DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1265 [4MR], S1332 [7MR], S1413 [8MR], S1511 [9MR], H776, H777, H778, H779, H780, H781, H782, H783, H784, H785, H786, H787, H788, H789, H790, H791, H792, H793, H794, H795, H796 [14FE], H830, H844, H846, H849, H854, H855, H873, H875, H878, H881, H882, H886, H888, H889, H890, H893, H895, H897, H900, H901, H902, H903, H904, H908, H910, H924, H925, H926, H927, H928, H929, H930, H931, H933, H934, H935 [15FE], H968, H970, H976, H981, H982, H984, H986, H987, H988, H989, H990, H992, H999, H1001, H1002, H1003, H1007, H1014, H1016, H1020, H1023, H1024, H1025, H1028, H1031, H1032, H1033, H1036, H1041, H1045, H1051, H1055, H1056, H1057, H1060, H1063, H1064, H1067, H1071 [16FE], H1091, H1094, H1095, H1096, H1102, H1103, H1106, H1111, H1114, H1115, H1121, H1125, H1131, H1144, H1145, H1149, H1155, H1182, H1183, H1184, H1185, H1186 [17FE], H1202, H1213, H1215, H1217, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1223, H1224, H1226, H1231, H1243, H1245, H1246, H1247, H1249, H1257, H1258, H1261, H1262, H1265, H1268, H1269, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1275, H1277, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284, H1285, H1286, H1287, H1288, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1308, H1310, H1311, H1312, H1313, H1314, H1315, H1316, H1317, H1318, H1319, H1320, H1322, H1323, H1324, H1325, H1327, H1328, H1342, H1345, H1346, H1349 [18FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H814 [15FE]

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

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]

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]

Articles and editorials

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]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S2673 [4MY]

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

Guantanamo Forever?, S8646 [15DE]

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

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

Khartoum Hires a Lobbyist in U.S., H8735 [13DE]

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

Politics Over Principle, E2313 [19DE]

Sudan Hires Washington Lawyer, H8975 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

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

Antigua and Barbuda: suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud (see S. Res. 346), S8461 [8DE] (see H. Res. 507), H10015 [20DE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (see H.R. 1), H722 [11FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 92), H773 [14FE]

Armed Forces: 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]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 126), H37 [5JA]

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

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

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

Children and youth: 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]

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

———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]

———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]

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

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

———prohibit 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]

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

Computers: 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]

———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]

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 for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H8075 [1DE]

———reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits to certain individuals released from a public institution (see H.R. 2704), H5780 [29JY]

Courts: 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]

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

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

———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]

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

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

Crime Victims Fund: safeguard (see H.R. 1637), H2912 [15AP]

DEA: authorize certain health care professionals in nursing homes to transmit DEA-licensed practitioners' orders to deliver pain medications (see S. 1560), S5624 [14SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: decision to not defend (see S. Con. Res. 11), S2188 [6AP] (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1575 [3MR]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (see H. Res. 298), H4035 [3JN]

Dept. of State: 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 the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 1446), H2569 [8AP]

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]

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

———prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1605), S5902 [22SE] (see H.R. 3030), H6413 [22SE]

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

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

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

———improve to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 1913), H3301 [13MY]

———provide incentive payments 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 to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 2197), H4277 [15JN]

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

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

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

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

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

Federal-State relations: 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]

Firearms: prohibit tracking and cataloguing purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns (see S. 570), S1600 [14MR]

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

Health: provide grants to States for health care tribunals (see H.R. 314), H254 [18JA]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3755 [26MY]

Health care professionals: authorize physicians to transport controlled substances from a practice setting to another practice setting or to a disaster area (see H.R. 3724), H9926 [16DE]

———require practitioners to obtain particular training or special certification on addiction and substance abuse, and appropriate and safe use of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 2119), H4034 [3JN]

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]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see S. 638), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 410), H434 [24JA]

———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]

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

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]

Law enforcement: 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 with respect to certain serious violent crimes (see S. 1793), S7066 [2NO]

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

———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]

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

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

———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]

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

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

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

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

———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 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]

Lawyers and attorneys: 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]

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

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see S. 1749), S6871 [20OC] (see H.R. 2342), H4527 [23JN]

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

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

National Parents Corps Program: establish (see H.R. 3055), H6455 [23SE]

National security: 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]

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]

———restrict litigation authority to enjoin State laws that are preempted by or conflict with the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 2118), H4034 [3JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: 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]

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

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: authorize establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1573 [3MR]

Office of Public Advocate: establish (see H.R. 1696), H2998 [3MY]

