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Amendments

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3719 [18JN]

Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7025, H7026, H7027 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), consideration (H. Res. 403), H7015 [13NO]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7799 [4NO], S7839, S7841, S7846, S7880, S7881, S7883, S7885 [6NO]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), consideration (H. Res. 403), H7015 [13NO]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2598, S2610, S2611, S2612, S2613 [11AP], S2689, S2690, S2692, S2693 [16AP], S2707, S2709, S2719, S2743, S2752, S2760, S2765, S2766, S2770, S2771 [17AP], S2806, S2807, S2808, S2810, S2814 [18AP]

Kenya: congratulate commitment to peaceful elections, call for justice for victims of political violence, and support democratic reforms (S. Res. 90), S2853 [22AP]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), consideration (H. Res. 146), H1928 [11AP]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7526, H7532, H7535, H7538, H7539, H7541, H7543, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7468 [4DE]

Articles and editorials

After Sex Assaults Inside Military, Women Are Victims Again of Legal System, S8037 [14NO]

Al Qaeda in Brazil?, H3183 [5JN]

Another View—Immigration Reform Plan Adds Disorder to a Failing System (excerpt), S5228 [26JN]

Brazil Latest Base for Islamic Extremists, H3183 [5JN]

Chief Justice Roberts—Sequester Cuts Hitting Federal Judiciary ‘‘Hard’’, S5520 [8JY]

Citing Cuts, Lawyers Seek Relief in Terrorism Case, S2646 [15AP], S2745 [17AP]

Courts and the Shutdown, S7218 [5OC]

Courts Without Judges, S2479 [9AP]

Death Penalty Fight Comes Home, S586 [11FE]

Democrats Cry Foul Over Wednesday’s Other Filibuster, S1281 [11MR]

Donations to Reid-Connected PACs Legal, but Don’t Seem Quite Right, S5541 [9JY]

Drop-Off in Gun Prosecutions Began Before Obama, S2493 [9AP]

‘Epitome of Fairness’—Horne Retires, After Three Decades on Loudoun Bench, E1857–E1859 [12DE]

Equal Access to Justice for a Few, S2558 [10AP]

Faith & Family—The Center of a Military Spouse DC Circuit Nominee, S7701 [31OC]

50 Years After Landmark Ruling, Lawyer’s Help Is Legal Fiction for Many Accused of Crime, S1905 [18MR]

How the Sequester Threatens the U.S. Legal System, S2450 [8AP]

Indigent Clients Suffer as Public Defenders Struggle To Keep Up With Caseloads, E323 [18MR]

Judicial Nominees Face Unfair Hurdles in the Senate, S8091 [18NO]

Judicial Nominee’s Law Firm Gives $150,000 to PAC Linked to Harry Reid, S5541 [9JY]

Leahy and Paul Plan on Mandatory Sentencing Makes Sense, S6005 [29JY]

Needed—A New Safety Valve, S6005 [29JY]

New Report Confirms GOP Obstructionism Is Unprecedented, S3306 [9MY]

Nomination Delays Hurting Courts, Federal Judge Says, S4447 [13JN]

Open Judgeships Show D.C. Dysfunction, S3600 [20MY]

Paul-Leahy Sentencing Bill Will Ensure Time Fits the Crime, S6004 [29JY]

President and Congress Must Act To Fill Judicial Vacancies, S2916 [24AP]

Prison-Sentence Reform, S6006 [29JY]

Public Defenders Offices Shouldn’t Suffer Under Sequestration, S2916 [24AP]

Right to Counsel—Badly Battered at 50, S1905 [18MR]

Right to Lawyer Can Be Empty Promise for Poor, E324 [18MR]

Ruling for Same-Sex Marriage Would Be Right, Not ‘‘Activism’’, E433 [11AP]

Senate Must Act on Appeals Court Vacancies, S1107 [5MR], S2646 [15AP]

Sequestration Threatens American Justice, S1079 [4MR]

Stripping a Court as a Political Ploy, S7707 [31OC]

You Have the Right to Counsel. Or Do You? 50 Years After U.S. Supreme Court Enshrined Constitutional Right to a Lawyer, Budget Realities Are Undermining Justice in America, S1906 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S7927 [7NO]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (see H. Res. 266), H3686 [17JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see S. 886), S3159 [7MY] (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 2764), H4825 [19JY]

——— restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 23), H28 [3JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 777), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 994), H1318 [6MR]

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. 10), S214 [23JA]

Argentina: terminate participation and condition future membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see H. Res. 291), H4308 [9JY]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1435), H1857 [9AP]

——— allow suspension of pay and allowances of a member who is held in confinement pending trial by court-martial or by civil authority for any sex-related offense or capital offense (see H.R. 2777), H4856 [22JY]

——— modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (see S. 538), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 1079), H1356 [12MR]

——— prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 2390), H3653 [14JN]

——— protect child custody rights of deployed members (see H.R. 1898), H2533 [8MY]

——— reform Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to burden of proof, required qualifications for investigating officer, permitted scope of investigation, and protection of witnesses (see H.R. 3360), H6828 [28OC]

Aviation: establish appeal and redress process for individuals screened against terrorist watchlist and wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight or denied a right, benefit, or privilege (see H.R. 1583), H2066 [16AP]

Bangladesh: condemn political violence, provide for free and fair elections, and support dialogue between political factions, judicial independence, human rights protections, and Grameen Bank independence (see S. Res. 318), S8668 [11DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 572), H412 [6FE]

——— suspend U.S. assistance until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries (see H.R. 571), H412 [6FE]

Business and industry: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see S. 647), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 778), H595 [15FE]

——— provide for Federal civil liability for trade secret misappropriation in certain circumstances (see S. 1770), S8457 [21NO]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3741), H8108 [12DE]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 815), S3028 [25AP] (see H.R. 1755), H2351 [25AP]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 2215), H2964 [24MY]

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 2267), H3215 [5JN]

——— protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award (see H.R. 3699), H7687 [11DE]

Classified information: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 3332), H6768 [23OC]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on JP Morgan Chase & Co., ‘‘whale trades’’ and risks and abuses of derivatives (see S. Res. 300), S8186 [19NO]

Computers: clarify definition of ‘‘access without authorization,’’ eliminate redundant laws allowing charges to be brought for violations of such access, and reform penalties for violations (see S. 1196), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 2454), H3988 [20JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require application of laws equally to all U.S. citizens (see S.J. Res. 25), S7414 [11OC] (see H.J. Res. 97), H6675 [22OC] (see H.J. Res. 98), H6769 [23OC]

Constitutional amendments: prohibit basing legal opinions or rulings on foreign laws, treaties, or religious laws (see H.J. Res. 54), H5050 [24JY]

Consumers: bar debt collectors from bringing legal action on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired against any consumer (see H.R. 3402), H6952 [30OC]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]

Corps of Engineers: provide for liability in cases of damage caused by gross negligence of an officer or employee (see H.R. 1662), H2164 [19AP]

Correctional institutions: clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 2371), H3591 [13JN]

——— provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 62), H29 [3JA]

Crime: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2405), H3687 [17JN]

——— clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (see S. 1354), S5907 [24JY] (see H.R. 2805), H5049 [24JY]

——— consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that support families and victims in the justice system affected by domestic violence (see H.R. 393), H280 [23JA]

——— constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 40), H2246 [23AP]

——— eliminate a defense, to certain criminal prosecutions, based on the state of mind of the defendant as to the age of the minor engaging in, or intended to engage in, a commercial sex act (see H.R. 2915), H5342 [1AU]

——— enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 90), H30 [3JA]

——— enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (see S. 1686), S7951 [12NO]

——— increase penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting senior citizens (see S. 1185), S4673 [19JN]

——— modernize, shorten, and simplify the Federal criminal code (see H.R. 1860), H2483 [7MY]

——— permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 3014), H5397 [2AU]

——— prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S2455 [8AP] (see H.R. 366), H278 [23JA]

——— provide for a grant program to prevent gun-related domestic violence homicides (see H.R. 3566), H7310 [20NO]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (see S. 1738), S8186 [19NO] (see H.R. 3530), H7251 [19NO]

——— require court order to subpoena telephone records from service providers in any criminal investigation (see H.R. 2014), H2716 [16MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 1733), S8186 [19NO] (see H.R. 3610), H7354 [21NO]

