CRIME related term(s) Espionage; Sexual Harassment
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), S13886 [23DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (S. 1472), S11974 [21NO]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4531, S4538, S4539, S4540, S4542, S4543, S4552, S4554, S4555, S4557, S4558, S4559, S4588, S4589, S4590, S4591, S4592, S4593, S4594, S4595 [22AP], S4605, S4607, S4608, S4611, S4615, S4616, S4620, S4631, S4700, S4701, S4702, S4703, S4704 [23AP], S5495, S5537 [14MY], H5686 [18MY]
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]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (S. 371), S4521 [21AP]
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]
Hate crimes: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4940 [29AP]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 93), S4994, S4995 [30AP]
Announcements
Moment of silence in memory of victims of terrrorist attacks, S9281 [11SE], H9387 [9SE]
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]
U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S1232 [30JA], S3092 [12MR], S9275 [10SE]
Articles and editorials
Acorn Amendment for Pfizer, H10489 [6OC]
Afghanistan Abyss, H9307 [8SE]
Alvin Sykes—Self-Made Civil Rights Activist, E826 [31MR]
Ambushed by a Drug War, S8075 [24JY]
Civilian Courts Are No Place To Try Terrorists, S10555 [20OC], S11156 [5NO]
Cleric Linked to Fort Hood Attack Grew More Radicalized in Yemen, H14465 [10DE]
Digitally Overexposed, E2150 [31JY]
Don't Go Wobbly on Afghanistan, S10396 [14OC]
Dr. Tiller's Important Job, H6324 [9JN]
Enemy Within, S8076 [24JY]
FBI Probes 530 Corporate Fraud Cases, S2316 [13FE]
Financial Fraud Is Focus of Attack by Prosecutors, S4534 [22AP]
Fraud Factor, S4534 [22AP]
``Hate Crime'' Problem, S10726 [26OC]
History Will Credit Bush With Keeping Country Safe, S370 [14JA]
How Not To Defeat al Qaeda, S10394-S10396 [14OC]
Iranian Police Use Force To Break Up Protest, S6863 [22JN]
Jews Remain Stymied in Efforts To Reclaim Art Looted by Nazis, S7226 [8JY]
Las Vegas Police Refer 2,000 Inmates to Immigration Officials, S10272 [8OC]
Let's Not Undo Progress We've Made Since 9/11, S9282 [11SE]
Local Soldier Remembered by Community, S11310 [10NO]
Neda, Is She Iran's Joan of Arc?, S6863 [22JN]
Perseverance Pays Off for Civil Rights Activist, E825 [31MR]
Rise in Fraud Cases Is ``Straining'' FBI, S2315 [13FE]
Spec. Frederick Greene, S11310 [10NO]
Spike in Fraud Investigations Taxing Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Testify, S2315 [13FE]
State May Release Prisoners To Cut Costs, S11399 [17NO]
Stimulus Spending Remains Ripe for Fraud, S4534 [22AP]
Study Backs Bosnian Serb's Claim of Immunity, S4487 [21AP]
Time To Get Out of Afghanistan, H9305 [8SE]
12 Federal Agents Are Slain in Mexico, S8078 [24JY]
When Combating Hate Should Be a Federal Fight, S7525 [15JY], S10726 [26OC]
Bills and resolutions
Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H9280 [31JY]
Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 1179), S6185 [4JN] (see H.R. 634), H484 [22JA]
Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Initiative: funding (see S. 107), S42 [6JA]
Afghanistan: tribute to students of the Mirwais School for Girls in Kandahar who were attacked by militants and support efforts to decrease illiteracy and gender-based violence (see S. Res. 109), S4574 [22AP]
Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4582 [21AP]
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: add Paraguay and Uruguay as beneficiary countries (see S. 1665), S9326 [14SE]
———add Paraguay as a beneficiary country (see S. 780), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 1837), H4395 [1AP]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 1834), S10635 [21OC] (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see S. 727), S3897 [26MR] (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]
———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2308, 2308), H5398 [7MY]
Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: delay sunset (see S. 1219), S6364 [9JN] (see H.R. 2675), H6154 [3JN]
Arizona: designate certain counties as high-intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 1871), H4518 [2AP]
Armed Forces: commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas, for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq (see H. Res. 977), H15502 [16DE]
———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]
———enhance criminal penalties for killing a member (see H.R. 2871), H6805 [15JN]
———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 2807), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]
———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (see S. Res. 344), S11253 [6NO] (see H. Res. 895), H12587 [6NO]
———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]
———provide penalties for hate crimes against members (see H.R. 2677), H6154 [3JN]
———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H161 [9JA]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H921 [3FE]
Arsonists and bombers: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national registries and notification program (see S. 1684), S9554 [17SE] (see H.R. 1727), H4061 [26MR]
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): tribute to Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe III, for investigation of fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars (see H. Res. 809), H11110 [7OC]
ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see S. 205), S308 [12JA] (see H.R. 495), H323 [14JA] (see H.R. 1448), H3337 [11MR]
Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]
———grant posthumous citizenship to certain aliens who died as a result of the shootings at the American Civic Association (see S. 905), S4806 [28AP]
Bratton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 882), H12141 [29OC]
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]
Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 380), H159 [9JA]
Bureau of the Census: make organizations indicted for violations of election laws ineligible to participate as a partner in assisting with the decennial census (see H.R. 3582), H9670 [16SE]
Business and industry: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see S. 470), S2473 [25FE] (see H.R. 1173), H2833 [25FE] (see H.R. 4011), H12288 [3NO]
———prohibit employers from enforcing binding arbitration to settle work-related rape claims (see S. 2915), S13458 [18DE]
California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]
Cambodia: condemn repression of opposition candidates and call for Cambodian Government and international organizations to combat human trafficking (see H. Res. 820), H11166 [8OC]
Cambridge, MA: call upon President Obama to retract initial remarks and apologize to James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his conduct in response to suspected break-in (see H. Res. 680), H8873 [27JY]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 650), S3550 [19MR]
———constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 51), H5399 [7MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1044 [4FE]
Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 674), H8707 [23JY]
Carthage, NC: express condolences to victims and community impacted by Pinelake Health and Rehab Center shootings (see S. Res. 101), S4311 [2AP]
Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see S. Res. 302), S10110 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9279 [31JY]
Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Federal Building, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3562), H9490 [14SE]
Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1149), H2631 [24FE] (see H.R. 1422), H3145 [10MR]
Children and youth: examine and improve the child welfare workforce (see S. 2837), S12413 [4DE]
———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 244), S388 [14JA]
———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]
———prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children (see H.R. 3512), H9278 [31JY]
———promote the safe use of the Internet by students (see H.R. 780), H779 [28JA]
———protect from sex offenders (see H.R. 2674), H6154 [3JN]
———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see S. 436), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1076), H1605 [13FE]
———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 2691), H6154 [3JN]
———provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 1370), S7070 [25JN]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 435), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]
———require Depts. of State and Justice to take certain actions against specified foreign nationals in international child abductions (see H.R. 3487), H9277 [31JY]
———strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children (see H.R. 3513), H9278 [31JY]
China: condemn censorship, privacy, and cybersecurity implications of Internet filtering software and urge high-tech companies to promote Internet as tool for transparency, freedom of expression, and citizen empowerment (see H. Res. 590), H7705 [26JN]
———condemn violent repression of Uyghur protests, express sadness at loss of life, and call on Chinese Government to respect right of freedom of speech and association (see H. Res. 624), H8008 [10JY]
Civil liberties: increase extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm (see H.R. 2153), H4914 [28AP]
———protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents (see S. 1261), S6580 [15JN]
Civil rights: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964 (see H. Con. Res. 166), H8355 [17JY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner (see H. Con. Res. 82), H4026 [25MR]
Coast Guard: assist in the defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against piracy and ensure traditional right of self-defense of those vessels against piracy (see H.R. 2984), H7085 [19JN]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2537), H6008 [21MY]
Computers: enhance Internet safety and security and prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology (see H.R. 4059), H12587 [6NO]
———promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives (see S. 1047), S5501 [14MY] (see H.R. 3222), H8184 [15JY]
———provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 1966), H4522 [2AP]
Constitutional amendments: protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 59), H7946 [9JY]
Consumers: prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (see S. 710), S3785 [25MR]
Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 569), S3025 [11MR]
Correctional institutions: clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 4327), H15498 [16DE]
———prohibit possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners (see S. 1749), S10110 [5OC]
———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]
———require minimum workweek for Federal prison inmates and reform inmate work programs (see S. 41), S40 [6JA]
———restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H3400 [12MR]
Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2933), H7021 [18JN]
———increase number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases (see H.R. 314), H88 [8JA]
———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 unjust and irrational criminal punishments (see H.R. 2934), H7021 [18JN] (see H.R. 3327), H8808 [24JY]
———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]
———provide for greater judicial discretion in sentencing for certain firearms offenses committed in exceptional circumstances (see H.R. 623), H442 [21JA]
———regulate certain deferred prosecution and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 1947), H4522 [2AP]
Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 942), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 216), H36 [6JA] (see H.R. 2189), H5060 [30AP]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 302), S10110 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9279 [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]
DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see S. 256), S598 [15JA] (see H.R. 2923), H6972 [17JN]
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]
———repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 329), H89 [8JA]
Dept. of Defense: debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (see H.R. 2825), H6617 [11JN]
———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]
———provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 675), H525 [26JA]
Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 4286), H14826 [11DE]
———provide assistance to local educational agencies for the prevention and reduction of conflict and violence in schools (see H.R. 4000), H12287 [3NO]
Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]
———establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (see S. 2128), S10916 [29OC] (see H.R. 4222), H13627 (see H.R. 4222), H14371 [8DE]
———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 439), H161 [9JA]
———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 2903), S13383 [17DE] (see H.R. 3287), H8584 [22JY] (see H.R. 3315), H8707 [23JY]
———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1079 [9FE]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for the Office of Detention and Removal (see H.R. 2048), H4686 [22AP]
———develop and implement a mitigation plan to address the ecological impacts of border security measures and activities (see H.R. 3629), H9806 [22SE]
———establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (see H.R. 1697), H3834 [24MR]
———improve communication with State and local law enforcement on treatment of aliens who have been ordered removed and charged with a State aggravated felony (see H.R. 1823), H4250 [31MR]
———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 121), H32 [6JA] (see H.R. 1187), H2834 [25FE]
———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]
———strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (see H.R. 730), H602 [27JA]
Dept. of HUD: prohibit provision of assistance to any organization that has been indicted for a violation of a law relative to an election for Federal or State office (see H.R. 2715), H6263 [4JN]
———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. 1327), S6938 [23JN] (see H.R. 582), H381 [15JA]
———reform provisions requiring ``one-strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing (see H.R. 69), H30 [6JA]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 823), H921 [3FE]
———anniversary of Office of Special Investigations (see H. Res. 755), H9730 [17SE]
———appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13266 [18NO]
———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 grant funds to be used for Troops-to-Cops Program (see H.R. 3944), H11868 [27OC]
———authorize grants to establish and improve criminal forensic laboratories (see H.R. 898), H1043 [4FE]
———award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 2616), H6011 [21MY]
———clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (see S. 1289), S6804 [18JN] (see H.R. 3133), H7836 [8JY]
———Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program and DNA technology enhancement grants funding (see H.R. 2157), H4914 [28AP]
———encourage entry of felony warrants into the FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) by State and local agencies and provide additional resources for extradition (see H.R. 970), H1158 [10FE]
———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 738), H777 [28JA]
———establish a competitive grant program to assist local criminal prosecutors' offices in investigating and prosecuting crimes of real estate fraud (see S. 1724), S9930 [29SE]
———establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 1303), H2979 [4MR]
———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 2925), S13785 [22DE]
———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (see H.R. 1292), H2978 [4MR]
———establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (see S. 1472), S7699 [20JY]
———establish a separate DNA database for violent predators against children (see H.R. 288), H88 [8JA] (see H.R. 382), H159 [9JA]
———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]
———establish pilot programs that provide for emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse (see H.R. 973), H1158 [10FE]
———establish the National Parents Corps Program (see H.R. 3075), H7703 [26JN]
———establish the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force (see S. 365), S1431 [3FE] (see H.R. 529), H324 [14JA]
———establish the Office of Public Advocate (see H.R. 1921), H4521 [2AP]
———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 3695), H10455 [1OC]
———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]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (see S. 386), S1677 [5FE]
———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3526 [17MR]
———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see S. 1301), S6804 [18JN] (see H.R. 1933), H4521 [2AP]
———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1741), H4062 [26MR]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1978), H4523 [2AP]
———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]
———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (see H.R. 4283), H14826 [11DE]
———promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention (see H.R. 3630), H9898 [23SE]
———provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to increase number of law enforcement officers in cities with the highest crime rates (see S. 1424), S7317 [9JY] (see H.R. 3154), H7946 [9JY]
———provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces (see H.R. 2541), H6008 [21MY]
———provide grants and access to information and resources for the implementation of the Sex Offender Registration Tips and Crime Victims Center Programs (see S. 1146), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 2612), H6011 [21MY]
———provide grants to States to protect older Americans from misleading and fradulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security (see S. 906), S4806 [28AP]
———provide grants to States to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security (see S. 1661), S9264 [10SE] (see H.R. 3551), H9441 [10SE]
———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H11457 [15OC]
———reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1568), H3526 [17MR]
———reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program (see S. 2866), S12909 [10DE] (see H.R. 1514), H3437 [16MR]
———reauthorize the Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 3132), H7836 [8JY]
———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2282), H5306 [6MY] (see H.R. 2406), H5664 [14MY]
———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 789), H875 [2FE]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H195 [13JA]
Dept. of State: permit certain foreign government officers or employees to be eligible for the Dept. of State Rewards Program (see H.R. 57), H30 [6JA]
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]
———provide for licensing of Internet poker and other online skill games, establish consumer protections, and enforce the tax code (see S. 1597), S8992 [6AU]
———reauthorize the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 1856), H4396 [1AP]
Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 2920), S13698 [21DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 669), S3609 [23MR] (see H.R. 2547), H6008 [21MY]
Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7021 [18JN]
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 (see S. 181), S211 [8JA] (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]
———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]
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]
———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H6618 [11JN]
———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]
———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (see S. 258), S598 [15JA] (see H.R. 3702), H10456 [1OC]
———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]
———prevent use of Indian reservations located on U.S. borders to facilitate cross-border drug trafficking (see S. 2893), S13319 [16DE]
———prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 858), H1041 [4FE]
———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]
El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see S. Res. 321), S10735 [26OC] (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97), H31 [6JA]
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 Office of the President: establish the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor (see S. 778), S4172 [1AP]
FAA: issue order on secondary cockpit barriers (see H.R. 2238), H5096 [4MY]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain small businesses (see H.R. 3763), H11165 [8OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 2515), H5890 [20MY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H13351 [19NO]
FBI: authorize additional appropriations to enhance ability to stop mortgage fraud (see H.R. 78), H30 [6JA]
———include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 2401), H5581 [13MY]
———prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (see S. 2820), S12070 [1DE]
———provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H12287 [3NO]
FDA: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2726), H6264 [4JN]
Federal aid programs: define terms and services for community-based gang intervention to utilize funding in a cost-effective manner and hold community-based agencies accountable for holistic and integrated services (see H.R. 3526), H9279 [31JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 1450), H3338 [11MR]
FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 434), H161 [9JA]
FERC: provide for enforcement of criminal penalties relative to electric reliability standards (see H.R. 71), H30 [6JA]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 3506), H9278 [31JY]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see S. 843), S4513 [21AP] (see H.R. 2324), H5398 [7MY]
———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H35 [6JA]
———modernize process by which interstate firearms transactions are conducted by Federal firearms licensees (see S. 556), S2964 [10MR]
———modify Federal regulations allowing current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see S. 1132), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 3752), H11110 [7OC]
———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 371), S1431 [3FE] (see S. 845), S4513 [21AP] (see H.R. 1620), H3703 [19MR]
———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 257), H69 [7JA]
———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]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 17), H28 [6JA]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H1605 [13FE]
Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see S. 1421), S7317 [9JY] (see H.R. 48), H29 [6JA] (see H.R. 3173), H8008 [10JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 15), S5232 [6MY] (see H.J. Res. 8), H70 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 47), H5061 [30AP]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration and set criminal penalties for such actions (see S.J. Res. 2), S43 [6JA]
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]
Fort Hood, TX: request the President to transmit all documents relative to the inventory and review of intelligence related to the shooting (see H. Res. 978), H15502 [16DE]
Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H5306 [6MY]
Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1158 [10FE]
Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H10407 [30SE]
———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see S. 1687), S9555 [17SE] (see S. 1751), S10110 [5OC] (see H.R. 3571), H9548 [15SE]
———provide increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials (see H.R. 90), H31 [6JA]
Guinea: condemn assault of women and killing of political protesters, support inquiry into, and prosecution for, violence, and consider punitive measures against officials found to be complicit (see S. Res. 345), S11290 [9NO]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3240), H8302 [16JY]
———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]
Hate crimes: enhance Federal enforcement (see H.R. 256), H69 [7JA]
———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]
———prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 262), H70 [7JA]
———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]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]
Hoerig, Karl D.: condemn murder of and request prompt justice in State of Ohio v. Claudia C. Hoerig (see H. Con. Res. 113), H4915 [28AP]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]
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]
———close loophole that allowed 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from U.S. banks and ensure illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade U.S. immigration laws (see S. 84), S41 [6JA]
———combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (see H.R. 1029), H1518 [12FE]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see S. 168), S211 [8JA] (see H.R. 1314), H2979 [4MR]
———eliminate exceptions to the prohibition on adjustment of status of aliens who are unlawfully present or who accept unauthorized employment (see H.R. 125), H32 [6JA]
———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H5664 [14MY]
———establish procedures for issuance of ``no match'' letters to employers by the SSA and notification of the Dept. of Homeland Security regarding such letters (see H.R. 589), H381 [15JA]
———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]
———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (see S. 339), S994 [28JA] (see S. 1190), S6186 [4JN]
———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens (see S. 577), S3073 [12MR] (see H.R. 1992), H4580 [21AP]
———reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs (see S. 887), S4669 [23AP]
———remove incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come into the U.S. and provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers (see H.R. 994), H1247 [11FE]
———render inadmissible and deportable certain aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 373), H159 [9JA]
———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal (see H.R. 1663), H3748 [23MR]
———strengthen criminal penalties for certain violations (see H.R. 128), H32 [6JA]
———support removal of aliens charged under State law with aggravated felonies (see H. Con. Res. 90), H4250 [31MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: include criminal violations committed by an illegal alien in the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 1753), H4062 [26MR]
———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 938), H1156 [10FE]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [23JY]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 2336), S10921 [29OC] (see H.R. 1467), H3399 [12MR]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 931), H13354 [19NO]
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]
———prohibit use of interstate commerce for suicide promotion (see H.R. 853), H1041 [4FE]
Iran: call for a halt to repression of peaceful reformist protesters, opposition supporters, human rights defenders, students, and journalists following disputed Presidential election (see H. Res. 992), H15502 [16DE]
———condemn systematic violation of its obligation to uphold human rights provided for under its constitution and international law (see S. Res. 355), S11594 [19NO]
———provide for justice and compensation for U.S. citizens taken hostage by Iran (see H.R. 4025), H12364 [4NO]
———respect sovereignty and freedoms of speech and the press, condemn detainment of journalists, and support efforts of news agencies reporting on political events (see S. Res. 196), S6845 [19JN]
———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (see S. Res. 193), S6845 [19JN] (see H. Res. 549), H6903 [16JN] (see H. Res. 560), H7022 [18JN]
———support citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law, condemn violence against demonstrators, and rescind invitations to attend July 4th celebrations (see H. Res. 579), H7250 [24JN]
Iraq: disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 6), H71 [7JA]
IRS: notify the Dept. of Homeland Security of employer returns showing the employment of unauthorized employees, require the termination of such employees, and allow employees to contest the information (see H.R. 142), H33 [6JA]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 16), S4172 [1AP] (see S. Con. Res. 29), S6650 [16JN] (see H. Con. Res. 91), H4396 [1AP]
Justice for All Act: reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see H.R. 2157), H4914 [28AP]
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]
King, Lawrence: condemn murder and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Con. Res. 7), S2322 [13FE] (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1520 [12FE]
Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (see S. Res. 366), S12160 [2DE] (see H. Res. 939), H13386 [1DE]
``Laramie Project—10 Years Later'': tribute to participants in epilogue to play in remembrance of Matthew Shepard (see H. Res. 777), H9962 [24SE]
Law enforcement: amend laws relative to money laundering (see H.R. 1793), H4128 [30MR]
———coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico (see H.R. 1437), H3337 [11MR]
———correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating to restricted buildings or grounds (see H.R. 2780), H6414 [9JN]
———deter public corruption (see S. 49), S40 [6JA] (see H.R. 1825), H4250 [31MR]
———eliminate backlog in performing analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 2462), H5711 [18MY]
———encourage States to expand protections offered to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses (see H.R. 3521), H9279 [31JY]
———enhance investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud (see H.R. 1748), H4062 [26MR]
———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]
———help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law (see H.R. 2822), H6617 [11JN]
