SAFETY

Amendments

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), S1365, S1369 [15FE], H593 [7MR]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H742, H744, H746, H747, H748, H751 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H527 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H734 [8MR]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2121, H2134, H2136, H2137, H2138, H2139, H2140, H2141, H2142, H2143, H2144, H2145, H2147, H2148 [4MY]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 789), H2065 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

Accutane Blamed in Suicide, H138 [1FE]

Get N.Y. the Money, Mr. President, E1145 [14JN]

Get Ready for Health Wars, E35 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5267), H1979 [2MY]

———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 5557), H3641 [8JN]

———require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail (see S. 2395), S1965 [9MR]

Armed Forces: ensure that members have complete personal armored protection necessary for their duties (see S. 2230), S370 [31JA]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4797), H388 [16FE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]

———require the phased recovery of overpayments made to members and delay the start of overpayment recovery from members who are wounded, injured, or incur illness in a combat operation or zone (see H.R. 4730), H224 [8FE]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S2312 [16MR]

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

———prohibit certain agency actions relative to the use of certain electronic devices onboard airborne commercial airlines (see H.R. 5342), H2502 [10MY]

Canada: commend renewed commitment to war on terror (see S. Con. Res. 105), S6492 [26JN] (see H. Con. Res. 408), H2961 [19MY]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (see S. 2459), S2415 [27MR]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 5694), H4794 [28JN]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see S. 2999), S5117 [24MY] (see H.R. 5403), H2705 (see H.R. 5403), H2757 [17MY]

Civil liberties: provide in statute for the conduct of electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists and ensure the civil liberties of U.S. citizens are safeguarded (see S. 2455), S2313 [16MR]

Coast Guard: vest primary responsibility in the Federal Government for the naval defense of nuclear power facilities located on navigable waters (see H.R. 5614), H4008 [14JN]

Coastal zones: recognize the effects of harmful algal blooms on the environment (see H. Res. 824), H2961 [19MY]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 2493), S2730 [3AP]

Courts: 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]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction relative to releasing systems on residential window bars and to establish a consumer product safety standard ensuring such bars include a quick-release mechanism (see H.R. 5339), H2501 [10MY]

———establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 4896), H645 [7MR]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see S. 3458), S5598 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve safety of meat and poultry products through retrieval of history, use, and location of products using a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification (see S. 3601), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5727), H4915 [29JN]

———prevent a quality grade label issued for beef and lamb from being used for imported beef or lamb (see H.R. 4689), H153 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve effectiveness of programs for remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites (see H.R. 5172), H1741 [25AP]

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

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 5608), H4008 [14JN]

———promulgate regulations on protections for residents of certain facilities relative to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion (see H. Con. Res. 363), H1129 [16MR]

———require Senate confirmation for appointees to position of Assistant Sec. for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (see H.R. 5109), H1562 [5AP]

———require the incorporation of counterfeit-resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription drugs (see S. 2668), S3703 [27AP] (see H.R. 4829), H508 [1MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out certain activities with respect to delivering training in age-appropriate basic life-supporting first aid skills to school children (see S. 3533), S6013 [16JN]

———designate high threat helicopter flight areas and provide special rules for screening passengers and property to be transported on helicopters operating in such areas (see H.R. 4765), H332 [15FE]

———establish a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (see H.R. 5029), H1196 [28MR]

———make grants to States for the publication of security and emergency information in telephone directories (see H.R. 5489), H3306 (see H.R. 5489), H3359 [25MY]

———provide discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas (see H.R. 5165), H1679 [6AP]

———require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a permit from the Dept. (see H.R. 5604), H4008 [14JN]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 5191), H1741 [25AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish and implement a program to make grants to States for fingerprinting programs for children (see H.R. 5773), H5128 [12JY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H644 [7MR]

———study and regulate how private entities and State and local government agencies store explosives (see H.R. 4877), H565 [2MR]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see S. 2231), S446 [1FE] (see S. 2308), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4695), H154 [1FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4986), H1128 [16MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see S. 2548), S2901 [5AP]

Disasters: establish a unified national hazard alert system (see H.R. 5556), H3641 [8JN]

———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see S. 2599), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 5013), H1195 [28MR]

District of Columbia: provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (see H.R. 5306), H2174 [4MY]

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

Drugs: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs and other test articles on people overseas (see H.R. 5641), H4327 [20JN]

FDA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3787 [12JN]

———conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (see H.R. 4767), H387 [16FE]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see S. 3128), S5228 [25MY]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (see H. Res. 702), H508 [1MR] (see H. Res. 710), H644 [7MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H2101 [3MY]

———increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 5156), H1678 [6AP]

———require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (see S. 3546), S6283 [21JN]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (see S. 2803), S4617 [16MY] (see H.R. 5432), H2961 [19MY] (see H.R. 5481), H3306 (see H.R. 5481), H3359 [25MY]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see S. 2786), S4469 [11MY]

Financial institutions: encourage U.S. financial services industry to develop and implement plans to address challenges posed to national and international economies by pandemic or bioterrorism events (see H. Res. 909), H5047 [11JY]

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]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1129 [16MR]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1562 [5AP]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5268), H1979 [2MY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 5270), H1979 [2MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5269), H1979 [2MY]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see S. 3615), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5729), H4915 [29JN]

———reform State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 3519), S5949 [15JN]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 4982), H1128 [16MR]

Hawaii: monitor off-shore sites where chemical munitions were disposed by the Army, research the impact of chemical munition disposal in the ocean, and report on remediation of such sites (see S. 2295), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4778), H388 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, protect public health and safety, and ensure territorial integrity and security of Yucca Mountain repository (see S. 2589), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5360), H2584 [11MY]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see S. 3631), S7331 [11JY]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 2322), S1461 [17FE]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see S. 2618), S3378 [7AP]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see S. 3489), S5684 [9JN]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H1916 [27AP]

Insurance: extend aviation war risk insurance program (see H.R. 5197), H1851 [26AP]

Intelligence services: provide for full and efficient use of open-source intelligence (see H.R. 5003), H1129 [16MR]

Japan: authorize appropriate action against Japan for failing to resume the importation of U.S. beef in a timely manner (see S. 3364), S5430 [5JN]

———respond to prohibition on the importation of U.S. beef by prohibiting importation of Japanese beef into the U.S. (see H.R. 5696), H4794 [28JN]

Law enforcement: provide for registration of sex offenders and for appropriate notification of their whereabouts (see H.R. 4905), H790 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see S. 3604), S6786 [29JN]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see S. 2798), S4523 [12MY] (see H.R. 5389), H2640 [16MY]

———increase minimum penalties for violations of mine safety laws (see S. 2448), S2313 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 3543), S6154 [20JN]

———limit fees imposed in connection with background checks for the issuance of licenses to operate a motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material (see H.R. 5560), H3641 [8JN]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 2318), S1414 [16FE]

———require car dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders (``black boxes'') on new automobiles and require the option to enable and disable such devices on future automobiles (see H.R. 5609), H4008 [14JN]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5235), H1916 [27AP]

National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 368), S769 [7FE] (see S. Res. 402), S2202 [15MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 426), S2902 [5AP] (see H. Res. 765), H1562 [5AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: designate (see S. Res. 510), S5779 [13JN]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1452 [4AP]

National Domestic Violence Hotline: anniversary (see S. Res. 373), S1414 [16FE] (see H. Res. 689), H389 [16FE]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 486), S4891 [22MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H2174 [4MY]

National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public (see S. 3597), S6786 [29JN]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 450), S3704 [27AP]

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 4999), H1129 [16MR]

———ensure adequate funding for high-threat areas (see S. 3566), S6492 [26JN]

———improve maritime and cargo security (see S. 3542), S6154 [20JN] (see H.R. 5720), H4915 [29JN]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), consideration (see H. Res. 789), H1979 [2MY]

———improve preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies (see S. 3042), S5226 [25MY]

———prepare and strengthen biodefenses against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness (see S. 2564), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5533), H3423 [6JN]

———provide for a ``gold standard'' for the security of nuclear materials worldwide (see H.R. 5066), H1389 [30MR]

———provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities (see H.R. 5695), H4794 [28JN]

———take actions to detect, prevent, and minimize consequences of terrorist or criminal attacks on chemical facilities (see S. 2486), S2603 [30MR]

National Sex Offender Risk Classification Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4815), H450 [28FE]

National Time-Out Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 482), S4696 [17MY] (see H. Res. 825), H2961 [19MY] (see H. Res. 831), H3016 [22MY]

NRC: conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Buchanan, NY (see S. 2488), S2730 [3AP] (see H.R. 4891), H644 [7MR]

Nuclear energy: improve civilian nuclear power reactors material control and accounting and data management systems to better account for spent nuclear fuel and reduce risks associated with handling of those materials (see S. 3634), S7331 [11JY] (see H.R. 5761), H5046 [11JY]

———require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (see S. 2348), S1579 [1MR] (see H.R. 4825), H508 [1MR]

