LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)

Addresses

Saville Inquiry Into ``Bloody Sunday'' Incident Resulting in the Deaths of Civil Rights Protesters and Bystanders in Northern Ireland: David Cameron, Prime Minister of Great Britian, S5433 [24JN]

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4449, S4450, S4453 [26MY], S4504, S4505 [27MY]

Army: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 286), S5495, S5496 [28JN]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), S8401, S8441 [2DE]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), S8478, S8509 [3DE]

———establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), S8928, S8946 [13DE]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), S8684 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7284 [21SE], S7970, S7991 [17NO], S8717 [9DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S5621 [29JN], S5709, S5710 [30JN], S6451 [28JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7980 [17NO]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2816, S2973 [29AP], S3039, S3041, S3047 [3MY], S3105 [4MY], S3200, S3270 [5MY], S3328, S3360, S3361 [6MY], S3429 [7MY], S3479 [10MY], S3539 [11MY], S3618, S3619 [12MY], S3788 [14MY], S3912, S3915 [18MY], S3990 [19MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S955, S958 [2MR], S1164, S1170 [4MR], S4851 [10JN], S5448 [24JN]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1517 [15MR]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3295 [6MY]

Conferee: H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4170 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Advise and Obstruct, New York (NY) Times, S10299 [15DE]

`Al-Qaeda 7' Smear Campaign Is an Assault on American Values, Eugene Robinson, Washington (DC) Post, S1354 [10MR]

Are You or Have You Ever Been a Lawyer? New York (NY) Times, S1354 [10MR]

Boys and Girls Clubs Serves Local Thanksgiving Dinner, Lucia Suarez, Rutland (VT) Herald, S8597 [7DE]

BPD's Chief Gauthier Retiring—30-Year Veteran of Force Plans To Step Down in September, Neal P. Goswami, Bennington (VT) Banner, S40 [20JA]

Brothers in Ink—While Others Elegize Print Journalism, Emerson and Angelo Lynn Are Hot on the Presses, Ken Picard, Seven Days (publication), S533 [9FE]

Flynn Center Director Exits, Stage Right, Sally Pollak, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S5263 [22JN]

Healthy Living Owner Katy Lesser Named Vermont SBA Person of the Year, Myra Mathis Flynn, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S4439 [26MY]

How I Know Kagan Isn't Anti-Military, Walter Dellinger, Washington (DC) Post, S4908 [15JN]

Jake Burton—Chairman of the (Snow)Board, Bruce Horovitz, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S1355 [10MR]

Katherine Paterson Named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, David Montgomery, Washington (DC) Post, S41 [20JA]

Last Call for Chief Jackman—Hundreds Attend Funeral, Matt Sutkoski, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S41 [20JA]

Let's Fix Judicial Nominee Process, Abner J. Mikva and Timothy Lewis, Politico (publication), S8322 [1DE]

Love in a Box—Vermont Residents Send Kisses to Afghanistan, Cristina Kumka, Rutland (VT) Herald, S6074 [21JY]

Middlebury To Develop Online Language Venture, Tamar Lewin, New York (NY) Times, S2638 [26AP]

``No Place Like This for Soothing Care,'' John Branch, New York (NY) Times, S3406 [7MY]

Now Vacant—A Confirmation Crisis in Our Courts, Eric H. Holder, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S7951 [17NO]

Politician's Politician, Peter Mallary, Rutland (VT) Herald, S5198 [21JN]

Senate Must End Games, Confirm Strong N.C. Judges; Congress' Failure To Approve Diaz, Eagles Shameful, Charlotte (NC) Observer, S8321 [1DE]

Shameful Attack on the U.S. Legal System, Walter Dellinger, Washington (DC) Post, S1355 [10MR]

St. Michael's College Professor Departs With Concert, Matt Sutkoski, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S2514 [21AP]

Thanksgiving Volunteers Deliver—With Community Spirit—in Montpelier, Peter Hirschfeld, Barre-Montpelier (VT) Times Argus, S8597 [7DE]

Unacceptable Delay, Washington (DC) Post, S10299 [15DE]

Unconscionable Delays for President Obama's Court Picks, Washington (DC) Post, S8321 [1DE]

Vacancy Signs at the Federal Courthouse, Bruce Moyer, Federal Lawyer (publication), S8120 [19NO]

Vacant Stares—Why Don't Americans Worry About How an Understaffed Federal Bench Is Hazardous to Their Health? Dahlia Lithwick and Carl Tobias, Slate.com (Internet site), S7952 [17NO]

Vergennes Teacher Is State's Best, Jennifer Lawson Plays to Her Students' Strengths, Lynn Monty, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7416 [23SE]

Windsor Water Company Ships Help to Haiti, Josh O'Gorman, Rutland (VT) Herald, S694 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agricultural Marketing Act: improve reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products (see S. 3656), S6584 [2AU]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 591), S6202 [22JY]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: eliminate sunset of provisions relative to the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (see S. 3259), S2642 [26AP]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see S. 3065), S1018 [3MR] (see S. 4023), S8786 [10DE]

