SAFETY

Amendments

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), H1048, H1062 [3MR]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (H. Res. 1363), H3679 [20MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners (S. 1749), S2247, S2248 [13AP], S6456 [28JY]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (S. 841), S8690, S8717 [9DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6345, H6346, H6348, H6349, H6351, H6352, H6353, H6371, H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376, H6377, H6378, H6379, H6381 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (H. Res. 1569), H6296 [29JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7980, S7981, S7986, S7989, S7990 [17NO], S8067, S8068, S8069 [18NO], S8131, S8202 [19NO]

FEMA: reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), S10806, S10823 [20DE], H8814 [21DE]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (S. 1660), S4888, S4891 [14JN]

Information technology: improve U.S. cyber security (S. 3538), S7982 [17NO]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 427), S2165, S2167 [26MR]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), S11039 [22DE], H8947 [22DE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7227 [29SE]

NTSB: authorize appropriations (S. 2768), S3759, S3761, S3763 [13MY]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10364, S10413, S10415 [16DE], H8792 [21DE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), S6666 [3AU], H7316 [29SE]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), H5262 [30JN]

———require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls (S. 685), S7759, S7768 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

Naked Insecurity, E1238 [30JN]

Nationwide Pattern of Death, H1055 [3MR]

New Net Armor Proves Its Worth, E1794 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 14), S7786 [29SE] (see H.R. 5276), H3310 [11MY]

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H4779 [23JN]

Armed Forces: increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 4440), H138 [13JA]

———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (see H.R. 5347), H3701 [20MY]

———recognize service of medical and air crews in helping transport wounded warriors back to the U.S. and commend Air Force aeromedical evacuation personnel (see H. Res. 1605), H6572 [30JY]

Aviation: ensure that certain Federal employees cannot invoke immunity from prosecution for performing certain security screenings (see H.R. 6416), H7548 [17NO]

———express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently (see H. Res. 1401), H3870 [26MY]

———improve air safety by authorizing limited use by air carriers of information collected through cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders and prohibit tampering with such devices (see S. 3048), S823 [26FE]

———increase use of security cameras at airport security screening checkpoints and exits and impose increased penalties on individuals who circumvent security screening at airports (see S. 2940), S51 [20JA]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 5810), H5920 [21JY]

———recognize key contributions of flight support specialists to aviation safety by restoring retirement treatment of specialists whose functions were outsourced by the Government (see H.R. 5115), H2842 [22AP]

———require commercial airports to deploy advanced imaging technology machines to increase aviation security and ensure the personal privacy of individuals being scanned by such machines (see S. 3536), S5439 [24JN]

Biological weapons: improve international strategy of the U.S. for monitoring, reducing, and responding to biological risks (see H.R. 6297), H7391 [29SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see S. 3479), S4849 [10JN] (see H.R. 5462), H4214 [28MY]

Children and youth: establish a task force to address the environmental health and safety risks posed to children (see S. 3873), S7787 [29SE]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 6172), H6879 [22SE]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see S. 3895), S7787 [29SE]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), consideration (see H. Res. 1126), H1026 [2MR]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking (see S. 4039), S10410 [16DE] (see H.R. 6461), H7757 [30NO]

Colorado: anniversary of National Guard (see S. Res. 395), S154 [22JA] (see H. Con. Res. 230), H386 [26JA]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (see H. Res. 1363), H3541 [18MY]

Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (see S. 4021), S8713 [9DE]

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] (see H.R. 6153), H6803 [16SE]

Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 3017), S698 [23FE]

———restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see H.R. 5419), H3870 [26MY]

CPSC: exempt ordinary books and paper-based printed material from certain lead limits (see H.R. 4767), H1168 [4MR]

———prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see H.R. 4456), H139 [13JA]

———prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's jewelry containing cadmium, barium, or antimony (see S. 2975), S439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4428), H138 [13JA]

———promulgate consumer product safety standard requiring child-proof closures on remote controls and other electronic products that use button cell batteries (see S. 3896), S7787 [29SE]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see S. 3651), S6302 [27JY] (see S. 3727), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5662), H5500 [1JY]

———impose penalties for unauthorized recording or distribution of images produced using advanced imaging technology during airport screenings or upon entry to Federal buildings (see S. 4037), S10410 [16DE]

———prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (see S. 3941), S7899 [15NO]

———protect children from registered sex offenders (see S. 4029), S10304 [15DE] (see H.R. 6566), H8940 [21DE]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 4885), H1656 [18MR]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 1666), H7154 (see H. Res. 1666), H7212 [28SE]

Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Study and Demonstration Program: establish (see S. 3596), S5964 [15JY]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see S. 3311), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5197), H3082 [3MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for E. coli in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components (see H.R. 6024), H6569 [30JY]

———ensure safety of school meals by enhancing coordination with States and schools operating school meal programs in the case of recall of contaminated food (see H.R. 4590), H555 [3FE]

———make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (see H.R. 6469), H7854 [1DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a joint task force to improve the research and development of lighter weight body armor (see H.R. 5063), H2641 [15AP]

———establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 4477), H265 [20JA]

———prohibit imposition of additional registration requirements on privately-owned firearms by servicemen and civilian employees beyond existing State and Federal requirements (see S. 3388), S4082 [20MY] (see H.R. 5700), H5502 [1JY]

Dept. of Education: establish a clearinghouse of information on best practices for ocean lifeguard training programs (see H.R. 6106), H6627 [10AU]

———make grants to State and local educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim controls of polychlorinated biphenyls in public school facilities (see H.R. 6551), H8785 [17DE]

———make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see S. 3142), S1750 [18MR] (see H.R. 4908), H2215 [22MR]

Dept. of Energy: disapprove motion with the NRC to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice (see H. Res. 1209), H2261 [23MR]

———promote research and development of technologies and best practices for the safe development and extraction of natural gas and petroleum resources (see S. 3509), S5112 [17JN]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to local and tribal governments for hiring child protective services workers (see S. 4028), S10304 [15DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the use of explosives detection technologies in air transportation (see H.R. 4442), H139 [13JA]

———enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 5053), H2640 [15AP] (see H.R. 6122), H6681 [14SE]

———establish national emergency centers on military installations (see S. 3476), S4849 [10JN]

———expand National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the National Center for Security and Preparedness (see S. 3236), S2518 [21AP] (see H.R. 5485), H4246 [8JN]

———extend the chemical facility security program (see S. 2996), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 5186), H3077 [29AP]

———issue rules that designate no-fly zones near certain nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 5910), H6283 [28JY]

———make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 4898), H1890 (see H.R. 4898), H2173 [21MR]

———protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (see S. 3806), S7205 [20SE]

———provide for eligibility of certain third party logistics providers for participation in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program (see H.R. 5619), H4905 [28JN]

———strengthen measures to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks and authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5590), H4871 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: authorize use of subpoenas by Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control in investigation of Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act violations (see H.R. 5835), H5984 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 3740), S6883 [5AU]

———extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (see S. 2950), S197 [25JA]

———further the mission of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee through recommendations for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see S. 3176), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4970), H2458 [25MR]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 3224), S2423 [19AP] (see H.R. 5119), H2842 [22AP]

———make recommendations to Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on policies and minimum standards to better protect public and officer safety (see S. 3169), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4969), H2457 [25MR]

Dept. of Labor: require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (see H.R. 4864), H1518 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H1026 [2MR]

———condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 4891), H1744 [19MR]

———establish a grant program to develop a roadway safety training institute to train roadway workers (see H.R. 5819), H5983 [22JY]

———establish a national safety plan for public transportation (see S. 3638), S6200 [22JY]

———establish grant program to improve traffic safety of teen drivers (see S. 3679), S6548 [30JY] (see H.R. 5949), H6404 (see H.R. 5949), H6455 [29JY]

———promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see S. 4013), S8599 [7DE]

———study feasibility of widespread use of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving and require a motor vehicle safety standard on rollover prevention and crash mitigation (see H.R. 6518), H8291 [13DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3644, 3644), S6245 [26JY] (see H.R. 5850), H6042 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), corrections in enrollment (see S. 3097, 3097), S1358 [10MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (see H. Res. 1569), H6282 [28JY]

Disasters: provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see H.R. 5240), H3272 [6MY]

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1609), H6627 [10AU]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 510), S3006 [30AP] (see H. Res. 1186), H1518 [16MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 3265), S2708 [27AP] (see H.R. 5150), H2936 [27AP] (see H.R. 5162), H3013 [28AP]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 630), S7205 [20SE]

Drugs: improve safety (see H.R. 6543), H8785 [17DE]

———provide for the mandatory recall of adulterated or misbranded drugs (see H.R. 5740), H5617 [14JY]

Employment: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (see H.R. 6495), H8034 [3DE]

———improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 5663), H5500 [1JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: exclude external power supplies for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from energy efficiency standards (see H.R. 5470), H4214 [28MY]

