SAFETY

Amendments

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), S15776 [17DE], H16867 [19DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4661, S4662, S4702, S4703, S4714, S4715 [18AP], S4729, S4783, S4784 [19AP]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 845), S10657, S10677 [1AU]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11294, S11305, S11312, S11332, S11349, S11350, S11351 [10SE], S11356, S11359, S11364, S11373, S11374, S11375, S11376, S11381, S11383, S11384, S11386, S11387, S11390, S11399, S11400, S11404, S11405, S11419, S11420, S11421, S11422, S11425, S11426, S11427, S11428, S11429, S11430, S11431, S11432 [11SE], S11462, S11471 [12SE], H8261, H8264, H8270, H8271, H8274, H8277, H8279, H8294, H8295 [23JY], H8308, H8309, H8313, H8314, H8319, H8320, H8321, H8322, H8323, H8327, H8328, H8330, H8331, H8332, H8334, H8336, H8337, H8339, H8340, H8341, H8344, H8347, H8348, H8350, H8351, H8359, H8360, H8364, H8368, H8372, H8373, H8375, H8376, H8377, H8378, H8379, H8398 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), consideration (H. Res. 558), H8253 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 817), H13892 [14NO]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10650, H10673, H10680, H10681, H10682, H10683, H10684, H10685 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), consideration (H. Res. 664), H10634 [20SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5270, S5314 [30AP], S5333, S5375, S5402, S5403, S5407, S5408, S5421, S5423, S5426, S5429, S5430, S5431 [1MY], S5444, S5445, S5453, S5469, S5473, S5481, S5482, S5485, S5487, S5511, S5512, S5513, S5514, S5517, S5518, S5520, S5522 [2MY], S5605, S5606, S5607 [3MY], S5661, S5662, S5663, S5664, S5668 [7MY], S5699, S5700, S5701, S5702, S5703, S5704, S5705, S5751, S5752 [8MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S10861, S10944 [3AU]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S15772, S15773, S15774, S15775 [17DE]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), H11677, H11687, H11689, H11690, H11692 [17OC]

———authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), consideration (H. Res. 724), H11669 [17OC]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3111, H3123, H3127, H3128, H3130, H3131, H3132, H3134, H3136, H3137, H3141, H3145, H3148 [27MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 270), H3095 [27MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), S2284 [27FE]

Analyses

Federal Bridge Program in Louisiana: Johnny Bradberry, Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, S11306 [10SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13337 [8NO]

Articles and editorials

Almost the Right Rx, S5529 [3MY]

Bad Investment, S2453 [1MR]

Experts Warn of Worse Hurricane Forecasts if Satellite Fails, S6871 [24MY]

Failing Hurricane Tracking Satellite, S6871 [24MY]

FISA Fix, S15729 [17DE]

Help Me Spy on Al Qaeda, S15730 [17DE]

It's Not Just Pet Food, H7637 [11JY]

Key Hurricane-Detecting Satellite May Fail Soon, S6871 [24MY]

Much as I Hate It, We Need a National ID, S2005 [15FE]

Pentagon Balked at Pleas From Officers in Field for Safer Vehicles, S9603-S9606 [19JY]

Second Metro Bus Driver Attacked, H8643 [26JY]

Stampeding Congress, Again, H9686 [3AU]

TV Weather Report Saves Lives, S5111 [25AP]

2 Stations Take Real-Time Lead—KSSK Radio and KITV Become the Primary Sources for the Latest News After the Quakes, S5111 [25AP]

U.S. and Russia View Space Station Safety Differently, H8646 [26JY]

U.S. Troop Fatalities in Iraq Drop Sharply, S10534 [1AU]

Until I-35W Disaster, Oberstar's Funding Focus Wasn't on Bridges (excerpt), S11382 [11SE]

With Power Out, Local Radio Station Becomes Voice in the Dark, S5110 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 356), S827 [22JA] (see H.R. 3442), H9708 [3AU]

Agriculture: promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H3277 [28MR]

American Highway Users Alliance: anniversary (see H. Res. 772), H12021 [24OC]

Amtrak: provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 3761), H11315 [4OC]

Animals: permit the sale of baby turtles as pets as long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella (see S. 540), S1781 [8FE] (see H.R. 924), H1413 [8FE]

———promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats (see H.R. 1947), H3693 [19AP]

Armed Forces: extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H789 [19JA] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H12155 [29OC]

———remove members from street patrol duty in Iraq (see H. Res. 140), H1415 [8FE]

———take no action to undermine safety or impact ability to complete assigned or future missions (see S. Res. 107), S3199 [15MR]

———take no action to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions (see S. Res. 101), S2899 [8MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H1563 [13FE]

———reinstate ban on possession or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1859), H3399 [16AP]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1791), H3358 [29MR]

Atomic Energy Act: improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of nuclear facilities (see S. 1008), S4047 [28MR] (see H.R. 3491), H10245 [6SE]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: reauthorize (see S. 693), S2273 [27FE]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see S. 678), S2204 [17FE]

———establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 4179), H13959 [14NO]

———establish civil penalty for failure of certain employers to collect or make reasonable efforts to collect an airport security badge from an employee on the date of termination of employment (see H.R. 2288), H4913 [10MY]

———improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2120 [1MR]

———improve the safe operation of aircraft (see H.R. 587), H789 [19JA]

———increase safety for crew and passengers on an aircraft providing emergency medical services (see H.R. 3939), H11933 [23OC]

———limit certain air traffic in New York and New Jersey region (see H.R. 4913), H16948 [19DE]

———modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (see H.R. 4343), H15314 [11DE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 1615), H2820 [21MR]

———require airports to screen all individuals with access to secure areas of an airport upon arrival (see S. 1095), S4437 [12AP]

———strengthen security (see S. 509), S1627 [6FE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 1123), H1892 [16FE]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (see H.R. 3999), H12237 [30OC]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 259), H121 [5JA]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 105), S3125 [14MR] (see H. Res. 95), H944 [24JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: enclose visitors' galleries of the House of Representatives with a transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 432), H5724 [23MY]

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. 1473), H2435 [12MR]

Child Protection and Safety Act: modify a deadline relative to a certain election by Indian tribes (see S. 1819), S9612 [19JY] (see H.R. 3095), H8184 [19JY]

———modify minimum standards required for electronic monitoring units used in the pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders (see H.R. 4094), H13203 [6NO]

Children and youth: direct any Federal department or agency constructing a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that certain child safety measures are included in the project (see H.R. 1793), H3358 [29MR]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 4265), H14156 [4DE]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see S. 627), S2023 [15FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1789 [15FE]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 182), S41 [4JA] (see H.R. 1004), H1471 [12FE]

———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (see H.R. 2220), H4628 [8MY]

———prevent carriage of child pornography by video service providers, protect children from online predators, and restrict sale or purchase of children's personal information in interstate commerce (see S. 49), S37 [4JA]

———prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children (see H.R. 4005), H12237 [30OC]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H11638 [16OC]

———provide stronger protections to parents regarding access to sexually explicit material over the Internet (see S. 1086), S4379 [11AP]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see S. Res. 313), S11326 [10SE] (see S. Res. 318), S11505 [12SE] (see H. Res. 700), H11171 [2OC]

Coast Guard: tribute to America's Waterway Watch program (see H. Res. 549), H7852 [16JY]

Coastal zones: ensure recovery, resiliency, and health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems (see S. 2211), S13152 [19OC]

Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 354), S827 [22JA] (see H.R. 592), H789 [19JA]

———enhance security of college campuses and require campuses to develop and test emergency response procedures and notification systems (see S. 1228), S5183 [26AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H886 [23JA]

Colorado: reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (see S. 1797), S9469 [17JY] (see H.R. 3072), H7982 [17JY]

Commission To Assess the Threat to the U.S. From Electromagnetic Pulse Attack: extend deadline for submission of final report, appoint additional members, and ensure availability of funds (see H.R. 61, 62), H112 [5JA]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate deaths at Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington, UT (see H. Res. 836), H14156 [4DE]

Computers: establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (see H.R. 3461), H10017 [4AU]

Congressional Bipartisan Food Safety Commission: establish (see S. 2245), S13438 [25OC]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see S. 2458), S15234 [12DE] (see H.R. 4461), H15412 [12DE]

Consumer Product Safety Act: increase maximum civil penalty for violations (see H.R. 2474), H5922 [24MY]

———reauthorize (see S. 1847), S9774 [23JY]

———reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11026 [27SE]

Consumers: increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys (see H.R. 3100), H8184 [19JY]

Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (see S. 2274), S13624 [31OC]

Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage: implement (see S. 1653), S7887 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: provide assistance to design and construct a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system for Devils Lake, ND (see S. 410), S1237 [26JA]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see S. 1323), S5655 [7MY] (see H.R. 2183), H4552 [7MY]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see S. 378), S1057 [24JA] (see H.R. 660), H941 [24JA]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 62), S15911 [18DE]

———restrict protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions if such actions prevent disclosures relevent to public health or safety (see S. 2449), S15138 [11DE]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 428), H434 [11JA]

———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. 179), H116 [5JA]

———establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 1698), H3080 [26MR]

———establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (see S. 1771), S9019 [11JY] (see H.R. 1721), H3183 [27MR]

———increase number of full-time personnel assigned to duty stations at U.S. ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities (see S. 2282), S13684 [1NO]

———investigate potential safety dangers in children's clothing and promulgate any necessary consumer product safety rules regarding such clothing (see H.R. 3683), H11026 [27SE]

———issue a rule to prevent injuries to users of vending machines (see H.R. 1173), H1894 [16FE]

———issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 4266), H14156 [4DE]

———issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of portable generators (see S. 1510), S6845 [24MY]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 814), H1210 [5FE]

———provide greater flexibility in addressing consumer concerns (see H.R. 4261), H14156 [4DE]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (see S. 2045), S11504 [12SE]

———provide with greater authority to require recalls and mandatory routine product testing (see H.R. 3588), H10625 [19SE]

———require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products (see H.R. 1699), H3080 [26MR]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2320), H5053 [15MY]

Crime: extend program of grants for rape prevention education (see H.R. 774), H1151 [31JA]

———improve the tools available to prosecute certain violent crimes (see H.R. 3462), H10017 [4AU]

———protect children from sex offenders (see H.R. 3149), H8396 [24JY]

———protect federally funded public safety officers (see H.R. 1149), H1893 [16FE]

———provide adequate penalties for crimes committed against, and provide appropriate security for, judges and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2325), H5053 [15MY]

———provide law enforcement critical tools and resources for preventing and enforcing violent crime (see H.R. 3142), H8396 [24JY]

Dams: authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities (see S. 1258), S5390 [1MY] (see H.R. 1662), H3016 [23MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Livestock Identification Board (see H.R. 2301), H4966 [14MY]

———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. 1292), S5562 [3MY]

———study effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply (see H.R. 4855), H16946 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a missile defense system (see H.R. 2274), H4913 [10MY]

Dept. of Education: promote installation of fire alarm detection systems or other fire prevention technologies in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1409), H2340 [8MR]

———provide assistance to public school districts for prevention of drug resistant infections (see H.R. 4352), H15314 [11DE]

Dept. of Energy: oversee certain safety, security, and health functions of the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.R. 703), H986 [29JA]

———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 157), H116 [5JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 2165), H4485 [3MY]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 845), S3000 [12MR] (see H.R. 3701), H11027 [27SE]

———make grants to promote professional retrofit installation of fire alarm detection systems and other fire detection and prevention technologies in nursing homes, hospice facilities and other appropriate facilities (see H.R. 2882), H7339 [27JN]

———prepare concise written materials for use by school personnel to help identify students with a high potential to commit aggressive and harmful behavior (see H.R. 2576), H6109 [6JN]

———provide authority to order a mandatory recall of any product that is regulated by the FDA (see H.R. 2099), H4292 [1MY]

———require the incorporation of counterfeit-resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2716), H6437 (see H.R. 2716), H6475 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports (see H.R. 1413), H2340 [8MR]

———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. 2603), H6110 [6JN]

———establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the homeland (see S. 345), S827 [22JA]

———establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (see H.R. 1290, 1290), H2119 [1MR]

———establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 1796), H3358 [29MR]

———expand National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the Transportation Technology Center (see S. 136), S39 [4JA]

———extend requirement for prescreening of air passengers to international flights that overfly the U.S. (see H.R. 2663), H6235 [11JN]

———make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 1715), H3183 [27MR]

———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 1530), H2619 [15MR]

———prohibit from prescribing regulations that preempt more stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security (see H.R. 1633), H2821 [21MR]

———provide discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas (see H.R. 911), H1412 [8FE]

———provide improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Dept. (see H.R. 3199), H8742 [26JY]

———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter acquisition by terrorists (see S. 1463), S6549 [23MY]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 1392), H2302 [7MR]

———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (see H.R. 599), H834 [22JA]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1164), H1894 [16FE]

———allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 1237), S5183 [26AP] (see H.R. 2074), H4209 [30AP]

———conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 355), H252 [9JA]

———eliminate matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (see H.R. 3711), H11070 [1OC]

———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2908), H7431 [28JN] (see H.R. 3971), H12103 [25OC]

———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see S. 1738), S8692 [28JN] (see H.R. 3845), H11638 [16OC]

———grant waivers or reductions in matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (see S. 2511), S15911 [18DE]

———provide grants for Internet safety education programs (see H.R. 3577), H10510 [18SE]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 423), H434 [11JA]

———provide grants for the implementation of the Sex Offender Registration Tips Program (see H.R. 4147), H13522 [9NO]

Dept. of Labor: revise Federal Mine Safety and Health Act regulations to require that belt haulage entries not be used to ventilate active working places in mines (see H.R. 576), H788 [19JA]

———revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 141), H115 [5JA]

Dept. of State: prohibit making contributions to the U.N. until the U.N. is in compliance with fire, building, and safety codes (see H.R. 4224), H14082 [15NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a coordinated avalanche protection program (see H.R. 1703), H3080 [26MR] (see H.R. 1751), H3278 [28MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs to enhance bridge safety monitoring (see H.R. 3677), H10939 [26SE]

———establish a grant program to improve railroad safety by providing funds for the construction and maintenance of fencing and other protective structures along tracks (see H.R. 1033), H1564 [13FE]

