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

Amendments

Claims: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S775 [7FE], S786, S869, S870 [8FE], S880, S957, S968, S982, S983, S1022, S1028, S1035, S1036, S1037 [9FE], S1074, S1075 [10FE], S1183, S1184, S1185, S1186, S1187, S1192, S1193, S1194, S1199, S1200, S1231, S1264, S1265, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271, S1272, S1273, S1274, S1306, S1307, S1308, S1309, S1310, S1311, S1312, S1313, S1315, S1316, S1317, S1318 [14FE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3789 [12JN], H3828, H3833, H3834, H3837, H3845, H3849, H3851, H3852, H3854, H3856, H3857, H3859, H3862, H3865, H3872, H3875, H3877, H3909, H3910 [13JN], H3915, H3917, H3920, H3922, H3923, H3924, H3926, H3927, H3929, H3930, H3932, H3934, H3935, H3936, H3942, H3944, H3947, H3949, H3952, H3954, H3955, H3956 [14JN]

Judiciary: extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (H.R. 4311), S5606, S5608 [7JN]

Analyses

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Potential Claims: CBO, S895 [9FE]

Published Opinions of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals: Knight Ridder (company), S244 [27JA]

Applications

Presidential Personnel Application of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., for Non-Career Appointment: Mark R. Levin, Dept. of Justice, S299 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

Aiming at Asbestos Bill, S753 [7FE]

Alito Personifies Judicial Restraint, S93 [25JA]

Alito—Wise in the Ways of ``Whys'', S96 [25JA]

Another Cave-In on the Patriot Act, S1602 [2MR]

Asbestos Debate, S1049, S1069 [10FE]

Bush Border Patrol Plan To Pressure Courts—Sources, S5168 [25MY]

Checks on the Patriot Act, S1601 [2MR]

Confirm Alito to the Court, S292 [30JA]

Confirm Alito—Nominee Deserves Senate's Backing, S287 [30JA]

Confirm Judge Alito, S287, S292 [30JA]

Confirm Samuel Alito, S37 [25JA], S292 [30JA]

Democracy by Decree, S3414 [24AP]

Exam Week for the GOP Congress, E433 [28MR]

Fighting the Terrorists, S1601 [2MR]

Forward on Asbestos, S1049, S1069 [10FE]

Holtz-Eakin Delivers Blow on Asbestos, S6553 [27JN]

Ideological Conflict Menaces U.S. Ability To Fight Terrorism, E888 [19MY]

In Alito, G.O.P. Reaps Harvest Planted in '82, S261 [30JA]

In Praise of Migration—Nations That Welcome Immigrants Are the Most Dynamic in the World, E1146 [14JN]

Judge Alito Is No Ideologue, S288 [30JA]

Judge Dyche Retiring After 20 Years, S6452 [23JN]

Judges See Ripple Effect of Policy on Immigration, S5167 [25MY]

Justice for Asbestos Victims, S754 [7FE]

Log Judges Testimony Talkers, S63 [25JA]

No Reason To Block Senate's Alito Vote, S94 [25JA]

Protect Tongass National Forest, H2842 [18MY]

Qualified To Serve on the Supreme Court, S287 [30JA]

Supreme Court; Alito Deserves Confirmation, S287 [30JA]

True Patriots—Some in Congress Won't Let Terror Limit Freedom, S1602 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: establish a Federal district court (see H.R. 4711), H223 [8FE]

Becker, Edward R.: tribute (see S. Res. 497), S5343 [26MY]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see S. Res. 398), S2027 [13MR]

California: establish additional place of holding court in the eastern district (see H.R. 4803), H389 [16FE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]

———modify Federal law (see H.R. 5040), H1319 [29MR]

Children and youth: improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (see H.R. 5436), H2961 [19MY]

Civil liberties: allow civil actions by persons who refrain from electronic communications due to fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes (see S. 2468), S2533 [29MR]

———ensure that electronic surveillance of U.S. persons for foreign intelligence purposes is conducted pursuant to individualized court orders and streamline procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 3001), S5117 [24MY]

Claims: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 3274), S5341 [26MY]

Colleges and universities: provide with a right of action against entities that improperly regulate intercollegiate sports activities (see H.R. 5289), H2173 [4MY]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5190), H1741 [25AP]

Conrad Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5215), H1852 [26AP]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 5414), H2705 (see H.R. 5414), H2757 [17MY]

Copyrights: limit remedies in cases in which the copyright owner cannot be located (see H.R. 5439), H3015 [22MY]

Credit Repair Organizations Act: clarify definition of a credit repair organization (see S. 3518), S5949 [15JN]

Crime: exclude foreign government entities from suing under treble damages portion of civil RICO provisions (see H.R. 5535), H3423 [6JN]

———improve prohibitions on money laundering (see S. 2402), S2027 [13MR]

———increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see S. 3547), S6283 [21JN] (see S. 3559), S6419 [22JN]

———increase the maximum penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 4987), H1128 [16MR]

———make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (see S. 3561), S6457 [23JN] (see H.R. 5673), H4520 [22JN]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (see H.R. 4732), H224 [8FE]

———provide justice for crime victims' families (see H.R. 4883), H644 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide a mechanism for the determination of claims of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relative to racial discrimination but who were denied that determination (see H.R. 5575), H3723 [9JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Biodefense Injury Compensation Program (see S. 2291), S1353 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize and expand Project Safe Childhood to protect children from exploitation by adults over the Internet (see S. 3432), S5490 [6JN]

———award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 2497), S2730 [3AP]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5576), H3723 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (see H. Res. 865), H3907 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 862), H3787 [12JN]

Disasters: provide liability protection for individuals who volunteer to assist victims of national disasters (see H.R. 4698), H154 [1FE]

District of Columbia: permit the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 5711), H4914 [29JN]

———revise the number of Superior Court judgeships (see H.R. 5153), H1678 [6AP]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 5188), H1741 [25AP]

Federal cases: provide for reassignment upon request of a party (see H.R. 5532), H3423 [6JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 5156), H1678 [6AP]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to limit power of Federal courts to force a State or local government to levy or increase taxes (see H.J. Res. 84), H1916 [27AP]

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see S. Res. 493), S5117 [24MY] (see H. Res. 734), H1130 [16MR] (see H. Res. 740), H1196 [28MR]

Firearms: improve tracking of stolen firearms and firearms used in a crime, allow more frequent inspections of gun dealers, and enhance penalties for gun trafficking (see S. 2629), S3420 [24AP]

Foreign countries: ensure that the validity of foreign judgments against U.S. citizens is adjudicated in Federal courts (see H.R. 5511), H3307 (see H.R. 5511), H3360 [25MY]