——— strengthen Federal statutes designed to deter money laundering and terrorism financing (see H.R. 3317), H6768 [23OC]

——— strengthen protections against theft of trade secrets (see H.R. 2466), H3988 [20JN]

Cuba: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 262), H3653 [14JN]

David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: convey to Miami Dade College (see H.R. 1592), H2123 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: afford crime victims in the military the same basic rights as civilians under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1041), S3843 [23MY]

——— expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed (see H.R. 2258), H3215 [5JN]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 1032), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 1867), H2532 [8MY] (see H.R. 2207), H2955 [23MY]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command (see S. 967), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 2016), H2716 [16MY]

——— provide victims of sexual assault ‘‘rape shield’’ protections and the right to representation by a Special Victims’ Counsel under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 3767), H8109 [12DE]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (see S. 1644), S7829 [5NO] (see H.R. 3459), H6997 [12NO]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 1752), S8361 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 975), S3569 [16MY]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 955), S3531 [15MY] (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: permit U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognition of a State court order amending an internationally adopted child’s birth date or name (see S. 1614), S7673 [30OC] (see H.R. 3386), H6951 [30OC]

——— 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. 1888), H2533 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 2187), H2954 [23MY]

——— establish Office of Elder Justice to strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see H.R. 861), H701 [27FE]

——— establish Office of the Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services (see H.R. 3669), H7566 [5DE]

——— expand cause of action relative to the pattern of practice of conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of constitutional rights to adults as well as juveniles (see H.R. 1967), H2602 [14MY]

——— 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. 597), S1892 [18MR]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5398 [2AU]

——— 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. 2644), H4369 [10JY]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S3028 [25AP]

——— reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 2370), H3591 [13JN]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions (see H.R. 3103), H5553 [16SE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see S. 1130), S4212 [11JN] (see H.R. 2440), H3928 [19JN] (see H.R. 2475), H3989 [20JN]

Dept. of State: take steps in the U.N. to move the seat of the International Court of Justice from the Netherlands due to failure to investigate child rape allegations against a Ministry of Justice official (see H. Res. 62), H454 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 3068), H5434 [9SE]

——— make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 3068), refer to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 335), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 1420), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]

——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 3580), H7353 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims for compensation (see S. 928), S3326 [9MY]

——— treat certain misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the Board of Veterans Appeals (see S. 939), S3429 [14MY]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 1790), S8601 [10DE] (see H.R. 1843), H2483 [7MY]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 38), S43 [22JA] (see H.R. 312), H176 [18JA]

District of Columbia: establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (see H.R. 603), H431 [8FE]

——— restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3689), H7627 [10DE]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2372), H3591 [13JN]

——— apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2369), H3591 [13JN]

——— concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 3088), H5546 [12SE]

——— focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 1410), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 3382), H6951 [30OC]

——— impose enhanced penalties for certain drug offense that take place on Federal property (see H.R. 2270), H3215 [5JN]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 710), H545 [14FE]

Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 2674), H4483 [11JY]

Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN: designate (see S. 711), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 2251), H3095 [4JN]

Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see H.R. 1166), H1425 [14MR]

Elections: exempt election officials from Federal jury service (see H.R. 775), H595 [15FE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1391), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 2852), H5173 [30JY]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 19), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 1314), H1821 [21MR]

EPA: limit citizens suits against publicly owned water treatment works, provide for defenses, extend period of a permit, and limit attorneys fees (see H.R. 202), H52 [4JA]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require Federal agencies to report payments made due to court cases to which the U.S. is a party and the Administrative Conference of the U.S. to compile and publish such data (see H.R. 2919), H5342 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness of State child support enforcement programs (see S. 1763), S8457 [21NO]

——— increase reliability of child support for children (see S. 1870, 1877), S9052 [19DE]

——— provide funds to State courts for the provision of legal representation to parents and legal guardians relative to child welfare cases (see H.R. 1096), H1357 [12MR]

——— strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 506), H370 [5FE]

FBI: report and obtain court approval for broad telephony metadata collection searches (see H.R. 2684), H4483 [11JY]

Federal agencies and departments: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements requiring regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see S. 714), S2589 [11AP]

——— quantify costs associated with proposed economically significant regulations (see S. 786), S2896 [23AP]

Federal employees: clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (see S. 1809), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3278), H6411 [8OC]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (see S. 1288), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2655), H4482 [11JY]

——— improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), consideration (see H. Res. 403), H6996 [12NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1371), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 2786), H4978 [23JY]

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (see H.R. 1914), H2567 [9MY]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (see H.R. 404), H280 [23JA]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (see S. 729), S2649 [15AP]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking (see S. 730), S2649 [15AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (see S. 54), S43 [22JA] (see S. 179), S400 [30JA] (see S. 443), S1088 [4MR] (see H.R. 452), H341 [4FE] (see H.R. 722), H546 [14FE] (see H.R. 955), H981 [5MR]

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (see S. 261), S520 [7FE]

——— provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H221 [22JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: create two additional judge positions and modify procedures for appointment of judges (see S. 1460), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide for designation of judges by the President, Supreme Court, and congressional leadership, and provide for public disclosure of decisions (see H.R. 3195), H5883 [26SE]

——— provide for designation of judges by the Speaker and minority leader of the House, the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (see H.R. 2586), H4174 [28JN]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 1910), H2567 [9MY]

Forests: expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (see H.R. 3188), H5883 [26SE]

Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wheeling, WV: designate (see H.R. 617), H454 [12FE]

FRS: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without a constitutionally confirmed Director (see S. 190), S438 [31JA]

——— remove certain special deference provided by courts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when the Bureau is interpreting provisions of a Federal consumer financial law (see H.R. 3194), H5883 [26SE]

Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof (see H.R. 1493), H1955 [11AP]

GSA: improve functioning and management of the Public Buildings Service (see H.R. 2612), H4212 [8JY]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 1136), H1395 [13MR]

Health: clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators (see H.R. 2135), H2952 [23MY]

——— limit establishment of standards or duties of care owed by health care providers to patients in medical malpractice or medical product liability actions or claims (see S. 1769), S8457 [21NO]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H1909 [10AP]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see S. 44), S43 [22JA]

——— reform medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, and enhance access to affordable prescription drugs (see S. 1860), S9051 [19DE]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1733), H2349 [25AP]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 3722), H8107 [12DE]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (see H.R. 1849), H2483 [7MY] (see H.R. 2754), H4825 [19JY]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

Housing: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see S. 1761), S8457 [21NO] (see H.R. 3543), H7309 [20NO]

Immigration: clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (see S. 478), S1229 [6MR]

——— enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2264), H3215 [5JN]

——— give judges and certain officials discretionary authority in removal, deportation, ineligibility, or inadmissibility proceedings for immediate family members of a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 3431), H6953 [30OC]

——— impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 457), H341 [4FE]

——— make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 302), S707 [13FE]

——— provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 406), H281 [23JA]

——— provide punishments for immigration consultants that provide fraudulent services to immigrants (see H.R. 2936), H5342 [1AU]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see S. 639), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1312), H1821 [21MR]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 1452), S6207 [1AU] (see S. 1621), S7674 [30OC]

——— require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges (see H.R. 2761), H4825 [19JY]

Interstate commerce: prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions against persons whose only role with regard to a product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 2746), H4825 [19JY]

Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see S. 559), S1786 [13MR] (see H.R. 904), H814 [28FE] (see H.R. 3200), H5921 [27SE]

IRS: provide for the personal liability of certain Federal officers and employees (see H.R. 3021), H5397 [2AU]

James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1378), H1824 [21MR] (see H.R. 2262), H3215 [5JN]

John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 2262), H3215 [5JN]

Judicial branch of the Government: provide an Inspector General (see S. 575), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1203), H1427 [14MR]

Judiciary: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (see S. 1385), S6071 [30JY]

——— appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 144), H32 [3JA]

——— appoint additional Federal district judges for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 3058), H5399 [2AU]

——— authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho (see H.R. 3457), H6997 [12NO]

——— provide for conversion of temporary judgeships for the districts of Hawaii and Kansas to permanent judgeships (see S. 1868), S9051 [19DE]

——— reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (see S. 699), S2564 [10AP] (see H.R. 3632), H7394 [2DE]

——— reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (see H.R. 2239), H3094 [4JN]

Kenya: congratulate commitment to peaceful elections, call for justice for victims of political violence, and support democratic reforms (see S. Res. 90), S2328 [22MR] (see H. Res. 186), H2393 [26AP]

Labor unions: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 169), H51 [4JA]

Law enforcement: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (see S. 619), S2026 [20MR] (see H.R. 1695), H2297 [24AP]

——— amend laws relative to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants (see H.R. 266), H169 [15JA]

——— direct the President to report to Congress on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the U.S. (see H.R. 3585), H7353 [21NO]

——— increase evidentiary standard for drug convictions and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 88), H30 [3JA]

——— increase supervision of persons required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of release from prison and criminalize disabling of such devices (see H.R. 3669), H7566 [5DE]

——— protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families from retaliation or intimidation and create stronger offenses for those who target public officials (see S. 698), S2564 [10AP] (see H.R. 1577), H2065 [16AP]

——— require Federal agencies to report to Congress serious crimes committed by confidential informants (see H.R. 265), H169 [15JA]

Lawyers and attorneys: support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented (see H. Res. 196), H2404 [3MY]

Members of Congress: deny retirement credit for service as a Member in the case of a former Member convicted of a felony (see H.R. 2092), H2910 [22MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA] (see H.R. 401), H280 [23JA]

Mississippi: modify the composition of the southern judicial district to improve judicial efficiency (see H.R. 2871), H5259 (see H.R. 2898), H5260 [31JY]

Morris Sheppard Arnold U.S. Courthouse, Little Rock, AR: designate (see H.R. 388), H280 [23JA]

National Center for the Right to Counsel: establish (see H.R. 3407), H6952 [30OC]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H315 [1FE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 987), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 1962), H2602 [14MY]

——— provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 405), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 917), H815 [28FE]

NLRB: declare certain agency actions have no force or effect until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members and prohibit further actions (see H.R. 976), H982 [5MR]

——— delay enforcement of any rulings until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments of certain members (see S. 180), S400 [30JA]

——— prevent certain appointees from receiving salaries and a quorum of the Board from taking agency actions until final resolution of pending lawsuits relative to recess appointments (see S. 188), S400 [30JA] (see H.R. 557), H411 [6FE]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see S. 850), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1120), H1395 [13MR]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), consideration (see H. Res. 146), H1908 [10AP]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities without a constitutionally confirmed board (see S. 190), S438 [31JA]

Office of the Constitutional Special Advocate: establish (see H.R. 3228), H6102 [1OC]

Office of the Privacy Advocate General: establish (see H.R. 2849), H5173 [30JY]

Office of the Special Advocate: establish (see S. 1467), S6207 [1AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve transitional program covered business method patents (see S. 866), S3091 [6MY] (see H.R. 2766), H4856 [22JY]

Patents: add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits to deter abusive litigation (see S. 1013), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 2639), H4369 [10JY]

——— deter abusive patent litigation by awarding the prevailing party reasonable fees and expenses and allowing the defendant to request the alleging party post a bond to cover certain costs (see S. 1612), S7673 [30OC]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 3309), H6767 [23OC]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 429), H7445 [3DE]

——— promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (see S. 1720), S8100 [18NO]

——— provide for recovery of patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 845), H700 [27FE]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (see S. 1594), S7615 [29OC] (see H.R. 185), H51 [4JA]

Pensions: protect Federal and military retirees by expanding Truth in Lending Act disclosure provisions when a Federal or military pension is used as consideration by predatory lenders (see H.R. 3310), H6767 [23OC]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 1401), S6126 [31JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1233), H1567 [18MR]

Privacy: allow entities required to comply with orders or directives requiring the provision of electronic data to the Federal Government to publicly disclose the volume and type of such data (see H.R. 2736), H4724 [18JY]

——— consolidate congressional oversight provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see S. 1631), S7728 [31OC]

——— extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information (see S. 1037), S3843 [23MY]

——— limit overbroad surveillance requests and expand reporting requirements (see S. 1168), S4481 [13JN]

——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (see H.R. 2399), H3687 [17JN]

——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (see S. 1121), S4021 [7JN]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records and warrantless searches of communications and reform surveillance authorities and the operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (see S. 1551), S6886 [24SE]

——— provide for public disclosure of information regarding surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see H.R. 3756), H8108 [12DE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see S. 1599), S7615 [29OC] (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (see S. 1215), S5017 [24JN]

——— strengthen transparency and oversight of domestic surveillance, protect privacy, and improve due process procedures relative to intelligence community and law enforcement information sharing (see S. 1701), S8049 [14NO]

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: appoint public interest advocates to appear before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in matters involving significant legal interpretation (see H.R. 3159), H5801 [20SE]

Public buildings: improve security at State and local courthouses (see S. 445), S1088 [4MR] (see H.R. 953), H981 [5MR]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 549), S1785 [13MR]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 579), H412 [6FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1944), H2568 [9MY]

Safety: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 901), S3256 [8MY]

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see S. 286), S657 [12FE]

Securities: protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation (see S. 652), S2328 [22MR]

——— provide one-time payments from the SIPC Fund for customers during a pending lawsuit by the SEC against the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (see H.R. 827), H658 [26FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in R. Wayne Patterson v. U.S. Senate, et. al (see S. Res. 185), S5017 [24JN]

——— authorize legal representation in Steve Schonberg v. Mitch McConnell, et al. (see S. Res. 103), S2798 [18AP]

——— authorize legal representation in U.S. v. Renzi, et al. (see S. Res. 114), S2961 [24AP]

——— authorize legal representation in Wade v. Miller, et al. (see S. Res. 220), S6295 [9SE]

——— authorize testimony, documents, and representation in Florida v. Lawrence, Denny, & Scarbrough (see S. Res. 264), S7101 [1OC]

——— authorize testimony, documents, and representation in U.S. v. Allen (see S. Res. 298), S8100 [18NO]

——— authorize testimony and representation in the Matter of the Proposed Discipline of Laura Block Lower (see S. Res. 195), S5687 [15JY]

——— authorize testimony in writing, documents, and representation in Whitnum v. Town of Greenwich, et al. (see S. Res. 124), S3030 [25AP]

Sports: permit States to grant exemptions from certain laws for lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports (see H.R. 625), H499 [13FE]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 1632), S7728 [31OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases (see H. Res. 108), H1357 [12MR]

——— express that Justices should make themselves subject to existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges (see H. Res. 377), H6492 [10OC]

——— extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (see H.R. 2922), H5342 [1AU]

——— misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 6), H53 [4JA]

——— permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1207), S4793 [20JN] (see H.R. 96), H30 [3JA]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (see S. 1424), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2902), H5341 [1AU]

Syria: allow access by humanitarian organizations, engage in diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict, strengthen sanctions, investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity, and prevent use of chemical weapons (see H. Con. Res. 53), H5547 [12SE]

——— condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (see H. Res. 229), H2838 [21MY]

——— condemn violence, use of chemical weapons, and human rights violations and call for Bashar al-Assad and others to be tried by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity (see S. Res. 219), S6295 [9SE]

Taxation: disallow deductions for payment of compensatory and punitive damages to a government (see H.R. 3445), H6954 [30OC]

——— exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1224), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2509), H4078 [26JN]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see S. 725), S2649 [15AP] (see H.R. 3479), H7051 [13NO]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see S. 1237), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2200), H2955 [23MY]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1535), S6647 [19SE] (see H.R. 3143), H5766 [19SE]

——— require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 1081), H1356 [12MR]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 98), H30 [3JA]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: add a Federal defender representative as a nonvoting member (see H.R. 2526), H4079 [26JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal (see H.R. 2818), H5050 [24JY]

Wildlife: exempt certain snake species in the U.S. from removal (see H.R. 2158), H2953 [23MY]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 1393), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 1505), H1956 [11AP]

Biographies

Devitt, Edward J.: Thomas H. Boyd, H5891 [27SE]

Cloture motions

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7864 [6NO], S7902 [7NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7777 [31OC], S7794 [4NO]

Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE], S9082 [20DE]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1084 [4MR], S1146 [6MR]

McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8717 [12DE]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7566 [28OC], S7706 [31OC], S8418 [21NO]

Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8750 [12DE]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7923 [7NO], S7949 [12NO], S8595 [10DE]

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S3698 [21MY]

Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8560 [9DE], S8757 [12DE]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8559 [9DE], S8711 [12DE]

Descriptions

Home Foreclosure Reduction Act (H.R. 101), E1–E3 [3JA]

Explanations

Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act (H.R. 100), E5–E8 [3JA]

Letters

Decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable: Michael Nash, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, S490 [7FE]

Employment Non-Discrimination Act: several religious organizations, S7857 [6NO]

Federal Government assessment: David R. Brown, Liberty Foundation of America, S7137 [2OC]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Susan Vento, H7023 [13NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7029 [13NO]

Impact of budget sequestration on the judicial system: Julia S. Gibbons and Thomas F. Hogan, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3601 [20MY]

——— Mary Massaron Ross, Defense Research Institute, Inc., S3601 [20MY]

——— Thomas F. Hogan, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S2452 [8AP]

Innovation Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7465 [4DE]

——— Sally S. Neely, National Bankruptcy Conference, H7533 [5DE]

——— several business organizations, H7466 [4DE]

——— several law professors, H7517 [5DE]

——— several startup investors, H7516 [5DE]

——— Steve Brown, National Association of Realtors, H7466 [4DE]

Intelligence services authority to collect business records under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Peter J. Kadzik, Dept. of Justice, H5025 [24JY]

Investigation into crimes attributed to David Renz while under pretrial supervision and electronic monitoring by the Federal probation system: Thomas F. Hogan, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, H3670 [17JN]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Senator Coburn, S5795 [18JY]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Jeffrey S. Sutton and David G. Campbell, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H7070 [14NO]

Modify Dept. of Defense authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command: Claudia Kennedy (excerpt), S8040 [14NO]

——— David McGinnis (excerpt), S8040 [14NO]

——— Lorree Sutton (excerpt), S8040 [14NO]

——— Martha Rainville (excerpt), S8040 [14NO]

Nomination of Brian J. Davis to be district judge: Brian J. Davis, S9080 [20DE]

——— Senator Grassley, S9079 [20DE]

Nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan to be circuit judge: Raymond W. Kelly, New York, NY, Police Commissioner, S1145 [6MR]

Nomination of Patricia A. Millett to be circuit judge: Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, S7665 [30OC]

——— several former U.S. Solicitors General, S7703 [31OC]

——— several Illinois attorneys, S7665 [30OC]

Nomination of Patty Shwartz to be circuit judge: Christopher J. Christie, Governor of New Jersey, S2479 [9AP]

Nomination of Peter D. Keisler to be circuit judge relative to need to fill U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia judicial vacancy: several Senators (2006), S4639 [19JN], S7652 [30OC], S8318 [20NO]

Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni to be district judge: Valerie E. Caproni, S6287 [9SE]

Oversight and accountability review of surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: I. Charles McCullough III, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, S7873 [6NO]

——— several Senators, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7872 [6NO]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3742 [18JN]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3742 [18JN]

——— several religious organizations, H3734, H3737 [18JN]

Patent reform: several inventors, technologists, and entrepreneurs, H7521–H7524 [5DE]

Reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals: several Senators, S8579 [9DE]

Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Marc Rodriguez and Javier Palomarez, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2653 [15AP]

Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech: several Maryland legislators, E456 [15AP]

Violence Against Women Act mandatory minimum sentencing provisions: several sentencing and criminal justice reform organizations, H751 [28FE]

Lists

Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness members that support S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S7784 [4NO]

Concerns with H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7551 [5DE]

Cornelia T.L. Pillard nomination to be circuit judge letters of support, S7949 [12NO]

Employers supporting S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S7788 [4NO]

Individuals and organizations supporting nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan to be circuit judge, S1106 [5MR]

Law enforcement and security industry groups supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

Maine employers with current policies to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7788 [4NO]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7444 [3DE], H7551 [5DE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 2805, End Sex Trafficking Act, H5875 [26SE]

Parents, teachers, and administrators supporting school safety provisions of S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2672 [16AP]

Patricia A. Millett nomination to be circuit judge letters of support, S7640 [30OC]

Presidential nominations not confirmed after a failed cloture vote, S8319 [20NO]

Robert L. Wilkins nomination to be circuit judge letters of support, S8091 [18NO]

Memorandums

Judicial Nominations: Several Senators (2005), S4639 [19JN]

Motions

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7777 [31OC], S7841 [6NO]

Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7077 [14NO]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1084 [4MR], S1146 [6MR]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7566 [28OC], S7708 [31OC], S8416, S8417 [21NO]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1973 [12AP]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8594 [10DE]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8027 [14NO]

Press releases

Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Human Rights Campaign (organization) Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness, S7788 [4NO]

Patent Holders Urge Comprehensive Patent Reform: Electronic Frontier Foundation, H7520 [5DE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3670, H3677 [17JN], H3691, H3695, H3697, H3698, H3699, H3700, H3730–H3745 [18JN], H3768 [19JN], E928, E942, E952 [20JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3708–H3720 [18JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1797), H2752–H2754 [17MY], H3229–H3233 [6JN], H3636, H3637 [14JN]

Allen, Dorene: Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Dept. of Human Services Daniel J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1757 [2DE]

Appropriations: prohibit organizations receiving Federal funds from using such funds to bring action against the U.S., H4345 [10JY]

Armed Forces: modify authorities and responsibilities of courts-martial convening authorities relative to charges of sexual assault or other sex-related offenses, H3634, H3637 [14JN]

——— modify the authorities and responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the findings and sentences of courts-martial (H.R. 1079), H1962 [12AP]

——— prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3540 [13JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 101), E1 [3JA]

——— determine rights of intellectual property licensees relative to transnational bankruptcy, H7533 [5DE]

——— exempt asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures from certain reporting requirements relative to claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7025, H7026 [13NO]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 100), E5 [3JA]

——— require any party seeking payment information from an asbestos trust also make available information relevant to threats that pertain to public health or safety, H7026, H7027 [13NO]

——— require asbestos companies to report information on location of their asbestos-containing products when disclosing asbestos trusts reports to industry defendants, H7027–H7029 [13NO]

Brazil: suspend issuance of visas to nationals until Brazil removes prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries, H3182–H3184 [5JN]

Budget: impact of sequestration, H4529 [17JY]

Civil rights: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), H7062 [14NO], H7199 [19NO], H7264 [20NO], H7337 [21NO], E1717, E1723 [20NO]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (H.R. 2215), E763 [24MY]

Claims: exempt Armed Forces members and veterans from certain reporting requirements for claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7032 [13NO]

Constitution—U.S.: history and explanation of ‘‘separation of church and State’’, H2382 [26AP]

——— uphold Fourth Amendment protections against indiscriminate government searches and seizures, H3692 [18JN], H4989 [24JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (H.R. 1844), H2448 [7MY]

Crime: clarify the range of conduct punished as sex trafficking (H.R. 2805), H5274 [1AU], H5874 [26SE]

——— impact of budget sequestration on Federal probation system, H3670 [17JN]

——— improve enforcement of hate crimes, H4010 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H2078 [17AP], H3374, H3376 [13JN], H3597–H3599 [14JN], H7631 [11DE]

——— expand indemnification responsibilities applicable when property at closed military installations is conveyed, H3560 [13JN]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, H3337, H3338 [12JN], H8039 [12DE]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces (H.R. 3459), H7059 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: civil suit against Standard and Poor’s (company) relative to credit ratings issued for residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations that allegedly contributed to economic crisis, H438 [12FE]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, H6229 [4OC]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (H.R. 2440), H3671 [17JN], H5376 [2AU], E1136 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow award of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain energy projects on Federal lands, H7207, H7226–H7228 [19NO]

——— preserve the right to protest the awarding of a lease, right-of-way, or permit to drill on public lands, H7207, H7223, H7225 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims, H6914 [30OC]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice, E394 [9AP]

District of Columbia: establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (H.R. 603), E117 [8FE]

Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN: designate (H.R. 2251), H5890–H5892 [27SE]