EPA: investigate and address cancer and disease clusters, including in infants and children (see S. 3861), S7618 [28SE]

———reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 3598), S5964 [15JY]

FAA: implement NTSB recommendations following investigation of the loss of control of Continental Flight 3407 (see S. 3010), S569 [11FE]

FCC: promulgate regulations requiring a label on packaging of certain baby monitors warning that signals may be intercepted by potential intruders (see H.R. 6463), H7854 [1DE]

———provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (see S. 3756), S6884 [5AU]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 4816), H1323 [10MR]

———ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 5786), H5818 [20JY]

———ensure that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act and other requirements for dietary supplements are fully implemented and enforced (see S. 3414), S4211 [25MY]

———establish a nanotechnology program (see S. 2942), S122 [21JA]

———establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk (see S. 3758), S6884 [5AU]

———help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (see H.R. 4520), H386 [26JA]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (see S. 3832), S7420 [23SE]

———modify approval of any drug containing controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride to limit such approval to use for relief of severe-only pain (see H.R. 4956), H2457 [25MR]

———prevent approval of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 3971), S8062 [18NO] (see H.R. 6265), H7389 [29SE]

———provide additional quality control of drugs (see S. 3690), S6651 [3AU]

———require dentists to provide patients with a factsheet before performing any dental restoration work (see H.R. 4615), H602 [4FE]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see S. 3969), S8062 [18NO] (see H.R. 6264), H7389 [29SE]

———strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (see S. 3002), S482 [4FE]

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 470), S2116 [25MR]

Federal employees: express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H1518 [16MR]

Federal Meat Inspection Act: revise definition of term ``adulterated'' to include E. coli contamination (see S. 3435), S4528 [27MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure safe and proper use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances (see S. 3661), S6397 [28JY] (see H.R. 6119), H6681 [14SE]

FEMA: establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 4852), H1517 [16MR]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (see S. 3249), S2587 [22AP]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 639), S7421 [23SE] (see H. Res. 1706), H7396 [29SE]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 6030), H6569 [30JY]

———prohibit individuals from carrying firearms in certain airport buildings and airfields (see S. 3366), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5321), H3540 [18MY]

Firefighters: implement updated pay and personnel policies to improve recruitment and retention of qualified Federal wildland firefighters to reduce reliance on non-Federal wildfire resources (see H.R. 4488), H325 [21JA]

———improve provision of assistance to fire departments (see S. 3267), S2708 [27AP]

Floods: ensure private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that result from post-fire watershed conditions created by wildfires on Federal land (see S. 3908), S7788 [29SE]

Food: ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see S. 2934), S51 [20JA]

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

———improve communication to consumers when there is a food recall (see S. 3114), S1516 [15MR]

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

———require food containing bioengineered products be labeled (see H.R. 6325), H7392 [29SE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H4778 [23JN]

———strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 3928), S7788 [29SE]

Food industry: improve food safety by supporting efforts by entities that purchase beef, pork, or poultry products to further examine the products and prohibit interference with such examination (see H.R. 4750), H1103 [3MR]

———require tracing of meat and meat food products that are adulterated or contaminated by enteric foodborne pathogens to the source of the adulteration or contamination (see S. 3163), S2019 [24MR]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 6552), H8785 [17DE]

Hazardous substances: ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (see H.R. 5820), H5983 [22JY]

———establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings (see S. 3670), S6520 [29JY]

———honor commitment to establish Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation's primary permanent nuclear waste storage site (see H. Res. 1123), H971 [26FE]

———reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (see H.R. 4805), H1322 [10MR]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3737), S6883 [5AU]

———support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development of regenerative products and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 6173), H6879 [22SE]

Housing: require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 4854), H1517 [16MR]

Information technology: improve U.S. cyber security (see S. 3538), S5439 [24JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 6029), H6569 [30JY]

Law enforcement: provide information and resources to help State and local law enforcement enact crime prevention and intervention strategies supported by rigorous evidence (see S. 3160), S2019 [24MR]

———tribute to law enforcement service dogs and their handlers (see H. Res. 1614), H6682 [14SE]

Medicaid: ensure access to resin-based dental fillings that is at least equal to the level of access to mercury-based dental fillings (see H.R. 4731), H1026 [2MR]

Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1032), H327 [21JA]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: provide wallet cards and similar devices containing the national hazard reporting phone number to mine operators for distribution to miners (see H.R. 5785), H5818 [20JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety practices and compliance in order to prevent mine accidents (see H.R. 5788), H5818 [20JY]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 3671), S6520 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: establish new automobile safety standards and make better safety information available (see S. 3302), S3091 [4MY]

———improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 6441), H7614 [18NO]

———increase maximum civil penalty for violations of Federal motor vehicle safety standards (see H.R. 5272), H3310 [11MY]

———prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 3039), S795 [25FE]

———require use of electronic on-board recording devices in motor carriers to improve compliance with hours of service regulations (see S. 3884), S7787 [29SE]

National Air Transportation Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1669), H7154 (see H. Res. 1669), H7212 [28SE]

National American Meat and Poultry Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 1199), H1744 [19MR]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 427), S857 [1MR] (see H. Res. 1138), H1169 [4MR]

National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1521), H5675 [15JY]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: extend the Child Safety Pilot Program (see S. 3998), S8348 [1DE]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 650), S7508 [27SE]

National Commission on Children and Disasters: reauthorize and extend the final report deadline (see S. 3897), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 5266), H3310 [11MY]

National Commission on Outer Continental Shelf Oil Spill Prevention: establish (see H.R. 6094), H6627 [10AU]

National Council on Children: establish (see S. 3968), S8062 [18NO]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H2935 [27AP]

National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (see H. Res. 1294), H2843 [22AP]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 633), S7267 [21SE]

National forests: combat pine beetle infestations, conduct restoration activities, remove dead and dying trees, and make permanent Forest Service stewardship contracting authorities (see H.R. 5192), H3078 [29AP]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 550), S4850 [10JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: carry out a collaborative research effort to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 4890), H1743 [19MR]

———require installation of event data recorders in all motor vehicles manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3271), S2758 [28AP] (see H.R. 5169), H3013 [28AP] (see H.R. 5345), H3657 [19MY]

———require motor vehicle safety standards for vehicle electronics and reauthorize and provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority (see H.R. 5381), H3822 [25MY]

———restrict post-Government employment by former personnel in the automobile industry in areas dealing with compliance matters (see S. 3268), S2758 [28AP]

———retain ban on lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge focus on crash prevention and rider education and training (see H. Res. 1498), H5502 [1JY]

National Lock Your Meds Day: designate (see H. Res. 1580), H6405 (see H. Res. 1580), H6457 [29JY]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 482), S2295 [14AP]

National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1687), H7395 [29SE]

National Safe Digging Month: support (see S. Res. 472), S2162 [26MR] (see H. Res. 1278), H2696 [20AP]

National Search and Rescue Week: designate (see S. Res. 526), S3782 [14MY]

National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 5357), H3701 [20MY] (see H.R. 6253), H7389 [29SE] (see H. Con. Res. 273), H3123 [4MY]

———enhance security of chemical facilities (see S. 3599), S5964 [15JY]

———improve air cargo security (see S. 3954), S7968 [17NO] (see H.R. 6275), H7390 [29SE] (see H.R. 6410), H7499 [16NO]

———require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 4974), H2458 [25MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 501), S2708 [27AP] (see H. Res. 1259), H2641 [15AP]

National Urban Crimes Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 227), H139 [13JA]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 3056), S945 [2MR]

Natural resources: require use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells (see H.R. 5626), H4974 (see H.R. 5626), H5203 [29JN]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (see H. Res. 1674), H7388 [29SE]

NRC: condemn decision to begin the closure of the Yucca Mountain license application review relative to high-level nuclear waste storage (see H. Res. 1732), H7614 [18NO]

NTSB: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4714), H1026 [2MR]

Nuclear energy: improve and underscore importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors and support Convention on Nuclear Safety efforts (see S. 3922), S7788 [29SE]

———require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the NRC and State and local authorities within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits (see H.R. 6386), H7394 [29SE]

Ohio Fire Chiefs' Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1419), H4215 [28MY]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see S. 3257), S2642 [26AP] (see H.R. 6536), H8598 [16DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish a program to develop technologies to prevent, stop, and capture large-scale accidental discharges from offshore oil and gas drilling operations (see H.R. 5607), H4876 [25JN]

———improve oil spill response plans (see H.R. 5608), H4876 [25JN]

———improve safety and preparedness surrounding offshore energy production and respond to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and oil spill (see S. 3763), S6884 [5AU]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (see S. 3643), S6201 [22JY]

———require applicants for oil drilling and production operations to submit an oil spill containment and clean-up plan capable of handling a worst-case scenario oil spill (see H.R. 5709), H5502 [1JY]

———require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (see H.R. 5634), H4974 (see H.R. 5634), H5203 [29JN]

