LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

Addresses

Public Service Recognition Week: John E. Potter, Postmaster General, S5220-S5222 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

`Our Worst Nightmare'—LV Officer Slain in Gunbattle, H681 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: permit certain local law enforcement officers to carry firearms on aircraft (see S. 3621), S6786 [29JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 360), H1129 [16MR]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 756), H1452 [4AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a language arts facility at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for departmental employees and other Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 2274), S1071 [10FE]

———establish a Law Enforcement Assistance Force to facilitate the contributions of retired law enforcement officers during major disasters (see S. 2483), S2603 [30MR]

———establish Office of Emergency Communications (see S. 3172), S5229 [25MY]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5067), H1389 [30MR]

———increase the number of trained detection canines (see H.R. 4958), H972 [14MR]

———prohibit from limiting amount of certain grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities (see H.R. 5654), H4327 [20JN]

———transfer to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (see H.R. 5589), H3787 [12JN]

Drug abuse: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances (see S. 3557), S6419 [22JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 3275), S5341 [26MY]

France: condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal (see S. Con. Res. 102), S5950 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2961 [19MY]

Gainer, Terrance W.: tribute (see S. Res. 455), S3704 [27AP]

Immigration: improve border security (see S. 2391), S1893 [8MR]

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

Larry Cox Post Office, Chillicothe, OH: designate (see H.R. 5434), H2961 [19MY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see S. 2704), S3984 [3MY]

National Police Survivors Day: designate (see S. Res. 473), S4339 [10MY]

Native Americans: preserve and foster as one unit the Shadow Wolves located on Tohono O'odham lands (see H. Res. 829), H2962 [19MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 472), S4339 [10MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 412), S2533 [29MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: authorizing appropriations for Fugitive Safe Surrender Program (see S. 2570), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5459), H3137 [23MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4659), H23 [31JA]

Letters

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S285 [30JA]

Safer Skies Act: William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S6806 [29JN]

Lists

Michigan law enforcement officers added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, S4833 [19MY]

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]

Remarks in House

Angle, John: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E1022 [6JN]

Aviation: improve security, H4549 [26JN], E573 [25AP]

Balbirona, Russell W.: Dept. of the Interior Valor Award recipient, E712 [3MY]

BIA: Lake Roosevelt Management Enforcement Fund funding, H2789 [18MY]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, H139 [1FE], H254 [14FE], H1064 [16MR], H2062 [3MY], H2331, H2333 [9MY], H3323 [25MY], H3371, H3372 [6JN], H3776 [12JN]

———assure adequate funding for additional agents, detention beds, and immigration investigators, H4968 [11JY]

———power boating equipment funding, H3289 [25MY]

———prohibit funding to provide information to foreign governments on civilian border patrol groups, H3263 [25MY], H3372, H3373 [6JN]

———tribute to agents, H228 [14FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 360), H1500, H1501 [5AP]

Capitol Police: tribute (H. Res. 756), H1400, H1424 [4AP], H1457 [5AP], H1578 [6AP]

Chicago, IL: torture of African-American prisoners in Chicago City Jail, Area 2, H2881 [18MY]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society, E873 [18MY]

Crime: 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]

———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]

Dept. of Defense: first responder interoperable communications funding, H1084 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure communications equipment purchased under the Port Security Grant Program is interoperable with Federal, State, and local agencies, H2141 [4MY]

———establish a Port Security Exercise and Training Program, H2113 [4MY]

———increase number of Customs and Border Patrol officers at U.S. ports, H2107 [4MY]

———increase State and local formula based grants and high-threat, high density urban area grants funding, H3383, H3384 [6JN]

———Shadow Wolves border patrol program funding, H3322, H3323 [25MY]

———transfer to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (H.R. 5589), H4928-H4930 [10JY], E1370, E1371 [11JY]

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

———Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program funding, H4691, H4692 [28JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H163 [8FE], H4637, H4638 [27JN], H4771, H4772, H4774 [28JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4748-H4752 [28JN]

———Criminal Records Upgrade Program funding, H4644 [27JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, H3646, H3647 [9JN], H4642-H4644, H4656 [27JN], E1103, E1105 [9JN], E1307 [28JN], E1334 [29JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4656-H4660 [27JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in U.N. funding, H4691 [28JN]

———increase Federal Prison System funding through reductions in U.S. contributions to the U.N. Human Rights Council, H4653, H4654 [27JN]

———Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces funding, H4748 [28JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H240 [14FE], H421 [28FE]

———Law Enforcement Tribute Act Program funding, H4756 [28JN]

———National Integrated Ballistic Information Network Program funding, H601 [7MR]

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

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

Drugs: local law enforcement funding, H809 [9MR]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E289, E291 [7MR]

FBI: protect retirement benefits of supervisory special agents, H4632, H4633 [27JN]

Fennelly, Brian: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E887 [19MY]

Ferreira, Glenn: Hawaii State Law Enforcement Officers Association Hawaii Federal Top Cop Award recipient, E539 [6AP]

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

Florham Park, NJ: tribute to Police Unity Tour, E720 [4MY]

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

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Forth Worth Police Dept., East Division, E1113 [12JN]

Hash, Judy: Fraternal Order of Police Top Cop award recipient, H2506 [11MY]

Hawaii: U.S. Marshals Service Distinguished Small District Director's Honorary Award recipient, E539 [6AP]

Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525, H2526 [11MY]

Immigration: electronic employment verification system funding, H3319, H3320 [25MY]

———improve border security, H2106 [4MY], H2505, H2554 [11MY], H2645 [17MY], H3432 [7JN], H3499 [8JN], H3776, H3777 [12JN]

———improve border security (S. 2391), H4012 [15JN]