Government: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 5440), H3015 [22MY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 5739), H4915 [29JN]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or other government officials or entities acting under color of State law (see H.R. 4772), H387 [16FE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see S. 2750), S4051 [4MY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 22), S3984 [3MY] (see H.R. 4838), H508 [1MR]

Hugh L. Carey U.S. Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5214), H1852 [26AP]

Immigration: improve border security and increase criminal penalties for certain crimes related to illegal aliens (see S. 2394), S1965 [9MR]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2365), S1680 [3MR]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 5035), H1196 [28MR]

———reform litigation procedures (see H.R. 5541), H3496 [7JN]

———render deportable all aliens convicted of a criminal offense resulting in a sentence of incarceration (see H.R. 5597), H3907 [13JN]

———supersede certain judicial orders relative to catching illegal aliens at ports of entry and returning them to their countries (see H.R. 5457), H3137 [23MY]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 4976), H1128 [16MR] (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 5500), H3307 (see H.R. 5500), H3359 [25MY]

Judiciary: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 2276), S1072 [10FE] (see H.R. 5014), H1195 [28MR] (see H.R. 5454), H3137 [23MY]

———expand Federal judicial immunity to cover all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal authority (see H.R. 5343), H2502 [10MY]

———provide for ethics reform of the Federal judiciary and instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts (see S. 2202), S211 [26JA]

Kangas, Christopher N.: support court decision awarding public safety officer death benefits to the family of volunteer apprentice firefighter who died en route to assist in fighting a fire (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1390 [30MR]

Law enforcement: provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 4703), H160 [7FE]

Mecham, Leonidas R.: tribute (see H. Res. 724), H973 [14MR]

Mining and mineral resources: increase minimum penalties for violations of mine safety laws (see S. 2448), S2313 [16MR]

Morality and ethics: provide for detection and prevention of inappropriate conduct in the Federal judiciary (see S. 2678), S3704 [27AP] (see H.R. 5219), H1915 [27AP]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2235), S446 [1FE]

National security: provide comprehensive procedures for adjudication of cases involving unprivileged combatants (see S. 3614), S6786 [29JN]

National Security Agency: express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 350), S19 [20JA] (see S. Res. 350), S123 [25JA]

———request President and direct certain Depts. to transmit documents on investigation of involvement by personnel in creation of warrantless surveillance program and security clearance denials (see H. Res. 845), H3308 (see H. Res. 845), H3361 [25MY]

———request President and direct Dept. of Justice to submit documents on requests to telephone companies for access to domestic records and communications without a warrant (see H. Res. 819), H2705 (see H. Res. 819), H2757 [17MY]

Native Americans: settle court claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe and restore, improve, and develop reservation lands and natural resources (see S. 3648), S7415 [12JY]

News media: guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice (see S. 2831), S4796 [18MY]

Patents: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (see H.R. 5418), H2832 (see H.R. 5418), H2890 [18MY]

Pornography: limit Federal court jurisdiction over State laws restricting pornography (see H.R. 5528), H3423 [6JN]

Power resources: limit Federal court jurisdiction over certain suits on the application of a price threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of royalties applies to certain offshore oil and gas leases (see H.R. 5231), H1915 [27AP]

Public buildings: improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see S. 2292), S1353 [15FE] (see H.R. 4710), H223 [8FE]

Safety: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 5271), H1979 [2MY]

———improve protection of witnesses, victims, and informants (see S. 2285), S1175 [14FE]

Securities: protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation (see H.R. 5491), H3307 (see H.R. 5491), H3359 [25MY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation and testimony in City of Eugene v. Peter V. Chabarek (see S. Res. 514), S6013 [16JN]

———authorize representation and testimony in E.M. Gunderson v. Neil G. Galatz (see S. Res. 432), S2902 [5AP]

———authorize representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al. (see S. Res. 376), S1414 [16FE]

———authorize representation in Lannak v. Biden, et al (see S. Res. 490), S4967 [23MY]

———authorize representation in Timothy P. Toms v. Alan Hantman, et al. (see S. Res. 391), S1790 [6MR]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in New Hampshire v. William Thomas, et al. (see S. Res. 375), S1414 [16FE]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in United States of America v. David Hossein Safavian (see S. Res. 374), S1414 [16FE]

———authorize the production of records, testimony, and legal representation relative to certain investigations into improper activities by lobbyists and related matters (see S. Res. 520), S6457 [23JN]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1128 [16MR]

Ships and vessels: establish a statute of repose for civil actions filed against recreational vessel manufacturers (see H.R. 5256), H1979 [2MY]

States: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 880), H4327 [20JN]

———decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H790 [8MR]

———misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 333), H154 [1FE]

Taxation: add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (see H.R. 5135), H1677 [6AP]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see S. 3512), S5874 [14JN]

———exclude from gross income amounts awarded to qui tam plaintiffs (see H.R. 4887), H644 [7MR]

———extend period of limitation for filing a claim for credit or refund of an estate tax overpayment attributable to litigation continuing after the return for the estate is filed (see H.R. 5488), H3306 (see H.R. 5488), H3359 [25MY]

———provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending (see S. 3523), S5950 [15JN]

———treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 3422), S5490 [6JN]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see S. 2269), S979 [9FE]

U.S. Court of International Trade: require consideration of certain civil actions that were delayed because of terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (see S. 3640), S7415 [12JY]

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 S. 2246), S728 [6FE]

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 (see H.R. 4659), H23 [31JA]

William M. Steger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Tyler, TX: designate (see H.R. 5606), H4008 [14JN]

Biographies

Batten, Timothy C., Sr., S1777 [6MR]

Cox, Sean F., S5643 [8JN]

Hillman, Noel L., S5643 [8JN]

Ludington, Thomas L., S5643 [8JN]

Sheridan, Peter G., S5643 [8JN]

Cloture motions

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S197 [26JA], S308 [30JA]

Claims: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S1122 [13FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), motion to proceed, S718 [6FE], S765 [7FE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 22), motion to proceed, S4095 [5MY], S4146 [8MY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4880 [22MY], S5191 [25MY]

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, S1561 [1MR]

Cost Estimates

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 852): CBO, S888-S894 [9FE]

Excerpts

Dept. of HHS indemnification clause in contract with Chiron Corp., S3778 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS special product liability and indemnification clause in contract with Sanofi Pasteur Inc., S3778 [1MY]

U.S. Constitution: fourth amendment, S1458 [17FE]

Factsheets

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act Transparency, S886 [9FE]