Fair Pay Act: anniversary, E108 [6FE], E216 [28FE]

Federal employees: clarify certain due process rights of employees serving in sensitive positions (H.R. 3278), E1457 [8OC]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: exempt any civil rights cases concerning discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, or other forms, H7077 [14NO]

——— improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), H7069–H7079 [14NO], E1672, E1677 [15NO]

——— improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), consideration (H. Res. 403), H7009–H7017 [13NO]

——— improve attorney accountability to reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 2655), motion to recommit, H7077 [14NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H5777 [20SE], H6077 [1OC]

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries, E678 [16MY]

Firearms: ban guns for persons who have been convicted of stalking or who are subject to a court order restraining the person from stalking (H.R. 1914), E634 [9MY]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms (H.R. 404), H1392 [13MR]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), H1914, H1920, H1946 [11AP], H1963, H1986 [12AP], H2071, H2074, H2076, H2077, H2107, H2119 [17AP], H2128, H2129 [18AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (H.R. 452), H483 [13FE], H1390–H1393 [13MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H3240–H3242 [6JN]

Forests: expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (H.R. 3188), H7002 [13NO]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H1914, H1932, H1933–H1939 [11AP], H1986 [12AP], H2074 [17AP], H2276, H2283 [24AP], H2313, H2327, H2328, H2329, H2330, H2346 [25AP], H2377, H2381 [26AP], H2476 [7MY], H2623 [15MY], H2708 [16MY], H2754 [17MY], H3229–H3233 [6JN], H3677 [17JN], H3713, H3733, H3740–H3742 [18JN], H5556 [17SE], E624 [8MY]

Government: impact of shutdown, H6465 [10OC], H6588 [14OC]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H533, H534 [14FE], H2463 [7MY]

Hobby Protection Act: amend to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act (H.R. 2754), H5147, H5148 [30JY]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (H.R. 1312), H7569 [9DE]

IRS: lawsuit involving seizure of 10 million medical records relative to implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2669 [16MY]

——— provide for the personal liability of certain Federal officers and employees (H.R. 3021), E1231 [2AU]

JP Morgan Chase & Co.: civil and criminal settlement resulting from probe related to mortgage-backed securities, H6682 [23OC], H7400 [3DE]

Kaufman County, TX: circumstances leading up to the murders of Texas District Attorney, his wife, and the assistant prosecutor, H2154 [18AP]

Keystone XL Pipeline: allow judicial review in Federal district court for residents of areas affected, H2858 [22MY]

——— extend filing deadline for judicial review of claims by residents of areas affected by Keystone XL Pipeline, H2882, H2883 [22MY]

Krusinski, Jeffrey: arrest for sexual battery of Air Force officer in charge of sexual assault prevention and response program, H2447 [7MY]

Lacey Act: modify, H4991 [24JY]

Law enforcement: protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families from retaliation or intimidation and create stronger offenses for those who target public officials (H.R. 1577), H2029 [16AP]

Long Beach, CA: opening of Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, E1691 [18NO]

LSC: funding, H139 [15JA]

Mississippi: modify the composition of the southern judicial district to improve judicial efficiency (H.R. 2871), H6972–H6974 [12NO]

National Court Reporting and Captioning Week: observance, E143 [14FE]

National forests: protect forest reserve projects from delay by precluding court-issued injunctions based on alleged violations of procedural requirements, H5748 [19SE]

——— waive judicial review on any timber salvage project resulting from a wildfire, H5750, H5751 [19SE]

National Security Agency: prohibit funding to acquire information for purpose of targeting U.S. citizens or to acquire, monitor, or store electronic communications by citizens, H5022, H5023 [24JY]

National Trust for Historic Preservation: inclusion of historic courthouses in Texas in list of ‘‘America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places’’, E159 [14FE]

Native Americans: grant tribal courts the right to try non-Indians for domestic violence provided that non-Indians are given their full constitutional rights and be allowed to appeal in the Federal court system, H794–H796 [28FE]

NLRB: exempt protections for employment and election rights of veterans and American workers against outsourcing, abuse by foreign firms, unsafe working conditions and discrimination from legislation prohibiting certain actions, H1973, H1974 [12AP]

——— Federal appellate court ruling on recess appointment of certain members, H6448 [9OC]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), H1915, H1947 [11AP], H1962, H1963–H1975 [12AP]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), consideration (H. Res. 146), H1923–H1931 [11AP]

——— prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (H.R. 1120), motion to recommit, H1973–H1975 [12AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4148 [28JN]

Oregon: tribute to Veterans Treatment Court volunteers, E1809, E1817 [9DE]

Patents: allow a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny court fee awards, H7535–H7538 [5DE]

——— allow independent inventor the right of judicial review if his case is mishandled by the patent system, H7465 [4DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H6823–H6826 [28OC], H7103–H7108 [14NO], H7182–H7185 [18NO], H7390–H7393 [2DE], H7441–H7445 [3DE], H7511–H7556 [5DE], E1793 [5DE], E1831, E1836 [11DE], E1845, E1866 [12DE], E1889 [16DE]

——— expand definition of covered customer to include small businesses with annual revenue under a certain amount relative to stays of action in patent infringement suits, H7525, H7541–H7543 [5DE]

——— preserve independent judicial review of patent applications, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— prohibit awarding of attorney’s fees and costs to prevailing party in patent infringement cases, E1793 [5DE]

——— prohibit inclusion in patent code of certain provisions allowing stays of action in patent infringement suits against certain covered customers, H7539, H7540 [5DE]

——— require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim in patent litigation transparency, H7538, H7539 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases, H534 [14FE]

Patrick Henry College: tribute to national moot court team, H2941 [23MY]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (H.R. 185), H6646, H6647 [22OC]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any U.S. citizen who is detained in the U.S., H3537, H3538 [13JN]

Power resources: reform judicial review and claim filing process relative to Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, H4151 [28JN]

Privacy: effects of domestic surveillance, H5080–H5083 [25JY]

——— extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information, H3261 [11JN]

——— prevent mass collection of records of innocent Americans and provide greater accountability and transparency of Government surveillance activities and programs (H.R. 2399), H7337 [21NO], E899 [17JN]

——— prohibit funding to any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, to collect records that pertain to persons not subject to an investigation, H4991, H5022–H5027 [24JY], E1130 [24JY], E1135, E1145 [25JY], E1244 [2AU]

Shapiro, Keith: American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award recipient, E1605 [30OC]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of Greene County Courthouse, E1441 [4OC]

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: anniversary, E644 [13MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases, E323 [18MR]

——— constitutional amendment to overturn decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H10, H15, H17 [3JA]

——— decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H631 [26FE], E456 [15AP]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4046, H4047 [26JN], H4088, H4092, H4093, H4094, H4095, H4096, H4132, H4133, H4134, H4135 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163 [28JN], H4606 [18JY], H4848–H4855 [22JY], H5039 [24JY], H5079 [25JY], H5374 [2AU], E985 [27JN], E1000 [28JN]

——— decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H4044, H4045 [26JN], H4083, H4093, H4096 [27JN], H4148, H4162, H4164–H4168 [28JN]

——— decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, H5918 [27SE], H6671 [22OC]

——— extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (H.R. 2922), H6974, H6975 [12NO]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H509–H513, H529, H540 [14FE], H555 [15FE], H615–H620 [25FE], H652–H657 [26FE], H955 [5MR], E197 [27FE], E228 [28FE]

——— hearing of arguments in Town of Greece, NY, v. Galloway relative to constitutionality of legislative prayer practice to open town meetings, H5410 [9SE]

——— hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H1725 [21MR], E375 [25MR]

——— pending decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H3751–H3756 [18JN]

——— promulgate a code of ethics for Justices (H.R. 2902), E1188 [1AU]

Syria: condemn human rights violations and call for transition to democracy and for President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court (H. Res. 229), H3770 [19JN]

Texas: Federal court ruling that new restrictions on abortion are in violation of the Constitution, E1595 [29OC]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 98), E12 [3JA]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: decision in Tuaua v. U.S. relative to congressional authority to grant citizenship to persons born in U.S. territories, E999 [28JN]

University of New Mexico: tribute to mock trial teams, E258 [7MR]

Warren, Michael: Michigan DAR Americanism Award recipient, H5078 [25JY]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1505), E428 [11AP]

