CRIME related term(s) Espionage; Sexual Harassment
Addresses
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK Bombing Anniversary: Representative Istook, H2164 [20AP]
Amman Bombings: King Abdullah II (Jordan), S12825 [15NO]
Amendments
Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2606, H2607, H2609 [27AP], H3082 [10MY]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2573 [27AP]
Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (H.R. 4437), H11820 [15DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 26), S8394, S8428 [18JY]
Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10039 [8NO], H10095, H10099, H10101, H10102, H10103, H10104 [9NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 188), S5743, S5807 [23MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), S13875 [16DE], H8433, H8466, H8470, H8471, H8472, H8473, H8474, H8476, H8477 [28SE]
———establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S9245, S9313 [28JY]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H5964 [18JY], H5991, H6025, H6027, H6039, H6041, H6042, H6044, H6046, H6047, H6048, H6050, H6052, H6056, H6057, H6058, H6068, H6069, H6070 [19JY], H6118, H6119, H6122, H6123, H6125, H6126, H6127, H6129, H6130, H6136, H6140, H6142, H6144, H6145, H6147, H6155 [20JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5980, H5981 [19JY]
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]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4919 [22JN]
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]
Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), S826, S827 [1FE]
Law enforcement: clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (S. 1095), S12712 [10NO]
———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]
———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]
National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H414 [8FE], H536, H540, H544, H546, H548, H553 [10FE]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3223, H3228, H3229, H3230, H3231, H3234, H3263 [12MY]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 483), H12213, H12214 [18DE]
Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (S. 279), S9014 [26JY]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H662 [16FE]
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H642 [16FE]
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]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1197), S10997 [4OC]
Analyses
Family Entertainment and Copyright Act: Title II Provisions Relative to Copyright Infringement Exemptions To Allow Private Individuals To Skip or Mute Objectionable Material in Movies (2004), S501 [25JA]
Appointments
Conferees: 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
American Scar; Permitting Torture Brands Us in the Worst Way, S4063 [21AP]
Asylum Seekers Treated Poorly, U.S. Panel Says, H447 [9FE]
Better Patriot Act, S13465 [13DE]
Border Desert Proves Deadly for Mexicans, S3804 [18AP]
Bush Should Feel Doctors' Pain, E692 [19AP]
California Helped Pay for 137 Sex Offenders' Viagra—State Agencies Directed To Stop Providing Such Drugs to Ex-Convicts, H5037 [23JN]
Colombia's Capitulation, H5974 [19JY]
Congress Should Retreat in `Indecency' War, E283 [18FE]
Drug Scourge Creates Its Own Form of Orphan, S8547 [20JY]
Dump the Flag Amendment, S7912 [1JY]
Elections Chief Punished for Taking Check—Franklin County Official Accepted $10,000 on Behalf of GOP From Diebold Consultant, H6312 [21JY]
Extending Democracy to Ex-Offenders, E1319 [23JN]
Ex-White House Aide Indicted in Abramoff Case, H8727 [6OC]
Families of Murder Victims Wait for Justice in Cooper Case, S5542 [19MY]
Federal Prosecutors To Be More Selective on Immigration Cases, H4446 [14JN]
Flag Desecration—Amendment Would Limit the Rights That the Flag Symbolizes, S7912 [1JY]
Flag-Burning Issue a Waste of Time, H4918 [22JN]
For Doable Policy, H452 [9FE]
Frist—Lawsuits Threaten Gun Supply, S9235 [28JY]
Fusion Center Concept Takes Root as Congressional Interest Waxes, H5247 [27JN]
Gaps in Records Allow Mentally Ill To Buy Guns, E2470 [7DE]
Gingrich Ethics Case—Panel Trusted His Motives, Gingrich Told GOP Allies Tape Reveals Confidence To Seek Speaker's Post, E100 [26JA]
Gingrich Is Heard Urging Tactics in Ethics Case, E99 [26JA]
Glass Houses Human Rights Report Has One Glaring Omission—The United States, S4063 [21AP]
Gun Liability Control, S9218 [28JY]
Guns for Terrorists, S3356 [7AP]
Hate-Crime Add-On to Child Safety Bill Irks House GOP, H8187 [21SE]
He Was at the Beginning of His Life When He Died, S5541 [19MY]
House Divided Against Itself, H2997 [5MY]
Illegal Immigrants Are Criminals, E2342 [14NO]
Illegals and Murder, H4446 [14JN]
``I'm Going To Stay Here Always,'' Says a Red Lake Star, H2169 [20AP]
Immigration Reform—A 3-Legged Stool, H452 [9FE]
Investigate the CIA, S4062 [21AP]
It's a Foul School Stew—Firings, Probes and Lawsuits in Hempstead, S13367 [18NO]
Karl Rove, Whistleblower, S8278 [14JY], H5777 [13JY], E1484 [13JY]
Let Us Give Thanks to Our Immigrants, H451 [9FE]
Little Round Faces of Meth, S8547 [20JY]
Loophole to America, S8173 [13JY]
Many Say End of Firearms Ban Changed Little, E782 [27AP]
Meth Epidemic Strikes Ohio, S9904-S9906 [12SE]
More Time Needed To Forge Better Bill, S13465 [13DE]
National ID Party, S3980 [20AP]
148 Immigrants Found Captive in South L.A. Homes, H4447 [14JN]
Other Than Mexican? Welcome to America, S8173 [13JY]
Our Enemy's Face, S10231 [20SE]
Panel Discusses Civil Liberties, E123 [1FE]
Patriot Act Renewal—Take Time To Do It Right, S13466 [13DE]
Patriot Second Act, S8224 [13JY]
Police Bust Meth Superlab, S6473 [14JN]
Preserving the Patriot Act, H11536 [14DE]
Progress in Restoring Felons' Right To Vote, E1463 [12JY]
Punishing Men Like Killen Best Possible Apology, S7911 [1JY]
Qualms About Anti-Terror Law Unite the Left and Right, S13564 [14DE]
Real Green Mountain Patriot, S13564 [14DE]
``REAL ID'' Act—A Real Nightmare for DoD, S3978 [20AP]
Remembering Gun Control?, S3646 [14AP]
Repealing Patriotism, S13467 [13DE]
Ronnie Earle Should Not Be a Prosecutor, H8712 [6OC]
Senate Delays Action on Defense Bill, S9235, S9248 [28JY]
Senate Moves Closer To Shielding Gun Makers From Negligence Suits, S9218 [28JY]
South American Drug Cartels Lured to West Africa, E1729 [29JY]
Stories From the Inside, S4063 [21AP]
Take the Time—Congress Has No Need To Rush Through Patriot Act Debate, S13465 [13DE]
Tennessee Deaths Bring New Charge—Trucker Illegally Obtained License Here, H445 [9FE]
Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, Report Finds, S2394 [9MR]
Three Men Found Slain in Arizona Desert, H4447 [14JN]
Time To Fix Riot's Wrongs, E487 [17MR]
Torture Business Lands in Portland, S4062 [21AP]
Torture on the Wing—News Accounts of CIA Abductions Have Tarnished America's Image, S4063 [21AP]
True Patriots—A Bipartisan Group of Senators Vows To Push for a Better USA Patriot Act, S13466 [13DE]
War on Terrorism—Critics of USA Patriot Act ``Compromise'' Deserve Further Hearing in Congress, S13466 [13DE]
Weldon—DOD Needs Massive Intelligence Network for Shared Threat Information, H5247 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8), S142 [24JA] (see S. 396, 403), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2548 [26AP]
Afghanistan: eradicate poppy plant (see H.R. 1437), H1694 [17MR]
Aftab, Parry: tribute (see H. Res. 296), H3893 [24MY]
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]
Anderson, Erick J.: condemn murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi civilians (see H. Res. 502), H8985 [19OC]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 451), S1623 [17FE]
———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see S. 304), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see S. 382), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]
Armed Forces: enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (see S. 1028), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 3472), H6933 [27JY]
———establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence (see S. 640), S2846 [16MR]
———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see S. 418), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 458, 461), H284 [1FE]
———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (see H.R. 4077), H8985 [19OC]
———provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 2054), H2879 [3MY]
———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (see H.R. 2125), H3052 [5MY]
Army: require removal of remains of Russell W. Wagner from Arlington National Cemetery (see S. 1759), S10378 [22SE]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H1508 [15MR]
———reinstate ban on possession or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 3348), H6106 [19JY]
Aviation: extend existing statute declaring interference with the operation of a passenger aircraft a Federal crime to all aircraft (see H.R. 3424), H6431 [25JY]
———improve security (see H.R. 3397), H6327 [21JY]
———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 1400), H1692 [17MR]
Awards, medals, prizes: amend law establishing the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medals of Valor to make certain technical corrections to carry out the intent of the provision (see H.R. 1768), H2470 [21AP]
———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see S. 1998), S12682 [10NO] (see H.R. 3352), H6106 [19JY]
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]
Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see S. Res. 262), S10797 [30SE] (see H. Res. 473), H8643 [29SE]
Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 254), H136 [6JA]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H4896 [21JN]
Business and industry: 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 civil money penalties incurred for unlawful employment of aliens (see H.R. 3262), H5800 [13JY]
———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies, H7813 [8SE] (see S. 1640), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1854), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE] (see H.R. 3808), H8088 [15SE]
———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see S. 1699), S10037 [14SE] (see H.R. 32), H72 [4JA]
———repeal Federal laws that hold corporate chief executive officers criminally liable for the content and quality of their companies' financial report in certain cases (see H.R. 1657), H2101 [14AP]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2150 [19AP]
———establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. Con. Res. 26), S3481 [12AP] (see H. Con. Res. 129), H1895 [12AP]
Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (see H.R. 785), H584 [10FE]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 253), H2880 [3MY]
Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (see S. 1220), S6299 [9JN]
———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]
———enhance prosecution and prevent production, distribution and sale of child pornography and obscenity (see H.R. 3726), H7819 [12SE]
———enhance protection of children from sexual exploitation by requiring producers of sexually explicit material to keep and permit inspection of records regarding the age of performers (see S. 2140), S13786 [16DE]
———ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 1223), H1368 [10MR]
———extend registration requirements to juvenile sex offenders (see H.R. 2797), H4295 [8JN]
———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (see S. 1086), S5532 [19MY]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1621 [16MR] (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]
———increase penalties for sexual offenses against children (see H.R. 2318), H3259 [12MY]
———increase penalty for the sexual abuse of a minor or ward (see H.R. 2415), H3435 [17MY]
———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H137 [6JA]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 994), S4936 [11MY]
———promote improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 3582), H7559 [28JY]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1023 [8MR]
———protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see S. 1507), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3479), H6933 [27JY]
———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]
———provide protection and victim services to children abducted by family members (see H.R. 1672), H2102 [14AP]
———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H11034 [18NO]
———recognize importance of Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety in addressing the problem of missing children (see H. Res. 403), H7561 [28JY]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H1845 [6AP]
Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H981 [3MR]
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]
———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]
Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 565), H351 [2FE] (see H.R. 715), H522 [9FE]
Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]
———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7613 [29JY]
———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7613 [29JY]
———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]
———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7613 [29JY]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 618), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 239), H136 [6JA]
Colleges and universities: improve access of victims to information concerning the outcome of disciplinary proceedings by institutions of higher education (see H.R. 81), H74 [4JA]
———require investigations of violent felonies occurring on campus (see H.R. 225), H78 [4JA]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (see S. Res. 199), S8419 [18JY]
Computers: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (see S. 472), S1794 [28FE] (see H.R. 1099), H982 [3MR]
———discourage spyware (see H.R. 744), H581 [10FE]
———prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11034 [18NO]
———protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (see S. 936), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 3503), H7556 [28JY]
———provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 285), H137 [6JA]
———punish the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 1189), H1263 [9MR]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1057), H940 [2MR]
———award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]
Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to methamphetamine (see H.R. 3756), H7861 [13SE]
———provide increased penalties for methamphetamine traffickers (see H.R. 3755), H7860 [13SE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 2305), H3198 [11MY]
———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 256), H136 [6JA]
Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (see S. 88), S144 [24JA]
———authorize trial by military commissions for violations of the law of war by alien unlawful enemy combatants (see H.R. 3044), H5100 [23JN]
———establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims (see S. 1088), S5532 [19MY] (see H.R. 3035), H4984 [22JN]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H411 [8FE]
———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]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1145), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]
———provide minimum mandatory penalties for certain public corruption-related offenses (see H.R. 2232), H3112 [10MY]
———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]
———strengthen sentencing for sex offenders (see H.R. 2942), H4655 [16JN]
CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 236), H79 [4JA]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of William Morales and certain other individuals (see H.R. 332), H194 [25JA]
Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H10502 [16NO]
Dept. of Defense: establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Public Health (see H.R. 2737), H4141 [26MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H10161 [14NO]
———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see S. 816), S3735 [15AP] (see H.R. 1805), H2471 [21AP]
———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 91), H135 [6JA]
———prevent all unlawful entries into the U.S. (see H.R. 3693), H7742 [7SE]
———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 154), H135 [6JA]
Dept. of HUD: establish pilot programs to assist teachers and public safety officers purchasing homes in their jurisdictions or locally-designated at-risk areas, H7558 [28JY]
———make single family housing owned by the Dept., available for purchase by teachers and public safety officers at a discount (see H.R. 4273), H10144 [9NO]
———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]
———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4140 [26MY]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H6380 [22JY]
———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 188), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), consideration (see H. Res. 462), H8386 [27SE]
———award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 3572), H7559 [28JY]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (see S. 945), S4546 [28AP]
———establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect (see S. 1940), S12076 [31OC] (see H.R. 764), H583 [10FE]
———establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse (see S. 2046), S13161 [17NO]
———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 95), H74 [4JA]
———establish a separate DNA database for violent predators against children (see H.R. 244), H136 [6JA]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 1369), S7909 [1JY] (see H.R. 3506), H7556 [28JY]
———expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 711), H522 [9FE]
———extend and expand the Child Safety Pilot Program (see S. 1961), S12401 [4NO]
———improve drug court grant program (see H.R. 3739), H7860 [13SE]
———improve investigation of criminal antitrust offenses (see S. 443), S1623 [17FE]
———provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see S. 1926), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]
———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see S. 1958), S12353 [3NO] (see H.R. 4228), H9641 [3NO]
———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H2977 [4MY]
———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]