———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]
———improve maritime law enforcement (see H.R. 1440), H3337 [11MR]
———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 violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (see H.R. 2661), H6074 [2JN]
———increase the number of Federal law enforcement officials investigating and prosecuting financial fraud (see S. 331), S894 [27JA]
———issue special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 750), H778 [28JA]
———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]
———mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 1623), H3703 [19MR]
———prohibit possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents (see S. 2845), S12618 [7DE]
———provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see S. 208), S308 [12JA] (see H.R. 2418), H5664 [14MY]
———provide for more effective enforcement of prohibition on interstate shipment of stolen property (see H.R. 1166), H2833 [25FE]
———provide increased penalties for health care fraud (see S. 1843), S10700 [22OC]
———provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin (see H.R. 70), H30 [6JA]
———provide resources for investigation and prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 1779), H4128 [30MR]
———reduce rate of occurrence of homicides and violent crimes in violent and drug crime zones (see H.R. 4231), H13628 (see H.R. 4231), H14371 [8DE]
———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 2736), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 4114), H13351 [19NO]
———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 2296), H5397 [7MY]
———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 4129), H13352 [19NO]
———require that all individuals convicted of a felony under State law provide a DNA sample (see S. 106), S42 [6JA]
———secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border and better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border (see H.R. 2083), H4732 [23AP]
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]
Little Rock, AR: condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long (see S. Res. 186), S6650 [16JN] (see H. Res. 515), H6306 [8JN]
Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]
———tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (see S. Res. 108), S4574 [22AP]
Medicare: 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]
———reduce fraud (see S. 975), S5127 [5MY]
———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 63), H30 [6JA]
Mexico: deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 1900), H4520 [2AP]
———support efforts to combat drug trafficking (see S. Res. 72), S2965 [10MR] (see H. Res. 258), H3641 [18MR]
Middle East: direct the President to transmit a report to Congress on anti-American incitement to violence (see H.R. 2278), H5306 [6MY]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see S. 2811), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 2062), H4731 [23AP]
``Milwaukee Brides Walk'': commemorate and recognize all brides marches in protest of domestic violence (see H. Res. 735), H9442 [10SE]
Monuments and memorials: extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property (see H.R. 247), H69 [7JA]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 281), S9733 [23SE] (see H. Res. 90), H526 [26JA]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H5712 [18MY]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4581 [21AP]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 93), S4063 [31MR] (see H. Res. 109), H922 [3FE]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 714), S3897 [26MR]
National Criminal Justice Month: establish (see H. Res. 45), H162 [9JA]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 285), S9840 [24SE] (see H. Res. 797), H10519 [6OC]
National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 757), H9738 [21SE]
National Directory of New Hires: provide for the use of information in enforcing sex offender registration laws (see H.R. 1750), H4062 [26MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S10635 [21OC] (see S. Res. 327), S10851 [28OC] (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H161 [9JA]
National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 191), H2835 [25FE]
National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 297), H4129 [30MR]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 623), H7946 [9JY]
National security: establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H4732 [23AP]
———provide for the safety of U.S. aviation and the suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 3023), H7249 [24JN]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 22), S4964 [30AP] (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4687 [22AP]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 104), S4445 [20AP] (see H. Res. 485), H6013 [21MY]
National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 382), S13698 [21DE] (see H. Con. Res. 225), H15502 [16DE]
National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 46), H163 [9JA] (see H. Res. 82), H485 [22JA] (see H. Res. 960), H14445 [9DE]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 373), S12805 [9DE]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 102), H875 [2FE] (see H. Res. 103), H922 [3FE]
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]
New York: designate certain counties as high-intensity drug trafficking areas (see S. 1075), S5614 [19MY] (see H.R. 2494), H5791 [19MY]
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]
Nuclear weapons: establish the transfer of any nuclear weapon, device, material, or technology to terrorists as a crime against humanity (see S. 1464), S7639 [16JY] (see H.R. 3244), H8302 [16JY]
Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1580), S8864 [5AU] (see H.R. 2067), H4731 [23AP]
Pakistan: express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (see H. Res. 823), H11298 [13OC]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 140), S5328 [11MY] (see H. Res. 426), H5485 [12MY]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H163 [9JA]
Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (see H. Con. Res. 218), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 218), H14371 [8DE]
Postal Service: prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 4), H71 [7JA]
Pouillon, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H9807 [22SE]
Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 2924), H6972 [17JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (see S. 60), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 3600), H9729 [17SE]
Privacy: establish additional reporting requirements to enhance the detection of identity theft (see H.R. 123), H32 [6JA]
———prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1490), S7868 [22JY]
———protect commercial and government data from data breaches (see H. Con. Res. 193), H10456 [1OC]
Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3053), H7445 [25JN]
———require States to implement a drug testing program for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 97), S42 [6JA]
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: correct interpretation of the term ``proceeds'' (see S. 378), S1542 [4FE]
REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 3471), H9277 [31JY]
Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen metal (see S. 418), S2144 [11FE] (see H.R. 1006), H1248 [11FE]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see S. 2839), S12413 [4DE] (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]
Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform (see H.R. 3427), H9206 [30JY]
Rural areas: provide Federal assistance to States for rural law enforcement (see S. 150), S43 [6JA]
Russia: express sympathy for and solidarity with Russian people following the bombing of the Nevsky Express (see H. Res. 968), H14827 [11DE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H3640 [18MR]
Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that aid and abet terrorism, secure cooperation in investigation of terrorist incidents, and limit issuance of visas to Saudi Arabian citizens (see H.R. 1288), H2925 [3MR]
SBA: provide education and resources to small businesses to protect themselves from collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means (phishing) (see H.R. 2862), H6743 [12JN]
Schools: develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in elementary and secondary school systems (see H.R. 781), H779 [28JA]
———require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 1586), S8992 [6AU]
Science: prohibit human-animal hybrids (see S. 1435), S7318 [9JY]
SEC: provide with additional authorities to protect investors from security law violations (see H.R. 3817), H11456 [15OC]
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]
———increase protection coverage in the event of stolen or missing assets (see H.R. 2798), H6537 [10JN]
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]
———increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see S. 1659), S9264 [10SE] (see H.R. 3550), H9441 [10SE]
———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H7445 [25JN]
———prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 1374), H3077 [6MR]
———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]
Shipping industry: improve port safety and security (see S. 1385), S7071 [25JN]
Ships and vessels: ensure traditional right of self-defense of U.S. mariners against acts of piracy (see H.R. 3376), H9054 [29JY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 3306), H8706 [23JY]
———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H5307 [6MY]
———issue uniform standards for the truncation of account numbers to protect from fraud or identity theft and prohibit display on the Internet of such account numbers (see S. 1618), S8993 [6AU]
———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 141), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 122), H32 [6JA]
———notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 531), H324 [14JA]
———prevent fraudulent use of account numbers by allowing the sharing of Social Security data among U.S. agencies for identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement purposes (see H.R. 2472), H5790 [19MY]
———prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators (see H.R. 4218), H13627 (see H.R. 4218), H14370 [8DE]
———protect seniors from identity theft and strengthen our national security by providing for the issuance of a secure Social Security card (see H.R. 50), H30 [6JA]
———provide that individuals and appropriate authorities are notified by SSA of evidence of misuse of account numbers of such individuals (see H.R. 133), H32 [6JA]
———require an employer to take action after learning that an individual's account number does not match the individual's name (see H.R. 137), H32 [6JA]
Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (see S. Res. 4), S43 [6JA]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for taxes paid on earnings reinvested and lost in a fraudulent investment scheme (see H.R. 1389), H3104 [9MR]
———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H4522 [2AP]
———allow parents of murdered children to continue to claim the deduction for the personal exemption with respect to such child (see H.R. 432), H161 [9JA]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1159), H2631 [24FE]
———provide taxpayer notification of suspected identity theft (see S. 1119), S5819 [21MY]
Telephones: prohibit fraud and related activities in connection with purchases of certain wireless prepaid access devices (see H.R. 2449), H5666 [14MY]
Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 3353), H8873 [27JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 722), H9341 [8SE]
———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]
———improve the terrorism hoax statute (see S. 2844), S12618 [7DE]
———increase penalties for certain fraud offenses committed to facilitate terrorism (see H.R. 3375), H9054 [29JY]
Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]
———express condolences to family and reject the use of violence to prevent access to reproductive health care or as a response to a difference in beliefs (see S. Res. 187), S6720 [17JN]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see S. 1147), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 1676), H3748 [23MR]
U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H11740 [23OC]
———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. Code: modernize, shorten, and simplify the Federal criminal code (see H.R. 1772), H4063 [26MR]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see H. Res. 529), H6618 [11JN]
———express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see S. Res. 184), S6543 [11JN]
———honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H6806 [15JN]
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]
———reauthorize and improve (see S. 1726), S9930 [29SE]
Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 731), H602 [27JA]
Victims: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 327), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 3401), H9204 [30JY]
Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1340), S6993 [24JN] (see H.R. 3402), H9205 [30JY]
———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]
Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]
Voting: prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 1739), H4061 [26MR]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see S. 1516), S8094 [24JY] (see H.R. 59), H30 [6JA] (see H.R. 3335), H8809 [24JY] (see H.R. 3576), H9549 [15SE]
War: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 1667), H3748 [23MR]
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H4914 [28AP]
Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see S. 373), S1432 [3FE] (see H.R. 2811), H6538 [10JN]
Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1740), S10061 [1OC] (see H.R. 739), H777 [28JA]
Zimbabwe: provide humanitarian assistance, support democratic progress, and maintain sanctions against those responsible for ongoing illegal activities during political transition (see S. Res. 176), S6364 [9JN]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S4657 [23AP], S4740 [27AP]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), motion to proceed, S4399 [2AP]
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), motion to proceed, S349 [13JA], S559 [15JA]
Court documents
Service of summons upon Samuel B. Kent relative to impeachment trial: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S7056 [25JN]
Descriptions
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3221): Provisions on Prohibition on Awarding Contracts, Grants, or Other Federal Funds to, or Engaging in Activities That Promote Certain Indicted Organizations, E2375 [25SE]
E-mails
Afghanistan end state and strategy: Chuck Krulak, H9306 [8SE]
Letters
Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4212 [31MR]
———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4212 [31MR]
Clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence: M. Faith Burton, Dept. of Justice, S6810 [18JN]
