COURTS related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys

Addresses

Mercer University Law School Commencement: Griffin B. Bell, S194 [8JA]

Road to Justice and Peace: Raymond Lesniak, E267 [12FE]

Affidavits

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York, in re General Motors Corp., et al., Debtors: Frederick A. Henderson, General Motors Corp., H9259 [31JY]

Amendments

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2836 [25FE], H2990, H3001, H3007, H3014, H3016, H3017 [5MR], H3424 [16MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4940 [29AP]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), S588, S628, S629 [15JA], S656 [16JA], S696, S697, S710, S711, S727, S728, S729 [21JA], S741, S745, S753, S772, S792 [22JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8233, H8234, H8235, H8237, H8238, H8239, H8241, H8242, H8243, H8244, H8247, H8249, H8250, H8251, H8253, H8254 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8198 [16JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1432), S9685 [22SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman (S. Res. 37), S3731, S3736 [24MR]

Analyses

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendment To Provide Additional Civil Liberties Protections (H.R. 3846), E2575 [20OC]

Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (H.R. 1106), H3011-H3013 [5MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Provisions Sunset and Authority To Issue National Security Letters Extension (H.R. 3845), E2581 [20OC]

Announcements

Presence in Senate of House managers for impeachment of Samuel B. Kent, S6959 [24JN], S7832 [22JY]

Appointments

Samuel B. Kent impeachment trial committee, S6961 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

Burlington Lawyer Wins Recognition for Commitment to First Amendment, S13247 [15DE]

Bush Account of a Leak's Impact Has Support, S6435 [10JN]

Civilian Courts Are No Place To Try Terrorists, S10555 [20OC], S10621 [21OC]

Constitution as the Playbook for Judicial Selection, S8748-S8750 [4AU]

Critics Still Haven't Read the ``Torture'' Memos, E1214 [20MY]

Democrats Have Short Memory on Judge Nominees, S11281 [9NO]

Did Precedent Make Sotomayor Rule Against Ricci?, S8750 [4AU]

Don't Blame the Lawyer, S3001 [11MR]

Giving Hypocrisy a Bad Name, S11419 [17NO]

GOP's No-Exit Strategy, S11547 [19NO]

Hardworking Bell Leaves a Legacy To Be Appreciated, S193 [8JA]

``Hate Crime'' Problem, S10726 [26OC]

Heaven Is Greater With the Arrival of Griffin Bell, S190 [8JA]

Intraparty Fights Pervade Agenda, S6485 [11JN]

Jose Padilla Makes Bad Law—Terror Trials Hurt the Nation Even When They Lead to Conviction, S6436 [10JN]

Malpractice Relief, S13775 [22DE]

N.Y. Lawyer Convicted of Aiding Terrorists, S6435 [10JN]

Not Anti-Hispanic To Oppose Sotomayor, S8899 [6AU]

Raising the Bar—Latino and Latina Presence in the Judiciary and the Struggle for Representation, S6983-S6985 [24JN]

Second Circuit Appeals Court Openings Need To Be Filled, S10610 [21OC]

Study Backs Bosnian Serb's Claim of Immunity, S4487 [21AP]

When Combating Hate Should Be a Federal Fight, S7525 [15JY], S10726 [26OC]

Why I Voted Against Bork, S8801 [5AU]

With Obama Proceeding Reasonably To Fill Federal Judgeships, the Bottleneck Is the Senate, S11280 [9NO]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 2533), H5891 [20MY]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 227), H68 [7JA]

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 2053), H4686 [22AP]

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 3193), H8025 [13JY]

American Samoa: confer certain Federal jurisdiction on the High Court of American Samoa (see H.R. 2789), H6537 [10JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 2397), H5581 [13MY]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see S. 357), S1124 [30JA] (see H.R. 569), H380 [15JA]

———allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see S. 1347), S6993 [24JN] (see H.R. 1478), H3400 [12MR]

———enhance criminal penalties for killing a member (see H.R. 2871), H6805 [15JN]

Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 559), H380 [15JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see S. 61), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 200), H35 [6JA] (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

———make debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability nondischargeable (see H.R. 2032), H4686 [22AP]

Bell, Griffin B.: tribute (see S. Res. 15), S652 [16JA] (see H. Res. 71), H382 [15JA]

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H13001 [16NO]

Brazil: suspend Generalized System of Preferences until Brazil complies with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (see H.R. 2702), H6263 [4JN]

Business and industry: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 1234), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 1103), H1606 [13FE]

———prohibit employers from enforcing binding arbitration to settle work-related rape claims (see S. 2915), S13458 [18DE]

Calderon, Alfonso: relief (H.R. 799), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 106), H922 [3FE]

California: establish additional permanent and temporary Federal judgeships for the eastern district and provide an additional place of holding court in the eastern district (see H.R. 2961), H7084 [19JN]

Canada: settle certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (see S. 65), S41 [6JA]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 650), S3550 [19MR]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1149), H2631 [24FE] (see H.R. 1422), H3145 [10MR]

Children and youth: establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 2289), H5307 [6MY]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see S. 1554), S8631 [31JY] (see H.R. 3474), H9277 [31JY]

China: condemn human rights and legal due process standards violations by carrying out executions after marred trials and arbitrary detentions targeting Uyghurs and certain other individuals (see H. Res. 953), H13628 (see H. Res. 953), H14372 [8DE]

———support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

Civil liberties: restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 537), S2828 [5MR] (see H.R. 1508), H3401 [12MR]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 3038), H7444 [25JN]

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H4396 [1AP]

Classified information: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see S. 417), S2144 [11FE] (see H.R. 984), H1247 [11FE]

Clean Air Act: limit applicability of a certain judicial ruling to sources regulated under new motor vehicle emissions guidelines (see S. 1622), S8993 [6AU]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 15), H37 [6JA]

———hold inquiry on potential impeachment of Samuel B. Kent (see H. Res. 424), H5484 [12MY]

———inspect and receive certain tax returns and related information in conjunction with investigation of potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 785), H10408 [30SE]

Congress: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see S. 875), S4669 [23AP]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1319), S6888 [22JN] (see H.R. 450), H162 [9JA]

Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 991), H1247 [11FE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 1107), H2601 [23FE]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 931), S4891 [29AP] (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE] (see H.R. 1237), H2874 [26FE]

———provide in personam jurisdiction in actions against contractors performing contracts abroad relative to seriously injured individuals working for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 526), S2766 [4MR] (see H.R. 2349), H5483 [12MY]

———provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against U.S. contractors performing abroad relative to Armed Forces members or civilians performing work for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 2782), S11430 [17NO]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to works connected to certain funding agreements (see H.R. 801), H920 [3FE]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4328), H15498 [16DE]

———clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 4327), H15498 [16DE]

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 61), H30 [6JA]

———provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4335), H15498 [16DE]

———restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H3400 [12MR]

Crime: amend laws relative to money laundering (see H.R. 1793), H4128 [30MR]

———clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2933), H7021 [18JN]

———condemn murder of Karl D. Hoerig and request prompt justice in State of Ohio v. Claudia C. Hoerig (see H. Con. Res. 113), H4915 [28AP]

———constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 59), H7946 [9JY]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 256), H69 [7JA]

———enhance investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud (see H.R. 1748), H4062 [26MR]

———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (see S. 258), S598 [15JA] (see H.R. 3702), H10456 [1OC]

———establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 2684), H6154 [3JN]

———extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property (see H.R. 247), H69 [7JA]

———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1022), H1517 [12FE] (see H.R. 2815), H6538 [10JN]

———increase penalties for certain fraud offenses committed to facilitate terrorism (see H.R. 3375), H9054 [29JY]

———increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see S. 1659), S9264 [10SE] (see H.R. 3550), H9441 [10SE]

———increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (see H.R. 2661), H6074 [2JN]

———make killing of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder an aggravating factor for imposition of death penalty (see H.R. 3209), H8099 [14JY]

———modernize, shorten, and simplify the Federal criminal code (see H.R. 1772), H4063 [26MR]

———penalize crimes against humanity (see S. 1346), S6993 [24JN]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1529), H3437 [16MR]

———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H7445 [25JN]

———prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 262), H70 [7JA]

———prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments (see H.R. 2934), H7021 [18JN] (see H.R. 3327), H8808 [24JY]

———prohibit use of interstate commerce for suicide promotion (see H.R. 853), H1041 [4FE]

———protect children from sex offenders (see H.R. 2674), H6154 [3JN]

———provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 1370), S7070 [25JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 909), S4806 [28AP] (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H4913 [28AP]

———provide for greater judicial discretion in sentencing for certain firearms offenses committed in exceptional circumstances (see H.R. 623), H442 [21JA]

———provide increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials (see H.R. 90), H31 [6JA]

———provide resources for investigation and prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 1779), H4128 [30MR]

———strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children (see H.R. 3513), H9278 [31JY]

Cuba: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 2005), H4580 [21AP]

———provide for certain requirements relative to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility (see S. 291), S719 [21JA] (see H.R. 1069), H1604 [13FE]

Defense of Marriage Act: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Act (see H.R. 1269), H2924 [3MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional funding for successful claimants in racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims (see S. 972), S5127 [5MY] (see H.R. 3623), H9806 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H602 [27JA]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13353 [19NO]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see S. 1100), S5700 [20MY] (see S. 1260), S6580 [15JN] (see S. 1285), S6720 [17JN] (see H.R. 2712), H6263 [4JN] (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN] (see H.R. 3015), H7249 [24JN]

———prohibit detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, provide for de novo combatant status reviews by military judges, and repeal the Military Commissions Act (see H.R. 1315), H2979 [4MR]

———request the President and require the Dept. of Defense to furnish the House of Representatives all information on impact of notification of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 602), H7705 [26JN]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions (see H.R. 4127), H13352 [19NO]

———require that certain conditions be met before the transfer of an individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 4086), H13068 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: extend deadlines applicable to filing petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 4096), H13068 [17NO]

———make grants to States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs (see H.R. 4007), H12287 [3NO]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1745), H4062 [26MR]

———revise the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 2459), H5711 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 922), H13353 [19NO]

———require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 150), H33 [6JA]

Dept. of Justice: assist States and local governments to establish and expand programs employing global positioning system technologies as alternative sentencing options (see H.R. 3528), H9279 [31JY]

———authorize a national program to reduce drug use, crime, and the costs of incarceration (see H.R. 4055), H12587 [6NO]

———authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H4733 [23AP]

———award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (see S. 1329), S6938 [23JN]

———clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (see S. 1289), S6804 [18JN] (see H.R. 3133), H7836 [8JY]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see S. 495), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1412), H3145 [10MR]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 920), H13353 [19NO]

———improve administration of justice by State courts (see H.R. 1515), H3437 [16MR]

———improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see S. 2786), S11430 [17NO] (see H.R. 4091), H13068 [17NO]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3526 [17MR]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (see S. 445), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 4326), H15498 [16DE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see S. 2795), S11492 [18NO]