Letters

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil: several Senators, S1948, S1950 [9MR]

Announcement of hold on any legislation affecting Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law: Senator Wyden, S7 [18JA]

Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act: Caroline Fredrickson and Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU, H689-H691 [8MR]

———Jennifer Daskal, Human Rights Watch (organization), H691 [8MR]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H686 [8MR]

———Michael Z. Buncher, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, H687-H689 [8MR]

———Morna A. Murray and John Tuell, National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition, H686 [8MR]

———Representative McKeon, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H685 [8MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H685 [8MR]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H685 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS appeal of Cookeville v. Thompson decision on Medicare disproportionate share hosital payments: Tennessee congressional delegation, E391 [16MR]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE], S1150 [14FE]

———Carter G. Phillips, S949 [9FE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S714 [6FE], S754 [7FE]

———Donald B. Marron, CBO, S1146 [14FE]

———Douglas Holtz-Eakin, CBO, S894 [9FE]

———Financial Institutions for Asbestos Reform (organization), S1148 [14FE]

———James A. Grogan, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE]

———James A. Grogan, Terry Lynch, and James P. McCourt, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S715 [6FE], S847 [8FE]

———James A. Grogan and James P. McCourt, International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers, S1149 [14FE]

———James A. Williams, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, S713 [6FE], S848 [8FE], S1149 [14FE]

———James D. Randles, Military Order of the Purple Heart, S714 [6FE]

———John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S712 [6FE]

———Laurence H. Tribe, S948 [9FE]

———National Governors Association, S714 [6FE]

———Senator Specter, S6553 [27JN]

———several asbestos victims groups, S782 [8FE]

———several military and veterans organizations, S714 [6FE], S754 [7FE]

———several organizations, S755 [7FE]

Full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer, Patrick Finucane, by British-loyalist paramilitaries: Peter Cory, H2614 [16MY]

Increase number of district judges in districts with a high percentage of immigration cases: Martha Vasquez, U.S. District Court of New Mexico, S5168 [25MY]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL, and Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Greenville, SC: Donald B. Marron, CBO, S5215 [25MY]

Judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror: Senators Kyl and Graham, S972 [9FE]

LSC funding: National Legal Aid & Defender Association, H4641 [27JN]

Maintain relief for certain immigrants under the Violence Against Women Act: Joanne Lin, Gail Pendleton, and Leni Marin, National Network To End Violence Against Immigrant Women, S5147 [25MY]

National sex offender registration program improvements legislation: Senator Frist, S6730 [29JN]

Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be circuit judge: several former counsels and deputy counsels to the President, S5200 [25MY]

Nomination of Jerome A. Holmes to be circuit judge: Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma, S6488 [26JN]

———Daniel G. Webber, Jr., S6488 [26JN]

———George E. Young, Sr., S6489 [26JN]

———Jim Roth, Oklahoma County, OK, County Commissioner, S6489 [26JN]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: Alan Reuther, UAW, S178 [26JA]

———Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), S82 [25JA]

———Cathy Fleming, S286 [30JA]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S285 [30JA]

———Congressional Women's Caucus, S75 [25JA]

———David Saperstein and Jane Wishner, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S84 [25JA]

———Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S101-S103 [25JA]

———Eileen Kaufman and Tayyab Mahmud, Society of American Law Teachers, S90-S92 [25JA]

———Frances Kissling, Catholics for a Free Choice (organization), S155 [26JA]

———Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, S178 [26JA]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S146 [26JA]

———Joan Watson-Nelson, S172 [26JA]

———Joel S. Kaplan and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith, S83 [25JA]

———John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S177 [26JA]

———John Tateishi, Japanese American Citizens League, S164 [26JA]

———Karen K. Narasaki, Asian American Justice Center, S164 [26JA]

———Karen Pearl, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., S156 [26JA]

———Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women, S69 [25JA]

———League of United Latin American Citizens, S182 [26JA]

———Lisa M. Maatz, American Association of University Women, S71 [25JA]

———Lisalyn R. Jacobs, Legal Momentum (organization), S69 [25JA]

———Marc H. Morial, National Urban League, S147 [26JA]

———Marjorie Press Lindblom and Robert E. Harrington, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, S147 [26JA]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Marcia D. Greenberger, National Women's Law Center, S72 [25JA]

———Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America (organization), S155 [26JA]

———Peggy Sanchez Mills, YWCA, S70 [25JA]

———Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, S85 [25JA]

———Representative Watt and Delegate Norton, Congressional Black Caucus, S76 [25JA]

———Representatives Napolitano and Gonzalez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S75 [25JA]

———Robert C. Keithan, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, S83 [25JA]

———several former law clerks of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., S286 [30JA]

———several lawyers, S286 [30JA]

———several State Attorneys General, S293 [30JA]

———Shelley Lindauer and Rosanne M. Solfon, Women of Reform Judaism (organization), S84 [25JA]

———Shirley J. Wilcher, American Association for Affirmative Action, S148 [26JA]

———Susan Scanlan and Terry O'Neil, National Council of Women's Organizations, S72 [25JA]

———Vicki A. Saporta, National Abortion Federation, S157 [26JA]

———Victoria Lovato, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, S182 [26JA]

Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S40 [25JA]

———several Senators, S106 [25JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: Senator Feinstein, S1402 [16FE]

———Senator Specter, S39 [25JA]

———Senators Kyl, Roberts, and Sessions, S1617 [2MR]

Lists

Additional civil liberties protections in 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, H62 [1FE], H584 [7MR]

California organizations opposing the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice, S155 [26JA]

Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights participating law schools, H574 [7MR]

Organizations/companies supporting S. 2831, Free Flow of Information Act, S4802 [18MY]

Supporters of Feingold amendment to S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, to eliminate clear and convincing evidence standard for courts to stay the removal of an alien in certain circumstances, S5149 [25MY]

Supreme Court decisions affirming weak precedent in constitutional cases, S291 [30JA]

Memorandums

Judicial Independence: William M. Banta, S94 [25JA]

Motions

Claims: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S956, S960 [9FE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 22), S4095 [5MY]

Papers

Fellow Judges Testify in Support of Alito Nomination: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S95 [25JA]

Petitions

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: asbestos victims and families, S763 [7FE]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1569 [1MR]

California: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1569 [1MR]

Colorado: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1570 [1MR]

Douglas County, WI, Board of Supervisors: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1573 [1MR]

Eau Claire, WI, City Council: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1573 [1MR]

Hawaii: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1570 [1MR]

Idaho: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1570 [1MR]

Madison, WI, City Council: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1573 [1MR]

Maine: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1571 [1MR]

