LOCAL GOVERNMENT related term(s) Federal Aid Programs

Amendments

Dept. of Justice: 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), S8085, S8089 [17DE], H7491 [31DE]

——— 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), S8084, S8087 [17DE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (S. 3250), S8549 [30DE], H7583 [2JA]

FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 2039), S135, S136 [26JA]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE], H6437 [27NO]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (S. 2170), S7307 [30NO]

Appointments

State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board, S5264 [23JY]

Articles and editorials

Fedor Found Voice in Human-Traffic Battle, E1419 [3AU]

Former Warrenton Mayor Lineweaver Dies at Age 89, E243 [27FE]

Happy Birthday! County Marks 100 Years With Day-Long Celebration, S4145 [13JN]

Law Misused for Political Ends, H7322 [19DE]

Loudoun Mayors Pay Tribute to Walker, E1160 [27JN]

Rand Paul’s Situational Principle, H4645 [29JN]

Reaction to Death of Former State Sen. Bill Raggio, S1030 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (see S. 3633), S6855 [15NO] (see H.R. 6619), H6535 [29NO]

Animals: condemn practice of gassing stray cats and dogs (see H. Res. 761), H5707 [2AU]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 4222), H1427 [20MR]

Armed Forces: provide for employment of additional instructor for Junior ROTC units in which a large percentage of the student population is enrolled (see H.R. 6471), H6231 [20SE]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), H4655 [29JN]

Business and industry: strengthen manufacturing through improved training, retention, and recruitment of workers, deter evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and promote U.S. exports (see S. 3479), S5870 [1AU]

Columbus, OH: anniversary (see S. Res. 375), S614 [14FE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see S. 3705), S8364 [21DE] (see H.R. 6655), H6806 [13DE]

Corps of Engineers: establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation construction projects (see S. 2138), S1147 [29FE]

——— facilitate and expedite review of proposed improvements to Federal flood control projects to be constructed by local sponsors (see H.R. 6450), H6230 [20SE]

——— temporarily relieve cost-sharing requirements of watershed mitigation projects and flood damage reduction projects for counties impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 6380), H5922 [12SE]

Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]

Crime: reauthorize grants to enhance State and local efforts to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 6496), H6274 [21SE]

——— support law enforcement training efforts on identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and rescuing victims of sex trafficking and eliminate Internet sites that facilitate such exploitation (see H. Res. 649), H2645 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]

——— establish the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program (see H.R. 4012), H693 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to extend eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local educational agencies in which a certain percentage of land is federally owned (see H.R. 3896), H475 [3FE]

——— assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5933), H3698 [8JN]

——— authorize grants to prepare and train principals on effective core competencies and in instructional leadership skills (see H.R. 6376), H5859 [11SE]

——— enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems (see H.R. 6703), H7429 [21DE]

——— encourage effective teachers and innovative education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]

——— establish a ‘‘Grow Your Own Teacher’’ program (see H.R. 6230), H5331 [30JY]

——— establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (see H.R. 3845), H218 [31JA]

——— establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 6390), H5999 [13SE]

——— increase percentage of Federal education tax dollars spent in classrooms (see H.R. 3775), H26 [17JA]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see S. 2047), S208 [31JA]

——— provide States and local educational agencies with flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see H.R. 5546), H2441 [8MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a grant program for State and local governments to install solar energy systems (see H.R. 4622), H2123 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (see H.R. 6128), H4868 [13JY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), H2030 [19AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (see H.R. 3857), H219 [31JA]

Dept. of HUD: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]

——— require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA identification grant program (see H.R. 6605), H6469 [27NO]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 2554), S2922 [7MY] (see H.R. 5742), H2712 [15MY]

——— improve administration of grants to States under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive adequate representation (see S. 3335), S4417 [21JN]

——— prohibit funding under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) and Public Safety and Community Policing Grant programs to certain agencies that use license plate readers (see H.R. 6302), H5705 [2AU]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S3631 [24MY] (see H.R. 6628), H6622 [4DE]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 4305), H1803 [29MR]

——— reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see H.R. 6062), H4654 [29JN]

——— strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see S. 3693), S8203 [19DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish alternate guidelines for measuring progress of State and local performance for entrepreneurial training services under the Workforce Investment Act (see H.R. 5805), H3102 [17MY]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4277), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 3685), S8071 [17DE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue categorical exclusions from requirement that an environmental assessment or impact statement be prepared for highway safety improvement projects (see H.R. 6387), H5922 [12SE]

——— prioritize local comments when selecting a toll pilot project (see H.R. 5713), H2644 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see S. 3691), S8203 [19DE]