Crimes Against Humanity Act: several organizations, S7012 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice legal opinions on CIA interrogation techniques: Senator Shelby, S5597 [19MY]
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]
Ensure Border Patrol agents have access to public lands and remove certain restrictions in order to allow enforcement of immigration and drug smuggling laws: Suzanne Bibby, Eagle Forum (organization), S9802 [24SE]
———T.J. Bonner, American Federation of Government Employees, S9802 [24SE]
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]
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA): Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S4738 [27AP]
———Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, S4739 [27AP]
———Joseph E.B. White, Taxpayers Against Fraud (organization), S4739 [27AP]
———Richard Delonis, National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, S4739 [27AP]
———Scott J. Grossfield, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, S4739 [27AP]
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]
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]
Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: Representative Bennie Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3766 [24MR]
———Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3766 [24MR]
———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H3766 [24MR]
Permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, S7818 [22JY]
———Bernard K. Melekian, California Police Chiefs Association, S7823 [22JY]
———Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S7772 [21JY]
———Russell B. Laine, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S7691 [20JY]
———Thomas M. Menino and Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (organization), S7690 [20JY]
———William J. Bratton, Major Cities Chiefs Association, S7772 [21JY]
Pet Safety and Protection Act: Cathy Liss, Animal Welfare Institute, S10643 [21OC]
Potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques: Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence, S5777 [21MY]
Presidential commutation of sentence for Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean: Representative Jones, H186 [13JA]
———several Representatives, H378 [15JA]
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5738 [19MY]
———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5738 [19MY]
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 States from requiring separate security background checks for transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards unless necessitated by a compelling reason: Addys Kuryla, Port of Miami, FL, H6204 [4JN]
———David L. McDonald, Manatee County, FL, Port Authority, H6204 [4JN]
———Edmund B. Welch, Passenger Vessel Association, H6204 [4JN]
———Edward Wytkind, AFL-CIO, H6203 [4JN], H11681 [22OC]
———Michael L. Rubin, Florida Ports Council, H6203 [4JN]
———Phillip C. Allen, Broward County, FL, Port Everglades, H6204 [4JN]
———Richard A. Wainio, Tampa, FL, Port Authority, H6204 [4JN]
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 Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S7696 [20JY]
Regulations for implementing Federal DNA sample collection authority: Senator Kyl, S12904-S12907 [10DE]
Resolve claims relative to Holocaust-era looted cultural assets: Senator Specter, S7227 [8JY]
Support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: several organizations, H11754 [26OC]
Tribute to Oakland, CA, law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty: President Obama, H4201 [31MR]
U.N. Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip: Alec Brook-Krasny, New York State Assembly, S10957, S10958 [30OC]
———several Israeli human rights organizations, H12240 [3NO]
Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act funding: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S2733, S2753 [4MR]
Victims of torture treatment programs funding: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8553 [22JY]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8553 [22JY]
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H13561, H13562 [8DE]
———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H13561 [8DE]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H13562 [8DE]
Lists
Organizations supporting H.R. 1064, Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education (Youth PROMISE) Act, E286 [13FE]
Peace officers killed in the line of duty in 2008, H2637-H2639 [25FE]
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]
Texas peace officers killed in the line of duty in 2008 and 2009, H5740 [19MY]
Victims' Rights Caucus Awards recipients, H4869 [28AP]
Messages
Continuation of National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, S2764 [4MR], H2957 [4MR]
Continuation of National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq: President Obama, S5696 [20MY], H5865 [20MY]
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of September 11, 2001: President Obama, S9260 [10SE], H9432 [10SE]
National Drug Control Strategy: President Bush, S597 [15JA], H370 [15JA]
National Emergency Relative to Certain Terrorists: President Bush, S597 [15JA], H370 [15JA]
National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Obama, S10519 [19OC], H11467 [20OC]
National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S9586 [21SE], H9744 [22SE]
National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Obama, S5280 [7MY], H5371 [7MY]
National Emergency Relative to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Obama, S11289 [9NO], H12535 [6NO]
Motions
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), S349 [13JA], S758, S759 [22JA], H554 [27JA]
Hate crimes: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4956 [29AP]
Oaths
Service of summons upon Samuel B. Kent relative to impeachment trial: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S7056 [25JN]
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. 669, consideration of H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, to include Representative Bachmann's amendment on organizations indicted for election law violations, H8592 [23JY]
Remarks in House
Abortion: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H428 [21JA]
Advertising: use of billboards in apprehension of criminals, E896 [21AP]
Afghanistan: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3058 [6MR]
———delay release of terror suspects, H9556 [16SE]
———reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H13542 [7DE]
Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage, H3149 [11MR]
———express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (H. Res. 341), H4850-H4852 [28AP]
Algeria: express sympathy for victims of terrorist attacks, E300 [23FE]
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]
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: add Paraguay as a beneficiary country (H.R. 1837), E836 [1AP]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (H.R. 3907), E2613 [22OC]
Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: delay sunset (H.R. 2675), H6328, H6330 [9JN]
Arkansas: identification and possible detainment of illegal aliens training by local law enforcement agencies, H11437 [15OC]
Armed Forces: assault charges against Navy SEALS resulting from events during capture of alleged terrorist in Iraq, H13358, H13376 [1DE], H13601 [8DE], H14376 [9DE], H14847 [14DE]
———call for investigation into reported signs of extremist behavior by gunman in Fort Hood, TX, shootings, H12990-H12993 [16NO], H13036 [17NO]
———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12442 [5NO], H12459, H12460, H12461, H12465, H12496 [6NO], H12990-H12993 [16NO]
———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12488-H12493 [6NO]
———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (H. Res. 471), H5987 [21MY], H6038-H6040 [2JN]
———moment of silence to honor soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12427 [5NO]
———provide penalties for hate crimes against members (H.R. 2677), H6158 [4JN]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (H.R. 840), E186 [3FE]
Arsonists and bombers: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national registries and notification program (H.R. 1727), H10094-H10099 [30SE]
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) minority report on alleged criminal activities, H8702, H8703 [23JY], H8869-H8871 [27JY]
———investigate alleged criminal activities, H9465, H9466, H9469, H9486-H9488 [14SE], H9539 [15SE], H9648-H9651 [16SE], H9785-H9788 [22SE], H9947-H9953 [24SE], H9993-H9995 [25SE], H10129, H10147-H10150 [30SE], H10452 [1OC], H11511 [20OC], H12015 [28OC]
Barnes, Kenneth E., Sr.: Dept. of Justice Office of Victim Services National Service Award recipient, E969 [23AP]
Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (H. Res. 340), H4655 [22AP], H4848-H4850 [28AP]
Boone County, AR: tribute to opening of Jail and Law Enforcement Facility, E875 [2AP]
Border Patrol: ensure agents have necessary access to public lands and remove certain restrictions in order to allow optimum enforcement of immigration and drug smuggling laws, H7392 [25JN], H12062 [29OC]
———Presidential commutation of sentence for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean, H186 [13JA], H375-H378 [15JA], H392, H422, H423 [21JA], E474 [26FE]
———removal of U.S.-Mexico border drug and people smugglers lookout posts funding, H7193 [24JN]
———request Presidential pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean, H299, H317-H321 [14JA]
Brewer, Michael: condemn attack by bullies, recognize courage in aftermath of attack, and commend community support during recovery, E2789 [17NO]
Brotherhood of the Badge International: tribute, E262 [12FE]
Burma: U.S. policy, E2426 [1OC]
California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (H. Res. 724), H9376-H9379 [9SE]
Cambridge, MA: call upon President Obama to retract initial remarks and apologize to James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his conduct in response to suspected break-in (H. Res. 680), H8853 [27JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 38), H3122, H3123 [10MR], E630 [11MR]
———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H8725, H8798 [24JY]
Caribbean nations: economic and social conditions outlook, E400 [25FE]
Carthage, NC: express condolences to families of victims of shootings at Pine Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, H4845 [28AP]
Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 177), H12004-H12006 [28OC]
Chicago, IL: condemn recent vandalism and threats against Jewish organizations, E85 [14JA]
Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1422), E611 [10MR]
Children and youth: promote the safe use of the Internet by students (H.R. 780), H6766, H6767 [15JN], E303 [23FE], E1521 [23JN]
———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (H.R. 2691), E1288 [3JN]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (H.R. 1064), H14977 [15DE], E285 [13FE]
China: condemn censorship, privacy, and cybersecurity implications of Internet filtering software and urge high-tech companies to promote Internet as tool for transparency, freedom of expression, and citizen empowerment (H. Res. 590), H11548 [21OC]
———condemn violence against demonstrators, protect human rights, and cease suppression of media relative to conflict between Han Chinese and Uyghur ethnic groups, H8011 [13JY]
Coast Guard: assist in the defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against piracy and ensure traditional right of self-defense of those vessels against piracy, H11635 [22OC]
———develop strategy to combat illicit flow of narcotics, weapons, bulk cash, and other contraband through use of submersible and semi-submersible vessels, H11719 [23OC]
———establish America's Waterway Watch Program, H11685 [22OC]
———provide mission requirement analysis for navigable portions of Rio Grande River international water boundary, H11635 [22OC]
Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus: formation and agenda, H4869 [28AP]
Contracts: 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]
Courts: allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, H6662-H6665 [12JN]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 177), H12004-H12006 [28OC]
Cuba, NY: dedication of ``Liberty Pole'' to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, E2229 [10SE]
Dallas, TX: tribute to Dolphin Heights neighborhood crime watch group, E2259 [14SE]
———tribute to National Night Out, E2422 [1OC]
Davis, David: Dallas, TX, Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E2261 [14SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: eligibility of formerly incarcerated persons who were convicted of drug offenses to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, H7803 [8JY]
Dept. of Defense: debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (H.R. 2825), H6542 [11JN]
———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military, H7220 [24JN]
———embark military personnel on U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargo in areas of high risk of piracy, H7365, H7366 [25JN]
———prohibit funding for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities Defense account, H9082, H9083 [30JY]
———prohibit recruitment, enlistment, or retention of persons associated or affiliated with groups associated with hate crimes, H7348 [25JN]
———provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (H.R. 675), E163 [28JA]
———report on service members victimized by intrafamilial international child abduction and actions taken to prevent and remedy such abductions, H7372 [25JN]
Dept. of Education: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, H8755 [24JY]
Dept. of HHS: improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (H.R. 439), H5173 [6MY]
———prohibit funding for needle exchange programs, H8779-H8782 [24JY]
———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 911), H1629-H1634 [23FE], E312 [24FE], E396 [25FE]
———vaccination of inmates at Texas correctional institutions, E2872 [2DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: deny admission to diplomatic visa holders of countries unreasonably refusing or delaying repatriation, H6508, H6509 [10JN]
———improve communication with State and local law enforcement on treatment of aliens who have been ordered removed and charged with a State aggravated felony (H.R. 1823), E827 [31MR]
———make grants to first responders, H11403, H11404 [15OC]
———report on Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention policies, H10528 [7OC]
———strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), H3765-H3769 [24MR], E819 [31MR]
Dept. of HUD: prohibit legal assistance or housing counseling grant funding to an organization that has been or employs individuals convicted of Federal election law violations, H5351, H5352 [7MY]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (H.R. 823), H4954 [29AP], E191 [3FE]
———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]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H6543 [11JN]