———prohibit prosecution of unprivileged enemy combatants (see H.R. 4111), H13266 [18NO]

———provide appropriate authority to the Inspector General to investigate attorney misconduct (see H.R. 3847), H11514 [20OC]

———provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces (see H.R. 2541), H6008 [21MY]

———provide grants to States for health care tribunals (see H.R. 2787), H6537 [10JN]

———reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program (see S. 2866), S12909 [10DE] (see H.R. 1514), H3437 [16MR]

———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 789), H875 [2FE]

———request the President and require the Dept. of Justice to furnish the House of Representatives all information on notification of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 537), H6618 [11JN]

———transmit to the House of Representatives all information relative to decision to dismiss U.S. v. New Black Panther Party (see H. Res. 994), H15502 [16DE]

———transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents, records, memos, correspondence, and other communications regarding medical malpractice reform (see H. Res. 871), H11868 [27OC]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (see S.J. Res. 3), S43 [6JA]

———settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see S. 2802), S11594 [19NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct U.S. representatives to the IMF and World Bank to condition loans to Antigua and Barbuda on cooperation with efforts to provide redress to Stanford Financial Group fraud victims (see S. Res. 362), S12008 [30NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H13352 [19NO]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H2923 [3MR]

———clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), consideration (see H. Res. 87), H525 [26JA]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in the operation of government (see H.R. 4207), H13520 [3DE]

———establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (see H.R. 4009), H12287 [3NO]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 18), H28 [6JA] (see H.R. 1459), H3399 [12MR] (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]

———adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1789), S10486 [15OC]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3399 [12MR]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relative to crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2178), H4999 [29AP]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 2943), H7022 [18JN]

———increase penalties for drug trafficking offenses relative to distribution of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children (see H.R. 2469), H5712 [18MY]

———increase penalties for trafficking in high potency marijuana (see H.R. 2848), H6742 [12JN]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H70 [7JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1584), S8864 [5AU] (see H.R. 2981), H7084 [19JN] (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

Ethics in Government Act: establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willingly falsifying or failing to file or report certain required information (see S. 105), S42 [6JA]

Executive privilege: establish guidelines for assertion and enhance congressional authority to enforce subpoenas and punish for contempt (see H.R. 3362), H8959 [28JY]

False Claims Act: amend (see S. 458), S2423 [24FE] (see H.R. 1788), H4128 [30MR]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H386 [16JA]

Federal cases: provide for reassignment upon request of a party (see H.R. 1306), H2979 [4MR]

Federal courts: clarify jurisdiction (see H.R. 4113), H13351 [19NO]

———improve operation (see S. 1782), S10434 [14OC] (see H.R. 3632), H9899 [23SE]

———provide a restoration of notice pleading (see H.R. 4115), H13351 [19NO]

Federal employees: modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges (see S. 1228), S6452 [10JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 1450), H3338 [11MR]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see S. 540), S2828 [5MR] (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: amend rule relative to representation in court and sanctions for violating such rule (see S. 603), S3113 [16MR]

———provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss certain complaints except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court in Conley v. Gibson (see S. 1504), S7869 [22JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (see S. 787), S4310 [2AP]

FERC: provide for enforcement of criminal penalties relative to electric reliability standards (see H.R. 71), H30 [6JA]

Financial institutions: require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see S. 2912), S13458 [18DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1432), S7317 [9JY] (see H.R. 3170), H8007 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (see H. Res. 644), H8099 [14JY]

Firearms: prevent gun trafficking (see S. 2878), S13033 [11DE] (see H.R. 4298), H14826 [11DE]

———prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 1526), S8196 [28JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration and set criminal penalties for such actions (see S.J. Res. 2), S43 [6JA]

Food industry: prevent lawsuits for weight gain or obesity against food or non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers, distributors, trade associations, or sellers that comply with statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 812), H920 [3FE]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: authorize certain private rights of action for violations by foreign concerns that damage domestic businesses (see H.R. 2152), H4914 [28AP]

Foreign countries: create a Federal cause of action to determine if defamation exists under U.S. law when defamation actions are brought in foreign courts against U.S. persons based on publications or speech in the U.S. (see S. 449), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1304), H2979 [4MR]

———prevent the undermining of the judgments of U.S. courts by foreign courts (see S. 580), S3073 [12MR]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (see H.R. 2765), H6413 [9JN]

———take action against certain judgment evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 2493), H5791 [19MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional civil liberties protections (see H.R. 3846), H11514 [20OC]

Foreign policy: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H.J. Res. 10), H71 [7JA]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see S. 1606), S8992 [6AU]

Freedom of speech: deter and establish limited immunity against ``strategic lawsuits against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect free speech and petition activity (see H.R. 4364), H15500 [16DE]

GAO: enhance oversight authorities (see H.R. 2646), H6074 [2JN]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H778 [28JA]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2423), H5665 [14MY]

———designate Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room (see H.R. 2423), H5665 [14MY]

Government: assure individuals accompanying Federal employees who are engaged in official missions in foreign countries have legal recourse against the Government for certain tort claims (see H.R. 3285), H8495 [21JY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 539), H325 [14JA]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1300), H2979 [4MR]

———regulate certain deferred prosecution and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 1947), H4522 [2AP]

H. Dale Cook Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Tulsa, OK: designate (see H.R. 3305), H8706 [23JY]

Habeas corpus: clarify availability of Federal relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent (see H.R. 3986), H12287 [3NO]

———provide an exception to the requirement of motion to the court of appeals before filing certain second or subsequent petitions (see H.R. 3320), H8707 [23JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman (see S. Res. 37), S2144 [11FE]

———urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H1044 [4FE]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see S. 1765), S10318 [8OC] (see H.R. 3419), H9205 [30JY]

Hawaii: convert temporary Federal judgeship to a permanent judgeship (see H.R. 1272), H2924 [3MR]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 1681), S9554 [17SE] (see H.R. 3596), H9729 [17SE]

———ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (see H.R. 3394), H9055 [29JY]

———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3700), H10456 [1OC]

———establish Federal standards for resolution of medical malpractice claims (see S. 2662), S10990 [2NO]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 45), S40 [6JA] (see H.R. 1086), H1605 [13FE]

———improve medical care by reducing the excessive burden the civil liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2975), H7084 [19JN]

———improve medical justice system by encouraging prompt and fair resolution of disputes, fostering alternatives to litigation, and combating defensive medicine (see H.R. 4039), H12586 [6NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4038), H12586 [6NO]

———provide health care liability reform (see H.R. 1468), H3399 [12MR]

———review claims about effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and diseases (see H.R. 3395), H9055 [29JY]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics (see S. 1578), S8864 [5AU]

———require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see S. 512), S2691 [3MR]

Health care professionals: reduce cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform (see S. 1734), S9982 [30SE]

———reform the medical malpractice and liability system (see H.R. 3459), H9276 [31JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

House of Representatives: grant authority to bring civil action to enforce, secure a declatory judgement, or prevent a refusal or failure to comply with any House-issued subpoena (see H.R. 263), H70 [7JA]

———provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 277), H70 [7JA]

Immigration: allow cause of action in Federal courts, withhold financial aid, and prohibit issuance of visas to nationals of countries that deny or delay acceptance of certain nationals ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 3628), H9806 [22SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H5664 [14MY]

———establish right of aliens to file a motion to reopen a case in removal proceedings if it is demonstrated that counsel or a certified representative provided deficient performance (see H.R. 1651), H3705 [19MR]

———expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (see S. 1409), S7261 [8JY] (see H.R. 1785), H4128 [30MR]

———impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 2837), H6618 [11JN]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1199), H2835 [25FE]

———increase number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases (see H.R. 314), H88 [8JA]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H34 [6JA]

———strengthen criminal penalties for certain violations (see H.R. 128), H32 [6JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 2740), H6265 [4JN]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 2336), S10921 [29OC]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (see S. 147), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 374), H159 [9JA]

———provide for substitution of the U.S. in certain civil actions relating to electronic service providers and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 876), S4669 [23AP]

———repeal retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance (see S. 1725), S9930 [29SE]

———require intelligence community to use only methods of interrogation authorized by the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations (see H.R. 2544), H6008 [21MY]

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H3401 [12MR]

———support U.N. Security Council referrals of certain situations to the Court, cooperate with investigations and prosecutions, and participate in Assembly of States Parties (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4523 [2AP]

International law: hold surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed during World War II by encouraging foreign prosecution and extradition (see S. 1704), S9840 [24SE] (see H.R. 1439), H3337 [11MR]

Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 2518), H5890 [20MY]

Iran: provide for justice and compensation for U.S. citizens taken hostage by Iran (see H.R. 4025), H12364 [4NO]

Iraq: provide for settlement of certain claims against Iraq by victims of torture and terrorism (see H.R. 2241), H5096 [4MY]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 813), H920 [3FE]

James A. Leach U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, IA: designate (see S. 377), S1542 [4FE] (see H.R. 887), H1043 [4FE]

John C. Godbold U.S. Judicial Administration Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 4275), H14743 [10DE]

Judicial branch: provide an Inspector General (see S. 220), S337 [13JA] (see H.R. 486), H195 [13JA]

Judiciary: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (see S. 1653), S9132 [8SE] (see H.R. 3662), H10069 [29SE]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1727), S9981 [30SE] (see H.R. 191), H35 [6JA]

———authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 193), S256 [9JA] (see H.R. 4089), H13068 [17NO]

———repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (see S. 2725), S11048 [3NO]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 1873), H4518 [2AP]

———reauthorize, rename as Key Investments in Developmental Services (KIDS) Act, and provide funding parity with Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1568), H3526 [17MR]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 678), S3657 [24MR]

Kent, Samuel B.: appoint a Senate committee to receive and report evidence relative to impeachment trial (see S. Res. 203), S6993 [24JN]

———appoint and authorize managers for impeachment (see H. Res. 565), H7085 [19JN]

———impeach (see H. Res. 431), H5485 [12MY] (see H. Res. 520), H6414 [9JN]

———instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment (see H. Res. 661), H8409 [20JY]

———provide for Senate issuance of a summons and related procedures relative to impeachment trial (see S. Res. 202), S6993 [24JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H6972 [17JN]

Law enforcement: ensure that sex offenders or sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole (see H.R. 1375), H3077 [6MR]

———grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (see H.R. 441), H161 [9JA]

———grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see S. 879), S4669 [23AP] (see H.R. 2064), H4731 [23AP]

———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 132), S42 [6JA] (see H.R. 2857), H6743 [12JN]

———improve health care fraud enforcement (see S. 1959), S10850 [28OC]

———increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 68), H30 [6JA]

———increase the number of Federal law enforcement officials investigating and prosecuting financial fraud (see S. 331), S894 [27JA]

———provide a civil penalty for certain misrepresentations made to Congress (see H.R. 2545), H6008 [21MY]