———install a second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder that utilizes combination deployable recorder technology in certain commercial aircraft (see H.R. 4336), H14493 (see H.R. 4336), H15207 [6DE]

———issue regulations that require air carriers to provide training to flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving alcohol and dealing with disruptive passengers (see H.R. 2008), H3777 [23AP]

———issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S2273 [27FE] (see H.R. 1216), H1968 [27FE]

———limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H3357 [29MR] (see H. Con. Res. 146), H4752 [9MY]

———make grants to public transportation agencies, over-the-road bus operators, railroads, and certain other entities to improve security (see H.R. 1493), H2485 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study of the accuracy of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs maintained by the Dept. (see H.R. 331), H252 [9JA]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1789), S9262 [16JY] (see H.R. 3074), H8119 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), consideration (see H. Res. 558), H8184 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 817), H13858 [13NO]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 1687), S8356 [25JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 3926), H11847 [22OC]

Disasters: improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 1891), H3474 [17AP]

———provide for the health and safety of certain volunteers and workers in disaster areas (see H.R. 1805), H3359 [29MR]

———support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (see S. 1223), S5086 [25AP] (see H.R. 2331), H5053 [15MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1001), S3835 [27MR] (see H.R. 1399), H2339 [8MR]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 203), H117 [5JA]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 369), S13989 [6NO]

Drugs: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (see S. 467), S1410 [31JA]

———improve safety and oversight (see S. 484), S1521 [1FE] (see H.R. 1561), H2670 [19MR]

———include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid (see S. 762), S2598 [5MR] (see H.R. 1249), H2038 [28FE]

———increase penalties for drug trafficking offenses relative to distribution of heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children (see H.R. 1118), H1892 [16FE]

———prevent abuse of dehydroepiandrosterone (see S. 2470), S15460 [13DE]

———prohibit the sale of prescriptions for human growth hormone for illegitimate purposes (see S. 877), S3124 [14MR]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H1564 [13FE]

———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H9705 [3AU]

Education: protect students and teachers (see H.R. 3291), H9467 (see H.R. 3291), H9544 [1AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H16948 [19DE]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see S. 595), S1958 [14FE] (see H.R. 1055), H1668 [14FE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: clarify the roles and responsibilities of the agencies and actors responsible for the administration of such compensation program (see H.R. 268), H121 [5JA]

———extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under such compensation program (see H.R. 2255), H4752 [9MY]

EPA: establish a Small Public Water Assistance Program (see S. 1933), S10605 [1AU]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see S. 594), S1958 [14FE] (see H.R. 1755), H3357 [29MR]

FAA: authorize an independent review of aviation safety-related research programs, in particular those dealing with air traffic control and runway safety (see H.R. 2684), H6330 [12JN]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to modernize the air traffic control system (see S. 1300), S5562 [3MY]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (see S. 1076), S4161 [29MR] (see H.R. 1356), H2243 [6MR] (see H.R. 2881), H7339 [27JN]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), consideration (see H. Res. 664), H10624 [19SE]

———facilitate resolution of disputes with employees in the course of collective negotiations (see H.R. 2673), H6330 [12JN]

———finalize proposed rule relative to reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure (see S. 75), S38 [4JA] (see H.R. 2912), H7431 [28JN]

———issue order on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 3925), H11846 [22OC]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S38 [4JA] (see H.R. 1125), H1892 [16FE]

———suspend authority to eliminate, consolidate, deconsolidate, colocate, reorganize, or plan for such activities relative to air traffic control facilities and services (see H.R. 2443), H5621 [22MY]

FBI: include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 1167), H1894 [16FE]

FCC: adopt regulations to protect subscribers to Internet protocol telephone services concerning the use of such services with alarm, security, and personal emergency response systems (see H.R. 2725), H6438 (see H.R. 2725), H6475 [14JN]

FDA: conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether requirements provide sufficient information on risks (see S. 668), S2164 [16FE] (see H.R. 945), H1414 [8FE]

———develop science-based rules for the approval of biosimilars (see S. 1505), S6845 [24MY]

———ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 2273), H4913 [10MY]

———establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see H.R. 3624), H10695 [20SE]

———establish a program to assure the safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption (see S. 2077), S11853 [20SE]

———establish a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products (see H.R. 3084), H8120 [18JY]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 4076), H12739 [5NO]

———extend authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (see S. 993), S3835 [27MR]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety (see S. 468), S1410 [31JA] (see H.R. 788), H1151 [31JA]

———improve underlying science of drug safety decisionmaking and strengthen the ability to assess, manage, and communicate drug safety information to patients and providers (see S. 1024), S4159 [29MR]

———provide authority to order recalls of contaminated human and pet food, establish a notification system for such contamination, and improve regulation of human and pet food supply (see S. 1274), S5497 [2MY] (see H.R. 2108), H4415 [2MY]

———provide explicit authorization for the Office of Women's Health, improve regulation of breast implants, and convene a scientific workshop on use of emergency contraception by women under 18 (see H.R. 2503), H5923 [24MY]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (see H.R. 2900), H7430 [28JN] (see H.R. 3580), H10624 [19SE]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 3580), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 217), H10755 [24SE]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 63), H112 [5JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see S. 1378), S6054 [14MY] (see H.R. 970), H1415 [8FE]

———amend relative to the safety of food and drugs imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3610), H10695 [20SE]

———establish a user fee program to ensure imported food safety (see S. 1776), S9135 [12JY]

———establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs and establish whistleblower protections for certain individuals (see H.R. 1165), H1894 [16FE]

———increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 780), H1151 [31JA]

———reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (see S. 1082), S4304 [10AP]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1342 [7FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see S. 1506), S6845 [24MY] (see H.R. 2537), H5925 [24MY]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 1656), H2956 [22MR]

Fire prevention: facilitate ability of public land managers to clear brush or make other modifications for the purpose of creating fire breaks to protect human lives and property (see H.R. 4096), H13203 [6NO]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 345), S12863 [15OC] (see H. Res. 714), H11316 [4OC]

Firearms: assist local governments in conducting community gun buyback programs (see H.R. 3766), H11315 [4OC]

———ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1784), H3358 [29MR]

———combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 4818), H16833 [18DE]

———implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 2666), H6235 [11JN]

———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. 77), S38 [4JA] (see H.R. 1895), H3474 [17AP]

———increase Federal regulation of .50 caliber sniper rifles (see S. 1331), S5716 [8MY]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 256), H121 [5JA]

———technical correction to Federal preemption law, relative to State or local laws, concerning the markings and identification of imitation or toy firearms (see H.R. 2013), H4050 [24AP]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (see S. 1152), S4675 [18AP] (see H.R. 4832), H16833 [18DE]

Food: ensure safety of imported food (see S. 2418), S14786 [5DE] (see H.R. 3937), H11933 [23OC] (see H.R. 3967), H12102 [25OC]

———ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see H.R. 3077), H8120 [18JY]

———establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items (see H.R. 2997), H7655 [11JY]

———include freshness dates on food labeling (see H.R. 4233), H14082 [15NO]

———provide additional funds for food safety research on perishable agricultural commodities and extend emergency financial assistance to those hurt by recall of fresh spinach products (see H.R. 912), H1412 [8FE]

———require foods containing certain ingredients derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of such ingredients (see H.R. 4234), H14082 [15NO]

Food industry: authorize interstate distribution of State inspected meat and poultry if State inspection requirements meet Federal standards and reimburse State agencies for costs of such inspections (see S. 1149), S4675 [18AP] (see H.R. 1760), H3357 [29MR]

———authorize interstate distribution of State inspected meat and poultry under appropriate circumstances (see H.R. 2876), H7338 [27JN]

———enhance State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1150), S4675 [18AP] (see H.R. 2315), H5052 [15MY]

———improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 3484), H10245 [6SE]

———improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see H.R. 3485), H10245 [6SE]

———prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic (see S. 536), S1781 [8FE] (see H.R. 1396), H2302 [7MR]

———provide restrictions on use of carbon monoxide in meat, poultry, and seafood (see H.R. 3115), H8185 [19JY]

———require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see S. 414), S1237 [26JA] (see H.R. 992), H1470 [12FE]

———require tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing or poultry processing facilities and prohibit hiring of any individual with active tuberculosis (see H.R. 4543), H15465 [13DE]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 654), S2024 [15FE] (see H.R. 1148), H1893 [16FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (see S. 1927), S10605 [1AU] (see S. 2011), S10902 [3AU] (see H.R. 3138), H8395 [24JY] (see H.R. 3321), H9654 [2AU]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 614), H9704 [3AU]

———amend to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance (see H.R. 3356), H9704 [3AU]

———modernize and streamline (see S. 2248), S13490 [26OC] (see S. 2440, 2441), S15063 [10DE]

Forests: grant congressional consent and approval to an interstate forest fire protection compact between South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado (see S. 975), S3706 [23MR]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 1008), H1563 [13FE]

Government: improve conduct of strategic communication (see H.R. 2800), H6827 [20JN]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 2850), H7070 [25JN]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 2424), H5620 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (see S. 1811), S9496 [17JY] (see H.R. 3085), H8120 [18JY]

———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. 37), S6549 [23MY]

———establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program (see H.R. 99), H114 [5JA]

———identify and abate lead hazards, establish task forces on lead-based hazards and children's environmental health and safety, and enforce regulations on hazards in the home (see S. 2244), S13438 [25OC]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see S. 1818), S9612 [19JY]

———phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 2101), H4292 [1MY]

———prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (see S. 906), S3199 [15MR] (see H.R. 1534), H2619 [15MR]

Health: ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see H.R. 961), H1415 [8FE]

———improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices (see S. 830), S2899 [8MR] (see H.R. 1494), H2485 [13MR]

———improve vaccine safety research (see H.R. 1973), H3694 [19AP]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 1042), S4160 [29MR] (see H.R. 583), H789 [19JA]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2717), H6438 (see H.R. 2717), H6475 [14JN]

———prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see S. 2525), S16005 [19DE]

———protect health care workers and first responders at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA and pandemic influenza (see S. 2526), S16005 [19DE]

———provide for approval of similar biological products (see H.R. 1956), H3694 [19AP]

———provide for regulation and oversight of laboratory tests (see S. 736), S2488 [1MR]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see S. 1615), S7638 [13JN] (see H.R. 2521), H5924 [24MY]

Health care professionals: ensure an adequate supply of public health professionals (see H.R. 1599), H2743 [20MR]

———establish a safe patient handling standard (see H.R. 378), H342 [10JA]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H1564 [13FE]

———require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 2787), H6827 [20JN]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H123 [5JA]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H8742 [26JY]

Hurricanes: improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (see S. 1509), S6845 [24MY] (see H.R. 2531), H5925 [24MY]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 2031), H4175 [25AP]

Law enforcement: anniversary of the national explosives detection canine team program (see S. Res. 104), S2969 [9MR]

———enhance witness protection (see H.R. 3376), H9705 [3AU]

———grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (see S. 1369), S6016 [11MY] (see H.R. 2291), H4965 [14MY]

———grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see S. 1891), S10149 [26JY]

———protect individuals performing certain Federal and federally assisted functions (see H.R. 2980), H7490 [10JY]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see S. 635), S2023 [15FE] (see H.R. 365), H341 [10JA]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H16947 [19DE]

Law enforcement officers: extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private colleges and universities and rail carriers that apply to State and local public safety officers (see S. 1448), S6461 [22MY]

Litvinenko, Alexander: express that fatal radiation poisoning raises significant concerns about potential involvement of the Russian Government and about security and proliferation of radioactive materials (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5621 [22MY]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see S. 1388), S6055 [14MY] (see H.R. 2263), H4912 [10MY]

Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see S. 1909), S10424 [31JY] (see H.R. 3251), H9275 [31JY]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H13522 [9NO]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 73), S38 [4JA] (see S. 1842), S9658 [20JY] (see H.R. 2122), H4483 [3MY]

———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 257), H121 [5JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (see S. 1577), S7333 [7JN] (see H.R. 3078), H8120 [18JY]

———require background checks for nursing facility caregivers and disaster and emergency evacuation plans for long-term care facilities (see H.R. 1476), H2436 [12MR]

Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations (see H.R. 1756), H3357 [29MR]

``Milwaukee Brides Walk'': commemorate and recognize all brides marches in protest of domestic violence (see H. Res. 649), H10369 [14SE]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see S. 1655), S7887 [19JN] (see H.R. 2768), H6734 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: adjust weight limits of commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 1757), H3357 [29MR]

———assure compliance with basic standards for all-terrain vehicles (see S. 1815), S9497 [17JY]

———establish a Federal public relations and education campaign to promote responsible and fuel-efficient driving (see H.R. 2594), H6110 [6JN]

———improve safety of motorcoaches (see S. 2326), S14191 [8NO]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (see S. 357), S827 [22JA]

———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. 1079), H1788 [15FE]

———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. 1015), H1563 [13FE]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (see H. Res. 339), H4204 [26AP]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 108), S3199 [15MR] (see S. Res. 131), S4047 [28MR]

National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month: designate (see S. Res. 347), S12936 [16OC]

National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 54), S14619 [16NO] (see H. Con. Res. 215), H10625 [19SE]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 316), S11414 [11SE]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 243), S8061 [20JN] (see H. Res. 186), H1896 [16FE]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 716), H11394 [9OC]

National Dog Bite Prevention Week: observe and adopt and implement effective dog bite injury prevention programs to protect Postal Service employees (see H. Res. 419), H5531 [21MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 1141), H1893 [16FE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 202), S6126 [15MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: conduct rulemaking on the use of aspheric outside mirrors on passenger cars (see H.R. 4095), H13203 [6NO]

———require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H1564 [13FE]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see S. 931), S3352 [20MR] (see H.R. 1832), H3360 [29MR] (see H.R. 2407), H5531 [21MY]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6193 [16MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 281), H3278 [28MR] (see H. Res. 455), H6007 [5JN]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 225), S7333 [7JN]

National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 366), S13768 [5NO]

National Missing Persons Day: designate (see S. Res. 112), S3352 [20MR]

———establish (see H. Res. 303), H3475 [17AP]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H7656 [11JY]

National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public (see H.R. 2982), H7490 [10JY]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 386), H4752 [9MY]

National Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 244), S8061 [20JN]

National security: ensure adequate funding for high-threat areas (see S. 74), S38 [4JA]

———hire additional border and transportation security personnel and modernize border protection infrastructure and technology (see S. 575), S1902 [13FE] (see H.R. 2431), H5620 [22MY]

———preserve State authority to ensure security of chemical facilities (see H.R. 1574), H2671 [19MR]

———provide for a ``gold standard'' for the security of nuclear materials worldwide (see H.R. 3814), H11490 [10OC]

———provide for the safety of U.S. aviation and the suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 3305), H9467 (see H.R. 3305), H9544 [1AU]

———require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 3198), H8742 [26JY]

National Sex Offender Risk Classification Task Force: establish (see H.R. 291), H122 [5JA]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3362 [29MR]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 24), S445 [11JA] (see S. Res. 414), S15911 [18DE] (see H. Con. Res. 30), H435 [11JA]

———establish (see H. Res. 852), H14494 (see H. Res. 852), H15208 [6DE]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 36), S7178 [6JN] (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]

National Teen Safe Driver Month: designate (see S. Res. 230), S7451 [11JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: borrow against anticipated Digital Television and Public Safety Fund receipts to migrate to a national IP-enabled emergency network (see S. 93), S38 [4JA]

National Time Out Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 456), H6007 [5JN]

National Youth Court Month: encourage recognition (see H. Res. 576), H8742 [26JY]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 1174), S4751 [19AP] (see H.R. 2042), H4175 [25AP]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 1638), H2955 [22MR] (see H.R. 3543), H10433 [17SE]

NIST: establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications (see S. 2263), S13579 [30OC] (see H.R. 3877), H11728 [17OC]

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 193), S5929 [10MY]

NRC: conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Powerplant, Buchanan, NY (see S. 649), S2024 [15FE] (see H.R. 994), H1471 [12FE]

Nuclear energy: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and ensure expansion of clean nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance domestic energy security (see H.R. 3358), H9704 [3AU]

———require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (see S. 784), S2694 [6MR] (see H.R. 4062), H12454 [1NO]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see S. 2208), S13152 [19OC] (see H.R. 2383), H5471 [17MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1244), S5183 [26AP] (see H.R. 2049), H4203 [26AP]

———provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 2435), H5621 [22MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day: designate (see S. Res. 193), S5929 [10MY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: improve grant program for secure schools (see S. 677), S2204 [17FE] (see H.R. 1097), H1789 [15FE]

———include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 3822), H11494 [12OC]

OSHA: complete rulemaking on employer payment for personal protective equipment for workers (see H.R. 1327), H2241 [6MR]

Pennsylvania: recognize hunters for continued commitment to safety and for setting a State safety record (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4292 [1MY]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3290), H9467 (see H.R. 3290), H9544 [1AU]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 242, 251), S358 [10JA] (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 194), H117 [5JA]

Postal Service: prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 13), H123 [5JA]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 958), H1415 [8FE]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H12453 [1NO]

———establish Office of International and Domestic Product Safety and Product Safety Coordinating Council to improve product safety and develop a centralized database for product recalls, advisories, and alerts (see S. 2256), S13520 [29OC]

———make it unlawful to sell a recalled product (see S. 2037), S11414 [11SE]

———prohibit introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead (see S. 2038), S11414 [11SE] (see S. 2132), S12532 [3OC]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates (see S. 2275), S13624 [31OC] (see H.R. 4030), H12384 [31OC]

———require development of a multi-stage product testing process to ensure compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards (see H.R. 3903), H11776 [18OC]

———require inclusion of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys and games (see H.R. 1893), H3474 [17AP]

———require independent safety certification of children's products, increase CPSC inspection capability for imported products, and prohibit hazardous imports based on manufacturing site (see H.R. 3716), H11070 [1OC]

———require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls (see S. 2081), S11853 [20SE]

———require third-party verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards promulgated by the CPSC (see S. 1833), S9613 [19JY] (see H.R. 3477), H10156 [5SE] (see H.R. 3499), H10319 [7SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 84), S38 [4JA] (see H.R. 4031), H12384 [31OC]

Public utilities: provide for security at public water systems and publicly owned treatment works (see S. 1968), S10788 [2AU]

Radioactive substances: require licensees to notify the NRC, States, and counties whenever there is an unplanned release of radioactive substances (see S. 2224), S13365 [24OC]

Railroads: authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal railroad safety laws (see S. 918), S3272 [19MR] (see H.R. 1516), H2570 [14MR]

———establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 535), H671 [17JA]

———improve safety by reducing accidents and preventing railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see S. 1889), S10149 [26JY]

———increase rail transportation security (see S. 83), S38 [4JA]

———increase safety (see S. 1438), S6399 [21MY]

———provide priority consideration for grade crossing safety improvements where there have been serious collisions (see H.R. 2653), H6234 [11JN]

———require carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions (see H.R. 2422), H5620 [22MY]

Real estate: establish programs to provide counseling to homebuyers regarding voluntary home inspections and train counselors to provide such counseling (see H.R. 4776), H16832 [18DE]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see S. 717), S2355 [28FE] (see H.R. 1117), H1892 [16FE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H11933 [23OC]

———inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 409), H434 [11JA]

———require States and Indian tribes to designate specific highway routes for the transportation of hazardous materials and the long-distance transportation of solid waste (see S. 964), S3607 [22MR]

———require States and Indian tribes to designate specific highway routes over which hazardous materials may be transported (see S. 395), S1189 [25JA]

———support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see S. Con. Res. 39), S8062 [20JN] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2341 [8MR]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (see S. 1611), S7638 [13JN] (see H.R. 1195), H1967 [27FE] (see H.R. 3248), H9275 [31JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H9708 [3AU]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H8292 [23JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 1429), S6266 [17MY]

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 4163), H13859 [13NO]

———improve safety (see H.R. 354), H252 [9JA]

———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see S. 1217), S5086 [25AP] (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]

———promote school safety and improved law enforcement (see S. 2084), S11952 [21SE]

———provide States with resources needed to rid schools of performance-enhancing drug use (see S. 1470), S6549 [23MY]

———require schools receiving discounted Internet access services to implement an Internet safety policy to monitor online behavior of minors (see H.R. 3871), H11728 [17OC]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 1070), S4161 [29MR] (see H.R. 1783), H3358 [29MR]

———prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 2105), H4415 [2MY]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under such fund (see S. 2106), S12287 [27SE] (see H.R. 3921), H11846 [22OC]

———extend deadline for filing certain claims (see S. 1119), S4478 [16AP]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see S. 1303), S5562 [3MY]

———ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 2080), S11853 [20SE] (see H.R. 2452), H5723 [23MY]

Shipping industry: improve port safety and security for especially hazardous cargos (see S. 1594), S7544 [12JN]

Ships and vessels: express importance of protecting cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensure perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice (see H. Res. 652), H10433 [17SE]

———extend exemption for vessels operating within the Boundary Line from fire-retardent materials construction requirement (see H.R. 3852), H11638 [16OC]

———prevent maritime emergencies (see S. 2430), S14848 [6DE]

Space policy: formulate situation and decision analyses, and select procedures and systems, for deflecting and mitigating potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (see H.R. 4917), H16948 [19DE]

States: require as a condition for off-track wagering that horsemen's groups and host racing commissions offer insurance coverage for professional jockeys and other horseracing personnel (see H.R. 2175), H4486 [3MY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: provide an exception for certain States relative to distribution of amounts from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (see S. 2475), S15460 [13DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves (see H.R. 4244), H14083 [15NO]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see S. 1466), S6549 [23MY] (see H.R. 943), H1414 [8FE]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see S. 687), S2273 [27FE]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 3820), H11490 [10OC]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit to law enforcement officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 3304), H9467 (see H.R. 3304), H9544 [1AU]

———provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3303), H9467 (see H.R. 3303), H9544 [1AU]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 1793), S9469 [17JY] (see H.R. 3918), H11846 [22OC]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see S. 544, 551), S1848 [12FE] (see H.R. 1814), H3359 [29MR]

———provide incentives for improving mine safety (see H.R. 3486), H10245 [6SE]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see S. 1840), S9658 [20JY] (see H.R. 2160), H4485 [3MY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 582), S1958 [14FE] (see H.R. 1742), H3278 [28MR]

Technology: rechannelize certain spectrum bands to promote deployment of commercial broadband technologies to facilitate interoperable communications for public safety (see H.R. 1788), H3358 [29MR]

Telecommunications: ensure availability of certain spectrum for public safety entities and establish the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working Group (see S. 744), S2488 [1MR]

———establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3116), H8185 [19JY]

———improve communications interoperability for emergency response (see H.R. 338), H252 [9JA]

———improve interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see S. 385), S1057 [24JA]

Telephones: facilitate rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities (see H.R. 3403), H9706 [3AU]

———require providers of wireless telephone services to provide access to the universal emergency telephone number in subterranean subway stations located within their area of coverage (see H.R. 2972), H7489 [10JY]

Terrorism: enhance ability of the U.S. to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies (see S. 1804), S9469 [17JY]

———improve and expedite assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and facilitate assessment and acquisition of countermeasures (see H.R. 1089), H1789 [15FE]

———prevent nuclear terrorism (see S. 1705), S8610 [27JN] (see H.R. 2891), H7339 [27JN]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H4291 [1MY]

———authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H11489 [10OC]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (see S. 184), S41 [4JA] (see H.R. 1269), H2118 [1MR] (see H.R. 1401), H2340 [8MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H3079 [26MR]

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 534), H671 [17JA]

———issue motor vehicle safety standards for motorcoaches and provide a tax credit for associated expenses incurred by motorcoach operators complying with such standards (see H.R. 4690), H15468 [13DE]

———provide resources to protect public transportation from terrorism (see S. 763), S2598 [5MR]

———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 2485), H5922 [24MY]

Transportation Security Administration: issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation (see H.R. 1981), H3723 [20AP]

———provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H8820 [27JY]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see S. 84), S38 [4JA] (see H.R. 4031), H12384 [31OC]

Utah: express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see S. Res. 312), S11326 [10SE] (see H. Res. 631), H10076 [4SE]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 2141), H4484 [3MY]

———declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 3542), H10433 [17SE]

———ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see H.R. 2076, 2076), H4209 [30AP]

———prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 2509), S15911 [18DE]

———protect the health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate (see S. 150), S40 [4JA]

———protect the health of pregnant women, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion (see S. 1911), S10604 [1AU]

———require a health advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate (see S. 24), S37 [4JA]

———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H3278 [28MR]

Western States: recognize efforts of firefighters to contain wildfires and protect lives, homes, and rural economies (see S. Res. 286), S10424 [31JY]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1498), S6845 [24MY]

Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act: amend (see S. 428), S1326 [30JA]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1136), S4600 [17AP] (see H.R. 2395), H5530 [21MY]

Cloture motions

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4666 [18AP]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), motion to proceed, S4470 [16AP], S4636 [18AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S5387 [1MY], S5531, S5557 [3MY], S5641 [7MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), motion to proceed, S15647 [14DE], S15726 [17DE]

Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), motion to proceed, S2217 [17FE]

Conference reports

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3074), H13598-H13810 [13NO]

E-mails

Potential health risks associated with diabetes drug Avandia: Tachi Yamada, GlaxoSmithKline, PLC., S11492 [12SE]

———William D. Claypool, GlaxoSmithKline, PLC., S11492 [12SE]

Factsheets

Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act (H.R. 2095), H11672 [17OC]

Letters

Center for Post-Market Evaluation and Research for Drugs and Biologics establishment: Curt D. Furberg, Wake Forest School of Medicine, S4668 [18AP]

———Steven E. Nissen, S4667 [18AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security Fire and Safety Act grant programs funding: several firefighting organizations, S10097 [26JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security grant allocation for terrorism preparedness and prevention: several State Governors, S2576 [5MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program funding: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S10098 [26JY]

———Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, S10097 [26JY]

———James B. Harmes, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S10097 [26JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security prohibition on unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information on rail and public transportation systems: James B. Harmes, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H3092 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland streamlining of anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes: Alan Chvotkin, Professional Services Council, H857 [23JA]

———Brian E. Finch, H858 [23JA]

———David Z. Bodenheimer, Crowell & Moring LLP, H858 [23JA]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H858 [23JA]

Dept. of Transportation programs cost, oversight, and impact of congressional earmarks analysis: Calvin L. Scovell III, Dept. of Transportation, S11379 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation regulations requiring air carriers to provide training to flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving alcohol and dealing with disruptive passengers: Glynn Birch, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, H10683 [20SE]

———Patricia A. Friend, Association of Flight Attendants, H10684 [20SE]

———Representative Tom Udall, H10684 [20SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations: Americans for Transportation Mobility (organization), H13899 [14NO]

———John Horsley, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, H13899 [14NO]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H13902 [14NO]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8249 [23JY]

———several organizations, H13902 [14NO]

Eliminate Transportation Security Administration policy requiring Sikhs to remove their turbans at airport security checkpoints: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1905 [18SE]

Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act: James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S5297 [30AP]

FAA air traffic control system modernization funding: Senators Baucus and Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S15833 [18DE]

———several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S15833 [18DE]

FAA Airport Improvement Program glycol recovery vehicles funding: Representatives Costello, Bean, and Timothy V. Johnson, H10645 [20SE]

FAA aviation safety and capacity improvement funding: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H10647 [20SE]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H10647 [20SE]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10647 [20SE]

FAA Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) centers consolidation funding: Patrick Forrey, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, H8343 [24JY]

Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) Act: James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S1449 [31JA]

Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H15254 [11DE]

FDA Revitalization Act: Alliance for Drug Safety and Access, S5297 [30AP]

———Jim Guest, Consumers Union, S5297 [30AP]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S5178-S5180 [26AP]

———Senator Enzi, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S10685 [2AU]

———several child health care advocacy organizations, S5297 [30AP]

———William G. Lang IV, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, S5299 [30AP]

Federal bridge program in Louisiana: Johnny Bradberry, Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development, S11306 [10SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act modernization and streamlining: Senators Leahy and Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13678 [1NO]

Forest Service firefighting capability through procurement of certain firefighting aircraft: Representative Rohrabacher, H12095 [25OC]

