LAW ENFORCEMENT

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), S5977, S5987, S5998, S6000 [26SE], S6055 [3OC], H3806, H3807 [31MY], H3837, H3841, H3843, H3844, H3846, H3847, H3848, H3849, H3850, H3851, H3856, H3858, H3862, H3863, H3864, H3871, H3872, H3873, H3874, H3877, H3879, H3881, H3882, H3885, H3888, H3890, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3899, H3900, H3901, H3903, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3907, H3912, H3913, H3914, H3915 [1JN], H3928, H3929, H3930, H3939, H3940, H3941, H3943, H3946, H3952, H3987 [2JN], H6463 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (S. 1612), S8689, S8690 [15DE]

FBI: extend term of incumbent Director (S. 1103), S4780, S4808 [21JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7670, H7671, H7672, H7673, H7674, H7676, H7677, H7678, H7680, H7681 [16NO]

Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), S2552 [14AP]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 269), H3359 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), S761 [15FE], H1075 [17FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3235, S3236, S3237 [23MY], S3281, S3282, S3283, S3284, S3285, S3286 [24MY]

Small business: prevent fraud in small business contracting (S. 633), S5846 [21SE]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 2944), S6350, S6352 [6OC], H6841 [12OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), S761 [15FE], H1075 [17FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3235, S3236, S3237 [23MY], S3281, S3282, S3283, S3284, S3285, S3286 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 269), H3359 [24MY]

Analyses

PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act (S. 1038): Leahy Amendment, S3251 [24MY]

Appointments

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S3000 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Absolute Scandal, S6986 [1NO]

Amid Concerns, FBI Lapses Went On—Records Collection Brought Internal Questions but Little Scrutiny, H740 [14FE]

Beyond Guantanamo, S7659 [17NO]

Beyond Guantanamo, a Web of Prisons for Terrorism Inmates, S8647-S8649 [15DE]

Chance To Put Protections in the Patriot Act, S3372, S3390 [26MY]

Dodging Bullets in El Paso, H236 [18JA]

Execution Case Important to International Relations, S4217 [29JN]

Falling Crime, Teeming Prisons, S6984 [1NO]

FBI Audit Prompts Calls for Reform—Some Lawmakers Suggest Limits on PATRIOT Act, H739 [14FE]

FBI Made `Blanket' Demands for Phone Records, H626 [10FE]

Felons Finding It Easy To Regain Gun Rights, H7596-H7599 [15NO]

Guantanamo Forever?, S8646 [15DE]

Have Glock, Will Travel, H7602 [15NO]

In High-Crime Areas, Still Too Few Police, H7274 [3NO]

Internment Specter Raises Ugly Head in Forgetful U.S. Senate, S7962 [29NO]

Justice System Needs To Be Studied, S6985 [1NO]

Keeping Our Word—Scheduled Texas Execution Violates Treaty and Endangers Americans Abroad, S4217 [29JN]

On National Defense Authorization Act, Robert Mueller Not Satisfied, S8657 [15DE]

Politics Over Principle, E2313 [19DE]

Republicans Block Justice Review Proposal in Senate, S6985 [1NO]

Senate Negligence on Crime Reform, S6986 [1NO]

Shaky Arguments Block Federal Commission on Crime, S6985 [1NO]

So Much for Small Government, H7602 [15NO]

Treaty and the Law, S4217 [29JN]

Twitter Shines a Spotlight on Secret F.B.I. Subpoenas, H626 [10FE]

Ultralight Aircraft Now Ferrying Drugs Across U.S.-Mexico Border, S5260 [2AU]

Why the U.S. Should Allow Arrested Foreigners To Contact Their Consulates, S4216 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H1983 [17MR]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H4326 [16JN]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see S. 2003), S8680 [15DE] (see H.R. 3676), H9430 [15DE] (see H.R. 3702), H9925 [16DE]

———modify prohibition on disrupting military funerals (see H.R. 961), H1619 [8MR]

———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (see H.R. 1709), H3060 [4MY]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see S. 815), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1591), H2910 [15AP]

Aviation: allow pilots, copilots, or navigators of aircraft, or law enforcement personnel detailed to protect an aircraft to carry a firearm (see H.R. 2616), H5373 [21JY]

———establish appeal and redress process for individuals screened against terrorist watchlist and wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight or denied a right, benefit, or privilege (see H.R. 1007), H1724 [10MR]

———include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (see S. 1485), S5250 [2AU] (see S. 1974), S8461 [8DE]

———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. 318), S642 [10FE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see S. 1608), S5902 [22SE] (see H.R. 386), H395 [20JA]

Bankruptcy: combat creditor abuses in the bankruptcy process by providing remedies for negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion of claim (see S. 1054), S3274 [24MY]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 216), H134 [7JA]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until such time Brazil amends its laws to remove prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 2556), H5125 [15JY]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see S. 1645), S6089 [4OC] (see H.R. 1175), H1983 [17MR]

Business and industry: increase penalties for economic espionage (see S. 678), S1976 [30MR]

Calderon, Alfonso: relief (see H.R. 1108), H1842 [15MR]

———relief (H.R. 1108), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 192), H2107 [30MR]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H6455 [23SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2933 [2MY] (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5733 [28JY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 46), H2933 [2MY]

Capitol Police: reimburse local law enforcement agencies for protective services provided at official public congressional events (see H.R. 454), H506 [26JA]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs (see H.R. 2870), H6009 [8SE]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H3300 [13MY]

———permit disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), S359 [31JA]

———prohibit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations that fail to report incidents of sexual abuse of a minor from receiving Federal funds (see H.R. 3650), H8880 [13DE]

———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 854), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1562), H2855 [14AP]

———require all persons on Federal property to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or child protective services agencies (see S. 1889), S7702 [17NO]

———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

Civil liberties: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 228), H134 [7JA]

———require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (see S. 406), S871 [17FE]

Classified information: improve protection (see S. 354), S747 [15FE]

———provide penalties for disclosure of classified information related to certain intelligence activities (see S. 315), S642 [10FE] (see H.R. 703), H922 [15FE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 834), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 2016), H3754 [26MY]

Colombia: support citizens in aftermath of flooding, renew Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act extension, promote economic growth, and reinforce fight against drug trafficking (see H. Res. 77), H551 [8FE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 1984), S8547 [13DE] (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): authorize release of records on investigation of aggressive sales tactics on the Internet and their impact on consumers (see S. Res. 339), S7992 [29NO]

———authorize release of records on investigation of unauthorized charges on telephone bills (see S. Res. 338), S7991 [29NO]

Committees of the House: establish select committee to review national security laws, policies, and practices (see H. Res. 48), H396 [20JA]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive speculation with respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (see S. 1598), S5838 [21SE] (see H.R. 3006), H6342 [21SE]

Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (see S. 372), S792 [16FE]

Confidential informants: require Federal agencies to report to Congress serious crimes committed by confidential informants and amend time requirements to make tort claims arising from such crimes (see H.R. 3228), H6976 [14OC]

Congress: provide a civil penalty for certain misrepresentations made to Congress (see H.R. 47), H34 [5JA]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H4792 [8JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]

———place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see S. 605), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 1254), H2106 [30MR]

Copyrights: amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright (see S. 978), S2928 [12MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 1483), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 3416), H7577 [14NO]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 2343), H4527 [23JN]

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 223), H134 [7JA]

———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 74), H35 [5JA]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2398), H4575 [24JN]

———ensure that sex offenders or sexually violent predators are not eligible for parole (see H.R. 578), H598 [9FE]

———establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 3305), H7207 [1NO]

———grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (see S. 505), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 495), H508 [26JA] (see H.R. 963), H1619 [8MR]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 2065), H3868 (see H.R. 2065), H3909 [1JN] (see H.R. 2449), H4748 [7JY]

———prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see S. 1821), S7187 [8NO] (see H.R. 1021), H1724 [10MR]

———provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch (see S. 348), S747 [15FE] (see H.R. 727), H923 [15FE]

———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5125 [15JY]

———provide judicial review of national security letters (see S. 1075), S3339 [25MY]

———require judicial review of suspicious activity reports (see S. 1077), S3339 [25MY]

———restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 623), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 592), H599 [9FE]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H598 [9FE]

CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see H.R. 400), H433 [24JA]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see S. 224), S359 [31JA] (see H.R. 196), H102 [6JA]

———change state of mind requirement for certain identity theft offenses (see H.R. 2552), H5125 [15JY]

———correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating to restricted buildings or grounds (see S. 1794), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 347), H354 [19JA]

———criminalize unauthorized recording and distribution of security screening images of individuals created by advanced imaging technology and disable image retention capabilities of such technology (see H.R. 685), H773 [14FE]

———deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 77), H35 [5JA]

———encourage States to expand protections offered to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses (see H.R. 1678), H2933 [2MY]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 224), H134 [7JA]

———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (see S. 513), S1406 [8MR]

———enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see S. 1308), S4291 [30JN] (see H.R. 1981), H3644 (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [25MY]

———extend stolen goods offense to cover all veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3636), H8727 [12DE]

———impose penalties for failing to report, within a reasonable amount of time, the disappearance or death of a child (see H.R. 2716), H5882 [1AU]

———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 867), S2621 [3MY] (see S. 977), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1820), H3160 [10MY]

———improve prohibitions on money laundering (see S. 1731), S6665 [18OC]

———improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see S. 1765), S6917 [31OC] (see H.R. 1578), H2909 [15AP]

———increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (see S. 1886), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 3468), H7829 [17NO] (see H.R. 3668), H8966 [14DE]

———increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S2992 [16MY]

———increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 774), H1177 (see H.R. 774), H1196 [17FE]

———modernize, shorten, and simplify the Federal criminal code (see H.R. 1823), H3160 [10MY]

———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see S. 465), S1120 [2MR]

———prevent identity theft and tax crimes (see H.R. 3482), H7890 [18NO]

———prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 1534), S5459 [8SE] (see H.R. 3215), H6976 [14OC]

———prevent Internet stalking and domestic violence (see S. 1923), S7991 [29NO]

———prevent use of stored value cards and other electronic fund access means as methods for currency smuggling or money laundering (see S. 1419), S4911 [26JY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 1947), S8376 [6DE] (see H.R. 2492), H4851 [11JY]

———prohibit possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents and require recurring training for transportation security officers (see H.R. 2431), H4671 [6JY]

———prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile (see H.R. 1552), H2855 [14AP]

———prohibit public officials from engaging in undisclosed self-dealing (see S. 995), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1468), H2570 [8AP] (see H.R. 1923), H3301 [13MY] (see H.R. 1973), H3409 [24MY]