Parks and recreation areas: assist States and local governments in developing and implementing emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands (see H.R. 6293), H7391 [29SE]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (see H.R. 5676), H5501 [1JY]

———recover damages for physical and economic injuries, adverse environmental effects, and oil spill clean up, improve safety of offshore drilling vessels and pipelines, and require adequate response plans (see H.R. 5629), H4974 (see H.R. 5629), H5203 [29JN]

———require studies and reports by the CPSC and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the impact of increasing the use of ethanol-blended gasoline (see S. 3916), S7788 [29SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see S. 3415), S4211 [25MY]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (see S. 3397), S4143 [24MY] (see H.R. 5809), H5920 [21JY]

———require mail-order pharmacies to notify customers when generic drugs become available and prevent such pharmacies from substituting drugs without prescriber authorization (see H.R. 6255), H7389 [29SE]

Philadelphia, PA: charter an organization and establish a medal program to honor first responders (see H.R. 6151), H6803 [16SE]

Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 6295), H7391 [29SE]

———enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (see S. 3824), S7352 [22SE] (see S. 3856), S7618 [28SE]

———ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (see H.R. 6008), H6568 [30JY]

Power resources: provide for expedited response to emergencies relative to oil or gas production or storage (see S. 3964), S8062 [18NO]

Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 539), S4143 [24MY]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 3742), S6884 [5AU]

Product safety: ban the sale, manufacture, distribution, and use in public facilities of drop-side cribs (see S. 3400), S4143 [24MY] (see H.R. 5386), H3822 [25MY]

———prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's products containing excessive cadmium, chromium, barium, or antimony (see H.R. 5920), H6402 (see H.R. 5920), H6454 [29JY]

———require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 6544), H8785 [17DE]

———require inclusion of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys and games (see H.R. 5887), H6163 [27JY]

Railroads: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (see S. 3982), S8244 [29NO] (see H.R. 6150), H6803 [16SE]

———regulate hours of service for railroad employees (see H.R. 6519), H8353 [14DE]

Roads and highways: allow vehicles operated by Armed Forces members, law enforcement officers, and emergency response personnel to use HOV facilities (see H.R. 5867), H6162 [27JY]

———amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see S. 3705), S6736 [4AU]

———establish minimum standards for engineered glass beads used in reflective markings (see H.R. 5245), H3272 [6MY]

———reduce funding to States that do not enact laws prohibiting an individual from using a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone (see H.R. 5097), H2798 [21AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see S. 3739), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5184), H3077 [29AP]

Schools: end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 5628), H4974 (see H.R. 5628), H5203 [29JN]

———enhance safety of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6063), H6570 [30JY]

———improve safety (see H.R. 6362), H7393 [29SE]

———recognize school resource officers and their role in keeping students, teachers, and administrators safe (see H. Res. 1554), H5985 [22JY]

———require criminal background checks for school employees (see H.R. 6547), H8785 [17DE]

SEC: require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (see S. 3450), S4529 [27MY]

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (see S. 3659), S6302 [27JY]

Senate: prohibit text messaging by employees while driving on official business (see S. Res. 390), S122 [21JA]

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see S. Res. 553), S4939 [15JN] (see H. Res. 1342), H3273 [6MY]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 289), H4871 [24JN]

———provide for greater maritime transportation security (see S. 3639), S6200 [22JY]

———provide for the replacement or rebuilding of certain fishing vessels (see S. 4014), S8599 [7DE]

———require vessels used in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction to be properly documented (see H.R. 5613), H4905 [28JN]

Supreme Court: disapprove closure of main entrance (see H. Con. Res. 314), H6571 [30JY]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see S. Con. Res. 63), S3908 [18MY] (see H. Con. Res. 266), H2799 [21AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income remediation payments for hazardous drywall (see H.R. 4697), H932 [25FE]

———provide deductions for costs incurred to remediate hazardous drywall in principal residences and for living costs due to vacating such residence, and credits for moving expenses (see H.R. 4881), H1656 [18MR]

———provide for active qualified public safety employees to elect to be covered under the hospital insurance tax (see H.R. 5279), H3440 [12MY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2947), S154 [22JA]

Telecommunications: improve and coordinate emergency communications systems through use of 911 services and support construction and operation of ubiquitous and reliable citizen activated system (see S. 3115), S1516 [15MR] (see H.R. 4829), H1357 [11MR]

———improve broadband coverage and service, especially in rural and tribal areas, and spectrum coverage for public safety broadband communications services (see S. 3710), S6883 [5AU]

———make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see S. 3625), S6078 [21JY] (see H.R. 5081), H2695 [20AP]

Terrorism: call on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Central Asian countries to effectively monitor and regulate the manufacture, sale, transport, and use of ammonium nitrate fertilizer (see S. Res. 570), S5489 [28JN]

Toxic Substances Control Act: ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed (see S. 3209), S2377 [15AP]

Transportation: establish a public transportation safety program (see S. 3015), S620 [22FE] (see H.R. 4643), H647 [22FE]

———provide certain rights to commuters who ride public transportation (see H.R. 6064), H6570 [30JY]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see S. 3269), S2758 [28AP]

———rescind amounts authorized for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 5604), H4876 [25JN]

Transportation Security Administration: increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals (see H.R. 5750), H5675 [15JY]

U.N.: support goals and ideals of General Assembly Resolution declaring a ``Decade of Action for Road Safety'' (see H. Res. 1696), H7395 [29SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (see H.R. 4847), H1440 [15MR]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4798), H1220 [9MR] (see H.R. 6393), H7394 [29SE]

———increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities, strengthen EPA safe drinking water enforcement, reduce lead, and strengthen endocrine disruptor screening program (see H.R. 5320), H3540 [18MY]

———prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (see S. 3038), S795 [25FE]

———reduce lead in drinking water (see S. 3874), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 5289), H3440 [12MY]

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] (see H. Res. 1236), H2503 [13AP]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 3906), S7788 [29SE]

Cloture motions

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

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7929 [17NO]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8669 [9DE]

Cost Estimates

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act (H.R. 5320): CBO, H6438 [29JY]

Essays

Why We Should Have a National First Responder's Appreciation Day: Ananda Bhatia, E503 [25MR]

———Diego Loya, E503 [25MR]

———Kyle Brown, E503 [25MR]

———Maddie Klaff, E503 [25MR]

———Tommy Mai, E503 [25MR]

Factsheets

BP P.L.C., Commitment to Integrity, Health, Safety, and Security, H4032 [27MY]

Letters

Air quality within commercial aircraft: William Harrison, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., S1734 [18MR]

Amtrak capital and debt service grants for capital investments funding reduction: Joe Boardman, Amtrak, H6376 [29JY]

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act: Perry L. Fowler, Associated General Contractors of America, H6438 [29JY]

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act: Cindy Brownstein, Spina Bifida Association, E1011 [28MY]

———Judith S. Palfrey, American Academy of Pediatrics, E1010 [28MY]

———Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Foundation, E1010 [28MY]

———Mark Ballow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, E1011 [28MY]

———Sharon Voyer Lavigne, University of Connecticut Health Center, E1010 [28MY]

Black Lung Benefits Act: several individuals, S1789 [22MR]

College Fire Prevention Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3590 [19MY]

———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3590 [19MY]

Condition receipt of funds under Dept. of Agriculture child and adult care food program on criminal background checks for child care staff members: Linda K. Smith, National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, H7872 [2DE]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, H7873 [2DE]

Delay EPA fines on certain contractors who have been unable to complete training and obtain certification for lead-based paint removal: Jeremy Stine, Window & Door Manufacturers Association, S4411 [26MY]

———Michael P. O'Brien, National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, S4411 [26MY]

———Stephen A. Owens, EPA, S4496 [27MY]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S4410 [26MY]

———several housing and health organizations, S4495 [27MY]

Dietary Supplement Full Implementation and Enforcement Act: DeMaurice F. Smith, National Football League Players Association, S4216 [25MY]

———John Gay, Natural Products Association, S4217 [25MY]

———Linda A. Suydam, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, S4218 [25MY]

———Loren D. Israelsen, United Natural Products Alliance, S4217 [25MY]

———Michael McGuffin, American Herbal Products Association, S4218 [25MY]

———Michael S. Weiner, Major League Baseball Players Association, S4217 [25MY]

———Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition, S4218 [25MY]

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Carol L. Tucker-Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, S7920 [17NO]

———Carol L. Tucker-Foreman and Chris Waldrop, Consumer Federation of America, S7402 [23SE]

———David W. Plunkett and Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S7401 [23SE]

———Jean Halloran and Amy V. Gadhia, Consumers Union, S7920 [17NO]

———Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), S7401 [23SE], S7919 [17NO]

———Jennifer Hatcher, Food Marketing Institute, S7401 [23SE]

———Joel G. Newman, American Feed Industry Association, S7402 [23SE]

———Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS and Margaret A. Hamburg, FDA, S7921 [17NO]