District of Columbia: permit determination of the fiscal year period and make local funds for a fiscal year available for use upon enactment of the local budget act for the year subject to congressional review (see S. 2345), S2655 [24AP]

——— revise the timing of special elections for local office (see H.R. 3902), H511 [6FE]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (see S. 2159), S1422 [6MR]

Education: improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 3582), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6447), H6230 [20SE]

——— provide educational stability for children in foster care (see H.R. 5876), H3362 [31MY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see H.R. 3821), H158 [24JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see S. 3578), S6545 [20SE]

——— remove mandated testing provisions (see H.R. 5654), H2565 [9MY]

Endangered species: halt premature proposed listing of certain central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement agreement and take into account ongoing State and local conservation efforts (see S. 3446), S5487 [26JY] (see H.R. 6219), H5327 [26JY]

EPA: designate and award grants for air and health quality empowerment zones (see H.R. 6378), H5922 [12SE]

FAA: urge continued cooperation with airports across the U.S. seeking to implement noise mitigation plans (see H. Res. 810), H6397 [15NO]

Federal-State relations: allow States and localities to return unused Federal grant funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 3994), H692 [9FE]

FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space (see S. 2039), S132 [26JA]

——— improve assistance after a hurricane or major disaster (see H.R. 6542), H6276 [21SE]

——— make grants to State and local governments to assist in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents (see H.R. 6715), H7435 [27DE]

——— provide guidance to and coordination with local educational agencies and school districts that are at high risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents (see H.R. 5804), H3102 [17MY]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (see S. 2303), S2545 [19AP]

FERC: permit States to prohibit enforcement of certain requirements of a license (see H.R. 6244), H5628 [1AU]

Firefighters: modify training requirements for certain fire departments applying for Federal grants (see H.R. 5900), H3577 [6JN]

Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), H5290 [25JY]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee: develop information sharing and interoperability recommendations and pursue benefits for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see H.R. 6618), H6535 [29NO]

Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2266), S2242 [29MR]

——— make detention and deportation mandatory for illegal aliens convicted of drunk driving (see H.R. 3808), H114 [23JA]

——— permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see H.R. 3983), H640 [8FE]

——— restrict community policing programs funding for States that grant driver’s licenses to certain illegal immigrants (see H.R. 6465), H6231 [20SE]

International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating certain water projects (see S. 2290), S2392 [17AP]

Law enforcement: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 5947), H3702 [12JN]

——— improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 4098), H1016 [28FE]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]

Martin, Trayvon: admonish any official obstructing the investigation of events surrounding shooting death (see H. Res. 612), H1811 [30MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (see H.R. 6592), H6397 [15NO]

NASA: convey excess property at the Kennedy Space Center to a State or political subdivision, municipality, or instrumentality of a State for development of and operation of a spaceport (see H.R. 6540), H6276 [21SE]

National forests: improve employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S. Res. 462), S3234 [16MY]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see S. 3584), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 6489), H6274 [21SE]

National Preparedness Month: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6626 [21SE]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 460), S3174 [15MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 4154), H1272 [7MR]

——— provide for community approval before Indian class III gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 4033), H801 [15FE]

——— repeal law prohibiting gaming activities, otherwise prohibited in Texas, on Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas lands (see S. 3654), S7401 [4DE]

Natural gas: provide assistance to States to carry out initiatives to promote the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and public and private investment in natural gas vehicles and transportation infrastructure (see S. 3437), S5381 [25JY]

NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority coastal geospatial data and support information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage coastal region (see H.R. 6475), H6231 [20SE]

Palm City, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 565), H965 [27FE]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office (see H.R. 4186), H1304 [8MR]

——— permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (see S. 2170), S1459 [7MR] (see H.R. 4152), H1272 [7MR]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 2076), S388 [7FE] (see H.R. 6185), H5290 [25JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 419), S2393 [17AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see S. 3334), S4417 [21JN]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see S. 2166), S1459 [7MR]

Taxation: allow an additional advance refunding for certain tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 6560), H6284 [25SE]

——— allow an ordinary and necessary business expense deduction for contributions to regional infrastructure improvement zones (see H.R. 3780), H77 [18JA]

——— allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 6151), H5077 [19JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3521), S6062 [10SE]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 5333), H2316 [7MY]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]

——— prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds (see H.R. 6180), H5201 [24JY]

Telecommunications: ensure State and local E911 fees, taxes, and surcharges are imposed in a fair and equitable manner relative to prepaid mobile services (see H.R. 3788), H77 [18JA]

Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification (see H.R. 5971), H3807 [19JN] (see H.R. 6408), H6000 [13SE]