Importation of prescription drugs: Donna E. Shalala, Dept. of HHS, S5544 [3MY]

———Randall W. Lutter, FDA, S5384 [1MY]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, S5462 [2MY]

Improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices: David P. White, Respironics, Inc., S5458 [2MY]

———Dwight Reynolds, Heart Rhythm Society, S5299 [30AP]

———Ed Rozynski, Stryker Corp., S5457 [2MY]

———Gregory J. Dehmer, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, S5298 [30AP], S5456 [2MY]

———Michael Lauk, Seleon, Inc., S5458 [2MY]

———Pamela W. Barnes, Elizabeth Glazer Pediatiric AIDS Foundation, S5456 [2MY]

———several pediatric medical organizations, S5457, S5458 [2MY]

———Stephen J. Ubl, Advanced Medical Technology Association, S5457 [2MY]

———Ulf Jonsson, Breas Medical AB (company), S5458 [2MY]

Improving America's Security Act: Cabell Cropper, National Criminal Justice Association, S2681 [6MR]

Limit interstate sale of State inspected meat and poultry products: Safe Food Coalition, E1686 [2AU]

Maintain ban on butane lighters on commercial aircraft: Art Gordon, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S10112 [26JY]

———Patricia A. Friend, Association of Flight Attendants, S10112 [26JY]

Maintain existing market exclusivity for pharmaceutical companies conducting research on pediatric medications: several medical organizations, S5449 [2MY]

Mercury Export Ban Act: several organizations, H13552 [13NO]

Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act: Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1280 [7FE]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H1280 [7FE]

Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act: Alice H. Hedt and Janet C. Wells, National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, S7359 [7JN]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S7359 [7JN]

———George F. Potaracke, Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care, S7359 [7JN]

———Robert B. Blancato, Elder Justice Coalition, S7360 [7JN]

Prohibit funding for implementation of project to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border: several food and agriculture organizations, S11363 [11SE]

Prohibit injection of carbon monoxide in meat products: several consumer advocacy groups, S4432 [12AP]

Rail and Public Transportation Security Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3100 [27MR]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3100 [27MR]

Reduce financial conflict of interest in FDA advisory panels: Bill Vaughan, Consumers Union, S5766 [9MY]

———Francesca Grifo, S5766 [9MY]

———several health organizations, S5766 [9MY]

Renewable fuel standards expansion: several livestock organizations, S15425 [13DE]

Revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs: Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S12420, S12422 [2OC]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users technical corrections: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H3052 [26MR]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3052 [26MR]

State and local reimbursement for security at Republican and Democratic party conventions: Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S4016 [28MR]

Transportation Security Administration extension of certain employee rights and protections to airport screeners: Art Gordon, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S2660 [6MR]

———Kip Hawley, Dept. of Homeland Security, S2658 [6MR]

———Michael Chertoff, Sec. of Homeland Security, S2758 [7MR]

———several Representatives, S2658 [6MR]

———several Senators, S2658 [6MR]

Use of Digital Television and Public Safety Fund receipts for national IP-enabled emergency network: National Emergency Numbering Association and Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials International, Inc., S2785 [7MR]

Lists

Committee on Science and Technology (House) staff working on H.R. 2881, FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H10647 [20SE]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) staff working on H.R. 2881, FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H10647 [20SE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House) staff working on H.R. 2881, FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H10647 [20SE]

Foreign facilities inspected for approval by the FDA, H9626 [2AU]

Government websites victimized by cybercrime, E2212 [23OC]

Internet safety organizations, H6255 [12JN]

Office of Legislative Counsel staff working on H.R. 2881, FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H10648 [20SE]

Organizations supporting S. 1223, First Response Broadcasters Act, S5109 [25AP]

Memorandums

Dept. of Homeland Security Grant Allocation for Terrorism Preparedness and Prevention: Steven Maguire, Congressional Research Service, S2680 [6MR]

Motions

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4470 [16AP], S4665 [18AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11380, S11396 [11SE], S11464, S11465 [12SE], H8388 [24JY], H13329, H13330 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), conference report, H13903 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 817), H13894, H13895 [14NO]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), H11694 [17OC]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3146 [27MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), S2217 [17FE]

Press releases

Dept. of Homeland Security Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program Funding: Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc., S10097 [26JY]

First response broadcast during Hurricane Katrina: Chris Slaughter, WWL-TV (New Orleans, LA), S5109 [25AP]

———Dave Vincent, WLOX-TV (Biloxi, MS), S5110 [25AP]

First response broadcast during Hurricane Rita: Jim Serra, KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, LA), S5109 [25AP]

First response broadcast during September 11th terrorist attacks: Vicki Burns, WRC-TV (Washington, DC), S5110 [25AP]

Poll—Consumers Say Govt Failed To Protect Them From Dangerous Prescription Drugs; Americans Back Host of Drug Safety Reforms: Consumers Union, S5298 [30AP]

Quotations

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Frank Church, S15766 [17DE]

Remarks in House

Africa: access to safe food, E1563 [19JY]

Agriculture: promote the humane treatment of farm animals, E1679 [1AU]

Alcoholic beverages: oppose efforts to lower the legal drinking age, E1359 [20JN]

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators: anniversary, E2646 [19DE]

American Highway Users Alliance: anniversary (H. Res. 772), E2229 [24OC]

Armed Forces: conduct tests to determine most effective body armor for troops protection, H3454 [17AP]

———ensure that members have complete personal armored protection necessary for their duties, H2475 [13MR], H6013 [6JN]

———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads, H5280 [16MY]

———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (H.R. 588), E263 [5FE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (H.R. 3990), E2263 [29OC]

———remove members from street patrol duty in Iraq (H. Res. 140), H1404 [8FE]

Arrowood, James: Cobb County, GA, Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Employee of the Year Award recipient, E2109 [10OC]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 1022), E852 [25AP]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, H8481 [25JY]

Aviation: establish civil penalty for failure of certain employers to collect or make reasonable efforts to collect an airport security badge from an employee on the date of termination of employment (H.R. 2288), E1031 [11MY]

———improve cargo screening on passenger planes, H192, H197 [9JA], H8793 [27JY]

———improve passenger screening, H192 [9JA]

———increase safety for crew and passengers on an aircraft providing emergency medical services (H.R. 3939), E2209 [23OC]

———modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (H.R. 4343), H15252-H15255 [11DE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 1615), H5551-H5553 [22MY]

———strengthen security, H2968 [23MR]

Bicycles: express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling, H839 [23JA]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), E2284 [30OC]

Buchanan, NY: require a security assessment of Indian Point nuclear powerplant, H10641 [20SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2250 [7MR]

Bureau of Explosives: anniversary, E1022 [11MY]

California: tribute to firefighters and first responders battling wildfires, H12023 [25OC]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 95), H10785, H10786 [25SE]

Central Valley Safety Society: tribute, E2364 [8NO], E2382 [9NO]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (H.R. 1473), H12106, H12107 [29OC]

Child Protection and Safety Act: modify a deadline relative to a certain election by Indian tribes (H.R. 3095), H8228-H8230 [23JY]

Children and youth: permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (H.R. 2220), H4763 [10MY], H11254 [4OC], H12388 [1NO]

———prevent child abduction, H844 [23JA]

———support We Don't Serve Teens campaign, E1930 [19SE]

China, People's Republic of: impact of computer hacking on national security, H10323 [10SE]

———impact of substandard imports on consumer safety, H7495 [11JY], H12231-H12235 [30OC]

———prohibit export of unsafe products and reform U.S. trade policy, H11066 [1OC]

———safety of exported products and unfair trade practices, H7785 [16JY], E1979 [25SE]

Cleveland, OH: express condolences in the aftermath of shooting at SuccessTech Academy, H11467 [10OC]

Coast Guard: tribute to America's Waterway Watch program (H. Res. 549), H11607-H11609 [16OC], E2158 [17OC]

Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (H.R. 592), E179 [23JA]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (H.R. 642), H10786 [25SE]

Colorado: reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (H.R. 3072), E1544 [17JY]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate deaths at Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington, UT (H. Res. 836), H14226 [5DE]

Computers: establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (H.R. 3461), H13561, H13562 [13NO]

Conservation of energy: study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays, H9867 [4AU]

Consumer Product Safety Act: increase maximum civil penalty for violations (H.R. 2474), H11341, H11342 [9OC], E1152 [25MY]

Consumers: increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys (H.R. 3100), E1585 [20JY]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits and reform civil lawsuit procedures, H3771-H3774 [23AP]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), H7462-H7466 [10JY]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), Senate amendment, H16867-H16871 [19DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 62), H16866, H16867 [19DE]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (H.R. 1698), E647 [26MR]

———establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (H.R. 1721), H4264 [1MY], H6569 [15JN], H11342-H11346 [9OC], E2184 [18OC]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (H.R. 814), H11337-H11339 [9OC]

———require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products (H.R. 1699), H11339, H11340 [9OC], E647 [26MR]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (H.R. 2320), E1062 [16MY]

Crime: protect federally funded public safety officers (H.R. 1149), E390 [17FE]

Dams: authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities (H.R. 1662), H14096, H14097 [4DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Community Facilities Grant Program funding, H9622-H9624 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: improve military base security for Armed Service members and their families, H5149 [16MY]

———Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles funding, H9535 [1AU], H13933 [14NO]

———require background checks on civilians entering military facilities and installations, H5257, H5261 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communitites Program funding through reductions in the Reading First program, H8013, H8014 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: remediation and removal of tailings at uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H5279 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (H.R. 2165), E1529 [16JY]

———prohibit funding for certain family planning organizations that violate State child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest notification guidelines, H8078 [18JY]

———prohibit importation of any product from an importer of processed food or retail goods that contains unsafe levels of contaminants, H6664 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports (H.R. 1413), H7052 [25JN], H15270-H15273 [11DE], E2608 [19DE]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H6498, H6499 [15JN]

———conduct assessment of safety and security vulnerabilites of placing high-voltage electric lines along railroad tracks, H3129 [27MR]

———conduct survey of transportation workers relative to efficacy and adequacy of security training programs and report findings to Congress, H3137, H3138 [27MR]

———develop regulations for transport of high hazardous materials, H3111 [27MR]

———establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center, H4665, H4667 [9MY]

———establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (H.R. 1290), E431 [1MR]

———establish an Office of Health Affairs under the Chief Medical Office, H4667 [9MY]

———establish national emergency centers on military installations (H.R. 1796), E699 [30MR]

———implement additional passenger screening and information systems for rail and bus transportation, H3091, H3094 [27MR]

———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (H.R. 1530), H2600 [15MR]

———prohibit awarding of Homeland Security Grant Program funds to private bus operators for over-the-road bus security improvements, H3136, H3137 [27MR]

———prohibit funding to overturn New Jersey chemical security plants and facilities safety regulations, H6498 [15JN]

———prohibit unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information on rail and public transportation systems, H3091 [27MR]

———provide improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Dept. (H.R. 3199), E1633 [26JY]

———REAL ID Act implementation funding through reductions in Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program funding, H6450-H6452 [14JN]

———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter acquisition by terrorists, H15724 [17DE]

———require physical vulnerability testing of railcars, H3092 [27MR]

———seaports security funding, H199 [9JA]

———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes, H4665, H4667 [9MY]

———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (H.R. 599), H855-H859 [23JA]

———study foreign rail security practices, H3131, H3132 [27MR], H4696, H4697 [9MY], H8808 [27JY]

———Urban Area Security Initiative funding, H8807 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: Homeless Assistance Grants Program funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H8270, H8271 [23JY]

———Office of Lead Hazard Control funding, H8320 [24JY]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding, H8308, H8309 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (H.R. 1164), E391 [17FE]

———conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 355), H313 [10JA]

———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (H.R. 3845), H13577, H13582-H13589 [13NO], H14189 [5DE], E2453 [15NO]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, H8643, H8644 [26JY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H8171 [19JY]

———Public Safety Officers' Benefits Office funding, H8458-H8460 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: decline in the rate of workplace injuries and illnesses, H12388 [1NO]

———revise Federal Mine Safety and Health Act regulations to require that belt haulage entries not be used to ventilate active working places in mines (H.R. 576), E157 [19JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to have armed escort authority for protecting IRS employees, H11191 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: create a working group to review FAA facilities and services and make recommendations to Congress prior to the realignment or consolidation of any facilities or services, H10682 [20SE]

———establish program to minimize the transportation of toxic inhalation hazardous materials by rail, H3130 [27MR]

———expand airline consumer complaints investigations, H10684, H10685 [20SE]

———issue regulations that require air carriers to provide training to flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving alcohol and dealing with disruptive passengers, H10683, H10684 [20SE]

———issue regulations that require air carriers to provide training to flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving alcohol and dealing with disruptive passengers (H.R. 2008), E827 [23AP]

———issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (H.R. 1216), H16871-H16874 [19DE]

———limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, H6243 [12JN]

———limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1773), H4995-H5001 [15MY], H8347 [24JY], H11628-H11631 [16OC], E706 [30MR], E2182 [18OC]

———prohibit funding for implementation of project to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, H8347 [24JY]

———require security coordinator positions be filled by U.S. citizens, H3092 [27MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8361-H8372 [24JY]

———direct any spending reductions in appropriations legislation toward deficit reduction, H8376 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), H8257-H8280 [23JY], H8301, H8307-H8390 [24JY], E1615 [25JY], E1623 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), conference report, H13896-H13904 [14NO], E2425, E2429 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), consideration (H. Res. 558), H8245-H8253 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 817), H13885-H13896 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), motion to instruct conferees, H13330 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), motion to recommit, H8388, H8389 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), unanimous-consent agreement, H8257 [23JY]

———require list of airdropped congressional earmarks before considering conference report, H13886-H13888 [14NO]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (H.R. 3926), H13352 [8NO], E2195 [22OC]

Disasters: anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, H7822 [16JY]

———require State insurance programs to adopt internationally recognized building code standards and encourage development of comprehensive land use and zoning plans that include natural hazard mitigation, H13351-H13353 [8NO]

District of Columbia: court decision against law prohibiting handgun ownership, H2405 [12MR]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, H2861-H2863 [22MR], H14228 [5DE]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H11227 [3OC], E2337 [6NO]