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (see S. 1696), S6461 [12OC]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Program: improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 791), S2387 [12AP] (see H.R. 1490), H2603 [12AP]

Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7331 [3NO]

Safety: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see S. 1319), S4292 [30JN] (see H.R. 1331), H2266 [1AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1572), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2596), H5284 [20JY]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (see S. 1231), S3924 [20JN]

Senior citizens: assist State oversight of proceedings, conduct background checks, and improve monitoring relative to adult guardianships and conservatorships of protected persons (see S. 1744), S6871 [20OC]

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

Sexual assaults: 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]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: reauthorize (see S. 639), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 100), H36 [5JA]

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

Troops-to-Cops Program: authorize grant funds (see H.R. 715), H922 [15FE]

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]

Voting: ensure military and overseas voters have the right to bring a civil action to safeguard their right to vote (see S. 331), S682 [14FE]

———establish a toll-free telephone hotline where individuals may obtain information on voting in Federal elections and report on problems encountered in voting in such elections (see H.R. 2540), H5085 [14JY]

Biographies

Bissoon, Cathy, S6586 [17OC]

Hornak, Mark R., S6586 [17OC]

Mariani, Robert D., S6586 [17OC]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S1247 [4MR]

Cole, James M.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2749 [5MY], S2771 [9MY]

Computers: 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]

Verrilli, Donald B., Jr.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S3458 [26MY]

Conference reports

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112), H7433-H7576 [14NO]

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice wasteful spending on conference planning and food and beverages: Representative Wolf, Committee on Appropriations (House), E1678 [21SE]

Expansion of Presidential authorization for use of military force to include associated forces: Michael B. Mukasey, H3661 [25MY]

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

Internet gambling: Senators Reid and Kyl, S4605 [14JY]

Nomination of Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., to be Solicitor General: several former Solictors General, S3487 [6JN]

———several lawyers, S3486 [6JN]

Nomination of James M. Cole to be Deputy Attorney General: Harry Rosenberg, S2770 [9MY]

———Michael E. Toner, S2769 [9MY]

———Michael J. Madigan, S2770 [9MY]

———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]

———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]

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]

Report on use of previously allocated U.S. aid by Colombian Dept. of Administrative Security: Representatives McGovern and Schakowsky, H5982 [8SE]

Synthetic Drug Control Act, H8239 [7DE]

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]

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, S8572 [14DE]

Motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1247 [4MR], H1355 [18FE]

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

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]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: direct CBO and BLS to conduct a joint study on effect of full-year continuing appropriations legislation on job levels and report findings in the Employment Situation Report, H1243, H1244 [18FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H727, H746, H750-H754 [14FE], H801, H803, H804, H817-H913 [15FE], H937, H941, H942, H944, H948, H949, H950, H951, H955, H957-H1036, H1043-H1068 [16FE], H1074, H1080-H1175, H1181-H1189 [17FE], H1201, H1202-H1249, H1255-H1357 [18FE], H1366, H1378-H1382 [28FE], H1395, H1398, H1404, H1405, H1406-H1415, H1417-H1419, H1425, H1429, H1442-H1445 [1MR], H1460, H1463, H1464, H1485, H1502, H1503, H1517 [2MR], H1527, H1528, H1554-H1557, H1561 [3MR], H1627, H1628, H1629, H1643-H1649 [9MR], H1672, H1673, H1676, H1699, H1712 [10MR], H1751-H1761 [11MR], H1773 [14MR], H1805-H1810, H1821, H1822, H1828, H1836 [15MR], H1849, H1850, H1859, H1901 [16MR], H1980 [17MR], H2004, H2007 [29MR], H2046, H2048, H2049, H2050, H2063, H2065-H2067, H2092 [30MR], H2113, H2118, H2119 [31MR], H2217, H2218, H2225, H2228, H2230, H2248 [1AP], H2272 [4AP], H2299, H2301, H2302, H2314 [5AP], H2331, H2336, H2392, H2395, H2401 [6AP], H2414, H2453 [7AP], H2541, H2544, H2547, H2549, H2550 [8AP], H2598 [12AP], H2739, H2743, H2789 [14AP], H2903 [15AP], H5739 [29JY], H5860 [1AU], H6677 [11OC], E222 [14FE], E238, E239, E240, E241, E242, E243, E245, E247, E248, E249, E250, E251 [16FE], E253, E254, E255, E257, E258, E259 [17FE], E261, E262, E269, E270, E271, E272, E273, E275, E276, E277, E278, E279, E280, E281, E282, E283, E284, E286, E287, E288, E289, E290, E291, E292, E293, E295, E296, E297, E298, E299, E300, E301, E302, E303, E305, E308, E310, E312, E317, E318, E319 [18FE], E321, E322, E324, E333, E336 [28FE], E388, E389 [1MR], E396 [2MR], E413, E414, E415, E416 [3MR], E500 [16MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H1355 [18FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, H1174, H1175 [17FE]