———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]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2601), H3893 [24MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (see H. Res. 365), H5962 [18JY]
Dept. of the Interior: provide a grant to New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 150), H76 [4JA]
Dept. of Transportation: make grants for construction projects to prevent public access to tracks and other hazards of fixed guideway systems in residential areas (see H.R. 3674), H7741 [7SE]
———prescribe rules requiring car dealerships to verify ownership before providing replacement keys (see H.R. 1995), H2736 [28AP]
———provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (see S. 257), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 473), H284 [1FE]
Disasters: extend the statute of limitations pursuant to state of emergency (see H.R. 3730), H7859 [13SE]
———increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see H.R. 4356), H10908 [17NO]
———prevent interference with Federal disaster relief efforts (see S. 1746), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3728), H7859 [13SE]
———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4148), H9275 [26OC]
District of Columbia: prohibit implementation of District of Columbia law prohibiting the shipment of certain hazardous materials near the Capitol building to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2057), H2879 [3MY]
———restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1082), S5531 [19MY] (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]
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]
———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]
———conduct study evaluating correlations between methamphetamine crimes and identity theft crimes (see S. 884), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 3325), H5963 [18JY]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H3555 [18MY]
———eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1350), H1621 [16MR] (see H.R. 1446), H1694 [17MR]
———encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H10909 [17NO]
———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]
———link recidivist penalties for certain drug crimes (see S. 344), S1260 [10FE]
———prevent illegal importation of controlled substances (see S. 400), S1513 [16FE]
———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see S. 1126), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2814), H4295 [8JN]
———prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 2802), H4295 [8JN]
———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 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]
———transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 3568), H7559 [28JY] (see H.R. 3955), H8642 [29SE]
Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H4655 [16JN]
———permit access to Federal crime information databases by educational agencies for certain purposes (see S. 1896), S11559 [19OC]
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see S. Res. 210), S8826 [25JY] (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]
FAA: increase penalties for pilots who violate flight restrictions established for the national capital region (see H.R. 3465), H6933 [27JY]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see S. 2169), S14317 [21DE] (see H.R. 3375), H6326 [21JY] (see H.R. 3997), H8733 [6OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (see H.R. 3482), 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 grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (see H.R. 696), H521 [9FE]
———provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 229), H78 [4JA]
FBI: authorize funding to hire additional agents (see S. 2030), S13160 [17NO]
———ensure access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on approved firearm transfers to persons in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File (see H.R. 1168), H1024 [8MR]
———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H1693 [17MR]
———include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 1195), H1263 [9MR]
———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see S. 578), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 1225), H1368 [10MR]
———provide penalties for officers and employees who obtain knowledge of criminal conduct within the jurisdiction of State and local prosecutors and fail to notify those prosecutors (see H.R. 4132), H9102 [25OC]
FCC: prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H1694 [17MR]
Federal employees: 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]
———deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546, 4548), H11653 [14DE]
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]
———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see S. 1978), S12606 [9NO] (see H.R. 2345), H3261 [12MY]
———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 1396), H1692 [17MR]
———prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2600), H3893 [24MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: increase certain criminal penalties for violations (see H.R. 757), H582 [10FE]
FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H10909 [17NO]
Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1216), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 3501), H7556 [28JY]
———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (see S. 1594), S9468 [29JY]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H11653 [14DE]
———ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see S. 527), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1136), H988 [7MR]
———ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H411 [8FE]
———ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4390), H11033 [18NO]
———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]
———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 246), H136 [6JA]
———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]
———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see S. 620), S2644 [14MR] (see S. 645), S2846 [16MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H73 [4JA]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3540), H7557 [28JY]
Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see S. 1402), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 3049), H5100 [23JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 12), S3653 [14AP] (see H.J. Res. 5), H79 [4JA] (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 330), H4801 [20JN]
———protect (see S. 1370), S7909 [1JY] (see S. 1911), S11768 [24OC] (see H.R. 1974), H2735 [28AP]
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]
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]
FTC: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (see S. 1608), S9468 [29JY]
———study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1023 [8MR]
Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H587 [14FE]
Hate crimes: enhance Federal enforcement (see H.R. 259), H136 [6JA]
Head Start Program: address needs of victims of child abuse and neglect, children in foster care, kinship care, and homeless children (see S. 1101), S5778 [23MY]
Health care professionals: improve response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through training and education (see H.R. 4367), H10908 [17NO]
Higher Education Act: prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 132), H75 [4JA]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1264), S6740 [16JN]
———provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]
House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (see H. Res. 324), H4644 [16JN]
Housing: protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]
Human rights: condemn trafficking in persons in areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa struck by the tsunami (see S. Res. 48), S1260 [10FE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H1894 [12AP]
Hurricanes: provide enhanced penalties for crimes committed using funds appropriated for remediation of any injury or damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1720), S10187 [19SE]
———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4169), H9362 [27OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9555 [2NO]
Identification: prevent fraud (see S. 768), S3481 [12AP]
———provide grants for regional task forces to more effectively investigate and prosecute identity theft and other economic crimes (see H.R. 4244), H9962 [7NO]
Immigration: bar admission and facilitate removal of alien terrorists and their supporters, drug traffickers, and other illegal or criminal aliens and reform the visa and legal immigration systems (see H.R. 688), H521 [9FE]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H77 [4JA]
———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H2977 [4MY]
———empower States and local governments to prosecute illegal aliens and establish a pilot Volunteer Border Marshal Program (see S. 1823), S11130 [5OC]
———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 border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3333), H6106 [19JY]
———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 security clearance process and increase number of detention beds along the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1196), H1263 [9MR]
———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H7948 [14SE]
———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see S. 1168), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 2933), H4654 [16JN]
———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 255), H136 [6JA]
———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (see S. 1875), S11422 [17OC]
———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]
———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 936), H793 [17FE]
———reimburse States and local governments for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal criminal aliens (see S. 1006), S4936 [11MY]
———repeal exemption from harboring sanctions for alien volunteers of certain religious organization (see H.R. 4321), H10225 [15NO]
———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]
———strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of U.S. or foreign passports and other immigration documents (see S. 524), S2004 [3MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 2865), H4400 [13JN]
Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8162 [20SE]
———establish (H.R. 3838), consideration (see H. Res. 537), H9962 [7NO]
Indian Arts and Crafts Act: modify provisions relating to criminal proceedings and civil actions (see S. 1375), S7986 [11JY]
Indonesia: express condolences to families of victims and condemn terrorist attack in Bali, oppose extremism, and strengthen international efforts to combat terrorism (see S. Res. 264), S10972 [4OC]
Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement (see S. 1984), S12607 [9NO]
———strengthen laws and rights (see S. 167), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 357), H195 [25JA]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]
Intelligence services: make permanent, reauthorize, and clarify certain provisions of law providing additional investigative tools necessary to protect national security (see S. 1266), S6741 [16JN]
———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H1845 [6AP]
Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H6106 [19JY]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H196 [25JA]
Jordan: condemn terrorist bombings in Amman and express condolences to the families of the victims (see S. Res. 309), S12682 [10NO]
Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H8918 [18OC]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4142 [26MY]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1075), H981 [3MR]
Law enforcement: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (see S. 1322), S7520 [28JN]
———allow officers to represent themselves as minors on the Internet to protect children from sexual predators (see S. 1633), S9833 [8SE]
———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]
———authorize a grant program to eliminate the nationwide backlog of DNA analyses and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted of a qualifying offense (see H.R. 3404), H6380 [22JY]
———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]
———clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (see S. 1095), S5580 [20MY]
———combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see S. 937), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2012), H2737 [28AP]
———enforcement of restraining orders (see H. Res. 382), H6431 [25JY]
———ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 812), H628 [15FE]
———ensure States do not issue driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders unless the offenders are in compliance with all registration requirements (see H.R. 3772), H7948 [14SE]
———ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H12167 [17DE]
———establish an opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority (see S. 1606), S9468 [29JY]
———expand the use of DNA for the identification and prosecution of sex offenders (see H.R. 2796), H4295 [8JN]
———include iris scan information in State criminal records systems, allow use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and require firearms dealers to obtain iris scan information (see H.R. 4363), H10908 [17NO]
———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]
———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2138), S13786 [16DE]
———protect against child predators and trafficking in persons (see H.R. 3107), H5434 (see H.R. 3107), H5479 [29JN]
———protect individuals performing certain Federal and federally assisted functions (see H.R. 1710), H2149 [19AP]
———protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 1528), H1845 [6AP]
———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H9362 [27OC]
———provide for designation and funding of high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking areas (see H.R. 1055), H940 [2MR]
———provide for registration of sex offenders and for appropriate notification of their whereabouts (see H.R. 3133), H5599 [30JN]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see S. 2019), S12949 [16NO] (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]
———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see S. 1727), S10233 [20SE] (see H.R. 1602), H1968 [13AP]
———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see S. 1407), S8302 [14JY] (see H.R. 3407), H6380 [22JY]
———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (see S. 980), S4646 [9MY] (see H.R. 3382), H6327 [21JY]
———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries (see H.R. 2659), H4138 [26MY]
———provide jurisdiction over Federal contractors who engage in human trafficking offenses (see S. 1226), S6404 [13JN]
———provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (see S. 2155), S14186 [20DE]
———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]
———require a portion of Federal forfeiture funds be used to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see S. 259), S886 [2FE]
———treat drug offenses involving crystal methamphetamine similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine (see S. 1361), S7820 [30JN]
Law enforcement officers: amend the matching grant program for purchasing bulletproof armor vests (see H.R. 4215), H9555 [2NO]
———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]
———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]
Medicaid: require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H4138 [26MY]
Medicare: establish criminal penalties for defrauding individuals relative to enrollment in a prescription drug plan (see H.R. 4406), H11033 [18NO]
———permit beneficiaries to use identification numbers other than Social Security numbers to deter identity theft (see H.R. 92), H74 [4JA]
———prohibit the telemarketing of prescription drug and Advantage plans to beneficiaries (see S. 1798), S10724 [29SE]
———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 252), H136 [6JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit coverage of sex-enhancing drugs for individuals convicted of a sex offense (see H.R. 2626), H4072 [25MY]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4524), H11652 (see H.R. 4535), H11653 [14DE]
Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2384 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 90), H1264 [9MR]
Minorities: provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities and immigrant communities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3921), H8387 [27SE]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 528), H349 [2FE]
Monuments and memorials: extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property (see H.R. 1988), H2736 [28AP]
National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S9285 [28JY] (see H. Res. 15), H79 [4JA]
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 Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign: anniversary (see S. Res. 208), S8826 [25JY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: direct President to report on funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized in legislation implementing recommendations (see H.R. 2035), H2737 [28AP]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 222), H2150 [19AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S11665 [20OC] (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]
National Drug Court Month: designate (see S. Res. 136), S5071 [12MY]
———establish (see H. Res. 246), H2648 [27AP]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]
National Guard: provide penalties for violent crimes against members during Presidentially-declared emergencies (see H.R. 3833), H8161 [20SE]
National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see S. Res. 313), S12839 [15NO] (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H8733 [6OC]
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]
———assure the safety of U.S. children in foreign-based and domestic institutions (see H.R. 1738), H2394 [20AP]
———combat terrorism (see S. 12), S142 [24JA]
———ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see S. 477), S1867 [1MR]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 378), S1413 [15FE] (see S. 1032), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 478), H284 [1FE]
———establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (see S. 1645), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1762), S10378 [22SE]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H412 [8FE] (see H. Res. 75), H520 [9FE]
———prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports (see H.R. 173), H135 [6JA]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (see H. Res. 269), H3112 [10MY]
———provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 140), S145 [24JA]
———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2651), H4138 [26MY]
———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 Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 112), S3735 [15AP]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1116 [8FE] (see H. Con. Res. 316), H11654 [14DE]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 275), S11477 [18OC]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H8734 [6OC] (see H. Res. 617), H11879 [15DE]
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]
———provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (see S. 1899), S11664 [20OC]
———restore safety to Indian women (see S. 987), S4869 [10MY]
Nelson, Tim: tribute (see S. Res. 144), S5301 [17MY]
News media: 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]
———provide a criminal penalty for journalists, who, without disclosure, accept Government payments to promote Government policies (see H.R. 649), H411 [8FE]
Northern Ireland: condemn violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army (see S. Res. 84), S2995 [17MR]
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: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 944), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2004), H2736 [28AP]
———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 947), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2005), H2736 [28AP]
———provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H5600 [30JN]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2829), H4354 [9JN]
———reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H3892 [24MY]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 96), S3201 [5AP] (see H. Res. 184), H1778 [5AP]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 3595), H7560 [28JY]
Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (see H. Res. 167), H1695 [17MR]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3055 [5MY]
Pharmaceuticals: impact of illegal importation of prescription drugs on regulatory protections afforded consumers (see H. Con. Res. 75), H796 [17FE]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H523 [9FE]
Postal Service: prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 22), H196 [25JA]
Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 33), S142 [24JA] (see S. 870), S4108 [21AP]
Privacy: prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1332), S7614 [29JN] (see S. 1789), S10723 [29SE]
———require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (see S. 116), S145 [24JA]
———strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (see S. 1408), S8302 [14JY] (see H.R. 3374), H6326 [21JY]
Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: modify standards for issuance of an AMBER Alert (see S. 133), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 96), H74 [4JA]
Public safety officers: expand protections against the misuse of uniforms (see H.R. 3604), H7560 [28JY]
Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1846 [6AP]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see S. 365), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 2096), S13570 [14DE] (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]
Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]
Safety: create a system of background checks for certain workers who enter people's homes (see H.R. 3432), H6649 [26JY]
———establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H1778 [5AP]
———extend program of grants for rape prevention education (see H.R. 4478), H11326 [8DE]
Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see S. 1171), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 2037), H2737 [28AP]
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]
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]
———establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 924), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 392), H234 [26JA]
Sexual assault: require that recommended national protocol for medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]
Shakur, Tupac A.: open U.S. government files relevant to life and death (see H.R. 4210), H9555 [2NO]
Sims, Hugh: tribute (see S. Res. 144), S5301 [17MY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]
———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1438), H1694 [17MR]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 29), S142 [24JA]
Taxation: disclose certain prisoner tax return information to prison officials (see H.R. 4549), H11878 [15DE]
———disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 1676), H2106 [18AP]
———modify rules on suspension of interest and certain penalties for taxpayers involved in tax shelters or filing amended returns (see S. 1591), S9468 [29JY]
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]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see S. 193), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 310), H193 [25JA]
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (see H. Res. 95), H627 [15FE]
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: apply to charities only if the solicitation of such charities involves fraud or deception (see H.R. 4425), H11034 [18NO]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 220), H6934 [27JY] (see H. Res. 427), H7742 [7SE]
———combat financing (see H.R. 3007), H4895 [21JN]
———criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (see S. 1532), S9284 [28JY]
———detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of, or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1076), H981 [3MR]
———encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution of drug crimes committed to provide material support to terrorist organizations (see H.R. 2593), H3893 [24MY]
———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H136 [6JA]
———mint coins to commemorate victims of the attack at the Pentagon and use proceeds from the sale of such coins to fund construction of a commemorative memorial (see H.R. 1047), H940 [2MR]
———prohibit narco-terrorists from aiding and supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations (see S. 1642), S9833 [8SE]
———provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 1423), S8487 [19JY]
———reduce risk to food supply from intentional contamination (see S. 1534), S9284 [28JY]
———require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 1952), H2734 [28AP]
———tribute to flight crew members lost during attacks against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 55), H584 [10FE]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H795 [17FE]
Transportation: 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]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Con. Res. 258), H8648 [3OC] (see H. Res. 490), H8809 [7OC]
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]
United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims (see S. Res. 193), S7986 [11JY] (see H. Res. 356, 359), H5740 [12JY]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: 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]
Uzbekistan: urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (see S. Res. 295), S12238 [2NO] (see H. Res. 545), H10156 [10NO]
Veterans: modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors (see S. 1813), S10823 [3OC] (see H.R. 4352), H10502 [16NO]
Victims of Communism Memorial: support construction (see S. Res. 150), S5532 [19MY]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2101 [14AP]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6225 [8JN] (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Voting: provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 2398), H3434 [17MY]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 663), H411 [8FE] (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]
Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1796), S10724 [29SE]
Briefings
9/11 Commission Report One Year Later—A Citizens' Response—Did the Commission Get It Right, E2144-E2146 [20OC], E2188-E2191 [27OC]
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
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), motion to proceed, S8740 [22JY], S8908 [26JY], S9087 [27JY]
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
Family Entertainment and Copyright Act Title II Provisions Relative to Copyright Infringement Exemptions To Allow Private Individuals To Skip or Mute Objectionable Material in Movies: Senators Hatch, Cornyn, and Feinstein (2004), S500 [25JA]
Conference reports
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]
Cost Estimates
REAL ID Act (H.R. 418): CBO, H438-H440 [9FE]
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]
Excerpts
``Mississippi Murder,'' Olen Burrage, E182 [8FE]
Factsheets
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Oversight Activities: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4645 [16JN], H6233 [21JY]
Letters
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]
Colombia demobilization of foreign terrorist organizations: Eric L. Olson, Amnesty International (organization), H5975 [19JY]
———Jose M. Vivanco, Human Rights Watch (organization), H5974 [19JY]
Compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking: Daniel Levin, Dept. of Justice, H6120 [20JY]
———Representative Souder, Committee on Government Affairs (House), H6120 [20JY]
———several Representatives, H6121 [20JY]
Convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes: J. Edward Fox, AID, E1601 [25JY]
———Representative Solis and Senator Bingaman, E1601 [25JY]
Crime Victims Fund funding: National Crime Victim Organizations Contact Group, S3409 [11AP]
Dept. of Labor investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH: Representative Kaptur, H5145 [24JN]
District of Columbia Personal Protection Act: several organizations, S11295 [7OC]
End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act: Barrett Duke, National Coalition for Religious Freedom and Human Rights, S4554 [28AP]
———Janice G. Raymond, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, S4555 [28AP]
———Joseph K. Grieboski, Institute on Religion and Public Policy, S4554 [28AP]
———Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman, Polaris Project (organization), S4556 [28AP]
———Linda Smith, Shared Hope International (organization), S4554 [28AP]
———Margaret Purvis and Chris Laufer, Faces of Children (organization), S4555 [28AP]
———Mohamed Y. Mattar, Johns Hopkins University, S4556 [28AP]
———Norma Hotaling, Standing Against Global Exploitation Project, Inc., S4555 [28AP]
Establish opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority: David LaBahn, California District Attorneys Association, S13759 [16DE]
———Debbie Smith, H-E-A-R-T, Inc., S13759 [16DE]
———Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S13759 [16DE]
———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S13758 [16DE]
Expand definition of armor piercing ammunition and promulgate uniform testing standards of projectiles against body armor: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S9445 [29JY]
———James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America, S9445 [29JY]
Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3212 [12MY]
———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H3212 [12MY]
———Representative Cox, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3212, H3213 [12MY]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3212 [12MY]
———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3213 [12MY]
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]
Improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), H463 [9FE]
———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors Association, and Linda R. Lewis, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, H450, H465 [9FE]
Improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers: Heartland Alliance, S3979 [20AP]
———several State government organizations, S3978, S4003 [20AP]
Investigation of disclosure of identity and CIA employment of Valerie Plame: several Representatives, H9076 [25OC]
Investigation of J. Kenneth Blackwell for possible improper receipt of campaign contributions from Diebold, Inc., representatives: Teresa Fedor, H6313 [21JY]
Justice Assistance Grant Program funding: Bob Bushman, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, S9785 [8SE]
———Gene R. Voegtlin, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9785 [8SE]
———James D. Franklin, Minnesota Sheriffs Association, S9785 [8SE]
———National Association of Police Officers, S9785 [8SE]
———Thomas N. Faust, National Sheriffs' Association, S12901, S12921 [16NO]
Luis Posada Carriles' asylum application: several Representatives, E1015 [19MY]
National Operations and Analysis Hub (NOAH): John J. Harme, Dept. of Defense, H5246 [27JN]
———Representative Curt Weldon, H5246 [27JN]
Police brutality against Salvadoran Government officials: Rene A. Leon Rodriguez, Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S., E1046 [20MY]
———Representatives Kucinich and Grijalva, E1046 [20MY]
Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Senators Reid, Rockefeller, and Leahy, S14277 [21DE]
Prosecution of physicians for prescribing certain controlled substances for pain relief or management: National Association of Attorneys General, E691 [19AP]
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]
REAL ID Act: Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H470 [9FE]
———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H454 [9FE]
———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H454 [9FE]
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]
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding: several State Governors, H4552 [15JN]
Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act: Allen Brill, Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc., S12717 [10NO]
———Charles J. Duke, Zippo Manufacturing Co., S12717 [10NO]
———Danette Wineberg, Timberland Co., S12718 [10NO]
———Donna Van Green, Vision Council of America, S12717 [10NO]
———Doreen Small, Warnaco, Inc., S12717 [10NO]
———Patrick T. Brewer, Lexmark International, Inc., S12717 [10NO]
———several organizations, E19 [4JA]
U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism: Senator Sessions, Senate Steering Committee, S11336 [7OC]
———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S11335 [7OC]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), S13644 [15DE]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act delayed-notice search warrants provisions: 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]
Victims of torture treatment programs funding: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H11056 [6DE]
Visa waiver program suspension until the automated entry/exit system is implemented: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), H11845 [15DE]
Lists
Abuses of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) Democratic staff, H6224 [21JY]
Amendments to H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, made not in order by the Committee on Rules (House), H3129 [11MY]
Committee on Government Reform (House) Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources methamphetamine hearings since 2001, H10371 [16NO]
Cosponsors of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S9061 [27JY]
Council on Foreign Relations task force on preparedness and first responders members, S8163 [13JY]
Court decisions that support the militia interpretation of the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to keep and bear arms, H9009 [20OC]
Final Violence Against Women Act section number and House committee report section number, E2608 [18DE]
Groups opposed to H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, H11816 [15DE]
Groups supporting S. Res. 112, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3760 [15AP]
Michigan organizations opposing H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S4930 [11MY]
National Operations and Analysis Hub (NOAH) characteristics, H5245 [27JN]
Organizations and individuals supporting H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Act appropriations, H11577 [14DE]
Veterans organizations supporting H.J. Res. 10, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag, H4906 [22JN]
Memorandums
Waiver of Laws for Improvement of Barriers at Borders: Stephen R. Vina and Todd Tatelman, Congressional Research Service, H556 [10FE]
Messages
Interdiction of Aircraft Engaged in Illicit Drug Trafficking: President Bush, S1930 [2MR], H917 [2MR]
National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Bush, S11557 [19OC], H8951 [19OC]
National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Bush, S10292 [21SE], H8216 [21SE]
National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks: President Bush, S9832 [8SE], H7809 [8SE]
Protocol Amending Extradition Convention With Israel: President Bush, S9995 [13SE]
Motions
Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2614 [27AP]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2777 [3MY]
Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10106 [9NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8478 [28SE]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6170 [20JY]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), S9230 [28JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4924, H4925, H4926 [22JN]
House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4649 [16JN]
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11858 [15DE], H11995 [16DE]
Law enforcement: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3159 [11MY]
National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H564 [10FE]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6306 [21JY], H10084 [9NO]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11542 [14DE]