Yucca Mountain, NV: decision regarding nuclear waste disposal site, H7313 [21NO], H7611 [10DE]

Zimmerman, George: jury decision in Trayvon Martin shooting case, H4505 [16JY], H4848–H4855 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), S4629, S4630, S4654 [19JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (S. 886), S3240 [8MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S7898–S7900 [7NO]

Abu Ghaith, Sulaiman: tribute to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials efforts leading to arrest and prosecution, S1691 [12MR]

al-Libi, Abu Anas: tribute to U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials’ efforts leading to arrest and prosecution, S7488 [15OC]

Bacharach, Robert E.: confirmation as circuit judge, S805 [25FE]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, S674 [13FE], S799, S803–S805 [25FE]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S754 [14FE]

Barnett, Mark A.: nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, S3877 [23MY]

——— nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3585 [16MY]

Broderick, Vernon S.: nomination to be district judge, S6284–S6287 [9SE]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6253 [1AU]

Brown, Debra M.: nomination to be district judge, S7790–S7793 [4NO]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7778 [31OC]

Bruce, Colin S.: nomination to be district judge, S7260, S7265 [7OC]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7008 [27SE]

Budget: impact of sequestration on the judicial system, S1078 [4MR], S2449 [8AP], S2646 [15AP], S2915 [24AP], S3600 [20MY], S5520 [8JY], S6698 [24SE]

Burma: democracy efforts, S6171 [1AU]

Campbell-Smith, Patricia E.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6486 [17SE]

——— nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6471 [12SE], S6474 [16SE]

Caproni, Valerie E.: confirmation as district judge, S6438 [12SE]

——— nomination to be district judge, S4449 [13JN], S6284–S6287 [9SE]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6253 [1AU]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to response to request for copies of e-mails on national security letters issued by FBI while serving as FBI general counsel, S4449 [13JN], S6285–S6287 [9SE], S6438 [12SE]

Chappell, Sheri Polster: nomination to be district judge, S3597–S3604 [20MY]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3585 [16MY]

Chen, Pamela K.M.: nomination to be district judge, S1075, S1078, S1082 [4MR]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S1071 [28FE]

Chen, Raymond T.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6147, S6153 [1AU]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6100 [31JY]

Civil rights: exempt religious organizations from regulations prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7894 [7NO]

——— include primarily secular activities of religious organizations in exemption from regulations prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7900–S7902 [7NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S7839–S7841, S7843, S7845–S7849, S7856–S7869 [6NO], S7892–S7896, S7898–S7909 [7NO], S9044 [19DE]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), motion to proceed, S7777 [31OC], S7781, S7783–S7785, S7787–S7790, S7792–S7794 [4NO], S7801–S7806, S7808–S7811, S7813, S7817, S7819 [5NO], S7837 [6NO]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), unanimous-consent agreement, S7865 [6NO]

Connecticut: enactment of successful juvenile justice reforms, S9098 [20DE]

Constitution—U.S.: importance of balance of power between three branches of Government, S6780–S6784 [24SE]

Crime: enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 1686), S7961 [12NO]

——— provide criminal penalties for stalking, S491 [7FE]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 1738), S8308 [20NO]

——— reaffirm inalienable rights of every U.S. citizen as guaranteed by the Constitution relative to trial in Native American tribal courts for sexual assault, abuse, and other crimes, S575, S579, S582, S583 [11FE], S614 [12FE]

Davis, Brian J.: nomination to be district judge, S8837 [16DE], S8920 [18DE], S8986, S8994 [19DE], S9079 [20DE]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9041 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: approval process for genetically modified crops, S1768 [13MR], S1945 [19MR], S3820 [23MY], S3946, S3947 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: afford crime victims in the military the same basic rights as civilians under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1041), S3850 [23MY]

——— clarify policies on detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, S7488–S7491 [15OC], S7528 [16OC]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S8025 [14NO], S8093 [18NO], S8172, S8175–S8177 [19NO]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8145–S8153, S8161, S8181 [19NO], S8300, S8302–S8304, S8320–S8323, S8326, S8328–S8337, S8341, S8342 [20NO], S8438 [21NO], S8744, S8745 [12DE]

——— improve Uniform Code of Military Justice relative to sex-related offenses committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 1032), S4374 [12JN]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command, S8031–S8041 [14NO], S8093, S8095–S8097 [18NO], S8148, S8150, S8161, S8181 [19NO], S8300–S8323, S8326–S8337, S8341, S8342 [20NO], S8438, S8440 [21NO]

——— prevent sexual assault case disposition authority from being transferred outside the chain of command and preserve Uniform Code of Military Justice, S3897–S3899 [3JN]

——— reform investigative procedures under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent abusive treatment of alleged sexual assault victims in the Armed Forces, S8095 [18NO], S8148 [19NO], S9039, S9041 [19DE]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S8411 [20NO], S8413 [21NO]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement union lawsuit against the Obama administration relative to allegations of lack of enforcement of immigration laws, S5310 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S1674–S1676, S1681–S1683 [12MR]

——— establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project, S487 [7FE]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 822), S3033 [25AP], S9045 [19DE]

——— provide grants to enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to sex trafficking, S465 [4FE], S507 [7FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (S. 1420), S6214 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve processing of claims for compensation (S. 928), S3337 [9MY]

Dick, Shelly Deckert: nomination to be district judge, S3305–S3308 [9MY]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3275 [8MY], S3300 [9MY]

Dorsey, Jennifer A.: nomination to be district judge, S5532, S5537, S5540–S5543 [9JY]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5508 [27JN]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 1410), S6184 [1AU]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S803 [25FE], S6428 [12SE]

Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN: designate (H.R. 2251), S8917, S8918 [17DE]

Ellis, Sara Lee: nomination to be district judge, S7260, S7265, S7267 [7OC]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7008 [27SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (S. 1391), S6074–S6076 [30JY], S6103 [31JY]

——— prevent government from penalizing religious employers that are exempt from prohibitions on employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, S7846–S7849, S7862, S7863 [6NO], S7904, S7906 [7NO]

Equal Access to Justice Act: require disclosure of all payments made from the Judgment Fund, S2558 [10AP]

Failla, Katherine Polk: nomination to be district judge, S1075, S1078, S1081 [4MR]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S1071 [28FE]

Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness of State child support enforcement programs (S. 1763), S8462 [21NO]

Fardon, Zachary T.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S7559 [16OC]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S3150, S3151 [7MY], S6495 [17SE], S8641–S8643 [11DE], S8902 [17DE]

——— address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and gun trafficking, S2721–S2724, S2727, S2734, S2740 [17AP]

——— enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms, S2484 [9AP], S2538, S2551 [10AP], S2575, S2577 [11AP], S3503 [15MY]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, incentivize State compliance, prohibit a national gun registry, and protect Second Amendment rights of veterans, S2717 [17AP]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S2232 [21MR], S2236 [22MR], S2440 [8AP], S2629–S2631, S2633–S2644 [15AP], S2657, S2660–S2674, S2676–S2679 [16AP], S2697–S2744 [17AP], S2775–S2782, S2784 [18AP], S3503 [15MY], S4207 [11JN], S4461 [13JN]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), motion to proceed, S2476, S2484, S2490, S2492–S2494 [9AP], S2512, S2516–S2520, S2522–S2533, S2535–S2542, S2547, S2551 [10AP], S2571–S2584 [11AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S2629–S2631, S2635–S2644 [15AP], S2660–S2665, S2670–S2674, S2677 [16AP], S2697, S2709–S2714, S2729–S2732, S2735–S2740 [17AP], S2775 [18AP], S3356, S3360 [13MY], S3503 [15MY], S4544 [18JN], S6480 [17SE]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms (S. 729), S2655 [15AP], S2657 [16AP], S6748 [24SE]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking (S. 730), S2655 [15AP], S2657 [16AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking, S2732 [17AP]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 54), S180 [22JA], S1286 [11MR], S2577 [11AP], S4544 [18JN], S9044 [19DE]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 179), S402 [30JA]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 443), S1090–S1093 [4MR], S1097 [5MR]

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a felony or domestic violence in a foreign court (S. 261), S525 [7FE]