———provide increased penalties for health care fraud (see S. 1843), S10700 [22OC]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1972), H4523 [2AP]

———exempt certain officers from minimum sentencing requirements for using a firearm to commit a violent crime during pursuit or apprehension of a suspect (see H.R. 834), H921 [3FE] (see H.R. 866), H1042 [4FE]

Laws: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 473), H6013 [21MY]

Lowery, Tim: relief (see S. 578), S3073 [12MR]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see S. 718), S3897 [26MR] (see H.R. 3764), H11165 [8OC]

Medicare: establish performance-based quality measures and affirmative defense in medical malpractice actions, and provide grants to States for administrative health care tribunals (see H.R. 3372), H9054 [29JY]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see S. 956), S5014 [1MY] (see H.R. 1970), H4523 [2AP]

———increase civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse and amount of surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 203), H35 [6JA]

———provide for an update under the physician fee schedule to be fully paid for through medical liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological products, and other means (see H.R. 4138), H13352 [19NO]

Michigan: provide for an additional judgeship for the western district (see H.R. 3161), H7946 [9JY]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Res. 148), H1158 [10FE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 3450), H9276 [31JY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 714), S3897 [26MR]

National Criminal Justice Month: establish (see H. Res. 45), H162 [9JA]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 243), H69 [7JA]

National security: provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H484 [22JA]

———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 64), H30 [6JA]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 797), S4310 [2AP] (see H.R. 1924), H4521 [2AP]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (see S. 151), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 725), H602 [27JA]

Natural gas: modify certain laws relative to enforcement and judicial review and modify procedures for proposing changes in natural gas rates (see S. 672), S3657 [24MR]

Nebraska: authorize an additional district judgeship (see H.R. 349), H90 [8JA]

Nettleton, Paul: relief (see S. 578), S3073 [12MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 448), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 657), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 3054), H7445 [25JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make certain decisions reviewable by the Court of International Trade and ensure consideration of petitions to enforce U.S. trade rights (see S. 363), S1276 [2FE]

Patents: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (see S. 299), S786 [22JA] (see H.R. 628), H484 [22JA]

Pensions: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (see S. 1107), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 3292), H8585 [22JY]

———enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H6743 [12JN]

POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H10519 [6OC]

Power resources: review and approve oil and gas exploration and production projects under existing Federal leases, and limit administrative and judicial proceedings relative to such projects (see H.R. 1811), H4249 [31MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 35), H29 [6JA]

Public lands: establish procedures for causes and claims relative to actions or decisions on leasing of Federal lands for exploration, development, production, or transmission of energy resources (see H.R. 3694), H10455 [1OC]

Public safety officers: provide immunity from civil liability to first responders engaged in lawful efforts to prevent acts of terrorism (see H.R. 1343), H3054 [5MR]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 842), H921 [3FE]

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: correct interpretation of the term ``proceeds'' (see S. 378), S1542 [4FE]

Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (see H.R. 1687), H3833 [24MR]

Ralph Regula Federal Office Building and Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (see S. 273), S598 [15JA]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1885), H4519 [2AP] (see H. Res. 748), H9730 [17SE]

———require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 575), H7145 [23JN]

Rivera, Francisco: relief (H.R. 799), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 106), H922 [3FE]

Rodriguez, Adrian: relief (H.R. 798), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 105), H922 [3FE]

Russia: characterize trial of Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (see S. Res. 189), S6804 [18JN] (see H. Res. 588), H7705 [26JN]

Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (see H.R. 869), H1042 [4FE]

SEC: provide authority to contract for collection of delinquent claims resulting from judgments or orders obtained by the Commission (see H.R. 3783), H11166 [8OC]

Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (see S. 1551), S8557 [30JY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy (see S. Res. 103), S4311 [2AP]

———authorize testimony and legal representation in California v. Amir Shervin (see S. Res. 250), S8994 [6AU]

———authorize testimony and legal representation in U.S. v. Edward Bloomer, Frank Cordaro, Elton Davis, Chester Guinn, and Renee Espeland (see S. Res. 180), S6364 [9JN]

———authorize testimony in U.S. v. Vincent J. Fumo (see S. Res. 21), S826 [26JA]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 795), S4310 [2AP] (see H.R. 2006), H4580 [21AP]

———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (see S. 1821), S10635 [21OC] (see H.R. 448), H162 [9JA]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H6262 [4JN]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (see H.R. 2913), H6971 [17JN]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses (see H.R. 440), H161 [9JA]

Social Security: provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorneys representing prevailing parties in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 1735), H4061 [26MR]

———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H5061 [30AP]

Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL: designate (see S. 387), S1677 [5FE] (see S. 520), S2691 [3MR]

States: require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by another State when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (see H.R. 3808), H11383 [14OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions (see S. Res. 201), S6938 [23JN]

———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. 4), S43 [6JA]

———misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 13), H90 [8JA]

———permit televising of proceedings (see S. 446), S2322 [13FE] (see S. Res. 339), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 429), H161 [9JA]

Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and increase tax liability of parent required to pay such unpaid child support (see H.R. 2244), H5168 [5MY]

———allow a refundable credit for advance directives (see H.R. 2705), H6263 [4JN]

———allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (see S. 440), S2322 [13FE]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H4522 [2AP]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see S. 437), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 2519), H5891 [20MY]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1360), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 3035), H7444 [25JN]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 2930), S13883 [23DE]

———improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H381 [15JA]

Time: make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (see S. 630), S3368 [18MR] (see H.R. 1626), H3704 [19MR]

Trademark Act: allow civil actions against persons who use trademarks that are misleading as to the origin of goods in certain cases (see H.R. 3499), H9278 [31JY]

U.N.: prohibit use of U.S. contributions to pay or reimburse the legal expenses of officers or employees charged with malfeasance (see H.R. 1072), H1605 [13FE]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: confer jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any claim against the U.S. to receive compensation for the taking of certain lands in Missouri (see S. 1414), S7261 [8JY] (see H.R. 3122), H7836 [8JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 2336), S10921 [29OC]

———extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see S. 1692), S9653 [22SE] (see H.R. 3845), H11514 [20OC]

———place reasonable safeguards on the use of surveillance and other authorities (see H.R. 4005), H12287 [3NO]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 1726), S9930 [29SE]

Unpingco, John S.: relief (see H.R. 910), H1045 [4FE]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see S. 902), S4755 [27AP] (see H.R. 2138), H4914 [28AP]

Victims of Crime Act: recognize anniversary and contributions to the Crime Victims Fund through criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys' Financial Litigation Units (see S. Res. 367), S12322 [3DE]

Virgin Islands: establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1991), H4580 [21AP]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds (see S. 1745), S10061 [1OC]

Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 4387), H15501 [16DE]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 28), S169 [7JA] (see H.R. 4237), H13628 (see H.R. 4237), H14371 [8DE]

Biographies

Bell, Griffin B., S191-S193 [8JA]

Cloture motions

Hamilton, David F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11335 [10NO], S11421 [17NO]

Court decisions

Patricia Harris v. Office of the Architect of the Capitol: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H550-H552 [27JA]

Court documents

Service of summons upon Samuel B. Kent relative to impeachment trial: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S7056 [25JN]

Declarations

Prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S.: David H. Petraeus, S6691 [17JN]

———Raymond T. Odierno, S6691 [17JN]

Executive orders

Review and disposition of individuals detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and closure of detention facilities: President Obama, H6940 [17JN]

Histories

Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act (S. 147), S158 [7JA]

Interviews

Amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences: Senator Durbin with American Banker (publication), H2992, H3005 [5MR]

Letters

Alleged intimidation of voters at Philadelphia, PA, polling place: Gerald A. Reynolds, Commission on Civil Rights, H10128 [30SE]

Clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence: M. Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S6810 [18JN]

Clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters: Senator Feingold, S4319 [2AP]

Crimes Against Humanity Act: several organizations, S7012 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice report on CIA detention and interrogation program: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S4562 [22AP]

Elder Abuse Victims Act: Thomas M. Susman, ABA, H1122 [10FE]

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Douglas G. Baird, H4281 [1AP]

———Kenneth N. Klee, H4281 [1AP]

———Laurence H. Tribe, H4277-H4279 [1AP]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, H4279 [1AP]

Expand authorization for death penalty to include non-homicide hate crimes: Michael W. Macleod-Ball, Christopher E. Anders, and Jennifer Bellamy, ACLU, S7685 [20JY]

———Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S7686 [20JY]

Expand authorization for death penalty to include non-homicide hate crimes and identify and prosecute hate crimes offenses according to guidelines using neutral and objective criteria: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7685 [20JY]

Fair Pay Act: several business organizations, S773 [22JA]

Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes: Commission on Civil Rights, S7514 [15JY]

———Joe Solmonese, Human Rights Campaign (organization), S7393 [13JY]

———Leroy D. Baca, Los Angeles County, CA, Sheriff's Dept., S7523 [15JY]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7393 [13JY]

Grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response: A. Bradford Card, National Troopers Coalition, S4681 [23AP]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S4682 [23AP]

———David A. Goad, National Sheriffs' Association, S4681 [23AP]

———Matt A. Peskin, National Association of Town Watch, S4681 [23AP]

Helping Families Save Their Homes Act: Charles McMillan, National Association of REALTORS, H2854 [26FE]

———David P. Sloan, AARP, H2855 [26FE]

———Frank Keating, American Council of Life Insurers, H2854 [26FE]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H2855 [26FE]

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: several Commission on Civil Rights members, H4955 [29AP]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), H4948 [29AP]

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, S10006 [1OC], E2473, E2474 [8OC]

Nomination of a woman to be Supreme Court Justice: Senators Boxer and Snowe, S8938 [6AU]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Alma Morales Riojas, MANA, A National Latina Organization, S8936 [6AU]

———Armando A. Contreras, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S8742 [4AU]

———Art Acevedo, National Latino Peace Officers Association, S8909 [6AU]

———Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, S8835 [5AU]

———Brian Burch, Fidelis (organization), S8900 [6AU]

———Carmen M. Lineberger, National Black Prosecutors Association, S8908 [6AU]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S8913 [6AU]

———Chris W. Cox, NRA, S8900 [6AU]

———Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, S8741 [4AU]

———Cynthia Schrock Seeley, Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, S8808 [5AU]

———David A. Goad and Aaron D. Kennard, National Sheriffs' Association, S8909 [6AU]

———David N. O'Steen and Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S8901 [6AU]

———Gabriela D. Lemus, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S8740 [4AU]

———Glenn F. Ivey and David R. LaBahn, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, S8909 [6AU]

———Henry L. Solano, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), S8740 [4AU]

———James P. Cullen, Donald J. Guter, and John D. Hutson, S8835 [5AU]

———Jesse Miranda, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, S8846 [5AU]

———John F. Timoney, Miami, FL, Police Chief, S8910 [6AU]

———Joseph A. McMillan, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, S8741 [4AU]