Economy: encourage purchase of American-made products during the holiday season, H14255 [6DE]

Edmonds, WA: tribute to emergency medical service crew who died in a helicopter crash in Puget Sound in 2005, E2209 [23OC]

Education: protect students and teachers, H6222, H6223 [11JN]

———protect students and teachers (H.R. 3291), E1700 [2AU]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under such compensation program (H.R. 2255), E1005 [9MY]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H7260 [27JN]

———water security initiative funding, H7126 [26JN]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10408 [17SE], H10636-H10687 [20SE], H10719, H10720 [24SE], E1437, E1446 [28JN], E2016 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), consideration (H. Res. 664), H10631-H10635 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), consideration (H. Res. 664)—unanimous-consent agreement, H10633 [20SE]

———conduct study on feasibility of a public Internet search engine on wind turbine installation obstruction, H10685, H10686 [20SE]

———conduct study to determine need for temperature standards aboard airplanes during ground operations, H10642 [20SE]

———enforce pay-as-you-go requirements relative to appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H10632 [20SE]

———extend certain employee rights and protections to air traffic controllers, H2643 [19MR]

———extend drug and alcohol testing to aircraft maintenance workers working at foreign aircraft repair stations, H10681 [20SE]

———finalize proposed rule relative to reduction of fuel tank flammability exposure (H.R. 2912), H7822 [16JY]

———implementation of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project, H10642, H10643 [20SE]

———implementation of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project relative to impact on minority communities, E1949 [20SE]

———implementation of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project relative to routing of airplanes over Rockland and West Chester Counties, NY, H10311 [7SE]

———Military Airport Program funding, H10641 [20SE]

———National Academy of Sciences airline safety study funding, H8351 [24JY]

———prohibit funding for consolidation of Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) centers, H8342-H8344 [24JY]

———prohibit funding for implementation of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project, H8344-H8347 [24JY]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (H.R. 1125), H15253 [11DE]

FCC: adopt regulations to protect subscribers to Internet protocol telephone services concerning the use of such services with alarm, security, and personal emergency response systems (H.R. 2725), E1291 [14JN]

FDA: allow display of health information of foods derived from reviewed claims, H9586 [2AU]

———authorize the embargo of specific foods from countries that repeatedly send contaminated foods to the U.S., H9617 [2AU]

———conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether requirements provide sufficient information on risks (H.R. 945), E301 [9FE]

———decision to close several regional testing laboratories, E979 [8MY]

———develop a unique device identification system for medical devices, H10597 [19SE]

———funding, H9620 [2AU]

———require prescription drug advertisements contain information on how to report drug side effects to MedWatch Program, H10597 [19SE]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 2900), H7568-H7606 [11JY], H7662 [12JY], H8175 [19JY], E1536 [17JY]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 3580), H10551-H10599 [19SE], E1937 [20SE], E1983 [26SE], E2005 [27SE], E2180 [18OC]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 3580), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 217), H10798 [25SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (H.R. 970), H11526, H11527 [15OC]

———amend relative to the safety of food and drugs imported into the U.S. (H.R. 3610), H12232 [30OC], H13406 [8NO]

———establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs and establish whistleblower protections for certain individuals (H.R. 1165), E390 [17FE]

———increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs, H9625 [2AU]

———reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions, H8175 [19JY]

Federal Railroad Administration: prohibit funding to change name to Federal Railroad Safety Administration, H11694 [17OC]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: clarify intent relative to compensation for people injured by negligent acts of railroads, H3109, H3128 [27MR]

FERC: prohibit funding to review Broadwater Energy Proposal application, H6767-H6769 [20JN]

Fire prevention: facilitate ability of public land managers to clear brush or make other modifications for the purpose of creating fire breaks to protect human lives and property (H.R. 4096), E2333 [6NO]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 714), E2068 [4OC]

Firearms: assist local governments in conducting community gun buyback programs (H.R. 3766), E2074 [5OC]

———ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (H.R. 1784), E724 [30MR]

———implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (H.R. 2666), E1259 [11JN]

———provide for implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms (H.R. 2666), H6726 [19JN]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (H.R. 4832), E2599 [18DE]

Food: ensure safety of imported food (H.R. 3967), H12232-H12235 [30OC], H13404-H13408 [8NO], H15308-H15310 [11DE]

———establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items (H.R. 2997), H7636 [11JY]

Food industry: limit interstate sale of State inspected meat and poultry products, E1686 [2AU]

———provide restrictions on use of carbon monoxide in meat, poultry, and seafood (H.R. 3115), H8124 [19JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected illegal aliens within the U.S. without court-approved warrants, H14050, H14052, H14053, H14059-H14061 [15NO]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants, H7670-H7672, H7693, H7717, H7718 [12JY], H8251, H8252 [23JY], H8413-H8418 [25JY], H8793, H8796, H8798, H8803, H8815 [27JY], H9282 [1AU], H10516 [19SE], H14047-H14049, H14051, H14052 [15NO]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (H.R. 3138), H8902-H8904, H8906, H8911 [30JY], H9190, H9214-H9219 [31JY], H9298-H9301, H9408 [1AU], H9555, H9556, H9557, H9561-H9563 [2AU]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H9952-H9966 [4AU], H10891-H10896 [25SE], H11622-H11628 [16OC], E1791 [4SE], E1840-E1842 [7SE], E2476 [4DE]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), unanimous-consent agreement, H9952 [4AU]

———amend to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance (H.R. 3356), H9663-H9668, H9671-H9675, H9685-H9695 [3AU], H9957, H9963, H9964 [4AU], H11303 [4OC], E1771, E1779 [4AU], E2476 [4DE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), H12348 [31OC]

Foreign trade: enforce U.S. safety regulations on imported products, H12372-H12375 [31OC], H13403-H13408 [8NO]

Forest Service: increase firefighting capability through procurement of certain firefighting aircraft, H12095 [25OC]

Forests: grant congressional consent and approval to an interstate forest fire protection compact between South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado (S. 975), H8917-H8919 [30JY]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (H.R. 1008), H6256 [12JN]

GAO: require report assessing the possibility of using market-based strategies for air congestion reduction, H10646, H10681, H10682 [20SE]

Green, Lawrence: Environment Industry Associations Driver of the Year award recipient, E924 [2MY]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (H.R. 2850), H10023-H10026 [4SE], E1795 [5SE], E1829 [7SE]

Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (H.R. 3085), E1567 [19JY]

———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, H2331 [8MR]

———establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program (H.R. 99), E4 [5JA]

———prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (H.R. 1534), H13549-H13554 [13NO]

———terminate promotional program geared toward children that advocates locating a nuclear waste disposal site at Yucca Mountain, NV, H6773 [20JN]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H6684, H6711, H6712 [19JN]

Health: improve patient safety by preventing health care-associated infections, H1275 [7FE], H7662 [12JY]

———prohibit funding for administering thimerosal-containing vaccines to children under 3 years of age, H7927, H7936 [17JY]

———use of electronic medical records to decrease health care costs and improve patient safety, H5039 [15MY], H5602 [22MY], H6232 [11JN], H11479 [10OC], H15456 [13DE], H16829 [18DE]

Highland Village, TX: Texas safest city designee, E2121 [12OC]

Housing: require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (H.R. 2787), H8125 [19JY], H12189-H12191 [30OC]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (H. Res. 37), E648 [26MR]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (H. Con. Res. 193), H10702, H10703 [24SE], E1968 [25SE]

Hurricanes: improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (H.R. 2531), E2509 [6DE]

International Code Council: delegation trip to the Capitol, E1205, E1211 [6JN]

Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H7208, H7209, H7210, H7211 [27JN], H7344, H7345 [28JN]

J.F. Allen Co.: tribute to contributions made to workers safety, H6115 [7JN]

Kirkwood, MO: tribute to the Franklin County Sheriff's Dept. for locating two abducted children, H738 [18JA]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 365), H1277, H1278-H1284 [7FE], E310, E313 [9FE]

Marietta, GA: Marietta Fire Dept., Wildland Fire Response Team recipient of Cobb County, GA, Chamber of Commerce Award of Merit, E2109 [10OC]

Medicare: protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (H.R. 2122), E961 [4MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require background checks for nursing facility caregivers and disaster and emergency evacuation plans for long-term care facilities (H.R. 1476), H6222 [11JN]

Mexico: impact of agreement to allow Mexican trucking companies to send trucks into U.S., H1899 [27FE], H2267 [7MR]

———prohibit companies and inspectors from performing mechanical inspections of U.S. trains, H11677 [17OC]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H10118, H10119 [5SE], E1344, E1347 [20JN]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Eastern Montgomery County Emergency Management Group, E2467 [4DE]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety, H7082 [26JN]

NASA: call for disclosure of results of airline pilot survey on aviation safety, H11989 [24OC]

———improve safety standards and oversight of International Space Station, H8645, H8646 [26JY]

National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 215), H15245-H15247, H15277 [11DE]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: observance, E2195 [22OC]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 186), H7212 [27JN]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 716), H11609-H11612 [16OC], E2088 [9OC], E2211 [23OC]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: develop motor coach and school bus safety standards, H8374 [24JY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (H.R. 2407), E1104 [21MY]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 455), H6254-H6257 [12JN]

National Missing Persons Day: establish (H. Res. 303), H10703, H10704 [24SE]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (H. Res. 537), E1493 [12JY]

National Park Service: border security funding through reductions in EPA funding, H7102, H7125 [26JN]

———make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public, H7101, H7102 [26JN]

National parks and recreation areas: improve public safety, H7125 [26JN]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (H. Res. 386), H5010-H5012 [15MY]

National Safe Kids Week: observance, H4264 [1MY]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security, H216 [9JA]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, H10907 [26SE]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, H1953 [27FE], H2294 [7MR], H2475, H2477, H2478 [13MR], H2626 [19MR], H2751 [21MR]

———preserve State authority to ensure security of chemical facilities (H.R. 1574), E599 [21MR]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, H181 [9JA], H8799, H8804 [27JY]

———require quadrennial national security reviews (H.R. 3198), H8732 [26JY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), H3735-H3737 [23AP], E841 [24AP]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 165), H10100-H10102 [5SE], E1213 [6JN]

Navy: anniversary of Hydrographic Office issuance of first broadcast of navigational warning, E1627 [26JY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 1638), H4743 [9MY], H15419 [13DE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 3543), H10505-H10508 [18SE], H16647 [18DE], E1890 [17SE], E2657 [19DE]

NIST: establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications (H.R. 3877), H12130, H12131 [29OC], E2295 [31OC]

NOAA: Quick Scatterometer satellite development funding, E2509 [6DE]

NSF: National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program funding, H8670 [26JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2049), E879 [26AP], E932 [2MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H9264 [31JY], H9585, H9625-H9628 [2AU], E1739 [3AU]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 194), E9 [5JA]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), H13404 [8NO], H15304-H15310 [11DE], H16874-H16887 [19DE], E2667, E2669 [28DE]

Public buildings: exempt certain child care and health care facilities from requirement to use energy efficient light bulbs containing mercury, H9735 [4AU]

Pueblo, CO: Transportation Technology Center tunnel construction funding, H11674 [17OC]

Quality Cabinets (company): OSHA Star Award for the Volunteer Protection Program recipient, E2573 [13DE]

Railroads: allow States to override Federal policies concerning rail transportation security, H3109, H3110, H3127, H3128 [27MR]

———emergency funding for railroad crossings that experience fatalities or collisions with school buses, H11673 [17OC]

———ensure trains entering and reentering the U.S. from Mexico are inspected according to U.S. standards and regulations, H11689, H11690 [17OC]

———establish uniform nationwide safety regulations, E704 [30MR]

———improve safety by reducing amount of time that railroad crews wait for pickup at the end of a run, H11673 [17OC]

———positive-train control safety devices installation funding, H11673 [17OC]

———standardize safety training of railroad employees and safety inspectors, H11675 [17OC]

Rao, Heidi: International Hunter Education Association Professional of the Year award recipient, E1968 [25SE]

Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (H. Con. Res. 87), H7796, H7797 [16JY]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), H3041-H3052 [26MR], E659 [28MR], E742 [16AP]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3248), H9507-H9522 [1AU]

Safe and Secure County and Rural Schools Act: reauthorize, H1117 [31JA]

Santa Monica, CA: develop runway safety areas at Santa Monica General Aviation Airport, H10640, H10641 [20SE]

Schools: promote development of healthy school environments free of environmental hazards and establish State grant program to design healthier, energy efficient, and environmentally safe facilities, H14438 [6DE]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under such fund (H.R. 3921), E2189 [22OC]

———provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under such fund (S. 2106), H12191-H12193 [30OC]

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, H210 [9JA], H1992 [28FE], H8802 [27JY]

———require all containers shipped to the U.S. be scanned for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading on the vessel for shipment, H192 [9JA], H2477 [13MR]

Ships and vessels: express importance of protecting cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensure perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice (H. Res. 652), E1899 [17SE]

Smurfit Stone Container Corp.: tribute to Hodge, LA, paper mill for reaching two million hours of operation without an accident, E2110 [10OC]

Taxation: provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (H.R. 3820), E2198 [22OC]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit to law enforcement officers who purchase armor vests (H.R. 3304), E1701 [2AU]

———provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (H.R. 3303), E1700 [2AU]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (H.R. 3918), E2195 [22OC]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (H.R. 1814), E728 [30MR]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (H.R. 1742), E673 [28MR]

Telecommunications: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment, H8804 [27JY]

———improve communications interoperability for emergency response, E1013 [10MY]

———provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S., H199 [9JA], E1693 [2AU]

Telephones: facilitate rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities (H.R. 3403), H13554-H13557 [13NO], E2427 [15NO]

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis: E.H. Harriman Memorial Medal Safety Award recipient, E1149 [25MY]

Terrorism: first responder interoperable communications funding, H127, H182, H190, H197, H216 [9JA], H1958 [27FE]

———improve and expedite assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and facilitate assessment and acquisition of countermeasures (H.R. 1089), E363 [15FE]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), H10136 [5SE], H11671-H11696 [17OC], E915, E916 [2MY], E2176 [18OC], E2206 [23OC]

———authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), consideration (H. Res. 724), H11667-H11670 [17OC]

———authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), corrections in engrossment, H11696 [17OC]

———authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), motion to recommit, H11694 [17OC]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding, H439 [12JA], H1105 [31JA], H3264 [28MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1269), E451 [1MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3099-H3150 [27MR], H6658 [18JN], H11688 [17OC], E499 [8MR], E704, E705 [30MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 270), H3089-H3098 [27MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), correction in engrossment, H3149 [27MR]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), motion to recommit, H3146-H3149 [27MR]

———increase rail and public transportation security, H199 [9JA]

———increase rail security and oversight, H732 [18JA]

———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (H.R. 2485), E1177 [25MY]

Transportation Security Administration: eliminate policy requiring Sikhs to remove their turbans at airport security checkpoints, E1905 [18SE]

———extend certain employee rights and protections to airport screeners, H2524-H2527 [14MR], H8808 [27JY], E1729 [3AU]

———personnel management funding, H193 [9JA]

———provide certain personnel management requirements (H.R. 3212), H8804 [27JY]

———tribute to employees, E1725 [3AU]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission: release of report on products imported from the People's Republic of China, H16930 [19DE]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: enforcement of labor provisions, H14231 [5DE]

Utah: express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Res. 631), H10117-H10119 [5SE]

Wapakoneta, OH: tribute to Wapakoneta Manor staff for ``deficiency-free'' designation by Ohio Dept. of Health, E211 [30JA]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (H.R. 2141), H7130 [26JN]

———ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (H.R. 2076), E891 [30AP]

Wilderness areas: provide for use of motorized vehicles and equipment on designated lands when required in connection with an emergency involving the health and safety of persons, H11907, H11908 [23OC]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 2395), H5475 [21MY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (S. 356), S842 [22JA]

Agriculture: provide for regulatory flexibility for certain agencies and agricultural entities, S15438 [13DE]

Animals: permit the sale of baby turtles as pets as long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella, S5375 [1MY], S5484 [2MY]

———permit the sale of baby turtles as pets as long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella (S. 540), S1777 [8FE]

Armed Forces: take no action to undermine safety or impact ability to complete assigned or future missions (S. Res. 107), S3162-S3187 [15MR]

———take no action to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions, S6218 [17MY], S6974 [4JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, S2558 [2MR], S3347 [20MR], S14479 [15NO]

———reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S15993 [19DE]

Atomic Energy Act: improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of nuclear facilities (S. 1008), S4054 [28MR]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: funding, S13240 [23OC]

———reauthorize (S. 693), S2277 [27FE]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (S. 678), S2204 [17FE]

———improve cargo screening on passenger planes, S3047 [13MR]

———modify age standards for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations (H.R. 4343), S15373 [12DE], S15619 [14DE]

———strengthen security, S2325, S2326 [28FE]

———strengthen security (S. 509), S1649 [6FE]

California: tribute to firefighters and first responders battling wildfires, S13618 [31OC], S14613 [16NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program funding, S13187 [22OC]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: funding, S3601 [22MR]

Child Protection and Safety Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State Educational and Cultural Exchange Program funding, S4022 [28MR], S4082, S4083 [29MR]

Children and youth: improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (S. 627), S2076, S2077 [15FE]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (S. 182), S168 [4JA]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (S. Res. 318), S11517 [12SE]

China, People's Republic of: prohibit export of unsafe products and reform U.S. trade policy, S11297, S11298 [10SE], S13659 [1NO], S14443 [15NO]

Cobb County, GA: tribute to public safety officers and personnel, S11653 [18SE]

Colleges and universities: enhance security of college campuses and require campuses to develop and test emergency response procedures and notification systems (S. 1228), S5200 [26AP]

Colombia: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S10139 [26JY]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act: remove REAL ID Act requirements, S7285, S7286 [7JN]

Congressional Bipartisan Food Safety Commission: review and implement recommendations, S15223, S15224 [12DE], S15626, S15627 [14DE]

Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize (S. 1847), S9775 [23JY]

Consumers: increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys, S11091 [5SE]

Controlled Substances Act: prevent abuse of dextromethorphan (S. 2274), S13626-S13628 [31OC]

Corps of Engineers: create a bipartisan water resources commission to make recommendations on a process to prioritize projects, S5913-S5916 [10MY], S6093-S6095, S6122 [15MY], S14054 [7NO]

———establish a cabinet level interagency group to revise guidelines to provide an increased focus on protecting and restoring the environment and incorporate new methods to solving water problems, S6122, S6123 [15MY]

———establish a publicly accessible mitigation tracking system for civil works projects, S6122 [15MY]

———flood damage reduction and environmental restoration project on Middle Creek in Lake County, CA, S6123 [15MY]

———provide assistance to design and construct a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system for Devils Lake, ND (S. 410), S1242 [26JA]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (S. 1323), S6011 [11MY]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), S10887 [3AU], S15789, S15790 [17DE], S15992 [19DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 660), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 62), S15939 [18DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S1062-S1065 [24JA], S4636, S4638, S4650, S4651, S4653-S4657, S4659-S4666 [18AP], S4729-S4734, S4737-S4744, S4746 [19AP], S6393 [21MY], S10887 [3AU], S12755 [4OC], S14675 [3DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), motion to proceed, S4636 [18AP]

———restrict protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions if such actions prevent disclosures relevent to public health or safety (S. 2449), S15140 [11DE]

CPSC: establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (S. 1771), S9313 [17JY], S14830 [6DE], S15643 [14DE]

———increase number of full-time personnel assigned to duty stations at U.S. ports of entry or to inspect overseas production facilities (S. 2282), S13687 [1NO]

———issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of portable generators (S. 1510), S6872 [24MY]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2045), S11511 [12SE], S13570 [30OC], S13597 [31OC], S13722 [2NO], S14126 [8NO], S14443 [15NO], S15088, S15117, S15128 [11DE], S15990 [19DE]

Davis-Bacon Act: waiver of prevailing wage requirements for repair and maintenance contracts of structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, S11462-S11464 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: Army Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center funding, S12512 [3OC]

———increase protections for whistleblowers who are contract employees, S15895 [18DE]

———Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles funding, S4033 [28MR], S9601-S9603 [19JY], S11632 [18SE], S12485, S12498-S12500 [3OC]

Dept. of Education: provide information to schools relative to prevention of violent events and other crisis situations, S13145 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study to determine feasibility of a user fee program for foods in order to increase resources and capabilities of the FDA, S5557 [3MY]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 845), S10676, S10677 [1AU]

———require the incorporation of counterfeit-resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription drugs, S5483 [2MY], S5684, S5685 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow pilots deputized as Federal flight deck officers to carry a firearm, S2761 [7MR]

———develop regulations for transport of high hazardous materials, S2755 [7MR], S3015, S3024-S3028 [13MR]

———establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the homeland, S2755-S2757 [7MR]

———establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the homeland (S. 345), S834 [22JA]

———expand National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the Transportation Technology Center (S. 136), S134 [4JA]

———first responders communications interoperability grants and Emergency Management Performance Grants Program funding, S3599 [22MR]

———Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program funding, S10094, S10096, S10098 [26JY]

———maintain current minimum allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, S2653-S2655, S2676, S2679-S2683, S2685 [6MR], S3053 [13MR]

———prevent Bureau of Customs and Border Protection seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use, S10090 [26JY]

———prohibit from prescribing regulations that preempt more stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security, S15879 [18DE]

———prohibit funding for enforcement of regulations relative to certain quantities of stored propane, S9902, S9907 [25JY]

———REAL ID Act implementation funding, S9886-S9888, S9909 [25JY], S10078-S10082, S10113 [26JY], S10308 [30JY]

———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter acquisition by terrorists, S15884 [18DE]

———require grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerability, S2571, S2575-S2585 [5MR], S2652, S2676, S2678 [6MR], S3119 [14MR]

———revise formula for calculating allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, S2663-S2669, S2673, S2674, S2682, S2685 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program funding, S5438 [1MY]

———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (S. 1738), S8709 [28JN]

———grant waivers or reductions in matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (S. 2511), S15921 [18DE]

———law enforcement funding, S12847, S12848 [15OC]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators, S14720 [4DE]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure inspection and safety standards of all motor carriers domiciled in Mexico operating beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, S11388-S11394 [11SE]

———expand authority of the Sec. of Transportation to collect damages relative to repair or replacement of automated track inspection cars and provide additional funding for highway bridge program, S11294-S11296, S11306 [10SE], S11465 [12SE]

———issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (H.R. 1216), S16060 [19DE]

———issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (S. 694), S2278 [27FE], S4869 [24AP], S5925 [10MY]

———prohibit funding for bicycle paths and trails, S11381-S11384, S11394-S11396 [11SE]

———prohibit funding for implementation of project to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, S11298-S11300, S11305-S11311, S11314 [10SE], S11362, S11384, S11388-S11394 [11SE], S11468 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: commend use of information technology in the provision of health care services, S6396 [21MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S15832-S15834 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11292-S11300, S11304, S11351 [10SE], S11356, S11370, S11372 [11SE], S11461-S11491 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), conference report, S14430, S14465, S14472 [15NO], S14598 [16NO], S14758, S14759, S14762 [5DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S14597, S14598 [16NO], S14758 [5DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), unanimous-consent agreement, S11256 [7SE], S11292 [10SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1789), S10868 [3AU]

———prohibit funding for earmarks until all structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges have been repaired, S11365-S11367, S11378-S11381 [11SE]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (S. 1687), S8359-S8361 [25JN]

Disasters: address emergency preparedness and planning for older individuals, S10309 [30JY]

———support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (S. 1223), S5019, S5106 [25AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 1001), S3979 [27MR], S3985 [28MR]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S12349 [1OC], S12858 [15OC]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 369), S14024 [6NO]

Drugs: expand the clinical trials drug data bank (S. 467), S1447-S1455 [31JA], S11837 [20SE]

———improve safety and oversight (S. 484), S1530-S1532 [1FE]

———include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid (S. 762), S2629 [5MR]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (S. 595), S1974 [14FE]

EPA: establish a Small Public Water Assistance Program (S. 1933), S10623 [1AU]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (S. 594), S1972-S1974 [14FE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to modernize the air traffic control system, S13546 [30OC], S15832-S15834 [18DE]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 1300), S13545 [30OC]

———authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (S. 1076), S4213, S4214 [29MR]

———modernize the air traffic control system, S11465 [12SE]

———prohibit funding for the Air Traffic Control Optimum Training Solution, S11312, S11313 [10SE]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (S. 65), S82 [4JA]

FDA: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition funding, S5557 [3MY]

———conduct assessment of the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for RU-486, S5469-S5472 [2MY], S5765 [9MY]

———conduct consumer testing to determine appropriateness of labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and whether requirements provide sufficient information on risks (S. 668), S2178 [16FE]

———develop science-based rules for the approval of biosimilars (S. 1505), S6867 [24MY]

———establish a program to assure the safety of fresh produce intended for human consumption (S. 2077), S11859 [20SE]

———establish National Centers of Pharmaceutical Innovation, S5491 [2MY]

———establish priority drug review process to encourage treatment of tropical diseases, S5682 [8MY]

———establish Reagan-Udall Foundation, S5492 [2MY]

———extend authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (S. 993), S3842 [27MR]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety relative to postmarketing joint decisionmaking by the Office of New Drugs and the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, S5627 [7MY], S5768, S5769, S5771 [9MY], S10136 [26JY]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety (S. 468), S1448-S1455 [31JA]

———improve food safety system, S5369-S5371 [1MY], S5478-S5482 [2MY], S5557 [3MY], S5706 [8MY], S5770 [9MY], S15626 [14DE]

———maintain existing market exclusivity for pharmaceutical companies conducting research on pediatric medications, S5445-S5452, S5455, S5459-S5461 [2MY]

———preemption of State regulations relative to responsibility of drug manufacturers to inform consumers of potential dangers of their products, S11834 [20SE]

———prevent seizure of prescription drugs imported for personal use, S5556 [3MY]

———provide authority to order recalls of contaminated human and pet food, S5557 [3MY]

———provide for increased civil monetary penalties against drug companies for noncompliance with approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategy requirements, S5627 [7MY], S5769, S5770, S5772 [9MY], S10136 [26JY]

———provide incentives for pharmaceutical companies to develop and manufacture treatments for tropical diseases, S5474 [2MY]

———reduce financial conflict of interest in FDA advisory panels, S5685, S5686 [8MY], S5765, S5768, S5770, S5772, S5773, S5824 [9MY]

———require studies on impact of cloned products in the food supply relative to trade, economy, and health, S14260 [13NO]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 2900), S10136 [26JY]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 2900), unanimous-consent request, S10685 [2AU]

———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 3580), S11831-S11841 [20SE], S11937-S11940 [21SE], S12050 [25SE], S12420, S12421 [2OC]

———treatment of citizens' petitions relative to delaying approval of an application, S11840, S11841 [20SE]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to safeguard U.S. food and drug supply, S11834 [20SE]

———use and release of Medicare claims data for postmarket surveillance of approved drugs, S11841 [20SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device user fee provisions, S5177 [26AP]

———establish a user fee program to ensure imported food safety (S. 1776), S9140 [12JY]

———reauthorize and amend prescription drug user fee provisions (S. 1082), S4666-S4668 [18AP], S5177 [26AP], S5270-S5303 [30AP], S5325-S5329, S5332-S5362, S5367-S5385, S5388 [1MY], S5441, S5444-S5492 [2MY], S5526-S5558 [3MY], S5623-S5651 [7MY], S5682-S5687, S5699-S5707 [8MY], S5759-S5824 [9MY], S6012 [11MY], S6395 [21MY], S6456 [22MY], S10136 [26JY], S10685-S10687, S10775 [2AU], S10878 [3AU]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining, S1552-S1554 [5FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (S. 1506), S6868 [24MY]

FEMA: develop regional evacuation and sheltering plan, S10096 [26JY]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 345), S12853 [15OC]

Firearms: gun control, S11950 [21SE]

———increase Federal regulation of .50 caliber sniper rifles, S4433 [12AP]

———increase Federal regulation of .50 caliber sniper rifles (S. 1331), S5729-S5731 [8MY]

Food: ensure safety of imported food, S14688 [3DE]

———ensure safety of imported food (S. 2418), S14799 [5DE]