———condition funding for prevention of prosecutorial misconduct on State funding of antidrug task forces, H715 [28JA]
———Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H6928, H6929 [17JN]
———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]
———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding, H1575, H1589 [13FE], E317 [24FE]
———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 738), H884-H887 [3FE], E196 [4FE], E252 [12FE]
———establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (H.R. 1303), E550 [4MR]
———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (H.R. 1292), H5266 [6MY]
———establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (S. 1472), H14892-H14894 [15DE]
———establish the National Parents Corps Program (H.R. 3075), E1837 [17JY]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), H5106 [5MY], H5260-H5270 [6MY], H5550 [13MY], E1090, E1100 [7MY], E1295-E1300 [3JN]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), Senate amendment, H5686-H5688 [18MY], E1198 [19MY]
———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (H.R. 1575), H3616 [18MR], H4275-H4283 [1AP]
———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (H.R. 1933), H8377-H8379 [20JY], H8558 [22JY]
———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (H.R. 1741), H6325-H6329 [9JN], H6418 [10JN]
———National Criminal History Improvement Program funding, H6924 [17JN]
———National Sexual Assault Hotline funding, E1866 [21JY]
———National Sexual Assault Hotline programs funding, E1500 [18JN]
———Office on Violence Against Women funding, H6892 [16JN]
———Office on Violence Against Women Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program funding, H6922, H6923 [17JN]
———potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, H8031 [14JY], H8806 [24JY]
———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, H14474 [10DE], H15417 [16DE]
———prohibit funding for the National Drug Intelligence Center, H6963, H6964 [17JN]
———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (H.R. 4283), E2969 [11DE]
———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, H5769 [19MY]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H6621 [12JN], H6895 [16JN], H6976 [18JN], E1463 [17JN], E1492, E1494 [18JN]
———Support Teens Through Education and Protection (STEP) Program funding, H6953 [17JN]
Dept. of State: conduct cost-benefit analysis and report on best possible use of Federal funding to reduce the smuggling and trafficking in persons, H6504 [10JN]
———issuance of travel alert for U.S. citizens living and traveling in Mexico due to drug violence, H2909 [3MR], H3319 [11MR], E464 [26FE]
———permit certain foreign government officers or employees to be eligible for the Dept. of State Rewards Program (H.R. 57), E21 [6JA]
———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 Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H8233, H8234 [16JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: investigate alleged employee manipulation of bonus reward system at the Pittsburgh, PA, Veterans Benefits Administration, H7973 [10JY]
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]
———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), H546-H556 [27JA], H2983 [5MR], H12988 [16NO], E170 [28JA], E198 [4FE]
———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 (H. Res. 87), H532-H535 [27JA]
———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), motion to commit, H554, H555 [27JA]
District of Columbia: require notification of local police when juveniles escape from the New Beginnings Youth Center in Laurel, MD, H8209 [16JY]
———restore right to keep and bear arms, H6587 [11JN]
Doorways for Women and Families (organization): Center for Nonprofit Advancement Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management recipient, E1554 [24JN]
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]
Education: reinstate marijuana possession as grounds for losing a student loan, H9704 [17SE]
El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (H. Res. 761), H11542-H11545 [21OC]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (H.R. 97), E27 [7JA]
Erwin, TN: tribute to CHIPS Family Violence Center, E2512 [13OC]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain small businesses (H.R. 3763), H11467-H11469 [20OC], E2670 [29OC]
FBI: authorize additional appropriations to enhance ability to stop mortgage fraud, H5264 [6MY]
———include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (H.R. 2401), H6588 [11JN]
———Mortgage Fraud Division funding, H6888 [16JN]
———provide public access to information contained in missing persons database, H6893 [16JN]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H6588 [11JN]
———gun control, H6588 [11JN], H11465, H11482 [20OC]
———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H5809-H5814, H5832-H5834, H5837-H5840 [20MY], H6126 [3JN]
Flagstaff, AZ: tribute to Flagstaff Police Dept., H4847 [28AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 47), H8879 [28JY]
———prohibit desecration and allow for display, H6127 [3JN]
Florida: tribute to Public Safety Partnership ``12 Days of Fugitives'' program, E3005 [15DE]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H84 [8JA], H1277 [12FE], H1592 [13FE], H2955 [4MR], H5638 [14MY], H7116 [23JN], H8066 [14JY], H8685 [23JY], H9305-H9308 [8SE], H9470 [14SE], H9537 [15SE], H11269 [13OC], H13257 [18NO], H13554 [8DE]
Forest Hill, LA: tribute to Forest Hill Elementary School first graduating class of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program, E1000 [28AP]
Forest Service: drug enforcement activities funding, H7420 [25JN]
Fox, Ed: Dallas, TX, Police Dept. Doris Berry Crime Watch Chairperson of the Year award recipient, E2263 [14SE]
GAO: study feasibility of optional, premium-based additional coverage for securities investors to protect against fraud, H14490 [10DE]
Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (H.R. 3679), H10489 [6OC]
———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, H9699, H9700, H9703 [17SE], H9967-H9969, H9975, H9993-H9995 [25SE], H10129 [30SE], H10500 [6OC], H12015 [28OC], E2397 [29SE], E2403 [30SE]
———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (H.R. 3571), H9555 [16SE], H9787, H9788 [22SE], H9812 [23SE], H10057, H10058, H10061 [29SE], H10076 [30SE], H11079 [7OC], H11280 [13OC]
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]
Hate crimes: allow imposition of death penalty for certain offenses and include the elderly, Armed Forces members, and law enforcement officers as hate crime victim categories, H4956, H4957 [29AP]
———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]
Health: impose criminal penalties for failure to purchase health insurance, H12860, H12891 [7NO]
Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S., H12250 [3NO]
House of Representatives: moment of silence in memory of students who were shot at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO, H4654 [22AP]
———moment of silence in memory of victims of shootings at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, NY, H4655 [22AP]
Houston, TX: tribute to police officers and law enforcement professionals killed in the line of duty, E1259 [21MY]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture, H4256 [1AP]
Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (H.R. 1029), H4209-H4214 [31MR]
———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]
———impact of illegal immigration on U.S. crime rates, H3416 [16MR]
———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 1199), H3148 [11MR]
———prohibit funds from being used to employ illegal aliens, H7206, H7207 [24JN]
———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens (H.R. 1992), H6786 [15JN], E1696 [9JY]
———reform, H5389-H5395 [7MY], H13457-H13463 [2DE], H13499 [3DE]
———reform detention procedures, H8190 [16JY]
———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal, H5409 [12MY]
———support removal of aliens charged under State law with aggravated felonies (H. Con. Res. 90), E827 [31MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (H.R. 938), E251 [12FE]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (H. Res. 675), H8944-H8946 [28JY], H9038 [29JY]
Intellectual property: improve management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property rights enforcement, H10436 [1OC]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 1467), H4138 [31MR], E663 [12MR]
Intelligence services: establish commission to investigate use of certain interrogation techniques, H5634, H5635 [14MY]
Iran: assess status of the war on terrorism, H9981 [25SE]
———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators, H7091, H7112, H7113, H7118 [23JN], H7255 [25JN], H7690 [26JN], H7919 [9JY], H13117 [18NO]
———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (H. Res. 549), H6819 [16JN], H6909 [17JN]
———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (H. Res. 560), H7034-H7041, H7071 [19JN], H14940 [15DE], E1505 [19JN]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 29), H9036 [29JY], E2091 [31JY]
Johnson, Paul E.: National Association of Police Organizations Top COPS award recipient, E1244 [21MY]
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]
King, Lawrence: condemn murder and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (H. Con. Res. 52), H1252, H1254 [12FE]
Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers, H13555 [8DE], E2898 [7DE]
———express condolences to families of slain police officers (H. Res. 939), H13417-H13419 [2DE]
———moment of silence to honor slain police officers, H13372, H13373 [1DE]
Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug cartels across the border with Mexico, H13270 [19NO]
———coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico, H3996 [25MR], H5134 [5MY]
———increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (H.R. 2661), H6775, H6776 [15JN]
———mandate reporting requirements for sex traffickers and offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination country, and prevent entry by foreign sex offenders, H3306 [11MR]
———protect certain sexual behaviors from hate crime prosecution, H4990-H4993 [29AP], H5056-H5058 [30AP]
———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (H.R. 4114), E2823 [19NO]
———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (H.R. 4129), E2835 [19NO]
———secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border and better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border, H5449 [12MY], H6666 [12JN], H6830 [16JN], H11766 [26OC]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (H.R. 1972), H5490 [13MY]
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.: anniversary, E734 [23MR]
Liechtenstein: tax and financial crime enforcement, E2970 [11DE]
Little Rock, AR: condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long (H. Res. 515), H6328, H6332-H6335 [9JN]
Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, H4557 [21AP], H4589, H4654 [22AP]
Loar, David: National Association of Police Organizations Top COPS award recipient, E1153 [14MY]
LSC: funding, H6936, H6937 [17JN], E1500 [18JN]
Mackay, Dewey C.: investigation of alleged illegal prescribing of controlled substances, H10493 [6OC], H11085 [7OC], H11149 [8OC]
Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (H. Res. 339), H4590-H4594 [22AP], E915 [21AP], E1005 [29AP]
Medicare: reduce fraud, H8849 [27JY]
Merchant marine industry: arm vessels and crews against piracy, H5172 [6MY]
Merida Initiative To Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime: assessment of U.S. efforts to prevent the southbound flow of illegal funds into Central America, H6501 [10JN]
———extend membership to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (organization), E1696 [9JY]
Middle East: direct the President to transmit a report to Congress on anti-American incitement to violence (H.R. 2278), H13558-H13560 [8DE], E3022 [17DE]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (H.R. 2062), H13532, H13533 [7DE]
Mollohan, Representative: conflict of interest due to his position as Committee on Appropriations (House) Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chair relative to Dept. of Justice investigation, H6944 [17JN], H9322 [8SE]
Napolitano, Sec. of Homeland Security: investigation of arrest of illegal immigrants working at a Washington manufacturing plant, H3081 [9MR]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 90), H10084, H10085 [30SE]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (H. Res. 454), H6328, H6358-H6360 [9JN], E1380 [11JN]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (H. Res. 337), H4745-H4747 [27AP], H4958 [29AP], E1063 [5MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H9386 [9SE], H9445 [14SE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 109), H4867-H4871 [28AP]
National Criminal Justice Month: establish (H. Res. 45), H2940-H2942 [4MR], E561 [5MR]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, E2429 [1OC], E2649 [28OC]
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 797), H11477-H11479 [20OC], E2595 [21OC], E2617 [22OC]
National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 757), H9964 [25SE], H10099-H10101 [30SE], E2358 [24SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H11483, H11486 [20OC], H11584 [22OC], H11716 [23OC], E2579 [20OC], E2701 [3NO]
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 817), H11302 [14OC], H11752-H11755, H11761 [26OC], H11799 [27OC], E2576 [20OC], E2609 [22OC], E2637 [27OC]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (H.R. 442), H880 [3FE]
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day: observance, E56 [9JA]
National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 191), E418 [25FE]
National Missing Children's Day: observance (H. Res. 297), H5679-H5681 [18MY]
National Network To End Domestic Violence (organization): tribute, H9703 [17SE]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 623), H9371-H9373 [9SE]
National security: improve border protection strategy by closing little-used ports of entry and using resources for larger ports of entry, H5002 [30AP]
———improve border security, H1638 [23FE], H2909 [3MR], H3319 [11MR]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 104), H4871-H4873 [28AP]
National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (H. Res. 82), H887-H890 [3FE], E207, E211 [4FE]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 103), H890-H893 [3FE], E209, E211 [4FE]
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: allegations of media bias relative to coverage of alleged criminal activities by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), H10412 [1OC], H11079 [7OC]
———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]
Northern Ireland: condemn murders of two British soldiers and a police officer in Northern Ireland by political dissidents, E794 [26MR]
Nuclear energy: shipment of plutonium mixed-oxide nuclear fuel from France to Japan, H3611 [18MR]
Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H3721 [23MR]
———tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H. Res. 290), H4199-H4204, H4215 [31MR]
Orlando, FL: moment of silence for victims of shooting at office building, H12497 [6NO]