———prohibit sex offenders from using property management or maintenance functions to access the residence of an individual (see S. 329), S682 [14FE]

———prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (see S. 1228), S3891 [16JN]

———provide criminal penalties for stalking (see S. 1928), S8067 [30NO]

———provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin (see H.R. 221), H134 [7JA]

———provide penalties with respect to employers' conduct relative to persons engaging in sexual conduct with children (see H.R. 3766), H10026 [23DE]

———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see S. 254), S411 [1FE]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 835), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1093), H1841 [15MR]

———require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries and develop action plans to improve capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime (see S. 1469), S5250 [2AU]

———save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see S. 1920), S7991 [29NO] (see H.R. 3515), H7927 [29NO]

———subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling (see H.R. 3033), H6413 [22SE]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see S. 1018), S3105 [18MY] (see H.R. 1529), H2665 [13AP]

Dept. of Commerce: require that certain actions be taken relative to complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries (see H.R. 3112), H6624 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: clarify the right of an accused terrorist to plead guilty in a trial by a military commission for a capital offense (see H.R. 1894), H3300 [13MY]

———establish policies and guidelines to ensure civilian and military law enforcement personnel charged with security functions on military installations will receive active shooter training (see H.R. 826), H1390 [28FE]

———preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military (see S. 658), S1894 [28MR] (see H.R. 1260), H2106 [30MR]

———prohibit family members of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from visiting such individuals (see H.R. 1877), H3279 [12MY]

———provide for military sexual assault and domestic violence accountability (see H.R. 1517), H2664 [13AP]

———provide funds to States for use of the National Guard, State defense forces, and law enforcement agencies in securing an international border that forms part of a State border (see H.R. 2025), H3754 [26MY]

———provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H353 [19JA]

———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission (see H.R. 388), H395 [20JA]

———reaffirm authority to maintain Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents (see S. 944), S2874 [11MY] (see S. 982), S2928 [12MY]

———require detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of high-value enemy combatants who will be detained long-term (see S. 1046), S3224 [23MY]

———transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H7626 [15NO]

Dept. of HHS: make certain State social services funding contigent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see S. 1879), S7612 [16NO]

———make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contigent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H7890 [18NO]

———make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contingent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3617), H8318 [8DE]

———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 581), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1711, 1726), H3060 [4MY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see S. 1667), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 3126), H6671 [6OC]

———require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 1877), S7612 [16NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such border (see H.R. 1091), H1841 [15MR]

———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. 176), H40 [5JA] (see H.R. 2658), H5579 [26JY]

———establish Cybersecurity Compliance Division and enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks (see H.R. 174), H40 [5JA]

———expand National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the National Center for Security and Preparedness (see S. 1282), S4129 [27JN]

———implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S. (see S. 803), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1507), H2664 [13AP]

———make grants for partnerships that finance equipment and infrastructure to improve public safety in rural areas near the Mexican border by enhancing access to mobile communications (see H.R. 1277), H2213 [31MR]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 2017), H3754 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3805 [31MY]

———prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of mass transit systems (see H.R. 3140), H6672 [6OC]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see S. 1399), S4802 [21JY] (see H.R. 2607), H5373 [21JY]

———protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (see S. 772), S2348 [8AP]

———protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see S. 1195), S3773 [14JN] (see H.R. 2169), H4185 [14JN]

———provide additional resources to improve land ports of entry, open additional inspection lanes, and hire and retain inspectors and officers for the U.S. Southern border (see S. 1604), S5902 [22SE]

———provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 2235), H4327 [16JN]

———provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with access to Federal lands to carry out certain security activities in the Southwest border region (see H.R. 1922), H3301 [13MY]

———provide with an accurate definition of ``cross-border violence'' and develop measures to quantify cross-border violence data (see H.R. 2124), H4034 [3JN]

———reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use of border tunnels (see S. 1236), S3924 [20JN] (see H.R. 2264), H4364 [21JN]

———strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 1211), H2036 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 378), H395 [20JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 1506), H2664 [13AP]

———award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 3054), H6455 [23SE]

———clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (see H.R. 2076), H3868 (see H.R. 2076), H3909 [1JN]

———clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes (see S. 1793), S7066 [2NO]

———classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 2982), H6341 [21SE]

———close the National Drug Intelligence Center (see H.R. 566), H598 [9FE]

———compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 549), S1547 [10MR]

———consult with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court (see S. 614), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 1153), H1982 [17MR]

———create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 323), H353 [19JA]

———design and implement a procedure to permit enhanced searches of the National DNA Index System (see H.R. 3361), H7331 [3NO]

———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2189), H4277 [15JN]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 207), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 1896), H3300 [13MY]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 596), S1751 [16MR]

———establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 645), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1360), H2292 [4AP]

———establish a pilot program for police departments to use anonymous texts from citizens to augment their anonymous tip hotlines (see S. 956), S2875 [11MY]

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H35 [5JA]

———establish minimization and destruction procedures governing acquisition, retention, and dissemination by the FBI of certain records (see S. 1073), S3339 [25MY]

———establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see S. 462), S1120 [2MR] (see H.R. 2564), H5125 [15JY]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1771), H3108 [5MY]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

———expand the FBI Safe Streets Program and establish a National Gang Activity Database (see H.R. 928), H1574 [3MR]

———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 702), S2046 [31MR] (see H.R. 1300), H2214 [31MR]

———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 1913), H3301 [13MY]

———improve efforts to combat fraud (see S. 890), S2730 [5MY]

———limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 1061), S3338 [25MY] (see H.R. 1996), H3644 (see H.R. 1996), H3682 [25MY]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 2647), H5579 [26JY]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (see S. 968), S2928 [12MY]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7133 [26OC]

———prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see S. 169), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 1764), H3107 [5MY]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. 554), S1547 [10MR]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 250), S411 [1FE]

———provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to increase number of law enforcement officers in cities with the highest crime rates (see H.R. 381), H395 [20JA]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H2665 [13AP]

———provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 175), S127 [25JA]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5882 [1AU]

———provide grants for the renovation, modernization, or construction of law enforcement facilities (see S. 955), S2874 [11MY]

———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 2464), H4792 [8JY]

———provide grants to States and local governments for video recording of custodial interrogations (see H.R. 3750), H10014 [20DE]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3170), H6853 [12OC]

———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see S. 517), S1501 [9MR] (see H.R. 988), H1665 [9MR]

———provide State and local government incentives under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2197), H4277 [15JN]

———provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 1612), S5903 [22SE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2800), H5895 [5AU]

———reduce justice assistance grants to States that do not require reporting of child abuse or neglect to local law enforcement or child protective services agencies (see S. 1887), S7702 [17NO]

———remove arbitrary and anticompetitive limitations from the grant program for Internet Crimes Against Children task force program training (see H.R. 3470), H7829 [17NO]

———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 2688), H5733 [28JY]

———require State and local pretrial services agencies receiving Federal financial assistance to report on defendants released by such agencies (see H.R. 1885), H3279 [12MY]

Dept. of State: authorize access to certain Federal, State, and other databases to verify identity of a passport applicant, reduce incidence of fraud, and require authentication of identification documents (see S. 744), S2187 [6AP]

———designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain Mexican drug cartels (see H.R. 1270), H2106 [30MR]

———establish the Eliminate and Stop Abuse, Frequent Exploitation, and Trafficking on the Internet (E-SAFETI) Task Force (see H.R. 2801), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2801), H5938 [6SE]

Dept. of Transportation: condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 273), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 2129), H4035 [3JN]

———withhold a portion of Federal-aid Highway funds to States that do not enact a law establishing penalties for using a cell phone while driving with a minor in the vehicle (see H.R. 2575), H5149 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees (see S. 1847), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 1826), H3217 [11MY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see S. 1683), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 2754), H5884 [1AU]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime (see H.R. 1550), H2854 [14AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H2664 [13AP]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 1198), H1984 [17MR]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 645), H680 [10FE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 308), S7005 [1NO]

Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H4526 [23JN]

———clarify that persons who conspire or engage in conduct within the U.S. to possess, traffic, or abet traffickers of illegal drugs outside the U.S., may be criminally prosecuted in the U.S. (see S. 1672), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 313), H254 [18JA]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 2303), H4457 [22JN]

———improve detection of the fraudulent abuse of prescriptions to obtain controlled substances in schedule II or III (see H.R. 1266), H2106 [30MR]

———increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 231), H134 [7JA]

———increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see S. 1760), S6872 [20OC] (see H.R. 1065), H1796 [14MR]

———limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H4526 [23JN]

———prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 707), H922 [15FE]

Drunken driving: modify minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence (see S. 1816), S7155 [7NO]

Economy: provide growth through small business tax relief, research and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting enforcement (see S. 1866), S7451 [15NO] (see H.R. 3476), H7889 [18NO]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see S. 1994), S8602 [14DE]

Espionage: improve, modernize, and clarify certain espionage statutes, promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, and deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information (see S. 355), S747 [15FE]

FBI: extend term of incumbent Director (see S. 1103), S3427 [26MY]

———provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H2291 [4AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 985), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 327), H353 [19JA]

———clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 1145), S3497 [6JN] (see H.R. 2136), H4035 [3JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 350), S747 [15FE]

Federal-State relations: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (see H.R. 770), H1176 (see H.R. 770), H1196 [17FE] (see H.R. 915), H1574 [3MR]

Firearms: enahnce certain prohibitions and penalties relating to certain forms of firearms trafficking (see H.R. 2618), H5373 [21JY]

———ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 436), S1120 [2MR] (see H.R. 1781), H3108 [5MY]

———establish minimum standards for States that allow carrying of concealed firearms (see S. 176), S127 [25JA]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1250 (see H.R. 822), H1362 [18FE] (see H.R. 3543), H8075 [1DE]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H7577 [14NO]

———limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 505), H509 [26JA]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2900), H6138 [13SE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 227), H134 [7JA]

———prevent gun trafficking (see S. 1973), S8461 [8DE]

———prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 1642), H2912 [15AP]

———prohibit carrying of a firearm near a place at which a senior Federal official is performing an official and representational duty or a person is campaigning for public office (see H.R. 496), H508 [26JA]

———prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5125 [15JY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 32), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H201 [12JA]

Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 52), S123 [25JA]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 926), H1574 [3MR]

———provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 1330), H2266 [1AP]

Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 216), S338 [27JA]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: propose debarment from contracting with the Federal Government of persons violating such Act (see H.R. 3588), H8260 [7DE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring provisions of law establishing a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see S. 149), S126 [25JA] (see S. 289), S544 [3FE]