———Joseph I. Cassilly, National District Attorneys Association, S8908 [6AU]

———Katherine Gonzalez-Valentiin, Federal Bar Association Hon. Raymond L. Acosta Puerto Rico Chapter, S8849 [5AU]

———Keith Wiebe, American Association of Christian Schools, S8903 [6AU]

———Leroy D. Baca, Los Angeles County, CA, Sheriff's Dept., S8909 [6AU]

———Louis J. Freeh, Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP, S8745 [4AU]

———Lydia Lopez Maestas, MANA de Albuquerque (organization), S8936 [6AU]

———Majorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List (organization), S8903 [6AU]

———Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, S8744 [4AU]

———Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice, S8914 [6AU]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Marcia D. Greenberger, National Women's Law Center, S8915 [6AU]

———New York State Law Enforcement Council, S8910 [6AU]

———Nicholas T. Christakos and John S. Kiernan, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, S8934 [6AU]

———Patricia M. Hynes, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, S8810 [5AU]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S8912 [6AU]

———Rafael Fantauzzi, National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., S8740 [4AU]

———Ray Schoenke, American Hunters & Shooters Association, S8754 [4AU]

———Rene A. Ortega, Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, S8810 [5AU]

———Representative Honda, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, S8835 [5AU]

———Representatives Baca, Reyes, Ortiz, and Salazar, S8910 [6AU]

———Richard D. Land, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention, S8902, S8903 [6AU]

———Ronal W. Serpas, Nashville, TN, Metropolitan Police Dept., S8935 [6AU]

———Ronald B. Moreno, ASPRIA Association, Inc., S8937 [6AU]

———Rosa Navejar, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S8742 [4AU]

———Russell B. Lane, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8936 [6AU]

———Sandalio Gonzalez, Federal Hispanic Law Enforcement Officers Association, S8741 [4AU]

———Sandra Talavera, Women of El Barrio (organization), S8936 [6AU]

———Senator Reid, S6344 [9JN]

———Senator Specter, S6676 [17JN], S7223 [8JY], S8803, S8804 [5AU]

———several civil rights and labor organizations, S8831 [5AU]

———several law professors, S8833 [5AU], S8925 [6AU]

———several national advocacy organizations, S8832 [5AU]

———several New York County District Attorney Office employees, S8908 [6AU]

———several Second Amendment rights organizations, S8901 [6AU]

———several Senators, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6424 [10JN]

———several Supreme Court Bar members, S8805 [5AU]

———Thomas J. Nee, National Association of Police Organizations, S8909 [6AU]

———Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S8902 [6AU]

———U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S8741 [4AU]

———William J. Bratton, Major Cities Chiefs Association, S8936 [6AU]

———William J. Clinton, S8835 [5AU]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S8913 [6AU]

Permit televising of Supreme Court proceedings: Senators Specter and Cornyn, S11219 [5NO]

Presidential commutation of sentence for Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean: Representative Jones, H186 [13JA]

———several Representatives, H378 [15JA]

Prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks: Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S11164 [5NO]

———several victims' family members, S11155 [5NO], S11286 [9NO]

Prohibit use of funds for contracts with contractors if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims: Akhil R. Amar, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Laurence H. Tribe, S10147 [6OC]

Provide classified information procedures for military commissions: Ronald H. Weich, Dept. of Justice, S7988 [23JY]

Provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S7696 [20JY]

Retirement equity for judges appointed to District Courts of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands: D. Brock Hornby, Judicial Conference of the U.S., E216 [4FE]

———Delegates Bordallo and Christensen, E215 [4FE]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., E216 [4FE]

Technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4666 [22AP]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4666 [22AP]

U.S. v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Murbarah Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh, Ali Abd Al-Aziz Ali, Mustafa Ahmed Adam Al-Hawsawi: Stephen R. Henley, S3125 [17MR]

———several detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S3125 [17MR]

Urge settlement of discrimination claims brought by Hispanic and minority farmers: Timothy C. Pigman, S11473 [18NO]

Lists

Four worst things about H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, H3014 [5MR]

Organizations supporting expeditious environmental and judicial review of projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act, S1665 [5FE]

Recent unanimous Supreme Court decisions with opinions authored by Justice Scalia, S6676 [17JN]

Senators receiving oath for Samuel B. Kent impeachment trial, S6960 [24JN]

State-by-State impact of Durbin amendment to S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, on bankruptcy law modification for certain mortgages, S4923 [30AP]

Supporters of Leahy amendment on Federal assistance to prosecute hate crimes to H.R. 1391, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7394 [13JY]

Memorandums

Application of U.S. Constitution's Double Jeopardy Clause to Civil Suits: Anna Henning, Congressional Research Service, H9251 [31JY]

Motions

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3021 [5MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4956 [29AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8267 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Oaths

Samuel B. Kent Impeachment Trial: Senator Inouye, S6960 [24JN]

———Senators, S6960 [24JN], S7832 [22JY]

Service of summons upon Samuel B. Kent relative to impeachment trial: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S7056 [25JN]

Prefaces

Dept. of Justice Report on CIA Detention and Interrogation Program: Senator Rockefeller, S4562 [22AP]

Press releases

Alaska Physicians' Group—Senator Erred on Tort Reform: Alaska State Medical Association, S13775 [22DE]

Association of the Bar of the City of New York Finds Judge Sonia Sotomayor Highly Qualified for U.S. Supreme Court: Association of the Bar of the City of New York, S8810 [5AU]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor To Be Supreme Court Justice: Hispanic National Bar Association, S8849 [5AU]

———Women's Coalition for Justice, S8902 [6AU]

Proclamations

Silence While the House Managers Exhibit the Articles of Impeachment Against Samuel B. Kent: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S6959 [24JN]

Proposals

Amend H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8201 [16JY], H8313 [17JY]

Amendment to U.S. Code relative to judges in territories and possessions, E215, E216 [4FE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (H.R. 2533), E1221 [20MY]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (H.R. 227), H66 [7JA]

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (H.R. 2053), H9368-H9370 [9SE]

Allegheny National Forest: call for Forest Service to honor agreement relative to harvest of timber, oil, and natural gas, H8475, H8476 [21JY]

Alliance of Illinois Judges: tribute, E1555 [24JN]

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (H.R. 3193), H9370 [9SE]

American Samoa: condemn Vietnamese Government for refusing to pay damages in court ruling on human trafficking and abusive conditions at the Daewoosa factory, H6665 [12JN]

Appropriations: revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8069 [14JY]

Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (H.R. 559), H898, H901 [3FE], E219 [9FE]

Bell, Griffin B.: tribute (H. Res. 71), H1116-H1118 [10FE], H1273 [12FE]

Border Patrol: Presidential commutation of sentence for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean, H186 [13JA], H375-H378 [15JA], H392, H422, H423 [21JA], E474 [26FE]

———request Presidential pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean, H299, H317-H321 [14JA]

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (H. Res. 905), H14897-H14899 [15DE]

California: establish additional permanent and temporary Federal judgeships for the eastern district and provide an additional place of holding court in the eastern district (H.R. 2961), E1510 [19JN]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1422), E611 [10MR]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (H. Res. 877), H12535-H12540 [6NO]

Chrysler LLC: impact of bankruptcy filing and pending merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., H5086-H5091 [4MY], H5463-H5466 [12MY]

Civil liberties: historical significance of the roles the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence have played in individual personal freedoms, H14813-H14818 [11DE]

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (H.R. 1843), E847 [1AP], E960 [23AP]

Coast Guard: authorize civil legal assistance for reservists, H7375 [25JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (H. Res. 15), H179-H182 [13JA]

———hold inquiry on potential impeachment of Samuel B. Kent (H. Res. 424), H5444 [12MY], E1861 [21JY]

Congress: goals of the 111th Congress, H2634 [25FE]

Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer transactions (H.R. 991), E245 [11FE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), H5201-H5258 [6MY], E295 [23FE]

———prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, H11800 [27OC]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (H.R. 61), E561 [5MR]

Credit: allow debtor receiving mortgage foreclosure notice to meet pre-filing credit counseling requirement within 30 days after bankruptcy filing, H3016, H3017 [5MR]

———allow lenders to recapture the principal lost in mortgage modification in a bankruptcy proceeding if the homeowner sells the property for a profit, H2990, H3014, H3015 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, H14755-H14757 [11DE], E2445 [6OC], E2513 [13OC], E3019 [17DE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2809 [25FE], H2839, H2848-H2863 [26FE], H2889, H2912 [3MR], H2932, H2933, H2951-H2953, H2970 [4MR], H2997-H3024, H3041, H3044-H3047, H3051 [5MR], H3058, H3075, H3076 [6MR], H3340 [12MR], H3419-H3426 [16MR], H3442 [17MR], H5085 [4MY], H5105, H5142 [5MY], E559, E562, E569, E576, E577, E578, E579, E580 [5MR], E582, E584 [6MR], E610, E623-E625 [10MR], E673 [16MR], E692 [17MR], E734 [23MR]

———prevent provision of mortgage foreclosure assistance if borrowers misrepresented or lied about their income when applying for the mortgage or lenders failed to follow proper underwriting standards, H3021-H3023 [5MR], H3058 [6MR]

———prohibit the provision of mortgage relief to those who fraudulently extended their mortgage and then filed for bankruptcy, H2989 [5MR]

———require bankruptcy courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines, deny relief to individuals who can afford to repay mortgages without judicial mortgage modification, and extend negotiation period, H3004-H3011 [5MR]

Crime: allow imposition of death penalty for certain hate crime offenses and include the elderly, Armed Forces members, and law enforcement officers as hate crime victim categories, H4956, H4957 [29AP]

———increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (H.R. 2661), H6775, H6776 [15JN]

———modernize, shorten, and simplify the Federal criminal code (H.R. 1772), E797 [26MR]

———prosecute hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans, E1179 [15MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H9743 [22SE], H10477-H10486, H10513-H10516 [6OC], H11080, H11083 [7OC], H11117-H11119, H11121, H11127-H11140, H11146, H11160 [8OC], E2503 [9OC], E2505, E2506 [13OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4722 [23AP], H4905-H4911 [28AP], H4940-H4958, H4972, H4990-H4993 [29AP], H5046, H5056-H5058 [30AP], H6542, H6543 [11JN], E878 [2AP], E1004 [28AP], E1015-E1017 [29AP], E1028, E1032, E1035, E1038 [30AP], E1072 [6MY], E1083 [7MY], E1179 [15MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (H. Res. 372), H4929-H4938 [29AP], E1017 [29AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), motion to recommit, H4956, H4957 [29AP]

Cuba: provide for certain requirements relative to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, H9032 [29JY], H11408 [15OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8893 [28JY], H10536 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H2612 [24FE], H6418 [10JN], H6796-H6799 [15JN], H9042 [29JY], H9744 [22SE], H10076 [30SE], H11735 [23OC]