——— require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (see H.R. 6246), H5628 [1AU]

——— require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see S. 3620), S6625 [21SE]

——— provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]

White, Kevin H.: tribute (see S. Res. 365), S261 [1FE]

World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (see H. Res. 545), H726 [14FE]

Eulogies

Schwartz, Harvey L.: by Senator Shaheen, S3778 [6JN]

Factsheets

Cornerstones of Taxation: Wyoming Taxpayers Association, S6734 [13NO]

Letters

BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 [15FE]

——— Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 [15FE]

——— John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]

——— Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]

——— Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council Presidents, S695 [15FE]

——— Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Secure Communities deportation program: several legal aid organizations, H3529 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), S2719 [25AP], S2790 [26AP]

Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization: Senator Coburn, S6733 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 [9MY]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]

——— Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]

Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs extension: several business organizations, S819 [16FE]

FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space: Chad Berginnis, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc., H5108 [23JY]

——— Jim Bradley, American Rivers (organization) and Joshua Saks, Wildlife Federation, H5109 [23JY]

——— Robert Bendick, Nature Conservancy (organization), H5110 [23JY]

——— several environmental organizations, H5108 [23JY]

——— Smarter Safer Coalition, H5107 [23JY]

——— Stephen Ellis, Eli Lehrer and Andrew Moylan, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), H5107 [23JY]

FEMA process for Federal reimbursement of State and local emergency response activities: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S8430 [27DE]

——— Hank C. Clemmensen, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S8430 [27DE]

FEMA State and local rail and transit security grant programs funding: Michael P. Melaniphy, American Public Transportation Association, H3532 [6JN]

Local Courthouse Safety Act: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5792 [11SE]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5792 [11SE]

——— Senator Coburn, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6427 [19SE]

Mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence and sex offenses and Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs: Scott Berkowitz, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, S2793 [26AP]

Marketplace Fairness Act: several Senators, S817 [16FE]

Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act: Gregory M. Cohen, American Highway Users Alliance, H5606 [1AU]

Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election: Representative Jackson Lee, H2307 [7MY]

——— Ronald Weich, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]

——— Thomas E. Perez, Dept. of Justice, H2307 [7MY]

Use of public-private partnerships to invest in infrastructure projects: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, Ed Rendell, and Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, Building America’s Future Education Fund, H2102 [25AP]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: several domestic violence organizations, H2737 [16MY]

——— several immigration, religious, legal, and domestic violence organizations, H2736 [16MY]

——— U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2728 [16MY]

Lists

Organizations opposed to S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, H5107 [23JY]

Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, S2355 [17AP]

Organizations supporting the Enzi amendment to S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, on empowering States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S4883 [11JY]

Smarter Safer Coalition members, H5108 [23JY]

Messages

District of Columbia Proposed Budget and Financial Plan: President Obama, S8070 [17DE], H6811 [17DE]

Motions

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6260 [12SE], S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE]

Obituaries

Bunch, Dewayne E.: Corbin (KY) Times-Tribune, S5655 [30JY]

Gallegos, Mario, Jr.: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E1797 [16NO]

Remarks in House

Abington, MA: anniversary, E1027 [8JN]

Allentown, PA: anniversary, E1637 [21SE]

Altadena, CA: anniversary, E1857 [30NO]

Alton, IL: anniversary, E1223 [11JY]

American Legislative Exchange Council: influence on State legislators, H1920 [18AP], H2019 [19AP], H2073 [25AP], H2141 [26AP]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (H.R. 4222), H3443 [5JN]

Armed Forces: preserve right to keep and bear arms for active duty military personnel stationed or residing in the District of Columbia, H3074, H3075 [17MY], H3156 [18MY]

Athol, MA: anniversary, E1285 [19JY]

Atlantic Highlands, NJ: anniversary, E1661 [28SE]

Bally, PA: anniversary, E1111 [21JN]

Beaumont, CA: anniversary, E1768 [15NO]

Beckley, WV: inclusion in Smithsonian (publication) list of best places to live, E575 [18AP]

Berea, OH: tribute, E1630 [21SE]

Biola, CA: anniversary, E1719 [23OC]

Branson, MO: anniversary, E500 [29MR]

Brook Park, OH: tribute, E1627 [21SE]

Brooklyn, OH: tribute, E1631 [21SE]

Brooklyn Heights, OH: tribute, E1626 [21SE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Broward County Health Dept., ‘‘Broward Is Greater Than AIDS’’ campaign, E1122 [21JN]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to economic renaissance, H5024 [19JY]

Buhler, KS: request to remove religious symbols from city seal, H6591 [4DE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (H.R. 3179), H5138 [24JY]