Milwaukee, WI, City Council: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1574 [1MR]

Montana: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1571 [1MR]

Vermont: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1572 [1MR]

Press releases

Civil Liberty Safeguards Contained in Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House), E63-E66 [1FE]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Bates White, LLC, S763 [7FE]

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Opposes Alito Nomination—Report Details Hostility to Civil Rights and Warns of Tipped Balance on High Court: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., S147 [26JA]

RMC Opposes Judge Alito for Supreme Court: Republican Majority for Choice (organization), S156 [26JA]

Proposals

Allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1951 [9MR]

Questions

Congressional Hispanic Caucus questions to Supreme Court Justice nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr., S76 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education, H979 [15MR]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), H876 [14MR], H978, H979 [15MR]

Capital punishment: decision to stay execution of persons convicted in the deaths of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena, H2966 [22MY]

Children and youth: create programs to halt the rising rate of violence among girls, H279 [15FE]

———improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (H.R. 5436), H3217 [24MY]

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), H2187 [9MY]

Civil rights: definition relative to issues of same-sex marriage or immigration, H3709 [9JN]

Classified information: classify and protect national security information on intelligence activities and take action against individuals who commit unauthorized disclosures, H1806-H1808 [26AP], E631 [27AP]

Colleges and universities: provide with a right of action against entities that improperly regulate intercollegiate sports activities (H.R. 5289), E825 [12MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3343 [25MY]

Constitution—U.S.: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority, H4523 [26JN]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 5414), E861 [17MY]

Corps of Engineers: allow changes in master control plans and master manuals for certain river basins in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H3171-H3174 [24MY], E969 [26MY]

Crime: correlation between illegal immigration and gang membership and activity, H4332 [21JN]

———increase in hate crimes relative to debate on immigration reform, H3791, H3795-H3797 [13JN], E1135, E1137 [13JN]

———increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (H.R. 4356), H4231-H4233 [20JN]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers, H691 [8MR]

———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, H691 [8MR]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (H.R. 662), E237 [1MR]

———prevent violent career criminals from being released from prison, H943 [14MR], H4137 [16JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H679, H682 [8MR], E351 [14MR]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers, H681 [8MR]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (H.R. 4732), E103 [8FE]

———provide justice for crime victims' families, H692 [8MR]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4271 [20JN], E1183 [16JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H3100, H3101 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for waiver or modification of certain National Security Personnel System regulations declared illegal, H4294, H4295 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to reimburse attorneys fees and legal expenses relative to litigation against International Union of Operating Engineers Local 30, H3373 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: assign violent crime impact team to New Jersey, H4753 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), E309 [8MR], E353 [14MR]

———drug court programs funding, H4661 [27JN]

———juvenile witness protection assistance program funding, H4734 [28JN]

———limit the maximum review period for whistleblower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act against Federal contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4770, H4771 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to enforce court decision permitting law enforcement officers to obtain evidence in contravention of search and seizure statutes, H4772-H4774 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing State laws authorizing use of medical marijuana, H4735-H4739 [28JN], E1334 [29JN]

———Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative funding, H4690 [28JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3915 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3822-H3891 [13JN], H3914-H3974 [14JN], E1147, E1150 [14JN], E1160, E1164 [15JN], E1184, E1187, E1191, E1193 [16JN], E1216, E1217 [20JN], E1219 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), amendment process, H3848, H3849 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865), H3818-H3822 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 862), H3803-H3805 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), corrections in engrossment, H3974 [14JN]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H3918-H3920 [14JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H3827 [13JN]

———require purchase of a certain number of alternative-fuel vehicles, H3922 [14JN]

District of Columbia: revise the number of Superior Court judgeships (H.R. 5153), E547 [6AP]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (S. 2116), H1148, H1149 [28MR]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses, H797 [9MR]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H422 [28FE], H591, H600 [7MR], H650 [8MR], H799, H803 [9MR], H1436 [4AP]

FCC: clarify authority of courts to hear antitrust cases involving complaints over Internet network access, H3575, H3576 [8JN]

Federal employees: provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies (S. 1736), H2983, H2984 [22MY]

Federal-State relations: limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (H.R. 1229), H1891 [27AP], H3892, H3895, H3897 [13JN]

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (H. Res. 740), H2612-H2615 [16MY], E863 [17MY]

Firearms: business efforts to ban guns on their private property, H241 [14FE]

———economic impact of gun violence on society, H1423 [4AP], H1706 [25AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 800), H241 [14FE]

———prohibit transfer to or possession of a firearm by any individual convicted of sex offense against a minor, H679 [8MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to any country which refuses to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H3676 [9JN]

———prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, H3677 [9JN]

———prohibit funds to provide assistance to any country who refuses to accept transfer of citizens who have been issued a final removal order by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, H3693 [9JN]

Freedom of religion: Federal district court ruling on faith-based prisoner rehabilitation program in Iowa, H3914 [14JN]

Gallagher, Eileen: dismissal of rape case due to tardy arrival of prosecutor, H4331 [21JN]

GAO: study feasibility of implementing a nationwide annual driver's license registration requirement for sex offenders, H682 [8MR]

Government: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 5739), E1326 [29JN]

Hawaii: tribute to efforts to curb underage drinking, E1368 [11JY]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H609-H611 [7MR], H1384-H1386 [30MR], H1845 [26AP], H2308 [9MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1843-H1849 [26AP]

———repeal comprehensive liability protection for manufacturers of avian flu pandemic vaccines and products, H1092, H1093 [16MR]

Health care professionals: reform the medical malpractice system, H514 [2MR]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of prior drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance, H820, H821 [9MR]

Hussein, Saddam: trial on charges of crimes against humanity, H1420 [4AP]

Immigration: prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H513 [2MR], H3368-H3370, H3382 [6JN]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H126 [1FE], H240, H253-H255 [14FE], H354 [16FE], H574 [7MR], H760 [8MR], H957-H963 [14MR], H1064 [16MR], H2184, H2331, H2333, H2334 [9MY], H2344 [10MY], H2600, H2601 [16MY], H2646, H2754 [17MY], H2885, H2886 [18MY], H2894, H2950-H2959 [19MY], H3023, H3024, H3126-H3131 [23MY], H3230, H3288, H3349-H3354 [25MY], H4549-H4552 [26JN], H4936-H4941 [10JY], H4964, H4965, H4968, H4969, H5012 [11JY], H5051, H5053, H5114, H5118 [12JY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H336 [16FE], H457 [1MR], H513 [2MR], H649 [8MR], H878 [14MR], H1064 [16MR], H1170, H1179 [28MR], H1293, H1298, H1299, H1300, H1314-H1316 [29MR], H1459 [5AP], H1627 [6AP], H1986, H2092-H2094 [3MY], H2181 [9MY], H2617, H2637 [16MY], H2646 [17MY], H2764 [18MY], H3023 [23MY], H3145 [24MY], H3366, H3413, H3414 [6JN], H4686 [28JN], H4799 [29JN], H4919, H4920 [10JY], H5023-H5030 [11JY], H5107-H5112 [12JY], E256 [2MR], E433 [28MR], E1146 [14JN]