———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military, H7220 [24JN]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., H6548, H6549 [11JN], H6662-H6665 [12JN], H6865-H6870 [16JN], H7219 [24JN], H10413, H10415, H10417 [1OC], H11391 [15OC], E1485 [18JN]

———reform military commissions under which enemy combatants are tried, H11133, H11138 [8OC]

———report on service members victimized by intrafamilial international child abduction and actions taken to prevent and remedy such abductions, H7372 [25JN]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions, H12993, H12994, H12999 [16NO]

———require that certain conditions be met before the transfer of an individual detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H.R. 4086), E2790 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit civil suits by uninjured third parties relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H12526, H12527 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: authorize a national program to reduce drug use, crime, and the costs of incarceration (H.R. 4055), E2741 [6NO]

———clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (S. 1289), H10092-H10094 [30SE]

———condition funding for prevention of prosecutorial misconduct on State funding of antidrug task forces, H715 [28JA]

———decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, H12982, H12983, H12993-H12999 [16NO], H13011, H13036, H13062-H13066 [17NO], H13073, H13116, H13117 [18NO], H13270, H13272, H13323 [19NO], H14464 [10DE], H14821-H14825 [11DE], H14879 [15DE]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (H.R. 1575), H3616 [18MR], H4275-H4283 [1AP]

———Office on Violence Against Women Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program funding, H6922, H6923 [17JN]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, H14474 [10DE], H15417 [16DE]

———provide appropriate authority to the Inspector General to investigate attorney misconduct (H.R. 3847), E2584 [20OC]

———provision of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Afghanistan, H6546-H6548 [11JN], H6622, H6666 [12JN], H6915 [17JN], H7012, H7014 [18JN], H7026 [19JN], E1400 [12JN]

———provision of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, H12995 [16NO]

———transmit to the House of Representatives all information relative to decision to dismiss U.S. v. New Black Panther Party (H. Res. 994), E3025 [17DE]

Dept. of State: report on changes in treaty and U.S. laws that could help improve compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, H6494, H6495 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), H48 [7JA]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 11), H41 [7JA], H75, H83 [8JA], H94, H113-H124, H132 [9JA], E67 [13JA], E999 [28AP]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in the operation of government (H.R. 4207), E2886 [3DE]

———establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (H.R. 4009), E2693 [3NO]

———permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility, H11119 [8OC]

Dow Chemical Co.: responsibility for injuries resulting from Union Carbide Corp., chemical accident at Bhopal, India plant, E2895 [7DE]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (H.R. 1466), E656 [12MR]

———increase penalties for trafficking in high potency marijuana (H.R. 2848), E1390 [12JN]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 265), E561 [5MR]

Ellington, Tom: Washington Judges' Foundation William Nevins Award recipient, E435 [25FE]

Executive Office of the President: release of CIA memos regarding interrogation techniques, H4846 [28AP], H4918 [29AP]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates, E985 [27AP]

Federal courts: improve operation (H.R. 3632), H12006-H12008 [28OC], E2342 [23SE], E2553 [15OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (H.R. 1346), E575 [5MR]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H8237, H8238 [16JY]

———making appropriations, H2794 [25FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8029 [14JY], H8205-H8269 [16JY], E1828, E1829, E1834, E1835, E1837 [17JY], E1845 [20JY], E1862 [21JY], E1904 [23JY], E2002 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8191-H8199 [16JY], E1825 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8313 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E1646 [7JY], E1729, E1733 [13JY], E1750, E1752, E1755, E1758, E1759, E1760, E1762, E1765, E1767 [14JY], E1780, E1784, E1788, E1789, E1792, E1800, E1801 [15JY], E1805, E1806, E1808, E1809, E1810, E1812, E1813, E1814, E1815, E1816, E1817, E1818, E1821, E1823 [16JY], E1862 [21JY], E1882 [22JY], E1935, E1958 [24JY], E2142, E2148 [31JY], E2213 [9SE], E2294 [16SE]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), H6770-H6773 [15JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional civil liberties protections (H.R. 3846), E2575 [20OC]

Gadola, Paul V.: Flint, MI, ACLU Thomas A. Baltus Civil Libertarian of the Year Award recipient, E1270 [2JN]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (H.R. 2423), H11347 [14OC]

———designate Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room (H.R. 2423), H11347 [14OC]

Government: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 539), E88 [14JA]

H. Dale Cook Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Tulsa, OK: designate (H.R. 3305), H13029, H13030 [17NO]

Habeas corpus: clarify availability of Federal relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent (H.R. 3986), H12208 [3NO]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman, H6130 [3JN], H6494, H6495 [10JN]

———urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (H. Res. 125), H3300-H3305 [11MR], E651 [12MR]

Hawaii: convert temporary Federal judgeship to a permanent judgeship (H.R. 1272), E532 [3MR]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (H.R. 3596), E2318 [17SE]

———ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (H.R. 3394), E2086 [29JY]

———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3700), H10443-H10445 [1OC], H11578 [21OC]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, H6606, H6607 [11JN], H8065 [14JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 1086), H9712-H9715 [17SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), E2423 [1OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), H12859, H12860, H12888 [7NO]

———provide health care liability reform (H.R. 1468), H7727 [7JY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H8907 [28JY], H9499 [15SE], H9638 [16SE], H11293, H11294 [13OC], H11377 [14OC], H11565-H11567 [21OC], H11779, H11780, H11782 [26OC], H12260, H12265, H12285 [3NO], H12337 [4NO], H12369, H12446 [5NO], H12606, H12620, H12841, H12856, H12882, H12888, H12956 [7NO], H13048, H13050, H13056 [17NO], E2151 [31JY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform and apply savings to establish a Seniors Protection and Medicare Regional Payment Equity Fund, H12966, H12967 [7NO]

———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation, H8885 [28JY]

———review claims about effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and diseases (H.R. 3395), E2086 [29JY]

Health care professionals: reform the medical malpractice and liability system, H9554, H9555, H9557 [16SE]

Hobbs, Judy Schier: Central Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E1593 [26JN]

———Texas Justice Court Judges Association Judge of the Year award recipient, E2591 [21OC]

Homosexuality: Maine Legislature vote on same-sex marriages, H5639 [14MY]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws, H13469 [3DE]

———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H472 [22JA], H3404 [16MR], H4754 [27AP], H5069 [4MY], H5174 [6MY], H9872 [23SE], H10044 [29SE], H11357 [14OC], H11728 [23OC], H12429 [5NO], H14845 [14DE], H14985, H15476 [16DE], E474 [26FE], E1285 [2JN]

———establish right of aliens to legal counsel, E1641 [7JY]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 1199), H3148 [11MR]

———reform, H13457-H13463 [2DE], H13499 [3DE]

India: anniversary of Union Carbide Corp., chemical accident at plant in Bhopal, E2895 [7DE]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (H.R. 813), H3114, H3115 [10MR]

James A. Leach U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, IA: designate (H.R. 887), H3119-H3121 [10MR]

Judiciary: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (H.R. 3662), E2393 [29SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (H.R. 1873), H5135 [5MY]

Kent, Samuel B.: appoint and authorize managers for impeachment (H. Res. 565), H7067 [19JN]

———impeach (H. Res. 520), H7053-H7067 [19JN]

———instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment (H. Res. 661), H8377 [20JY], E1853 [20JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release, H6908 [17JN]

Lawyers and attorneys: limit attorney fees for filing predatory lending rights of action, H5315 [7MY]

Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.: anniversary, E734 [23MR]

Lesniak, Raymond: Memorial de Caen International Human Rights Competition winner, E267 [12FE]

LSC: anniversary, E1931 [24JY]

———funding, H6936, H6937 [17JN]

———meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (H.R. 3764), E2495, E2497 [8OC]

Massachusetts: Federal court decision on malicious and harmful speech, H3340 [12MR]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (H.R. 3450), H9263 [31JY]

National Criminal Justice Month: establish (H. Res. 45), H2940-H2942 [4MR], E561 [5MR]

National Guard: tribute to South Carolina National Guard Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps, H94 [9JA]

National security: allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, H6662-H6665 [12JN]

———prohibit funding to implement Executive order relative to closure of detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6941, H6942 [17JN]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, H6893 [16JN]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (H.R. 1924), H5636 [14MY], E880 [2AP]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media, H3757 [24MR]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 985), H4204-H4209 [31MR], E242, E244 [11FE], E844 [1AP], E853 [2AP]

Obama, President: Executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, H4667 [22AP], H4757 [27AP], H5173 [6MY], H5650, H5651 [14MY], H5692 [18MY], H5896 [21MY], H6294-H6298 [8JN]

———executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, H472 [22JA]

———impact of Executive orders on national security, H2636 [25FE]

———release of CIA memos regarding torture, H4556 [21AP], H4668 [22AP], H4754 [27AP], H5864 [20MY], E1214 [20MY]

Pace, FL: consideration of contempt proceedings relative to Does v. School Board of Santa Rosa County, FL, case on prayer in schools, H9539-H9542 [15SE]

Patents: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), H3456-H3459 [17MR], E743 [23MR]

Pelosi, Speaker: statements on CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists, H5703, H5704 [18MY], H6830 [16JN], H7121-H7127 [23JN]

Pennsylvania: call for Forest Service to honor agreement relative to harvest of timber, oil, and natural gas in Allegheny National Forest, H3690 [19MR]

———allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (S. 1107), H9036 [29JY]

———provide retirement equity for judges appointed to District Courts of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, E215 [4FE]

Philadelphia, PA: alleged intimidation of voters at polling place, H10128 [30SE]

POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (H.R. 3728), H11390 [15OC], H12051 [29OC], E2450 [6OC]

Presidential appointments: process for selecting Supreme Court nominees, H5273 [6MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 35), H42-H45 [7JA]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 842), H3116, H3117 [10MR]

Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (H.R. 1687), H6362-H6366 [9JN], E1442 [17JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain, H2810 [25FE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1885), E883 [2AP]

Saudi Arabia: condemn arrest and sentencing of elderly woman for violation of religious laws, H3447 [17MR]

Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (H.R. 869), H3118, H3119 [10MR]

SEC: prohibit creation of new private right of action against credit rating agencies, H14680-H14682 [10DE]

Senior citizens: protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (H.R. 448), H1120-H1123 [10FE]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: clarify that servicemembers and their dependents have a private course of action for violations of their rights, H7337 [25JN]

———provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act, H12159 [2NO]

Ships and vessels: limit liability relative to acts of self-defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against acts of piracy, H11721-H11723 [23OC]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (H.R. 2913), H9244, H9245 [31JY]

Sierra Pacific Industries: impact of Government regulations on closure of Quincy, CA, sawmill, H2892 [3MR]

Social Security: remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 2209), E1028 [30AP]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H6127 [3JN]

South Bend, IN: tribute to Adams High School mock trial team, E1235 [21MY]

Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL: designate (S. 520), H3995, H3996 [25MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. decision affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions, E1612 [26JN]

———disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5568 [13MY]

