CANADA

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3646 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

Arizona: identify a western passage of the CANAMEX Corridor (see H.R. 5584), H1538 [11MR]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 6702), H7785 [31JY]

———preclude searches of laptop computers and other similar devices based on sovereign power to search at the border or upon entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 6588), H7058 [23JY]

———protect citizens and legal residents from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment (see S. 3612), S9657 [26SE] (see H.R. 7118), H10129 [26SE]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 6936), H8475 [18SE] (see H.R. 7171), H10131 [26SE]

Immigration: provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (see S. 3293), S6972 [21JY]

International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: adopt water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria (see H. Res. 1146), H2759 [24AP]

Marine mammals: undertake bilateral discussions to negotiate agreement to conserve populations of large whales at risk of extinction that migrate along the Atlantic seaboard of North America (see S. Res. 456), S1055 [14FE]

NAFTA: renegotiate (see H.R. 7014), H9084 [23SE]

———renegotiate to foster fair trade that truly benefits all the people of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Res. 1087), H2069 [8AP]

National Guard: recognize dedication and honorable service of members who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start (see H. Res. 1306), H6176 [26JN]

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): anniversary (see S. Res. 561), S4106 [13MY]

Quebec City: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 291), H870 [12FE]

Taxation: allow individual taxpayers to designate a portion of income taxes to fund improvement of barriers at the U.S. border (see H.R. 5728), H2069 [8AP]

Letters

International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada adoption of water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria: Albert E. Caccese and John Flicker, National Audubon Society, Inc., E716 [24AP]

———Kathleen Moser, Nature Conservancy (organization), E716 [24AP]

———Ray Whittemore, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., E717 [24AP]

———Rebecca R. Wodder, American Rivers (organization), E716 [24AP]

———Wesley Oberholzer, Alcoa, Inc., E716 [24AP]

———several environmental organizations, E717 [24AP]

Messages

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Canada: President Bush, S2187 [13MR]

Remarks in House

Association of Former Members of Congress: recognize visiting former Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Turkey, New Zealand, and Canada, H2446, H2447, H2452 [17AP]

———tribute to participation in the International Election Monitors Institute, H2448 [17AP]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H5999 [24JN]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H7990 [10SE]

International Boundary Commission: anniversary, E1298 [20JN]

International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: adopt water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria (H. Res. 1146), E715 [24AP]

Northern Border Economic Development Commission: establish, H3795 [14MY]

Power resources: exempt Canadian fuels from certain prohibitions on purchasing alternative fuels, H6136 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Border Patrol: protect citizens and legal residents from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment (S. 3612), S9671-S9673 [26SE]

Immigration: provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (S. 3293), S6974-S6976 [21JY]

Marine mammals: undertake bilateral discussions to negotiate agreement to conserve populations of large whales at risk of extinction that migrate along the Atlantic seaboard of North America (S. Res. 456), S1074 [14FE]

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD): anniversary, S4026 [12MY]

———anniversary (S. Res. 561), S4119 [13MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, S2087 [13MR]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2187 [13MR]

———resolutions of ratification considered and ratified en bloc, S9329 [23SE]

Reports filed

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Canada: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8375 [11SE]

Resolutions of ratification

Protocol Amending Tax Convention With Canada, S8382 [11SE], S9332 [23SE]

Summaries

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70): Vitter Amendment on Importation of Prescription Drugs, S2299 [1AP]

Texts of

S. 3293, Border Law Enforcement Relief Act, S6975 [21JY]

S. 3612, Travelers' Privacy Protection Act, S9673-S9676 [26SE]

S. Res. 456, undertake bilateral discussions with Canada to negotiate agreement to conserve populations of large whales at risk of extinction that migrate along the Atlantic seaboard of North America, S1074 [14FE]

S. Res. 561, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) anniversary, S4114, S4120 [13MY]