California: anniversary of Central Valley Flood Protection Board, E94 [31JA]

Chatham, MA: anniversary, E1026 [8JN]

Cincinnati, OH: prohibit funding for streetcar project, H4147 [27JN]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary, E1310 [24JY]

——— Cleveland Public Power proposed gasification plant, E35 [18JA]

Climate: impact of extreme weather events, H4778 [11JY]

Collective bargaining: support rights of all workers, E147 [6FE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), H7313–H7317 [19DE]

Community colleges: recognize valuable contributions and encourage local partnerships to train and revitalize U.S. workforce, inspire entrepreneurship, educate skilled workers, and invest in local communities, H719, H720 [14FE], H733 [15FE]

Community Powered Revitalization (organization): tribute, E450 [27MR]

Coral Springs, FL: anniversary, E1590 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H3459, H3460 [5JN]

Corvallis, OR: attempts by Chinese diplomats to urge local officials to compel a local business to remove a mural dedicated to a free Tibet and Taiwan independence, H5903 [12SE]

Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]

——— provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833–H1835 [16AP], H1852 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: impose a moratorium on certain actions resulting in personnel reductions and modify notice requirements in advance of permanent, sizable force reductions and base closures, H6594 [4DE]

——— require Federal contractors to disclose political contributions, H5058 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to prepare and train principals on effective core competencies and in instructional leadership skills (H.R. 6376), E1473 [11SE]

——— establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (H.R. 6390), H6004 [14SE]

——— reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E71 [25JA]

——— report on extent to which certain high-need students are being taught by alternative route teachers-in-training who have been deemed ‘‘highly qualified’’, E1710 [19OC]

Dept. of Energy: regional economic development programs funding, H3429, H3430 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure that immigration status alone is not a disqualification for foster child placement and clarify State and local laws on parental rights in foster care cases (H.R. 6128), E1249 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244, H3245 [30MY]

——— prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow Federal immigration law, H3635, H3636 [7JN]

——— provide training to State and local law enforcement to identify, process, and detain possible immigration offenders, H3633, H3634 [7JN]

——— require inclusion as an eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program (H.R. 3857), H5821–H5824 [11SE]

Dept. of HUD: allow public housing agencies to use operating and capital funds directly without going through the Operating Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]

——— Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H4104–H4106 [27JN]

——— expand percentage of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, H4118, H4123 [27JN]

——— HOME Investment Partnership funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]

——— increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services, H4107 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: 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), Senate amendment, H7491–H7495 [31DE], H7560 [1JA]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H2393–H2395 [8MY], E754 [9MY]

——— condition Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding for bulletproof vests and body armor on unique fit for female officers and mandatory wear policy, E1401 [3AU]

——— Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding, H2707 [15MY], H2733, H2735 [16MY], E780 [11MY]

——— Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funding through reductions in ATF salaries and expenses funding, H2423, H2424 [8MY]

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding through reductions in the general administration funding, H2377 [8MY]

——— eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA identification grant program (H.R. 6605), H6650 [5DE]

——— Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program funding, H2536 [9MY]

——— impact of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding reduction on Trenton, NJ, H591 [8FE]

——— local community gang prevention funding, E735 [8MY]

——— objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, H2304–H2310 [7MY], H2638 [10MY], H3107 [18MY], H4659 [9JY], H4707 [10JY], H4824 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement organization, H2532–H2535 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to bring action against States for implementation of State law requiring voter identification, H2504, H2505 [9MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H2524–H2529 [9MY]

——— prohibit State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary policies, H2524 [9MY]

——— 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), H5207 [25JY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 6628), H6590 [4DE], H7579 [2JA]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (S. 3250), unanimous-consent agreement, H7580, H7581 [2JA]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (H.R. 4305), H5787–H5790 [11SE]

——— reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (H.R. 6062), H5514, H5515 [31JY], H5619 [1AU], E1401 [3AU]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]

——— Regional Information Sharing Systems Program funding through reductions in NOAA climate research funding, H2374 [8MY]

——— State Criminal Alien Assistance Program suspension of reimbursement to States for costs of incarcerating unknown documented aliens, H3543, H3544 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 870), H1859 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: consult with California Governor and legislature when determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease sales, H5176 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, H4142 [27JN]

District of Columbia: eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process, financial management, and the borrowing of money, H2022–H2024 [19AP], H4643–H4646 [29JN]

——— history as a municipality and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, H1127–H1129 [1MR], H4643 [29JN]

——— prohibit publicly funded abortions, H4673 [9JY]

——— restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 645), H3074 [17MY]