———establish a grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees (see S. 3719), S7035 [13SE]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3201), S2295 [14AP]

———improve access to mental health counselors under TRICARE (see S. 3371), S5994 [19JY]

———include service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see S. 831), S7900 [15NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S7508 [27SE]

Burma: condemn continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, broaden political participation, assess U.S. policy relative to human rights violations, and call for a fair election process (see S. Res. 480), S2295 [14AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S4659 [8JN]

Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 3345), S3536 [11MY]

Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 477), S2242 [13AP]

Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 4042), S10514 [17DE]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 1859), S7175 [16SE]

Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 603), S6549 [30JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3772), S7135 [15SE]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see S. 1076), S52 [20JA]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 3827), S7352 [22SE]

Contracts: provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against U.S. contractors performing abroad relative to Armed Forces members or civilians performing work for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see S. 2782), S7175 [16SE]

Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see S. 3112), S7090 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service (see S. Con. Res. 62), S2803 [29AP]

———establish a dairy market stabilization program (see S. 3531), S5439 [24JN]

———extend suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm Service Agency guaranteed assistance (see S. 3221), S2423 [19AP]

Dept. of Commerce: reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see S. 3519), S5965 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: increase oversight of private security contractors and establish proper ratio of Federal security personnel to private security contractors at U.S. military combat missions (see S. 3037), S742 [24FE]

———reform energy policy (see S. 3585), S6079 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3434), S4623 [7JN]

———provide funds to States for rebates, loans, and other incentives to eligible individuals or entities for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems (see S. 3460), S4621 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a program to award grants to, and enter into contracts with, medical-legal partnerships to assist patients to navigate health-related programs and activities (see S. 3668), S7509 [27SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S3716 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: approve certain education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3171), S2378 [15AP]

———clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (see S. 3162), S2019 [24MR]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 3447), S7901 [15NO]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 535), S7968 [17NO]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 987), S6584 [2AU]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see S. 3703), S7509 [27SE]

Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job (see S. 3206), S2804 [29AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 3770), S7034 [13SE]

———provide competitive grants for creating and implementing innovative assessments (see S. 3771), S7034 [13SE]

Ethiopia: reaffirm U.S. objectives and encourage critical democratic and humanitarian principles and practices (see S. 3757), S6884 [5AU]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 619), S251 [26JA]

Feed America Day: designate (see S. Res. 646), S7509 [27SE]

Food: provide children from rural areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs (see S. 3040), S795 [25FE]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see S. 384), S1169 [4MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring provisions of law establishing a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see S. 4048), S10514 [17DE]

Foreign trade: prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 3725), S7619 [28SE]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see S. 1606), S393 [1FE]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see S. Res. 392), S122 [21JA]

———promote strengthening of private sector (see S. 3202), S2295 [14AP]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see S. 3260), S8298 [30NO]

Housing: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits and allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see S. 3326), S4213 [25MY]

Immigration: allow aliens who are legally present in the U.S. to return temporarily to their country of citizenship if that country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction (see S. 2974), S439 [2FE]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 3962, 3963), S7968 [17NO] (see S. 3992), S8348 [1DE]

———reform (see S. 3932), S7788 [29SE]

———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before recent Haitian earthquake (see S. 2998), S5964 [15JY]

Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 3548), S5538 [29JN]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 4048), S10514 [17DE]

Iran: condemn state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities and continued violation of human rights (see S. Res. 694), S8477 [3DE]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 3786), S7134 [15SE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 3972), S8062 [18NO]

Lawyers and attorneys: exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics or externships from certain conflict of interest rules (see S. 2888), S7034 [13SE]

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: expand boundary (see S. 3612), S5993 [19JY]

Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S7134 [15SE]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 3000), S482 [4FE]

Medicare: protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 3315), S7206 [20SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 3244), S2587 [22AP]

Mining and mineral resources: require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC (see S. 891), S440 [2FE]

Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 427), S857 [1MR]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see S. Res. 402), S358 [29JA]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 663), S7789 [29SE]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 543), S4529 [27MY]

Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3305), S4213 [25MY] (see S. 3472), S4745 [9JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 4057), S11037 [22DE]

Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (see S. Res. 479), S2295 [14AP]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see S. 3295), S3006 [30AP] (see S. 3628), S6246 [26JY]

———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 752), S2208 [12AP]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: clarify authority of States to adopt renewable energy incentives (see S. 3923), S7788 [29SE]

Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see S. 3849), S7618 [28SE]

SBA: waive non-Federal share requirement under certain programs (see S. 3165), S3473 [10MY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 3390), S4082 [20MY]

———recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see S. 2896), S7134 [15SE]

Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (see S. 1551), S2424 [19AP]

Shipping industry: repeal certain limitations of liability (see S. 3478), S4849 [10JN]

Solar energy: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 2993), S481 [4FE]

Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. Res. 339), S2378 [15AP]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see S. 2931), S51 [20JA] (see S. 2936), S123 [21JA]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (see S. 3816), S7353 [22SE]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S2020 [24MR]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1360), S4530 [27MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3976), S8128 [19NO] (see S. 3985), S8244 [29NO]