FRS: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain activities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without a constitutionally confirmed Director (S. 190), S645 [12FE]

Gonzales, Kenneth J.: nomination to be district judge, S4511–S4516 [17JN]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S4494 [13JN]

Gordon, Andrew P.: nomination to be district judge, S1275, S1280–S1283 [11MR]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, S3239 [8MY]

Government: impact of shutdown, S7218 [5OC], S7379 [10OC]

Greene County, MO: anniversary of Greene County Courthouse, S7572 [28OC]

Haikala, Madeline Hughes: nomination to be district judge, S7471–S7473 [14OC]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7243 [5OC]

Halligan, Caitlin J.: nomination to be circuit judge, S804 [25FE], S1080–S1082 [4MR], S1096, S1098, S1104–S1107, S1110–S1116, S1120 [5MR], S1138–S1146 [6MR], S1280 [11MR], S2914 [24AP], S8295 [20NO]

——— suitability to be circuit judge relative to personal activism in rulings, S1139, S1140, S1143, S1144 [6MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5769 [18JY], S6172, S6177–S6179 [1AU], S8940–S8943 [18DE]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S2300, S2301 [22MR], S8940 [18DE]

Helms, Susan J.: suitability to be Air Force Space Command vice commander relative to actions while serving as a courts martial convening authority to overturn a jury verdict in a sexual assualt case, S4020 [7JN]

Hughes, Todd M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6697 [24SE]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6672 [19SE]

Immigration: clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (S. 478), S1233 [6MR]

——— create a U visa to allow immigrant victims of domestic violence to remain in the U.S. for prosecution of crime against them, S501 [7FE]

——— make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony (S. 302), S672 [13FE]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (S. 1452), S7872 [6NO]

——— require public disclosure of information relative to surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, S8346–S8348 [20NO]

Jackson, Ketanji B.: nomination to be district judge, S2436 [22MR]

Judicial branch of the Government: provide an Inspector General (S. 575), S1861 [14MR]

Judiciary: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (S. 1385), S6428 [12SE]

——— reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals (S. 699), S2566 [10AP], S3812 [23MY], S4512 [17JN], S7596–S7598 [29OC], S7651 [30OC], S7692, S7696, S7698, S7699, S7710 [31OC], S8578 [9DE]

Kaplan, Elaine D.: nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, S6486 [17SE]

——— nomination to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6471 [12SE], S6474 [16SE]

Kayatta, William J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S672–S675 [13FE]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S668 [13FE]

Kelly, Clarie R.: nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, S3877 [23MY]

——— nomination to be U.S. Court of International Trade judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3585 [16MY]

Kelly, Jane: nomination to be circuit judge, S2914–S2917, S2923 [24AP]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2817 [18AP], S2904 [23AP]

Kenya: congratulate commitment to peaceful elections, call for justice for victims of political violence, and support democratic reforms (S. Res. 90), S2853 [22AP]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Faith Lutheran Junior/Senior High School mock trial team, S6514 [17SE]

Law enforcement: allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences, S6511–S6513 [17SE]

——— allow judges greater discretion in sentencing decisions in Federal cases involving mandatory minimum sentences (S. 619), S2028 [20MR], S4498 [17JN], S6004 [29JY]

Lobbyists: role of special interests in influencing judicial appointments and decisions, S7971 [13NO]

McCafferty, Landya B.: nomination to be district judge, S8711, S8717, S8718 [12DE]

McShane, Michael J.: nomination to be district judge, S3590, S3597–S3604 [20MY]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3585 [16MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 162), S2676 [16AP], S7712 [31OC], S9045 [19DE]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7637–S7640, S7650, S7658, S7664–S7666 [30OC], S7691–S7693, S7696, S7698–S7708 [31OC], S7790, S7792 [4NO], S7914–S7918 [7NO], S7993 [13NO], S8294, S8295 [20NO], S8552, S8553 [9DE], S8581–S8584 [10DE]

Mississippi: modify the composition of the southern judicial district to improve judicial efficiency (H.R. 2871), S8605 [10DE]

Moore, Raymond P.: nomination to be district judge, S2436 [22MR]

Morris, Brian: nomination to be district judge, S8614 [11DE]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance, S7996 [13NO]

Navy: support final settlement in A–12 lawsuit, S8438 [21NO]

News media: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 405), S1014 [28FE]

NLRB: court decisions on legality of recess appointments of certain members and validity of agency actions made prior to resolution of such court cases, S5678 [15JY]

——— Federal appellate court ruling on recess appointment of certain members, S302–S304 [28JA], S381–S383 [30JA]

Nunley, Troy L.: nomination to be district judge, S2436 [22MR]

O’Connell, Beverly Reid: nomination to be district judge, S2645–S2648 [15AP]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2619 [11AP]

Orrick, William H., III: nomination to be district judge, S3508–S3512 [15MY]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3351 [9MY], S3496 [15MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: expert post-grant review of covered business method patents, S3021 [25AP]

Patents: promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (S. 1720), S8182 [19NO], S9045 [19DE]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: designate (H.R. 185), S8917, S8918 [17DE]

——— designate (S. 1594), S7618 [29OC]

Perez, Thomas E.: suitability to be Sec. of Labor relative to alleged bias while serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division, S5743–S5746 [17JY], S5760, S5763, S5765, S5773, S5774 [18JY]

Phillips, Gregory A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5519–S5522 [8JY]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5508 [27JN]

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7822 [5NO], S7893, S7914–S7918 [7NO], S7937–S7940, S7945–S7949 [12NO], S7993 [13NO], S8045 [14NO], S8294, S8295 [20NO], S8594 [10DE], S8609, S8627, S8643, S8646, S8652, S8656, S8662–S8665, S8667 [11DE]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S8633 [11DE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3875 [23MY], S6254 [1AU], S7558 [16OC]

——— Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S673–S675 [13FE], S803–S805 [25FE], S1078 [4MR], S1095, S1104, S1113 [5MR], S1138 [6MR], S1280–S1283 [11MR], S2449 [8AP], S2478–S2480 [9AP], S2547, S2548 [10AP], S2644 [15AP], S2782–S2784 [18AP], S2873–S2875 [23AP], S2914, S2915 [24AP], S3305 [9MY], S3508, S3509, S3511, S3516 [15MY], S3598–S3603 [20MY], S3702–S3706 [22MY], S3793, S3794, S3807–S3815, S3877 [23MY], S3894, S3895 [3JN], S4352, S4357 [12JN], S4444–S4448 [13JN], S4512–S4515 [17JN], S4536–S4537 [18JN], S4625, S4637–S4640 [19JN], S5519–S5521 [8JY], S5532, S5540, S5542 [9JY], S5584 [10JY], S5625–S5634, S5641, S5645, S5651 [11JY], S5679–S5681 [15JY], S6147 [1AU], S6285 [9SE], S6486 [17SE], S6698 [24SE], S7638–S7640, S7652, S7664–S7666 [30OC], S7701 [31OC], S7790–S7792 [4NO], S7821 [5NO], S7917 [7NO], S7944 [12NO], S7971–S7973, S7993 [13NO], S8084, S8086, S8089–S8092, S8094 [18NO], S8144 [19NO], S8294–S8297, S8318, S8319 [20NO], S8419–S8431, S8434–S8437, S8443, S8445 [21NO], S8558 [9DE], S8624, S8656–S8659 [11DE], S8986, S9045 [19DE], S9091 [20DE]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political and judicial nominees, S7702, S7703 [31OC], S8417 [21NO], S8581, S8583 [10DE], S8608, S8609, S8633–S8640, S8662–S8665 [11DE], S8678, S8680, S8701, S8709, S8719, S8724, S8754–S8756, S8768 [12DE], S8839 [16DE], S8920 [18DE]

Privacy: prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause, S4203 [11JN], S6052–S6056 [30JY]

——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (S. 1121), S4024 [7JN], S4027 [10JN]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (S. 1599), S7618 [29OC], S7715 [31OC], S7871 [6NO], S8025 [14NO], S8346 [20NO], S8956 [18DE], S9045 [19DE]

——— strengthen privacy protections, accountability, and oversight relative to domestic surveillance (S. 1215), S5019 [24JN]

Public lands: decision in U.S. v. Estate of E. Wayne Hage relative to grazing permits on Federal land, S5607 [10JY]