Occupational safety and health: prohibit promulgation of safety and health standards that do not meet certain requirements for national concensus standards (see H.R. 5554), H3641 [8JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 5320), H2338 [9MY]

Office of Infrastructure Protection: establish (see H.R. 5004), H1129 [16MR]

Office of Intelligence and Analysis: establish (see H.R. 5004), H1129 [16MR]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of energy products by pipeline (see H.R. 5678), H4554 [26JN]

Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the U.S. and International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the U.S.: implement U.S. obligations (see S. 2489), S2730 [3AP]

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: revise and extend (see S. 2792), S4469 [11MY]

Public Health Service Act: protection of human subjects in research (see H.R. 5578), H3723 [9JN]

Radioactive substances: require suspension of the use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions (see H.R. 5303), H2174 [4MY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical correction (see S. 2383), S1834 [7MR]

———technical corrections (see H.R. 5689), H4679 [27JN]

———temporarily suspend revised tax treatment of kerosene for use in aviation (see S. 2666), S3703 [27AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: eliminate security risks by replacing the use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer technologies (see S. 2855), S4796 [18MY] (see S. 2920), S4891 [22MY]

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]

———improve quality of life (see H.R. 5211), H1852 [26AP]

———prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 5722), H4915 [29JN]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see S. 2781), S4339 [10MY]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H790 [8MR]

Sports: provide for safe equestrian helmets (see S. 3552), S6283 [21JN]

Taxation: provide a deduction for the provision of boating safety equipment (see H.R. 5274), H1980 [2MY]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5607), H4008 [14JN]

———provide tax relief to promote investments in mine safety (see H.R. 4835), H508 [1MR]

Transportation: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5076), H1451 [4AP]

———improve maritime, rail, and public transportation security (see S. 2791), S4469 [11MY]

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5714), H4914 [29JN]

———provide that individuals who are eligible to join the Armed Forces are also eligible to be security screening personnel (see H.R. 4849), H564 [2MR]

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see S. Res. 370), S864 [8FE]

———express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see H. Con. Res. 331), H24 [31JA]

Letters

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 Homeland Security Emergency Management Performance Grant program funding: Bruce P. Baughman, National Emergency Management Association, H3311 [25MY]

———Michael D. Selves, International Association of Emergency Managers, H3311 [25MY]

Ensure of greater security for U.S. seaports: Kurt Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities, S7308 [11JY]

FAA consolidation of Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) centers: Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H3933 [14JN]

———Lawrence F. Lafrenz, Idaho National Guard, H3933 [14JN]

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, H3457 [7JN]

———Kraig R. Naasz, National Mining Association, H3457 [7JN]

———Representative McKeon, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3457 [7JN]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3457 [7JN]

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

National Uniformity for Food Act: Connie Tipton, International Dairy Foods Association, and Jerry Kozak, National Milk Producers Federation, H742 [8MR]

———Don Ament, Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, H524 [2MR]

———J. Carlton Courter III, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, H728 [8MR]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H538 [2MR]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H538 [2MR]

Northern Border Air Wing initiative: Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S7406 [12JY]

———Senator Levin, S7406 [12JY]

Permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction: David P. Sloane, AARP, S2020 [13MR]

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

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2110 [4MY]

———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H2109 [4MY]

———Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2108, H2109 [4MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2108 [4MY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2108 [4MY]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H2108 [4MY]

Lists

Oregonians killed on the job, E641 [27AP]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H522 [2MR], H730 [8MR]

Memorandums

National Uniformity for Food Act: Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General, H532 [2MR]

Motions

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H755 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H528 [2MR]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2150 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (H.R. 5267), E687 [2MY]

Animals: create an animal identification system to better track bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases, H942 [14MR]

Armed Forces: include number of disciplinary actions as part of the annual report on sexual assault in the military, H2523, H2524 [11MY]

———protect citizen soldiers (H.R. 4797), E190 [17FE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (H.R. 5212), E607 [26AP]

Army: uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding, H1636 [6AP]

Asthma Awareness Day: observance, H1986 [3MY]

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

Buevens, Bill: National Air Traffic Controllers Association Archies League Medal of Safety recipient, E577 [25AP]

Bureau of Customs and Border Patrol: confiscation and destruction of reimported prescription drugs from Canada, H299 [15FE], H3289 [25MY]

Canada: commend renewed commitment to war on terror (H. Con. Res. 408), H3738-H3740 [12JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: electronic mapping of the Capitol complex funding, H3445 [7JN]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security, H1638 [6AP], H1905 [27AP]

Child Welfare League of America: tribute, E1141 [14JN], E1180 [16JN]