———provide that fees charged for baggage carried into the cabin of an aircraft are subject to the excise tax imposed on transportation of persons by air (see S. 3205), S2295 [14AP]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S3717 [13MY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S4213 [25MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 4048), S10514 [17DE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 624), S4144 [24MY]

West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (see S. Res. 487), S2377 [15AP]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see S. 4011), S8599 [7DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see S. 1055), S5268 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see S. 3654), S6302 [27JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 3111), S1516 [15MR]

Copyrights: clarify, improve, and correct laws (see S. 3689), S6584 [2AU]

Correctional institutions: authorize appropriations of U.S. assistance to help eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities (see S. 3798), S7175 [16SE]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (see S. 3518), S5268 [22JN]

Crime: expand definition of scheme or artifice to defraud relative to mail and wire fraud (see S. 3854), S7618 [28SE]

———provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 2979), S440 [2FE]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (see S. 3463), S4658 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see S. 3123), S1618 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: combat online infringement of intellectual property (see S. 3804), S7205 [20SE]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 3842), S7507 [27SE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see S. 3676), S6520 [29JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 3466), S4744 [9JN]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3767), S7033 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3669), S6520 [29JY]

Immigration: exempt refugees who are employed by the Federal Government overseas from 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see S. 2960), S340 [28JA]

———improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (see S. 3858), S7618 [28SE]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see S. 3113), S1516 [15MR]

Macedonia: tribute to partnership with Vermont National Guard (see S. Res. 673), S7789 [29SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises (see S. 3031), S742 [24FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 511), S3036 [3MY]

Smithsonian Institution: plan, design, and construct a facility, and enter into agreements relative to education programs at the National Zoological Park facility in Front Royal, VA (see S.J. Res. 31), S4572 [28MY]

Supreme Court: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (see S. 3871), S7787 [29SE]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (see S. 3333), S3407 [7MY]

Trademark Act: amend (see S. 2968), S340 [28JA]

Vermont: anniversary of Long Trail (see S. Res. 460), S1670 [17MR]

Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus personal property through State agencies (see S. 3794), S7175 [16SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (see S. 3717), S6883 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (see S. Res. 467), S1874 [23MR]

Biographies

Pomerleau, Claude: University of Portland, S3295 [6MY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4197 [25MY], S4483 [27MY], S6190 [22JY]

Brainard, Lael: nomination to be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs, S2367 [15AP], S2413 [19AP]

Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S174, S175 [25JA]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), House amendment, S726 [24FE], S773 [25FE]

Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3772), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7928 [17NO]

Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2367 [15AP]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), motion to proceed, S7454 [24SE], S7585 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S6073 [21JY], S6973 [5AU], S7061, S7062 [14SE]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2288 [14AP], S2364 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2099 [25MR], S2200 [12AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528 [4DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8049 [18NO], S8229 [29NO]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2553 [22AP], S2622 [26AP]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE]

Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S820 [26FE], S908 [2MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S6191 [22JY], S6285 [27JY], S7388 [23SE]

Power resources: reduce oil consumption and improve energy security (S. 3815), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (S. 3991), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8626 [8DE]

Schroeder, Christopher H.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, S2367 [15AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1225 [5MR], S1292 [9MR], S1339 [10MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4975 [16JN], S5096 [17JN], S5310 [23JN], S5419 [24JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8627 [8DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8391 [2DE], S8528 [4DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Excerpts

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) report language relative to Nepali denial of safe passage to Tibetan refugees, S6864 [5AU]

Letters

Commend Obama administration's conducting of a comprehensive review of U.S. policy on use of antipersonnel landmines: several Senators, S3865 [18MY]

Dept. of State foreign affairs funding: Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S4187 [25MY]

———Robert M. Gates, Sec. of Defense, S4187 [25MY]

Enhance reporting requirements relative to executive and congressional oversight of cybersecurity programs: Senator Feinstein, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S6798 [5AU]

———by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6798 [5AU]

Nomination of Christopher H. Schroeder to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy: Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr., O'Melveny & Myers LLP, S2493 [21AP]

———David F. Levi, Duke University School of Law, S2494 [21AP]

———Kenneth W. Starr, Pepperdine University School of Law, S2494 [21AP]

———several former Dept. of Justice officials, S2493 [21AP]

Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Supreme Court Justice: David M. Tressler, S6708 [4AU]

———Zachary Prager, S6708 [4AU]

Nomination of James M. Cole to be Deputy Attorney General: several former Deputy Attorneys General, S8371 [2DE]

Protect identity of whistleblowers and ensure transparency and accountability in Government investigations of financial fraud: several consumer protection and government accountability organizations, S3975 [19MY]

Repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC: several organizations, S6889 [5AU]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Ashley L. Belleau, Federal Bar Association, S8322 [1DE]

———by, S4604 [7JN]

———Carolyn B. Lamm, ABA, S8119 [19NO]

———John E. Nordin III, National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, S10886 [21DE]

———President Obama, S8118 [19NO]

———Royce C. Lamberth, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, S8119 [19NO]