———Kathleen Sebelius and Margaret A. Hamburg, Dept. of HHS, S7402 [23SE]

———several food and agricultural organizations, S7930 [17NO]

———several food industry, consumers, and public health community organizations, S7920 [17NO]

———several organizations, S7401 [23SE]

———Shelley A. Hearne, Pew Charitable Trusts (organization), S7920 [17NO]

———Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch (organization), S7401 [23SE]

Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension: Gregory M. Cohen, American Highway Users Alliance, S606 [22FE]

———Senator Reid, H1556 [17MR]

———several organizations, S604 [22FE]

———several road pavement organizations, S606 [22FE]

Motor Vehicle Safety Integrity Employment Act: several consumer safety organizations, S2760 [28AP]

National Commission on Children and Disasters reauthorization and final report deadline extension: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E1410 [22JY]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastucture (House), E1410 [22JY]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act: Senator Coburn, S6390 [28JY]

National energy policy: Senator Voinovich, S6545 [30JY]

Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H984 [2MR]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H984 [2MR]

9/11 Health and Compensation Act: Catherine Schultz, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., H7251 [29SE]

———Nancy L. McLernon, Organization for International Investment, H7250 [29SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7250 [29SE]

NTSB appropriations: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7100 [28SE]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7100 [28SE]

Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act: Dan Domenech, American Association of School Administrators, H1052 [3MR]

———Jeffrey A. Simering, Council of the Great City Schools, H1052 [3MR]

———Joe McTighe, Council for American Private Education, H1053 [3MR]

———John C. Holmes, Association of Christian Schools International, H1054 [3MR]

———Keith Wiebe, American Association of Christian Schools, H1053 [3MR]

———Larry M. Bell, National Conference of State Legislatures, H1053 [3MR]

———Thomas J. Curry, Committee on Catholic Education (organization), H1054 [3MR]

Proposed allowance of additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: James E. Bennett, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, S1801 [22MR]

Proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT: Patricia Gilbert and Mark Griffin, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S1796 [22MR]

Review national security regulations: Representative Wolf, H113 [13JA]

Transportation projects funding: Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, S8969 [14DE]

Lists

Democratic amendments to H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, S1452 [11MR]

Organizations supporting FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, H8210 [8DE], H8889 [21DE]

Motions

FDA: improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S7730 [29SE], S8230 [29NO]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), S8552 [6DE], H7252 [29SE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8958 [22DE]

Notices

Impact of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension on project bid opening schedule: Missouri Dept. of Transportation, S605 [22FE]

Press releases

Legislative Proposals To Address Philadelphia, PA, Criminal Justice System Failures: Senator Specter, S3635-S3639 [12MY]

Remarks in House

American Traffic Safety Services Association: anniversary, H1660 [19MR]

Amtrak: reduce funding for capital and debt service grants for capital investments, H6376, H6377 [29JY]

Armed Forces: clarify rules of engagement in military conflicts, H1414, H1415 [15MR], H5594 [14JY]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays, H3985 [27MY]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (H.R. 4440), H1447 [16MR]

———recognize service of medical and air crews in helping transport wounded warriors back to the U.S. and commend Air Force aeromedical evacuation personnel (H. Res. 1605), H7002 [28SE], E1800 [29SE], E1940 [17NO]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H2408 [25MR]

———ensure that certain Federal employees cannot invoke immunity from prosecution for performing certain security screenings (H.R. 6416), H7526 [17NO], E1951 [17NO]

———express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently (H. Res. 1401), H6074-H6078 [27JY], E1458 [28JY], E1521 [30JY]

———increased use of full body scanners at security checkpoints in airports, H7457 [16NO], H7502 [17NO], H7859 [2DE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 5810), H6100, H6101 [27JY], E1486 [29JY]

———require commercial airports to deploy advanced imaging technology machines to increase aviation security and ensure the personal privacy of individuals being scanned by such machines, H7457 [16NO], E1238 [30JN]

Bedford County, VA: tribute to Moose Lodge for support of Safe Surfin' Foundation to provide Internet safety training for children, E51 [20JA]

BLM: posting of travel warning signs along Interstate 8 between Casa Grande, AZ, and Gila Bend, AZ, H5592 [14JY]

Building Safety Month: observance, E766 [5MY]

Bureau of the Census: ensure safety of census workers, H4783 [24JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (H.R. 5462), H7195, H7196 [28SE], H7380 [29SE], E1010 [28MY], E1827 [29SE]

CF Industries, Inc.: tribute to Palmyra Terminal employees for safety record, E1060 [9JN]

Children and youth: ensure grant program to assist State agencies in protecting students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint uses competitive procedures to award grants, H1062, H1063 [3MR]

———establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (H.R. 1347), H7183-H7185 [28SE], H7379 [29SE], E1877 [29SE]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), H1048-H1064 [3MR], E304 [4MR]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), consideration (H. Res. 1126), H1037-H1043 [3MR]

Clackamas, OR: tribute to Clackamas Chamber of Commerce Community Safety honorees, E278 [2MR]

Coast Guard: development of a security plan to allow safe passage of tankers carrying liquefied natural gas from Yemen through U.S. ports, H5298 [30JN]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking (H.R. 6461), E2055 [2DE]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (H. Res. 1363), H3671-H3681, H3686 [20MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners (S. 1749), H5791, H5792 [20JY]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (H.R. 1796), H6190-H6192 [28JY]

Crime: amend stalking laws (H.R. 5662), H6135, H6136 [27JY]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 4885), E411 [18MR]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations, E1019 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (H.R. 6469), H7869-H7874 [2DE]

Dept. of Defense: determine if BP P.L.C., is no longer a responsible source to perform contracts and then debar BP P.L.C., from contracting with the Dept., H4032 [27MY]

———determine if BP P.L.C,. is no longer a responsible source to perform contracts and then debar BP P.L.C., from contracting with the Dept., H4031 [27MY]

———protect certain Iraqi nationals who have provided assistance to the U.S., E1003 [28MY]

———report on procurement and feasibility of sustained low-level production of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, H4053 [27MY]

———strengthen legal protections for victims of sexual assault, H3878 [27MY]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (H.R. 2136), H3589-H3591 [19MY], E914 [24MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (H.R. 6122), E1606 [14SE]

———reform and review national security regulations, H113 [13JA], H170 [19JA]

Dept. of HUD: extend special funds to be used to remediate damage from installation of tainted drywall, H4357 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: exempt transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe from certain prohibitions relating to explosives, H5862 [21JY]

———extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (S. 2950), H442, H443 [2FE], H594 [4FE]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 5119), E661 [26AP]

Dept. of Labor: require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (H.R. 4864), H2941 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: determine appropriate amount of buffer area necessary to allow for border and environmental protection on lands along the Arizona-Mexico border, H4867 [24JN]

———review regulations regarding price controls for Federal leases for offshore drilling and inspections of offshore oil rigs, H3534 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (H.R. 3355), H3750 [25MY]

———carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (H.R. 4722), E280 [2MR]

———prohibit funding for Downtown Tacoma Streetscapes Improvement Project in Tacoma, WA, H6378, H6379 [29JY]

———prohibit reallocation of Federal highway funding to livable communities program unless such program is authorized, H6292, H6293, H6324, H6351 [29JY]

———Safety Belt Performance Grant program funding reduction, H6349 [29JY]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (S. 841), H8411, H8412 [15DE], E2179 [18DE]

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, H6212 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H6352, H6353, H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376 [29JY]

———eliminate or reduce funding for certain Federal programs, H6350, H6351 [29JY], E1517 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E28 [13JA], E35 [15JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6300, H6310-H6353, H6368-H6382-H6412-H6418 [29JY], E1496, E1517 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (H. Res. 1569), H6289-H6297 [29JY]

Diamond Standard, Inc.: tribute, E2015 [30NO]

Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (H.R. 3820), H975-H984 [2MR]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 1186), H2229-H2231 [23MR], E479 [24MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H2826 [22AP]

Employment: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (H.R. 6495), H8131-H8144 [8DE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: exclude external power supplies for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from energy efficiency standards (H.R. 5470), H8104, H8105 [8DE]

EPA: ensure compliance with safe drinking water regulations within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, E842 [13MY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H2270 [24MR], H2325-H2332, H2404-H2413 [25MR], H6077 [27JY]

———impact of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project on local communities, H8279 [9DE]

———improve airline safety and pilot training, H2270 [24MR], H2325-H2327, H2404-H2413 [25MR], H6424-H6428 [29JY]

———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, H2412 [25MR]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards recipients, E424, E425, E426 [19MR]

FDA: balance innovation and patient safety when approving medical devices, H3514 [18MY]

———help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (H.R. 4520), E93 [26JA]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food, H8148-H8151, H8207-H8213 [8DE], H8820-H8823, H8861-H8890 [21DE], E2098 [9DE]

Federal employees: express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (H. Res. 1187), H3287-H3289 [11MY], E826 [12MY], E884 [19MY]