———supersede certain judicial orders relative to catching illegal aliens at ports of entry and returning them to their countries (H.R. 5457), H3339 [25MY]

Intelligence services: prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4276-H4286 [20JN], E1255 [23JN]

———reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted, H1809, H1810 [26AP]

———reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (H.R. 5371), H4283, H4285 [20JN]

Judiciary: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 5014), E420 [28MR]

———appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (H.R. 4093), E367 [15MR]

Law enforcement: limit judicial review for certain harmless error sentencing claims, E375 [15MR]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, H677-H682 [8MR], H794 [9MR], E404 [16MR]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H512 [2MR], H1953 [2MY], H1987 [3MY]

———provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (H.R. 4703), H229 [14FE]

LSC: funding, H4632, H4640 [27JN], E1343 [29JN]

Morality and ethics: national objectives priority assignments, H1435-H1439 [4AP]

National security: enhance border security, H2344 [10MY]

National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, H2558, H2559, H2560 [11MY], H2599 [16MY], E888 [19MY]

———Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H139 [1FE], H227, H229, H257 [14FE], H277, H299 [15FE], H335 [16FE], H487, H488 [1MR], H1776, H1779, H1781, H1782, H1789, H1791-H1793 [26AP], H2302 [9MY], H4562 [27JN]

———withhold portion of funding until the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) receives report on the cost of the electronic surveillance program, H1776, H1777 [26AP]

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 (H.R. 3323), H877 [14MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 357), H458-H461 [1MR], E258, E271 [2MR], E312 [8MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: commission reports and establish clearinghouse relative to methamphetamine epidemic, H824-H827 [9MR]

———conduct study on drug court programs that conduct hearings in non-traditional places, such as schools, H823 [9MR]

Pantano, Ilario: dismissal of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents, H4533 [26JN]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H1366 [30MR]

Public buildings: improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (H.R. 4710), E103 [8FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (H.R. 1313), H4361 [21JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H4499 [22JN], H4798 [29JN], E1254 [23JN]

Resendiz, Angel Marturino: execution for murder of Texas woman, H4667 [27JN]

Safety: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (H.R. 5271), E687 [2MY]

———protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), H647, H657-H692 [8MR], H794, H795, H849 [9MR], H1063 [16MR], E351 [14MR], E375 [15MR], E404 [16MR]

Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (H.R. 4530), H2984, H2985 [22MY]

Selva, Andrew: court decision to grant probation to sex offender, H1200 [29MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, H4355 [21JN]

States: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (H.R. 4776), E194 [17FE]

———prohibit funding to enforce district court decision in Hinrichs v. Bosma, H4768-H4770 [28JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, E1254 [23JN]

———anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 880), H4318, H4319 [20JN]

———decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding, H573, H576 [7MR], H648 [8MR], E295 [7MR]

———decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (H. Con. Res. 354), H884-H887 [14MR], E364, E376 [15MR]

———decision on use of lethal injection for capital punishment, H3779 [12JN]

———decision to consider appeal on partial birth abortions, H4222 [20JN]

———misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 333), H302 [15FE]

Taylor, Charles: trial on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, E482 [30MR]

Telecommunications: establish a dispute resolution process for monetary disputes between local franchise authorities and cable operators, H3574 [8JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H2840-H2842 [18MY]

Townsend, Sharon S.: Interclub Council of Western New York Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E75 [7FE]

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 (H.R. 4659), H60-H67, H114 [1FE]

———reauthorize and improve, H255, H256 [14FE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H380 [16FE], H393, H422 [28FE], H576, H600 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S36-S37, S40-S58, S61-S108 [25JA], S145-S207, S232 [26JA], S235-S248 [27JA], S259-S279, S281-S318 [30JA], S334-S348 [31JA]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent agreement, S197 [26JA]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent request, S186 [26JA]

Anderson, Thomas D.: nomination to be district judge, S6403 [22JN]

Barrett, Michael R.: nomination to be district judge, S3788-S3791 [1MY]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3770 [1MY]

Batten, Timothy C., Sr.: nomination to be district judge, S1776-S1778 [6MR]

Becker, Edward R.: tribute (S. Res. 497), S5397 [26MY]

Bumb, Renee M.: nomination to be district judge, S5435-S5439 [6JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5394 [26MY]

Bush, President: censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), S2011-S2016 [13MR]

———censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), unanimous-consent agreement, S2011 [13MR]

———censure relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (S. Res. 398), unanimous-consent request, S2010 [13MR]

———evaluation of competence and ethics of judicial appointees, S4573 [16MY]

———evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, S5644-S5646 [8JN]

Chagares, Michael A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2760, S2761 [4AP], S2898 [5AP]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2756 [3AP]

Children and youth: improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children, S1676 [3MR]

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), S2406 [27MR], S4079-S4090 [4MY], S6729-S6731 [29JN]

———improve programs to monitor, register, deter, and punish individuals who commit violent sexual crimes against children (S. 1086), unanimous-consent request, S2896, S2897 [5AP], S4039 [4MY]

Civil liberties: allow civil actions by persons who refrain from electronic communications due to fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes (S. 2468), S2535 [29MR]

———ensure that electronic surveillance of U.S. persons for foreign intelligence purposes is conducted pursuant to individualized court orders and streamline procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (S. 3001), S5121 [24MY], S5324, S5337 [26MY]

Claims: cost-estimates for claims of personal injury and wrongful death due to asbestos exposure to be paid from a trust fund established for such claims, S884, S886-S888 [9FE]

———establish medical criteria for asbestos exposure victims seeking compesnation, S944-S957 [9FE]

———limit asbestos victims trust fund contributions from companies with annual gross revenues of less than $1 billion or if full contributions would force bankruptcy, S959, S960 [9FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 3274), S5344-S5347, S5388, S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN], S6553 [27JN]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), S38, S40 [25JA], S506 [2FE], S766, S774 [7FE], S781, S825-S853 [8FE], S875-S877, S879-S898, S944-S968 [9FE], S1047-S1050, S1054, S1058, S1065-S1067 [10FE], S1078, S1121 [13FE], S1140-S1170 [14FE], S1372, S1373 [15FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 852), motion to proceed, S697, S699-S720 [6FE], S738-S758, S761-S766 [7FE]