———several members of the Advisory Board of the Ninth Circuit, S8322 [1DE]

———several Ninth Circuit judges, S8118 [19NO]

Lists

Supporters of Christopher H. Schroeder's nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, S2493 [21AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S3295 [6MY]

Questions—Impeachment trial

Impeachment Trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: by, S8574 [7DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: allocation of foreign aid, S7740 [29SE]

———strategy for continued U.S. military presence, S5532 [29JN]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: speech at U.N., S3158 [5MY]

Aleinikoff, T. Alexander: appointment as U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, S148 [22JA]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: extend (H.R. 5330), S4559 [27MY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, S3626 [12MY]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), S2015 [24MR], S2087 [25MR]

Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, S8261 [30NO]

———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending, S7714 [29SE]

———making continuing, S7714 [29SE], S10882 [21DE]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4129 [24MY], S4434 [26MY], S4506 [27MY]

———making omnibus appropriations, S10732-S10734 [19DE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, S4167 [25MY], S10658, S10674 [18DE]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (S. 3654), S6304 [27JY]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), S10508 [17DE]

Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S309 [28JA]

Black, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3509 [11MY]

Bredar, James K.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE]

Brill, Julie: nomination to be FTC Commissioner, S1113 [3MR]

Budget: eliminate wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S237, S238 [26JA], S284 [28JA]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S237, S238 [26JA], S284 [28JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1841 [23MR], S2079, S2087 [25MR]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, S4186 [25MY]

Burlington, VT: tribute to Burlington Parallel Justice Project, S2471 [20AP]

Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker, S6510 [29JY]

Carlton W. Reeves: nomination to be district judge, S10725 [19DE]

Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), S6834 [5AU]

Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2539 [22AP]

Clarendon, VT: tribute to Clarendon Elementary School students for support of Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, S6073 [21JY]

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S10923 [21DE]

Cole, James M.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S8370, S8371, S8372 [2DE], S10297 [15DE]

———nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, unanimous-consent request, S8371 [2DE]

Coleman, Sharon Johnson: nomination to be district judge, S5733 [12JY]

Colombia: tribute to Corps of Engineers' efforts to assist in aftermath of floods, S10923 [21DE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 3111), S1517 [15MR], S3290 [5MY]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S8172 [19NO]

Conley, William M.: nomination to be district judge, S1153 [4MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (S. 931), S2016 [24MR]

———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, S2016 [24MR]

Copyrights: clarify, improve, and correct laws (S. 3689), S6594 [2AU]

———clarify, improve, and correct laws (S. 3689), House amendment, S8204 [19NO]

Correctional institutions: authorize appropriations of U.S. assistance to help eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities (S. 3798), S7176 [16SE]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), S8508 [3DE]

———clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10502 [17DE]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), S5978, S5979 [19JY]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (S. 3518), S5275 [22JN]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S8172 [19NO]

Crime: expand definition of scheme or artifice to defraud relative to mail and wire fraud (S. 3854), S7631 [28SE]

———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (H.R. 5566), S7653 [28SE]

———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (H.R. 5566), House amendment, S8203 [19NO]

———provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (S. 2979), S442 [2FE], S2016 [24MR]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses, S8683, S8685 [9DE]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses, S6510 [29JY]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), S4659 [8JN], S8683, S8685 [9DE]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), unanimous-consent request, S8683 [9DE]

DeGuilio, Jon E.: nomination to be district judge, S3509 [11MY]

Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2459 [20AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (S. 3123), S1624 [16MR]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, S8172 [19NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 6523), S10937 [22DE]

———ensure foreign security forces that receive U.S. assistance have not committed human rights violations, S4434 [26MY]

———Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, S10882 [21DE]

Dept. of Education: student foreign exchange and international education programs funding, S237 [26JA]

Dept. of Justice: combat online infringement of intellectual property (S. 3804), S7207 [20SE]

———criticism over prosecution of enemy detainees, S1353 [10MR]

———ensure that forensic evidence and testimony is accurate, credible, and scientifically sound, S10508 [17DE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S10937 [22DE]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 3842), S7510 [27SE]

———require sharing of criminal records with State sentencing commissions (H.R. 6412), S10807 [20DE]

Dept. of State: international affairs funding, S237, S238 [26JA], S284 [28JA], S4506 [27MY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), S7714 [29SE]

———making appropriations (S. 3676), S6864 [5AU], S7168 [16SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S4129 [24MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S10732-S10734 [19DE], S10882 [21DE]

Dewey (U.S.S.): commissioning, S1747 [18MR]

Diaz, Albert: nomination to be circuit judge, S10507 [17DE], S10667 [18DE]

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), S2470 [20AP]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S1682 [17MR]

Eagles, Catherine C.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE]

Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson, S2514 [21AP]

———commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (H. Con. Res. 255), S2597 [22AP]

Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), S8172 [19NO]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, S5912 [15JY]

Education: student loans and financial aid programs funding, S2079 [25MR]