Federal Highway Administration: impact of Highway Safety Improvement Program, H7857 [2DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ban use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances until they are determined to be environmentally safe, H6499 [30JY]

FEMA: ensure residents have information on appropriate flood evacuation routes and include information on flood insurance in outreach activities, H5649 [15JY]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), Senate amendment, H8814-H8817 [21DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1660 [19MR], H4895 [28JN]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (H.R. 2324), H6047 [27JY]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 257), H4936 [29JN]

Food: ensure safety of seafood and seafood products, H5307 [1JY]

Gulf of Mexico: health of workers involved in clean up of oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, H4249 [9JN], H4735 [23JN]

Hazardous substances: ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (H.R. 5820), H6165 [28JY]

———reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (S. 1660), H4701-H4705 [23JN], E1197 [24JN]

———status of proposal to establish Yucca Mountain, NV, as the nation's primary permanent nuclear waste storage site, H7618 [29NO], H7651 [30NO], H8357 [15DE]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H558 [4FE], H1153 [4MR], H1176 [9MR], H1381, H1383 [12MR], H4088 [28MY], E1400 [22JY]

Health: encourage use of electronic medical records, H1542 [17MR]

Hurricanes: joint oil spill-hurricane planning conference recommendations, H4602 [17JN]

Indiana: tribute to Construction Advancement Foundation/Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (organization) award honorees, E819 [12MY]

International Code Council: tribute, E740 [4MY]

Iowa: anniversary of Safe Schools law, E1490 [29JY]

Iraq: ensure safety of Camp Ashraf residents, E996 [28MY]

Keller, TX: Keller Independent School District recipient of Texas State University, San Marcos Texas School Safety Center Texas Safe School Award, E1172 [23JN]

Konstas, Jamie: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Service to America Justice and Law Enforcement Medal recipient, E1711 [22SE]

Law enforcement: tribute to law enforcement service dogs and their handlers (H. Res. 1614), H6731-H6733 [15SE]

Loudoun County, VA: tribute to Valor Foundation ``Why We Should Have a National First Responder's Appreciation Day'' essay competition winners, E503 [25MR]

Massapequa, NY: anniversary of Massapequa Fire Dept., E1861 [29SE]

Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens, H1447 [16MR], H2481 [13AP], H6688 [15SE], H7419, H7421-H7423 [15NO], H8357 [15DE]

———assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (H. Res. 1032), H269 [21JA], H1190-H1193 [9MR]

———murder of U.S. consulate employees, H1521 [17MR]

Miami, FL: accountability of Miami VA Medical Center management for not properly sterilizing equipment for colonoscopies, H5594 [14JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety, H2902, H2903 [27AP]

Montgomery, NY: anniversary of Montgomery Fire Dept., E558 [15AP]

Murphy, NC: anniversary of Cherokee County Rescue Squad, E1913 [16NO]

NAFTA: renegotiate cross-border trucking provisions, H2557 [14AP]

National Air Transportation Association: anniversary (H. Res. 1669), H7829, H7830 [1DE]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: extend the Child Safety Pilot Program (S. 3998), H8062-H8064 [7DE]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (H.R. 1469), H5792-H5798 [20JY]

National Commission on Children and Disasters: reauthorize and extend the final report deadline (H.R. 5266), H5740-H5742 [20JY], E1420 [26JY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (H.R. 5143), H6129-H6133 [27JY], E1461 [28JY], E1527 [30JY]

National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day: designate (H. Res. 1294), H3283, H3284 [11MY], E829 [12MY]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1687), H8039, H8040 [7DE]

National Safe Digging Month: support (H. Res. 1278), H3171, H3172 [5MY]

National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, H3141-H3144 [5MY]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, H3061 [29AP], H3298, H3301 [11MY], H3314, H3316 [12MY], H3546 [19MY], H3841 [26MY], H3873, H4077 [27MY], H5206 [30JN], H5734 [20JY], H7581 [18NO]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities funding, H6168 [28JY]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (H.R. 5357), E906 [20MY]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (H.R. 6253), H7501 [17NO], H7649 [30NO], H7858 [2DE]

———enable information sharing between law enforcement agencies with respect to border security, H4000 [27MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1259), H2914-H2917 [27AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (H. Res. 960), H440-H442 [2FE], H593 [4FE]

National Telecommunications Week: observance, E564 [15AP]

National Urban Crimes Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 227), H687, H688 [23FE]

National Work Zone Awareness Week: observance, E714 [29AP]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, H5862-H5868 [21JY]

Natural resources: require use of safe well control technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil and gas wells (H.R. 5626), H5664 [15JY], H6496, H6509 [30JY]

New Hope, PA: tribute to the New Hope Eagle Volunteer Fire Co., E2050 [2DE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), H5723 [20JY], H6166, H6167 [28JY], H6286, H6382-H6400, H6409-H6412 [29JY], H6563 [30JY], H6633, H6648 [14SE], H7215, H7230-H7257 [29SE], H8777 [17DE], E1046 [9JN], E1505, E1509, E1511, E1512 [30JY], E1621 [15SE], E1863 [29SE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8945, H8946, H8947-H8966, H8981 [22DE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7219-H7230 [29SE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to recommit, H7255 [29SE]

NIST: develop reference materials, standards, instruments, and measurement methods for nanomaterials and compile data to support correlation of nanomaterial properties to environmental, health, or safety risks, H3402 [12MY]

NTSB: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4714), H7096-H7101 [28SE], E1785, E1786, E1793 [29SE], E1894 [15NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2067), H2902 [27AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: improve oil spill response plans (H.R. 5608), E1211 [25JN]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary of Pensacola Fire Dept., E1436 [27JY]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (H.R. 5676), H5492 [1JY], H6508 [30JY]

———recover damages for physical and economic injuries, adverse environmental effects, and oil spill clean up, improve safety of offshore drilling vessels and pipelines, and require adequate response plans (H.R. 5629), H5664 [15JY], E1244 [30JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H1365 [12MR]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), H6855-H6857 [22SE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), Senate amendments, H8792-H8798 [21DE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), H7316-H7318 [29SE]

Pipelines: ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (H.R. 6008), H7094-H7096 [28SE]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William County Public Safety Academy graduates, E1282 [1JY]

———tribute to Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce Valor Awards recipients, E526, E527, E528 [13AP]

Procter & Gamble Co.: tribute to Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, E570 [15AP]

QinetiQ North America, Inc.: tribute to Technology Solutions Group production of LAST Armor used to protect vehicles in Afghanistan, E1794 [29SE]

Railroads: positive railroad control funding, H6323 [29JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, H731 [23FE], H1117-H1121, H1139, H1141 [4MR], H1555 [17MR]

———Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs funding, H4171 [28MY]

Rutgers University: tribute to leading research in Dept. of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Long-Term Bridge Performance program, H5308 [1JY]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 6547), H8801, H8802 [21DE]

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (H. Res. 1342), H3841 [26MY]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), Senate amendment, H5262-H5267 [30JN]

———establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 289), H5267 [30JN]

Supreme Court: disapprove closure of main entrance (H. Con. Res. 314), E1503 [30JY]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (H. Con. Res. 266), H6083-H6085 [27JY], H6418 [29JY]

Telecommunications: improve and coordinate emergency communications systems, H3392 [12MY]

———improve and coordinate emergency communications systems through use of 911 services and support construction and operation of ubiquitous and reliable citizen activated system (H.R. 4829), E362 [11MR], E367 [12MR]

Transportation: establish a public transportation safety program (H.R. 4643), E193 [22FE]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (H.R. 1895), H5307 [1JY]

———rescind amounts authorized for certain surface transportation programs (H.R. 5604), H5751-H5754 [20JY], H5960 [22JY], E1212 [25JN]

21 Plus, Inc.: tribute, E1591 [14SE]

U.N.: support goals and ideals of General Assembly Resolution declaring a ``Decade of Action for Road Safety'', E2056 [2DE]

———support goals and ideals of General Assembly Resolution declaring a ``Decade of Action for Road Safety'' (H. Res. 1696), E1839 [29SE], E2028 [1DE]

Umicore Autocat USA Inc.: tribute to safety record, E1912 [16NO]

United Way of Butler County, PA: tribute to Butler County Labor Month of Caring service program, H3315 [12MY]

Water: increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities, strengthen EPA safe drinking water enforcement, reduce lead, and strengthen endocrine disruptor screening program (H.R. 5320), H6431-H6440 [29JY], E1511 [30JY], E1541 [9AU]

———reduce lead in drinking water, E1541 [9AU]

———reduce lead in drinking water (S. 3874), H8617-H8619 [17DE], E2218 [21DE]

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, H2465 [13AP]

———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 (H. Res. 1236), H2537-H2542 [14AP], E569, E571 [15AP], E590 [20AP]

———moment of silence for victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster, H2476 [13AP]