——— revise the timing of special elections for local office (H.R. 3902), H1085–H1087 [29FE], E147 [6FE]

——— tribute to Last Colony March and Rally for DC Democracy, E706 [7MY]

Drugs: encourage development of prescription drug monitoring programs to track the dispensing of controlled drugs to patients, H2335 [8MY]

Dublin, CA: anniversary, E210 [16FE]

Dublin, PA: anniversary, E1450 [10SE]

Dunlay, TX: tribute, E689 [27AP]

Dunmore, PA: anniversary, E544 [17AP]

Duquesne, MO: tribute, E826 [17MY]

Duxbury, MA: anniversary, E1028 [8JN]

Eatonville, FL: anniversary, E1366 [31JY]

Education: provide educational stability for children in foster care (H.R. 5876), H3275 [31MY]

El Cajon, CA: anniversary, E1729 [30OC]

Ellsworth, WI: anniversary, E1267 [18JY]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions, H6200 [20SE]

Fedor, Teresa: tribute to efforts in Ohio General Assembly to combat trafficking in persons, E1419 [3AU]

FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 2039), H5105–H5110 [23JY]

——— Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3535, H3536 [6JN], E1003 [6JN], E1029 [8JN], E1998 [21DE]

——— National Urban Search & Rescue Response System funding, H3533 [6JN]

——— State and local grant programs funding, H3534, H3554–H3556 [6JN], H3634 [7JN]

——— State and local grant programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, H3544 [6JN]

——— State and local rail and transit security grant programs funding, H3531, H3532 [6JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3650 [7JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security science and technology research funding, H3557 [6JN], E1028 [8JN]

Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, H5737 [10SE]

Frederick County, MD: anniversary, H2824 [17MY]

Garfield Heights, OH: tribute, E1635 [21SE]

Georgia: impact of agriculture on State economy, E803 [15MY]

Glenwillow, OH: tribute, E1634 [21SE]

Golden, CO: Golden Parks and Recreation Dept. recipient of Greater Golden, CO, Chamber of Commerce Civic Award, E172 [9FE]

Hardyston Township, NJ: anniversary, E250 [27FE]

Hayesville, NC: anniversary of designation as county seat of Clay County, NC, E1782 [16NO]

Health: study impact of not having long-term care insurance on Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H333–H335 [1FE]

Highland, IL: anniversary, E1494 [12SE]

Hummelstown, PA: anniversary, E1620 [21SE]

Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H6357–H6362 [14NO], E956 [1JN]

——— tribute to Connecticut first responders, mayors, and assistance organizations for efforts in responding to Hurricane Sandy, H6349 [14NO]

Immigration: clarify law prohibiting issuance of certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation (H.R. 3256), H1629 [27MR], H4689 [10JY], H6708 [12DE]

Independence, OH: tribute, E1628 [21SE]

Irving, TX: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E1814 [27NO]

Johnson, Ed: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP honoree, E1456 [10SE]

Lakewood, OH: tribute, E1632 [21SE]

Lancaster, WI: anniversary, E738 [9MY]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), H3243–H3245 [30MY]

——— coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), Senate amendment, H6437–H6439 [27NO], E1839 [29NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 [16AP]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 4398), E573 [18AP]

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 (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673–H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]

——— moment of silence in honor of officers killed in the line of duty, H2743 [16MY]

——— permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff, H7322 [19DE]

League City, TX: anniversary, E356 [8MR]

Lehigh County, PA: anniversary, E1640 [21SE]

Levittown, PA: anniversary, H3741 [19JN]

Louisville, KY: anniversary of Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission, E449 [27MR]

Luray, VA: anniversary, E482 [29MR]

Madison County, IL: anniversary, E1493 [12SE]

Mascoutah, IL: anniversary, E340 [8MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (H.R. 6592), E1771 [15NO]

Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, E1318 [25JY]

Michigan: anniversary of lottery, E1913 [12DE]

Modesto, CA: anniversary of the Modesto Arch, E1720 [23OC]

Morro Bay, CA: NOAA Excellence in Local Government award recipient, H5025 [19JY]

Mound, MN: anniversary, E661 [26AP]

Mullens, WV: anniversary, E1656 [25SE]

Natalia, TX: anniversary, E1556 [19SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 242), E710 [7MY]

——— observance, H2457, H2458 [9MY], E849, E857 [18MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H2709 [15MY], H2727–H2729, H2734–H2739, H2764–H2769, H2773–H2779 [16MY], E823 [16MY]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of New Haven Public Library, E272 [28FE]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], E349 [8MR]

Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor: tribute to Annual Community Labor Awards recipients, E108 [1FE]