Time: make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (H.R. 1626), H4665, H4666 [22AP]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: veterans legal services funding, H7985 [10JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (H.R. 3845), E2716 [4NO]

Unpingco, John S.: relief (H.R. 910), E215 [4FE]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 4237), E2912 [8DE]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: anniversary of Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps, S785 [22JA]

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (H.R. 2053), S9857 [24SE]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (S. 357), S1125 [30JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, S4796-S4799 [28AP], S4881-S4883 [29AP], S4915-S4927, S4931-S4938 [30AP], S5176 [6MY], S8786-S8788 [5AU]

———amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (S. 61), S65 [6JA]

Bell, Griffin B.: tribute (S. Res. 15), S657 [16JA]

Berger, Irene C.: nomination to be district judge, S10750-S10754, S10756-S10758 [27OC]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S10709 [22OC]

Canada: settle certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (S. 65), S67 [6JA]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 650), S3558-S3560 [19MR]

———expand authorization for death penalty to include non-homicide hate crimes, S7683, S7684 [20JY]

Chrysler LLC: impact of bankruptcy filing and pending merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., S5172, S5176 [6MY]

Classified information: provide classified information procedures for military commissions, S7987-S7989 [23JY]

———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (S. 417), S2155-S2159 [11FE], S4996 [30AP], S6438-S6440 [10JN]

Clean Air Act: limit applicability of a certain judicial ruling to sources regulated under new motor vehicle emissions guidelines (S. 1622), S10662 [22OC]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): report on investigation into treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, S4504-S4506 [21AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S9101 [8SE]

———goals of the 111th Congress, S7 [6JA], S401 [15JA], S730-S732 [21JA]

———regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (S. 875), S4621-S4626, S4676 [23AP]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (S. 1319), S6933 [23JN], S9548 [17SE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (S. 931), S4897 [29AP]

Crime: clarify that the proceeds of specified unlawful activity include the gross receipts and not just the profits of that unlawful activity, S4545 [22AP]

———conduct study to determine if States are adequately addressing hate crimes and provide limited Federal assistance in State prosecution of hate crimes, S7629, S7633, S7634 [16JY]

———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 258), S615 [15JA], S648 [16JA]

———establish mandatory minimum sentencing for assault or battery of a U.S. serviceman, an immediate family member, or for knowingly destroying the property of active or retired servicemen, S7684, S7686, S7687 [20JY]

———increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (S. 1659), S9268 [10SE]

———penalize crimes against humanity (S. 1346), S7010-S7013 [24JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7392-S7395 [13JY], S7471, S7477 [14JY], S7511-S7526, S7529, S7540, S7543-S7548 [15JY], S7589, S7591, S7595, S7598, S7603, S7607, S7611-S7613, S7623, S7627 [16JY], S7671-S7677, S7692-S7696 [20JY], S8088 [24JY], S10615, S10631 [21OC], S10663-S10669, S10672-S10675, S10678, S10679, S10683-S10686 [22OC], S10725, S10726 [26OC], S10772-S10774 [27OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (S. 909), S4808-S4812 [28AP], S6969 [24JN], S7037, S7065 [25JN], S7408-S7410 [13JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (S. 909), unanimous-consent request, S7521, S7522 [15JY]

Davis, Andre M.: impact of decisions to suppress evidence in cases on suitability to be circuit judge, S11270 [9NO]

———nomination to be circuit judge, S10603 [21OC], S10751 [27OC], S11270, S11273-S11282 [9NO], S11338 [10NO]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11196 [5NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional funding for successful claimants in racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims (S. 972), S5131 [5MY]

———urge settlement of discrimination claims brought by Hispanic and minority farmers, S11472-S11475 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: clarify preference for trying certain enemy combatants by military commission, S8003-S8005 [23JY], S10386-S10388 [14OC]

———clarify regulations on intelligence personnel reading of Miranda rights to suspected terrorists detained for interrogation, S8000 [23JY], S8086 [24JY]

———close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S6238, S6247-S6249 [8JN], S6320, S6325-S6327 [9JN], S6417, S6430-S6438, S6440, S6478 [10JN]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., S6484, S6485 [11JN], S6691 [17JN], S6786, S6790 [18JN]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (S. 1100), S5987, S5988 [3JN]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (S. 1285), S6742 [17JN]

———reform military commissions under which enemy combatants are tried, S5651-S5653 [20MY], S10416 [14OC]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to States to develop and implement State court interpreter programs (S. 1329), S6946 [23JN]

———clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (S. 1289), S6809 [18JN], S7373 [10JY]

———concerns about political leanings of certain Presidential appointments, S1261 [2FE]

———decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S11359-S11361, S11363 [16NO], S11442 [18NO], S11576 [19NO]

———establish guidelines for hate crimes offenses to be identified and prosecuted according to neutral and objective criteria, S7684 [20JY]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (S. 495), S2565 [26FE]

———Inspector General report on Civil Rights Division improper hiring practices, S321 [13JA]

———limit prosecution of hate crimes offenses until standards are established for the application of the death penalty, S7684 [20JY]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (S. 445), S2331 [13FE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, S10286 [8OC], S11155-S11171 [5NO], S11248 [6NO], S11285 [9NO]

———provision of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, S7975, S8000 [23JY]

———repeal prohibition on certain Native American communities in Alaska from receiving Federal funds to support local programs, S10212 [7OC]

———report on CIA detention and interrogation program, S4561 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), S147, S150 [6JA]

Discrimination: allow the defense in discriminatory compensation cases to base such defense on waiver of a right, estoppel, or laches doctrine, S696 [21JA], S749, S753, S754, S756 [22JA]

———ensure that only those who directly experience discrimination are eligible to file discriminatory compensation suits, S749-S753, S758, S759 [22JA]

———limit discriminatory compensation decisions to pay discrimination, S697 [21JA], S749, S754, S756, S758 [22JA]

———prohibit retroactive claims for certain discriminatory compensation decisions, S745, S751, S760, S761, S764 [22JA]

District of Columbia: permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility, S6140 [4JN]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S10490-S10493 [15OC]

Ecology and environment: expedite environmental and judicial review of projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act, S1532, S1533, S1538 [4FE], S1664, S1665 [5FE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7037 [25JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 1584), S8867-S8871 [5AU]

False Claims Act: amend (S. 458), S2424-S2429 [24FE]

———limit amount that may be deducted from proceeds due to the U.S. for purposes of compensating private intervenors, S4609-S4614, S4617 [23AP]

———modify definition of obligation, S4539, S4543 [22AP]

FBI: forensic accounting funding, S10194 [7OC]

Federal courts: improve operation (S. 1782), S10437 [14OC], S10774 [27OC]

Federal employees: modify rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges (S. 1228), S6458 [10JN]

———tribute, S7033 [25JN], S10277 [8OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices, S1861 [6FE]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (S. 540), S2846-S2848 [5MR]

Federal judges: role and responsibilities, S6697-S6699, S6701 [17JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (S. 787), S4317-S4319 [2AP], S6024 [3JN], S9926 [29SE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (S. 1432), S8265 [29JY]

Firearms: prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (S. 1526), S8201 [28JY]

Fishman, Paul J.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S10255 [7OC]

General Motors Corp.: bankruptcy ruling allowing the nullification of contract with Stillwater Mining Co., in favor of contracts with Russian and South African suppliers, S7968 [23JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman (S. Res. 37), S3736 [24MR]

Hamilton, David F.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4419 [20AP], S9529 [17SE], S11334 [10NO], S11365-S11368 [16NO], S11402, S11411-S11424 [17NO], S11457, S11467-S11471, S11509 [18NO], S11544-S11551 [19NO]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (S. 1765), S10320 [8OC]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers, S11075 [4NO], S11908 [21NO], S12030 [1DE], S13694 [21DE]

———improve health care fraud enforcement, S13692 [21DE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S8242 [29JY], S10415 [14OC], S10533, S10538-S10542, S10560 [20OC], S11837 [20NO], S11954 [21NO], S11996 [30NO], S12109-S12112, S12125, S12137-S12139, S12146 [2DE], S12496-S12501, S12504, S12505, S12508 [5DE], S12523-S12528, S12532-S12543 [6DE], S13774 [22DE]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics, S13692 [21DE]

———extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics (S. 1578), S8866 [5AU]

Hemley, Robert B.: Vermont Press Association Matthew Lyon Award recipient, S13246 [15DE]

Honeywell, Charlene Edwards: nomination to be district judge, S11281-S11283 [9NO]

Immigration: expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (S. 1409), S7263 [8JY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (S. 2336), S10928-S10935 [29OC]

———provide for substitution of the U.S. in certain civil actions relating to electronic service providers and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (S. 876), S4621-S4626, S4678 [23AP]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (H.R. 813), S6741 [17JN]

Judiciary: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (S. 1653), S9137-S9140 [8SE], S9521 [17SE]

———authorize cost of living adjustment for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (S. 200), S272 [11JA]

———create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (S. 193), S257 [9JA]

———repeal statutory requirement for Federal judges to receive cost-of-living increases and provide for automatic salary adjustments (S. 2725), S11060 [3NO]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 678), S3661-S3670 [24MR]

Kallon, Abdul K.: nomination to be district judge, S11974 [21NO]

Kent, Samuel B.: administration of oath for impeachment trial for absent Senators, S6961 [24JN]

———appoint a Senate committee to receive and report evidence relative to impeachment trial (S. Res. 203), S6961 [24JN]

———instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment (H. Res. 661), S7833 [22JY]

———provide for Senate issuance of a summons and related procedures relative to impeachment trial (S. Res. 202), S6961 [24JN]

———resignation as district judge, S7056 [25JN]

———Senate receipt of House managers to exhibit articles of impeachment, S6954 [23JN], S6959 [24JN]

Lange, Roberto A.: nomination to be district judge, S10601, S10609-S10611 [21OC]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S10584 [20OC]

Law enforcement: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (S. 879), S4680 [23AP]

———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (S. 132), S103 [6JA]

———improve health care fraud enforcement, S11908 [21NO], S12689, S12690 [8DE], S13363 [17DE]

———improve health care fraud enforcement (S. 1959), S10852-S10854 [28OC]

———provide increased penalties for health care fraud (S. 1843), S10703 [22OC]

LSC: anniversary, S8030 [23JY]

———meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (S. 718), S3915-S3918 [26MR], S4226 [1AP]

Lynch, Gerard E.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9521-S9523, S9528, S9541 [17SE]

Martin, Beverly Baldwin: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S13747 [22DE]

Medicare: reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from medical malpractice tort reform, S13592 [20DE]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (S. 714), S3900-S3904 [26MR], S11013 [3NO], S13185 [14DE]

National security: allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, S6320, S6325-S6327 [9JN], S6417, S6430-S6438, S6440, S6478 [10JN]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (S. 797), S4333-S4344 [2AP]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (S. 151), S137 [6JA], S8100 [24JY]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 448), S2340-S2342 [13FE], S4996 [30AP], S13246 [15DE]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S10774 [27OC]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 657), S3567 [19MR]