Willingboro, NJ: anniversary of Willingboro Volunteer Fire Co. and Willingboro Emergency Squad, E516 [13AP]

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: observance, E1997 [29NO], E2056 [2DE]

Yauco, PR: prohibit funding for construction of a children's playground, H6381, H6382 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (S. 14), S7791 [29SE]

Aerojet-General Corp.: Camden, AR, facility recipient of National Safety Council Million Work Hours Award, S6877 [5AU]

Afghanistan: eliminate use and smuggling of ammonium nitrate to reduce proliferation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), S3769 [14MY]

Agriculture: allow small farmers to be regulated by States, S8010, S8013 [18NO], S8225, S8226 [29NO], S8266 [30NO]

American Automobile Association: tribute to School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Award recipients, S2202 [12AP]

Arkansas: tribute to Air National Guard, S4521 [27MY]

———tribute to Dept. of Emergency Management, S6244 [26JY]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S1693-S1736 [18MR], S1763, S1764, S1773 [19MR], S1790, S1800-S1805 [22MR], S1868 [23MR], S6376 [28JY]

———ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, S1732 [18MR]

———history of air traffic control operations, S1349 [10MR]

———require commercial airports to deploy advanced imaging technology machines to increase aviation security and ensure the personal privacy of individuals being scanned by such machines (S. 3536), S5486 [28JN]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors, S1789 [22MR], S2083 [25MR]

Buffalo, NY: safety issues raised in NTSB investigation of Continental Flight 3407 crash, S410 [2FE]

Calderon Hinojosa, Felipe: remarks linking expiration of U.S. assault weapons ban to surge in violence in Mexico, S5953 [15JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (S. 3479), S4851 [10JN]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (S. 3895), S7802 [29SE]

Colorado: anniversary of National Guard (S. Res. 395), S203, S204 [25JA]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): tribute to Members and staff for work on FAA reauthorization, S1801 [22MR]

Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (S. 4021), S8713 [9DE]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S8377-S8380 [2DE]

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

———prohibit possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners (S. 1749), S2248 [13AP], S6456 [28JY]

Courts: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (S. 3017), S700 [23FE]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (BPA), S7941, S7942 [17NO]

———promulgate consumer product safety standard requiring child-proof closures on remote controls and other electronic products that use button cell batteries (S. 3896), S7803 [29SE]

Crime: prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (S. 3941), S8239 [29NO]

Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Study and Demonstration Program: establish (S. 3596), S5968 [15JY]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (S. 3311), S3166 [5MY]

Dept. of Energy: promote research and development of technologies and best practices for the safe development and extraction of natural gas and petroleum resources (S. 3509), S5114 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend the chemical facility security program (S. 2996), S492 [4FE]

———protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (S. 3806), S7210-S7217 [20SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 1317), S4437 [26MY], S7741 [29SE]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 3740), S6897 [5AU]

———extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (S. 2950), S203 [25JA]

———further the mission of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee through recommendations for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (S. 3176), S2120 [25MR]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 3224), S2426 [19AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (S. 1506), S682 [23FE], S5230 [22JN]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (S. 841), S8690 [9DE]

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, S2071 [25MR]

———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (S. 669), S7672 [29SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, technical corrections, S10405 [16DE]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 510), S3014 [30AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 3265), S2710 [27AP]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 630), S7225 [20SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (S. 1197), S4650 [8JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: exclude external power supplies for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from energy efficiency standards (H.R. 5470), S10933 [21DE]

EPA: delay imposing fines on certain contractors who have been unable to complete training and obtain certification for lead-based paint removal, S4187, S4191 [25MY], S4410-S4413 [26MY], S4491, S4494-S4496, S4501 [27MY], S7738 [29SE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), S729 [24FE]

———implement NTSB recommendations following investigation of the loss of control of Continental Flight 3407, S1713, S1731 [18MR]

———improve airline safety and pilot training (H.R. 3371), unanimous-consent request, S5652-S5654 [30JN]

———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, S1700-S1703 [18MR]

———Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, S1343, S1349 [10MR], S1444, S1447 [11MR], S1584 [16MR]

———prohibit use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots, S1585 [16MR]

———proposed consolidation of the Boise, ID, Terminal Radar Approach Control with Salt Lake City, UT, S1796, S1797 [22MR]

———proposed construction on land surrounding the Las Vegas, NV, McCarran International Airport, S1802 [22MR]

———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system, S1340-S1350 [10MR], S1427, S1430-S1432, S1434, S1444-S1448 [11MR], S1584, S1596-S1598 [16MR], S1648, S1649, S1652, S1658 [17MR], S1693, S1700-S1705, S1713, S1717, S1731-S1736 [18MR], S1760, S1763, S1764, S1772-S1775 [19MR], S1790 [22MR], S1868 [23MR], S5809 [14JY], S6376-S6378 [28JY]

———reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 1451), S1212 [5MR]

———study and monitor aircraft cabin air quality, and mandate installation of air cleaning and sensor technology if such study demonstrates that these steps would provide a public health benefit, S1733 [18MR]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, S2754 [28AP]

———prevent destruction of terrorist and criminal National Instant Criminal Background Check System records (S. 2820), S7741 [29SE]

FCC: provide public safety providers additional spectrum to support national, interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize incentive auctions to fund such a network (S. 3756), S6904 [5AU]

FDA: ensure that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act and other requirements for dietary supplements are fully implemented and enforced (S. 3414), S4215, S4216 [25MY]

———establish a nanotechnology program (S. 2942), S123 [21JA]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food, S10770 [19DE], S10810 [20DE]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), S6866 [5AU], S7111 [15SE], S7143 [16SE], S7337 [22SE], S7392-S7405 [23SE], S8046, S8049, S8093, S8094 [18NO], S8111 [19NO], S8211-S8213, S8219-S8239 [29NO], S8259-S8268 [30NO], S8545 [6DE]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), motion to proceed, S7730 [29SE], S7877, S7880 [15NO], S7913, S7917-S7923, S7926, S7929-S7932, S7941, S7942 [17NO], S8001, S8008-S8010, S8013-S8017, S8025-S8031 [18NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), unanimous-consent agreement, S8222 [29NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food (S. 510), unanimous-consent request, S7336 [22SE], S7394 [23SE], S8221, S8222 [29NO], S8267 [30NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy, S8232 [29NO], S8263 [30NO]

———improve capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to food safety problems and the safety of imported food without creating new Government bureaucracy (S. 3832), S7397 [23SE]

———permit emergency scheduling of designer anabolic steriods, S8028 [18NO]

———strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (S. 3002), S494 [4FE], S613 [22FE]

FEMA: reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), S10806 [20DE]

———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (S. 3249), S5496 [28JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 843), S2159 [26MR], S2463 [20AP]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, S5953 [15JY]

Firefighters: improve provision of assistance to fire departments (S. 3267), S2753 [28AP]

Floods: ensure private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that result from post-fire watershed conditions created by wildfires on Federal land (S. 3908), S7810 [29SE]

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]

———strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood, S7922 [17NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline, S7935 [17NO]

Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacents lands (S. 2798), S10994 [22DE]

Government regulations: strengthen authority and oversight, S6290-S6292 [27JY]

Hawaii: tribute to disaster preparedness and response to tsunami warning resulting from Chilean earthquake, S1305 [9MR]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste, S1579 [16MR]

———establish standards limiting the amounts of arsenic and lead contained in glass beads used in pavement markings (S. 3670), S6526 [29JY]

———reduce emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products (S. 1660), S4891, S4892 [14JN]

Information technology: improve U.S. cyber security (S. 3538), S5445-S5447 [24JN], S7936, S7949 [17NO]

Kagan, Elena: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S6692, S6743 [4AU], S6756, S6758, S6804-S6810, S6825 [5AU]

Law enforcement: provide information and resources to help State and local law enforcement enact crime prevention and intervention strategies supported by rigorous evidence (S. 3160), S2021 [24MR]

Maine: make permanent the program waiving truck weight limits on interstate highways to allow large trucks to move from local roads to interstate highways, S10401 [16DE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety, S2224-S2226 [13AP], S2771 [29AP], S7403 [23SE]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (S. 3671), S6527 [29JY], S7593-S7597, S7607 [28SE]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (S. 3671), unanimous-consent request, S7595 [28SE]

———improvements in mine safety, S151 [22JA]

Minnesota: tribute to Red River Valley flood mitigation efforts, S1252 [8MR]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and improve passenger automobile and light truck fuel economy and safety, S4807 [10JN]

———prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (S. 3039), S797 [25FE]

———require use of electronic on-board recording devices in motor carriers to improve compliance with hours of service regulations (S. 3884), S7797 [29SE]

National Asbestos Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 427), S2167 [26MR]

National Association of State Boating Law Administrators: anniversary, S6243 [26JY]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: extend the Child Safety Pilot Program (S. 3998), S8353 [1DE]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 650), S7564 [27SE]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (S. 714), S6353 [28JY], S7597 [28SE]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 633), S7299 [21SE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 550), S4866 [10JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require installation of event data recorders in all motor vehicles manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3271), S2761 [28AP]