Papers
FBI Transformation: Committee on Appropriations (House) Subcommittee on Science, Depts. of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, E1423 [1JY]
Should Postal lnspectors Have More Power Than Federal Terrorism Investigators? Senate Republican Policy Committee, S6147-S6149 [7JN]
Petitions and memorials
Idaho: Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act, S13624 [15DE]
U.S. Conference of Mayors: Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S12604 [9NO]
Press releases
Adoption of ``Law of Justice and Peace'' in Colombia: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, H5974 [19JY]
House Republicans Arrogance Unchecked: Representative Slaughter, H3083 [10MY]
World Vision Endorses Legislation To Combat Sex Trafficking and Increase Assistance to Victims: World Vision International (organization), S4555 [28AP]
Proposals
Committee on the Judiciary (House) characterization of Democratic amendments in report on H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2702 [28AP]
House Rules violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization, H4414 [14JN]
Remarks in House
Abortion: exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2567, H2570, H2572, H2609-H2612 [27AP]
———exempt persons from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions in cases of incest, H2569 [27AP]
———exempt taxi and bus drivers and certain health care professionals from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2607-H2609 [27AP]
———prohibit a parent who caused a minor to become pregnant from suing anyone taking the minor across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2614 [27AP]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H1900, H1943 [13AP], H2481 [26AP], H2555, H2556, H2593-H2616 [27AP], E813, E814, E817, E831 [28AP]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), amendment process, H2450 [21AP]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2562-H2573 [27AP]
Afghanistan: eradicate poppy plant, H4406 [14JN]
———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H5285 [28JN]
Africa: use of West Africa as hub for drug trade to Europe and North America, E1729 [29JY]
Andean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA): potential impact on illegal drug imports into the U.S., H9073 [25OC]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1688), E702 [19AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting, H9699 [7NO]
Armed Forces: improve care for military victims of sexual assault, H3922, H4026 [25MY]
———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), H5186-H5192 [27JN], E1386 [28JN], E1405 [30JN], E1433 [1JY], E1448, E1450 [11JY], E1461, E1464, E1466, E1472 [12JY], E1482, E1483 [13JY], E1487 [14JY]
———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (H.R. 4077), E2127 [19OC]
———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (H.R. 2125), E897 [5MY]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H3086 [10MY]
ATF: hire and assign additional inspectors and agents to high-intensity interstate gang activity areas, H3149 [11MY]
———Violent Crime Impact Team assignment to Laredo, TX, H4434 [14JN]
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: extend existing statute declaring interference with the operation of a passenger aircraft a Federal crime to all aircraft, H6294, H6295 [21JY]
———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 1400), H11127, H11128 [7DE], H11264 [8DE], E2481 [8DE]
Awards, medals, prizes: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors, H5643 [12JY]
Azerbaijan: elections, E2407 [18NO]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by identity theft, H1978, H1990 [14AP]
Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies, H8629 [29SE]
———condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (H. Res. 473), H8631 [29SE], H8799 [7OC]
Berger, Samuel R. (Sandy): sentencing relative to investigation of removal of classified documents from the National Archives, H1823 [6AP], H1902 [13AP], H5938 [18JY]
Brooklyn, NY: dedication of Beacon memorial honoring victims of September 11th attacks, E1254 [17JN]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (H. Res. 336), E1739 [29JY]
———evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H8393, H8493, H8504-H8510 [28SE], H8723, H8724 [6OC], H8831, H8837 [17OC], H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9339-H9342 [27OC], H9459, H9468 [1NO], H9634, H9635, H9637, H9638 [3NO], H9644 [4NO], H10031, H10032, H10034 [8NO], H11204, H11212, H11215-H11217 [7DE], H11276 [8DE]
Business and industry: combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized retail theft, H8430 [28SE]
———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]
———modify civil money penalties incurred for unlawful employment of aliens (H.R. 3262), H6653 [27JY]
———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (H.R. 3681), E1779 [7SE]
———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H3699-H3703 [23MY], E19 [4JA], E1072 [24MY]
———repeal Federal laws that hold corporate chief executive officers criminally liable for the content and quality of their companies' financial report in certain cases (H.R. 1657), E657 [15AP]
Capital punishment: imposition of Federal death penalty for killing of certain Federal public safety officers, H10101 [9NO]
———protect victims' rights, H11183 [7DE]
———provide the death penalty for certain terrorism related crimes and make other modifications of law relating to the penalty of death, H6286, H6287 [21JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 136), H3077-H3079 [10MY], E934 [11MY], E979 [16MY]
———establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (H. Con. Res. 129), E1886 [19SE]
———establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 26), H7825-H7827, H7828 [13SE], E1878 [15SE]
Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (H.R. 785), H1854 [12AP]
Chicago, IL: observance of CeaseFire Week, E1187 [9JN]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2563-H2572 [27AP], H2702 [28AP], H2779 [3MY], H2985, H2986, H2990, H2996, H2997 [5MY], H3079-H3084 [10MY]
———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2768-H2778 [3MY], E903 [5MY]
Children and youth: allow use of witness protection grants for youths trying to leave gangs, H10103 [9NO]
———authorize appropriations for grants for specialized technical assistance and training to improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases, H7898 [14SE]
———child abuse prevention, H817 [1MR]
———Child Exploitation Tracking System implementation, E613 [12AP]
———child support enforcement programs funding, H10531-H10533 [17NO], H11963, H11964 [16DE]
———enhance prosecution and prevent production, distribution and sale of child pornography and obscenity, H7917 [14SE]
———enhance prosecution and prevent production, distribution and sale of child pornography and obscenity (H.R. 3726), H7823 [13SE]
———establish penalties for child identity theft, H7917 [14SE]
———examine the correlation between video games and aggressive behavior, E2094 [17OC]
———expedite background checks of individuals applying for adoptive or foster care of children affected by natural disaster, H7911 [14SE]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (H.R. 1355), H1606 [16MR], H5901-H5905 [14JY]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (H.R. 2423), H3898 [25MY], H4408 [14JN]
———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs, H8392 [28SE]
———permit child welfare agencies to access the national crime information database for background checks on possible foster or adoptive parents, H7911 [14SE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (H.R. 1142), H1270 [10MR]
———protect from sexually violent offenders, H2456 [21AP]
China, People's Republic of: prevent trafficking of counterfeit goods, H11336 [13DE]
Civil liberties: prohibit Federal investigation of citizens for alleged criminal conduct based solely on membership in nonviolent political organizations or participation in other lawful political activities, H6295-H6297 [21JY]
———regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (H.R. 1080), E368 [3MR]
Civil rights: investigation of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, E182 [8FE]
———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]
Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (H.R. 565), E138 [2FE]
Classified information: request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 419), E1963 [27SE]
———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 363), H6437 [26JY]
Cleveland, OH: tribute to Northern Ohio Hate Crimes Working Group, E1259 [17JN]
Coast Guard: expand scope of background checks for employment relative to terrorism-related crimes, H8041 [15SE]
Colombia: right-wing paramilitary forces demobilization funding, H5973, H5979 [19JY], H9646 [4NO]
Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 744), H3703-H3705 [23MY], E219 [10FE], E1061 [23MY]
———provide greater cybersecurity, H3458 [18MY]
Congress: protect integrity, H8505-H8510 [28SE], H8729, H8730 [6OC]
———reform intelligence community oversight, H3061 [10MY], H5244-H5250 [27JN]
Contracts: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action and disaster relief, H10106, H10107 [9NO]
Corporations: regulate excessive compensation of corporate officials, E1490 [14JY]
Correctional institutions: provide adequate treatment programs for sex offenders, H7898 [14SE]
Courts: add category of preferential consideration for witness protection grants for jurisdictions that share an international border, H10102 [9NO]
———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]
———application of mandatory minimum sentences to certain gang crime, H3154-H3157 [11MY]
———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]
———establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims, E2639 [22DE]
———increase protection of judges and courthouses, H1427 [15MR], H1606 [16MR]
———limit judicial review for certain harmless error sentencing claims, H7906, H7907 [14SE]
———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]
———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 assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs, H8472 [28SE]
———repeal mandatory minimum penalties and the death penalty for unintentional acts relative to violent crimes against children, H7905, H7906 [14SE]
———repeal mandatory minimum sentencing for sex offenders who cross State lines and fail to register, H7901-H7903 [14SE]
———replace mandatory minimum sentences with longer maximium sentences for certain offenses against judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, H10099, H10100 [9NO]
———require timely notification to the issuing judge of any changes in the location of roving wiretaps, H6252-H6254 [21JY]
———strengthen sentencing for sex offenders, H7893 [14SE]
———tribute to victims' rights advocates, E2365 [15NO]
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]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of William Morales and certain other individuals, H4509 [15JN]
———require U.S. Interests Section to publicize the names of fugitives and rewards for their capture, H6144, H6145 [20JY]
Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'': conviction for taking bribes from defense contractors, H11078 [6DE]
DeLay, Representative: indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8505-H8507 [28SE], H8627 [29SE], H8711 [6OC], H8738 [7OC]
Dept. of Defense: develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H4575 [16JN]
———domestic violence prevention and response programs funding, H4767 [20JN]
———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H3243 [12MY]
Dept. of HHS: require notification of patients whose federally-maintained records are lost, stolen, or used for unauthorized purposes, H5138 [24JN]
———require report on the correlation between a perpetrator's drug and alcohol abuse and reported incidence of domestic violence, H8473, H8474 [28SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, H3233, H3234 [12MY]
———establish a program for use of advanced technology and communication to meet homeland security needs along borders, H546-H548 [10FE]
———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (H.R. 4312), H10622 [17NO]
———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (H.R. 1805), E781 [27AP]
———grant funding to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers license standards, H3399, H3400 [17MY]
———include satellite communications in border protection policy, H11837, H11838 [15DE]
———limit the number of grants available under the Urban Area Security Initiative, H3231-H3233 [12MY]
———prevent all unlawful entries into the U.S. (H.R. 3693), H8820 [17OC], H9701 [7NO], H11041 [6DE]
———prohibit the granting of legal immigration status until background checks are complete, H11951 [16DE]
———provide information on immigrants who are in violation of certain immigration laws to the National Crime Information Center, H3152, H3153 [11MY]
———require a report to Congress on border violence activities and efforts to prevent them, H3499-H3501 [18MY]
———require entry of convictions for using a false driver's license to board an airplane into the aviation screening database, H544-H546 [10FE]
———require reports on certain groups of aliens in order to develop security screening watch lists, H11850 [15DE]
———require the Inspector General to refer any contractor misconduct to the Sec. of Homeland Security, H11838, H11839 [15DE]
———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 HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding through reductions in Office of National Drug Control Policy funding, H5383, H5444 [29JN]
———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 2695), H4194 [8JN], E1114 [26MY]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (H.R. 1193), E393 [9MR]
———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]
———Border Violence Task Force funding, H8470 [28SE]
———child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practioners funding through reductions in Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4461 [14JN]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H3131 [11MY], H8430, H8432 [28SE], H10071 [9NO], E2334 [10NO]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in FBI and DEA funding, H4456, H4457 [14JN]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4496-H4498 [15JN], E1255 [17JN]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in tax cuts, H4411-H4413, H4437, H4438 [14JN]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4495 [15JN]
———conduct media campaign in areas designated as high-intensity interstate gang activity areas to educate individuals about changes in criminal penalties, H3149, H3150 [11MY]
———Crime Victims Fund funding, H2093-H2097 [14AP], H8472 [28SE], E676, E677 [18AP]
———DEA and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4458, H4459 [14JN]
———establish a Children's Safety Office, H7900 [14SE]
———establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect, H7915 [14SE]
———establish a national sex offender registration database, H7893 [14SE]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (H.R. 3506), E1679 [29JY]
———inclusion of emergency contraception in National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Examinations, H8403, H8404 [28SE]
———Justice Assistance Grant Program and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4428-H4432, H4439-H4441 [14JN]
———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4442-H4445 [14JN], E2334 [10NO]
———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding through reductions in LSC funding, H4462, H4463 [14JN], H4548 [15JN]
———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding through reductions in U.N. funding, H4471 [14JN]
———make grants to combat sexual abuse of children, H7900 [14SE]
———Office of Violence Against Women grants to increase public awareness concerning domestic violence against pregnant women, H8477 [28SE]
———prohibit a person convicted of domestic violence from sponsoring a visa applicant, H8476 [28SE]
———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4519-H4524 [15JN], E1312 [22JN]
———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 consultation with local elected officials prior to designating an area as a high-intensity interstate gang activity area, H3148, H3149 [11MY]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H4551 [15JN], H8432, H8475 [28SE], E2062 [7OC]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4463-H4466 [14JN]
———U.S. Attorneys human smuggling prosecution funding, H4446, H4447 [14JN]
Dept. of Labor: assist investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH, H5144 [24JN]
Dept. of State: assistance to Mexican authorities in identifying unidentified young women murdered in Chihuahua through forensic analysis and include this topic in the bilateral agenda funding, H4508 [15JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H5937 [18JY], H5983-H6074, H6077 [19JY], H6113, H6117-H6173 [20JY], E1569, E1572 [21JY], E1580, E1584 [22JY], E1601 [25JY], E1608, E1619 [27JY], E1715 [29JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), amendment process, H5809 [14JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5972-H5983 [19JY], E1550 [20JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), motion to recommit, H6170, H6171 [20JY]
———conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine how best to use security assistance funding to prevent illegal immigration from Ecuador, H6068, H6069 [19JY]
———maritime refueling support vessel for drug interdiction efforts in Eastern Pacific transit zone funding, H6049 [19JY]
———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6046, H6047, H6048 [19JY]
———report on compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking, H6119-H6122 [20JY], E1584 [22JY]
———require certification that certain countries importing and exporting methamphetamine precursors are cooperating with U.S. law enforcement to prevent diversion of the chemicals for illicit use, H6044-H6046 [19JY], E1539 [20JY]
———require report identifying all pending requests for extradition of Afghan drug traffickers, including status and response to such requests by Afghanistan, H6047, H6048 [19JY]