Newspapers: impact of replacing paper editions with online editions, S3135 [17MR]

Nguyen, Jacqueline H.: nomination to be district judge, S12031-S12033 [1DE], S12318 [3DE]

Obama, President: executive order to close all overseas CIA detention facilities for terror suspects, S780 [22JA]

———Executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, S3124-S3126 [17MR], S3326 [18MR], S4470 [21AP], S4710 [24AP], S4726, S4732 [27AP], S4836 [29AP], S4907, S4911-S4915 [30AP], S5002 [1MY], S5045 [4MY], S5098 [5MY], S5308, S5311 [11MY], S5341 [12MY], S5418-S5420 [13MY], S5459-S5463, S5476 [14MY], S5596 [19MY], S5667-S5669 [20MY], S6150 [4JN], S6395 [10JN], S7679, S7680 [20JY]

———executive orders to close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limit use of certain interrogation techniques, S779, S780 [22JA]

———release of CIA memos regarding torture, S4726 [27AP], S4836 [29AP], S4948 [30AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: make certain decisions reviewable by the Court of International Trade and ensure consideration of petitions to enforce U.S. trade rights (S. 363), S1276 [2FE]

Ogden, David W.: impact of position on certain pornography cases as a private attorney on suitability to be Deputy Attorney General, S3009-S3011, S3014-S3016 [11MR]

Philadelphia, PA: alleged intimidation of voters at polling place, S10129, S10131 [6OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5882 [21MY], S11974 [21NO], S14139 [24DE]

———process for selecting Supreme Court nominees, S5420 [13MY]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2995-S2998 [11MR], S3066 [12MR], S5087 [5MY], S5892 [1JN], S6329-S6332, S6342-S6349, S6362 [9JN], S6394 [10JN], S6673-S6677 [17JN], S8802 [5AU], S9521, S9529 [17SE], S9918-S9921 [29SE], S10609-S10611 [21OC], S10751-S10754, S10757 [27OC], S11275, S11278 [9NO], S11365-S11368 [16NO], S11411-S11422 [17NO], S11469, S11509 [18NO], S12031 [1DE], S12801 [9DE], S13244-S13246 [15DE], S13867-S13869, S13878 [23DE]

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: correct interpretation of the term ``proceeds'' (S. 378), S2072 [10FE]

Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (H.R. 1687), S9857 [24SE]

Ralph Regula Federal Office Building and Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (S. 273), S630 [15JA]

Reiss, Christina: nomination to be district judge, S11974 [21NO]

Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (S. 1551), S8564 [30JY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy (S. Res. 103), S4398 [2AP]

———authorize testimony and legal representation in California v. Amir Shervin (S. Res. 250), S9060, S9061 [6AU]

———authorize testimony and legal representation in U.S. v. Edward Bloomer, Frank Cordaro, Elton Davis, Chester Guinn, and Renee Espeland (S. Res. 180), S6391 [9JN]

———authorize testimony in U.S. v. Vincent J. Fumo (S. Res. 21), S849, S850 [26JA]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, S12699 [8DE]

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 795), S4331 [2AP]

———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (S. 1821), S10641 [21OC]

———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims and encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S, S12699 [8DE]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (H.R. 2913), S9857 [24SE]

Sotomayor, Sonia M.: confirmation as Supreme Court Justice, S9072-S9074 [7AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to appeals court ruling on private property and eminent domain in Port Chester, NY, S8898, S8922 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to circuit court ruling on employment discrimination case of firefighters in New Haven, CT, S7154 [7JY], S8794, S8798, S8800, S8811, S8816, S8820, S8827, S8830, S8843 [5AU], S8917, S8920, S8922, S8924, S8939, S8941, S8943 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S6971-S6974 [24JN], S8735 [4AU], S8794, S8798, S8800, S8811-S8813, S8816, S8821, S8824, S8828, S8830, S8839, S8841-S8844 [5AU], S8898, S8904-S8907, S8917, S8921, S8924, S8928, S8939-S8941 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to role with LatinoJustice PRLDEF (organization), S8821 [5AU], S8898 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to statements on gender and ethnicity, S8818, S8822, S8827 [5AU], S8915, S8919, S8923, S8928, S8938, S8942, S8943 [6AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to use of foreign law by U.S. judges, S8819, S8823 [5AU]

———investiture as Supreme Court Justice, S9105 [8SE]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5892 [1JN], S6329-S6332, S6342-S6349, S6362 [9JN], S6394, S6424-S6426 [10JN], S6528-S6530 [11JN], S6575 [15JN], S6673-S6677, S6699 [17JN], S6768 [18JN], S6902, S6907-S6911, S6914, S6919-S6921 [23JN], S6971-S6974, S6977-S6985 [24JN], S7030, S7034, S7057-S7060 [25JN], S7116-S7118 [6JY], S7154, S7155, S7161 [7JY], S7222 [8JY], S7277, S7280, S7293 [9JY], S7377, S7378, S7392 [13JY], S7589, S7599, S7602, S7618 [16JY], S7668-S7671, S7677 [20JY], S7827-S7831, S7858 [22JY], S8073, S8078 [24JY], S8119-S8121 [27JY], S8502, S8541 [30JY], S8645-S8647, S8651-S8653, S8655 [3AU], S8709-S8711, S8730-S8755, S8780-S8783 [4AU], S8788-S8851 [5AU], S8896-S8946 [6AU]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent agreement, S8887 [5AU]

Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL: designate (S. 387), S1684 [5FE], S2574 [26FE]

———designate (S. 520), S2721 [3MR]

States: prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services relative to certain civil actions, S2921-S2923, S2941 [10MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions (S. Res. 201), S6955, S6956 [23JN]

———decision in Boumediene v. Bush on right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, S4624 [23AP]

———impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions, S10622-S10630 [21OC]

———permit televising of proceedings (S. 446), S2332-S2336 [13FE], S7030 [25JN], S8805 [5AU]

———permit televising of proceedings (S. Res. 339), S11218-S11221 [5NO]

———ruling on release of Chinese Uyghurs from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S10620, S10621 [21OC]

———Samantar v. Yousuf decision allowing a Federal cause of action to be filed against a former government official now living in the U.S. under the Torture Victims Protection Act, S13869 [23DE]

Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (S. 440), S2329, S2330 [13FE]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (S. 437), S2325, S2330 [13FE]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (S. 2930), S13885 [23DE]

Time: make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (H.R. 1626), S4763 [27AP], S4799 [28AP]

———make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (S. 630), S3374 [18MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (S. 2336), S10928-S10935 [29OC]

———extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (S. 1692), S9673-S9675 [22SE], S10197-S10199 [7OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 1726), S9933 [29SE]

Viken, Jeffrey L.: nomination to be district judge, S9918-S9921 [29SE]

Reports

CIA Detention and Interrogation Program: Dept. of Justice, S4563-S4566 [22AP]

Ledbetter Act—Sacrificing Justice for ``Fair'' Pay: Andrew M. Grossman, Heritage Foundation, S702-S704 [21JA]

Reports filed

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2053) (H. Rept. 111-241), H9275 [31JY]

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3193) (H. Rept. 111-245), H9340 [8SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. Rept. 111-21), H2833 [25FE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 205) (H. Rept. 111-23), H2978 [4MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 111-91), H4913 [28AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3170, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 111-208), H8099 [14JY]

Consideration of S. 181, Fair Pay Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 111-5), H525 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on the Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 924) (H. Rept. 111-383), H15506 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 922) (H. Rept. 111-377), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 920) (H. Rept. 111-378), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice Transmittal of Certain Documents, Records, Memos, Correspondence, and Other Communications Regarding Medical Malpractice Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 871) (H. Rept. 111-341), H13265 [18NO]

Enact Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1107) (H. Rept. 111-42), H3747 [23MR]

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 111-50), H3833 [24MR]

False Claims Act Correction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 111-97), H5168 [5MY]

Fight Fraud Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1748) (H. Rept. 111-95), H5095 [4MY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3170) (H. Rept. 110-202), H8007 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1432) (S. Rept. 111-43), S7317 [9JY]

Free Flow of Information Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 111-61), H4127 [30MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 448), S13032 [11DE]

GAO Improvement Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 111-387), H15508 [23DE]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX, and Designation of Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2423) (H. Rept. 111-257), H9670 [16SE]

H. Dale Cook Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Tulsa, OK: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3305) (H. Rept. 111-286), H10518 [6OC]

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3596) (H. Rept. 111-322), H12197 [2NO]

Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 111-19), H2631 [24FE]

Indian Arts and Crafts Protection Through the Improvement of Applicable Criminal Proceedings: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 151), S7868 [22JY]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 813), S6542 [11JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 813) (H. Rept. 111-27), H3143 [10MR]

James A. Leach U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, IA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 887) (H. Rept. 111-31), H3144 [10MR]

Judicial Survivors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1107), S7069 [25JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 678), S13382 [17DE]

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1913) (H. Rept. 111-86), H4838 [27AP], H4913 [28AP]

Nomination of Abdul K. Kallon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Andre M. Davis To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6185 [4JN]

Nomination of B. Todd Jones To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7069 [25JN]

Nomination of Barbara L. McQuade To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Barbara Milano Keenan To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10914 [29OC]

Nomination of Benjamin B. Wagner To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10700 [22OC]

Nomination of Beverly Baldwin Martin To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Carmen Milagros Ortiz To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10914 [29OC]

Nomination of Carter M. Stewart To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of Charlene Edwards Honeywell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Christina Reiss To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Christopher A. Crofts To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Daniel G. Bogden To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of David F. Hamilton To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6185 [4JN]

Nomination of Deborah K.R. Gilg To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of Dennis K. Burke To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Denny Chin To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of Dolly M. Gee To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of Edward J. Tarver To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10914 [29OC]

Nomination of Edward M. Chen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of Florence T. Nakakuni To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of Florence Y. Pan To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Gerard E. Lynch To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6542 [11JN]

Nomination of Irene C. Berger To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Jacqueline H. Nguyen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of James L. Santelle To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Jane B. Stranch To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11593 [19NO]

Nomination of Jeffrey L. Viken To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Jenny A. Durkan To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of John P. Kacavas To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7069 [25JN]

Nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Joyce White Vance To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of Kenyen R. Brown To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11205 [5NO]

Nomination of Louis G. Butler, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Marisa J. Demeo To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5699 [20MY]

Nomination of Mary E. Phillips To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Michael W. Cotter To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13382 [17DE]

Nomination of Neil H. MacBride To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Nicholas A. Klinefeldt To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11205 [5NO]

Nomination of Paul J. Fishman To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9840 [24SE]

Nomination of Peter F. Neronha To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9264 [10SE]

Nomination of Preet Bharara To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of Richard G. Seeborg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10486 [15OC]

Nomination of Roberto A. Lange To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Rosanna Malouf Peterson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Nomination of Sanford C. Coats To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8196 [28JY]