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

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), H3149-H3154 [24MY]

Colleges and universities: create a grant program to provide for fire alarm detection systems in eligible college and university buildings and dormitories, H1264 [29MR]

Courts: 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]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H593-H596 [7MR]

Delaware River Power Squadron: anniversary, E163 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service bovine tuberculosis eradication program funding, H3061, H3062 [23MY]

———bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) tracking programs funding, H3066-H3068 [23MY]

———establish a Livestock Identification Board, H3085 [23MY]

———National Animal Identification System funding, H3028, H3080-H3082 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: conduct ballistic tests and evaluation of combat helmets, H4286, H4287 [20JN]

———conduct epidemiological study to determine health impact of ocean disposed chemical munitions on human populations, H2447, H2448 [10MY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, H1084 [16MR]

———improve effectiveness of programs for remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites, H2898, H2913, H2918-H2920 [19MY]

———improve effectiveness of programs for remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites (H.R. 5172), E598 [25AP]

———require placement of field jamming devices on military vehicles used in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2542 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: verify that proposed food safety legislation will pose no additional risk to public health or safety from terrorist attacks on the food supply, H746 [8MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow State and local governments to apply for grants for activities relative to prevention of, preparation for, response to, or recovery from terrorism that would otherwise be a Federal duty, H2142, H2143 [4MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H3290-H3293 [25MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding through reduction in limousine and shuttle services funding, H3374 [6JN]

———cargo container security initiatives funding, H1076-H1079 [16MR], H1638 [6AP], H2062, H2063 [3MY]

———Citizen Corps funding, H3294, H3295 [25MY]

———conduct a pilot project at an overseas port similar to the Integrated Container Inspection System in Hong Kong, H2142 [4MY]

———consult with Federal, State, and local agencies on reopening of ports after possible terrorist attacks, H2138 [4MY]

———consult with Federal, State, and local officials on placement of maritime security centers, H2137, H2138 [4MY]

———Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors funding, H3332 [25MY]

———Domestic Nuclear Detection Office funding, H3296 [25MY]

———Emergency Management Performance Grant program funding, H3301, H3311, H3312 [25MY]

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

———establish a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, H2060 [3MY], H2112 [4MY]

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

———evaluate possible use of portable nuclear detection devices, H2139 [4MY]

———extend Port Security Training Program to include nearby communities in disaster awareness and preparation programs, H2144, H2145 [4MY]

———Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center funding through reductions in the Office of the Sec., H3296, H3297 [25MY]

———implement border security programs without hindering flow of trade and business at land ports, H2139 [4MY]

———improve Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, H1422 [4AP], H3289 [25MY]

———improve definition of container security device, H2140, H2141 [4MY]

———improve screening of passengers and property to be transported, H1638 [6AP]

———include additional considerations in the risk-based formula used in the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program, H3368 [6JN], E1066 [8JN]

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

———Port Security Grant Program funding, H2147, H2148 [4MY]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants, H2146 [4MY]

———study activities and make recommendations for the National Targeting Center, H2136, H2137 [4MY]

———withhold risk score reductions from Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program members that lack Customs and Border Protection validation of security measures, H2148-H2150 [4MY]

Dept. of HUD: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Program funding, H3862 [13JN], E1187 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program funding, H4691, H4692 [28JN]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H681 [8MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), H2312 [9MY], H3805-H3808 [13JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (H.R. 4695), H28, H127 [1FE], H185 [8FE], H471 [1MR], E38 [31JA], E46, E58 [1FE]

Dept. of State: improvised explosive devices (IED) and land mine recovery and disposal funding, H3533 [8JN]

———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H3652, H3653 [9JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration school bus railroad crossing safety funding, H3833 [13JN]

———National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) research funding, H3833, H3834 [13JN]

———prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure, H2117 [4MY]

———prohibit implementation of proposed rule relative to foreign investment in U.S. airlines, H3944-H3947 [14JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (H.R. 3858), H2985-H2987 [22MY]

Disasters: establish a unified national hazard alert system (H.R. 5556), H4685 [28JN]

District of Columbia: provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (H.R. 5306), E740 [5MY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, H3912 [14JN]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane, H138 [1FE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (H.R. 3481), E1222 [21JN]

EPA: exempt small public water systems from compliance with arsenic and radionuclide standards for drinking water, H2855 [18MY]

FAA: prohibit funding for consolidation of Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) centers, H3932-H3934 [14JN]

FDA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), H4357-H4359 [21JN]

———Center for Veterinary Medicine animal antibiotic use study funding, H3093 [23MY]

———conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether the requirements provide sufficient information on the risks such devices pose (H.R. 4767), E188 [17FE]

———expedite consideration of State petitions for adoption of food warnings relative to cancer-causing agents, reproductive effects or birth defects, or children's exposure to certain harmful agents, H744-H746 [8MR]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety, H3077 [23MY]

———permit States to maintain or enact food warning laws that require notifications regarding health risks associated with sulfiting agents in bulk foods, H748-H751 [8MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H530-H539 [2MR], H574 [7MR], H739-H758 [8MR], E332, E336 [9MR], E467 [30MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H521-H529 [2MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H727-H736 [8MR], E340 [9MR]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), motion to recommit, H755, H756 [8MR]

———State notification requirement regarding the presence or potential effects of mercury in fish and shellfish, H751, H752 [8MR]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (H.R. 1079), H1136 [28MR]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining, H2769 [18MY]

———improve safety of mines and mining (S. 2803), H3449-H3458 [7JN], H4315 [20JN], E1070 [8JN], E1106 [9JN], E1119 [12JN], E1149 [14JN], E1182 [16JN]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws, H2893 [19MY]

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

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (H.R. 5005), H1294 [29MR]

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

———trigger lock law enforcement funding, H4760-H4762 [28JN]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (H. Res. 764), H1626, H1627 [6AP]

Florida: State and Tribal Wildlife grants for alligator control programs funding, H2796, H2797 [18MY]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (H.R. 5268), E687 [2MY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (H.R. 5269), E687 [2MY]

Food industry: allow States to require labeling of meat or fish packaged with carbon monoxide, H574 [7MR], H728, H730, H755, H756 [8MR]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (H.R. 4982), H3234 [25MY]

———Internet safety and security issues initiative funding, H4715, H4716 [28JN]

Harlan County, KY: tribute to miners, H4315 [20JN]

Hazardous substances: prohibit funding for promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H3184, H3185 [24MY]

———terminate promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H1323, H1368 [30MR]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H278 [15FE], H1456 [5AP], H3160 [24MY]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors, H793 [9MR]

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]

Hurricanes: establish a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H.R. 4139), H361 [16FE]

Idaho: rural water infrastructure upgrade funding, H3165 [24MY]

Insurance: extend aviation war risk insurance program (H.R. 5197), E609 [26AP]

Joeckel, Randy and Jan: St. Charles, MO, Crime Stoppers U.S.A., Inc., Neighborhood Block Captains Award recipients, E645 [27AP]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Nuclear Weapons Testing in Nevada and Semipalatinsk Symposium, E1244 [21JN]

Long Island, NY: anniversary of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 crash off coast in the Atlantic Ocean, H3956 [14JN]

Medicare: negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs, eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefits, and promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H147, H148 [1FE]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, H4333 [21JN]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 5389), H3145 [24MY], E840 [16MY], E1070 [8JN]

NASA: submit plan to protect whistleblowers who expose potentially catastrophic risks to health or safety, H4665 [27JN]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (H. Res. 556), H1495-H1500 [5AP]

National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public, H2798-H2800 [18MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H418 [28FE], H475 [1MR], H513, H514, H553, H557 [2MR], H615, H624-H627 [7MR], H647, H648, H650, H730 [8MR], H859 [9MR], H1004 [15MR], H1187-H1190 [28MR], H1202 [29MR], H1377 [30MR], H1422, H1443 [4AP], H1552 [5AP], H4549 [26JN], E245 [1MR], E387 [16MR]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2107-H2153 [4MY], H3289 [25MY], E781 [10MY], E826 [12MY]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 789), H2058-H2066 [3MY]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), motion to recommit, H2151, H2152 [4MY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H1627 [6AP]

———provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities (H.R. 5695), E1303 [28JN]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, H3366 [6JN], H3433 [7JN], H5104 [12JY], E1066 [8JN], E1145 [14JN]

Natural gas: establish a rational process for the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities off the Northeast U.S. coast, H3338 [25MY]

Nevada: require Defense Threat Reduction Agency to research possibility of relocating the planned detonation of a 700-ton explosive at the nuclear test site, H1368 [30MR]

NRC: conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, Buchanan, NY (H.R. 4891), H4565 [27JN]

Nuclear energy: spent nuclear fuel storage sites, H3121 [23MY]

Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, H1842 [26AP]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (H.R. 3140), H1185 [28MR]

———protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (H.R. 4127), H3502 [8JN]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions, H2531, H2532 [11MY]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security, H2114 [4MY], H3298-H3300 [25MY]

