CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4378, S4415 [19MY], S4496, S4504, S4505, S4506, S4527 [20MY], S4627, S4664, S4700, S4701, S4702, S4703 [21MY], S4810, S4815, S4823, S4831 [22MY], S6170 [25JN], S6298, S6299 [26JN], H3905, H3912, H3917, H3920 [15MY], H5622, H5646 [19JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1197), H3901 [15MY]

Crime: provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (S. 2304), S9595, S9596, S9730 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Holding Medvedev to His Words, E308 [5MR]

Prison Nation, H1855 [1AP]

System of Neglect—As Tighter Immigration Policies Strain Federal Agencies, the Detainees in Their Care Often Pay a Heavy Cost, S5497-S5500 [11JN]

U.S. Farmers Using Prison Labor, H2822 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 1284)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 1281), H5579 [18JN]

Bureau of Prisons: provide stab-resistant personal body armor to all correctional officers and require such officers to wear such armor while on duty (see H.R. 6462), H6405 [10JY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 6875), H8048 [11SE]

———constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 83), H3403 [8MY] (see H.J. Res. 96), H6176 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 80), H2442 [16AP]

Children and youth: authorize a program to provide grants to youth-serving organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5654), H1771 [14MR]

———improve reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning (see H.R. 5178), H556 [29JA]

Crime: restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 7089), H9973 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify use of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants for corrections and community corrections programs and enhance data from the National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center (see H.R. 6059), H3885 [14MY]

———convey a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons in Miami-Dade County, FL, to facilitate construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking area for the Bureau (see H.R. 7301), H10856 [20NO]

———establish a pilot program to promote fairness in the criminal justice system through identifying and eliminating unjustified disparities in the administration of justice (see S. 3245), S6560 [10JY] (see H.R. 6518), H6673 [16JY]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H1888 [1AP]

———require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (see S. 2588), S543 [31JA]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see S. 2587), S543 [31JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2717), S1597 [5MR]

———identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in correctional facilities in the U.S. (see S. 2738), S1818 [10MR]

Inmates: require minimum workweek for Federal prison inmates and reform inmate work programs (see S. 3695), S10659 [19NO]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 5537), H1341 [5MR]

Neufeld, Peter J.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]

Scheck, Barry C.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]

Social Security: allow certain youths who became inmates of public institutions to re-enroll in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program upon release (see H.R. 6621), H7164 [24JY]

———remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 5698), H2010 [3AP]

Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (see S. Res. 626), S7479 [25JY]

Taxation: disclose certain prisoner tax return information to prison officials (see H.R. 7082), H9972 [25SE]

———provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (see H.R. 7021), H9084 [23SE]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see S. 3294), S6972 [21JY] (see H.R. 6509), H6673 [16JY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4475 [20MY]

Explanations

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Other Domestic Needs, and Imposing Certain Iraq Policy Restrictions (H.R. 2642): House Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment, H3953-H4011 [15MY]

———House Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment, H4012 [15MY]

———House Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment, H4012-H4036 [15MY]

———House Amendment to Senate Amendment, H5671-H5699 [19JN]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 1, S4302-S4318 [19MY]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 2, S4318-S4337 [19MY], S6239-S6262 [26JN]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 3, S4337-S4372 [19MY]

Letters

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act: Michael Festa, Thomas Stickrath, Sharon Keller, and Pat Colloton, Council of State Governments Justice Center, H427 [23JA]

Native American public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization: Charles E. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, H7117 [24JY]

———Senator Thune, H7117 [24JY]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 1593, Second Chance Act, S2938 [10AP]

Motions

Press releases

Farmworkers Reach Settlement in Lawsuit Against Watermelon Grower: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Press Center (Internet site), H2822 [29AP]

Remarks in House

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3755 [13MY], H3782, H3870-H3872 [14MY], H3890, H3905-H4046, H4047, H4048, H4051 [15MY], H4285 [20MY], H4327, H4328, H4444 [21MY], H4836 [3JN], E953, E954, E956 [16MY], E963 [19MY], E987, E989 [21MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5584, H5622-H5705 [19JN], H6015 [25JN], E1293 [19JN], E1301, E1305, E1307 [20JN], E1388 [26JN]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H3934, H3935 [15MY]

Crime: provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (H.R. 3992), H424-H428, H430 [23JA]

———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (S. 2304), H10268-H10270 [27SE], H10631 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: ensure the HOPE VI Program gives priority to veterans and excludes individuals who have served time in a correctional institution, H331, H332 [17JA]