———modify roving wiretap authority (see S. 1076), S3339 [25MY]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 773), H1177 (see H.R. 773), H1196 [17FE]

Government: deter public corruption (see S. 401), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 1793), H3109 [5MY] (see H.R. 2572), H5125 [15JY]

———prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt limit is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 2886), H6096 [12SE]

Government regulations: limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies (see S. 1071), S3339 [25MY]

———provide for a good faith exemption from suspicious activity reporting requirements (see S. 1072), S3339 [25MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H3342 [23MY]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H7998 [30NO]

Health: prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 154), H39 [5JA]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H8727 [12DE]

House of Representatives: grant authority to bring civil action to enforce, secure a declatory judgment, or prevent a refusal or failure to comply with any House-issued subpoena (see H.R. 84), H35 [5JA]

Human rights: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H.J. Res. 12), H135 [7JA]

Immigration: allow States and local governments to pass laws that identify and apprehend illegal aliens, deter such aliens from entering, and encourage or otherwise cause them to leave the U.S. (see H.R. 2670), H5660 [27JY]

———clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation (see H.R. 3256), H7068 [25OC]

———close loophole that allowed 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from U.S. banks and ensure illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade U.S. immigration laws (see S. 86), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 1763), H3107 [5MY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 100), H36 [5JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 332), S682 [14FE]

———extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see H.R. 1932), H3341 [23MY]

———gain operational control of the border, reaffirm State and local law enforcement authority to enforce Federal immigration laws, and strengthen visa security (see H.R. 1274), H2106 [30MR]

———impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 45), H34 [5JA]

———increase penalties for employing illegal aliens (see H.R. 1698), H2998 [3MY]

———make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving and improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1459), H2570 [8AP]

———prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see S. 1856), S7368 [10NO]

———prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (see H.R. 2057), H3805 [31MY]

———provide for deferred action and parole only for urgent humanitarian reasons or to gain a significant public benefit (see H.R. 1853), H3218 [11MY]

———provide for enhanced criminal penalties for individuals who file a Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification petition under false pretenses (see S. 523), S1502 [9MR]

———provide for expedited removal of certain aliens (see H.R. 2952), H6231 [15SE]

———provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations (see S. 1949), S8413 [7DE]

———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens and increase awareness about such fraud (see S. 1336), S4450 [7JY]

———reform (see S. 6), S122 [25JA] (see S. 1258), S4024 [22JN]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 2000), H3753 [26MY]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H1574 [3MR]

———reinstate judicial review of processes, restore earlier definition of aggravated felony, prevent automatic detention for certain minor crimes, and allow legal immigrants to appeal deportation (see H.R. 713), H922 [15FE]

———remove incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come into the U.S. and provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers (see H.R. 1196), H1984 [17MR]

———render inadmissible to the U.S. aliens who have been convicted of a sex offense against a minor (see H.R. 1434), H2534 [7AP]

———temporarily suspend certain provisions of Federal immigration law relative to Executive efforts to block certain deportations (see S. 1380), S4641 [18JY] (see H.R. 2497), H4944 [12JY]

Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber security (see S. 813), S2446 [13AP]

———secure against cyber attack, enhance competitiveness and create jobs in information technology industry, and protect identities and sensitive information of citizens and businesses (see S. 21), S122 [25JA]

———specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see S. 1212), S3813 [15JN] (see H.R. 2168), H4185 [14JN]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 149), S126 [25JA] (see S. 289), S544 [3FE] (see S. 1022), S3105 [18MY] (see S. 1038), S3171 [19MY] (see S. 1114), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 67), H35 [5JA] (see H.R. 514), H509 [26JA] (see H.R. 1962, 1963), H3408 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 269), H3341 [23MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 79), H597 [9FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 93), H922 [15FE]

———extend certain provisions relating to individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (see H.R. 1800), H3115 [6MY]

Intelligence services: commend intelligence professionals, terminate investigation of CIA personnel relative to interrogation of certain detainees, and implement long-term detention and interrogation policies (see S. Res. 213), S3970 [21JN]

———modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and require judicial review of National Security Letters and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent unreasonable searches (see S. 1050), S3224 [23MY] (see S. 1070), S3339 [25MY]

Iraq: call for an impartial and independent investigation into the massacre of Iranian opposition members in Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 332), H4575 [24JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 3171), H6853 [12OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3387), H7397 [4NO]

———encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 657), S1894 [28MR] (see H.R. 365), H394 [20JA]

———ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H3109 [5MY]

———increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 1874), H3278 [12MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 3108), H6624 [5OC]

Local government: offset economic burden on border sheriffs from the lack of Southern border security (see H.R. 2217), H4326 [16JN]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: increase maximum penalty for violations (see S. 1402), S4802 [21JY]

Medicare: prevent fraud and abuse and require National Provider Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under part D (see H.R. 3474), H7889 [18NO]

Members of Congress: require disclosure of delinquent tax liability and require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (see H.R. 1866), H3278 [12MY]

Mexico: apply counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and targeted strategy to combat terrorist insurgency waged by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 3401), H7405 [10NO]

———reduce amount of financial assistance in response to illegal border crossings into the U.S. (see S. 126), S125 [25JA]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 306), S629 [8FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 510), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 2324), H4526 [23JN]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1977 [30MR]

National Police Survivors Day: designate (see S. Res. 183), S2929 [12MY]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H42 [5JA]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (see H.R. 152), H39 [5JA]

———enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]

———improve border security (see H.R. 1299), H2214 [31MR] (see H.R. 1921), H3301 [13MY]

———provide for the next generation of border and maritime security technologies (see H.R. 2463), H4792 [8JY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 149), S2507 [14AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 36), S482 [2FE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S6917 [31OC]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 2932), H6181 [14SE]

NLRB: abolish and transfer its enforcement authority to the Dept. of Justice and its oversight of elections to the Office of Labor-Management Standards of the Dept. of Labor (see H.R. 2926), H6181 [14SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: extend prohibition on asylum applications by aliens (see H.R. 1927), H3302 [13MY]

———require the U.S. Attorney and the U.S. Marshal appointed for the Northern Mariana Islands to reside in the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 2822), H5919 [16AU] (see H.R. 2822), H5931 [30AU]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H2570 [8AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy (see H.R. 759), H1176 (see H.R. 759), H1195 [17FE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Trade Enforcement Division (see S. 1827), S7187 [8NO]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize and amend relative to drug courts (see H.R. 82), H35 [5JA]

Parlak, Ibrahim: relief (see S. 345), S683 [14FE] (see H.R. 701), H775 [14FE]

Patents: modify penalty for false marking (see H.R. 243), H135 [7JA]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 168), S2731 [5MY]

POW: improve procedures for detention and review of status of detainees of the U.S. (see S. 551), S1547 [10MR]

———provide certain processes and limitations relative to detention of certain individuals by the U.S. (see H.R. 968), H1664 [9MR]

———provide for effective interrogation of unprivileged enemy belligerents (see S. 548), S1547 [10MR]

———provide for the review of challenges to the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents (see S. 553), S1547 [10MR]

Privacy: foster transparency about commercial use of personal information and provide consumers with choice about collection, use, and disclosure of such information (see H.R. 611), H679 [10FE]

———modernize and improve Federal privacy laws (see S. 1732), S6665 [18OC]

———prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1151), S3541 [7JN]

———protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 1434), S5017 [28JY]

———protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information (see S. 1535), S5459 [8SE]

Public safety officers: provide immunity from civil liability to first responders engaged in lawful efforts to prevent acts of terrorism (see H.R. 504), H509 [26JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 128), S2087 [4AP]

Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1670), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]

Radioactive substances: apply measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology that could aid such countries in extracting or milling domestic sources of uranium (see H.R. 2105), H4034 [3JN]

Rivera, Francisco: relief (see H.R. 1108), H1842 [15MR]

———relief (H.R. 1108), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 192), H2107 [30MR]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (see S. 994), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1924), H3301 [13MY]

Rodriguez, Adrian: relief (see H.R. 1107), H1842 [15MR]

———relief (H.R. 1107), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 191), H2107 [30MR]

Russia: characterize conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that undermines the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (see S. Res. 65), S871 [17FE] (see H. Res. 327), H4528 [23JN]

———impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see S. 1039), S3171 [19MY]

———make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (see H.R. 1575), H2909 [15AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 506), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

Science: establish a Dept. of Justice Office of Forensic Science, a Forensic Science Board, and committees of scientists to examine forensic sciences, and require laboratories to be accredited (see S. 132), S125 [25JA]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see S. 1263), S4075 [23JN] (see H.R. 112), H37 [5JA]

———establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent abuse in later life (see S. 464), S1120 [2MR]

———prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 577), H598 [9FE]

Sex offenders: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 3253), H7007 [24OC]

Ships and vessels: provide immunity for reporting and responding to suspicious transactions, activities, and occurrences that involve a vessel, facility, port, or waterway (see H.R. 2846), H5964 [7SE]

———suppress the threat of piracy on the high seas (see H.R. 2839), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2839), H5939 [6SE]

Small business: prevent fraud in small business contracting (see S. 633), S1827 [17MR]

Social Security: improve enforcement, collection, and administration of child support payments (see S. 1383), S4675 [19JY]

———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see S. 1199), S3812 [15JN]

———protect information received related to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3475), H7889 [18NO]

SSA: allow access to Federal law enforcement databases to ensure Social Security representative payees are subject to criminal background checks (see S. 2026), S8734 [16DE]

States: enforce the tenth amendment to the Constitution relative to autonomous sovereign police powers of the States (see H.R. 2916), H6180 [14SE]

Stranger Safety Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 302), H4075 [13JN]

Taxation: deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1814), H3159 [10MY]

———disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see S. 983), S2928 [12MY]

———disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 1538), H2854 [14AP]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see S. 246), S411 [1FE] (see H.R. 1978), H3644 (see H.R. 1978), H3682 [25MY]

———permit information sharing with respect to prison inmate information (see S. 1367), S4608 [14JY]

———provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 3338), H7330 [3NO]

———reduce budget deficit and the burden on law-abiding taxpayers through stricter enforcement against delinquent taxpayers (see S. 1289), S4156 [28JN]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 847), H1454 [1MR]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 986), H1664 [9MR]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 478), H508 [26JA]

Transportation: provide for certain improvements in surface transportation security (see H.R. 1690), H2998 [3MY]

Transportation Security Administration: establish limitations on the use of advanced imaging technololgy for aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 1279), H2213 [31MR]

———standardize training programs, establish an Office of Behavior Analysis, and enhance partnerships with State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1092), S3426 [26MY]

Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see H.R. 2357), H4573 [24JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing children (see S. 1792), S7066 [2NO]

———improve the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program (see S. 736), S2187 [6AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S1119 [2MR] (see H.R. 886), H1524 [2MR]

———provide administrative subpoena authority for investigation of unregistered sex offenders (see S. 671), S1933 [29MR]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 2944), H6231 [15SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 149), S126 [25JA] (see S. 289), S544 [3FE] (see S. 1022), S3105 [18MY] (see S. 1038), S3171 [19MY] (see S. 1114), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 67), H35 [5JA] (see H.R. 514), H509 [26JA] (see H.R. 1962, 1963), H3408 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration (see H. Res. 79), H597 [9FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 93), H922 [15FE]

———extend certain provisions relating to access to business records and roving wiretaps (see H.R. 1800), H3115 [6MY]

———extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 269), H3341 [23MY]

———extend sunset of certain provisions (see H.R. 1805), H3159 [10MY]

———extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see S. 193), S272 [26JA] (see S. 290), S544 [3FE] (see S. 1125), S3427 [26MY]

———remove extension of sunset date for certain provisions relating to access to business records (see S. 1074), S3339 [25MY]

———repeal sunset of certain provisions (see S. 291), S544 [3FE]

Veterans: prohibit demonstrations at places of mourning during a funeral, memorial service, or other bereavement ceremony honoring a deceased veteran (see H.R. 3755), H10014 [20DE]

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: improve U.S. compliance relative to foreign nationals' access to their consulate and legal assistance (see S. 1194), S3773 [14JN]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S8783 [17DE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), motion to proceed, S3162 [19MY], S3219 [23MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (S. 1038), motion to proceed, S3162 [19MY], S3219 [23MY]

Introductions

National Security Division Statistics on Unsealed International Terrorism and Terrorism-Related Convictions, S6748 [19OC]

Letters

Armed Forces authority to detain and prosecute certain persons under authorizations for use of military force: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S7951 [29NO]

———Konrad Motyka, FBI Agents Association, S8657 [15DE]

———Leon E. Panetta, Sec. of Defense, S7664 [17NO], S7951 [29NO]

———Robert S. Mueller III, FBI Director, S7948, S7951 [29NO]

———Senator McCain, S7659 [17NO]

———several retired generals and admirals, H8917 [14DE]

———several retired military leaders, S7659 [17NO]

Armed Forces authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, H8926 [14DE]

———Leon E. Panetta, Sec. of Defense, H8926 [14DE]

———Robert S. Mueller III, FBI Director, H8926 [14DE]

———William S. Sessions, Constitution Project (organization), H8925 [14DE]

———several retired military leaders, H8925 [14DE]

Clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet: Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, H8164 [6DE]

Clarify that authority to obtain information under the USA PATRIOT Act does not include certain firearm records: Chris W. Cox, NRA, S3396, S3420 [26MY]

Consular Notification Compliance Act: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General and Hilary Rodham Clinton, Sec. of State, S4216 [29JN]

———several former diplomats and Dept. of State officials, S3781 [14JN]

———several former military officers, S3781 [14JN]

———several former prosecutors and judges, S3782 [14JN]

Deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities: Representative Burton, H236 [18JA]

———several Representatives, H235 [18JA]

Dept. of Justice implementation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act: Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, S7359 [10NO]

———Senator Kyl, S3608 [8JN], S7060 [2NO]

Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8832 [13DE]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8832 [13DE]

End Racial Profiling Act: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, S6481 [13OC]

FEMA State and local first responder grant programs funding: B. Glen Whitley and Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H3837 [1JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act provisions extension: James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S550 [3FE]

Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8866 [13DE]

———Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8866 [13DE]

———Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8865 [13DE]

———Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H8866 [13DE]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8865 [13DE]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8865 [13DE]

———Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8865, H8866 [13DE]

Limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S3398 [26MY]

National Criminal Justice Commission: Scott Burns, National District Attorneys Association, S6798 [20OC]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S6798 [20OC]

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act: Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General, H7603 [15NO]

———Mary Elizabeth Heffernan, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and Marian J. McGovern, Massachusetts State Police, H7595 [15NO]

Nomination of James M. Cole to be Deputy Attorney General: Senators Grassley and Chambliss, S2767 [9MY]

PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S3250 [24MY]

———Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General and Dennis C. Blair, S3250 [24MY]

———James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S3212 [23MY]

———Jon Adler, Federal Law Enforcement Association, S3214 [23MY]

———Konrad Motyka, FBI Agents Association, S3214 [23MY]

———Lester A. Davis, Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, Inc., S3214 [23MY]

Penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes: Lee Moak, Air Line Pilots Association, International, S476 [2FE]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S476 [2FE]

Prohibit funding for prosecution of individuals involved in terrorist attacks or who are members of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization): Leon E. Panetta, Sec. of Defense and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S6810 [20OC]

———Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, S6747 [19OC]

Synthetic Drug Control Act: Jan Rozga, E2216 [8DE]

———Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H8239 [7DE]

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8166 [6DE]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8166 [6DE]

U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8829 [13DE]

———Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8829 [13DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act provisions extension: Representative Kucinich, H628 [10FE]

Whistleblower allegations relative to Dept. of Justice operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms: Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2475 [14AP]

Lists

Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Monument additions, S3005 [17MY]

Memorandums

Congressional Investigation Regarding Whistleblower Allegations Relative to Operations Transferring Firearms to Drug Cartels Where U.S. Law Enforcement Personnel Do Not Monitor Such Firearms: Gary M. Styers, Dept. of Justice, S8572 [14DE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Obama, S6763 [19OC], H6986 [21OC]

National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S5835 [21SE], H6284 [21SE]

National Emergency Relative to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Obama, S7293 [9NO], H7403 [10NO]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3961 [2JN]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S8783 [17DE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7688 [16NO]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H742 [14FE], H1075 [17FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3162 [19MY], S3262 [24MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H742 [14FE], H1075 [17FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1038), S3162 [19MY], S3262 [24MY]

Notices

Intention to object to H.R. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S7776 [17NO]

Intention to object to S. 1793, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S7776 [17NO]

Poems

``Blue Angels,'' Albert C. Caswell, E548 [29MR]

Prayers

``Policeman's Prayer'', E538 [29MR]

Press releases

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act: Mayors Against Illegal Guns (organization), H7595 [15NO]

National Security Letter Recipient Can Speak Out for First Time Since FBI Demanded Customer Records From Him: ACLU, H525 [8FE]

SEIU Calls for Congressional Investigation of Puerto Rico Riot Police Action: Service Employees International Union, H1459 [2MR]

Remarks in House

Africa: improve trade and investment partnerships, E2111 [22NO]

Arizona: ninth circuit court ruling on enforcement of State immigration legislation, H2614 [13AP]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H8204-H8207 [7DE], E2204 [7DE]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 3435), H8198 [7DE], H8979 [15DE]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8915-H8920, H8923-H8937 [14DE], H8976 [15DE], E2288 [16DE], E2313, E2315, E2316 [19DE]

———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults, H1202 [18FE], H2329 [6AP], H2613 [13AP], H3166 [11MY], H4865 [12JY], H5247 [20JY], H7265 [3NO]

———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (H.R. 1709), E827 [5MY]

———remove sexual assault cases from normal chain of command and give jurisdiction to an impartial office of military and civilian experts, H7588 [15NO], H8205, H8206 [7DE]

Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (S. 1974), H8981 [15DE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 386), H1370, H1371 [28FE]

Border Patrol: removal of U.S.-Mexico border drug and people smugglers lookout posts funding, H3856 [1JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: prevent importation of counterfeit products and infringing devices, H8928 [14DE]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (H.R. 1175), H7004 [24OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 67), H5942, H5943 [7SE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 46), H3189 [11MY]

Capitol Police: district office security upgrades funding through reductions in transition activities funding, H5360 [21JY]

———funding, H5355 [21JY]

Children and youth: address issues of sexual abuse, H7427, H7429 [14NO], H7728 [17NO]

———prohibit institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations that fail to report incidents of sexual abuse of a minor from receiving Federal funds (H.R. 3650), H8738 [13DE], H8914 [14DE]

———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 1562), H2607 [13AP]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (H.R. 2016), E975 [27MY]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 2471), H8161-H8165 [6DE], E1276 [8JY], E2230 [12DE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana, E793 [3MY]

———exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (H.R. 1831), E869 [11MY]

———place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (H.R. 1254), H8238-H8244 [7DE], E2216, E2219 [8DE], E2224, E2226 [12DE], E2240 [13DE], E2270 [15DE], E2291 [16DE]

Cooper, Brian: Alamosa, CO, Police Dept. Lifesaver Award recipient, E1066 [13JN]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 3416), E2068 [16NO]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses, H4190 [15JN]

———prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), H8165-H8167 [6DE]

———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 (H.R. 592), H737 [14FE]

———role and responsibilities of Federal judges, H52 [6JA]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, H2252-H2255 [1AP]

———change state of mind requirement for certain identity theft offenses (H.R. 2552), E1337 [15JY]

———correct and simplify the drafting of certain laws relating to restricted buildings or grounds (H.R. 347), H1372-H1374 [28FE]

———enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to sex trafficking, H6124-H6127 [13SE]

———improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 1578), E736 [15AP]

———prevent identity theft and tax fraud (H.R. 3215), H7733 [17NO]

———protect crime victims' rights and increase State liability for prosecutory failures and damages caused by criminals, H7057, H7058 [25OC]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (H.R. 1093), H2330 [6AP]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations, H8205 [7DE]

Dept. of Commerce: require that certain actions be taken relative to complaints of nontariff barriers imposed by other countries (H.R. 3112), E1769 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other locations to the U.S. for prosecution in Federal courts under certain conditions, H3641-H3643, H3649, H3650 [25MY]

———provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (H.R. 324), E99 [24JA]

———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission, H1598 [8MR]

———redirect Afghanistan security forces funding to FEMA State Homeland Security Grants Program, H4661, H4662 [6JY], H4686 [7JY]

———transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (H.R. 3422), H7592 [15NO], H7638 [16NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: across-the-board funding reduction, H1246, H1247 [18FE]

———allow specially trained State and local law enforcement officers to apprehend, investigate and detain illegal aliens for a pre-determined time period and under Federal supervision, H3851 [1JN]

———Border Enforcement Security Task Force funding, H3850 [1JN]

———Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine operations funding, H3849, H3851 [1JN]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H3900 [1JN], H4943 [12JY]

———construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such border, H3097 [5MY], H3275 [12MY]

———decision to send Border Patrol agents to protect the southern border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, H106 [7JA]

———enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks, H3946 [2JN]