RightRides (nonprofit organization): National Organization for Women Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E402 [16MR]

Roads and highways: implement traffic safety law enforcement, media campaigns and technological advances to increase seatbelt use, H2302 [9MY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: redesignate certain Sugar Creek, MO, road and highway funding, H3959 [14JN]

———technical corrections (H.R. 5689), H4779-H4783 [28JN]

———Tren Urbano project in Puerto Rico funding, H3960 [14JN]

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

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment, H1100, H1101 [16MR], H2107, H2111-H2121, H2151, H2152 [4MY], H3332 [25MY]

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.: tribute to Brewton, AL, containerboard mill, E766 [10MY]

States: clarify jurisdiction over certain food adulteration standards in absence of a Federal standard and allow further regulation of dietary supplements, H743, H744 [8MR]

———preserve authorities that help defend and respond to bioterrorism attacks on the food supply, H747, H748 [8MR]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks, H3574 [8JN]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (H.R. 5714), H5098, H5104, H5105 [12JY], E1329 [29JN]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit funding to hire nonscreening personnel other than aviation security inspectors, H3335, H3336 [25MY]

Trucking industry: establish or enhance truck inspection stations for seaport communities and trade corridors where there is a high volume of truck container traffic, H2143, H2144 [4MY]

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

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Con. Res. 331), H180-H185 [8FE]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E641 [27AP]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: observance, E1159 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail (S. 2395), S1967 [9MR]

American Automobile Association: tribute to School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipients, S3373 [7AP]

American Trucking Associations: tribute to Highway Watch program, S7329 [11JY]

Animals: add non-human primates to the definition of prohibited wildlife species (S. 1509), S7357 [11JY]

Army: uparmored Bradley fighting vehicles and Hercules improved recovery funding, S3969 [3MY]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S3694 [27AP], S6453 [23JN]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: reauthorize (S. 2428), S2320 [16MR]

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

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence (organization): report on State gun laws protecting children, S2687 [31MR]

Cargo transportation: improve cargo security (S. 2459), S2871 [5AP], S5763 [13JN]

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]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN], S6463 [23JN], S6489 [26JN]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 5403), unanimous-consent request, S5509 [6JN]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (S. 2999), S5120 [24MY]

Coal: provide tax incentives to coal industry to make investments in safety equipment, emergency breathing apparatuses, and emergency training, S424 [1FE], S489 [2FE], S1139 [14FE]

Courts: 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]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), S1124, S1125 [13FE], S1367-S1369 [15FE], S1829 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: report on biodefense staffing and training requirements in support of the national biosafety laboratories, S6364 [22JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: counter-man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) program funding, S7390 [12JY]

———ensure greater security for high-risk chemical facilities, S7388, S7390 [12JY]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S7307-S7309 [11JY]

———establish a reserve fund for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program, S2270 [16MR]

———firefighter assistance grant funding for communications connectivity compliant with local interoperable communications plans, S3970 [3MY]

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

———Homeland Security Grant Program State and local government terrorism prevention activities funding, S7392-S7398 [12JY]

———maritime container security funding, S3686 [27AP]

———Northern Border Air Wing initiative funding, S4018 [4MY], S7405-S7407 [12JY]

———prevent Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S7295-S7302, S7304, S7305 [11JY]

———rail and transit security grant programs funding, S7377-S7384, S7395-S7399 [12JY]

———seaports security funding, S2103-S2107, S2113 [14MR], S2176, S2177 [15MR]

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

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), S5945 [15JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2231), S447-S452 [1FE], S468 [2FE], S698, S699 [6FE]

———prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2308), S1429 [16FE]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies, S7386 [12JY]

———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (S. 2599), S3381 [7AP]

———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (S. 2043), S6 [18JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 1082), S1070 [10FE]

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

Dry Eye Awareness Month: observance, S6150 [20JN]

EPA: clean water and drinking water State revolving funds funding, S2006, S2007 [13MR]

FDA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), S7180, S7181 [29JN]

———condemn delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S7181 [29JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs (S. 3546), S6285-S6287 [21JN]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (S. 2803), S4619-S4621 [16MY], S4861, S4862 [22MY], S5045-S5050, S5062, S5093 [24MY], S5738-S5740, S5746 [13JN]

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

———improve safety of handguns, S9 [18JA]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, S5593 [7JN]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (S. 620), S4833 [19MY]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (S. 645), S506 [2FE], S3694 [27AP]

———regulate .50 caliber sniper weapons designed for the taking of human life and the destruction of material (S. 935), S506 [2FE]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (S. 3615), S6801 [29JN]