Cogan, Brian M.: nomination to be district judge, S4034 [4MY]

Cox, Sean F.: nomination to be district judge, S5640-S5644 [8JN]

Credit Repair Organizations Act: clarify definition of a credit repair organization (S. 3518), S5956 [15JN]

Crime: improve prohibitions on money laundering (S. 2402), S2032 [13MR]

———make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (S. 3561), S6457 [23JN], S6495 [26JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S111 [25JA], S323 [30JA], S438 [1FE], S506 [2FE], S767 [7FE], S857 [8FE], S969 [9FE], S1349 [15FE], S1531 [28FE], S1639 [2MR], S2116 [14MR], S2307 [16MR], S2595 [30MR], S2795 [4AP], S3498 [25AP], S3890 [2MY], S4039, S4044 [4MY], S4207 [9MY], S4465 [11MY], S4551 [15MY], S4689 [17MY], S4962 [23MY], S5771 [13JN], S6628 [28JN], S7411 [12JY]

Cuba: require detainees held at Guantanamo Bay be charged, repatriated, or released within 180 days, S6047-S6049 [19JN], S6140-S6147 [20JN], S6272 [21JN]

———treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, S7290-S7292 [11JY]

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'': conviction for taking bribes from defense contractors, S2501 [29MR]

DeGabrielle, Donald J., Jr.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S2048 [13MR]

Delgado-Colon, Aida M.: nomination to be district judge, S1776-S1778 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S970-S972 [9FE], S1170-S1172 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Biodefense Injury Compensation Program (S. 2291), S1360 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize and expand Project Safe Childhood to protect children from exploitation by adults over the Internet (S. 3432), S5494 [6JN]

———award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (S. 2497), S2734 [3AP]

———juvenile justice funding, S2271 [16MR]

———limit the maximum review period for whistleblower lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act against Federal contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3889 [2MY], S6110-S6113 [20JN]

Diseases: pandemic influenza vaccine injury compensation funding, S3778, S3779 [1MY], S3942, S3948 [3MY]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S3435-S3437 [25AP]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, S1385 [16FE], S1512 [28FE], S1593, S1610, S1614, S1619 [2MR], S2084 [14MR], S2567, S2596 [30MR], S2889, S2890 [5AP], S3493 [25AP]

Enron Corp.: conviction of top executives, S5330 [26MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 912), S1531 [28FE], S6410 [22JN]

Federal-State relations: limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (S. 489), S3414 [24AP]

Flag—U.S.: protect, S6516, S6523-S6526, S6538-S6540, S6544, S6546 [27JN], S6628 [28JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, S1381 [16FE], S1519 [28FE], S1566 [1MR]

Golden, Thomas M.: nomination to be district judge, S4035, S4036 [4MY]

Gordon, Leo M.: nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, S2019 [13MR]

———nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S1984 [9MR]

Government: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (S. 520), S6150 [20JN]

Guilford, Andrew J.: nomination to be district judge, S6401, S6402 [22JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6376 [22JN]

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (S. 908), S6056 [19JN]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (S. 2750), S4073 [4MY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4838), S4036-S4044 [4MY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 22), S3994 [3MY], S4033, S4078 [4MY], S4093-S4095 [5MY], S4205-S4207 [9MY], S4463, S4464 [11MY], S4518, S4521 [12MY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (S. 22), motion to proceed, S4095-S4105 [5MY], S4119-S4123, S4125-S4147 [8MY]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, S3778, S3779 [1MY]

———set caps on noneconomic damages in medical liability lawsuits, S4130-S4138 [8MY]

Hillman, Noel L.: nomination to be district judge, S5641-S5644 [8JN]

Holmes, Jerome A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6488 [26JN]

Ikuta, Sandra Segal: nomination to be circuit judge, S6052-S6054 [19JN]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5898 [14JN]

Immigration: eliminate clear and convincing evidence standard for courts to stay the removal of an alien in certain circumstances, S5146-S5153, S5188 [25MY]

———increase number of district judges in districts with a high percentage of immigration cases, S4850 [22MY], S5167 [25MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), S2402 [27MR], S2432 [28MR], S6731 [29JN]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), unanimous-consent request, S5401, S5402 [5JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: reform judicial review process of orders of removal, S7327 [11JY]

Insurance: reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, S4036-S4042 [4MY]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (S. 801), S5215 [25MY], S6589 [27JN]

Johnston, Thomas E.: nomination to be district judge, S1776-S1778 [6MR]

Judiciary: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (S. 2276), S1073 [10FE]

———extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (H.R. 4311), S5607 [7JN]

———permit judges who must sell financial holdings to avoid conflict of interest to reinvest and defer paying capital gains tax until substitute investment is liquidated, S498 [2FE]

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S178-S180, S185, S198 [26JA], S238 [27JA], S259-S269 [30JA], S343 [31JA]

———provide for ethics reform of the Federal judiciary and instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts (S. 2202), S229 [26JA]

Kavanaugh, Brett: nomination to be circuit judge, S3635, S3636 [27AP], S3789 [1MY]

Kavanaugh, Brett M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4880 [22MY], S5191-S5202, S5296-S5298 [25MY], S5303, S5313 [26MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5203 [25MY]

Larson, Stephen G.: nomination to be district judge, S2295 [16MR]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2273 [16MR]

Law enforcement: limit authority to delay notice of search warrants, S1383-S1385 [16FE], S1520 [28FE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), S6729-S6731 [29JN]

Ludington, Thomas L.: nomination to be district judge, S5640-S5644 [8JN]

Miller, Gray H.: nomination to be district judge, S3442, S3443 [25AP]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3427 [24AP]

Mining and mineral resources: increase minimum penalties for violations of mine safety laws (S. 2448), S2337 [16MR]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2235), S481 [2FE]

Moussaoui, Zacarias: jury decision on eligibility for death penalty, S2725 [3AP]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Japan: ratification, S3400 [7AP]

Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S2462, S2463 [28MR]

National Labor Relations Act: judicial decisions relative to protection of workers' rights, S177 [26JA]

National security: allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, S1382 [16FE], S1519 [28FE]

———provide comprehensive procedures for adjudication of cases involving unprivileged combatants (S. 3614), S6796 [29JN]

———reform issuance of national security letters, S1382, S1393-S1395 [16FE], S1519 [28FE], S1566 [1MR]