Nomination of Stephanie M. Rose To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11205 [5NO]

Nomination of Stephen M. Dettelbach To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8992 [6AU]

Nomination of Stuart G. Nash To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8271 [29JY]

Nomination of Thomas I. Vanaskie To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12321 [3DE]

Nomination of Timothy J. Heaphy To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10060 [1OC]

Nomination of Tristram J. Coffin To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6804 [18JN]

Nomination of William M. Conley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12909 [10DE]

Procedures for the Consideration of Claims of Constitutionally Based Privilege Against Disclosure of Presidential Records: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 35) (S. Rept. 111-21), S5614 [19MY]

Prohibit Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Defamation Judgments and Certain Foreign Judgments Against Providers of Interactive Computer Services: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2765) (H. Rept. 111-154), H6805 [15JN]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 111-29), H3144 [10MR]

Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1687) (H. Rept. 111-140), H6305 [8JN]

Request President and Require Dept. of Defense To Furnish All Information on Impact of Notification of Miranda Rights to Certain Detainees in Afghanistan: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 602) (H. Rept. 111-221), H8706 [23JY]

Request the President and Dept. of Justice Furnish the House of Representatives Information on Notification of Miranda Rights to Detainees in Afghanistan: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 111-189), H7703 [26JN]

Samuel B. Kent Impeachment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 520) (H. Rept. 111-159), H6971 [17JN]

Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 111-30), H3144 [10MR]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2913) (H. Rept. 111-240), H9275 [31JY]

Tribal Law and Order Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 797) (S. Rept. 111-93), S10914 [29OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act National Security Letters Sunset Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 111-382), H15506 [19DE]

USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1692), S10361 [13OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1692) (S. Rept. 111-92), S10850 [28OC]

Resignations

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas: Samuel B. Kent, S7056 [25JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Establish task force to hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5444 [12MY]

Establish task force to hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous and Samuel B. Kent: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5445 [12MY]

GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10024-H10040 [29SE], H13133-H13250 [18NO]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Federal Bar Association, Hon. Raymond L. Acosta Puerto Rico Chapter, S8849 [5AU]

Rulings of the Chair

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8267 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8191 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Schedules

U.S. v. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, S6431 [10JN]

Statements

Fair Pay Act: Senator Specter, S754 [22JA]

Federal Assistance To States, Local Jurisdictions, and Indian Tribes To Prosecute Hate Crimes: Several Religious Leaders, S7520 [15JY]

Nomination of John G. Roberts To Be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Senator Alexander (2005), S8503 [30JY]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor To Be Supreme Court Justice: LatinoJustice PRLDEF (organization), S8914 [6AU]

———Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, S8934 [6AU]

———Several Past Presidents, Hispanic National Bar Association, S8849 [5AU]

———Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, S8808 [5AU]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Senator Specter, S11219-S11221 [5NO]

Title VII ``Fairness'' Act, S. 3209, Allows Pay Discrimination To Continue: National Women's Law Center, S708 [21JA]

Tribute to William T. Coleman, Jr.: Senator Specter, S2358 [23FE]

Subpoena Notices

Caldwell County, NC, District Court, H10002 [29SE]

Court of Common Pleas for Wayne County, PA, H385 [16JA]

Ohio Elections Commission, H9350 [9SE]

Superior Court for Yolo County, CA, H12535 [6NO]

Superior Court of California, H3688 [19MR]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H6017 [2JN]

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, H13443 [2DE]

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, H14408 [9DE]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H9300 [8SE]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, H1273 [12FE], H3713 [23MR], H5675, H5679 [18MY], H8477 [21JY], H13360 [1DE]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H9733 [21SE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8069 [14JY]

Testimonies

Sentencing Commission Responsibilities: Robert Pratt, S13186-S13188 [14DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 15, hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, H179 [13JA]

H. Res. 45, National Criminal Justice Month, H2940 [4MR]

H. Res. 71, tribute to Griffin B. Bell, H1116 [10FE]

H. Res. 87, consideration of S. 181, Fair Pay Act, H532 [27JA]

H. Res. 125, urge Brazil to comply with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children, H3300 [11MR]

H. Res. 190, consideration of H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, H2839 [26FE]

H. Res. 205, consideration of H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, H2986 [5MR]

H. Res. 372, consideration of H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H4929 [29AP]

H. Res. 424, Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry on potential impeachment of Samuel B. Kent, H5444 [12MY]

H. Res. 520, Samuel B. Kent impeachment, S6960 [24JN], H7053 [19JN]

H. Res. 565, Samuel B. Kent impeachment managers appointment and authorization, S6960 [24JN], H7067 [19JN]

H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, H8191 [16JY]

H. Res. 661, instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment against Samuel B. Kent, S7832 [22JY], H8377 [20JY]

H. Res. 877, support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake in China, H12536 [6NO]

H. Res. 905, Louis D. Brandeis retirement from Supreme Court anniversary, H14897 [15DE]

H. Res. 994, Dept. of Justice transmittal to the House of Representatives all information relative to decision to dismiss U.S. v. New Black Panther Party, E3026 [17DE]

H.R. 11, Fair Pay Act, H113 [9JA]

H.R. 35, establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records, H42 [7JA]

H.R. 448, Elder Abuse Victims Act, H1120-H1122 [10FE]

H.R. 559, Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress (FAST Redress) Act, H898 [3FE]

H.R. 628, establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges, H3456 [17MR]

H.R. 813, J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC, H3114 [10MR]

H.R. 842, R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS, H3116 [10MR]

H.R. 869, Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY, H3118 [10MR]

H.R. 887, James A. Leach U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, IA, H3119 [10MR]

H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act, H4204 [31MR]

H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, H2997-H3001 [5MR]

H.R. 1107, enact certain laws relative to public contracts, H5201-H5257 [6MY]

H.R. 1575, End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act, H4275 [1AP]

H.R. 1626, make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings, H4665 [22AP]

H.R. 1687, Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH, H6362 [9JN]

H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H4940 [29AP]

H.R. 2053, Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX, H9368 [9SE]

H.R. 2423, George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse and Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room, Laredo, TX, H11347 [14OC]

H.R. 2661, Court Security Enhancement Act, H6775 [15JN]

H.R. 2765, prohibit court recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services, H6770, H6771 [15JN]

H.R. 2913, Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL, H9244 [31JY]

H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, H8216-H8233 [16JY]

H.R. 3193, Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL, H9370 [9SE]

H.R. 3305, H. Dale Cook Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Tulsa, OK, H13029 [17NO]

H.R. 3632, Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act, H12006 [28OC]

S. 61, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, S66 [6JA]

S. 65, Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. settlement, S68 [6JA]

S. 132, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act, S104-S114 [6JA]

S. 147, Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act, S133 [6JA]

S. 151, protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, S8100 [24JY]

S. 181, Fair Pay Act, S775 [22JA], H546 [27JA]

S. 193, temporary district court judgeships creation and extension, S257 [9JA]

S. 258, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S616 [15JA]

S. 273, Ralph Regula Federal Office Building and Courthouse, Canton, OH, S630 [15JA]

S. 357, Equal Justice for U.S. Military Personnel Act, S1125 [30JA]

S. 387, Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL, S1684 [5FE], S2575 [26FE]

S. 417, State Secrets Protection Act, S2155-S2157 [11FE]

S. 437, allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases, S2325 [13FE]

S. 440, allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards, S2330 [13FE]

S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act, S2426-S2428 [24FE]

S. 495, Justice Integrity Act, S2566 [26FE]

S. 520, Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, IL, S2716, S2721 [3MR], H3995 [25MR]

S. 537, Sunshine in Litigation Act, S2835 [5MR]

S. 630, make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings, S3375 [18MR]

S. 650, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S3560-S3563 [19MR]

S. 678, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization and improvement, S3662-S3669 [24MR]

S. 797, Tribal Law and Order Act, S4334-S4344 [2AP]

S. 875, Presidential Signing Statements Act, S4677 [23AP]

S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act, S4898 [29AP]

S. 972, provide additional funding for successful claimants in Dept. of Agriculture racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims, S5131 [5MY]

S. 1107, Judicial Survivors Protection Act, S5724 [20MY], S7373 [10JY], H9036 [29JY]

S. 1285, Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act, S6742 [17JN]

S. 1289, Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act, S7373 [10JY], H10092 [30SE]

S. 1329, State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act, S6946 [23JN]

S. 1346, Crimes Against Humanity Act, S7011 [24JN]

S. 1526, No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act, S8201 [28JY]

S. 1578, extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics, S8867 [5AU]

S. 1584, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S8868-S8870 [5AU]

S. 1653, Federal Judgeship Act, S9138 [8SE]

S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, S9556 [17SE]

S. 1692, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, S9675-S9680 [22SE]

S. 1726, USA PATRIOT Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against Terrorism Act, S9934 [29SE]

S. 2336, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act provisions extension, S10934 [29OC]

S. 2725, Federal Judicial Fairness Act, S11060 [3NO]

S. 2786, Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act, S11434-S11437 [17NO]

S. Res. 4, express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child, S148 [6JA]

S. Res. 7, urge Brazil to comply with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman, S2164 [11FE]

S. Res. 15, tribute to Griffin B. Bell, S655, S657 [16JA]

S. Res. 21, testimony in U.S. v. Vincent J. Fumo, S846, S850 [26JA]

S. Res. 37, urge Brazil to comply with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman, S3938 [26MR]

S. Res. 103, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and document production in Richard Bowen v. Dept. of the Navy, S4387, S4398 [2AP]

S. Res. 180, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and legal representation in U.S. v. Edward Bloomer, Frank Cordaro, Elton Davis, Chester Guinn, and Renee Espeland, S6388, S6391 [9JN]

S. Res. 189, characterize trial of Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence, S6817 [18JN]

S. Res. 201, Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision anniversary affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions, S6947, S6956 [23JN]

S. Res. 202, Senate issuance of a summons and related procedures relative to impeachment trial of Samuel B. Kent, S6961, S7013 [24JN], H7166 [24JN]

S. Res. 203, Senate committee appointment to receive and report evidence relative to impeachment trial of Samuel B. Kent, S6961, S7013 [24JN], H7166 [24JN]

S. Res. 250, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and legal representation in California v. Amir Shervin, S9046, S9061 [6AU]

S. Res. 339, permit televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S11218 [5NO]

S. Res. 362, Dept. of the Treasury direction of U.S. representatives to the IMF and World Bank to condition loans to Antigua and Barbuda on cooperation with efforts to provide redress to Stanford Financial Group fraud victims, S12012 [30NO]

S. Res. 367, recognize Victims of Crime Act anniversary and contributions to the Crime Victims Fund through criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys' Financial Litigation Units, S12333 [3DE]

S.J. Res. 3, ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Sec. of the Interior are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005, S147, S150 [6JA], H48 [7JA]

Tributes

Bell, Griffin B., S20 [6JA], S190-S194 [8JA]

Canady, Charles T., E22 [6JA]