———funding, H822 [15FE], H3422 [25MY]

———Immigration and Customs Enforcement Law Enforcement Support Center funding, H3858 [1JN]

———Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy regarding detention of illegal aliens found by local law enforcement, H3686 [26MY]

———implement a comprehensive border security plan to combat illegal immigration, drug and alien smuggling, and violent activity along the southwest border of the U.S., H3097-H3102 [5MY]

———implementation of provisions applying Federal immigration laws to the Northern Mariana Islands, H3815 [1JN]

———limit application of Davis-Bacon Act relative to funding of projects or programs, H3896, H3897 [1JN], E1029 [2JN]

———make grants for partnerships that finance equipment and infrastructure to improve public safety in rural areas near the Mexican border by enhancing access to mobile communications (H.R. 1277), H2116 [31MR]

———making appropriations, H9892, H9893 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3816, H3832-H3867, H3875-H3907 [1JN], H3920, H3926, H3927, H3928-H3936, H3939-H3964 [2JN], H4373, H4377 [22JN], E1017, E1019, E1020, E1021, E1023, E1027, E1029, E1033 [2JN], E1052 [3JN], E1081 [14JN], E1825 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3816-H3828 [1JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), motion to recommit, H3962 [2JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), Senate amendment, H6463-H6465 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), unanimous-consent request, H3857, H3858 [1JN]

———Office of Detention and Removal funding, H3851 [1JN]

———Operation Stonegarden funding, H3850 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to allow deferred actions against illegal immigrants, H3892 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to allow deferred actions against illegal immigrants except for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, H3894 [1JN]

———prohibit funding to process the release of illegal immigrants who have committed certain crimes, H3903 [1JN]

———prohibit transfer of funds to the Dept. of the Interior for environmental mitigation activities relative to border security, H3888-H3890 [1JN]

———protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (H.R. 2169), H4369 [22JN]

———Secure Border Initiative funding, H3850, H3851 [1JN]

———Shadow Wolves border patrol program funding, H3858 [1JN]

———State and local law enforcement agency immigration enforcement program funding, H3946-H3948 [2JN]

———transportation security and counterterrorism grants funding, H3962 [2JN]

———U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (U.S.-VISIT) funding, H2791 [14AP]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, H4199 [15JN]

———appoint special counsel to investigate whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H6677 [11OC], H7237 [2NO], H8265 [8DE], H8973 [15DE]

———clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (H.R. 2076), H6046, H6047 [12SE]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H889, H890 [15FE], H1074 [17FE], H7274, H7278 [3NO]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H890-H892 [15FE], E247 [16FE], E283 [18FE]

———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 2189), H6244-H6246 [20SE]

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 83), H7272 [3NO]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (H.R. 1771), H4190 [15JN]

———Federal lawsuit against South Carolina immigration enforcement legislation, H7168 [1NO]

———funding, H826 [15FE]

———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (H.R. 1913), H4190 [15JN]

———individual rights violations, H8974 [15DE]

———Internet Crimes Against Children task force funding, H1115 [17FE]

———juvenile justice programs funding, H892 [15FE]

———National Drug Intelligence Center funding, H886, H887 [15FE], H3247 [12MY]

———prohibit funding for Federal lawsuit against Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, H1231, H1232 [18FE], E319 [18FE]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 1523), E706 [13AP]

———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (H.R. 2688), E1430 [28JY]

———whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H3163 [11MY], H5090 [15JY], H5167 [19JY], H6846 [12OC], H8345-H8347 [12DE]

Dept. of State: implementation of sanctions relative to tier rankings in Trafficking in Persons Report, E2112 [22NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, E1819 [12OC]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (H.R. 1505), H6263 [20SE]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 1198), E523 [17MR]

———tribute to elected officials and residents arrested for act of civil disobedience in protest of H.R. 1473, Dept. of Defense and continuing appropriations for other Federal departments and agencies, E753 [15AP]

Drugs: clarify that persons who conspire or engage in conduct within the U.S. to possess, traffic, or abet traffickers of illegal drugs outside the U.S., may be criminally prosecuted in the U.S. (H.R. 313), H8831-H8834 [13DE]

———increase penalties for operators of pill mills (H.R. 1065), H2298 [5AP]

———limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (H.R. 2306), H4474 [23JN]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs, H8919 [14DE]

FAA: expedite integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace system, H2187 [31MR], E603, E608 [1AP]

———require criminal history record check for individuals who perform a safety-sensitive function at domestic and foreign repair stations, H2183, H2184 [31MR]

FBI: extend term of incumbent Director (S. 1103), H5470, H5471 [25JY]

———funding, H408, H411 [24JA], H447 [25JA]

———National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, H888, H889 [15FE], E239, E241 [16FE]

———provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis, H7736 [17NO]

———provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (H.R. 1350), H7725 [17NO], H8004 [1DE], H8195 [7DE], H8962-H8964 [14DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 327), E160 [8FE]

———exempt Federal law enforcement from proposal to reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition, E2333 [20DE]

Federal-State relations: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders, H6843-H6848 [12OC]

FEMA: permit Port Security Grant Program funding to be used for replacement of security equipment, H7349 [4NO]

———permit Port Security Grant Program funding to be used for security personnel expenses, H7349 [4NO]

———State and local first responder grant programs funding, H3832, H3835-H3837 [1JN], E1023 [2JN]

———State and local first responder grant programs funding through reduction in Afghanistan Security Forces funding, H3816, H3864 [1JN]

Firearms: allow States with current reciprocal concealed handgun carrying licenses agreements to continue enforcing preexisting agreements, H7671, H7672 [16NO]

———create a comprehensive database containing all permits and licenses issued by States for carrying concealed weapons and ensure access to such database by law enforcement officers, H7674-H7676 [16NO]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H4950, H4951 [13JY], H7053 [25OC], H7586 [15NO], H7631, H7643, H7661-H7689 [16NO], E2073, E2077, E2079, E2082, E2091 [17NO], E2093 [18NO]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), consideration (H. Res. 463), H7593-H7604 [15NO]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), motion to recommit, H7687-H7689 [16NO]

———exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity when the State does not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station, H7673, H7674 [16NO]

———gun control, H151 [12JA], H7596 [15NO]

———limitations on concealed handgun carrying reciprocity for child sex offenders, domestic violence offenders, and known or suspected terrorists, H7688 [16NO]

———prohibit trafficking (H.R. 2554), E1338 [15JY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H1448-H1452 [1MR]

———require individuals to provide advance notice to law enforcement agencies of their intention to carry or posses a concealed weapon in another State, H7678-H7680 [16NO]

———require States to certify that other States' carry laws are substantially similar to their own prior to granting reciprocity for concealed handgun carrying licenses, H7680, H7681 [16NO]

———require States to pass legislation agreeing to a national standard for concealed handgun carrying licenses before such standard can go into effect in that State, H7601 [15NO], H7673 [16NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: funding to make an application for an order requiring access to library, bookseller, and other personal records, H1183, H1184 [17FE], E290 [18FE]

GAO: study ability of State and local law enforcement to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed handgun carrying licences, H7681, H7682 [16NO]

Haddad, Ronald: Governing (publication) Public Official of the Year award recipient, E2083 [17NO]

Hillsborough County, FL: tribute to Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office program to conduct honor escorts for fallen soldiers, E2294 [16DE]

Holder, Attorney General: call for resignation due to contradictory testimony during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H8191 [7DE]

Horseshoe Curve Benevolent Association: tribute to honorees, E2169 [2DE]

Houston, TX: call for return to the U.S. of the operator of home day care facility to face criminal charges following a fire at such facility that killed and injured children, H1377 [28FE], H1428 [1MR], H1495 [2MR]

Illinois: decision to abolish capital punishment, E452 [10MR]

Immigration: allow States and local governments to pass laws that identify and apprehend illegal aliens, deter such aliens from entering, and encourage or otherwise cause them to leave the U.S. (H.R. 2670), H6261-H6263 [20SE]

———clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation (H.R. 3256), H7015 [25OC]

———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H517 [8FE], H571 [9FE], H611 [10FE], H950 [16FE], H1837-H1839 [15MR], H3925, H3977 [2JN], H6242 [20SE], E548 [29MR]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 100), H6262 [20SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H3942 [2JN]

———prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law, H3893 [1JN]

———prohibit receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities that interfere with the enforcement of Federal immigration law (H.R. 2057), H6262 [20SE]

———reform, H1465 [2MR], H2049 [30MR], H2119 [31MR], H2550 [8AP], H3207 [11MY], H3284 [13MY], H4940-H4943 [12JY], H5977 [8SE], H6260-H6264 [20SE], E1982 [2NO]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (H.R. 2000), H6262 [20SE]

———reinstate judicial review of processes, restore earlier definition of aggravated felony, prevent automatic detention for certain minor crimes, and allow legal immigrants to appeal deportation (H.R. 713), E312 [18FE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H3738-H3749 [26MY], E978 [27MY], E1001 [31MY], E1007 [1JN], E1025 [2JN]

———extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 269), H3353-H3361, H3396 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H518, H519, H520-H528 [8FE], H559 [9FE], H731-H745 [14FE], H800 [15FE], E171 [9FE], E189 [10FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), Senate amendment, H1075-H1080 [17FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration (H. Res. 79), H621-H631 [10FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 93), H951-H957 [16FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), motion to recommit, H742, H743 [14FE]

———extend certain provisions relating to individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers (H.R. 1800), H3741 [26MY]

Law enforcement officers: address employment loss ratio, H7273 [3NO]

———conduct of Federal law enforcement officers relative to rights of citizens, E542 [29MR]

———ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (H.R. 1789), H3207 [11MY]

———impact of local government economic cutbacks on equipment for officers, H3295 [13MY]

———moment of silence in honor of officers killed in the line of duty, H3291 [13MY]

———tribute, H3295 [13MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower protections and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (H.R. 3108), E1777 [5OC]

Local government: offset economic burden on border sheriffs from the lack of Southern border security (H.R. 2217), H6843 [12OC]

Mexico: allow U.S. law enforcement officers to carry weapons while in Mexico, H1656 [9MR]

———assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens, H1428 [1MR], H5402 [25JY]

———call for investigation of murder of David Hartley on Falcon Lake on U.S.-Mexico border, H3283 [13MY], H6280 [21SE], H6568 [5OC]

———condemn attack against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and express condolences to families of victims of such attack, H950 [16FE], H1073, H1074 [17FE], E268 [18FE]

———urge prosecution of Mexican soldiers accused of sexual assault, E1103 [15JN]

Missouri: tribute to Army National Guard 4175th Military Police Detachment Criminal Investigation Division, E501 [16MR]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, E970 [27MY]