Dept. of Justice: Bureau of Prisons funding, H6014 [25JN]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), H3112 [7MY]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (H.R. 3494), H2360 [16AP]

Education: prohibit use of Pell Grants by convicted sex offenders held in civil confinement following release from prison, H7645, H7660 [31JY]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (H.R. 1512), H3083-H3085 [6MY], H3203 [8MY], E851 [7MY], E858, E882 [8MY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 3494), H2360 [16AP]

———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal, E395 [13MR]

Meinke Car Care Centers, Inc.: tribute for participation in the Second Chance Program, Inc., H2359 [16AP]

Native Americans: public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, H7116 [24JY]

Neufeld, Peter J.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5193), E108 [29JA]

Ponomarev, Lev: criminal charges filed in Russia against human rights activist, E308 [5MR]

Scheck, Barry C.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5193), E108 [29JA]

Social Security: remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 5698), E507 [4AP]

Taxation: disclose certain prisoner tax return information to prison officials (H.R. 7082), H10199, H10200 [27SE]

Texas: tribute to Operation Streamline initiative requiring every person crossing the border illegally to be charged with at least a misdemeanor and jailed until brought to court, H5846 [23JN]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 6509), E1478 [16JY]

———provide for continued performance of functions (S. 3294), H7237 [29JY], H7707 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment, S4292-S4294 [19MY], S4426, S4427, S4444-S4469, S4471, S4473, S4475 [20MY], S4560-S4564, S4578-S4587, S4613 [21MY], S4709-S4742, S4756, S4767 [22MY], S6949 [21JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S4705 [21MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), unanimous-consent agreement, S6223 [26JN]

Crime: provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, S7888 [31JY]

———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (S. 2304), S9595-S9599 [26SE]

———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (S. 2304), unanimous-consent request, S9230 [23SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to promote fairness in the criminal justice system through identifying and eliminating unjustified disparities in the administration of justice (S. 3245), S6565 [10JY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), S1893-S1895 [11MR], S1993 [12MR], S2289 [1AP], S2938 [10AP]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), corrections in engrossment (H. Con. Res. 270), S1893 [11MR]

———require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (S. 2588), S549 [31JA]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (S. 2587), S549 [31JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 2717), S1655 [5MR], S1661, S1666 [6MR]

———identify and remove criminal aliens incarcerated in correctional facilities in the U.S. (S. 2738), S1822, S1823 [10MR], S1825 [11MR]

Native Americans: public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, S6637, S6638 [14JY], S6810-S6813, S6815 [16JY]

Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (S. Res. 626), S10016 [27SE]

———express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (S. Res. 626), unanimous-consent request, S8990, S8991 [18SE]

Taxation: disclose certain prisoner tax return information to prison officials (H.R. 7082), S10405 [2OC]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (S. 3294), S6979, S6980 [21JY]

Reports filed

Compensate States for Incarcerating Undocumented Aliens Charged With a Felony or Two or More Misdemeanors: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1512) (H. Rept. 110-618), H3049 [5MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Domestic Needs, and Iraq Policy Restrictions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1197) (H. Rept. 110-636), H3884 [14MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Domestic Needs, and Iraq Policy Restrictions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1284) (H. Rept. 110-720), H5728 [19JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3992) (H. Rept. 110-514), H389 [22JA]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2304), S2294 [1AP]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 1284, Consideration of H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1281) (H. Rept. 110-719), H5579 [18JN]

Stop AIDS in Prison Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1943), S9492 [25SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Texts of

H. Res. 1197, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H3891 [15MY]

H. Res. 1281, same-day consideration of H. Res. 1284, consideration of H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H5592 [19JN]

H. Res. 1284, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H5611 [19JN]

H.R. 1512, compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors, H3083 [6MY]

H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, S4444-S4460 [20MY]

H.R. 3992, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act, H424-H426 [23JA]

H.R. 7082, Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act, H10199 [27SE]

S. 2304, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act, S9596 [26SE], H10268 [27SE]

S. 2587, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act, S550 [31JA]

S. 2588, Ensure Timely SCAAP Reimbursement Act, S550 [31JA]

S. 3245, Justice Integrity Act, S6566 [10JY]

S. 3294, U.S. Parole Commission Extension Act, S6980 [21JY], H7237 [29JY]

S. Res. 626, express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided by the Supreme Court and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child, S7481 [25JY]