Pakistan: express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices, H10529 [7OC]
———express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (H. Res. 823), H11551, H11552 [21OC], E2615 [22OC]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E1149 [14MY]
———observance (H. Res. 426), H5658-H5662 [14MY], H5738-H5740 [19MY], E1176 [14MY], E1230, E1259 [21MY]
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 47), H2636-H2639 [25FE]
Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (H. Con. Res. 218), H13568-H13570 [8DE], H14812 [11DE]
Polanski, Roman: extradition to U.S. from Switzerland, H10437 [1OC]
Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (H.R. 2924), E1473 [17JN]
Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, E2150 [31JY]
———protect commercial and government data from data breaches (H. Con. Res. 193), H11772 [26OC]
Public lands: permit the carrying of concealed firearms subject to State laws, H3756 [24MR], H3975, H3977 [25MR]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 1511), H8552-H8554 [22JY], E1630 [26JN], E1739 [13JY]
Religion: prosecute hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans, E1179 [15MY]
Rempe, Sandy: Coalition for Juvenile Justice Tony Gobar Outstanding National Juvenile Justice Specialist Award recipient, E1390 [12JN]
Richardson, TX: tribute to National Night Out, E2422 [1OC]
Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform (H.R. 3427), H9464 [14SE], H13471 [3DE]
Russia: express sympathy for and solidarity with Russian people following the bombing of the Nevsky Express (H. Res. 968), E2976 [11DE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (H.R. 1589), E709 [18MR]
San Mateo, CA: tribute to Hillsdale High School staff, E2346 [23SE]
Saudi Arabia: condemn arrest and sentencing of elderly woman for violation of religious laws, H3447 [17MR]
Schools: develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in elementary and secondary school systems (H.R. 781), E302 [23FE], E483 [26FE]
SEC: failure to investigate Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ponzi scheme, H14431 [9DE]
———funding, H8209 [16JY]
Sembler, Betty: Florida Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E193 [3FE]
Senior citizens: protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (H.R. 448), H1120-H1123 [10FE]
Ships and vessels: limit liability relative to acts of self-defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against acts of piracy, H11721-H11723 [23OC]
Skinner, Christopher: National Association of Police Organizations Top COPS award recipient, E1153 [14MY]
Smith, Bervin: Dallas, TX, NE Police Division Officer of the Year award recipient, E2262 [14SE]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 3306), E1916 [24JY]
———prevent fraudulent use of account numbers by allowing the sharing of Social Security data among U.S. agencies for identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement purposes (H.R. 2472), H5897 [21MY]
———prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators (H.R. 4218), H13596, H13597 [8DE], E2904 [8DE]
———protect seniors from identity theft and strengthen our national security by providing for the issuance of a secure Social Security card (H.R. 50), E1 [6JA]
Taxation: allow certain individuals who made investments with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC to deduct losses, H7728 [7JY]
Teens Against Domestic Abuse (organization): tribute to partnership with the Women's Fund of Miami-Dade County (organization) for the ``Break the Silence; Break the Cycle'' event, H11761 [26OC]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H9400, H9413, H9415, H9416, H9417 [10SE], E2246 [10SE], E2304 [17SE], E2336 [22SE]
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), H9379-H9387 [9SE], H10477 [6OC], E2224, E2225 [9SE], E2229 [10SE], E2252 [14SE], E2270 [15SE]
———compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, H6434 [10JN]
Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition: funding for Humvees used to patrol along U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, H3090 [9MR]
Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (H. Res. 505), H6318, H6320-H6325, H6328 [9JN], E1375 [11JN], E1395 [12JN]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (H.R. 1676), H5730-H5738 [19MY], E1260 [21MY]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor, H3306 [11MR]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit States from requiring separate security background checks for transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) cards unless necessitated by a compelling reason, H6202-H6205 [4JN], H11681 [22OC]
———report on complaints and claims for loss of property from passenger baggage, H6201 [4JN]
Turkey: condemn decision by Islamic-oriented human rights group to investigate whether war crimes and genocide were committed by Israel during conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, H1593 [13FE]
U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip, H11356 [14OC], H11433 [15OC], H13500 [3DE], E2295 [16SE], E2350 [23SE], E2388 [29SE]
———condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12217, H12220, H12232-H12244 [3NO], E2709, E2711, E2715 [4NO], E2727, E2730 [5NO], E2751 [9NO], E2771 [16NO]
U.S. Coast Guard Academy: establish a policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence involving cadets and personnel, H11639 [22OC]
U.S. Code: modernize, shorten, and simplify the Federal criminal code (H.R. 1772), E797 [26MR]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred, H6542, H6543 [11JN], E1370 [10JN]
———express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6585-H6593 [11JN], H6668 [12JN], E1394, E1396, E1397, E1398, E1399 [12JN], E1423 [15JN], E1849 [20JY]
———honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (H. Con. Res. 154), E1423 [15JN]
Venezuela: condemn recent attack on Tiferet Israel Sephardic synagogue in Caracas, H909 [3FE], E208 [4FE]
Violence Against Women Act: anniversary, H9501 [15SE]
———anniversary (H. Res. 738), H9459-H9462 [14SE], H9537, H9546 [15SE], H9901 [24SE], E2277 [15SE], E2303, E2308 [17SE], E2331 [22SE]
———reauthorize, E2934 [10DE]
Virginia Stop Modern Slavery (organization): tribute, E2553 [15OC]
Voting: prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud, H11139 [8OC]
———prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (H.R. 1739), E793 [26MR]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (H.R. 3335), E2009 [24JY]
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 2134), H13560-H13563, H13568 [8DE], E992 [28AP]
Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 739), H912 [3FE]
Yemen: assess status of the war on terrorism, H10438 [1OC], H12144 [2NO]
Remarks in Senate
Afghanistan: passage of legislation providing criminal sanctions for violence against women, S8090 [24JY]
Africa: U.S. policy relative to reducing corruption and graft practices across continent, S7551 [15JY]
Alabama: express condolences to victims and those affected by shootings, S3010 [11MR]
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: add Paraguay as a beneficiary country (S. 780), S4195, S4196 [1AP]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 1834), S10643 [21OC]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (S. 727), S3925 [26MR]
Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: delay sunset (S. 1219), S6382 [9JN]
———extend Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (H.R. 2675), S6741 [17JN]
Armed Forces: call for investigation into reported signs of extremist behavior by gunman in Fort Hood, TX, shootings, S12068 [1DE]
———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11245 [6NO], S11259, S11260 [9NO], S11306, S11319-S11321, S11327 [10NO], S11425 [17NO]
———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (S. Res. 344), S11257 [6NO]
———moment of silence to honor soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11170 [5NO], S11305 [10NO]
Army: ensure contract work done under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program complies with certain electrical, water quality, and sexual assault prevention and prosecution standards, S10019-S10021, S10042-S10044 [1OC]
Arsonists and bombers: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national registries and notification program (S. 1684), S9559 [17SE]
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): investigate alleged criminal activities, S10630 [21OC], S10748, S10762 [27OC], S10812 [28OC], S11025 [3NO]
ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (S. 205), S312 [12JA]
Belarus: call for release of U.S. citizen Emanuel Zeltser, S2135 [11FE]
BIA: Indian safety, health, and water development emergency funding, S9647 [22SE]
Border Patrol: ensure agents have necessary access to public lands and remove certain restrictions in order to allow optimum enforcement of immigration and drug smuggling laws, S9720 [23SE], S9801-S9803 [24SE]
———provide additional funding to the Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice to strengthen Federal law enforcement efforts along the southwest border, S4031-S4033 [31MR]
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, Inc.: tribute, S4569 [22AP]
Burma: U.S. policy, S10848 [28OC]
Bush, George W.: evaluation of national security policies, S5308 [11MY]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration relative to the war on terrorism, S366-S370 [14JA]
Business and industry: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (S. 470), S2475 [25FE]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 38), S5394 [12MY]
———moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S8067 [24JY]
Capitol Police: tribute, S7583, S7584 [16JY], S8067 [24JY]
Carthage, NC: express condolences to victims and community impacted by Pinelake Health and Rehab Center shootings (S. Res. 101), S4398 [2AP]
Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (S. Res. 302), S10118 [5OC]
Children and youth: encourage community and family involvement in solving youth violence pandemic, S10038 [1OC]
———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (S. 244), S647, S649 [16JA]
Children's Defense Fund (organization): release of report on gun violence and children, S10731 [26OC]
China: condemn violence against demonstrators, protect human rights, and cease suppression of media relative to conflict between Han Chinese and Uyghur ethnic groups, S7253 [8JY]
Civil liberties: protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents (S. 1261), S6586 [15JN]
Colombia: increase prosecution of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members and require the Colombian Government to make reparations to victims, S2823 [5MR]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): hearings on increased fraud enforcement in financial markets, S2315 [13FE]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: human rights violations, S10633 [21OC]
Consumers: prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards, S5480 [14MY]
Contracts: 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, S10028 [1OC], S10146-S10150 [6OC]
———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to electrical work done in reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S8169 [28JY]
———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to war and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, S9115-S9117 [8SE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: require criminal history check and drug test for controlled substances for certain individuals with access to vulnerable populations, S3826-S3828, S3836 [26MR]
Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (S. 569), S3026-S3031 [11MR]
Correctional institutions: prohibit possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners (S. 1749), S10112 [5OC]
Courts: 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]
———clarify that the proceeds of specified unlawful activity include the gross receipts and not just the profits of that unlawful activity, S4545 [22AP]
———penalize crimes against humanity (S. 1346), S7010-S7013 [24JN]
Credit: require mortgage service companies to issue warnings to homeowners about mortgage foreclosure scams, S5182 [6MY]
Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 942), S4968 [30AP], S10243 [7OC]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 302), S10118 [5OC]
Davis, Andre M.: impact of decisions to suppress evidence in cases on suitability to be circuit judge, S11270 [9NO]
DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (S. 256), S614 [15JA], S6315 [8JN]
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]
Dept. of Defense: consult with State and local governments in the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S5602-S5607 [19MY], S5667-S5669 [20MY]
———require contracting officials to consider evidence of past bad performance by a contractor when awarding future contracts, S7469, S7470 [14JY]
———require report on Government contracting fraud, S10033, S10044 [1OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (S. 2128), S10950 [30OC], S10973 [2NO]
———establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention, S13768, S13769 [22DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), S13886, S13887 [23DE]
Dept. of HUD: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to monitor FHA-approved home loans and investigate mortgage fraud, S4055 [31MR], S4130 [1AP]
———prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S9308-S9310, S9314, S9317 [14SE]
———prohibit housing assistance funds in New Orleans, LA, from benefitting those convicted of selling drugs, domestic violence offenses and members of violent gangs, S9412, S9421 [16SE], S9532, S9533 [17SE]
———strengthen regulations to prevent, detect, and prosecute certain fraudulent practices of reverse mortgage industry, S4628, S4629 [23AP]
Dept. of Justice: clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (S. 1289), S6809 [18JN], S7373 [10JY]
———clarify that major fraud against the Government includes Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, S4541 [22AP]
———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S2125 [11FE], S11172 [5NO]
———community-based street-level violence prevention funding, S10287 [8OC]
———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 a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 2925), S13788 [22DE]
———establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (S. 1472), S7702 [20JY], S11974-S11976 [21NO], S13243 [15DE]
———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]
———funding, S4542 [22AP]
———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 (S. 2786), S11434 [17NO]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S1681-S1684 [5FE], S2315 [13FE], S2359 [23FE], S3066 [12MR], S4531-S4561 [22AP], S4603-S4621, S4628-S4633, S4653, S4657 [23AP], S4725, S4735-S4741 [27AP], S4774-S4781, S4784 [28AP], S5183 [6MY], S13363 [17DE]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), House amendment, S5494, S5495 [14MY]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), motion to proceed, S4408-S4415, S4420, S4424 [20AP], S4498 [21AP]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), unanimous-consent agreement, S4554 [22AP], S4763 [27AP]