National objectives: develop organized approach to addressing violence, E96 [24JA]

National Park Service: interagency southern border joint law enforcement centers construction funding, H5566 [26JY]

National Public Radio: prohibit limiting eligibility to receive Federal funds to disseminate and broadcast AMBER Alerts, H1965, H1966 [17MR]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (H. Res. 19), H234 [18JA], H329 [19JA], H418 [24JA], H4679 [7JY], H4857, H4859 [12JY], H5496 [26JY], H6145 [14SE], H6351 [22SE], H6514 [4OC], H7216 [2NO], H7721 [17NO], H7937 [30NO], H8143 [6DE], H8196 [7DE]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, H73 [6JA], H106 [7JA], H235 [18JA], H259 [19JA], H1074, H1093 [17FE], H1399 [1MR], H8012 [1DE]

———deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities (H.R. 152), H797 [15FE], H2319 [5AP], H6844, H6845 [12OC]

———enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry, H116 [7JA]

———ensure any investigation of U.S. citizens under certain extended authorities not circumvent the Constitution and provide expedited review of such violations, H742, H743 [14FE]

———ensure that legislative language addressing border security improvement differentiates between high-risk and low-risk borders, E1680 [21SE]

———establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, H522 [8FE], H3748 [26MY]

———improve border security, H2315-H2320 [5AP], H3284, H3297 [13MY], H3765 [31MY], H6848 [12OC], H6858 [13OC], H7901 [29NO]

———improve border security (H.R. 1299), E1680 [21SE]

———maintain National Guard assistance in U.S.-Mexico border control activities, H1896 [16MR], H3638 [25MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, E740 [15AP]

Norwalk, CT: tribute to law enforcement officers, E865 [11MY]

Nuclear weapons: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (H.R. 2105), H8859-H8870 [13DE], H8978 [15DE], E2262 [14DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: establish a pilot program under the National Security Education Program to identify and develop extensive training programs for high-priority African languages, H3249 [12MY]

Police Week: observance, H3207 [11MY], H3226 [12MY], H3290 [13MY], E868 [11MY], E965 [27MY]

Port Orchard, WA: tribute to law enforcement officers shot in the line of duty, E194 [10FE]

Puerto Rico: civil liberties violations, H7261 [3NO]

———establish a Caribbean border initiative to combat drug trafficking and violence, H8733 [13DE]

———human rights violations, H1458 [2MR], H4678 [7JY], H6144 [14SE]

———increase recruitment and retention of Federal law enforcement officers, H3418 [25MY]

Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 3618), E2217 [8DE]

Russia: make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky (H.R. 1575), E740 [15AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of special needs students, H1803 [15MR]

———address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 1648), E1641 [15SE], E2093 [18NO]

Ships and vessels: suppress the threat of piracy on the high seas, H7349, H7364 [4NO], E2052 [15NO]

Somalia: develop a strategy to address piracy, H1595 [8MR]

Spain: call for maximum penalty in murder case against Antonio Gordillo, E1223 [1JY]

SSA: protect information received related to deceased individuals (H.R. 3475), H7834 [18NO]

St. Petersburg, FL: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H416 [24JA], H442 [25JA]

Taxation: allow taxpayer financing for local law enforcement security costs for political party conventions, H493 [26JA]

———disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 1538), E719 [14AP]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (H.R. 1978), E948 [25MY]

Telecommunications: use voluntary incentive auctions to improve the use of public airwaves and establish an interoperable broadband public safety network, H8806, H8808 [13DE]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts, H3650, H3651 [25MY]

———require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (H.R. 478), H686 [11FE]

Topeka, KS: decision of Topeka City Council to repeal law against misdemeanor domestic battery, H7056 [25OC]

Transportation Security Administration: explosives detection canine team program funding, H3856 [1JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 886), H8828-H8831 [13DE]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 2944), H6243, H6244 [20SE]

———provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 2944), Senate amendment, H6841 [12OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H3738-H3749 [26MY], E978 [27MY], E1001 [31MY], E1007 [1JN], E1025 [2JN]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H518, H519, H520-H528 [8FE], H559 [9FE], H731-H745 [14FE], H800 [15FE], E171 [9FE], E189 [10FE], E225 [15FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), Senate amendment, H1075-H1080 [17FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration (H. Res. 79), H621-H631 [10FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 93), H951-H957 [16FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), motion to recommit, H742, H743 [14FE]

———extend certain provisions relating to access to business records and roving wiretaps (H.R. 1800), H3741 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions, consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 269), H3353-H3361, H3396 [24MY]

———extend sunset of certain provisions (H.R. 1805), H3744 [26MY]

Valerio, Ted: Montrose, CO, Police Dept., Employee of the Year award recipient, E125 [26JA]

Walker, Alex, IV: Colorado District Attorneys Council Investigator of the Year award recipient, E159 [8FE]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H2336 [6AP], H5949 [7SE]

Remarks in Senate

ALLY Foundation: tribute, S2772 [9MY]

Armed Forces: clarify authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S8053 [30NO], S8122-S8124 [1DE]

———limit authority to detain certain persons under authorizations for use of military force to persons captured abroad, S7961 [29NO], S8025 [30NO], S8096-S8103, S8107 [1DE]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, S7960-S7963 [29NO], S8025, S8036-S8045, S8048 [30NO], S8088-S8093, S8110, S8122-S8125, S8140-S8142 [1DE], S8633-S8636, S8645-S8647, S8650-S8664 [15DE]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (S. 2003), S8651, S8658-S8660 [15DE]

———review authority to detain and prosecute certain persons under authorizations for use of military force, S7655-S7677 [17NO], S7796-S7799, S7803 [18NO], S7941-S7957, S7960 [29NO], S8655 [15DE]

Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border, S7791 [18NO]

———include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (S. 1485), S5260 [2AU]

———include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the Mexican border (S. 1974), S8466 [8DE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, S476, S477 [2FE], S503, S535, S538 [3FE]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (S. 1608), S5894 [22SE]

Bankruptcy: combat creditor abuses in the bankruptcy process by providing remedies for negligent, reckless, or fraudulent assertion of claim (S. 1054), S3276 [24MY]

Berlin, NH: prison opening funding, S6730 [19OC]

Biological weapons: anniversary of anthrax bacteria attacks, S6706 [19OC]

Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S8390-S8392 [7DE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: prevent importation of counterfeit products and infringing devices, S6175 [5OC]

Business and industry: increase penalties for economic espionage (S. 678), S1985 [30MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, S4855-S4857, S4860 [25JY], S4906 [26JY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 67), S5464 [8SE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 46), S2972 [12MY]

Classified information: improve protection (S. 354), S753 [15FE]

———provide penalties for disclosure of classified information related to certain intelligence activities, S2127 [5AP]

Cole, James M.: suitability to be Deputy Attorney General relative to opinion on trial of enemy combatants by civilian courts instead of military tribunals, S2762-S2768, S2770, S2771 [9MY], S4139, S4144 [28JN]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (S. 834), S4843 [22JY]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (S. 1984), S8549 [13DE]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): authorize release of records on investigation of aggressive sales tactics on the Internet and their impact on consumers (S. Res. 339), S8007 [29NO]

———authorize release of records on investigation of unauthorized charges on telephone bills (S. Res. 338), S8007 [29NO]

Computers: reduce ability of terrorists, spies, criminals, and other malicious actors to compromise, disrupt, and destroy networks, infrastructure, and key resources (S. 372), S796 [16FE]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (S. 605), S1830 [17MR]

Cook County, IL: passage of ordinance directing local law enforcement officials not to honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers, S7052 [2NO]

Copyrights: amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright (S. 978), S3968 [21JN]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (S. 1483), S5255-S5259 [2AU]

Courts: grant limited immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response (S. 505), S1407 [8MR]

———impact of personal activism in rulings by Federal judges, S4636-S4638 [18JY]

———provide judicial review of national security letters (S. 1075), S3364 [25MY]

———require judicial review of suspicious activity reports (S. 1077), S3364 [25MY]

———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 (S. 623), S1836-S1838 [17MR]

Crime: enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 513), S1410, S1411 [8MR]

———enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (S. 1308), S4294 [30JN]

———impose penalties for unauthorized recording or distribution of images produced using advanced imaging technology during airport screenings or upon entry to Federal buildings, S625 [8FE], S713, S714 [15FE]

———improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (S. 1765), S6922 [31OC]

———increase penalties for counterfeit drug trafficking (S. 1886), S7705 [17NO]

———increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (S. 1002), S6592 [17OC]

———prevent identity theft and tax fraud (S. 1534), S5461 [8SE], S5595 [14SE]

———prohibit public officials from engaging in undisclosed self-dealing (S. 995), S2955 [12MY]

———prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services, S8649 [15DE]

———prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (S. 1228), S4173 [29JN], S7662 [17NO]

———require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries and develop action plans to improve capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime (S. 1469), S5254 [2AU]

———save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants, S8457 [8DE]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations, S7894 [28NO]

Dept. of Defense: bolster the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts, S7643, S7647, S7648, S7662 [17NO], S7967, S7968 [29NO], S8134 [1DE]

———preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, S8059, S8060 [30NO]

———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission, S7165 [8NO]

———reaffirm authority to maintain Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents (S. 944), S2876 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (S. 1667), S6334 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: border protection funding, S1472 [9MR]

———funding, S1716 [16MR], S2482 [14AP]

———making appropriations, S8763-S8766 [17DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), S5977-S5987 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), unanimous-consent agreement, S5987 [26SE]

———protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (S. 1399), S4804 [21JY]

———protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (S. 772), S2352, S2358 [8AP]

———reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use of border tunnels (S. 1236), S3931 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 34), S4218 [29JN]

———anniversary of Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program, S3265 [24MY]

———clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes (S. 1793), S7694 [17NO]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S637 [10FE], S8723 [16DE]

———consult with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court (S. 614), S1834 [17MR]

———decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in military tribunals, S2064 [4AP]

———decision to prosecute suspected terrorist Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame in Federal civilian court rather than military tribunal, S4334, S4336 [6JY], S4425, S4431 [7JY]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (S. 207), S287 [26JA]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 596), S1752 [16MR]

———establish minimization and destruction procedures governing acquisition, retention, and dissemination by the FBI of certain records (S. 1073), S3363 [25MY]

———establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (S. 462), S1142 [2MR]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

———improve efforts to combat fraud, S7801 [18NO]

———improve efforts to combat fraud (S. 890), S2733 [5MY]

———limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, S7275 [9NO]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), S2936-S2941 [12MY], S3419 [26MY], S7776 [17NO]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (S. 968), motion to proceed, S8783 [17DE]

———prohibit funding for operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6634, S6635, S6648 [18OC]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in terrorist attacks against the U.S. or its allies or who are members of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), S6730, S6736, S6737, S6744-S6749, S6751 [19OC], S6795, S6809, S6818, S6819, S6833-S6836, S6846 [20OC]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 250), S418-S420 [1FE]

———provide for Federal jurisidiction for theft of trade secrets, S6175 [5OC]

———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (S. 517), S1503 [9MR]

———provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (S. 1612), S5908 [22SE], S8690 [15DE]

———response to request for release of documents on whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S2765, S2770 [9MY], S4139 [28JN]

———Solicitor General filing of brief with the Supreme Court supporting a stay of execution for Humberto Leal on grounds that Texas violated an international treaty, S4636-S4638 [18JY]

———submit report detailing legal interpretations and analysis necessary to understand Federal Government's official interpretation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, S3258-S3260 [24MY], S3369, S3370 [26MY]

———U.S. Marshals Service funding, S6829 [20OC]

———whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S2474 [14AP], S6991-S6993 [1NO], S8110 [1DE], S8570-S8573 [14DE]

Dept. of State: authorize access to certain Federal, State, and other databases to verify identity of a passport applicant, reduce incidence of fraud, and require authentication of identification documents (S. 744), S2201 [6AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (H.R. 1505), S5443 [8SE]

Doyle, Tim: Rapid City, SD, Police Dept., Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart medal recipient, S5451 [8SE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 308), S7010 [1NO]

Drugs: address issues relative to prescription drug abuse, S6591 [17OC]

Economy: provide growth through small business tax relief, research and innovation, veterans' business incentives, regulatory relief, support for high-skilled workers, and counterfeiting enforcement (S. 1866), S7594-S7596 [16NO]

Espionage: improve, modernize, and clarify certain espionage statutes, promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, and deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information (S. 355), S754 [15FE]

FAA: authorize National Airspace System development of a pilot program to determine safety regulations and flight standards for unmanned aerial vehicles, S566 [4FE]

———improve intergration of unmanned aerial system into the National Airspace System, S827 [17FE]

———increase number of test sites in the National Airspace System used for unmanned aerial vehicles and require one of those test sites include a significant portion of public lands, S509 [3FE]

———make it a crime to photograph, record, or distribute a body scan image taken by a full body scanner at an airport or any Federal building without express authorization, S595 [7FE]

FBI: extend term of incumbent Director (S. 1103), S3437 [26MY], S4069 [23JN], S4143 [28JN], S4212-S4215 [29JN], S4631-S4633 [18JY], S4670 [19JY], S4779-S4781 [21JY], S4937-S4942 [27JY]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S1931 [29MR]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent individuals from importing prescription drugs from Canada for personal use, S6650 [18OC], S6730, S6749 [19OC], S6794, S6797, S6801 [20OC]

Federal employees: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (S. 1145), S3500 [6JN], S4148 [28JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (S. 350), S748 [15FE]

Firearms: gun control, S4218 [29JN], S7607 [16NO]

Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (S. 52), S164 [25JA]

Food: increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), S339 [27JA], S2552 [14AP], S3808 [15JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring provisions of law establishing a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (S. 149), S223 [25JA]

———extend certain expiring provisions of law establishing a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (S. 289), S549, S559 [3FE], S565 [4FE]

———modify roving wiretap authority (S. 1076), S3364 [25MY]

Government: deter public corruption (S. 401), S904 [17FE]

Government regulations: limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies, S3392, S3395, S3397-S3399 [26MY]

———limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies (S. 1071), S3363 [25MY]

———provide for a good faith exemption from suspicious activity reporting requirements (S. 1072), S3363 [25MY]

Guatemala: human rights violations, S2039 [31MR]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 332), S684 [14FE], S5472 [9SE]

———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens and increase awareness about such fraud (S. 1336), S4452 [7JY]

———reform, S2476 [14AP], S2815-S2818 [10MY]

———reform (S. 6), S105 [25JA]

Information technology: promote public awareness of cyber security (S. 813), S2498 [14AP], S3884 [16JN]

———specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (S. 1212), S7174 [8NO]

Intellectual property: improve intellectual property rights enforcement, S6155 [5OC]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, S3263 [24MY], S3292-S3311, S3319, S3320, S3322 [25MY], S3367-S3372, S3386-S3402 [26MY], S5239 [2AU]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), S621 [8FE], S727-S731 [15FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), unanimous-consent agreement, S727 [15FE]

———extend certain provisions relating to individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, S3210-S3212 [23MY], S3258 [24MY], S3293 [25MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 149), S223 [25JA]

———extend certain provisions (S. 289), S549, S559 [3FE], S565 [4FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1022), S3116 [18MY], S3119 [19MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1038), motion to proceed, S3162 [19MY], S3210-S3212, S3214-S3219 [23MY], S3248-S3252, S3257-S3262 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1114), S3396 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1114), unanimous-consent request, S3396 [26MY]

Intelligence services: modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and require judicial review of National Security Letters and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent unreasonable searches (S. 1050), S3245 [23MY], S3247 [24MY]

———modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and require judicial review of National Security Letters and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent unreasonable searches (S. 1070), S3362 [25MY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (S. 657), S1899 [28MR], S8723 [16DE]

———tribute to officers from Alaska killed in the line of duty, S3045 [17MY]

———tribute to officers from Louisiana killed in the line of duty, S3044 [17MY]

Mexico: condemn attack against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and express condolences to families of victims of such attack, S861 [17FE]

———reduce amount of financial assistance in response to illegal border crossings into the U.S. (S. 126), S559 [3FE]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: tribute to Law Enforcement Excellence Award recipients, S4152 [28JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish, S6573 [17OC], S6794, S6796-S6800, S6802, S6851 [20OC], S6983 [1NO]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (S. 510), S1409 [8MR]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 118), S2000 [30MR]

National security: reform issuance of national security letters, S3292 [25MY]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 36), S492 [2FE]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (S. 1763), S6919 [31OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: foreign trade violations investigation funding, S6735 [19OC], S6837, S6844 [20OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S2987, S2988 [16MY]

———observance (S. Res. 168), S2752 [5MY]

Police Week: observance, S2920 [12MY], S2987, S2988 [16MY], S3005, S3044, S3045 [17MY], S3065 [18MY], S3162 [19MY]

POW: allow criminal enforcement and national security authorities to continue with ongoing civilian interrogations and other law enforcement activities of suspected terrorists in military custody, S8638 [15DE]

———classify techniques used to interrogate certain enemy combatants, S8050-S8056 [30NO], S8130 [1DE]

———improve procedures for detention and review of status of detainees of the U.S., S6365, S6366 [11OC], S6628-S6633 [18OC]

Privacy: modernize and improve Federal privacy laws (S. 1732), S6668 [18OC]

———prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1151), S3544 [7JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (S. Res. 128), S2091 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]

Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S6339 [6OC], S6481, S6482 [13OC]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (S. 994), S2954 [12MY]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (S. 1039), S3179-S3181 [19MY], S7180 [8NO]

———international court rulings on the legitimacy of Russian Government expropriation of Yukos Oil Co., S2721 [5MY]

———make certain individuals ineligible for visas or admission to U.S. and impose certain financial measures on such individuals pending investigation of death of Sergei L. Magnitsky, S3377-S3380 [26MY]

Science: establish a Dept. of Justice Office of Forensic Science, a Forensic Science Board, and committees of scientists to examine forensic sciences, and require laboratories to be accredited (S. 132), S194 [25JA]

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: release of ``Responding to Violence in Central America'' report, S5895 [22SE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (S. 1263), S4096 [23JN]

———establish a grant program to enhance training and services to prevent abuse in later life (S. 464), S1144 [2MR]

Small business: prevent fraud in small business contracting (S. 633), S1843 [17MR], S5846 [21SE]

Social Security: limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (S. 1199), S3817 [15JN]

Somalia: develop a strategy to address piracy, S1174 [3MR]

Supreme Court: hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Jones relative to law enforcement use of global positioning system (GPS) surveillance without a warrant, S7174 [8NO]

Taxation: disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (S. 983), S2983 [16MY]

Terrorism: allow determination that certain individuals are unlawful enemy combatants subject to trial by military commissions, S7809 [18NO], S8030-S8032 [30NO], S8113, S8126 [1DE]

———allow terrorist suspects to be interrogated by the FBI and tried by civilian courts instead of military tribunals, S6488 [13OC]

———require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts, S3491 [6JN], S6146 [5OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: provide administrative subpoena authority for investigation of unregistered sex offenders (S. 671), S1936 [29MR]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 2944), S6351, S6352 [6OC], S8158 [1DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: clarify that authority to obtain information does not include certain firearm records, S3391, S3395, S3399 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions, S2663 [4MY], S3263 [24MY], S3292-S3311, S3319, S3320, S3322 [25MY], S3367-S3372, S3386-S3402 [26MY], S5239 [2AU]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), S621 [8FE], S727-S731 [15FE]

———extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), unanimous-consent agreement, S727 [15FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1022), S3116 [18MY], S3119 [19MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1038), motion to proceed, S3162 [19MY], S3210-S3212, S3214-S3219 [23MY], S3248-S3252, S3257-S3262 [24MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1114), S3396 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 1114), unanimous-consent request, S3396 [26MY]

———extend certain provisions (S. 149), S223 [25JA]

———extend certain provisions (S. 289), S549, S559 [3FE], S565 [4FE]

———extend certain provisions relating to access to business records and roving wiretaps, S3210-S3212 [23MY], S3258 [24MY], S3293 [25MY]

———extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters, S3396 [26MY]

———extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (S. 1125), S3463 [26MY], S3477 [6JN]

———extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (S. 193), S274 [26JA], S728 [15FE], S3212 [23MY]

———extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (S. 290), S559 [3FE], S565 [4FE]

———remove extension of sunset date for certain provisions relating to access to business records (S. 1074), S3363 [25MY]

———repeal sunset of certain provisions (S. 291), S559 [3FE], S565 [4FE]

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: improve U.S. compliance relative to foreign nationals' access to their consulate and legal assistance (S. 1194), S3779 [14JN], S4215 [29JN], S4636-S4638 [18JY]

Wild, Thomas: National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., TOP COPS Life Saving Award recipient, S3044 [17MY]

Reports

FBI Incumbent Director Term Extension: Several Senators, S4069 [23JN]

Human Rights Crisis in Puerto Rico—First Amendment Under Siege: ACLU of Puerto Rico, H1458 [2MR]