———wasteful spending on conference planning and food and beverages, H6347 [22SE]

Armed Forces: 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]

ATF: prohibit funding to collect information from federally licensed firearms retailers relative to sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person, H1272, H1273 [18FE]

Buffalo, NY: call for Dept. of Justice investigation of Colgan Air, Inc., commuter plane crash in 2009, H7221 [2NO]

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

Carlisle, IA: tribute to Carlisle Middle School participation in FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge, E430 [8MR]

Civil liberties: individual rights violations, H8974 [15DE]

Colombia: prohibit funding for the Dept. of Administrative Security pending report on use of previously allocated U.S. aid, H5982, H5983 [8SE]

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

———funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H890-H892 [15FE], E247 [16FE], E283 [18FE]

Computers: enhance cybersecurity, H9808 [16DE]

Courts: dismissal of terrorism funding prosecutions, H3044 [4MY], H3102-H3105 [5MY], H8347 [12DE]

Crime: decriminalization of marijuana, H4373 [22JN], H4468 [23JN]

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

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

Crime Victims Fund: safeguard, H2673 [14AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: decision to not defend, H1366 [28FE], H1400 [1MR], H1528 [3MR], H1642 [9MR], E336 [28FE], E1880 [14OC]

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]

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

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

Elliott, Peter J.: Ohio State Bar Foundation Outstanding Program Award recipient, E2220 [8DE]

FBI: 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 aid programs: require a certain percentage of funds be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties, H1271 [18FE]

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

Funding, H826 [15FE]

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]

Housing: pursue criminal charges against organizations not complying with State laws relating to foreclosures, H1696 [10MR]

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]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (H.R. 410), E99 [24JA]

———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]

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

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

Iran: allegations of complicity in alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia ambassador to the U.S. and conduct bombings of embassies, H6843-H6848 [12OC], H6858 [13OC], E1849 [13OC]

Juvenile justice programs: funding, H892 [15FE]

Law enforcement: 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]

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

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

———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]

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

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 2342), E1188 [23JN]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H2673 [14AP], E740 [15AP]

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

———repeal establishment, H3638, H3639 [25MY]

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

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

———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]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to efforts to combat anti-Muslim rhetoric, H8348-H8350 [12DE]

———evaluation of national security policies, H7156 [27OC]

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

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

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7274, H7278 [3NO], H7734, H7736, H7770, H7777-H7781 [17NO], E2100, E2108 [18NO]

Sexual assaults: 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]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: reauthorize (H.R. 100), H6262 [20SE]

Sudan: hiring of lobbyist in effort to remove U.S. sanctions, H8735 [13DE], H8975 [15DE]

Troops-to-Cops Program: authorize grant funds (H.R. 715), E313 [18FE]

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]

Voting: challenge State-issued photo identification laws for voting, H7731 [17NO]

Remarks in Senate

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

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S822 [17FE], S1022 [28FE], S1023-S1028 [1MR], S1087 [2MR], S1179, S1185-S1193, S1204, S1206-S1208 [3MR], S1245-S1247 [4MR], S1415-S1419, S1421-S1495 [9MR], S1515, S1533, S1544 [10MR], S1591 [14MR], S1614, S1650 [15MR], S1728 [16MR], S1908 [29MR], S1950 [30MR], S2005, S2014, S2035-S2037 [31MR], S2114 [5AP], S2157, S2181, S2186 [6AP], S2236, S2254 [7AP], S2293, S2304 [8AP], S2438, S2439 [13AP], S3717 [13JN]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S1247-S1250 [4MR], S1309-S1313, S1315-S1318, S1320 [7MR], S1336-S1348, S1350-S1360, S1394-S1398 [8MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent request, S1247 [4MR]

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]

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]

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 Justice Statistics: require Senate confirmation of Director, S4047, S4048 [23JN]

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

Cole, James M.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2749 [5MY], S2762-S2772 [9MY], S3486 [6JN], S4136, S4139-S4144 [28JN]

———nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, unanimous-consent agreement, S4035 [22JN], S4106 [23JN]

———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]

———suitability to be Deputy Attorney General relative to performance as an independent consultant tasked with overseeing American International Group, Inc. (AIG), S2765, S2769 [9MY], S4140 [28JN]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): release of report on investigation into certain actions of John Ensign and referral of report to the Dept. of Justice and the FEC, S2911-S2913 [12MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): response to request for documents relative to process of Guantanamo Bay Detainee Review Task Force to detain, transfer, or release Guantanamo Bay detainees, S2767, S2770, S2771 [9MY]

