

H. Res. 436, consideration of H.R. 3132, Children's Safety Act, H7879 [14SE]

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

H. Res. 493, consideration of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H8881 [18OC]

H. Res. 494, consideration of H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, H8885 [18OC]

H. Res. 508, consideration of H.R. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, H9282 [27OC]

H. Res. 527, consideration of H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H9560 [3NO]

H. Res. 534, recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq, H11642 [14DE]

H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act, H10053 [9NO]

H. Res. 547, infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District, H10312 [16NO]

H. Res. 565, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H10913 [18NO]

H. Res. 572, adoption of H. Con. Res. 308, technical corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H10994 [18NO]

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. Res. 621, consideration of H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, H11893 [16DE]

H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act, H6974-H6977 [28JY]

H.R. 315, John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL, H360 [8FE]

H.R. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, H9319 [27OC]

H.R. 483, Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX, H1905 [13AP]

H.R. 548, Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH, H362 [8FE]

H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, H8930 [19OC]

H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act, H5677 [12JY]

H.R. 741, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act, H5692, H5693 [12JY]

H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act, H5698 [12JY]

H.R. 1036, Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical Corrections Act, H10243-H10245 [16NO]

H.R. 1038, Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act, H2120 [19AP]

H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, H3144-H3146 [11MY]

H.R. 1332, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act, H1599 [16MR]

H.R. 1400, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H11127 [7DE]

H.R. 1463, Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building, Alexandria, VA, H1903 [13AP]

H.R. 1542, Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA, H2888 [4MY]

H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act, H10095-H10099 [9NO]

H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11350-S11401 [17OC]

H.R. 3132, Children's Safety Act, H7894-H7897 [14SE]

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. 3650, Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act, H7689 [7SE]

H.R. 3675, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act, H9056 [25OC]

H.R. 3736, Katrina Volunteer Protection Act, H7883 [14SE]

H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H9589 [3NO]

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

H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, H11820-H11837 [15DE]

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. 4, Healthy America Act, S9160-S9182 [27JY]

S. 5, Class Action Fairness Act, S1249-S1252 [10FE], H723-H726 [17FE]

S. 88, Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act, S256 [24JA]

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

S. 103, Combat Meth Act, S262 [24JA]

S. 122, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S314 [24JA]

S. 130, authorize an additional district judgeship for Nebraska, S319 [24JA]

S. 155, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act, S475-S482 [25JA]

S. 216, settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S., S669 [31JA]

S. 256, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, S768-S821 [1FE], S1726-S1779 [28FE], S2531-S2584 [11MR], H1993-H2047 [14AP]

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

S. 268, Training for Realtime Writers Act, S901 [2FE], S7939-S7941 [1JY]

S. 279, clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands, S983 [3FE], H11046 [6DE]

S. 289, diversion courts appropriations, S989 [3FE], S3862 [18AP]

S. 316, Reasonable Notice and Search Act, S1131 [8FE]

S. 317, Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act, S1133 [8FE]

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

S. 349, additional New Mexico district judgeships authorization, S1278 [10FE]

S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S1529 [16FE], S9396-S9398 [29JY], H8990-H8992 [20OC]

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

S. 478, Judge William B. Bryant Annex to the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, S1872 [1MR]

S. 483, expand scope of Equal Access Act to elementary schools in order to strengthen religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of faith, S1875 [1MR]

S. 489, Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act, S1877 [1MR]

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

S. 653, relief of parents of Terri Schiavo, Robert and Mary Schindler, S2929 [17MR]

S. 654, Convention Against Torture Implementation Act, S3008 [17MR]

S. 686, relief of parents of Terri Schiavo, Robert and Mary Schindler, S3103, S3105 [20MR], H1700 [20MR]

S. 691, modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names, S3153 [4AP]

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

S. 718, State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act, S3284-S3288 [6AP]

S. 829, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act, S3823 [18AP]

S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S3908-S3939 [19AP]

S. 865, Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority renewal for damages from nuclear incidents, S4036 [20AP]