———reform issuance of national security letters relative to library-provided basic Internet access, S1389, S1390 [16FE]

National Security Agency: collection and analysis of domestic telephone records, S4647 [17MY]

———express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens (S. Res. 350), S28-S30 [20JA], S47, S137-S139 [25JA]

———Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S38, S47, S104-S107 [25JA], S758-S761 [7FE], S782-S785, S853 [8FE], S877-S879 [9FE], S1067-S1069 [10FE], S1337-S1340 [15FE], S1457, S1480 [17FE], S2301 [16MR]

Native Americans: settle court claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe and restore, improve, and develop reservation lands and natural resources (S. 3648), S7422, S7424 [12JY]

News media: guarantee the free flow of information to the public through a free and active press while protecting the right of the public to effective law enforcement and the fair administration of justice (S. 2831), S4800-S4803 [18MY]

Pennington County, SD: tribute to Juvenile Diversion Project Truancy Court Project, S4616 [16MY]

Petroleum: allow legal action against foreign oil producing states that enter into agreements to restrict oil production to raise the price of oil, S1948-S1952 [9MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3631 [26AP], S5644 [8JN]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S99 [25JA], S178-S180, S185 [26JA], S245 [27JA], S259, S265, S278, S279, S306 [30JA], S343 [31JA], S3635, S3636 [27AP], S5437 [6JN], S6401 [22JN]

Public buildings: improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (S. 2292), S1363 [15FE], S1409 [16FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S6449 [23JN]

Safety: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), S2393 [16MR], S2426 [27MR]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, S5865 [14JN], S6003 [16JN]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 1968), S5757 [13JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation and testimony in City of Eugene v. Peter V. Chabarek (S. Res. 514), S6022 [16JN]

———authorize representation and testimony in E.M. Gunderson v. Neil G. Galatz (S. Res. 432), S3160 [5AP]

———authorize representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al. (S. Res. 376), S1444 [16FE], S1459 [17FE]

———authorize representation in Lannak v. Biden, et al (S. Res. 490), S5029 [23MY]

———authorize representation in Timothy P. Toms v. Alan Hantman, et al. (S. Res. 391), S1805 [6MR]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in New Hampshire v. William Thomas, et al. (S. Res. 375), S1444 [16FE], S1459 [17FE]

———authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation in United States of America v. David Hossein Safavian (S. Res. 374), S1444 [16FE], S1458 [17FE]

———authorize the production of records, testimony, and legal representation relative to certain investigations into improper activities by lobbyists and related matters (S. Res. 520), S6462 [23JN]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 2010), S5946 [15JN]

Sheridan, Peter G.: nomination to be district judge, S5641-S5644 [8JN]

Smith, Milan D., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4573-S4575 [16MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S4503 [11MY]

Smith, N. Randy: nomination to be circuit judge, S6053 [19JN]

States: expand and improve special expedited habeas corpus procedures for States relative to provision of legal representation in capital cases, S1620-S1628 [2MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, S6449 [23JN]

———decision on Clean Water Act wetlands protection, S6410 [22JN]

———decision on judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S6757, S6773 [29JN], S7278 [10JY], S7290-S7292 [11JY]

Taxation: permit judges who must sell financial holdings to avoid conflict of interest to reinvest and defer paying capital gains tax until substitute investment is liquidated, S499 [2FE]

———provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending (S. 3523), S5962, S5963 [15JN]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters by clarifying economic substance doctrine, S1100 [13FE]

———treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 3422), S5493 [6JN]

Thapar, Amul R.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S2048 [13MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: increase number of deputy marshals, S4850 [22MY]

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, S333 [31JA]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 4659), S498, S502 [2FE]

———extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2082), S362 [31JA]

———limit use of surveillance and issuance of search warrants, S1395 [16FE], S1613, S1616 [2MR]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, S37, S38 [25JA], S186 [26JA], S1562-S1575 [1MR], S1593, S1598, S1601-S1632 [2MR], S2596 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S1557 [1MR]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 1389), S362 [31JA], S969 [9FE]

University of California, Los Angeles: anniversary of Williams Institute, S1535 [28FE]

Van Tatenhove, Gregory F.: confirmation as district judge, S7 [18JA]

Whitney, Frank D.: nomination to be district judge, S6401-S6403 [22JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6376 [22JN]

Zouhary, Jack: nomination to be district judge, S1781 [6MR], S2293 [16MR]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2273 [16MR]

Reports

Committee Oversight of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act From October 2001 to November 2005, H61 [1FE], H583 [7MR]

Extremists Declare `Open Season' on Immigrants—Hispanics Target of Incitement and Violence: Anti-Defamation League, H3792, H3795 [13JN]

Sharing Experiences of Torture Survivors—Summary of Data: Advocacy Forum (organization), S6774 [29JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 865) (H. Rept. 109-501), H3907 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice Document Submittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 643) (H. Rept. 109-382), H563 [2MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5576) (H. Rept. 109-495), H3723 [9JN]

Document Transmittal on Investigation of Involvement by Personnel in Creation of Warrantless Surveillance Program and Security Clearance Denials: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 845) (H. Rept. 109-528), H4554 [26JN]

Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4356) (H. Rept. 109-473), H2961 [19MY]

Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4093) (H. Rept. 109-373), H223 [8FE]

Federal Judiciary Emergency Tolling Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3729) (H. Rept. 109-371), H223 [8FE]

Improvement of Delivery of Federal Judicial Services by Requiring the Equitable and Rational Calculation of Rent To Be Paid to the GSA: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2292), S3703 [27AP]

Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2955) (H. Rept. 109-407), H1561 [5AP]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 801), S5116 [24MY]

Mutal Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Germany: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 109-14), S3211 [6AP]

Mutal Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Japan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 109-14), S3211 [6AP]

Nomination of Aida M. Delgado-Colon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Andrew J. Guilford To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5659 [8JN]

Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4468 [11MY]

Nomination of Brian M. Cogan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Frank D. Whitney To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5949 [15JN]

Nomination of Gray H. Miller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of Jack Zouhary To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1643 [2MR]

Nomination of Leo M. Gordon To Be U.S. Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Michael A. Chagares To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of Michael R. Barrett To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Milan D. Smith, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of N. Randy Smith To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Noel L. Hillman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Patrick J. Schiltz To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Nomination of Peter G. Sheridan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Reginald I. Lloyd To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Renee M. Bumb To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S33 [24JA], S123 [25JA]

Nomination of Sandra Segal Ikuta To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5226 [25MY]

Nomination of Sean F. Cox To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4468 [11MY]