El Salvador: human rights violations, S4506 [27MY]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4817 [10JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2470 [20AP]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8526 [4DE], S9018 [14DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: extend benefits to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees, S5312 [23JN]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (H.R. 6533), S10696 [18DE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S8261, S8266 [30NO]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (S. 372), S8817 [10DE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (S. 1102), S2417 [19AP], S5312 [23JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations, S6510 [29JY]

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations (S. 3466), S4746 [9JN]

Feinerman, Gary S.: nomination to be district judge, S5480 [28JN]

Financial institutions: ensure application of antitrust laws to enhance accountability and protect consumers, S3626 [12MY]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S3154 [5MY], S3626 [12MY], S3975 [19MY], S4068 [20MY]

Firearms: modify Federal regulations allowing current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (S. 1132), S3763 [13MY], S7739 [29SE]

Fleissig, Audrey Goldstein: nomination to be district judge, S4603 [7JN]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3767), S7038 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3669), S6526 [29JY]

Foote, Elizabeth Erny: nomination to be district judge, S4905 [15JN]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (H.R. 3714), S2981 [29AP]

Freudenthal, Nancy D.: nomination to be district judge, S3145 [5MY]

GAO: conduct investigations to identify duplicative Government programs and report on recommendations for either consolidation or elimination of such programs, S237, S238 [26JA]

Gibney, John A., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE]

Government: erosion of separation of powers between judicial and legislative branches, S6599-S6602 [3AU]

Greenaway, Joseph A., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S524 [9FE]

Guatemala: importance of Guatemalan Presidential selection of Attorney General relative to criminal and human rights issues, S2371 [15AP]

Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts, S143 [22JA]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S2012 [24MR], S6599 [3AU]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers, S3154 [5MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S1841 [23MR], S2012 [24MR], S7413 [23SE]

Health care facilities: Presidential Memorandum on respecting rights of hospital patients to receive visitors and to designate surrogate decisions makers for medical emergencies, S2417 [19AP]

Hollander, Ellen Lipton: nomination to be district judge, S10668 [18DE]

Howell, Beryl A.: nomination to be district judge, S11067 [22DE]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S10502 [17DE]

———exempt refugees who are employed by the Federal Government overseas from 1-year physical presence requirement for adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (S. 2960), S342 [28JA]

———improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (S. 3858), S7633 [28SE]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (S. 3113), S1518-S1520 [15MR], S5104 [17JN], S5432 [24JN]

———reform (S. 3932), S7834 [29SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (S. 3611), S6796, S6798 [5AU]

———enhance reporting requirements relative to executive and congressional oversight of cybersecurity programs, S6798 [5AU]

International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala: reaffirm commitment to mission, S5311 [23JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, S7739 [29SE]

Jackson, Brian A. nomination to be district judge, S4905 [15JN]

Johnson, Martha N.: nomination to be GSA Administrator, S465, S467 [4FE]

Kagan, Elena: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, S6708, S6709 [4AU]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S3981 [19MY], S4167-S4169 [25MY], S4610 [7JN], S4906-S4908 [15JN], S5190 [21JN], S5483 [28JN], S6598 [3AU], S6708, S6709 [4AU], S6824, S6830 [5AU]

Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S904, S909 [2MR]

Koh, Lucy Haeran: nomination to be district judge, S4603 [7JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S6510 [29JY]

Lawson, Jennifer: Vermont Teacher of the Year award recipient, S7416 [23SE]

Lesser, Katy: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4439 [26MY]

Levi, John G.: nomination to LSC Board of Directors, S1811 [22MR]

Macedonia: tribute to partnership with Vermont National Guard (S. Res. 673), S7839 [29SE]

Magnus-Stinson, Jane E.: nomination to be district judge, S4603 [7JN]

Marshall, Denzil P., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3145 [5MY]

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: expand boundary (S. 3612), S5995 [19JY]

Martin, Beverly Baldwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S16 [20JA]

Martinez, William J.: impact of ACLU affiliation on suitability to be district judge, S10885 [21DE]

———nomination to be district judge, S10885 [21DE]

Middlebury College: tribute to development of online language program for precollege students, S2583 [22AP], S2638 [26AP]

Mueller, Kimberly J.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE]

Murguia, Mary H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10986 [22DE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, S2471 [20AP]

Navarro, Gloria M.: nomination to be district judge, S3145 [5MY]

Nepal: denial of safe passage to Tibetan refugees, S6864 [5AU]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), S10980 [22DE]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict, S534 [9FE]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S274 [28JA]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: authorize Drug Free Communities enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or local drug crises (S. 3031), S744 [24FE]

Olympic games: tribute to Vermont participants, S934 [2MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 5874), S6538 [29JY]

Paterson, Katherine: Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature designee, S41 [20JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation of Patient's Bill of Rights, S7413 [23SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 511), S3037 [3MY], S3567 [11MY]

Pearson, Benita Y.: nomination to be district judge, S10886 [21DE]

Peter M. Goodrich Memorial Foundation: tribute, S2290 [14AP]

Peterson, Rosanna Malouf: nomination to be district judge, S183 [25JA]