———reform State inspection of meat and poultry (S. 3519), S5957 [15JN]

Galveston, TX: National Biocontainment Laboratory at the University of Texas funding, S6364 [22JN]

Hawaii: monitor off-shore sites where chemical munitions were disposed by the Army, research the impact of chemical munition disposal in the ocean, and report on remediation of such sites (S. 2295), S1416 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, protect public health and safety, and ensure territorial integrity and security of Yucca Mountain repository (S. 2589), S3237 [6AP]

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]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (S. 2322), S1462 [17FE]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (S. 2618), S3390 [7AP]

———use of electronic medical records to decrease health care costs and improve patient safety, S4518 [12MY]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (S. 3489), S5684 [9JN]

Japan: authorize appropriate action against Japan for failing to resume the importation of U.S. beef in a timely manner (S. 3364), S6737 [29JN]

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

Medicare: permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S4101 [5MY], S6470 [26JN]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (S. 239), S358 [31JA]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S4298 [10MY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs and use resulting savings for budget deficit reduction, S2020 [13MR], S2165-S2168, S2178, S2179 [15MR]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: mine safety inspector hiring funding, S2108, S2109 [14MR]

———strengthen and enforce penalties for mining safety and health violations, S58-S60 [25JA]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (S. 2798), S4552 [15MY]

———increase minimum penalties for violations of mine safety laws (S. 2448), S2337 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (S. 3543), S6159 [20JN]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (S. 2318), S1434 [16FE]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (H.R. 5235), S5433 [5JN]

National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 368), S704 [6FE], S774 [7FE]

———designate (S. Res. 402), S2222 [15MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 426), S2916 [5AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: designate (S. Res. 510), S5814 [13JN]

National Domestic Violence Hotline: anniversary (S. Res. 373), S1436 [16FE]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 486), S4915 [22MY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (S. Res. 313), S4567 [15MY]

National Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 450), S3722 [27AP], S5027 [23MY]

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

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S1512 [28FE]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), S4565 [15MY], S4644 [16MY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), S1392 [16FE]

———maritime security funding, including the Container Security Initiative, and full background checks for port personnel, S2107 [14MR], S2175 [15MR], S3677-S3679 [27AP]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, S7399-S7401 [12JY]

———take actions to detect, prevent, and minimize consequences of terrorist or criminal attacks on chemical facilities (S. 2486), S2606-S2612 [30MR]

National Time-Out Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 482), S5985 [15JN]

Nuclear energy: improve civilian nuclear power reactors material control and accounting and data management systems to better account for spent nuclear fuel and reduce risks associated with handling of those materials (S. 3634), S7334 [11JY]

———require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (S. 2348), S1581 [1MR]

———spent nuclear fuel storage sites, S702 [6FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S4194 [9MY]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 334), S7301 [11JY]

Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act: revise and extend (S. 2792), S4476 [11MY]

Roads and highways: establish a safe routes to school program, S3373 [7AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: eliminate security risks by replacing the use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer technologies (S. 2855), S4805 [18MY]

———eliminate security risks by replacing the use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer technologies (S. 2920), S4894 [22MY]

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]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 2781), S4340 [10MY]

Transportation: improve maritime, rail, and public transportation security (S. 2791), S4473-S4476, S4503 [11MY], S4526 [12MY]

———improve transportation security (S. 1052), S2176 [15MR]

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (S. Res. 370), S870, S871 [8FE]

———express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters, S58 [25JA]

———express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Con. Res. 331), S1044 [9FE]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: observance, S5946 [15JN]

Reports filed

Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1102) (S. Rept. 109-223), S2415 [27MR]

Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 109-263), S6061 [19JN]

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2145), S6492 [26JN]

Commend Canada for Renewed Commitment to War on Terror: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 105), S6784 [29JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 702) (H. Rept. 109-381), H508 [1MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 109-386), H644 [7MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4954, Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 789) (H. Rept. 109-450), H1979 [2MY]

Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA): Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4127) (H. Rept. 109-453), H2179 [8MY]

———Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4127) (H. Rept. 109-453), H3423 [6JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4127) (H. Rept. 109-453), H3423 [6JN]

Engine Coolant and Antifreeze Bittering Agent Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1110) (S. Rept. 109-220), S2122 [14MR]

FAA Relaxation of Maximum Age Requirements for Certain Pilots: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 65) (S. Rept. 109-225), S2602 [30MR]

FDA Anniversary: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 109-511), H4327 [20JN]

GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2459), S4107 [5MY]

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2803), S4963 [23MY]