Impact of the Economic Downturn on American Police Agencies: Dept. of Justice (excerpt), H7275 [3NO]

Loosening Restrictions on the Carrying of Concealed Guns in Public Does Not Improve Public Safety: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (excerpt), H7600 [15NO]

Reports filed

Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 915) (H. Rept. 112-268), H7396 [4NO]

Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1236), S8679 [15DE]

Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA): Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1145), S4075 [23JN]

Combating Military Counterfeits Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1228), S4802 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 514, FISA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 112-8), H597 [9FE]

Consideration of H.R. 822, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 112-283), H7577 [14NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2017, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 112-95), H3805 [31MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 514, FISA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 112-14), H922 [15FE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to S. 990, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 112-92), H3753 [26MY]

Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1886), S8460 [8DE]

Criminal Penalty Provision for Criminal Infringement of a Copyright: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 978), S3924 [20JN]

Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 605), S5071 [29JY]

Death in Custody Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2189) (H. Rept. 112-198), H5963 [7SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2189), S7701 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. Rept. 112-91), H3753 [26MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2017) (S. Rept. 112-74), S5386 [7SE]

Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 313) (H. Rept. 112-324), H8727 [12DE]

Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 678), S8460 [8DE]

Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 350), S3170 [19MY]

FBI Incumbent Director Term Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1103), S3891 [16JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1103) (S. Rept. 112-23), S3970 [21JN]

Federal Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 112-293), H7898 [22NO]

Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 347) (H. Rept. 112-9), H722 [11FE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 347), S7701 [17NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1794), S7701 [17NO]

Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890), S3170 [19MY]

Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 671), S8148 [1DE]

Food Safety Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 216), S2045 [31MR]

Identity Theft Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2552) (H. Rept. 112-202), H6009 [8SE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act Provisions Relating to Individual Terrorists as Agents of Foreign Powers Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1800) (H. Rept. 112-79), H3341 [23MY]

Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 112-186), H5780 [29JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2076), S7701 [17NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1793), S7701 [17NO]

Keep Our Communities Safe Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1932) (H. Rept. 112-255), H6982 [18OC]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 657), S5458 [8SE]

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 822) (H. Rept. 112-277), H7405 [10NO]

Nomination of Nancy M. Ware To Be District of Columbia Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7294 [9NO]

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1151), S5902 [22SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1151) (S. Rept. 112-91), S7154 [7NO]

Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1535), S5902 [22SE]

Piracy Suppression Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2839) (H. Rept. 112-273), H7405 [10NO]

Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 968), S3426 [26MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 968) (S. Rept. 112-39), S4845 [22JY]

Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 401), S5017 [28JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 128), S2505 [14AP]

Resolve the Status of Certain Legally Residing Persons Under U.S. Immigration Laws in the Northern Mariana Islands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1466) (H. Rept. 112-319), H8317 [8DE]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of USA PATRIOT Act and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act Provisions Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 112-86), H3341 [23MY]

Secure Border Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1299) (H. Rept. 112-274), H7405 [10NO]

Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 386) (H. Rept. 112-11), H722 [11FE]

See Something, Say Something Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 963) (H. Rept. 112-204), H6096 [12SE]

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1792), S8148 [1DE]

Sunshine in Litigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 623), S3170 [19MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 623) (S. Rept. 112-45), S5248 [2AU]

Synthetic Drug Control Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1254) (H. Rept. 112-295), H7898 [22NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1254) (H. Rept. 112-295), H7898 [22NO]

Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1021) (H. Rept. 112-152), H5238 [19JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1821), S8679 [15DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Provisions Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1800) (H. Rept. 112-79), H3341 [23MY]

USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 193), S1826 [17MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 193) (S. Rept. 112-13), S2130 [5AP]

Video Tape Service Provider May Obtain a Consumer's Informed, Written Consent on an Ongoing Basis and That Consent May Be Obtained Through the Internet: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2471) (H. Rept. 112-312), H8124 [2DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3849, H3850, H3851, H3863, H3864, H3881, H3890, H3892, H3894, H3898, H3901 [1JN], H3929, H3952 [2JN]

Statements

Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) and Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8866 [13DE]

Wartime Detention of Enemy Combatants—Including U.S. Citizens Who Join the Forces of the Enemy—Is an Established Practice That Is Clearly Constitutional, S8089 [1DE]

Why Military Detention Is Necessary—To Allow Intelligence Gathering That Will Prevent Future Terrorist Attacks Against the American People, S8090 [1DE]

Summaries

Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 1483), S5259 [2AU]

Tables

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): Dept. of Homeland Security, H9841-H9845 [16DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 46, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H3189 [11MY]

H. Con. Res. 67, use of Capitol Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H5943 [7SE]

H. Res. 79, consideration of H.R. 514, FISA Sunsets Extension Act, H621 [10FE]

H. Res. 93, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 514, FISA Sunsets Extension Act, H951 [16FE]

H. Res. 269, same-day consideration of consideration of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act provisions extension, H3353 [24MY]

H. Res. 269, same-day consideration of consideration of Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act provisions extension, H3353 [24MY]

H. Res. 281, consideration of Senate amendment to S. 990, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, H3738 [26MY]

H. Res. 287, consideration of H.R. 2017, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3816 [1JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H.R. 822, National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, H7593 [15NO]

H.R. 313, Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act, H8831 [13DE]

H.R. 347, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act, H1373 [28FE]

H.R. 386, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H1370 [28FE]

H.R. 514, FISA Sunsets Extension Act, S727 [15FE], H520 [8FE], H731 [14FE]

H.R. 886, U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, H8828 [13DE]

H.R. 1021, Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act, H8165 [6DE]

H.R. 1254, Synthetic Drug Control Act, H8238 [7DE]

H.R. 2017, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S6055 [3OC]

H.R. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, H6046 [12SE]

H.R. 2105, Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act, H8859-H8864 [13DE]

H.R. 2189, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H6244 [20SE]

H.R. 2471, clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, H8161 [6DE]

H.R. 2944, U.S. Parole Commission Extension Act, H6243 [20SE]

S. 6, Reform America's Broken Immigration System Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act, S130 [25JA]

S. 52, International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act, S165-S171 [25JA]

S. 132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act, S195-S202 [25JA]

S. 193, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, S275-S281 [26JA]

S. 207, COPS Improvements Act, S288 [26JA]

S. 216, Food Safety Accountability Act, S340 [27JA], S2552 [14AP]

S. 250, Dept. of Justice crime victims' rights protection and DNA-related grant programs reauthorization, S420-S423 [1FE]

S. 291, repeal sunset of certain Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act provisions, S550 [3FE]

S. 350, Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act, S748 [15FE]

S. 354, Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act, S753 [15FE]

S. 355, Espionage Statutes Modernization Act, S755 [15FE]

S. 372, Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act, S796 [16FE]

S. 401, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, S905 [17FE]

S. 462, Elder Abuse Victims Act, S1143 [2MR]

S. 464, End Abuse in Later Life Act, S1144 [2MR]

S. 510, Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-Related Fatalities Everywhere (ROADS SAFE) Act, S1410 [8MR]

S. 513, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S1411 [8MR]

S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act, S1838 [17MR]

S. 633, Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act, S1843-S1845 [17MR], S5846-S5848 [21SE]

S. 671, Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act, S1937 [29MR]

S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act, S1985 [30MR]

S. 772, Supporting Employee Competency and Updating Readiness Enhancements for Facilities (SECURE) Facilities Act, S2353-S2358 [8AP]

S. 890, Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act, S2733-S2735 [5MY]

S. 944, Detaining Terrorists To Secure America Act, S2877 [11MY]

S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act, S2937-S2940 [12MY]

S. 982, Detaining Terrorists To Secure America Act, S2948 [12MY]

S. 990, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, H3739 [26MY]

S. 994, State Ethics Law Protection Act, S2954 [12MY]

S. 995, Public Officials Accountability Act, S2955 [12MY]

S. 1022, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, S3109 [18MY]

S. 1038, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, S3179 [19MY]

S. 1039, Rule of Law Accountability Act, S3181 [19MY]

S. 1054, Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act, S3277 [24MY]

S. 1070, Fourth Amendment Restoration Act, S3362 [25MY]

S. 1071, limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies, S3363 [25MY]

S. 1072, provide for a good faith exemption from suspicious activity reporting requirements, S3363 [25MY]

S. 1073, Dept. of Justice establishment of minimization and destruction procedures governing acquisition, retention, and dissemination by the FBI of certain records, S3363 [25MY]

S. 1074, remove extension of sunset date for certain Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act provisions relating to access to business records, S3364 [25MY]

S. 1075, provide judicial review of national security letters, S3364 [25MY]

S. 1076, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act roving wiretap authority modification, S3364 [25MY]

S. 1077, require judicial review of suspicious activity reports, S3364 [25MY]

S. 1103, extend term of incumbent FBI Director, S3437 [26MY], S4780 [21JY], H5470 [25JY]

S. 1145, Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), S3501 [6JN]

S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S3545-S3552 [7JN]

S. 1192, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S3774-S3776 [14JN]

S. 1194, Consular Notification Compliance Act, S3780 [14JN]

S. 1199, Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act, S3817-S3821 [15JN]

S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S3932 [20JN]

S. 1336, Immigration Fraud Prevention Act, S4452 [7JY]

S. 1399, Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act, S4804 [21JY]

S. 1485, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, S5260 [2AU]

S. 1534, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act, S5462 [8SE]

S. 1612, Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act, S5908 [22SE], S8690 [15DE]

S. 1667, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act, S6335-S6338 [6OC]

S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act, S6669-S6672 [18OC]

S. 1763, Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act, S6920-S6922 [31OC]

S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act, S7705 [17NO]

S. 1974, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, S8466 [8DE]

S. Res. 36, National Stalking Awareness Month, S486, S492 [2FE]

S. Res. 65, characterize conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that undermines the rule of law and Russian judicial independence, S914 [17FE]

S. Res. 118, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S1995, S2000 [30MR]

S. Res. 128, Public Service Recognition Week, S2091 [4AP], S2553 [14AP]

S. Res. 149, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S2542 [14AP]

S. Res. 168, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S2745, S2753 [5MY]

S. Res. 183, National Police Survivors Day, S2958, S2971 [12MY]

S. Res. 213, commend intelligence professionals, terminate investigation of CIA personnel relative to interrogation of certain detainees, and implement long-term detention and interrogation policies, S3976 [21JN]

S. Res. 308, Drive Safer Sunday, S7009, S7010 [1NO]

S. Res. 338, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) release of records on investigation of unauthorized charges on telephone bills authorization, S7997, S8007 [29NO]

S. Res. 339, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) release of records on investigation of aggressive sales tactics on the Internet and their impact on consumers authorization, S7997, S8007 [29NO]