Dept. of Transportation: assist investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH, H5387 [29JN]
———provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (H.R. 473), E117 [1FE]
Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, E1808 [8SE]
———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency (H.R. 4148), E2181 [27OC]
District of Columbia: prohibit implementation of District of Columbia law prohibiting the shipment of certain hazardous materials near the Capitol building to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks, E1089 [25MY]
———prohibit implementation of District of Columbia law prohibiting the shipment of certain hazardous materials near the Capitol building to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2057), E1045 [20MY]
———restore right to keep and bear arms, H5501-H5504 [30JN]
Domestic violence: address incidence of domestic violence involving law enforcement officers, H8426, H8431 [28SE], E1989 [29SE]
———research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence, H1271 [10MR]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3414-H3421 [17MY]
Drugs: efforts of certain organizations to legalize marijuana, E78 [25JA], E101 [26JA]
———eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (H.R. 1446), H2784 [3MY], H3681 [19MY]
———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H3762-H3765 [23MY]
———prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H4988, H5037 [23JN]
———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]
———reduce foreign shipments of pseudoephedrine used in the production of methamphetamine, H4437 [14JN]
———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]
———transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances (H.R. 3955), H10135 [9NO]
Drunken driving: allow use of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures grant funding for Driving While Intoxicated Courts, H1308 [10MR]
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]
Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (H.R. 2947), E1254 [17JN], E1416 [30JN]
———permit State and local educational agencies to access the national crime information database for employment background checks, H7905 [14SE]
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims, H6386, H6408 [25JY]
———condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (H. Res. 384), H6837-H6839 [27JY], E1683 [29JY]
El Monte, CA: anniversary of garment worker slavery case, E1733 [29JY]
El Salvador: anniversary of slaying of Jesuit priests, H10232 [16NO]
Europe: extremist groups funding of Iraqi resistance, H5367 [29JN]
Executive departments: enforce current immigration laws, H11839-H11842 [15DE]
Executive Office of the President: modify authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board relative to terrorism protection, H6218 [21JY]
———Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board funding, H5456, H5457 [29JN], E1419, E1420 [1JY]
Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (H.R. 696), E190 [9FE]
FBI: ensure that recipients of national security letters may not be penalized for violating non-disclosure orders relative to mental competance, undue stress, threat of bodily harm, or discharge from employment, H6260-H6262 [21JY]
———establish a National Gang Intelligence Center, H3148 [11MY], H8471 [28SE]
———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H8377 [27SE]
———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 1415), H4161 [7JN], H4860 [21JN], H5220 [27JN], H5934 [18JY], H8129 [20SE], H8821 [17OC], H9072 [25OC], H9609 [3NO], H9994 [8NO], H11073 [6DE], E1835 [13SE], E2470 [7DE]
———include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (H.R. 1195), H8129 [20SE], E1835 [13SE]
———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (H.R. 1225), E413 [10MR]
———require court rulings to be immediately entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H10055 [9NO]
FCC: ensure regular updates to the Industry Guidance Regarding Broadcast Decency document, H660 [16FE]
Federal Air Marshal Service: reimburse airlines for cost of seats used by air marshals, H3395-H3398 [17MY], H3680 [19MY]
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]
———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (H.R. 2345), E950 [12MY]
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]
Feliciano, Hector R.: National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., TOP COPS Award recipient, E2072 [7OC]
FEMA: comply with sex offender registry and notification laws by granting access to databases, H10508 [17NO]
Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (H.R. 3501), E1743 [29JY]
Firearms: exempt cases against dealers having a history of lost or stolen guns causing death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8993, H8994, H8996 [20OC]
———exempt cases against dealers selling to persons appearing on Federal terrorist watch list and violent gang list from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8999 [20OC]
———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 purchase by individuals on the Transportation Security Administration No Fly List, H1870 [12AP], H2128 [19AP], H5616 [11JY]
———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, H8129 [20SE], E782 [27AP], E1835 [13SE]
———prohibit transfer to or possession of a firearm by any individual convicted of sex offense against a minor, H7914, H7915 [14SE]
———provide penalties for those who sell .50 caliber sniper weapons to known terrorists, H6294 [21JY]
———regulate sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, H8997 [20OC]
First Responder Grants Board: coordinate with State, local, and tribal governments in establishing criteria for prioritizing applications for grants, H3229, H3230 [12MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4903, H4904-H4928 [22JN], H5243 [27JN], E53 [25JA], E1334 [24JN], E1453 [11JY]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), consideration (H. Res. 330), H4823-H4829 [21JN], E1324 [23JN]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), motion to recommit, H4924-H4927 [22JN]
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 policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H8106 [20SE], H9418 [28OC], H9698, H9935 [7NO], H10218-H10223 [15NO], H11116 [7DE], H11497 [13DE]
———support the capture, detention, and interrogation of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6148-H6155 [20JY], E1580 [22JY]
France: rioting, H9701 [7NO], H10132 [9NO]
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]
FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (H.R. 1145), H6403 [25JY]
Garvey, Marcus: pardon (H. Con. Res. 57), E1582 [22JY], E1702 [29JY]
Glendale, CA: investigation into commuter train wreck, H223 [26JA]
Haiti: prohibit funding for transfer of certain excess Government property, H5340, H5341 [28JN], H9669 [4NO]
Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H8168 [21SE], H8487 [28SE]
Hate crimes: enhance Federal enforcement (H.R. 259), H3589 [19MY]
Holocaust: remembrance, H3046 [5MY], E868 [4MY], E909, E911 [9MY], E916 [10MY], E930, E932 [11MY]
House of Representatives: bribery allegations relative to Representative Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H994 [8MR]
———legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN]
House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4565, H4566, H4567, H4644-H4650 [16JN]
Human rights: condemn trafficking in persons in areas of Eastern Europe, E1124 [26MY]
———condemn use of torture on POW, H4709 [17JN], E529 [5AP]
Hurricanes: temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4169), E2203 [27OC]
———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4213), E2258 [3NO]
Hussein, Saddam: trial on charges of crimes against humanity, H8956 [19OC], H8990 [20OC], H11337 [13DE]
Identification: prevent fraud, H4472 [14JN]
Immigration: add human trafficking and human smuggling to the list of specified unlawful activities under the Federal money laundering statute, H11975 [16DE]
———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (H.R. 2092), H2989, H3031 [5MY], H4866 [21JN], H6081 [19JY], H12037 [16DE]
———condemn rapes committed by smugglers along the international border of the U.S. and urge the Mexican Government and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent such rapes from occurring, H11851, H11852 [15DE]
———conduct study on correlation between illegal immigration and gang membership and activity, H3153, H3154 [11MY]
———criminalize assisting an undocumented immigrant, H11820 [15DE]
———eliminate corruption and prevent acquisition of immigration benefits through fraud, H11986, H11987 [16DE]
———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]
———improve border security, H7599 [29JY], H9418-H9424 [28OC], H10366 [16NO]
———increase penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens, H11978, H11979 [16DE]
———increase sentencing for violent crimes or drug trafficking offenses committed by illegal aliens, H3124, H3150-H3152 [11MY]
———maintain current penalty for illegal entry and establish analogous criminal penalty for unlawful presence, H11952, H11953 [16DE]
———penalties for distribution of fraudulent or illegal immigration documents, H11942, H11943 [16DE]
———prevent commercial alien smuggling (H.R. 255), E2615 [19DE]
———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]
———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence, H8426 [28SE], E2615 [19DE]
———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (H.R. 3188), E1433 [1JY], E2001 [29SE], E2205 [27OC]
———reaffirm authority of State and local law enforcement to enforce certain immigration laws, H3448, H3495-H3500 [18MY]
———require all non-citizens to be processed through the automated entry/exit control system, H11981, H11982 [16DE]
———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]
———set caps on monetary penalties for hiring or employing illegal aliens, H11976, H11977 [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]
———suspend visa waiver program until the automated entry/exit system is implemented, H11845, H11846 [15DE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (H.R. 2865), E1217 [14JN]
Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), H8841 [17OC], H8901 [18OC], H9338, H9342 [27OC]
India: express condolences to families of victims and condemn terrorist attack in New Delhi, oppose extremism, and strengthen international efforts to combat terrorism, H9441 [1NO]
Indonesia: human rights violations, H9476 [2NO]
Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights, H6136 [20JY]
———strengthen laws and rights relative to songwriters, H8107 [20SE]
———strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), H2114-H2120 [19AP]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (H.R. 1310), E456 [16MR]
Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H1972 [14AP], H5744, H5746, H5747, H5748 [13JY], H6438, H6440 [26JY], H6655, H6657 [27JY], H8852, H8855 [18OC], H8924 [19OC], H9077 [25OC], H9105, H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9366, H9413-H9416 [28OC], H9449, H9450, H9453, H9460-H9471 [1NO], H9477 [2NO], H9607, H9611, H9637, H9638 [3NO], H9676-H9680 [4NO], H9959 [7NO], H10134, H10136-H10138 [9NO], H10216 [15NO]
———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, E2325 [10NO]
———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (H.R. 1526), H6244 [21JY], E1022 [19MY]
Iraq: investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H1518 [16MR]
———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, H3159, H3160 [11MY]
Japan: express gratitude for assistance in Iraq and Afghanistan reconstruction and efforts to maintain international peace and security, H4734 [20JN]
Jordan: condemn terrorist bombings in Amman and express condolences to the families of the victims, E2362 [15NO]
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]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (H. Con. Res. 168), H5608-H5610 [11JY], E1466 [12JY]
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]
———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]
———ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (H.R. 812), H604 [15FE]
———ensure States do not issue driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders unless the offenders are in compliance with all registration requirements, H7899 [14SE]
———establish a national and regional gang activity database, H3148 [11MY]
———expand Federal criminal ban on fake police badges to include uniforms, identification, and all other insignia of all public officials, H8477, H8478 [28SE]
———expand sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, H7898 [14SE]
———expand wire-tap authority to include offenses that are terrorism related, H6276, H6277 [21JY]
———inclusion of juvenile hate crimes in national hate crime database, H7903 [14SE]
———limit authority to delay notice of search warrants and establish certain reporting requirements, H6263-H6265 [21JY]
———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]
———permit State and local law enforcement agencies to gather evidence of crimes committed outside their jurisdiction during times of national crisis, H8474 [28SE]
———prohibit funding for certain forensic activities to States without a policy to obtain DNA samples from every convicted felon, H4524 [15JN]
———provide assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina, H7898 [14SE]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 798), H11462-H11467 [13DE], E2534 [14DE]
———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds, H7898 [14SE]
———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, H7890 [14SE]
———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (H.R. 3382), E1569 [21JY]
———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries, H4445 [14JN]
———provide guidelines and incentives for States to implement civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous persons, H7913 [14SE]
———provide training and equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to combat Internet crimes against children, H7901 [14SE]
———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]
———require an annual report on gang activity, H8404 [28SE]
———study establishment of nationwide interstate tracking system for persons convicted or under investigation for child abuse, H7905 [14SE]
Law enforcement officers: 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]
———tribute to Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police members killed in the line of duty, E843 [3MY]
Liberty (U.S.S.): research of circumstances surrounding 1967 attack by Israel during the Six Day War, E1684 [29JY]
Lifetime Entertainment Services: premiere of Lifetime Television for Women miniseries ``Human Trafficking'', H8988 [20OC], E2226 [31OC]
Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson High School National History Day scholars for efforts leading to the reopening of murder case of civil rights organizers in Neshoba County, MS, H241 [1FE], E54 [25JA]
Louisville, KY: dedication of Kentucky Victims of Homicide Memorial, E2267 [3NO]
McDermott, Representative: verdict in civil lawsuit relative to interception of cellular phone conversations between Members of Congress, E99 [26JA]
Medicaid: require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (H.R. 2648), H5037 [23JN]
Medicare: prohibit inclusion of Social Security numbers on identification cards issued to beneficiaries, H5125, H5126 [24JN]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (H.R. 4535), H11511 [14DE]
Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes, H6147 [20JY], E1601 [25JY]
———convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (H. Con. Res. 90), H1028 [9MR], E400 [9MR]
———extradition policy with U.S., H5987 [19JY]
———international narcotics control and law enforcement funding, H5292, H5296 [28JN]
Motor vehicles: improve safety and enforcement relative to operation while under the influence of, or having used, drugs, H1048 [9MR]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 15), H8656, H8658 [6OC]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E832 [28AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: anniversary of commission recommendations, H6372 [22JY]
———implement recommendations, H11114, H11202, H11204 [7DE]
———implement suicide bomber checkpoints, checked baggage screening, and screener staffing recommendations, H11120 [7DE]
National Counterterrorism Center: require report on implementation, H4852-H4854 [21JN]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H1901 [13AP], E694 [19AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2216 [28OC]
———support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), H8370-H8374 [27SE], H8820 [17OC], E1975 [28SE], E1995, E2001 [29SE], E2205 [27OC]
National Guard: provide penalties for violent crimes against members during Presidentially-declared emergencies, E2329 [10NO]
National Missing Children's Day: observance, H3898 [25MY]
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]
———combat terrorism, H1684-H1688 [17MR]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H202 [26JA], H3366 [17MY], H11518 [14DE], H11813 [15DE]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (H.R. 478), H256 [1FE]
———establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, H10631 [17NO]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, H1429, H1430, H1433, H1434, H1447, H1450 [15MR], H1519, H1520, H1521, H1522, H1523 [16MR], H2985, H2988-H2994, H3009-H3014, H3017, H3018, H3020, H3025, H3034 [5MY], H3344, H3366 [17MY], E912 [9MY], E922 [10MY]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H201 [26JA], H344 [2FE], H373, H405-H407 [8FE], H453-H471 [9FE], H526, H536-H566, H570 [10FE], H1787 [6AP], H5237 [27JN], H6407 [25JY], E225, E226 [14FE], E236, E243, E247 [15FE], E259 [16FE], E286, E305 [18FE]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H437-H453 [9FE]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 75), H527-H536 [10FE]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), unanimous-consent request, H536 [10FE]
———protect civil liberties relative to war on terrorism, E122 [1FE]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, H6302, H6303 [21JY], H8692 [6OC], H11520 [14DE]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3211-H3237 [12MY], H5232-H5237 [27JN], E998 [17MY], E1097 [25MY]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), amendment process, H3028 [5MY]