Plymouth Notch, VT: opening of President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center, S6642 [3AU]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S6282 [27JY], S7320 [22SE]

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: impeachment, S10284 [15DE]

Power resources: promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6510 [29JY]

Pratt, Tanya Walton: nomination to be district judge, S4905 [15JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2544 [22AP]

———Senate process for confirmation of Dept. of Defense nominees, S462 [4FE]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S16 [20JA], S183 [25JA], S385 [1FE], S454-S456 [4FE], S524 [9FE], S904, S909 [2MR], S1153 [4MR], S1649-S1651 [17MR], S2016 [24MR], S2412 [19AP], S2445 [20AP], S2494, S2498, S2509 [21AP], S2539 [22AP], S3145, S3146 [5MY], S4509 [27MY], S4603 [7JN], S4905 [15JN], S5187-S5191 [21JN], S5480 [28JN], S5733 [12JY], S6011, S6012 [20JY], S6193-S6195 [22JY], S7009 [13SE], S7949-S7952 [17NO], S8116-S8118 [19NO], S8318-S8321 [1DE], S8782-S8784 [10DE], S10297-S10299 [15DE], S10506-S10508 [17DE], S10668 [18DE], S10885, S10886, S10887 [21DE], S10988-S10990, S11067, S11068 [22DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S384 [1FE], S454, S467 [4FE], S1573 [16MR]

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), S11026 [22DE]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), House amendment, S10658, S10674 [18DE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 3390), S4086 [20MY]

Schroeder, Christopher H.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, S2493, S2494 [21AP]

Seldon Technologies, Inc.: tribute to participation in relief efforts in Haiti in aftermath of earthquake, S694 [23FE]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S524 [9FE], S2016 [24MR], S4167-S4169 [25MY], S4610 [7JN], S8318-S8321 [1DE], S8782-S8784 [10DE]

Senior citizens: provide emergency relief to Social Security recipients, railroad retirees, SSI beneficiaries, and certain veterans in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment, S1009 [3MR]

Shipping industry: repeal certain limitations of liability, S6510 [29JY]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), S4865 [10JN]

Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S384 [1FE], S454 [4FE]

Stranch, Jane Branstetter: nomination to be circuit judge, S6193 [22JY], S7009 [13SE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S6011 [20JY]

Supreme Court: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (S. 3871), S7792 [29SE]

———decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S274 [28JA], S531 [9FE], S6282 [27JY], S7321 [22SE]

———decision in FCC v. AT&T on expanding the personal privacy exemption for law enforcement records to corporations and their activities, S7885 [15NO]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7582 [28SE]

———exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (H.R. 5901), S6598 [3AU]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1009 [3MR], S1338 [10MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3985), motion to proceed, S8627 [8DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2625), S2417 [19AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (S. 1153), S5312 [23JN]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S8526 [4DE], S9018 [14DE]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S8526 [4DE], S9018 [14DE]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (S. 3333), S3435 [7MY]

———reauthorize extension of statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (S. 2764), S1338 [10MR]

———reauthorize extension of statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (S. 3186), S2159 [26MR]

———reauthorize extension of statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (S. 3191), S2169 [26MR]

Trademark Act: amend (S. 2968), S349 [28JA], S613 [22FE]

U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: observance, S5432 [24JN]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10382 [16DE]

United Kingdom: release of a report following Saville Inquiry into ``Bloody Sunday'' incident resulting in the deaths of civil rights protesters and bystanders in Northern Ireland, S5433 [24JN]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2498, S2509 [21AP]

Vermont: anniversary of Volunteer Center Bone Builders program, S7740 [29SE]

———tribute to Boys & Girls Clubs, S8596 [7DE]

———tribute to volunteers assisting with Haitian relief efforts in aftermath of earthquake, S465 [4FE]

Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus personal property through State agencies (S. 3794), S7176 [16SE], S7769 [29SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide for environmental cleanup and compensation of victims due to Agent Orange exposure, S7168 [16SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (S. 3717), S6889 [5AU], S7298 [21SE], S7440 [24SE]

Weapons: commend Obama administration's conducting of a comprehensive review of U.S. policy on use of antipersonnel landmines, S3864 [18MY]

Whistleblowing: protect identity of whistleblowers and ensure transparency and accountability in Government investigations of financial fraud, S3975 [19MY]

World Refugee Day: observance, S5104 [17JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (S. Res. 467), S1921 [23MR]

Reports filed

A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1933), S5785 [13JY]

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 4506), S4528 [27MY]

Cell Phone Contraband Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1749), S438 [2FE]

Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3804), S8062 [18NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3804) (S. Rept. 111-373), S10513 [17DE]

Complete the Codification of U.S. Code Title Relative to National and Commercial Space Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 3237), S3472 [10MY]

Crimes Against Humanity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1346), S6078 [21JY]

Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2772), S1812 [22MR]

Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 139) (S. Rept. 111-290), S7134 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 908), S5461 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice Reauthorization of Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2924), S340 [28JA]

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3676) (S. Rept. 111-237), S6519 [29JY]

Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 148) (S. Rept. 111-227), S6078 [21JY]