Food industry: authorize interstate distribution of State inspected meat and poultry if State inspection requirements meet Federal standards and reimburse State agencies for costs of such inspections (S. 1149), S4693 [18AP]

———prohibit injection of carbon monoxide in meat products, S4431 [12AP]

———prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic (S. 536), S1790 [8FE]

———require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly, S14260 [13NO]

———require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (S. 414), S1243 [26JA], S1375 [31JA]

Food Safety Administration: establish (S. 654), S2101 [15FE]

Foreign countries: safety of exported products, S11088-S11090 [5SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), S10581, S10585-S10587, S10599 [1AU], S10846 [2AU], S10856-S10872, S10881 [3AU], S11715-S11717 [19SE], S14710-S14713 [4DE], S15011 [7DE], S15178 [12DE], S15710-S15714, S15722-S15724, S15738 [17DE]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 2011), S10861-S10872, S10881 [3AU]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), S13678 [1NO], S14367 [14NO], S14710-S14713 [4DE], S15819, S15826 [18DE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), motion to proceed, S15580, S15644-S15647 [14DE], S15710-S15767 [17DE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2440), S15081 [10DE], S15084 [11DE], S15644 [14DE]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2441), S15081 [10DE], S15084 [11DE], S15644 [14DE]

———require a warrant before surveilling U.S. citizens who are in a foreign country, S15645 [14DE], S15724, S15725, S15741, S15748 [17DE]

Foreign trade: enforce U.S. safety regulations on imported products, S12277 [27SE], S12491 [3OC], S14684 [3DE], S14713 [4DE]

Forests: grant congressional consent and approval to an interstate forest fire protection compact between South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado (S. 975), S9226 [13JY]

Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (S. 1811), S9498 [17JY]

———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. 37), S6551-S6553 [23MY]

———identify and abate lead hazards, establish task forces on lead-based hazards and children's environmental health and safety, and enforce regulations on hazards in the home (S. 2244), S13456 [25OC]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (S. 1818), S9615 [19JY]

———prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (S. 906), S3213 [15MR]

Health: improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices, S5456 [2MY]

———improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices (S. 830), S2920 [8MR], S11837 [20SE]

———provide for regulation and oversight of laboratory tests (S. 736), S2502 [1MR]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (S. 1615), S7652 [13JN], S8370 [25JN]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training or certification to prescribe a specific drug, S5760 [9MY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (H. Con. Res. 193), S12943 [16OC]

Hurricanes: improve U.S. forecasting, monitoring, and warning capabilities (S. 1509), S6869 [24MY]

Immigration: grant waivers to REAL ID Act immigration bars to certain aliens who do not pose a threat to the U.S., S15875-S15877 [18DE]

Jarrell, Caleb: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S5388 [1MY]

Law enforcement: grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security, S9581 [19JY]

———grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (S. 1369), S6018 [11MY]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 365), S15152 [11DE]

Law enforcement officers: extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private colleges and universities and rail carriers that apply to State and local public safety officers, S5438 [1MY]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private colleges and universities and rail carriers that apply to State and local public safety officers (S. 1448), S6476 [22MY]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (S. 1388), S6069, S6070 [14MY]

Medicare: protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 1842), S9660 [20JY], S9772 [23JY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 73), S84 [4JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (S. 1577), S7353 [7JN]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: funding, S13043, S13046, S13049 [18OC]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (S. 1655), S7896 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (S. 2326), S14394 [14NO]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety, S7431 [11JN], S7513-S7516, S7521, S7528, S7532 [12JN], S7593 [13JN], S7784, S7785, S7787-S7789 [15JN], S8014-S8020, S8024, S8159-S8162 [20JN], S8178, S8185, S8189-S8191, S8194-S8197, S8202-S8205 [21JN], S15006 [7DE]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety (S. 357), S843-S845 [22JA]

———install rear collision avoidance sensor devices on cars, S5698 [8MY]

NASA: release of International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force report, S2332 [28FE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 108), S3225 [15MR]

———designate (S. Res. 131), S4223, S4224 [29MR]

National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month: designate (S. Res. 347), S13494 [26OC]

National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 54), S14645 [16NO], S15000 [6DE]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 316), S11459 [11SE]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 243), S8154 [20JN]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 202), S6154 [15MY], S6396 [21MY]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 205), S6213 [16MY]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 225), S7388 [7JN], S8520 [26JN]

National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 366), S13774 [5NO], S14057 [7NO], S14657 [16NO]

National Missing Persons Day: designate (S. Res. 112), S4621 [17AP]

National Radiation Protection Professionals Week: observance, S14189 [8NO]

National Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 244), S8154 [20JN]

National security: hire additional border and transportation security personnel and modernize border protection infrastructure and technology, S11204 [6SE]

———hire additional border and transportation security personnel and modernize border protection infrastructure and technology (S. 575), S1916 [13FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, S2003-S2005 [15FE]

———improve security of cargo containers destined for the U.S., S2450-S2456, S2459-S2463 [1MR], S2661 [6MR], S10128 [26JY]

———preserve Federal authority to ensure security of chemical facilities, S4008 [28MR]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, S10086 [26JY]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 24), S464 [11JA], S1244 [26JA]

———designate (S. Res. 414), S15938 [18DE]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 36), S7197 [6JN], S12853 [15OC]

National Teen Safe Driver Month: designate (S. Res. 230), S8520 [26JN]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: borrow against anticipated Digital Television and Public Safety Fund receipts to migrate to a national IP-enabled emergency network, S2785 [7MR]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals, S6092 [15MY], S7783 [15JN], S7864, S7866-S7869 [19JN]

———restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (S. 1174), S4780 [19AP]

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (S. Res. 193), S6001 [10MY]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (S. 784), S6537 [23MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 1244), S5219 [26AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day: designate (S. Res. 193), S6001 [10MY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: improve grant program for secure schools (S. 677), S4636 [18AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S3748 [26MR], S5380-S5385, S5388 [1MY], S5461, S5474-S5478, S5483, S5484 [2MY], S5527-S5552, S5554-S5556 [3MY], S5628, S5632-S5641 [7MY], S5683, S5685 [8MY], S9875, S9876 [25JY], S10069, S10070 [26JY], S12962, S12964 [17OC], S13226, S13227 [23OC]

———importation of prescription drugs certified by the Sec. of HHS, S5444, S5452, S5462, S5472, S5490 [2MY], S5528-S5546 [3MY], S5632-S5641, S5648 [7MY], S5683 [8MY]

———importation of prescription drugs (S. 242), S384 [10JA]

———potential health risks associated with diabetes drug Avandia, S6395 [21MY], S6831 [24MY], S11492 [12SE], S14446-S14449 [15NO]

Pitzer, Taylor: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S5388 [1MY]

Political parties: prohibit State and local reimbursement for security at Republican and Democratic party conventions, S3999, S4014-S4016, S4019 [28MR]

———use Federal emergency funds to pay for security at Republican and Democratic party conventions, S11138-S11140 [6SE]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), S15990, S16060 [19DE]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates (S. 2275), S13628 [31OC]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (S. 84), S92 [4JA]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (S. 83), S91 [4JA]

REAL ID Act: remove requirements from immigration reform legislation, S8598 [27JN], S8660 [28JN]

———repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (S. 717), S2368 [28FE], S2463 [1MR], S4589 [17AP], S13982 [6NO]

Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (H. Con. Res. 87), S8224 [21JN]

———support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (S. Con. Res. 39), S8404 [26JN], S12826 [4OC]

S.A.F.E.—Stop Abuse in the Family Environment—House (organization): tribute, S12858 [15OC]

Safe Nest (organization): tribute, S12858 [15OC]

Schools: promote school safety and improved law enforcement (S. 2084), S12755 [4OC], S13072 [18OC], S15130 [11DE]

———provide States with resources needed to rid schools of performance-enhancing drug use (S. 1470), S6561 [23MY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 1070), S4209 [29MR]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under such fund (S. 2106), S12289 [27SE], S12692 [3OC], S13574 [30OC]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (S. 2080), S11859 [20SE]

Shade Tree (organization): tribute, S12858 [15OC]

Shipping industry: improve port safety and security and scan containers coming into the U.S., S9815 [24JY]

———improve port safety and security for especially hazardous cargos (S. 1594), S7554 [12JN]

Supreme Court: decision on high-speed police chases, S5325 [1MY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: provide an exception for certain States relative to distribution of amounts from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (S. 2475), S15468 [13DE]

Taxation: extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (S. 687), S2275 [27FE]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (S. 1793), S9472 [17JY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (S. 582), S1965 [14FE]

Telecommunications: ensure availability of certain spectrum for public safety entities and establish the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working Group (S. 744), S2512-S2514 [1MR], S6170 [16MY]

———improve interoperability of emergency communications equipment, S2325, S2326, S2333 [28FE]

———improve interoperability of emergency communications equipment (S. 385), S1071 [24JA]

Terrorism: enhance ability of the U.S. to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies (S. 1804), S9475-S9477 [17JY]

———ensure interoperable communications grant funding does not exclude Internet protocol-based interoperability based solutions, S2445, S2446 [1MR]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S9893-S9895 [25JY]

———report on issues associated with awarding spectrum for cross-border interoperability, S2445, S2446 [1MR]

Transportation: highway, transit, aviation, truck, railroad, and pipeline inspection funding, S1831, S1833 [12FE]

———improve rail and surface transportation security, S2325, S2326 [28FE], S3193 [15MR], S9230, S9231 [16JY], S10128 [26JY]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), S171-S179 [4JA]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), unanimous-consent agreement, S2245 [27FE]

———improve rail and surface transportation security (S. 184), unanimous-consent request, S2217 [17FE]

———provide resources to protect public transportation from terrorism, S3048, S3050 [13MR], S4133 [29MR], S5137 [26AP]

Transportation Security Administration: extend certain employee rights and protections to airport screeners, S2334 [28FE], S2438-S2440, S2447-S2449, S2465-S2470 [1MR], S2585 [5MR], S2651, S2652, S2655-S2661, S2674 [6MR], S2745-S2749, S2757-S2760 [7MR], S2957 [9MR], S3016, S3049, S3051, S3056 [13MR], S3119 [14MR]

———maintain ban on butane lighters on commercial aircraft, S10111 [26JY]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (S. 84), S92 [4JA]

U.S. Marshals Service: Child Protection and Safety Act implementation funding through reductions in NIST Advanced Technology Program funding, S12896, S12905 [16OC]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: enforcement of labor provisions, S14720 [4DE], S14779 [5DE]

Utah: express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (S. Res. 312), S11302-S11304 [10SE]

Water: protect the health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate (S. 150), S140 [4JA]

———require a health advisory and monitoring of drinking water for perchlorate (S. 24), S63 [4JA]

Western States: recognize efforts of firefighters to contain wildfires and protect lives, homes, and rural economies (S. Res. 286), S10526 [31JY]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (S. 1498), S6866 [24MY]

———prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (S. 1498), unanimous-consent request, S15975 [19DE]

Wilkins, J. Wes: Dr. Gary Burch Memorial Safety Award recipient, S5304 [30AP]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S5176 [26AP]

Reports

Dept. of Transportation Programs Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks Analysis: Dept. of Transportation, S11379 [11SE]

Impact of an Attack Involving High Hazardous Materials in a Densely Populated Area: Naval Research Laboratory, S3024 [13MR]

Intimidation of Dr. John Buse and the Diabetes Drug Avandia: Committee on Finance (Senate), S14446-S14448 [15NO]

Virginia Tech Review Panel Recommendations, S11950 [21SE]

Reports filed

American Highway Users Alliance Anniversary: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 772) (H. Rept. 110-453), H14080 [15NO]

Aviation Investment and Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1300) (S. Rept. 110-144), S10901 [3AU]

Aviation Security Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 509) (S. Rept. 110-31), S2598 [5MR]

Beach Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2537) (H. Rept. 110-491), H15412 [12DE]

Bureau of Reclamation Site Security Costs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1662) (H. Rept. 110-459), H14155 [4DE]

Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1498) (S. Rept. 110-210), S13520 [29OC]

Child Product Safety Notification Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1699) (H. Rept. 110-366), H11393 [9OC]

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 814) (H. Rept. 110-367), H11393 [9OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 817) (H. Rept. 110-447), H13858 [13NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1401, Rail and Public Transportation Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 110-74), H3079 [26MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 110-371), H11489 [10OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2881, FAA Appropriations for Aviation Safety and Capacity Improvement and To Provide Stable Cost-Based Funding for the National Aviation System: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 664) (H. Rept. 110-335), H10624 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 558) (H. Rept. 110-242), H8184 [19JY]

Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 110-501), H16945 [19DE]

Court Security Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 110-218), H7488 [10JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 378) (S. Rept. 110-42), S4159 [29MR]

CPSC Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2045), S14786 [5DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Addressing of Vulnerabilities in Aviation Security With a Program To Screen Airport Workers With Access to Secure Areas of Airports: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1413) (H. Rept. 110-482), H15314 [11DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3074) (H. Rept. 110-446), H13858 [13NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3074) (H. Rept. 110-238), H8119 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1789) (S. Rept. 110-131), S9262 [16JY]

Dextromethorphan Distribution Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 970) (H. Rept. 110-377), H11547 [15OC]

FAA Appropriations for Aviation Safety and Capacity Improvement and Stable Cost-Based Funding for the National Aviation System: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2881) (H. Rept. 110-331), H10432 [17SE]

FDA Revitalization Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1082), S4917 [24AP]

FDA User-Fee Programs for Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Revision and Extension and Postmarket Authorities Enhancement Relative to the Safety of Drugs: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2900) (H. Rept. 110-225), H7654 [11JY]

Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2095) (H. Rept. 110-336), H10624 [19SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Modernization and Streamlining: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2248) (S. Rept. 110-209), S13489 [26OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2248), S14618 [16NO]

Global Pathogen Surveillance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1687) (S. Rept. 110-152), S11413 [11SE]

Grant Committee on Education and Labor (House) Authority To Investigate Deaths at Crandall Canyon Mine Near Huntington, UT: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 836) (H. Rept. 110-473), H14248 [5DE]

Home Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. Rept. 110-415), H12236 [30OC]

Inspect Highway Tunnels: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 409) (H. Rept. 110-454), H14080 [15NO]

