FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Amendments
Director: extend term of incumbent (S. 1103), S4780, S4808 [21JY]
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]
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]
Chance To Put Protections in the Patriot Act, S3372, S3390 [26MY]
FBI Audit Prompts Calls for Reform—Some Lawmakers Suggest Limits on PATRIOT Act, H739 [14FE]
FBI Made `Blanket' Demands for Phone Records, H626 [10FE]
On National Defense Authorization Act, Robert Mueller Not Satisfied, S8657 [15DE]
Twitter Shines a Spotlight on Secret F.B.I. Subpoenas, H626 [10FE]
Virgin Crisis—Systematically Ignoring Fraud as a Systemic Risk, H7725-H7727 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions
Dept. of Homeland Security: require States and Federal agencies, departments, and courts to provide certain statistics to the FBI and require the FBI to publish such statistics (see H.R. 3168), H6853 [12OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish minimization and destruction procedures governing acquisition, retention, and dissemination by the FBI of certain records (see S. 1073), S3339 [25MY]
———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]
———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]
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 Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 1707), S6505 [13OC] (see H.R. 1898), H3300 [13MY]
Director: extend term of incumbent (see S. 1103), S3427 [26MY]
Donahue, Patricia: relief, individually and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Michael J. Donahue, Michael T. Donahue, Shawn Donahue, and Thomas Donahue (see S. 1771), S7005 [1NO] (see H.R. 3152), H6781 [11OC]
Firearms: 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]
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]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H2291 [4AP]
———require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (see S. 406), S871 [17FE]
Macarelli, Patricia: relief in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Edward B. Halloran (see S. 1772), S7005 [1NO] (see H.R. 3153), H6781 [11OC]
Schools: require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 124), S125 [25JA]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1572), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2596), H5284 [20JY]
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]
———repeal sunset of certain provisions (see S. 291), S544 [3FE]
Cloture motions
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]
Conference reports
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112), H7433-H7576 [14NO]
Letters
Armed Forces authority to detain and prosecute certain persons under authorizations for use of military force, S7948, S7951 [29NO]
Armed Forces authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8926 [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]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6052 [12SE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act provisions extension: James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S550 [3FE]
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]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act provisions extension: Representative Kucinich, H628 [10FE]
Motions
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]
Press releases
National Security Letter Recipient Can Speak Out for First Time Since FBI Demanded Customer Records From Him: ACLU, H525 [8FE]
Remarks in House
Carlisle, IA: tribute to Carlisle Middle School participation in FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge, E430 [8MR]
Dept. of Justice: 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]
Director: extend term of incumbent (S. 1103), H5470, H5471 [25JY]
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]
Funding, H408, H411 [24JA], H447 [25JA]
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: 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]
Mexico: allow U.S. law enforcement officers to carry weapons while in Mexico, H1656 [9MR]
National Instant Criminal Background Check System: funding, H888, H889 [15FE], E239, E241 [16FE]
National security: 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]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7274, H7278 [3NO], H7734, H7736, H7770, H7777-H7781 [17NO], E2100, E2108 [18NO]
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]
Remarks in Senate
Aponte, Mari C.: suitability to be Ambassador to El Salvador relative to transparency of details concerning former relationship with Cuban national at center of FBI counterintelligence investigation, S8479-S8484 [12DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish minimization and destruction procedures governing acquisition, retention, and dissemination by the FBI of certain records (S. 1073), S3363 [25MY]
———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]
Director: extend term of incumbent (S. 1103), S3437 [26MY], S4069 [23JN], S4143 [28JN], S4212-S4215 [29JN], S4631-S4633 [18JY], S4670 [19JY], S4779-S4781 [21JY], S4937-S4942 [27JY]
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]
Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, S1500 [9MR], S5929, S5930 [23SE]
Mueller, Robert S., III: nomination to be FBI Director, S4937-S4942, S4944, S4947 [27JY]
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: tribute to Law Enforcement Excellence Award recipients, S4152 [28JN]
National Instant Criminal Background Check System: improve, S1931 [29MR]
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]
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]
Terrorism: allow terrorist suspects to be interrogated by the FBI and tried by civilian courts instead of military tribunals, S6488 [13OC]
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]
———repeal sunset of certain provisions (S. 291), S559 [3FE], S565 [4FE]
Reports
FBI Incumbent Director Term Extension: Several Senators, S4069 [23JN]
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. 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Resolutions by organizations
GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6053-H6081 [12SE]
Tables
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. 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]
S. 193, USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act, S275-S281 [26JA]
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. 990, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, H3739 [26MY]
S. 1022, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, S3109 [18MY]
S. 1038, PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, S3179 [19MY]
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. 1103, extend term of incumbent FBI Director, S3437 [26MY], S4780 [21JY], H5470 [25JY]