National Uniformity for Food Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4167) (H. Rept. 109-379), H449 [28FE]

Provide Officers of State and Local Educational Agencies With Certain Access to National Crime Information Databases: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4894) (H. Rept. 109-497), H3787 [12JN]

Require Candidates for Driver's Licenses To Show Caution When Driving in Proximity of Visually Impaired Individuals: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 109-513), H4327 [20JN]

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4954) (H. Rept. 109-447), H1921 [1MY]

Strengthening Disease Surveillance: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-436), H1740 [25AP]

Transportation Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5076) (H. Rept. 109-512), H4327 [20JN]

Transportation Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1052) (S. Rept. 109-216), S1504 [27FE]

U.S. Additional Protocol Implementation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2489) (S. Rept. 109-226), S2730 [3AP]

Statements

Include Lackawanna, NY, Bethlehem Steel Workers in the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: Representative Higgins, E1222 [21JN]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: Senator Specter, S2916 [5AP]

Summaries

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

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (H.R. 4695), E47 [1FE]

Genetically Engineered Food Right To Know Act (H.R. 5269), E687 [2MY]

Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act (H.R. 5268), E687 [2MY]

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

Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act (H.R. 5267), E688 [2MY]

Protecting America's Miners Act (H.R. 5389), E840 [16MY]

Real Solutions to World Hunger Act (H.R. 5270), E687 [2MY]

Testimonies

Child Welfare System: Linda Spears, Child Welfare League of America, E1141 [14JN], E1180 [16JN]

Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act: Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, H1295 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 331, express condolences to victims of West Virginia mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, H180 [8FE]

H. Con. Res. 408, commend Canada for renewed commitment to war on terror, H3738 [12JN]

H. Con. Res. 426, FDA anniversary, H4357 [21JN]

H. Res. 556, National Methamphetamine Prevention Week, H1495 [5AP]

H. Res. 702, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H521 [2MR]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H727 [8MR]

H. Res. 764, recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history of firefighters, H1626 [6AP]

H. Res. 789, consideration of H.R. 4954, Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act, H2058 [3MY]

H.R. 32, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, H593 [7MR]

H.R. 3858, Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, H2985 [22MY]

H.R. 4167, National Uniformity for Food Act, H739-H741 [8MR]

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

H.R. 4894, provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H3805 [13JN]

H.R. 4954, Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act, H2121-H2133 [4MY]

H.R. 5403, Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act, H3149 [24MY]

H.R. 5689, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users technical corrections, H4779-H4783 [28JN]

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

S. 1509, Captive Primate Safety Act, S7358 [11JY]

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

S. 2318, Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act, S1435 [16FE]

S. 2322, Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act, S1463 [17FE]

S. 2395, require air carriers that ship live animals as cargo to ship certain live animals as mail, S1967 [9MR]

S. 2428, Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act reauthorization, S2321 [16MR]

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

S. 2486, Chemical Security and Safety Act, S2606-S2611 [30MR]

S. 2564, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act, S3222-S3227 [6AP]

S. 2589, Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act, S3237-S3239 [6AP]

S. 2803, Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act, S4707-S4710 [17MY], S5045-S5048 [24MY], H3449-H3452 [7JN]

S. 2855, Community Water Treatment Hazards Reduction Act, S4806 [18MY]

S. 2920, Community Water Treatment Hazards Reduction Act, S4895 [22MY]

S. 3489, Nursing Home Fire Safety Act, S5684 [9JN]

S. 3542, Project SeaHawk Implementation Act, S6159 [20JN]

S. 3543, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act, S6160-S6162 [20JN]

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

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

S. 3634, Spent Nuclear Fuel Control and Accounting Act, S7335 [11JY]

S. Con. Res. 105, commend Canada for renewed commitment to war on terror, S6495 [26JN]

S. Res. 313, National Methamphetamine Prevention Week, S4567 [15MY]

S. Res. 368, National Asbestos Awareness Day, S774 [7FE]

S. Res. 370, express condolences to victims of West Virginia mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, S868, S871 [8FE]

S. Res. 373, National Domestic Violence Hotline anniversary, S1436 [16FE]

S. Res. 402, National Asbestos Awareness Day, S2207, S2223 [15MR]

S. Res. 426, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, S2916 [5AP]

S. Res. 450, National Safety Month, S3722 [27AP], S5027 [23MY]

S. Res. 482, support goals and ideals of National Time-Out Day, S4710 [17MY], S5985 [15JN]

S. Res. 486, National Internet Safety Month, S4896, S4915 [22MY]

S. Res. 510, National Clean Beaches Week, S5813 [13JN]