Interoperable Emergency Communications Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 385) (S. Rept. 110-30), S2598 [5MR]

IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 428) (S. Rept. 110-142), S10901 [3AU]

Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 845), S4159 [29MR]

Mercury Export Ban Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1534) (H. Rept. 110-444), H13858 [13NO]

Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 635) (S. Rept. 110-207), S13489 [26OC]

———Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 110-8), H1342 [7FE]

Mine Communications Technology Innovations Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 3877) (H. Rept. 110-411), H12155 [29OC]

National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 347), S13437 [25OC]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 225), S8230 [21JN]

National Methamphetamine Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 366), S14487 [15NO]

National Missing Persons Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 112), S4437 [12AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 24), S1188 [25JA]

National Teen Safe Driver Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 230), S8230 [21JN]

911 Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 93) (S. Rept. 110-38), S3750 [26MR]

911 Modernization and Public Safety Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3403) (H. Rept. 110-442), H13858 [13NO]

Pool and Spa Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1771) (S. Rept. 110-182), S11853 [20SE]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1721) (H. Rept. 110-365), H11393 [9OC]

Procedural Fairness for September 11 Victims Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3921) (H. Rept. 110-413), H12155 [29OC]

Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2474) (H. Rept. 110-364), H11393 [9OC]

Professional Boxing Safety Act Amendment and U.S. Boxing Commission Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 84) (S. Rept. 110-28), S2487 [1MR]

Promote School Safety and Improved Law Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2084) (S. Rept. 110-183), S11952 [21SE]

Provide Resources To Protect Public Transportation From Terrorism: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 763) (S. Rept. 110-32), S2598 [5MR]

Rail and Public Transportation Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1401) (H. Rept. 110-65), H2955 [22MR]

Recognize Hunters for Their Continued Commitment to Safety: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 193), S12774 [4OC]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users Technical Corrections: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1611) (S. Rept. 110-81), S7638 [13JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1195) (H. Rept. 110-62), H2820 [21MR]

Safe American Roads Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1773) (H. Rept. 110-147), H4965 [14MY]

Safe Babies Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 627), S3750 [26MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization of Provision of Technical Assistance to Small Public Water Systems: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1429) (S. Rept. 110-242), S15233 [12DE]

Safety of Seniors Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 845) (S. Rept. 110-110), S8691 [28JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of H.R. 3222, Dept. of Defense Appropriations and S. 1927, Protect America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 110-299), H9704 [3AU]

Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 110-149), H4965 [14MY]

Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (S-MINER) Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2768) (H. Rept. 110-457), H14080 [15NO]

Support Goals and Ideals of a World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 39), S12774 [4OC]

Support Goals and Ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 105), S7730 [14JN]

Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 184), S2022 [15FE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 184) (S. Rept. 110-29), S2487 [1MR]

Toxic Right-To-Know Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 595) (S. Rept. 110-253), S16003 [19DE]

Tribute to Coast Guard America's Waterway Watch Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 549) (H. Rept. 110-324), H10369 [14SE]

Wildland Firefighter Safety Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1152) (S. Rept. 110-99), S8409 [26JN]

Resolutions by organizations

National Radiation Protection Professionals Week: Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., S14189 [8NO]

———Health Physics Society, S14189 [8NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (S. 378), S4739 [19AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), S11361 [11SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H9956 [4AU]

Statements

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H8246 [23JY]

FDA Revitalization Act: Executive Office of the President, S5445 [2MY], S5543 [3MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Modernization: J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, S10862 [3AU], H9963 [4AU]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Modernization and Streamlining: Executive Office of the President, S15746-S15748 [17DE]

Medical Device User Fee Amendments Performance Goals and Procedures: Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S12420 [2OC]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization Performance Goals and Procedures: Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, S12422-S12428 [2OC]

Prohibit Dept. of Transportation Funding for Implementation of Project To Grant Authority to Motor Carriers Domiciled in Mexico To Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zones on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Sheryl Jennings McGurk, S11391 [11SE]

Summaries

Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act (H.R. 3072), E1544 [17JY]

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act (H.R. 1399), H2861 [22MR]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S11403 [11SE]

Distribution of funding to States for additional obligation authority for the Dept. of Transportation highway bridge program, S11296 [10SE]

Testimonies

Importation of Prescription Drugs: Elizabeth Durant, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, S5382 [1MY]

———William Hubbard, FDA, S5381 [1MY]

Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act: Orlene Christie, S7358 [7JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 87, support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims, H7796 [16JY]

H. Con. Res. 165, support goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety Week, H10100 [5SE]

H. Con. Res. 193, recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety, H10702 [24SE]

H. Con. Res. 215, National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week, H15245 [11DE]

H. Con. Res. 217, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3580, revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities of FDA relative to the safety of drugs, H10798 [25SE]

H. Res. 71, support goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, H11609 [16OC]

H. Res. 95, support goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month, H10785 [25SE]

H. Res. 186, support goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week, H7212 [27JN]

H. Res. 270, consideration of H.R. 1401, Rail and Public Transportation Security Act, H3089 [27MR]

H. Res. 279, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, H3735 [23AP]

H. Res. 303, National Missing Persons Day, H10703 [24SE]

H. Res. 386, recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for National Safe Boating Week promotion efforts, H5010 [15MY]

H. Res. 455, support goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, H6254 [12JN]

H. Res. 549, tribute to Coast Guard America's Waterway Watch program, H11607 [16OC]

H. Res. 558, consideration of H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H8245 [23JY]

H. Res. 631, express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon, UT, mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, H10117 [5SE]

H. Res. 664, consideration of H.R. 2881, FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H10631 [20SE]

H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act, H11667 [17OC]

H. Res. 817, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13885 [14NO]

H. Res. 836, grant Committee on Education and Labor (House) authority to investigate deaths at Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington, UT, H14226 [5DE]

H.R. 365, Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, H1278 [7FE]

H.R. 599, direct Dept. of Homeland Security to streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes, H855 [23JA]

H.R. 660, Court Security Improvement Act, H7462-H7465 [10JY], H16867-H16870 [19DE]

H.R. 814, Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, H11337 [9OC]

H.R. 970, Dextromethorphan Distribution Act, H11526 [15OC]

H.R. 1195, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users technical corrections, H3041-H3050 [26MR]

H.R. 1216, Kids Transportation Safety Act, H16871 [19DE]

H.R. 1401, Rail and Public Transportation Security Act, H3111-H3122 [27MR]

H.R. 1413, Dept. of Homeland Security addressing of vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports, H15270 [11DE]

H.R. 1473, require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance, H12106 [29OC]

H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act, H13549-H13551 [13NO]

H.R. 1615, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H5551 [22MY]

H.R. 1662, Bureau of Reclamation Site Security Costs Act, H14096 [4DE]

H.R. 1699, Child Product Safety Notification Act, H11339 [9OC]

H.R. 1721, Pool and Spa Safety Act, H11342 [9OC]

H.R. 1773, Safe American Roads Act, H4995 [15MY]

H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act, H11677-H11687 [17OC]

H.R. 2474, Product Safety Civil Penalties Improvement Act, H11341 [9OC]

H.R. 2787, Home Protection Act, H12189 [30OC]

H.R. 2850, Green Chemistry Research and Development Act, H10023 [4SE]

H.R. 2881, FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H10650-H10673 [20SE]

H.R. 2900, FDA user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices revision and extension enhance postmarket authorities enhancement relative to the safety of drugs, H7568-H7600 [11JY]

H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S11471-S11489 [12SE]

H.R. 3095, modify a Child Protection and Safety Act deadline relative to a certain election by Indian tribes, H8228 [23JY]

H.R. 3248, SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act, H9507-H9519 [1AU]

H.R. 3356, Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance To Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act, H9685 [3AU]

H.R. 3403, 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act, H13554 [13NO]

H.R. 3461, Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act, H13561 [13NO]

H.R. 3580, revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities of FDA relative to the safety of drugs, H10551-H10594 [19SE]

H.R. 3845, Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act, H13582-H13585 [13NO]

H.R. 3877, establish initiative to promote research, development, and demonstration of miner tracking and communications systems and standards for underground communications, H12130 [29OC]

H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, H16874-H16880 [19DE]

H.R. 4343, Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act, H15252 [11DE]

S. 24, Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-To-Know Act, S64 [4JA]

S. 73, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, S85 [4JA]

S. 150, Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act, S141 [4JA]

S. 184, Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act, S171-S178 [4JA]

S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act, S843-S845 [22JA]

S. 378, Court Security Improvement Act, S1063-S1065 [24JA], S4653-S4655 [18AP], S4742-S4744 [19AP]

S. 385, Interoperable Emergency Communications Act, S1071 [24JA]

S. 467, Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) Act, S1449-S1454 [31JA]

S. 468, Food and Drug Administration Safety Act, S1455-S1457 [31JA]

S. 509, Aviation Security Improvement Act, S1649-S1651 [6FE]

S. 575, Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act, S1916-S1918 [13FE]

S. 582, Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, S1965 [14FE]

S. 594, Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act, S1974 [14FE]

S. 595, Toxic Right-To-Know Protection Act, S1975 [14FE]

S. 654, Safe Food Act, S2101-S2111 [15FE]

S. 668, Tanning Accountability and Notification Act, S2178 [16FE]

S. 687, Commercial Fishermen Safety Act, S2275 [27FE]

S. 693, Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act reauthorization, S2278 [27FE]

S. 717, Identification Security Enhancement Act, S2369 [28FE]

S. 762, include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid, S2630 [5MR]

S. 784, Federal Accoutability for Nuclear Waste Storage Act, S2719 [6MR]

S. 830, Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act, S2921-S2923 [8MR]

S. 845, Safety of Seniors Act, S10676 [1AU]

S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act, S3213-S3215 [15MR]

S. 975, grant congressional consent and approval to an interstate forest fire protection compact between South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado, S9226 [13JY], H8917 [30JY]

S. 1008, improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of nuclear facilities, S4055 [28MR]

S. 1082, FDA Revitalization Act, S5270-S5294 [30AP], S5333-S5361 [1MY], S5773-S5822 [9MY]

S. 1223, First Response Broadcasters Act, S5107-S5109 [25AP]

S. 1228, Campus Law Enforcement Emergency Response Act, S5199 [26AP]

S. 1274, Human and Pet Food Safety Act, S5508-S5510 [2MY]

S. 1331, Long-Range Sniper Rifle Safety Act, S5731 [8MY]

S. 1448, Equity in Law Enforcement Act, S6476 [22MY]

S. 1470, Drug Free Varsity Sports Act, S6562 [23MY]

S. 1509, Improved Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Act, S6870 [24MY]

S. 1510, Portable Generator Safety Act, S6872 [24MY]

S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act, S7354-S7358 [7JN]

S. 1594, Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act, S7554-S7556 [12JN]

S. 1615, Nursing Home Fire Safety Act, S7652 [13JN]

S. 1771, Pool and Spa Safety Act, S9025 [11JY]

S. 1776, Imported Food Security Act, S9141-S9143 [12JY]

S. 1847, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, S9776 [23JY]

S. 1927, Protect America Act, S10619-S10621 [1AU], S10871 [3AU], H9953 [4AU]

S. 1933, Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act, S10624-S10627 [1AU]

S. 2106, Procedural Fairness for September 11 Victims Act, S12290 [27SE], S12692 [3OC], H12191 [30OC]

S. 2245, Food Safety Authority Modernization Act, S13457 [25OC]

S. 2275, Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act, S13628 [31OC]

S. 2418, Ending Agricultural Threats—Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act, S14799-S14802 [5DE]

S. 2440, FISA Improvement Act, S15065-S15070 [10DE]

S. 2441, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act modernization and streamlining, S15070-S15077 [10DE]

S. 2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act, S15141 [11DE]

S. 2511, grant waivers or reductions in matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the Dept. of Justice matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests, S15921 [18DE]

S. Con. Res. 36, support goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety Week, S7197 [6JN], S12853 [15OC]

S. Con. Res. 39, support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims, S8090 [20JN], S12827 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 54, National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week, S14644 [16NO], S15000 [6DE]

S. Con. Res. 62, correction in enrollment of H.R. 660, Court Security Improvement Act, S15926, S15939 [18DE], H16866 [19DE]

S. Res. 24, National Stalking Awareness Month, S465 [11JA], S1244 [26JA]

S. Res. 101, take no action to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions, S2927 [8MR]

S. Res. 104, national explosives detection canine team program anniversary, S2976 [9MR]

S. Res. 105, support goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month, S3143 [14MR], S8157 [20JN]

S. Res. 107, take no action to undermine safety of the Armed Forces or impact ability to complete assigned or future missions, S3187, S3224 [15MR]

S. Res. 108, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S3224 [15MR]

S. Res. 112, National Missing Persons Day, S3394 [20MR], S4622 [17AP]

S. Res. 131, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S4062 [28MR], S4224 [29MR]

S. Res. 193, North American Occupational Safety and Health Week and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day, S5950, S6001 [10MY]

S. Res. 202, National Health Information Technology Week, S6144, S6154 [15MY]

S. Res. 205, National Internet Safety Month, S6201, S6213 [16MY]

S. Res. 225, National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, S7388 [7JN], S8520 [26JN]

S. Res. 230, National Teen Safe Driver Month, S7459 [11JN], S8521 [26JN]

S. Res. 243, support goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week, S8089, S8154 [20JN]

S. Res. 244, National Safety Month, S8090, S8154 [20JN]

S. Res. 286, recognize efforts of firefighters to contain wildfires and protect lives, homes, and rural economies in the western U.S., S10431, S10526 [31JY]

S. Res. 312, express condolences to families of victims of Crandall Canyon, UT, mine disaster and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, S11302, S11330 [10SE]

S. Res. 313, support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign, S11331 [10SE]

S. Res. 316, National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, S11418, S11459 [11SE]

S. Res. 318, support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign, S11514, S11517 [12SE]

S. Res. 345, support goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week, S12853, S12874 [15OC]

S. Res. 347, National Be Bear Aware and Wildlife Stewardship Month, S12941 [16OC], S13494 [26OC]

S. Res. 366, National Methamphetamine Awareness Month, S13773 [5NO], S14657 [16NO]

S. Res. 369, Drive Safer Sunday, S14000, S14024 [6NO]

S. Res. 414, National Stalking Awareness Month, S15923, S15938 [18DE]