Nomination of Stephen G. Larson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1643 [2MR]

Nomination of Susan Davis Wigenton To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4050 [4MY]

Nomination of Thomas C. Batten, Sr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Thomas E. Johnson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1413 [16FE]

Nomination of Thomas L. Ludington To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4468 [11MY]

Nomination of Thomas M. Golden To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 109-393), H1058 [15MR]

Participation of Judicial Branch Employees in the Federal Leave Transfer Program for Disasters and Emergencies: Committee on Government Reform (House) (S. 1736) (H. Rept. 109-449), H1979 [2MY]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1768), S2602 [30MR]

Presidential and Dept. of Defense Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 109-384), H644 [7MR]

Presidential and Dept. of Justice Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 109-383), H563 [2MR]

Presidential Document Transmittal on Presidential Authorization of Electronic Surveillance Without Court-Approved Warrants: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H. Res. 641) (H. Rept. 109-385), H644 [7MR]

Same-Day Consideration of Rule on H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 862) (H. Rept. 109-498), H3787 [12JN]

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 829), S2602 [30MR]

Tribute to Leonidas R. Mecham: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 109-446), H1915 [27AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer, Patrick Finucane, by British-loyalist paramilitaries: Dail Eireann (lower house of Irish Parliament), H2614 [16MY]

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1559 [5AP], H1701-H1703 [25AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: Associated Students of Mount Holyoke College, S1603 [2MR]

———University of Texas Student Government, S1602 [2MR]

———University of Wisconsin Student Government, S1604 [2MR]

Resolutions of ratification

Mutal Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Germany, S3211 [6AP]

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Japan, S3211 [6AP], S3400 [7AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3836, H3837, H3839, H3840, H3850, H3860 [13JN], H3926, H3956 [14JN]

Statements

Expand and Improve Special Expedited Habeas Corpus Procedures for States Relative to Provision of Legal Representation in Capital Cases: Carol Fornoff, S1621 [2MR]

———Josh Ryen, S1624 [2MR]

———Ron Eisenberg, S1620 [2MR]

Judicial Review of Habeas Corpus Petitions From Detainees Held in the War on Terror: Senator Levin, S1171 [14FE]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., To Be Supreme Court Justice: Senator Specter, S42-S45 [25JA]

Tribute to Robert W. Dyche III: Sandy Slusher, S6452 [23JN]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for DeKalb County, IL, H14 [31JA]

Court of Common Pleas for Anderson County, SC, H1536 [5AP]

Cuyahoga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H2874 [18MY]

Johnson County, KS, District Court, H159 [7FE]

Superior Court for the District of Columbia, H14 [31JA], H1536, H1539 [5AP]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H1700 [25AP]

U.S. District Court for Collin County, TX, H2648 [17MY]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H14 [31JA], H577 [7MR], H2960 [19MY], H4124 [15JN], H4830 [29JN], H4920 [10JY]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennslyvania, H393 [28FE]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, H1375, H1376 [30MR], H2188 [9MY], H4895 [29JN]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, H231 [14FE]

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, H1568 [6AP]

Summaries

Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act (H.R. 4472), H683-H685 [8MR]

Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act (H.R. 5271), E687 [2MY]

Selected Statements From Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6141 [20JN]

Unprivileged Combatant Act (S. 3614), S6801 [29JN]

Tables

Age of circuit court judges, S5309 [26MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, relative to S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S1157 [14FE]

Comparison 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, to current law, S39 [25JA]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3962-H3973 [14JN]

Profile of Supreme Court Justices, S185 [26JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 354, Supreme Court decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding, H884 [14MR]

H. Res. 357, tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, H458 [1MR]

H. Res. 740, urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer, Patrick Finucane, by British-loyalist paramilitaries, H2612 [16MY]

H. Res. 862, same-day consideration of H. Res. 865, consideration of H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H3803 [13JN]

H. Res. 865, consideration of H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H3818 [13JN]

H.R. 4356, Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act, H4231 [20JN]

H.R. 4472, Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act, H658-H676 [8MR]

H.R. 4530, Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY, H2984 [22MY]

H.R. 4659, 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, H60 [1FE]

S. 801, John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL, S6589 [27JN]

S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S786-S825 [8FE]

S. 1086, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, S4079-S4089 [4MY]

S. 1736, provide for participation of judicial branch employees in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies, H2983 [22MY]

S. 2116, Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act, H1148 [28MR]

S. 2202, Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act, S229 [26JA]

S. 2269, Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH, S981 [9FE]

S. 2276, Federal Judicial Fairness Act, S1074 [10FE]

S. 2291, Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, S1361-S1363 [15FE]

S. 2402, Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, S2033 [13MR]

S. 2448, Mine Safety Enforcement, Reporting, and Training Act, S2338 [16MR]

S. 2497, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S2735 [3AP]

S. 3274, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S5347-S5388 [26MY]

S. 3422, tax treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S5494 [6JN]

S. 3523, provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending, S5963 [15JN]

S. 3614, Unprivileged Combatant Act, S6797-S6801 [29JN]

S. 3648, Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act, S7423 [12JY]

S. Res. 350, express that legislation authorizing military force against those responsible for terrorist attacks against the U.S. does not authorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens, S28 [20JA], S136 [25JA]

S. Res. 374, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document production, and legal representation in United States of America v. David Hossein Safavian, S1437, S1444 [16FE]

S. Res. 375, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, document production, and legal representation in New Hampshire v. William Thomas, et al., S1437, S1445 [16FE]

S. Res. 376, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Keyter v. McCain, et al., S1437, S1445 [16FE]

S. Res. 391, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Timothy P. Toms v. Alan Hantman, et al., S1797, S1805 [6MR]

S. Res. 398, censure President Bush relative to authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, S2041 [13MR]

S. Res. 432, Senate Legal Counsel representation and testimony in E.M. Gunderson v. Neil G. Galatz, S2918, S3160 [5AP]

S. Res. 490, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Lannak v. Biden, et al, S4972, S5029 [23MY]

S. Res. 493, urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer, Patrick Finucane, by British-loyalist paramilitaries, S5125 [24MY]

S. Res. 497, tribute to Edward R. Becker, S5392, S5397 [26MY]

S. Res. 514, Senate Legal Counsel representation and testimony in City of Eugene v. Peter V. Chabarek, S6015, S6022 [16JN]

S. Res. 520, Senate Legal Counsel production of records, testimony, and legal representation relative to certain investigations into improper activities by lobbyists and related matters, S6460, S6462 [23JN]

Tributes

Becker, Edward R., S5344 [26MY]

Mecham, Leonidas R., S4793 [18MY]