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

———funding, S637 [10FE], S8723 [16DE]

Computers: 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]

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

Courts: 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]

———delay effective date for creation of new judgeships until after next Presidential election, S7061 [2NO]

———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]

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

Dawkins, Elisha L.: arrest for alleged passport fraud, S4192 [29JN]

DEA: authorize certain health care professionals in nursing homes to transmit DEA-licensed practitioners' orders to deliver pain medications (S. 1560), S5627 [14SE]

Drugs: provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (S. 1612), S5908 [22SE], S8690 [15DE]

Economy: require a certain percentage of competitive grant funding for first responder employment stabilization goes to rural communities, S6830 [20OC]

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program: provide incentive payments for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (S. 517), S1503 [9MR]

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

False Claims Act: abolish the qui tam provisions of patent law to protect against frivolous and vexatious lawsuits concerning the false patent marking statute, S1368 [8MR]

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

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S1931 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: conduct audits and require matching funds for grant recipients, and prohibit funding to nonprofit organizations holding money in offshore accounts, S6802, S6805-S6808, S6851 [20OC]

———prohibit use of Federal grants or awards to pay off Federal loans, S6846 [20OC]

Feighery, Timothy J.: nomination to be Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Chairman, S1568 [10MR]

Firearms: make permanent certain appropriations riders relating to firearms, S6805 [20OC]

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

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (S. 638), S1846 [17MR]

———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]

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: 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]

Iran: allegations of complicity in alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia ambassador to the U.S. and conduct bombings of embassies, S6371, S6372 [11OC], S6404, S6446 [12OC], S6494 [13OC]

Law enforcement: 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]

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

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

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

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 250), S418-S420 [1FE]

———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]

———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]

Monaco, Lisa O.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, S3486 [6JN], S4136, S4141-S4144 [28JN]

———nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, unanimous-consent agreement, S4035 [22JN], S4106 [23JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish, S6794, S6802 [20OC]

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

———reform issuance of national security letters, S3292 [25MY]

Nuclear energy: prohibit Federal interference in lawsuit filed by Entergy Corp., against Vermont to prevent closure of Vermont Yankee nuclear powerplant, S3964, S3965 [21JN]

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

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3463-S3465 [26MY], S4299-S4303 [30JN], S5285, S5289 [2AU], S6003, S6004 [26SE], S6891 [20OC], S7873 [18NO]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, unanimous-consent request, S8768, S8769 [17DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of Dept. of Justice nominees, S2768 [9MY], S4141-S4143 [28JN]

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program: improve (S. 1696), S6466 [12OC]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Program: improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 791), S2393 [12AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S6740 [19OC]

———making appropriations, S6573, S6580, S6581 [17OC], S6634, S6635, S6638-S6640, S6643-S6646, S6648, S6649 [18OC], S6730, S6735-S6738, S6740, S6744-S6756 [19OC], S6792-S6800, S6802, S6805, S6809, S6813-S6815, S6818, S6819, S6829, S6833-S6838, S6843, S6844, S6846, S6850, S6851 [20OC], S6899 [31OC], S6934-S6936, S6980, S6983 [1NO], S7678-S7681 [17NO]

Second Chance Act: reauthorize (S. 1231), S3926 [20JN]

Seitz, Virginia A.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, S4136, S4141-S4144 [28JN]

———nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, unanimous-consent agreement, S4035 [22JN], S4106 [23JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (S. 1263), S4096 [23JN]

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]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: reauthorize (S. 639), S1846 [17MR]

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

Trademarks: provide for Federal jurisidiction for theft of trade secrets, S6175 [5OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: funding, S6829 [20OC]

———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]

Verrilli, Donald B., Jr.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S3457 [26MY], S3485-S3488, S3490-S3492 [6JN]

West Virginia: settlement agreement reached for payment of compensation and fines surrounding Upper Big Branch Mine-South disaster, S8368 [6DE]

Whistleblowing: extend whistleblower protections to employees, S7061 [2NO]

Reports

Impact of the Economic Downturn on American Police Agencies: (excerpt), H7275 [3NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 467) (H. Rept. 112-290), H7713 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1, Dept. of Defense and Other Departments and Agencies Appropriations, Unobligated Stimulus Funds Rescission, and Discretionary Spending Reduction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 112-13), H773 [14FE]

Consideration of H.R. 514, FISA Sunsets Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 112-8), H597 [9FE]