———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3204-H3211 [12MY]
———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports, H6280-H6282 [21JY]
———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (H.R. 2651), H4119 [26MY]
———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]
———secure borders of the U.S., H355 [8FE]
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]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 483), H12213 [18DE]
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]
New York, NY: condemn Federal response to threat of terrorist attack against railway system, H8799 [7OC]
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 Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2004), H5696 [12JY]
———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace, H5696 [12JY]
———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (H.R. 2005), E820, E823 [28AP]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H5383, H5458, H5459 [29JN]
———National Youth and Anti-Drug Media Campaign funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H5459-H5461 [29JN]
———reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (H.R. 2565), H9074 [25OC]
Ohio: investigation of possible improper receipt of political contributions by certain State and local officials, H6312 [21JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 184), H2160-H2165 [20AP]
———investigation into bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H2143-H2147 [19AP]
Padilla, Miguel: murder case involving illegal alien, H7650 [6SE]
Pakistan: human rights violations relative to violence against women, H1330 [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]
Passports: identify weaknesses of identity documents required for issuance, establish standards for passport agents, and investigate illegal sales of passports and visas, H6118, H6119 [20JY]
———require machine-readable bar code passports to enter the U.S., H9054 [25OC]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 266), H3274 [16MY], E964 [13MY], E1080 [24MY]
Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Christa Lewis Memorial Arboretum, E2120 [18OC]
Prison Fellowship (organization): tribute, H4567 [16JN]
Privacy: impose restrictions on information contained in any national identification database, H564, H565 [10FE]
Public safety officers: expand protections against the misuse of badges and uniforms, H8430 [28SE]
Punta Gorda, FL: tribute to Punta Gorda Police Dept. Adopt-an-Offender Program, H2651 [28AP]
Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (H. Con. Res. 126), H2167-H2171 [20AP], E616 [12AP]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), H11055-H11059 [6DE], E811 [28AP], E2464, E2477 [7DE], E2503 [12DE], E2561 [17DE], E2634 [22DE]
Republican Party: impact of ethics violations, H8850 [18OC], H11321 [8DE]
Rove, Karl: characterization of Democratic response to terrorist attacks on U.S., H5179 [27JN]
———role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5640, H5642, H5643, H5644, H5645 [12JY], H5777, H5785-H5790 [13JY], H5805, H5806, H5900, H5905-H5910 [14JY], H5934, H5935, H5938, H5948, H5949 [18JY], H6078 [19JY], H6110, H6111, H6112 [20JY], H6208, H6209 [21JY], H6331 [22JY], H6940 [28JY], E1484 [13JY]
San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H530, H532, H553-H557 [10FE], H3389, H3390 [17MY]
Sexual assault: require that recommended national protocol for medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (H.R. 1214), E406 [10MR]
Siddiqi, Muzaffar: National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., TOP COPS Award recipient, E1984 [29SE]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 1745), E720 [21AP]
Stang, Dorothy: condemn killing of American nun in Brazil, E287 [18FE]
States: allow allocation of Federal homeland security funds for the cost of activities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, or recover from terrorism that would otherwise have been Federal activities, H3230, H3231 [12MY]
Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, H1206 [9MR], H1270, H1349 [10MR], E643 [13AP]
Supreme Court: decision on the execution of juveniles, H947, H974 [3MR]
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]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H653-H664 [16FE], E283 [18FE], E323 [1MR]
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), amendment process, H568 [10FE]
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H635-H643 [16FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1834 [13SE]
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 427), H7774-H7777 [8SE]
———clarify definition of domestic terrorism relative to asset forfeiture, H6262, H6263 [21JY]
———combat financing, H6288-H6290 [21JY], H11539 [14DE]
———detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (H.R. 1076), E351 [3MR]
———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]
———link between suicide bombings and foreign interventionism, H5884 [14JY]
———moment of silence to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7788 [8SE]
Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for Moldovan woman who was the victim of sex trafficking in Turkey, E1971 [28SE]
———tribute to police officers killed in the line of duty, E984 [16MY]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H6284 [21JY]
Toledo, OH: investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers, H5693-H5695 [12JY]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), H854 [2MR], H8988 [20OC], H11570-H11579 [14DE], E269 [17FE], E399 [9MR], E1026 [19MY], E1733 [29JY]
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]
Tulsa, OK: call for Supreme Court resolution of claims resulting from 1921 race riots, E486 [17MR]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (H. Res. 490), E2226 [31OC]
———ensure the Secretary General waives diplomatic immunity for U.N. officials who have been charged or are under investigation for committing a serious criminal offense, H4630 [16JN]
———improve employment rules relative to participation in domestic elections, criminal activity, and disclosure of contacts dealing with U.N. operations, H4632, H4633 [16JN]
———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]
———require report to Congress on contracting with parties on the U.S. Excluded Parties List System, H4632 [16JN]
U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: prohibit funding in contravention of laws or regulations enacted to implement, H4583, H4584 [16JN], H4773, H4777 [20JN]
U.S. Marshals Service: anniversary, E1973 [28SE]
———establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (H.R. 908), H813-H815 [1MR], E299 [18FE]
———funding, H4502, H4503 [15JN]
U.S. Parole Commission: extend (S. 1368), H8171, H8172 [21SE]
United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, H5615, H5618 [11JY], H5642, H5643 [12JY], H5746, H5747 [13JY], H5917 [18JY], H6209, H6211-H6215 [21JY], E1452 [11JY], E1508 [15JY]
———condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims (H. Res. 356), H5766-H5768 [13JY]
———moment of silence in memory of victims of bombings in London, H5808 [14JY]
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]
———include sunsets, H6306, H6307 [21JY]
———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]
Uzbekistan: urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (H. Res. 545), H12178, H12179 [18DE]
Vallejo, CA: anniversary of Fighting Back Partnership, E1955 [27SE]
Victims of Crime Act: funding, H4430 [14JN]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (H.R. 1664), E670 [15AP]
Victims Service Center of Montgomery County, Inc.: anniversary, E1155 [8JN]
Violence Against Women Act: allow States to provide unemployment benefits to victims fired due to circumstances stemming from domestice violence, H8404 [28SE]
———allow victims of domestic violence to take time off from work for court appearances, legal assistance, and safety planning, H8404 [28SE]
———ensure prosecution of offenders on tribal lands, H8427 [28SE]
———prohibit insurance providers from basing coverage decisions on victim's history of abuse, H8404 [28SE]
———reauthorize, H1028, H1029 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1327 [10MR], H8391, H8393, H8394, H8403, H8423-H8432 [28SE], H12075-H12125 [17DE], E399 [9MR], E1983, E1989 [29SE], E2004 [3OC], E2605-E2609 [18DE], E2615 [19DE], E2631, E2633, E2645 [22DE]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2876), H8379, H8380-H8382 [27SE], E2205 [27OC]
———reauthorize (S. 1197), H5366, H5367, H5370, H5371, H5372 [29JN]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences, E1319 [23JN], E1463 [12JY]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (H.R. 1300), E453 [16MR]
Wilbanks, Jennifer: monetary compensation provided by news media for access to ``Runaway Bride'' story, H4708 [17JN]
Wilson, Joseph C., IV: credibility of statements on Iraq's attempts to purchase uranium in Africa, H6313 [21JY]
Women: impact of Bush administration budget proposal, H1610 [16MR]
———prevention and punishment of domestic violence, H8921 [19OC]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (H.R. 3185), E2645 [22DE]
Remarks in Senate
Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), S7924 [1JY], S8090 [11JY]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 403), S1577 [16FE], S1694 [17FE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally, S10221 [20SE]
———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 451), S1670 [17FE]
———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (S. 304), S1055 [7FE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (S. 382), S1500 [16FE], S4605 [28AP]
Armed Forces: enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education, S12805 [15NO]
———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (S. 1028), S5158-S5160 [12MY]
———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (S. 418), S1632 [17FE]
———restate policy on use of riot control agents, S12495-S12497 [8NO], S12569, S12577 [9NO]
Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S1928 [2MR]
Atlanta, GA: Fulton County Courthouse shooting, S2513 [11MR]
Awards, medals, prizes: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (S. 1998), S12688 [10NO], S13497 [13DE]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by identity theft, S1918-S1920 [2MR], S1982 [3MR]
———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, S2203-S2215 [8MR]
———restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents, S1850-S1852 [1MR], S2139-S2141 [7MR]
Border Patrol: increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, S8172, S8174 [13JY], S8253 [14JY]
Budget: allocation of funds, S12878 [16NO]
Business and industry: prohibit U.S. companies from setting up foreign subsidiaries for purposes of doing business with terror-sponsoring nations, S8633 [21JY], S8903-S8905 [26JY]
———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), S12718 [10NO]
———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (S. 1699), S10044 [14SE], S12714-S12718 [10NO]
Cambodia: condemn actions of National Assembly in removal of democratic opposition party leaders, S966 [3FE]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 122), S313 [24JA]
———reconsider the death penalty, S14301 [21DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 136), S5183 [12MY]
———establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 26), S3493, S3494 [12AP], S8394 [18JY]
Children and youth: assist law enforcement in efforts to recover missing children and strengthen standards for State sex offender registration programs (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]
———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]
———child support enforcement programs funding, S12311, S12312 [3NO], S13326-S13328 [18NO], S13523 [14DE], S13632 [15DE], S14021 [19DE], S14097 [20DE]
———eliminate abusive child labor, S6475 [14JN]
———eliminate abusive child labor in the growing and processing of cocoa, S8395-S8397 [18JY]
———enhance protection of children from sexual exploitation by requiring producers of sexually explicit material to keep and permit inspection of records regarding the age of performers (S. 2140), S13810, S13811 [16DE]
———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), S5539 [19MY]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (S. 994), S4938 [11MY]
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): programs under committee oversight funding, S14216 [21DE]
Computers: criminalize Internet scams involving fraudulently obtaining personal information, commonly known as phishing (S. 472), S1804 [28FE]
———protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (S. 936), S4553 [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]
Courtroom Television Network, LLC.: premiere of television movie ``The Exonerated'', S563 [26JA]
Courts: allow clinical social workers to perform psychiatric examinations on certain criminals (S. 88), S256 [24JA]
———condemn courthouse violence, S3235, S3236 [5AP]
———establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims (S. 1088), S5540 [19MY]
———increase criminal penalties for assaults against judges and their families, S3267 [6AP]
———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]
———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]
———strengthen courts for at-risk children (S. 1679), S9932, S9939 [12SE]
———use of administrative subpoenas in terrorism investigations, S6080 [6JN], S6147 [7JN], S9558 [29JY]
Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: observance, S12003 [27OC]
Defense Contract Audit Agency: reporting requirements of audits conducted on defense contracts awarded for security and reconstruction activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3794 [18AP]
Dept. of Defense: construction of a permanent prison in Guantanamo, Cuba, S3514, S3522 [13AP]
Dept. of Education: evaluate Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act violence prevention programs, S11805 [25OC]
———Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, S11806, S11807 [25OC]
Dept. of HHS: require notification of patients whose federally-maintained records are lost, stolen, or used for unauthorized purposes, S11985 [27OC]
———tribute to Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking campaign and coalition partners, S6152 [7JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, S7977, S7978 [11JY], S8103 [12JY]
———explosive detection devices research and development funding, S8284 [14JY]
———provide information on immigrants who are in violation of certain immigration laws to the National Crime Information Center, S8242 [13JY]
———require report on port security grant programs, S8126-S8128 [12JY]
———seaports security funding, S2835 [16MR]
Dept. of HUD: clarify ability to recover assets used in violation of regulatory agreements, S11403, S11406 [17OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (S. 188), S598 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), S13654 [15DE], S13749, S13762-S13766 [16DE]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S2908, S2909, S2926 [17MR], S4098 [21AP], S9790 [8SE], S9968, S9971 [13SE], S12814 [15NO], S12922 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13350 [18NO]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding (S. 945), S4562-S4565 [28AP], S6295 [9JN], S10289 [21SE]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program methamphetamine enforcement and clean up program funding through closing of certain tax loopholes, S2938, S2939 [17MR]
———Crime Victims Fund funding, S2937 [17MR], S3408 [11AP], S4503 [28AP]
———domestic violence victims transitional housing funding, S9799 [8SE], S10026 [14SE], S11121 [5OC]
———establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse (S. 2046), S13173 [17NO]
———establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S3731 [15AP], S3959 [20AP], S7979 [11JY], S8379 [15JY], S9245 [28JY], S9331 [29JY]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division, S10026-S10028 [14SE]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (S. 1369), S7910 [1JY]
———extend and expand the Child Safety Pilot Program (S. 1961), S12401 [4NO], S13412 [18NO]
———improve investigation of criminal antitrust offenses (S. 443), S1608, S1656, S1657 [17FE], S11850 [25OC], S11914 [26OC]
———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S9785 [8SE], S9972 [13SE], S12879, S12899-S12901, S12921, S12922 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13350 [18NO]
———juvenile justice funding, S2953 [17MR]
———juvenile justice programs funding, S12922 [16NO]
———Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program funding, S11121 [5OC]
———Southwest Borders Prosecutors Initiative funding, S9799, S9803, S9804 [8SE], S10026 [14SE]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S2910, S2911, S2929 [17MR], S9799, S9803, S9804 [8SE], S10026 [14SE]
———submit reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government (S. 636), S2849 [16MR]
———waive the match requirement under the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program for purposes of replacing defective vests, S10020 [14SE]
Dept. of Transportation: provide grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol (S. 257), S887 [2FE]
District of Columbia: reduce crime, provide scholarship vouchers for school choice, and establish Marriage Development Accounts, S11454-S11458 [18OC]
———restore right to keep and bear arms, S11646 [20OC]
———restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 1082), S6009 [26MY], S11294 [7OC]
Drugs: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program and Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S6473 [14JN]
———prevent illegal importation of controlled substances (S. 400), S1531 [16FE]
———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]
———school methamphetamine education programs funding, S9907 [12SE]
Drunken driving: increase penalties for higher-risk drivers who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, S5265 [17MY]
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (S. Res. 210), S8896 [25JY]
FBI: authorize funding to hire additional agents (S. 2030), S13162 [17NO]
———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (S. 578), S2393 [9MR], S3133 [4AP], S3355 [7AP], S12604 [9NO]
Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1216), S6318 [9JN]
———require financial services providers to maintain customer information security systems and notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information (S. 1594), S9515 [29JY]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (S. 527), S2040 [3MR]
———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]
———expand definition of armor piercing ammunition and promulgate uniform testing standards of projectiles against body armor, S9380-S9383 [29JY]
———gun control, S59 [6JA], S970 [3FE], S6295 [9JN], S7289 [23JN], S8384 [15JY], S13340 [18NO]
———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]
———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (S. 620), S2654 [14MR]
———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (S. 645), S2854 [16MR]
———protect rights of child victims to secure damages from those who participate in the arming of criminals, S9377-S9379 [29JY]
———regulate sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, S9382, S9383 [29JY]
———regulation of Five-Seven handgun, S970 [3FE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S6295 [9JN], S10794 [30SE], S13340 [18NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), S3686-S3688 [14AP], S6473 [14JN]
———prohibit desecration, S1001 [7FE]
———protect (S. 1370), S7911 [1JY]
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 policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S10231 [20SE], S11604-S11606 [20OC], S12463-S12468 [8NO], S12556-S12560 [9NO], S12722 [14NO], S12775-S12777 [15NO], S12876-S12878 [16NO], S13471-S13473 [13DE], S13742 [16DE]
Frist, Senator: investigation of sale of HCA Inc., stock, S10470 [27SE]
FTC: enhance enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border fraud and deception (S. 1608), S9533 [29JY]
Gonzales, Alberto R.: recusal from Dept. of Justice investigation on matters relating to Enron Corp., S932 [3FE]
Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7407 [27JN], S7481 [28JN], S8378 [15JY], S8734 [22JY], S8785 [25JY], S9897 [12SE]
Haradinaj, Ramush: indictment by International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S2334 [9MR]
Head Start Program: address needs of victims of child abuse and neglect, children in foster care, kinship care, and homeless children (S. 1101), S5784-S5787 [23MY]
Holloway, Natalie: disappearance, S12602 [9NO]
Holocaust: remembrance, S4392 [27AP]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (S. 1264), S6759 [16JN]
Human rights: condemn trafficking in persons in areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa struck by the tsunami (S. Res. 48), S1308 [10FE]
———prevent human trafficking, S9447 [29JY]
Hurricanes: provide enhanced penalties for crimes committed using funds appropriated for remediation of any injury or damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1720), S10189 [19SE]
Hussein, Saddam: trial on charges of crimes against humanity, S11503, S11508, S11509 [19OC]
Identification: prevent fraud (S. 768), S3510 [13AP]
Immigration: empower States and local governments to prosecute illegal aliens and establish a pilot Volunteer Border Marshal Program (S. 1823), S11140 [5OC]
———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 1362), S7852-S7855 [30JN]
———improve border security, S14228 [21DE]
———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (S. 1168), S6104 [6JN]
———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (S. 1875), S11436 [17OC]
———strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of U.S. or foreign passports and other immigration documents (S. 524), S2030 [3MR]
Indian Arts and Crafts Act: modify provisions relating to criminal proceedings and civil actions (S. 1375), S7990, S7991, S8090 [11JY], S8144 [12JY], S9318 [28JY]
Indonesia: express condolences to families of victims and condemn terrorist attack in Bali, oppose extremism, and strengthen international efforts to combat terrorism, S10971 [4OC]
———express condolences to families of victims and condemn terrorist attack in Bali, oppose extremism, and strengthen international efforts to combat terrorism (S. Res. 264), S10913, S10998 [4OC]
———human rights violations, S14294-S14296 [21DE]
Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), S494-S499 [25JA], S826, S827 [1FE], S3893 [19AP], S12716 [10NO]
Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, S11752 [24OC], S12880, S12943 [16NO]
———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, S13463 [13DE], S13519, S13524 [14DE]
Iran: human rights violations relative to women, S6711 [16JN]
Iraq: investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, S3165 [5AP], S3610 [14AP]
———investigation into private security contractors, S13775 [16DE]
Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: declassify certain portions, S8733, S8734 [22JY], S8785 [25JY]
Jordan: condemn terrorist bombings in Amman and express condolences to the families of the victims, S12631 [10NO], S12825 [15NO]
———condemn terrorist bombings in Amman and express condolences to the families of the victims (S. Res. 309), S12709 [10NO]
Klebnikov, Paul: investigation of murder of U.S. journalist in Russia, S9450, S9451 [29JY]
Law enforcement: allow for the prosecution of members of criminal street gangs (S. 1322), S7526-S7530 [28JN]
———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]
———clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods or services (S. 1095), S5581, S5582 [20MY], S12712-S12714 [10NO]
———combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (S. 937), S4553 [28AP]
———establish an opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority, S11121 [5OC], S13756-S13759 [16DE]
———establish an opt-out system for expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or detained under Federal authority (S. 1606), S9528 [29JY]
———justice programs funding, S12316 [3NO]
———make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, S11055 [4OC], S13754-S13756 [16DE]
———prohibit racial profiling (S. 2138), S13804-S13809 [16DE]
———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations, S563 [26JA]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (S. 2019), S12954 [16NO]
———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (S. 1407), S8321 [14JY]
———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (S. 980), S4649 [9MY]
———provide jurisdiction over Federal contractors who engage in human trafficking offenses (S. 1226), S6409 [13JN]
———provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (S. 2155), S14194 [20DE]
———reduce criminal gang activities (S. 155), S474, S482 [25JA]
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]
Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson High School National History Day scholars for efforts leading to the reopening of murder case of civil rights organizers in Neshoba County, MS, S1257 [10FE]
Medicare: permit beneficiaries to use identification numbers other than Social Security numbers to deter identity theft, S11784, S11785 [25OC]
———prohibit the telemarketing of prescription drug and Advantage plans to beneficiaries (S. 1798), S10747 [29SE], S10793 [30SE]
Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (H. Con. Res. 90), S2479 [10MR]
Miami, FL: tribute to Dependency Court Intervention Program for Family Violence, S6479 [14JN]
National Campaign To Stop Violence (organization): tribute to Do the Write Thing Challenge award recipients from Michigan, S8745 [22JY]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 221), S10055 [14SE]
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 Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign: anniversary (S. Res. 208), S8831 [25JY], S9317 [28JY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, S3408 [11AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S11300 [7OC]
———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 282), S11950 [26OC], S12002 [27OC]
National Guard: counterdrug support activities funding, S11186, S11187 [6OC]
National security: combat terrorism, S626 [31JA]
———combat terrorism (S. 12), S156 [24JA]
———combat terrorism (S. 12), star print, S1882 [1MR]
———ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (S. 477), S1868 [1MR]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S7968 [11JY], S14234 [21DE]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 378), S1419 [15FE], S1500-S1502 [16FE]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1032), S5168 [12MY]
———establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program, S9962-S9965, S9973 [13SE], S10003 [14SE]
———establish a first responder interoperable communications grant program (S. 1645), S9849 [8SE]
———first responders funding, S2678-S2680, S2684, S2693 [15MR], S2953 [17MR], S8128, S8129 [12JY], S8158, S8163-S8169, S8191-S8202 [13JY]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, S3540 [13AP], S3645 [14AP], S3802 [18AP], S3977, S4001-S4004 [20AP], S4629 [9MY], S4815, S4819, S4822-S4826, S4829-S4831, S4833-S4848 [10MY]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), S3124 [4AP]
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]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 112), S3760, S3761 [15AP]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Con. Res. 10), S1141 [8FE], S12711 [10NO]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 275), S11482 [18OC], S13509 [13DE]
Native Americans: clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands (S. 279), S983 [3FE], S9055 [26JY]
———provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (S. 1899), S11666, S11669 [20OC]
———restore safety to Indian women, S11124 [5OC]
———restore safety to Indian women (S. 987), S4873 [10MY]
Neighborhood Service Organization: tribute to Youth Initiatives Project ``Hugs Not Bullets'' campaign, S14175 [20DE]
Nelson, Tim: tribute (S. Res. 144), S5368 [17MY]
News media: 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]
Northern Ireland: condemn violence and criminality by the Irish Republican Army (S. Res. 84), S2910, S2984 [17MR]
Occupational safety and health: provide enhanced criminal penalties for willful violations of occupational standards for asbestos (S. 668), S3054 [17MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 944), S4562 [28AP]
———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (S. 947), S4566 [28AP]
Office of Independent Counsel: prohibit funding to continue investigation of Henry G. Cisneros, S3165 [5AP], S3610, S3640 [14AP], S4816 [10MY], S11621, S11628 [20OC]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, S2940, S2948, S2952 [17MR]
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 96), S3221 [5AP], S3438 [11AP]
Pakistan: human rights violations relative to violence against women, S11299 [7OC]
PAX (organization): tribute, S8384 [15JY]
Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 33), S224, S225 [24JA]
———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 870), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP]
Privacy: prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1332), S7620-S7632, S7644 [29JN], S7871 [30JN]
———prevent and mitigate identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1789), S10734 [29SE]
———require consent of an individual prior to the sale and marketing of personally identifiable information (S. 116), S289-S291 [24JA]
———strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft (S. 1408), S8322-S8326 [14JY]
Project Safe Neighborhoods program: funding, S10074, S10075 [15SE], S12923 [16NO]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (S. 365), S1305 [10FE]
Romania: democracy efforts, S2729 [15MR]
Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, S8269-S8279 [14JY]
Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (S. 1171), S6107-S6109 [6JN]
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]
———establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 924), S4419 [27AP]
September 11th Victims Compensation Fund: final report by the Families of September 11, Inc., S6294 [9JN]
Sims, Hugh: tribute (S. Res. 144), S5368 [17MY]
Smith, Todd: investigation into murder of journalist in Peru, S4929 [11MY]
Social Security: limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (S. 29), S216 [24JA]
States: encourage incarceration of individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S13654 [15DE]
Supreme Court: decision on the execution of juveniles, S1857 [1MR]
Taxation: application of certain regulations to prevent fraudulent avoidance of fuel taxes, S5268 [17MY]
———modify rules on suspension of interest and certain penalties for taxpayers involved in tax shelters or filing amended returns (S. 1591), S9510 [29JY]
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]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), S1694 [17FE], S1724 [18FE]
Tennessee: first responder personnel readiness funding, S1598 [17FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9924, S9925 [12SE]
———criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (S. 1532), S9296 [28JY]
———prohibit narco-terrorists from aiding and supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations (S. 1642), S9846 [8SE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), S14299 [21DE]
Transportation: 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]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9995 [13SE]
U.N.: U.S. contribution to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, S8449 [19JY]
U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: ratification, S11334 [7OC]
U.S. Marshals Service: protection of Federal judges funding, S4630 [9MY]
U.S. Parole Commission: extend (S. 1368), S7926 [1JY]
United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, S7945, S7946 [11JY], S8285 [14JY]
———condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims (S. Res. 193), S7974 [11JY], S8207 [13JY]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: 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]
———repeal sunsets, S13709 [16DE]
Uribe, Alvaro: U.S. visit, S10058 [15SE]
Uzbekistan: urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (S. Res. 295), S12279 [2NO]
Veterans: modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors, S12564 [9NO], S12673 [10NO]
———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors (S. 1813), S10826 [3OC]
Victims of Communism Memorial: support construction (S. Res. 150), S5548 [19MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, S13749-S13762 [16DE], S14173 [20DE]
———reauthorize (S. 1197), S6229-S6232 [8JN], S10998-S11055 [4OC], S11121-S11124 [5OC], S11180 [6OC], S11296, S11300 [7OC]
Women: prevention and punishment of domestic violence, S10794 [30SE]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 1796), S10737 [29SE], S11123 [5OC], S11817 [25OC], S14173 [20DE]
Reports
Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (105th Congress), H2571 [27AP]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (106th Congress), H2570 [27AP]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (107th Congress), H2570 [27AP]
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]
FBI Preliminary Statistics Show 54 Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed in 2004: FBI, S9381 [29JY]
Immigration Laws the Administration Is Not Enforcing, H11840 [15DE]
Preparedness and First Responders: Council on Foreign Relations, S8168 [13JY]
Scientific Reasons for Methamphetamine Effects, H10375 [16NO]
Violence in Video Games—A Review of the Empirical Literature: Jessica M. Nicoll and Kevin M. Kieffer, American Psychological Association, E2094-E2096 [17OC]
Washington State Gun Dealer Violations of Federal Law: ATF, H8993 [20OC]
Reports filed
Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 443), S11664 [20OC]
Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4437) (H. Rept. 109-345), H11502 [13DE]
Border Security and Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4312) (H. Rept. 109-329), H11108 [6DE]
Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 310) (H. Rept. 109-5), H586 [14FE]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) (H. Rept. 109-51), H2469 [21AP], H3051 [5MY]
Children's Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3132) (H. Rept. 109-218), H7819 [12SE], H7859 [13SE]
Combat Meth Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 103), S9282 [28JY]
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.J. Res. 10, Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the Flag: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 330) (H. Rept. 109-140), H4801 [20JN]
Consideration of H.R. 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 109-6), H627 [15FE]
Consideration of H.R. 418, REAL ID Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 109-3), H409 [8FE]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 109-4), H520 [9FE]
Consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 109-56), H2548 [26AP]
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. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 109-77), H3112 [10MY]
Consideration of H.R. 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. 2601, Dept. of State Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 365) (H. Rept. 109-175), H5962 [18JY]
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. 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. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 493) (H. Rept. 109-248), H8845 [17OC]
Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 10) (H. Rept. 109-131), H4485 [14JN]
Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 109-6), S12606 [9NO]
Dept. of Defense Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 417) (H. Rept. 109-234), H8340 [22SE]
Dept. of Justice Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3402) (H. Rept. 109-233), H8340 [22SE]
Dept. of Justice State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 188), S2993 [17MR]
Dept. of Justice Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 420) (H. Rept. 109-230), H8340 [22SE]
Dept. of State Appropriations: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2601) (H. Rept. 109-168), H5800 [13JY]
Dept. of State Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on International Relations (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 109-225), H8102 [19SE]