S. 908, Commonsense Consumption Act, S4261 [26AP]

S. 912, Clean Water Authority Restoration Act, S4400 [27AP]

S. 948, Safe Health Care Reporting Act, S4567 [28AP]

S. 956, Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act, S4570 [28AP]

S. 1012, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S5075-S5099 [12MY]

S. 1257, clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts, S6747 [16JN]

S. 1337, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, S7637 [29JN]

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

S. 1368, U.S. Parole Commission Extension and Sentencing Commission Authority Act, S7926 [1JY], H8171 [21SE]

S. 1375, Indian Arts and Crafts Act modification relating to criminal proceedings and civil actions, S7990 [11JY], S9318 [28JY]

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. 1439, Indian Trust Reform Act, S8566-S8573 [20JY]

S. 1503, Healthy America Act, S8964-S8986 [26JY]

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

S. 1634, Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act, S9775 [8SE]

S. 1679, Working to Enhance Courts for At-Risk and Endangered Kids Act, S9933-S9939 [12SE]

S. 1704, Private Property Protection Act, S10046 [14SE]

S. 1729, extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals, S10235 [20SE]

S. 1736, judicial branch employees participation in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies, S11595 [19OC]

S. 1739, amend the material witness statute to strengthen procedural safeguards, S10298 [21SE]

S. 1768, permit televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S10429 [26SE]

S. 1845, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act, S11231 [6OC]

S. 1874, Alien Tort Statute Reform Act, S11435 [17OC]

S. 1892, date modification in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims, H12218 [18DE]

S. 2016, provide for 11 circuit judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, S12950 [16NO]

S. 2017, Equal Access to Justice Reform Act, S12951-S12953 [16NO]

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. 2094, reauthorize certain provisions relating to Indian tribal justice systems, S13509 [13DE]

S. 2116, Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act, S13684 [15DE]

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. 52, authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services for William H. Rehnquist, S9630, S9691 [6SE], H7660 [6SE]

S. Res. 92, ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws, S3109 [20MR]

S. Res. 107, tribute to Annice M. Wagner, S3688 [14AP], S4445 [28AP]

S. Res. 136, National Drug Court Month, S5171, S5181 [12MY]

S. Res. 162, anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6170 [7JN]

S. Res. 188, Senate Legal Counsel representation in LaFreniere v. Congress, S7914, S7925 [1JY]

S. Res. 191, tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, S7915, S7943 [1JY]

S. Res. 192, affirm constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press and assert that no purpose is served by sentencing journalists to prison for maintaining the anonymity of confidential sources, S7996 [11JY]

S. Res. 199, production of records by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, S8427, S8436 [18JY]

S. Res. 213, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al., S8987, S9057 [26JY]

S. Res. 214, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Jones v. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al., S8987, S9057 [26JY]

S. Res. 243, district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' in the Pledge of Allegiance, S10131, S10148 [15SE]

S. Res. 244, district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' in the Pledge of Allegiance, S10131, S10148 [15SE]

S. Res. 267, Senate Legal Counsel representation, testimony, and document production in New Hampshire v. Anne Miller, Mary Lee Sargent, Jessica Ellis, Lynn Chong, Donald Booth, and Eileen Reardon, S11142, S11166 [5OC]

S. Res. 272, tribute to Constance Baker Motley, S11328, S11334 [7OC]

S. Res. 279, testimony of Kim Coalter in Mississippi v. Edward Statecum, S11483, S11499 [18OC]

S. Res. 303, urge Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case, S12692 [10NO]

Transcripts

Bethalto Doctor Closes Office Due to Rising Medical Malpractice Rates: Erin O'Neill, KSDK-TV (St. Louis, MO), H6383 [25JY]

Energy Policy Act Conference Committee Meeting Excerpts Relative to Protection From Liability of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Producers for Groundwater Contamination: Representatives Stupak and Barton, S9259 [28JY]

Interview With Pat Robertson: ``This Week With George Stephanopoulos'' (television program), S4804 [10MY]

Liberia's Former President, Friend to Terror: Chris Hansen, ``NBC Dateline'' (television program), H6133 [20JY]

Ruling by Judge William Young, U.S. District Court—Sentencing of Shoe Bomber Richard C. Reid, H5779 [13JY]

Tributes

Motley, Constance Baker, H9280, H9281, H9282 [27OC]