Oak Park, MI: tribute, E1938 [17DE]

Oakham, MA: anniversary, E1009 [7JN]

Pembroke, MA: anniversary, E1635 [21SE]

Phillips, ME: anniversary, E247 [27FE]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (S. 2170), H7320–H7323 [19DE]

Princeton, IN: Indiana Stellar Community Award recipient, E955 [1JN]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (H.R. 6185), H5791–H5793 [11SE]

Public lands: facilitate access to local water supply infrastructure in order to repair such infrastructure to restore local water supplies, H6663 [5DE], H6711 [12DE]

Quincy, MA: dedication of Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse, E1636 [21SE]

Ralston, NE: anniversary, E1261 [17JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1433), H952 [27FE], H997–H1003 [28FE], E253 [27FE]

Redmond, WA: anniversary, E2021 [31DE]

Renton, WA: tribute to Renton Housing Authority Sunset Area Community Revitalization Program, E1651 [21SE]

Richmond, TX: anniversary, H5848 [11SE]

Ripley, OH: anniversary, E1363 [31JY]

Roads and highways: streamline environmental reviews and approval requirements for surface transportation projects, H1953–H1955 [18AP]

Robeson County, NC: anniversary, E1513 [13SE]

Robinson-Briggs, Sharon: New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP Certificate of Achievement recipient, E1454 [10SE]

Rohnert Park, CA: anniversary, E1583 [21SE]

Romney, WV: anniversary, E785 [15MY]

Roosevelt, NJ: anniversary, E1673 [2OC]

Roseto, PA: anniversary, E1639 [21SE]

Royal Oak Charter Township, MI: tribute, E1932 [13DE]

Sandisfield, MA: anniversary, E1293 [19JY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H980 [28FE], H4810 [11JY]

——— require charter schools to demonstrate successful operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for expansion grants, H4810 [11JY]

Sister Bay, WI: anniversary, E556 [17AP]

Solano, Patrick J.: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) Community Leadership Award recipient, E91 [31JA]

Souderton, PA: anniversary, E1127 [21JN]

Southfield, MI: tribute, E1898 [11DE]

Ste. Marie, IL: anniversary, E441 [26MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H86, H102–H108 [23JA], E51 [23JA], E74 [25JA]

Sussex County, NJ: anniversary of Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, E821 [16MY]

Taxation: allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (H.R. 6151), E1286 [19JY]

——— extend the Build America Bonds program (H.R. 11), H3407 [5JN]

——— make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes, H5689 [2AU]

——— prevent the alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing the Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds (H.R. 6180), E1308 [24JY]

——— promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5138 [24JY]

Transportation: authorize and sanction programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities, as well as all related agencies and departments (H.R. 897), H5604–H5606 [1AU]

——— encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in infrastructure projects, H2102 [25AP]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act, H5126 [23JY], H5141, H5143, H5146 [24JY], H5227 [25JY]

——— ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject to such Act (H.R. 373), H4024 [26JN]

Uwchlan Township, PA: anniversary, E1195 [29JN]

Ventura County, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers, E1841 [29NO]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office, H2315 [7MY], H6072 [19SE]

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (H.R. 3316), H503 [6FE]

——— require jurisdictions using electronic voting machines for Federal elections to deposit certain technical data at NIST and allow access to such data to analyze for accuracy and reliability (H.R. 6246), H5530 [1AU]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (H.R. 2827), H6125–H6128 [19SE]

Washington, NH: anniversary of Washington Meetinghouse, E1406 [3AU]

Washington County, CO: anniversary, E1597 [21SE]

Weston, MO: anniversary, E1525 [13SE]

Whippany, NJ: anniversary of Morris County Public Library, E1124 [21JN]

Womelsdorf, PA: anniversary, E1529 [14SE]

Woonsocket, RI: request to remove religious symbols from Woonsocket Fire Dept., memorial and website, H2192 [26AP]

World Affairs Council of Seattle: anniversary (H. Res. 545), E187 [14FE]

Remarks in Senate

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (S. 3633), S6856 [15NO]

Balta, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]

BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads program, S692–S696 [15FE]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes, S4880–S4884 [11JY]

——— empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 1832), S369 [7FE], S815–S817 [16FE]

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (H.R. 6655), S8666, S8667 [2JA]

——— establish (S. 3705), S8355, S8364 [21DE]

Connecticut: tribute to EPA Environmental Merit Award recipients, S8504 [28DE]

Corps of Engineers: clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain activities, S8432, S8438, S8439 [27DE], S8464, S8465 [28DE]