———restrict post-Government employment by former personnel in the automobile industry in areas dealing with compliance matters (S. 3268), S2760 [28AP]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 482), S2326 [14AP]

National Parks Air Tour Management Act: clarify responsibilities of the FAA and the National Park Service in completing air tour management plans for regulating flying over national parks, S1797 [22MR]

National Safe Digging Month: support (S. Res. 472), S2167 [26MR]

National Search and Rescue Week: designate (S. Res. 526), S3790 [14MY]

National security: counterterrorism initiatives funding, S10884 [21DE]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, S4182 [25MY], S4417-S4420, S4422, S4429-S4432 [26MY], S4475-S4479 [27MY], S4567 [28MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, S2289 [14AP]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 501), S2712 [27AP]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, S5410-S5412 [24JN]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (S. 797), S6179 [22JY]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (S. 3056), S945 [2MR]

———safety and security of liquefied natural gas facilities, S3432 [7MY]

Nebo, KY: express condolences for victims of roof collapse at Webster County Coal, LLC, Dotiki Mine, S2771 [29AP]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), S7774 [29SE], S7871 [15NO], S8550-S8552 [6DE], S10980-S10982, S10990, S10995 [22DE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8615 [8DE], S8663, S8664 [9DE], S8968 [14DE], S10475 [17DE]

9-1-1 for Kids (organization): tribute to Medal of Honor recipients from Colorado, S8851 [13DE]

NTSB: authorize appropriations (S. 2768), S3763-S3766 [13MY]

———final report on Metrorail crash in the District of Columbia, S6867 [5AU]

Nuclear energy: improve and underscore importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors and support Convention on Nuclear Safety efforts (S. 3922), S7812 [29SE]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (S. 3257), S2643 [26AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: improve oil spill response plans, S6286 [27JY]

———improve safety and preparedness surrounding offshore energy production and respond to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and oil spill (S. 3763), S6848 [5AU]

———reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (S. 3643), S6226 [22JY], S6229 [26JY], S6346, S6348, S6365-S6367 [28JY]-S6544 [30JY]

Petroleum: require studies and reports by the CPSC and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the impact of increasing the use of ethanol-blended gasoline (S. 3916), S7811 [29SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (S. 3415), S4218 [25MY]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (H.R. 5809), S10364 [16DE], S11022 [22DE]

———provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), S4162 [24MY], S6666, S6667 [3AU], S6860, S6861 [5AU], S7770 [29SE]

Pipelines: enhance safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and enhance reliability in the transportation of U.S. energy products by pipeline (S. 3824), S7354-S7358 [22SE]

Prematurity Awareness Day: observance, S7954 [17NO]

Prematurity Awareness Month: observance, S7954 [17NO]

Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 539), S4162 [24MY]

Railroads: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (S. 3982), S8245 [29NO]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization, S604-S607, S611, S612 [22FE], S684 [23FE], S926 [2MR], S1575 [16MR], S8968 [14DE]

———extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), unanimous-consent request, S7484 [27SE], S7717, S7718 [29SE]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: reauthorize, S5823-S5825 [14JY], S7153 [16SE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs, S4206 [25MY]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (S. 3739), S6897 [5AU]

SEC: require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (S. 3450), S4550 [27MY]

Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act: reauthorize (S. 3659), S6306 [27JY]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), S4865, S4866 [10JN]

———establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 289), S5750 [12JY]

———provide for the replacement or rebuilding of certain fishing vessels (S. 4014), S8600 [7DE]

———require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls (S. 685), S7764-S7769 [29SE]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (S. 3625), S6082 [21JY]

Terrorism: call on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Central Asian countries to effectively monitor and regulate the manufacture, sale, transport, and use of ammonium nitrate fertilizer (S. Res. 570), S5481, S5497 [28JN], S7587 [28SE]

Transportation: establish a public transportation safety program, S5196 [21JN]

———establish a public transportation safety program (H.R. 4643), S6867 [5AU]

———establish a public transportation safety program (S. 3015), S622 [22FE], S682 [23FE]

Transportation Security Administration: require awarding of Government contracts to small and disadvantaged businesses, S1154 [4MR]

Water: prevent enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified (S. 3038), S797 [25FE]

———reduce lead in drinking water (S. 3874), S10364 [16DE]

Wayne County, MI: tribute to Wayne County Sheriff's Office program to reduce firearm-related accidents, S477 [4FE]

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, S2184-S2187 [12AP], S2224-S2226 [13AP]

———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 (S. Res. 487), S2393 [15AP]

———moment of silence for victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster, S2190 [12AP]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 3906), S7809 [29SE], S7954 [17NO]

Reports filed

American Communities' Right to Public Information Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1274) (S. Rept. 111-387), S11036 [22DE]

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5320) (H. Rept. 111-524), H5500 [1JY]

Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5462) (H. Rept. 111-642), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Blowout Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5626) (H. Rept. 111-581), H6402, H6454 [29JY]

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (H.R. 1796) (H. Rept. 111-573), H6162 [27JY]

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

Chemical and Water Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2868) (S. Rept. 111-370), S10410 [16DE]

Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 878) (S. Rept. 111-170), S2476 [20AP]

Committee on Education and Labor (House) Authority To Investigate Underground Coal Mine Operator Compliance With Federal Safety Laws and Report on Such Investigation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1363) (H. Rept. 111-487), H3657 [19MY]

Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1347) (H. Rept. 111-632), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Consideration of H.R. 847, 9/11 Health and Compensation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1674) (H. Rept. 111-648), H7388 [29SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4247, Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1126) (H. Rept. 111-425), H1026 [2MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5850, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1569) (H. Rept. 111-578), H6282 [28JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1212) (H. Rept. 111-456), H2317 [24MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1781) (H. Rept. 111-692), H8940 [21DE]

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

Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 773), S10513 [17DE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 773) (S. Rept. 111-384), S11036 [22DE]

Dept. of Transportation National Safety Plan for Public Transportation Establishment: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 3638), S6200 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation Report and Guidelines to States on Reducing Lighting on Federal-Aid Highways During Periods of Low Traffic Density: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1997) (H. Rept. 111-614), H6878 [22SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5850) (H. Rept. 111-564), H6042 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3644) (S. Rept. 111-230), S6245 [26JY]

Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3377) (H. Rept. 111-562), H6042 [26JY]

Distracted Driving Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1938) (S. Rept. 111-355), S8298 [30NO]

Ensure That Prohibition on Disclosure of Maritime Transportation Security Information Is Not Used Inappropriately To Shield Other Information From Public Disclosure: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1274), S10513 [17DE]

Express Gratitude for Contributions That U.S. Air Traffic Controllers Make To Keep the Traveling Public Safe and Airspace Running Efficiently: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 1401) (H. Rept. 111-543), H5674 [15JY]

Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2907) (S. Rept. 111-266), S6882 [5AU]

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

Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3798), S10929 [21DE]

Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4805) (H. Rept. 111-509), H4676 [22JN]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1660) (S. Rept. 111-169), S2421 [19AP]

Horse Transportation Safety Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 305) (H. Rept. 111-645), H7153, H7210 [28SE]

Improve Provision of Assistance to Fire Departments: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3267) (S. Rept. 111-235), S6397 [28JY]

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

Miner Safety and Health Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5663) (H. Rept. 111-579), H6402, H6454 [29JY]

Motor Vehicle Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3302), S8244 [29NO]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3302) (S. Rept. 111-381), S10929 [21DE]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5381) (H. Rept. 111-536), H5616 [14JY]

Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 554) (S. Rept. 111-202), S4658 [8JN]

National Commission on Children and Disasters Reauthorization and Final Report Deadline Extension: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5266) (H. Rept. 111-548), H5711 [19JY]

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

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2798) (S. Rept. 111-313), S7507 [27SE]

National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 111-133), S944 [2MR]

Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 3820) (H. Rept. 111-424), H971 [26FE]

9/11 Health and Compensation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 847) (H. Rept. 111-560), H5983 [22JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 847) (H. Rept. 111-560), H5983 [22JY]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2768) (S. Rept. 111-127), S698 [23FE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4714) (H. Rept. 111-613), H6878 [22SE]

Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5629) (H. Rept. 111-567), H6162 [27JY]

Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3249) (S. Rept. 111-215), S5319 [23JN]

Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4247) (H. Rept. 111-417), H753 [23FE]

Public Transportation Safety Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 3638) (S. Rept. 111-232), S6245 [26JY]

Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3874), S10410 [16DE]

Safe Drug Disposal Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5809) (H. Rept. 111-618), H6878 [22SE]

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

Sewage Overflow Community Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 937) (S. Rept. 111-170), S2476 [20AP]

Support National Safe Digging Month: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 1278) (H. Rept. 111-473), H3122 [4MY]

Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness Enhancements for Facilities (SECURE) Facilities Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3806), S8786 [10DE]

Surface Transportation Savings Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5604) (H. Rept. 111-546), H5674 [15JY]

Transportation Security Administration Transmittal of Aviation Security Screening Management Standard Operating Procedures Manual and Revisions: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H. Res. 980) (H. Rept. 111-403), H421 [27JA]

U.S. Boxing Commission Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 38) (S. Rept. 111-157), S1168 [4MR]

Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education (Youth PROMISE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1064) (H. Rept. 111-688), H8597 [16DE]

Statements

National Cyber Infrastructure Protection Act: Electric Power Sector Representatives, S5446 [24JN]

State Witness Protection Act: Senator Specter, S700 [23FE]

Summaries

Enhance Federal Protective Service Ability To Provide Adequate Security for the Prevention of Terrorist Activities and for the Promotion of Homeland Security (H.R. 6122), E1607 [14SE]

FAA Extension Act (H.R. 4853), H1557 [17MR]

Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act (H.R. 2847): Surface Transportation Provisions, H1556 [17MR]

Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act (H.R. 5629): Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1245 [30JN]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6311-H6318 [29JY]

Estimated job loss by State due to failure to extend Highway Trust Fund, S605 [22FE]

Highway and bridge funding by State, H1556 [17MR], H4172 [28MY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 847, 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, S10980 [22DE], H6452 [29JY], H7387 [29SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3360, Cruise Vessels Security and Safety Act, S4866 [10JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, H6159 [27JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act, H6452 [29JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5662, Simplifying the Ambiguous Law, Keeping Everyone Reliably Safe (STALKERS) Act, H6160 [27JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5810, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H6160 [27JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6008, Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification (CLEAN) Act, H6986 [23SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6495, Mine Safety Protection Act, H8262 [8DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of Harkin substitute amendment to S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S8267 [30NO]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act, S7769 [29SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 1749, Cell Phone Contraband Act, H5816 [20JY]

Southwest border other-than-Mexican apprehensions by country of citizenship, S4476 [27MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 227, support goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week, H687 [23FE]

H. Con. Res. 266, accord Taiwan observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization, H6083 [27JY]

H. Con. Res. 289, technical corrections to H.R. 3360, Cruise Vessels Security and Safety Act, H5267 [30JN]

H. Res. 960, National Stalking Awareness Month, H440 [2FE]

H. Res. 1032, assist Mexico in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens, H1190 [9MR]

H. Res. 1126, consideration of H.R. 4247, Keeping All Students Safe Act, H1037 [3MR]

H. Res. 1186, Distracted Driving Awareness Month, H2229 [23MR]

H. Res. 1187, express appreciation for contributions made by Federal employees and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties, H3287 [11MY]

H. Res. 1236, 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 in West Virginia, H2537 [14AP]

H. Res. 1259, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, H2914 [27AP]

H. Res. 1278, support National Safe Digging Month, H3171 [5MY]

H. Res. 1294, National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day, H3283 [11MY]

H. Res. 1363, Committee on Education and Labor (House) authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation, H3671 [20MY]

H. Res. 1401, express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently, H6074 [27JY]

H. Res. 1569, consideration of H.R. 5850, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H6289 [29JY]

H. Res. 1605, recognize service of medical and air crews in helping transport wounded warriors back to the U.S. and commend Air Force aeromedical evacuation personnel, H7002 [28SE]

H. Res. 1614, tribute to law enforcement service dogs and their handlers, H6731 [15SE]

H. Res. 1669, National Air Transportation Association anniversary, H7829 [1DE]

H. Res. 1674, consideration of H.R. 847, 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, and Senate amendment to H.R. 2701, intelligence services appropriations, H7219 [29SE]

H. Res. 1687, support goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month, H8039 [7DE]

H.R. 847, 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, H8947-H8958 [22DE], H6382-H6394 [29JY], H7230-H7242 [29SE]

H.R. 1347, Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act, H7183 [28SE]

H.R. 1469, Child Protection Improvements Act, H5793-H5796 [20JY]

H.R. 1586, Aviation Safety and Investment Act, H2366-H2404 [25MR]

H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, S1887-S1921 [23MR], H2332-H2366 [25MR]

H.R. 1746, Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act, S10806 [20DE], H8814 [21DE]

H.R. 1796, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, H6190 [28JY]

H.R. 2136, College Fire Prevention Act, H3589 [19MY]

H.R. 3820, Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act, H976-H980 [2MR]

H.R. 4247, Keeping All Students Safe Act, H1048-H1050 [3MR]

H.R. 4714, NTSB appropriations, H7096-H7099 [28SE]

H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, H6129-H6131 [27JY]

H.R. 5266, National Commission on Children and Disasters reauthorization and final report deadline extension, H5740 [20JY]

H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act, H6431-H6436 [29JY]

H.R. 5462, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act, H7195 [28SE]

H.R. 5470, exclude external power supplies for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from energy efficiency standards from under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, H8104 [8DE]

H.R. 5604, Surface Transportation Savings Act, H5751 [20JY]

H.R. 5662, Simplifying The Ambiguous Law, Keeping Everyone Reliably Safe (STALKERS) Act, H6135 [27JY]

H.R. 5809, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, H8792 [21DE]

H.R. 5809, Safe Drug Disposal Act, H6855 [22SE]

H.R. 5810, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H6100 [27JY]

H.R. 6008, Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification (CLEAN) Act, H7094 [28SE]

H.R. 6469, condition receipt of funds under Dept. of Agriculture child and adult care food program on criminal background checks for child care staff members, H7869 [2DE]

H.R. 6495, Mine Safety Protection Act, H8131-H8140 [8DE]

H.R. 6547, Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act, H8801 [21DE]

S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S8031-S8046 [18NO]

S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act, S7764-S7768 [29SE]

S. 841, Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, S8690 [9DE], H8411 [15DE]

S. 1660, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, H4701-H4703 [23JN]

S. 1749, Cell Phone Contraband Act, S2248 [13AP], H5791 [20JY]

S. 2768, NTSB appropriations, S3765 [13MY]

S. 2942, Nanotechnology Safety Act, S124 [21JA]

S. 2950, Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act, S203 [25JA], H442 [2FE]

S. 3015, Public Transportation Safety Program Act, S622-S624 [22FE]

S. 3017, State Witness Protection Act, S701 [23FE]

S. 3056, restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals, S946 [2MR]

S. 3160, Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods (PRECAUTION) Act, S2022-S2024 [24MR]

S. 3176, further the mission of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee through recommendations for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies, S2120 [25MR]

S. 3249, Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act, S5496 [28JN], S5629 [29JN]

S. 3397, Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act, S6666 [3AU]

S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act, S6207-S6220 [22JY]

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

S. 3739, Safe Schools Improvement Act, S6896 [5AU]

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

S. 3806, Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness Enhancements for (SECURE) Facilities Act, S7211-S7216 [20SE]

S. 3820, Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act, S7355-S7357 [22SE]

S. 3874, Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, S10364 [16DE], H8617 [17DE]

S. 3884, Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act, S7798 [29SE]

S. 3896, Access to Button Cell Batteries Act, S7804 [29SE]

S. 3922, Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act, S7813 [29SE]

S. 3982, amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents, S8246 [29NO]

S. 3998, Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act, S8353 [1DE], H8062 [7DE]

S. 4014, replacement or rebuilding of certain fishing vessels, S8600 [7DE]

S. 4021, Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standards Act, S8714 [9DE]

S. Con. Res. 63, accord Taiwan observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization, S3910 [18MY]

S. Res. 390, prohibit text messaging by Senate employees while driving on official business, S126 [21JA]

S. Res. 395, Colorado National Guard anniversary, S155 [22JA], S204 [25JA]

S. Res. 427, National Asbestos Awareness Week, S859 [1MR], S2167 [26MR]

S. Res. 470, Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act anniversary, S2130 [25MR]

S. Res. 472, support National Safe Digging Month, S2164, S2168 [26MR]

S. Res. 482, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S2300, S2326 [14AP]

S. Res. 487, 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 in West Virginia, S2390, S2394 [15AP]

S. Res. 501, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S2710, S2713 [27AP]

S. Res. 510, Distracted Driving Awareness Month, S3007, S3014 [30AP]

S. Res. 526, National Search and Rescue Week, S3785, S3790 [14MY]

S. Res. 539, Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day, S4148, S4162 [24MY]

S. Res. 550, National Health Information Technology Week, S4859, S4866 [10JN]

S. Res. 553, support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation for senior citizens, S4942 [15JN]

S. Res. 570, call on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Central Asian countries to effectively monitor and regulate the manufacture, sale, transport, and use of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, S5493, S5497 [28JN]

S. Res. 630, Drive Safer Sunday, S7217, S7225 [20SE]

S. Res. 633, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S7280, S7300 [21SE]

S. Res. 639, support goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week, S7422 [23SE]

S. Res. 650, National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, S7516, S7564 [27SE]