Drug Free Communities Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3031), S2376 [15AP]

Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3466), S5438 [24JN]

Fair Sentencing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1789), S1516 [15MR]

Faster FOIA Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3111), S2421 [19AP]

Food Safety Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3767), S7420 [23SE]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption Immunization and Sibling Age Exemption Restoration for Adoption of Certain Children: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1376), S1812 [22MR]

Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3728), S8554 [6DE]

International Adoption Simplification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 111-220), S5849 [14JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 678) (S. Rept. 111-280), S6882 [5AU]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1132), S1458 [11MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1132) (S. Rept. 111-233), S6302 [27JY]

Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1684), S6200 [22JY]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 714), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Albert Diaz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Albert Najera To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Alicia A. Garrido Limtiaco To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of Amy Berman Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Amy Totenberg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Andre Birotte, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Anne M. Tompkins To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of Anthony J. Battaglia To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Arthur D. Baylor To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of Audrey Goldstein Fleissig To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Barry R. Grissom To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Benita Y. Pearson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Beryl A. Howell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Beverly J. Harvard To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Brian A. Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Brian T. Underwood To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Carlton W. Reeves To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Catherine C. Eagles To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Cathy Jo Jones To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5439 [24JN]

Nomination of Charles G. Dunn To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Charles M. Oberly III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Charles T. Weeks II To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Chase T. Rogers to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Christopher H. Schroeder To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S481 [4FE]

Nomination of Christopher T. Hoye To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1458 [11MR]

Nomination of Clifton T. Massanelli To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2802 [29AP]

Nomination of Conrad E. Candelaria To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of Craig E. Thayer To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Dabney Langhorne Friedrich to the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Dallas S. Neville To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of Daniel J. Becker to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Darryl K. McPherson To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of David A. Capp To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of David B. Fein To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2802 [29AP]

Nomination of David J. Hale To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of David J. Hickton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of David M. Singer To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Dawn E. Johnsen To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Denise Jefferson Casper To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Denzil P. Marshall, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Diana Saldana To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Donald M. O'Keefe To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Edmond E. Chang To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Edward J. Davila To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Edward L. Stanton III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5439 [24JN]

Nomination of Edward M. Chen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S481 [4FE], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Elena Kagan To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of Elizabeth Erny Foote To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Ellen Lipton Hollander To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Frank Leon-Guerrero To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Gary M. Gaskins To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of Gary S. Feinerman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Gayle A. Nachtigal to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Genevieve L. May To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of George White To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Gerald S. Holt To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Gervin K. Miyamoto To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Gloria M. Navarro To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Goodwin Liu To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Harold M. Oglesby To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of Henry L. Whitehorn, Sr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Hernan D. Vera to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Isabel Framer to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of J. Michelle Childs To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of J. Patricia Wilson Smoot to the U.S. Parole Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of James A. Lewis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of James A. Thompson To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of James A. Wynn, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of James E. Boasberg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of James E. Clark To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of James E. Graves, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of James E. Shadid To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of James K. Bredar To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of James M. Cole To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of James P. Lynch To Be Bureau of Justice Statistics Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of James R. Hannah to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of James T. Fowler To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Jane E. Magnus-Stinson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1458 [11MR]

Nomination of Jeffrey T. Holt To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Jerry E. Martin To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of John A. Gibney, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of John B. Nalbandian to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of John D. Foster To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of John F. Walsh To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of John W. Vandreuil To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of Jon E. DeGuilio To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Joseph A. Papili To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Joseph H. Hogsett To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Joseph P. Faughnan, Sr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of Josephine Staton Tucker To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Kathleen M. O'Malley To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Kelly McDade Nesbit To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of Kelvin C. Washington To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1458 [11MR]

Nomination of Kenneth F. Bohac To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Gonzales To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Runde To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Kerry B. Harvey To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2587 [22AP]

Nomination of Kerry J. Forestal To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of Kevin A. Carr To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN]

Nomination of Kevin C. Harrison To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Kimberly J. Mueller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Laura E. Duffy To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Leonard P. Stark To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of Leslie E. Kobayashi To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Louis B. Butler, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S481 [4FE], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Lucy Haeran Koh To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Marc T. Treadwell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Marco A. Hernandez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Mark A. Goldsmith To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Mark F. Green To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7777 [29SE]

Nomination of Mark L. Ericks To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of Marsha J. Rabiteau to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Mary H. Murguia To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Mary L. Smith To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S481 [4FE]

Nomination of Max O. Cogburn, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Melinda L. Haag To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Michael C. Ormsby To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7777 [29SE]

Nomination of Michael H. Simon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Michael J. Moore To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Michael R. Bladel To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Michele M. Leonhart To Be DEA Administrator: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Myron M. Sutton To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Nancy D. Freudenthal To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Noel C. March To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of O. Rogeriee Thompson To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S122 [21JA]

Nomination of Pamela Cothran Marsh To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN]

Nomination of Parker L. Carl To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Patti B. Saris To Be U.S. Sentencing Commission Chairman: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9022 [14DE]