——— establish program to evaluate cost-effectiveness and efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for civil works flood control and navigation construction projects (S. 2138), S1149 [29FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S1928 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools, S3817 [7JN], S4137 [13JN], S4196 [14JN], S4344, S4345 [20JN], S4399 [21JN]

——— establish a pilot loan program to assist organizations providing healthful food for the hungry, S4345, S4346 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: impose a moratorium on certain actions resulting in personnel reductions and modify notice requirements in advance of permanent, sizable force reductions and base closures, S7159 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 3237), S47 [23JA]

——— require report on the extent to which certain children are being taught by alternative route teachers in training who are deemed highly qualified, S6596 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: 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), S8089 [17DE]

——— 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), S1921 [21MR], S8087 [17DE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 2554), S2930 [7MY]

——— improve administration of grants to States under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program and ensure that all criminal defendants receive adequate representation (S. 3335), S4421 [21JN]

——— objection to Texas requirement for individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election, S1663 [14MR], S3956 [12JN], S4869 [11JY]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 250), S2592 [23AP]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs, S2666 [25AP], S2789–S2793, S2796 [26AP]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (S. 3250), S8551 [30DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and Community-Self Determination Act, S1525–S1528 [8MR], S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (S. 3685), S8072 [17DE]

Dept. of Transportation: off-system bridge program funding, S1451 [7MR], S1535 [8MR], S1602 [13MR]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (S. 3691), S8204 [19DE]

District of Columbia: revise the timing of special elections for local office (H.R. 3902), S4980 [12JY]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: extend authorization (S. 2159), S1423, S1424 [6MR]

Edgeley, ND: anniversary, S3512 [23MY]

Education: improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 3582), S6548 [20SE]

Employment: disparity between public and private sector wages and benefits, S3877 [11JN]

EPA: establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter and limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in certain areas, S3932 [12JN]

Eureka, SD: anniversary, S4633, S4634 [26JN]

FEMA: allow State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space (S. 2039), S136 [26JA], S385 [7FE]

——— clarify process for Federal reimbursement of State and local emergency response activities, S8430 [27DE]

——— improve provision of assistance to fire departments, S7167 [29NO]

——— require rulemaking to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance (S. 2303), S2548 [19AP]

Forest River, ND: anniversary, S4769 [29JN]

Frostburg, MD: anniversary, S5969 [2AU]

Fullerton, ND: anniversary, S4415 [21JN]

Fulton, SD: anniversary, S4634 [26JN]

Garden City, SD: anniversary, S5132 [18JY], S5255 [23JY]

Gilby, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]

Greenbelt, MD: anniversary, S6620 [21SE]

Hazen, ND: anniversary, S6102 [11SE]

Hosmer, SD: anniversary, S1419 [6MR], S4237 [18JN]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, S3067–S3069 [10MY]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 [27MR], S2354 [17AP]

Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to establish, S5957 [2AU]

McCreary County, KY: anniversary, S4144 [13JN]

Melba, ID: anniversary, S5656 [30JY]

Michael N. Castle Trail at the C&D Canal: groundbreaking, S4818 [10JY]

Milton, ND: anniversary, S4720 [28JN]

Monroe, SD: anniversary, S4415 [21JN], S4635 [26JN]

National City, CA: anniversary, S6443 [19SE]

National Foster Care Month: designate (S. Res. 462), S3236–S3238 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]

National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 460), S3177 [15MY]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S2670, S2680–S2682 [25AP], S2753, S2764, S2771, S2772 [26AP], S3164 [15MY], S3678 [4JN], S5288–S5291 [24JY], S5444 [26JY], S5844 [1AU], S6300, S6302–S6304 [13SE]

Orient, SD: anniversary, S4634, S4635 [26JN]

Pierpont, SD: anniversary, S4416 [21JN], S4671 [27JN]

Political campaigns: permit State and local employees to run for elective office and amend treatment of District of Columbia employees and punishment of violations by Federal employees relative to political activities (S. 2170), S1461 [7MR], S7307, S7308 [30NO]

——— prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections, S100, S101, S104, S109, S110 [26JA]

Postal Service: contract with an independent organization to conduct a study on community impact of closure or consolidation of postal facilities, S2466 [18AP]

——— encourage colocation of an employee at a commercial or government entity to maintain local access to postal services, S2642 [24AP]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (S. 2076), S390 [7FE], S1814 [19MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 419), S2399 [17AP], S2886 [26AP]

Regan, ND: anniversary, S4770 [29JN]

Richfield, UT: Joining Forces Community Challenge military support competition finalist, S3778 [6JN]

Roy, UT: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]

Saco, ME: anniversary, S4633 [26JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S666 [15FE]