Executive Office of the President Transmittal of Documents Relative to Disclosure of Identity and Employment of Valerie Plame: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 109-228), H8247 [21SE]
Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1961), S13160 [17NO]
Family Entertainment and Copyright Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 167) (H. Rept. 109-33), H1893 [12AP]
Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 109-65), H2734 [28AP]
Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1279) (H. Rept. 109-74), H3051 [5MY]
Identity Theft Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1408) (S. Rept. 109-203), S13450 [12DE]
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]
Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 744) (H. Rept. 109-93), H3767 [23MY]
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]
Methamphetamine Epidemic—International Roots of the Problem, and Recommended Solutions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-352), H12047 [16DE]
Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 798) (H. Rept. 109-42), H1967 [13AP]
Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 458) (H. Rept. 109-40), H1967 [13AP]
National Drug Control Strategy and Budget: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-172), H5962 [18JY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2829) (H. Rept. 109-315), H11032 [18NO]
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1789), S13160 [17NO]
President Bush Addressing of Issues of Neighborhood Crime Prevention and Community Policing and Support Federal Participation in National Night Out: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 109-194), H6932 [27JY]
Protecting American Goods and Services Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1095), S12353 [3NO]
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 109-124), H4484 [14JN]
Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 378), S4108 [21AP]
Road Carriers and Mass Transportation Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 629), S4184 [25AP]
Safe Housing Identity Exception for the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims (SHIELD) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 109-336), H11502 [13DE]
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]
Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 32) (H. Rept. 109-68), H2878 [3MY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1699), S12353 [3NO]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act Appropriations: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 972) (H. Rept. 109-317), H11032 [18NO]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 972) (H. Rept. 109-317), H11326 [8DE]
U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 109-4), S9644 [6SE]
U.S. Parole Commission Extension and Sentencing Commission Authority Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3020) (H. Rept. 109-176), H6105 [19JY]
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]
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1197), S9930 [12SE]
Resolutions by organizations
Extradition of Luis Posada Carriles: Venezuelan Legislative Assembly, E1244 [15JN]
Resolutions of ratification
Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, S12606 [9NO]
U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, S9644 [6SE]
Rulings of the Chair
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4925, H4926 [22JN]
Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7914 [14SE]
National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H438 [9FE]
Statements
Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Executive Office of the President, H656 [16FE]
———John King, Vermont Public Television, H640 [16FE]
Committee on Appropriations (House) Subcommittee on Science, Depts. of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Role in FBI Transformation: Representative Wolf, E1422 [1JY]
Court Appeals by Kevin Cooper Relative to Murder of Ryen Family and Christoper Hughes: Joshua Ryen, S5542 [19MY]
End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act: William J. Murray, Religious Freedom Coalition, S4556 [28AP]
Establish Opt-out System for Expungement of DNA Profiles From the National Index and Authorize Collection of DNA Samples From Persons Arrested or Detained Under Federal Authority: Dept. of Justice, S13758 [16DE]
Expedite Background Checks of Possible Foster or Adoptive Parents for Children Affected by Natural Disaster or Terrorist Attack: Representative Jackson Lee, H7912 [14SE]
Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Several Social Justice Organizations, H3130 [11MY]
Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe: Michele A. Clark, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1124 [26MY]
Improve Security for Driver's Licenses and Identity Documents: National Conference of State Legislatures, H450 [9FE]
Investigation of Halliburton Co. for Alleged Misuse and Abuse of Funds and Resources Provided Under Contracts Dealing With Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq: Bunnatine H. Greenhouse, Corps of Engineers, S7483 [28JN]
Media Bias and the Future of Freedom of Press: Representative McDermott, E1098 [25MY]
REAL ID Act: several religious organizations, H532 [10FE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act Appropriations: Representative Lantos, H11575 [14DE]
War on Terrorism: Vernon Chong, S12775 [15NO]
Studies
Case Study of 8 Serial Killers and Rapists—60 Violent Crimes Could Have Been Prevented, Including 22 Murders and 30 Rapes, S9529-S9531 [29JY]
Summaries
American Neighborhoods Taking the Initiative—Guarding Against Neighborhood Gangs (ANTI-GANG) Act (S. 1322), S7527 [28JN]
Prevention and Recovery of Missing Children Act (S. 1220), S6332 [9JN]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 Report: Families of September 11, Inc., S6294 [9JN]
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S13762-S13766 [16DE]
———Immigration Protection Provisions, S13753 [16DE]
Tables
Child support collections, S13327 [18NO]
Federal child support funding reduction, S13326 [18NO]
Illegal immigration costs, H5711 [12JY]
Testimonies
Intelligence Services Information and Analysis Sharing: Peter Fitzgerald, S13328 [18NO]
Investigation of Halliburton Co. for Alleged Misuse and Abuse of Funds and Resources Provided Under Contracts Dealing With Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq: Rory Mayberry, S7483 [28JN]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 126, express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School, H2167 [20AP]
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. 168, condemn Democratic People's Republic of Korea for abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights, H5608 [11JY]
H. Con. Res. 209, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, H8370 [27SE]
H. Con Res. 136, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H3077 [10MY]
H. Res. 15, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, H8656 [6OC]
H. Res. 71, consideration of H.R. 418, REAL ID Act, H437 [9FE]
H. Res. 75, consideration of H.R. 418, REAL ID Act, H527 [10FE]
H. Res. 95, consideration of H.R. 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, H635 [16FE]
H. Res. 184, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing anniversary, H2160 [20AP]
H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2562 [27AP]
H. Res. 253, characterization of Democratic amendments to Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2768 [3MY]
H. Res. 266, support goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, H3273 [16MY]
H. Res. 268, consideration of H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, H3120 [11MY]
H. Res. 269, consideration of H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, H3204 [12MY]
H. Res. 324, House Rules violations by majority party relative to hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization, H4644 [16JN]
H. Res. 330, consideration of H.J. Res. 10, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag, H4823 [21JN]
H. Res. 356, condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, H5766 [13JY]
H. Res. 365, consideration of H.R. 2601, Dept. of State appropriations, H5972 [19JY]
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. 384, condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt and express condolences to the families of the victims, H6837 [27JY]
H. Res. 427, anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7774 [8SE]
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. 483, support goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, H12213 [18DE]
H. Res. 493, consideration of S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H8881 [18OC]
H. Res. 540, consideration of H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act, H10053 [9NO]
H. Res. 545, urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov in Uzbekistan, H12178 [18DE]
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.J. Res. 10, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag, H4904 [22JN]
H.R. 32, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, H3699 [23MY]
H.R. 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, H653-H655 [16FE]
H.R. 418, REAL ID Act, H536-H540 [10FE]
H.R. 458, Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act, H5186-H5190 [27JN]
H.R. 744, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act, H3703 [23MY]
H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2606 [27AP]
H.R. 798, Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, H11462 [13DE]
H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Act appropriations, H11570-H11574 [14DE]
H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, H3144-H3146 [11MY]
H.R. 1400, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H11127 [7DE]
H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act, H3223-H3228 [12MY]
H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act, H10095-H10099 [9NO]
H.R. 2017, victims of torture treatment programs funding, H11056 [6DE]
H.R. 2601, Dept. of State appropriations, H5991-H6025 [19JY]
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. 3675, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act, H9056 [25OC]
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. 12, Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act, S157-S168 [24JA]
S. 29, Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, S217-S221 [24JA]
S. 33, Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act, S225 [24JA]
S. 88, Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act, S256 [24JA]
S. 102, Exile Meth Act, S262 [24JA]
S. 103, Combat Meth Act, S262 [24JA]
S. 116, Privacy Act, S291-S300 [24JA]
S. 122, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S314 [24JA]
S. 133, AMBER Response Act, S348 [24JA]
S. 140, Domestic Defense Fund Act, S357-S363 [24JA]
S. 155, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act, S475-S482 [25JA]
S. 167, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, S495-S498 [25JA], S827-S829 [1FE], H2114-H2117 [19AP]
S. 188, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program appropriations, S599 [26JA], S5743 [23MY]
S. 257, Dept. of Transportation grant eligibility for a State that adopts a program for the impoundment of vehicles operated by persons while under the influence of alcohol, S887 [2FE]
S. 279, clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands, S983 [3FE], H11046 [6DE]
S. 304, Sportsmanship in Hunting Act, S1055 [7FE]
S. 365, refugee victims of torture treatment programs funding, S1305 [10FE]
S. 382, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act, S4605 [28AP]
S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S1529 [16FE], S9396-S9398 [29JY], H8990-H8992 [20OC]
S. 400, Prevention of Illegally Imported Controlled Substances Act, S1534 [16FE]
S. 430, Arrest Methamphetamine Act, S1650 [17FE]
S. 443, Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act, S11850 [25OC]
S. 477, Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act, S1869 [1MR]
S. 524, strengthen the consequences of the fraudulent use of U.S. or foreign passports and other immigration documents, S2031 [3MR]
S. 527, Protect Law Enforcement Armor (PLEA) Act, S2040 [3MR]
S. 578, Terrorist Apprehension and Record Retention (TARR) Act, S2393 [9MR]
S. 636, Dept. of Justice submission of reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government, S2850 [16MR]
S. 645, Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act, S2855 [16MR]
S. 718, State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act, S3284-S3288 [6AP]
S. 792, National Sex Offender Public Database Act, S3732 [15AP]
S. 816, establish Dept. of Homeland Security position of Northern Border Coordinator, S3748 [15AP]
S. 924, Education for Retirement Security Act, S4419 [27AP]
S. 936, E-Mail Privacy Act, S4553 [28AP]
S. 945, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S4563 [28AP]
S. 947, Workplace Wrongful Death Accountability Act, S4566 [28AP]
S. 956, Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act, S4570 [28AP]
S. 980, Sexual Predator Effective Monitoring Act, S4650 [9MY]
S. 987, Restoring Safety to Indian Women Act, S4873 [10MY]
S. 994, Family Abduction Prevention Act, S4938 [11MY]
S. 1028, Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act, S5159 [12MY]
S. 1095, Protecting American Goods and Services Act, S5581 [20MY], S12712 [10NO]
S. 1101, Improving Head Start Access for Homeless and Foster Children Act, S5785 [23MY]
S. 1126, prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed to sex offenders for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, S5933 [25MY]
S. 1197, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S10998-S11054 [4OC]
S. 1216, Financial Privacy Breach Notification Act, S6319 [9JN]
S. 1226, Federal Contractor Extraterritorial Jurisdiction for Human Trafficking Offenses Act, S6410 [13JN]
S. 1264, Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, S6760 [16JN]
S. 1332, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S7622-S7631 [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. 1407, provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs, S8322 [14JY]
S. 1408, Identity Theft Protection Act, S8323-S8325 [14JY]
S. 1591, IRS rules modification on suspension of interest and certain penalties for taxpayers involved in tax shelters or filing amended returns, S9511 [29JY]
S. 1594, Financial Privacy Protection Act, S9515-S9517 [29JY]
S. 1608, Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act, S9533-S9537 [29JY]
S. 1640, Protection From Price Gouging Against Disaster Victims Act, S9845 [8SE]
S. 1679, Working to Enhance Courts for At-Risk and Endangered Kids Act, S9933-S9939 [12SE]
S. 1699, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, S12714 [10NO]
S. 1789, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S10725-S10734 [29SE]
S. 1796, Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act, S10738-S10746 [29SE]
S. 1798, Medicare Do Not Call Act, S10747 [29SE]
S. 1813, modify circumstances under which a veteran who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors, S10827 [3OC]
S. 1823, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Empowerment Act, S11141 [5OC]
S. 1854, Treat Emergency Victims Fairly Act, S11237 [6OC]
S. 1899, provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations, S11667-S11669 [20OC]
S. 1961, Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act, S13412 [18NO]
S. 2046, National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse Act, S13174 [17NO]
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. 2138, End Racial Profiling Act, S13805-S13808 [16DE]
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. 10, National Stalking Awareness Month, S1141 [8FE], S12711 [10NO]
S. Con. Res. 16, convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes, S2402 [9MR]
S. Con. Res. 26, establish a memorial in the Capitol to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93, S8394 [18JY]
S. Con. Res. 26, establish a memorial in the U.S. Capitol to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93, S3493 [12AP], H7825 [13SE]
S. Res. 48, condemn trafficking in persons in areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa struck by the tsunami, S1307 [10FE]
S. Res. 84, condemn violence and criminality in Northern Ireland by the Irish Republican Army, S2910, S3066 [17MR]
S. Res. 96, anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, S3221 [5AP], S3438 [11AP]
S. Res. 112, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3753, S3761 [15AP]
S. Res. 136, National Drug Court Month, S5171, S5181 [12MY]
S. Res. 144, tribute to Tim Nelson and Hugh Sims, S5367, S5369 [17MY]
S. Res. 150, support construction of Victims of Communism Memorial, S5546, S5548 [19MY]
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. 193, condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, S7975, S7997 [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. 208, National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign anniversary, S8831 [25JY], S9317 [28JY]
S. Res. 210, condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt and express condolences to the families of the victims, S8833, S8896 [25JY]
S. Res. 221, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, S9308 [28JY], S10055 [14SE]
S. Res. 262, condemn remarks of William J. Bennett linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies, S10805 [30SE]
S. Res. 264, express condolences to families of victims and condemn terrorist attack in Bali, Indonesia, oppose extremism, and strengthen international efforts to combat terrorism, S10976, S10998 [4OC]
S. Res. 275, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, S11482 [18OC], S13509 [13DE]
S. Res. 282, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S11672 [20OC], S11950 [26OC]
S. Res. 295, urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov in Uzbekistan, S12252, S12280 [2NO]
S. Res. 309, condemn terrorist bombings in Amman, Jordan and express condolences to the families of the victims, S12695, S12709 [10NO]
S. Res. 313, National Methamphetamine Prevention Week, S12852 [15NO]
Transcripts
Liberia's Former President, Friend to Terror: Chris Hansen, ``NBC Dateline'' (television program), H6133 [20JY]