Nomination of Patti B. Saris to the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Paul C. Thielen To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7777 [29SE]

Nomination of Paul K. Holmes III To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Paul Ward To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2802 [29AP]

Nomination of Peter C. Munoz To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of Peter J. Smith To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN]

Nomination of R. Booth Goodwin II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3716 [13MY]

Nomination of Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of Richard M. Gergel To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Richard S. Hartunian To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Ripley Rand To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Robert E. O'Neill To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Robert L. Wilkins To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7442 [24SE]

Nomination of Robert N. Chatigny To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Robert R. Almonte To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Robert W. Heun To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S122 [21JA]

Nomination of Ronald C. Machen, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Sally Quillian Yates To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S795 [25FE]

Nomination of Scott J. Parker To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Scott M. Matheson, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Sharon Johnson Coleman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Stacia A. Hylton To Be U.S. Marshals Service Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Stephanie A. Finley To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Stephen R. Wigginton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5439 [24JN]

Nomination of Steve C. Jones To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Steven C. Stafford To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Sue E. Myerscough To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Susan L. Carney To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Susan Richard Nelson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Tanya Walton Pratt To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Thomas E. Delahanty II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Timothy Q. Purdon To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of Timothy S. Black To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Wendy J. Olson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Wilfredo A. Ferrer To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Wilfredo Martinez to the State Justice Institute Board of Directors: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of William C. Eldridge To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of William C. Killian To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of William C. Sibert To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of William J. Hochul, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S795 [25FE]

Nomination of William J. Ihlenfeld II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6519 [29JY]

Nomination of William J. Martinez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of William N. Nettles To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of William R. Stafford III To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of Willie L. Richardson, Jr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Zane D. Memeger To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2802 [29AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 511), S3358 [6MY]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 446), S4658 [8JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 339), S4658 [8JN]

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 369) (S. Rept. 111-123), S438 [2FE]

Prohibit Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Defamation Judgments and Certain Foreign Judgments Against Providers of Interactive Computer Services: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2765), S5849 [14JY]

Refugee Opportunity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2960), S2162 [26MR]

Repeal Section of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Relative to Protecting Confidentiality of Materials Submitted to the SEC: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3717), S7174 [16SE]

Return of Talent Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2974), S2162 [26MR]

Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 258), S6200 [22JY]

Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3397), S6519 [29JY]

Securing the Protection of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (SPEECH) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2765) (S. Rept. 111-224), S5993 [19JY]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 518), S6882 [5AU]

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 657), S2802 [29AP]

Temporary District Court Judgeships Creation and Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 193), S6078 [21JY]

Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2925), S7351 [22SE]

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1741), S1812 [22MR]

Statements

Portrait Ceremony: Jeff Amestoy, S7606 [28SE]

Texts of

S. 2979, Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), S443-S445 [2FE]

S. 3031, Drug Free Communities Enhancement Act, S744 [24FE]

S. 3111, Faster FOIA Act, S1518 [15MR]

S. 3113, Refugee Protection Act, S1521-S1528 [15MR]

S. 3123, Growing Farm to School Programs Act, S1624 [16MR]

S. 3463, Survivors Equality Act, S4660 [8JN]

S. 3466, Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act, S4747 [9JN]

S. 3654, Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, S6305 [27JY]

S. 3669, Food Safety Enforcement Act, S6526 [29JY]

S. 3717, repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC, S6889 [5AU]

S. 3767, Food Safety Accountability Act, S7038 [13SE]

S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, S7208 [20SE]

S. 3842, protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain Dept. of Justice DNA-related grant programs, S7511-S7515 [27SE]

S. 3854, Honest Services Restoration Act, S7631 [28SE]

S. 3858, H-2A Improvement Act, S7633 [28SE]

S. 3871, designation and assignment of retired Supreme Court justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused, S7793 [29SE]

S. Res. 467, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al., S1878, S1921 [23MR]

Tributes

Amestoy, Jeff, S7606 [28SE]

Burton, Jake, S1355 [10MR]

Byrd, Robert C., S5476 [28JN]

Davis, Lula Johnson, S10924 [21DE]

Doherty, Raymond, S2755 [28AP]

Gauthier, Richard, S40 [20JA]

Holbrooke, Richard C., S10256 [15DE]

Howard, Tom, S4935 [15JN]

Jackman, Ralph, S41 [20JA]

Keeney, John C., S6999 [12AU]

Kimbell, Steve, S5198 [21JN]

Lonergan, John, S2236 [13AP]

Lynn, Angelo, S532 [9FE]

Lynn, Emerson, S532 [9FE]

McCaffrey, Rita Whalen, S2514 [21AP]

Pearce, Kevin, S3406 [7MY]

Pomerleau, Claude, S3295 [6MY]

Rogers, Andrea, S5262 [22JN]

Skuta, Philip C., S5689 [30JN]

Stevens, John Paul, S2468-S2470 [20AP], S5483 [28JN]

Stevens, Ted, S7574 [28SE]

Thomas, Nina, S4935 [15JN]

Tortolano, William, S2514 [21AP]

Von Moltke, Freya, S478 [4FE]