Shea, Michael P.: suitability to be district judge relative to drafting of amicus brief in Kelo v. New London, CT, on allowing local government seizure of private property, S7448 [5DE]

Sophia, WV: anniversary, S4788 [9JY]

South St. Paul, MN: anniversary, S1192 [1MR]

Taxation: Build America Bonds program, S836 [16FE]

——— establish Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project (TRIP) Bonds program, S836, S838 [16FE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1523 [8MR], S1596, S1597 [13MR], S1650, S1651, S1660 [14MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), S6289 [13SE], S6393 [19SE], S7652 [6DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), motion to proceed, S6260 [12SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S6419 [19SE]

Transportation: encourage use of private-public partnerships to invest in public transportation projects, S4755 [29JN]

——— ensure transit agencies that partner with community colleges on job training programs are eligible for Federal grants, S842 [16FE]

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 (S. 1792), S1921 [21MR], S8086 [17DE]

White, Kevin H.: tribute (S. Res. 365), S276 [1FE]

Reports

Federal Disaster Assistance—Improved Criteria Needed To Assess a Jurisdiction’s Capability To Respond and Recover on Its Own: GAO (excerpt), S8244 [20DE]

Reports filed

Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915) (S. Rept. 112–206), S6062 [10SE]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554), S3279 [17MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2554) (S. Rept. 112–182), S4950 [12JY]

Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4305) (H. Rept. 112–649), H5764 [10SE]

Data Breach Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1408), S350 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6062) (H. Rept. 112–636), H5524 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112–651), H5764 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice Protection of Crime Victims’ Rights and Certain DNA-Related Grant Programs Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 250), S4417 [21JN]

District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3902), S4950 [12JY]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3902) (S. Rept. 112–186), S5046 [16JY]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program Authorization Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2159), S2242 [29MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3578) (S. Rept. 112–221), S6545 [20SE]

Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112–459), H2266 [27AP]

Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3521) (S. Rept. 112–208), S6062 [10SE]

Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 112–737), H7516 [31DE]

Hatch Act Modernization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 112–211), S6339 [13SE]

Local Courthouse Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6185) (H. Rept. 112–661), H5764 [10SE]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112–478), H2662 [11MY]

Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4222) (H. Rept. 112–510), H3362 [31MY]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1433) (H. Rept. 112–401), H943 [17FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 419), S2730 [25AP]

Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3857) (H. Rept. 112–498), H3265 [30MY]

Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1763) (S. Rept. 112–265), S8451 [27DE]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112–458), H2266 [27AP]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 112–483), H2811 [16MY]

Statements

Marketplace Fairness Act: Several Individuals, S817 [16FE]

Texts of

H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]

H.R. 897, Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act, H5605 [1AU]

H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664 [21SE], H3243 [30MY]

H.R. 1433, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H997–H999 [28FE]

H.R. 2076, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S8089 [17DE]

H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]

H.R. 2827, clarify Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors, H6125 [19SE]

H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act, H5822 [11SE]

H.R. 3902, District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act, H1085 [29FE]

H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act, H3443 [5JN]

H.R. 4305, Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program, H5787 [11SE]

H.R. 6062, Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program reauthorization, H5514 [31JY]

H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act, H5791 [11SE]

H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]

H.R. 6605, eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA identification grant program, H6650 [5DE]

H.R. 6655, Protect Our Kids Act, H7313 [19DE]

S. 1792, Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act, S8087 [17DE]

S. 1793, Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act, S8087 [17DE]

S. 2039, FEMA allowance of State or local governments to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space, H5105 [23JY]

S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act, S391 [7FE]

S. 2159, Drug-Free Communities Support Program authorization extension, S1424 [6MR]

S. 2170, Hatch Act Modernization Act, S1461 [7MR], H7320 [19DE]

S. 2303, Fairness in Federal Disaster Declaration Act, S2549 [19AP]

S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2930 [7MY]

S. 3250, Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act, H7581 [2JA]

S. 3335, Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act, S4422 [21JN]

S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act, S4677–S4682 [27JN]

S. 3654, repeal law prohibiting gaming activities, otherwise prohibited in Texas, on Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas lands, S7403 [4DE]

S. Res. 365, tribute to Kevin H. White, S265, S277 [1FE]

S. Res. 375, Columbus, OH, anniversary, S637 [14FE]

S. Res. 419, Public Service Recognition Week, S2398 [17AP], S2886 [26AP]

S. Res. 460, National Public Works Week, S3176, S3177 [15MY]

S. Res. 462, National Foster Care Month, S3236 [16MY], S3689 [4JN]

S. Res. 583, National Preparedness Month, S6633, S6682 [21SE]