———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), unanimous-consent request, S4723 [24AP]
———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]
———potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, S5597-S5600 [19MY], S5655 [20MY], S5775-S5777, S5799-S5801 [21MY], S8855 [5AU], S9067, S9070 [7AU], S9832 [24SE]
———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]
———prohibit transfer of trials of enemy combatants to the civilian justice system, S10951-S10953 [30OC]
———provide grants to States to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security, S4612 [23AP]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in corporate welfare programs funding, S10272 [8OC], S11171 [5NO]
———victims' compensation and assistance programs funding, S2125, S2126 [11FE]
Dept. of State: release of Trafficking in Persons Report, S6695 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S9517, S9518, S9541, S9542 [17SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs, S4559 [22AP]
———investigation of mortgage loan modification fraud and foreclosure rescue scams by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, S4560 [22AP]
———Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to audit and investigate recipients of non-recourse Federal loans under certain Federal assistance and relief programs, S4556 [22AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (S. 669), S3616 [23MR], S10889-S10891 [29OC]
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]
———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), S228, S238 [8JA], S239 [9JA], S588, S589 [15JA], S646 [16JA], S693-S712 [21JA], S733-S737, S739-S776 [22JA], S803, S823 [26JA], S6699 [17JN]
———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), motion to proceed, S349 [13JA], S357-S366, S375 [14JA], S402, S418, S557-S559 [15JA]
———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), unanimous-consent agreement, S380 [14JA], S732 [21JA]
———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: restore right to keep and bear arms, S1262, S1263 [2FE], S2442, S2453, S2454, S2456-S2461 [25FE], S2513-S2515, S2526, S2536-S2538 [26FE]
Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S10490-S10493 [15OC]
———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 258), S615 [15JA], S648 [16JA]
Egypt: require a report on whether foreign military financing assistance provided can be extended to counter illicit arms smuggling or to intercept smuggled weapons, S2861 [6MR], S2889-S2895, S2900 [9MR]
El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (S. Res. 321), S10741 [26OC], S11379 [16NO]
———U.S. policy, S13029 [11DE]
Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health: funding, S2620 [2MR], S2676 [3MR], S2798-S2801, S2807, S2813 [5MR]
FBI: forensic accounting funding, S10194 [7OC]
———prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (S. 2820), S13871 [23DE]
Financial institutions: modify current money laundering statute to include certain entities involved in financial transactions, such as hedge funds, private investment vehicles, and company formation agents, S4560, S4561 [22AP]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 843), S4519 [21AP], S10106 [5OC], S13871 [23DE]
———gun control, S2588 [27FE], S3532 [19MR], S3981 [30MR], S4418 [20AP], S4953 [30AP], S7064 [25JN], S10731 [26OC], S13871 [23DE]
———modify Federal regulations allowing current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (S. 1132), S5834 [21MY]
———permit States or the District of Columbia to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S2451 [25FE], S2525 [26FE]
———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S7636 [16JY], S7671, S7689-S7693 [20JY], S7752, S7771, S7772 [21JY], S7811-S7827 [22JY], S8131 [27JY]
———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, S5353-S5360 [12MY]
———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]
———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, S1052 [29JA]
Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (S. 1421), S7319 [9JY]
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S5430 [13MY], S7352 [10JY], S8981 [6AU], S9284-S9289, S9292 [11SE], S9417-S9423, S9425-S9427 [16SE], S9581 [21SE], S9944, S9970 [30SE], S10023 [1OC], S10189-S10192 [7OC]
Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, S11064 [4NO]
———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (S. 1687), S9518, S9572 [17SE], S9616 [21SE]
———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (S. 1751), S10118 [5OC], S10121 [6OC]
Government regulations: address criminal and fraudulent monetary transfers using stored value cards and other electronic devices, S5426 [13MY]
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]
Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (S. 1765), S10320 [8OC]
Hate crimes: 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]
———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]
Health: improve health care fraud enforcement, S13692 [21DE]
Human rights: review interrogation techniques relative to torture, S5305 [11MY]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (S. 168), S215 [8JA]
———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens (S. 577), S3075 [12MR]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (S. 2336), S10928-S10935 [29OC]
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 (S. 1704), S9842 [24SE]
Iran: condemn systematic violation of its obligation to uphold human rights provided for under its constitution and international law (S. Res. 355), S11817 [19NO], S13247 [15DE]
———respect sovereignty and freedoms of speech and the press, condemn detainment of journalists, and support efforts of news agencies reporting on political events, S8090 [24JY]
———respect sovereignty and freedoms of speech and the press, condemn detainment of journalists, and support efforts of news agencies reporting on political events (S. Res. 196), S6855 [19JN]
———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators, S6862 [22JN]
———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (S. Res. 193), S6854, S6855 [19JN]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 16), S4197 [1AP]
———pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 29), S7022 [24JN]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 678), S3661-S3670 [24MR]
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]
King, Lawrence: condemn murder and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (S. Con. Res. 7), S2346 [13FE]
Lafourche Parish, LA: tribute to Lafourche Parish Police Social Services Section, S4509 [21AP]
Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers, S12043-S12045 [1DE], S12613 [7DE]
———express condolences to families of slain police officers (S. Res. 366), S12259 [2DE]
Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico, S8074 [24JY]
———deter public corruption (S. 49), S56 [6JA]
———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]
———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (S. 2736), S11213 [5NO]
———regulations for implementing Federal DNA sample collection authority, S12904 [10DE]
Little Rock, AR: condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long (S. Res. 186), S6665, S6666 [16JN]
Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, S4953 [30AP]
Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates, S4954 [30AP]
———tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy (S. Res. 108), S4596, S4597 [22AP], S4718 [24AP]
Medicare: reduce fraud (S. 975), S6869 [22JN], S10312 [8OC], S10827 [28OC]
Mission Hills, CA: Providence Holy Cross Hospital gang insignia tattoo removal program funding, S2759 [4MR]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 281), S9749 [23SE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 93), S4995 [30AP]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (S. 714), S3900-S3904 [26MR], S11013 [3NO], S13185 [14DE]
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 285), S9852 [24SE], S9941 [29SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 317), S10646 [21OC]
———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 327), S10865 [28OC]
National Guard: counterdrug programs funding, S9972 [30SE]
National Prison Rape Elimination Commission: implement recommendations, S6935 [23JN]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 104), S4995 [30AP]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 104), S4464 [20AP]
National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 382), S13704, S13705 [21DE]
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]
Nevada: tribute to law enforcement officers killed or injured in the line of duty, S5343 [12MY]
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 (H.R. 985), S4996 [30AP]
———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]
Newspapers: impact of replacing paper editions with online editions, S3135 [17MR]
Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S3605 [23MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 1580), S8867 [5AU]
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]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 140), S5339 [11MY]
Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (H. Con. Res. 218), S13469 [18DE]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (S. 60), S64 [6JA], S350 [13JA]
Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1490), S7871 [22JY]
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: correct interpretation of the term ``proceeds'' (S. 378), S2072 [10FE]
Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen metal (S. 418), S2159 [11FE]
Rural areas: provide Federal assistance to States for rural law enforcement (S. 150), S136 [6JA], S991 [28JA]
Safe Streets Campaign (organization): anniversary, S9428 [16SE]
SEC: commend Enforcement Division for investigations into insider trading, S10559 [20OC]
———provide additional funding for investigations and enforcement proceedings involving financial institutions, S4614, S4615, S4621 [23AP]
Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (S. 1551), S8564 [30JY]
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]
———increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (S. 1659), S9268 [10SE]
———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]
Social Security: limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (S. 141), S123 [6JA]
———prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators (H.R. 4218), S12969 [10DE]
Somalia: develop a strategy to address piracy and terrorism, S12410 [4DE]
Supreme Court: 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]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S9179 [9SE], S9255 [10SE], S9281, S9289-S9292, S9294 [11SE], S9321 [14SE]
———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]
Tiller, George: express condolences to family and reject the use of violence to prevent access to reproductive health care or as a response to a difference in beliefs (S. Res. 187), S6770 [18JN]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (S. 1147), S5853 [21MY]
U.N.: Russian endorsement of Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip, S10957 [30OC]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (S. Res. 184), S6570, S6571 [11JN]
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]
———reauthorize and improve (S. 1726), S9933 [29SE]
Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: funding, S2668 [3MR], S2732, S2735, S2743, S2751-S2753 [4MR]
Veterans: 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]
Victims: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (S. 327), S843 [26JA]
Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (S. 1340), S7007 [24JN]
Violence Against Women Act: anniversary, S9367 [15SE]
———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for long-term stability and housing for victims of violence, S4052 [31MR], S4113 [1AP]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (S. 1516), S8095 [24JY]
Warren County Prevention Partnership (organization): tribute to participation in the Presidential inaugural parade, S1055 [29JA]
Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (S. 373), S1438 [3FE], S7118 [6JY]
World War II: resolve claims relative to Holocaust-era looted cultural assets, S7226 [8JY]
Zimbabwe: provide humanitarian assistance, support democratic progress, and maintain sanctions against those responsible for ongoing illegal activities during political transition, S10106 [5OC]
———provide humanitarian assistance, support democratic progress, and maintain sanctions against those responsible for ongoing illegal activities during political transition (S. Res. 176), S6389 [9JN]
Reports
Copper Thefts Threaten U.S. Critical Infrastructure, S2159 [11FE]
Is ACORN Intentionally Structured as a Criminal Enterprise? Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, S9309 [14SE]
Ledbetter Act—Sacrificing Justice for ``Fair'' Pay: Andrew M. Grossman, Heritage Foundation, S702-S704 [21JA]
Thwarted Terror Plots Against the U.S. Since September 11, 2001: Heritage Foundation, S370 [14JA]
Reports filed
Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 256), S3609 [23MR]
Condemn Assault of Women and Killing of Political Protesters in Guinea, Support Inquiry and Prosecution, and Consider Punitive Measures Against Officials Found To Be Complicit: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 345), S11492 [18NO]
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 S. 181, Fair Pay Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 111-5), H525 [26JA]
Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1340), S10700 [22OC]
End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 111-50), H3833 [24MR]
Fight Fraud Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1748) (H. Rept. 111-95), H5095 [4MY]
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA): Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 386), S2827 [5MR]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 386) (S. Rept. 111-10), S3609 [23MR]
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]
Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 942) (S. Rept. 111-76), S9589 [21SE]
Human Rights Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1472), S11253 [6NO]
Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 327), S5281 [7MY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 327) (S. Rept. 111-85), S10060 [1OC]
Indian Arts and Crafts Protection Through the Improvement of Applicable Criminal Proceedings: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 151), S7868 [22JY]
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]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2062) (H. Rept. 111-355), H13549 [7DE]
Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 730), S13382 [17DE]
Personal Data Privacy and Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1490), S11205 [5NO]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1490) (S. Rept. 111-110), S13382 [17DE]
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1676) (H. Rept. 111-117), H5711 [18MY]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1147), S11593 [19NO]
Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1261), S11593 [19NO]
Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 49), S3073 [12MR]
Samuel B. Kent Impeachment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 520) (H. Rept. 111-159), H6971 [17JN]
Tribal Law and Order Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 797) (S. Rept. 111-93), S10914 [29OC]
U.S. Mariner and Vessel Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3376) (H. Rept. 111-386), H15508 [23DE]
Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 111-33), H3144 [10MR]
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 669) (S. Rept. 111-27), S6649 [16JN]
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) (H. Rept. 111-138), H6305 [8JN]
Resignations
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas: Samuel B. Kent, S7056 [25JN]
Rulings of the Chair
National Missing Children's Day: observance (H. Res. 297), H5681 [18MY]
Schedules
U.S. v. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, S6431 [10JN]
Statements
Extraordinary Rendition in U.S. Counter Terrorism Policy—The Impact on Trans-Atlantic Relations: Michael F. Scheuer, S5306 [11MY]
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]
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA): Executive Office of the President, S4533 [22AP]
Representative Maloney Selected as Congressional Anti-Slavery Champion: Dorchen Leidholdt, Sanctuary for Families (organization) Center for Battered Women's Legal Service, E150 [27JA]
Title VII ``Fairness'' Act, S. 3209, Allows Pay Discrimination To Continue: National Women's Law Center, S708 [21JA]
Summaries
Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 569), S3030 [11MR]
Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act (H.R. 3306), E1916 [24JY]
Testimonies
By Cracking Down on Heresies, the Government Reduces Venues for Religious Activities in Rural Areas: Wang Guangze, E2676 [2NO]
Investigation of Interrogation Techniques: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S5305 [11MY]
Sentencing Commission Responsibilities: Robert Pratt, S13186-S13188 [14DE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 38, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H3122 [10MR]
H. Con. Res. 104, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, H4871 [28AP]
H. Con. Res. 177, Celebrate Safe Communities Week and Crime Prevention Month, H12004 [28OC]
H. Con. Res. 218, condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao, Philippines and express condolences to families of victims, H13568 [8DE]
H. Res. 45, National Criminal Justice Month, H2940 [4MR]
H. Res. 47, support goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, H2636 [25FE]
H. Res. 82, National Stalking Awareness Month, H887 [3FE]
H. Res. 87, consideration of S. 181, Fair Pay Act, H532 [27JA]
H. Res. 90, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, H10084 [30SE]
H. Res. 103, support goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, H890 [3FE]
H. Res. 109, support goals and ideals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, H4867 [28AP]
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. 290, tribute to Oakland, CA, law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H4199 [31MR]
H. Res. 297, National Missing Children's Day observance, H5679 [18MY]
H. Res. 337, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, H4745 [27AP]
H. Res. 339, tribute to Maersk Alabama (vessel) crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates, H4590 [22AP]
H. Res. 340, express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, NY, and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association, H4848 [28AP]
H. Res. 341, express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage in Alabama, H4850 [28AP]
H. Res. 372, consideration of H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H4929 [29AP]
H. Res. 426, Peace Officers Memorial Day, H5738 [19MY]
H. Res. 454, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children anniversary, H6358 [9JN]
H. Res. 471, express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq, H6038 [2JN]
H. Res. 505, condemn murder of George Tiller, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs, H6320 [9JN]
H. Res. 515, condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center, Little Rock, AR, and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long, H6332, H6334 [9JN]
H. Res. 520, Samuel B. Kent impeachment, S6960 [24JN], H7053 [19JN]
H. Res. 529, express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred, H6585 [11JN]
H. Res. 560, support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators in Iran, H7034 [19JN]
H. Res. 565, Samuel B. Kent impeachment managers appointment and authorization, S6960 [24JN], H7067 [19JN]
H. Res. 623, support goals and ideals of National Night Out, H9371 [9SE]
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. 675, condemn bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia, hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism, H8944 [28JY]
H. Res. 722, terrorist attacks anniversary, H9379 [9SE]
H. Res. 724, honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires, H9376 [9SE]
H. Res. 738, Violence Against Women Act anniversary, H9457 [14SE], H9547 [15SE]
H. Res. 757, support goals and ideals of National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims, H10099 [30SE]
H. Res. 761, shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas in El Salvador anniversary, H11542 [21OC]
H. Res. 797, support goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, H11477 [20OC]
H. Res. 817, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, H11752 [26OC]
H. Res. 823, express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices in Pakistan, H11551 [21OC]
H. Res. 867, condemn U.N. Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip, H12232 [3NO]
H. Res. 895, express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12488 [6NO]
H. Res. 939, express condolences to families of slain police officers in Lakewood, WA, H13417 [2DE]
H.R. 11, Fair Pay Act, H113 [9JA]
H.R. 448, Elder Abuse Victims Act, H1120-H1122 [10FE]
H.R. 730, Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, S13886 [23DE], H3765 [24MR]
H.R. 738, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H884 [3FE]
H.R. 780, Student Internet Safety Act, H6766 [15JN]
H.R. 911, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act, H1629-H1632 [23FE]
H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act, H4204 [31MR]
H.R. 1029, Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act, H4210 [31MR]
H.R. 1511, victims of torture treatment programs funding, H8552 [22JY]
H.R. 1575, End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act, H4275 [1AP]
H.R. 1676, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, H5730-H5736 [19MY]
H.R. 1727, Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act, H10094-H10097 [30SE]
H.R. 1741, Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act, H6325 [9JN]
H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H4940 [29AP]
H.R. 1933, A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act, H8377 [20JY]
H.R. 2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act, H13532 [7DE]
H.R. 2134, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act, H13560 [8DE]
H.R. 2278, direct the President to transmit a report to Congress on anti-American incitement to violence in the Middle East, H13558 [8DE]
H.R. 2661, Court Security Enhancement Act, H6775 [15JN]
H.R. 2675, Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act, H6329 [9JN]
H.R. 3763, provide an exclusion from Fair Credit Reporting Act Red Flag Guidelines for certain small businesses, H11467 [20OC]
H.R. 4218, No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act, H13596 [8DE]
S. 49, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, S56-S58 [6JA]
S. 60, prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony, S64 [6JA], S350 [13JA]
S. 132, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act, S104-S114 [6JA]
S. 141, Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act, S124-S128 [6JA]
S. 150, Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S137 [6JA]
S. 151, protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, S8100 [24JY]
S. 168, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act, S215 [8JA]
S. 181, Fair Pay Act, S775 [22JA], H546 [27JA]
S. 205, Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act, S312 [12JA]
S. 256, Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act, S615 [15JA], S6315 [8JN]
S. 258, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S616 [15JA]
S. 327, Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act, S843-S846 [26JA]
S. 373, ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons, S1438 [3FE]
S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA), S1682-S1684 [5FE], S4777-S4781 [28AP], H5260-H5264 [6MY]
S. 470, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, S2476-S2479 [25FE]
S. 495, Justice Integrity Act, S2566 [26FE]
S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, S3029 [11MR]
S. 577, Immigration Fraud Prevention Act, S3075 [12MR]
S. 650, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S3560-S3563 [19MR]
S. 669, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S3617 [23MR]
S. 678, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization and improvement, S3662-S3669 [24MR]
S. 727, Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, S3926 [26MR]
S. 797, Tribal Law and Order Act, S4334-S4344 [2AP]
S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, S4689-S4693 [23AP]
S. 942, Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act, S10243-S10245 [7OC]
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. 1132, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act, S5835 [21MY]
S. 1147, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, S5853-S5860 [21MY]
S. 1219, Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act, S6382 [9JN]
S. 1261, Providing for Additional Security in States' Identification (PASS ID) Act, S6587-S6589 [15JN]
S. 1289, Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act, S7373 [10JY], H10092 [30SE]
S. 1340, Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act, S7008 [24JN]
S. 1346, Crimes Against Humanity Act, S7011 [24JN]
S. 1472, Human Rights Enforcement Act, S7703 [20JY], S11974, S11976 [21NO], H14892 [15DE]
S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S7872-S7879 [22JY]
S. 1516, Democracy Restoration Act, S8096 [24JY]
S. 1526, No Firearms for Foreign Felons Act, S8201 [28JY]
S. 1684, Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act, S9559-S9562 [17SE]
S. 1726, USA PATRIOT Reauthorization and Additional Weapons Against Terrorism Act, S9934 [29SE]
S. 1749, Cell Phone Contraband Act, S10112 [5OC]
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. 2736, Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act, S11214 [5NO]
S. 2786, Enhanced Restitution Enforcement and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act, S11434-S11437 [17NO]
S. 2811, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act, S11884 [20NO]
S. 2925, Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act, S13788-S13790 [22DE]
S. Con. Res. 7, condemn murder of Lawrence King and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, S2346 [13FE]
S. Con. Res. 16, pardon John A. (Jack) Johnson posthumously, S4196 [1AP]
S. Con. Res. 22, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S4979 [30AP]
S. Con. Res. 29, pardon John A. (Jack) Johnson posthumously, S6656 [16JN], S7022 [24JN], H9037 [29JY]
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. 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. 72, support efforts to combat drug trafficking in Mexico, S2979 [10MR]
S. Res. 93, support goals and ideal of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, S4085 [31MR]
S. Res. 101, express condolences to victims and community impacted by Pinelake Health and Rehab Center shootings in Carthage, NC, S4387, S4398 [2AP]
S. Res. 104, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S4449, S4464 [20AP]
S. Res. 108, tribute to Maersk Alabama (vessel) crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates and develop a strategy to address piracy, S4586, S4597 [22AP]
S. Res. 109, tribute to students of the Mirwais School for Girls in Kandahar, Afghanistan who were attacked by militants and support efforts to decrease illiteracy and gender-based violence, S4586 [22AP]
S. Res. 140, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S5332, S5339 [11MY]
S. Res. 176, provide humanitarian assistance, support democratic progress, and maintain sanctions against those responsible for ongoing illegal activities during political transition in Zimbabwe, S6386, S6389 [9JN]
S. Res. 184, express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred, S6568, S6571 [11JN]
S. Res. 186, condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center in Little Rock, AR and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long, S6656, S6666 [16JN]
S. Res. 187, express condolences to family of George Tiller and reject the use of violence to prevent access to reproductive health care or as a response to a difference in beliefs, S6730 [17JN]
S. Res. 193, support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators in Iran, S6848, S6855 [19JN]
S. Res. 196, respect sovereignty and freedoms of speech and the press, condemn detainment of journalists, and support efforts of news agencies reporting on political events in Iran, S6849, S6855 [19JN]
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. 281, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, S9748 [23SE]
S. Res. 285, support goals and ideals of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, S9851 [24SE], S9941 [29SE]
S. Res. 302, Crime Prevention Month and Celebrate Safe Communities Week, S10113, S10118 [5OC]
S. Res. 317, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S10645 [21OC]
S. Res. 321, shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas in El Salvador anniversary, S10737, S10741 [26OC]
S. Res. 327, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S10861, S10865 [28OC]
S. Res. 344, express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, S11255, S11257 [6NO]
S. Res. 345, condemn assault of women and killing of political protesters in Guinea, support inquiry into, and prosecution for, violence, and consider punitive measures against officials found to be complicit, S11292 [9NO]
S. Res. 355, condemn Iran's systematic violation of its obligation to uphold human rights provided for under its constitution and international law, S11605, S11817 [19NO]
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. 366, express condolences to families of slain police officers in Lakewood, WA, S12162, S12259 [2DE]
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. Res. 373, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, S12818 [9DE]
S. Res. 382, support goals and ideals of National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month, S13703, S13705 [21DE]