———State and local law enforcement training funding, H3320, H3321 [25MY]

Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 4424), E882 [19MY]

Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs: tribute to the Law Enforcement Exchange Program, E1121 [12JN]

Killmon, Earl: Fraternal Order of Police Top Cop award recipient, H2506 [11MY]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, E404 [16MR]

McKinney, Representative: alleged assault of Capitol Police officer, H1400 [4AP], H1457 [5AP], H1578 [6AP]

Mendham Township, NJ: anniversary of Police Dept., E1272 [26JN]

Michigan: tribute to Southwest Michigan's Regional Methamphetamine Taskforces, H809 [9MR]

Missouri: anniversay of State Highway Patrol, E517 [5AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E897 [19MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 788), H2608-H2610 [16MY], E879 [18MY], E882 [19MY]

Police Week: observance, H2601 [16MY]

Postal Service: prohibit funding to implement competitive sourcing of postal police officer positions, H3931 [14JN]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits, H4733, H4734 [28JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E702 [3MY]

Ramos, Osbaldo (Ozzie): National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E801 [11MY]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of San Mateo County Sheriff's Dept., E218 [28FE]

Secret Service: funding, H3375 [6JN]

Shipley, Michael: St. Charles, MO, Crime Stoppers U.S.A., Inc., Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award recipient, E645 [27AP]

Texas State University: prohibit funding for the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Program, H4307 [20JN]

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]

Volunteer workers: reimburse first responders for mileage incurred when responding to an emergency, H4688 [28JN]

Zielinski, Robert: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E887 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: permit certain local law enforcement officers to carry firearms on aircraft (S. 3621), S6805 [29JN]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, S2285 [16MR], S2400 [27MR], S2870 [5AP], S3197 [6AP], S5179 [25MY]

———improve capacity to rapidly respond to threats to border security, S4604 [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 360), S3346 [6AP]

Capriglione, Michael: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Public Service Award recipient, S5774 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a language arts facility at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for departmental employees and other Federal law enforcement officers (S. 2274), S1072 [10FE]

———establish a Law Enforcement Assistance Force to facilitate the contributions of retired law enforcement officers during major disasters (S. 2483), S2606 [30MR]

———establish Office of Emergency Communications (S. 3172), S5655 [8JN]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S2101-S2103 [14MR], S2174 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program funding, S2286 [16MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hot Spots Program funding, S2083-S2085 [14MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S1994 [13MR], S6011 [16JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S1994 [13MR], S2109-S2111 [14MR]

Des Moines, IA: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, S4615 [16MY]

Drug abuse: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses of drugs or controlled substances (S. 3557), S6422 [22JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (S. 3275), S5388 [26MY]

———ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (S. 527), S1884 [8MR]

France: condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal (S. Con. Res. 102), S5967 [15JN]

Gainer, Terrance W.: tribute (S. Res. 455), S3764 [27AP]

Immigration: enforcement, electronic employment verification system, and border security programs funding, S2146-S2148 [15MR]

———improve border security, S2786 [4AP], S3476-S3480, S3491 [25AP], S3532-S3543 [26AP], S4654-S4656 [17MY], S6771 [29JN]

———improve border security (S. 2391), S1897 [8MR]

———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders, S2589 [30MR], S2720, S2721 [3AP], S7367 [12JY]

Koe, Peter A.: Public Safety Officers Medal of Valor recipient, S2307 [16MR]

Linton, IN: tribute to Linton Police Dept., S9 [18JA]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (S. 2704), S3988 [3MY]

National Police Survivors Day: designate (S. Res. 473), S4380 [10MY]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, S4850 [22MY]

New Jersey Law Enforcement Memorial Service: observance, S5339 [26MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 472), S4379, S4380 [10MY], S4530, S4550, S4551 [15MY]

Police Week: observance, S4521 [12MY], S4833 [19MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S5220 [25MY]

———observance (S. Res. 412), S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP], S3916 [2MY]

Rush-Kittle, Regina: Connecticut Association of Women Police Officer of the Year award recipient, S1577 [1MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: authorizing appropriations for Fugitive Safe Surrender Program (S. 2570), S3231 [6AP]

———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]

Reports filed

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2107) (S. Rept. 109-247), S3419 [24AP]

Nomination of Gary D. Orton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5226 [25MY]

Nomination of John F. Clark To Be U.S. Marshal Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2312 [16MR]

Nomination of Patrick C. Smith, Sr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Nomination of Timothy A. Junker To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3703 [27AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 360, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H1500 [5AP]

H. Res. 788, support goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, H2608 [16MY]

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]

H.R. 5589, transfer to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation, H4928 [10JY]

S. 2274, Foreign Language Training Act, S1073 [10FE]

S. 2391, Border Operations Reform and Development of Electronic Remote Surveillance (BORDERS) Act, S1898-S1900 [8MR]

S. 2570, U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Safe Surrender Program appropriations, S3231 [6AP]

S. 2704, National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act revision and extension, S3989 [3MY]

S. 3557, Drug Overdose Reduction Act, S6422 [22JN]

S. 3621, Safer Skies Act, S6805 [29JN]

S. Con. Res. 102, condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal, S5967 [15JN]

S. Res. 412, Public Service Recognition Week, S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP]

S. Res. 455, tribute to Terrance W. Gainer, S3724, S3764 [27AP]

S. Res. 472, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S4341, S4380 [10MY]

S. Res. 473, National Police Survivors Day, S4341, S4380 [10MY]

Transcripts

Chicago's Abu Ghraib—UN Committee Against Torture Hears Report on How Police Tortured Over 135 African-American Men Inside Chicago Jails: Amy Goodman, David Bates, Flint Taylor, and John Conroy, ``Democracy Now'' (radio program), H2881-H2883 [18MY]