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]

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 112-284), H7577 [14NO]

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]

Federal Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1550) (H. Rept. 112-293), H7898 [22NO]

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]

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]

Nomination of Alfred C. Lomax To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4075 [23JN]

Nomination of Charles F. Salina To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3891 [16JN]

Nomination of Clayton D. Johnson To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4802 [21JY]

Nomination of David B. Barlow To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5902 [22SE]

Nomination of David B. Webb To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6505 [13OC]

Nomination of David L. McNulty To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4075 [23JN]

Nomination of Denise E. O'Donnell To Be Bureau of Justice Assistance Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2777 [9MY]

Nomination of Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., To Be Solicitor General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2928 [12MY]

Nomination of Edward M. Spooner To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5458 [8SE]

Nomination of Felicia C. Adams To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3682 [9JN]

Nomination of George L. Beck, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3682 [9JN]

Nomination of James M. Cole To Be Deputy Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1826 [17MR]

Nomination of John M. Bates To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5458 [8SE]

Nomination of Juan Mattos, Jr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3891 [16JN]

Nomination of Kathryn Keneally To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8460 [8DE]

Nomination of Kenneth Magidson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5458 [8SE]

Nomination of Lisa O. Monaco To Be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S3274 [24MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2777 [9MY]

Nomination of Martin J. Pane To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6505 [13OC]

Nomination of Michael A. Hughes To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7294 [9NO]

Nomination of Michael E. Horowitz To Be Dept. of Justice Inspector General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7367 [10NO]

Nomination of Robert L. Pitman To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5458 [8SE]

Nomination of Robert W. Mathieson To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3891 [16JN]

Nomination of Ronald W. Sharpe To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3682 [9JN]

Nomination of S. Amanda Marshall To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5458 [8SE]

Nomination of Sarah R. Saldana To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5458 [8SE]

Nomination of Steven R. Frank To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6505 [13OC]

Nomination of Thomas G. Walker To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3891 [16JN]

Nomination of Virginia A. Seitz To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2777 [9MY]

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]

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]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2596) (H. Rept. 112-169), H5284 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1572) (S. Rept. 112-78), S5684 [15SE]

Second Chance Act Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1231), S4802 [21JY]

Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1792), S8148 [1DE]

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]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H879, H883, H890, H897 [15FE], H970, H984, H988, H991, H994, H1008, H1025, H1028, H1029, H1033, H1034, H1044, H1064 [16FE], H1103, H1111, H1115 [17FE], H1203, H1215, H1222, H1232, H1244, H1271, H1282, H1288 [18FE]

Statements

Clarify Supplemental Patent Examination Procedure: Representative Lamar Smith, E1182 [23JN]

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]

Tables

CBO preliminary estimate—change in amounts subject to appropriation arising from Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reonciliation Act, S6852 [20OC]

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112): conference report, H7747-H7769 [17NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 79, consideration of H.R. 514, FISA Sunsets Extension Act, H621 [10FE]

H. Res. 92, consideration of H.R. 1, Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies appropriations, unobligated stimulus funds rescission, and discretionary spending reduction, H804 [15FE]

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.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. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, H6046 [12SE]

H.R. 2189, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H6244 [20SE]

H.R. 2944, U.S. Parole Commission Extension Act, H6243 [20SE]

S. 132, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act, S195-S202 [25JA]

S. 207, COPS Improvements Act, S288 [26JA]

S. 250, Dept. of Justice crime victims' rights protection and DNA-related grant programs reauthorization, S420-S423 [1FE]

S. 354, Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act, S753 [15FE]

S. 372, Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act, S796 [16FE]

S. 462, Elder Abuse Victims Act, S1143 [2MR]

S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act, S1846 [17MR]

S. 639, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program reauthorization, S1846 [17MR]

S. 671, Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act, S1937 [29MR]

S. 890, Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act, S2733-S2735 [5MY]

S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act, S2937-S2940 [12MY]

S. 990, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, H3739 [26MY]

S. 1022, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, S3109 [18MY]

S. 1038, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, S3179 [19MY]

S. 1054, Fighting Fraud in Bankruptcy Act, S3277 [24MY]

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. 1192, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S3774-S3776 [14JN]

S. 1231, Second Chance Act reauthorization, S3926-S3930 [20JN]

S. 1336, Immigration Fraud Prevention Act, S4452 [7JY]

S. 1612, Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act, S5908 [22SE]

S. 1696, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act, S6467-S6469 [12OC]

S. Con. Res. 11, Dept. of Justice decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act, S2212 [6AP]

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. 346, suspend aid to Antigua and Barbuda, urge cooperation with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud, S8464 [8DE]