Quiñones Alejandro, Nitza I.: nomination to be district judge, S4356 [12JN], S4444–S4450 [13JN]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3993 [6JN], S4440 [13JN]

Restrepo, Luis F.: confirmation as district judge, S4571 [18JN]

——— nomination to be district judge, S4511–S4515 [17JN]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S4494 [13JN]

Roman, Nelson S.: nomination to be district judge, S3305 [9MY]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3275 [8MY], S3300 [9MY]

Schmehl, Jeffrey L.: nomination to be district judge, S4356 [12JN], S4444–S4450 [13JN]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3993 [6JN], S4440 [13JN]

SEC: enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (S. 286), S660 [12FE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in R. Wayne Patterson v. U.S. Senate, et. al (S. Res. 185), S5098 [24JN]

——— authorize legal representation in Steve Schonberg v. Mitch McConnell, et al. (S. Res. 103), S2817 [18AP]

——— authorize legal representation in U.S. v. Renzi, et al. (S. Res. 114), S2979 [24AP]

——— authorize legal representation in Wade v. Miller, et al. (S. Res. 220), S6299 [9SE]

——— authorize testimony, documents, and representation in Florida v. Lawrence, Denny, & Scarbrough (S. Res. 264), S7102 [1OC]

——— authorize testimony, documents, and representation in U.S. v. Allen (S. Res. 298), S8140 [18NO]

——— authorize testimony and representation in the Matter of the Proposed Discipline of Laura Block Lower (S. Res. 195), S5688, S5689 [15JY]

——— authorize testimony in writing, documents, and representation in Whitnum v. Town of Greenwich, et al. (S. Res. 124), S3060 [25AP]

Senate Rules: use of filibuster to impede confirmation of judicial nominees, S2914, S2915 [24AP]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees, S1075, S1076 [4MR], S1138, S1140, S1143, S1144 [6MR], S8414 [21NO]

——— use of filibuster to impede strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System relative to firearm sale, gun trafficking, and school security, S2577, S2581, S2582 [11AP]

Shwartz, Patty: nomination to be circuit judge, S2478–S2482 [9AP]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2434 [22MR], S2439 [8AP]

Srinivasan, Srikanth: nomination to be circuit judge, S2547, S2548 [10AP], S3698 [21MY], S3807–S3816 [23MY], S3894 [3JN]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3794 [23MY]

——— nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S3704, S3705 [22MY]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (S. 1632), S8046 [14NO]

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: anniversary, S3323 [9MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Griswold v. Connecticut on the right to marital privacy relative to the use of contraceptives, S3981 [6JN], S4053 [10JN]

——— anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright decision on provision of counsel to indigent defendants in felony cases, S2323 [22MR]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S5486 [27JN], S6103 [31JY], S6321 [10SE]

——— decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, S5216, S5219 [26JN], S5489 [27JN], S7902 [7NO]

——— decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, S6770, S6782–S6786 [24SE], S8687–S8692 [12DE]

——— decision on States’ right to opt-out of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion requirements, S6771 [24SE]

——— extend authority of Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (H.R. 2922), S8044 [14NO], S8605 [10DE], S9043 [19DE]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S806 [25FE], S1000 [28FE], S1240 [7MR]

Taranto, Richard G.: nomination to be circuit judge, S674 [13FE], S1275, S1280–S1283 [11MR]

Taxation: provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (S. 725), S2651 [15AP]

Torres, Analisa: nomination to be district judge, S2782–S2784 [18AP]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2619 [11AP], S2774 [17AP]

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia: caseload, S7652, S7658 [30OC], S7692, S7698, S7699, S7701 [31OC], S7893 [7NO], S7937–S7940, S7944–S7949 [12NO], S8045 [14NO], S8084, S8086, S8089 [18NO], S9037 [19DE]

——— impact of filling judgeship vacancies on caseload and decisions on Federal regulatory issues, S7596–S7598 [29OC], S7691, S7695, S7709, S7710 [31OC], S7971 [13NO], S8552 [9DE], S8624, S8627, S8635, S8646, S8657–S8659 [11DE], S8680, S8701, S8764 [12DE]

——— importance, S1076 [4MR], S1140, S1141, S1143, S1144 [6MR], S4512 [17JN]

——— judicial vacancies, S7914–S7918 [7NO], S8076 [18NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal or reform certain provisions, S5782 [18JY], S6052–S6056 [30JY]

University of Colorado Boulder: anniversary of National Judicial College, S6006 [29JY]

Watson, Derrick K.: nomination to be district judge, S2782–S2784 [18AP]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2619 [11AP], S2774 [17AP]

Watters, Susan P.: nomination to be district judge, S8614 [11DE], S8757 [12DE]

Wilkins, Robert L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8076, S8084, S8086–S8092 [18NO], S8294, S8295 [20NO]

Wolford, Elizabeth A.: nomination to be district judge, S8711, S8712 [12DE]

Wood, Andrea R.: nomination to be district judge, S7465, S7471–S7473 [14OC]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7243 [5OC]

Woods, Gregory H.: nomination to be district judge, S7790–S7793 [4NO]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7778 [31OC]

Reports

Awards of Attorneys’ Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies: Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H7536 [5DE]

Reallocation of Federal Judgeships for the Courts of Appeals: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (2007) (excerpt), S7653 [30OC]

Reports filed

Condemn Political Violence, Provide Fair Elections, Support Dialogue Between Political Factions, Judicial Independence, Human Rights, and Grameen Bank Independence in Bangladesh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 318), S8975 [18DE]

Congratulate Commitment to Peaceful Elections, Call for Justice for Victims of Political Violence, and Support Democratic Reforms in Kenya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 90), S2748 [17AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 113–32), H1908 [10AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 266) (H. Rept. 113–114), H3686 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act and H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 113–264), H6996 [12NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 429) (H. Rept. 113–283), H7445 [3DE]

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 975), S9051 [19DE]

Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2251) (H. Rept. 113–234), H5921 [27SE]

Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 815) (S. Rept. 113–105), S6445 [12SE]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 113–172), H4978 [23JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1371) (S. Rept. 113–80), S5968 [25JY]

FISA Improvements Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1631), S7724 [31OC]

——— Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1631) (S. Rept. 113–119), S7951 [12NO]

Free Flow of Information Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 987) (S. Rept. 113–118), S7876 [6NO]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 113–254), H6951 [30OC], H6996 [12NO]

Innovation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 113–279), H7393 [2DE]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 162), S4792 [20JN]

Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 559) (S. Rept. 113–104), S6445 [12SE]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2655) (H. Rept. 113–255), H6951 [30OC]

Mississippi Southern Judicial District Composition Modification To Improve Judicial Efficiency: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2871) (H. Rept. 113–258), H6996 [12NO]

Nomination of Analisa Torres To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Andrea R. Wood To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Andrew P. Gordon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Beth Labson Freeman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Beverly Reid O’Connell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Brian J. Davis To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Brian Morris To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Carolyn B. McHugh To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Claire R. Kelly To Be U.S. Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Colin S. Bruce To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Cornelia T.L. Pillard To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Debra M. Brown To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of Derrick K. Watson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Elaine D. Kaplan To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3986 [6JN]

Nomination of Elizabeth A. Wolford To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of Gregory A. Phillips To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2797 [18AP]

Nomination of Gregory H. Woods To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of James Donato To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of James M. Moody, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Jane Kelly To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2328 [22MR]

Nomination of Jeffrey A. Meyer To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Jeffrey L. Schmehl To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3569 [16MY]

Nomination of Joseph W. Nega To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5968 [25JY]

Nomination of Katherine Polk Failla To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Gonzales To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2589 [11AP]

Nomination of Ketanji B. Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Kevin A. Ohlson To Be U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Judge: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S6753 [24SE]

Nomination of Landya B. McCafferty To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Luis F. Restrepo To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Madeline Hughes Haikala To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Mark A. Barnett To Be U.S. Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Michael B. Thornton To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5968 [25JY]

Nomination of Michael J. McShane To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Michael K. O’Keefe To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3760 [22MY]

Nomination of Nelson S. Roman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]

Nomination of Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Pamela K.M. Chen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Pamela L. Reeves To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of Patricia A. Millett To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6206 [1AU]

Nomination of Patricia E. Campbell-Smith To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3986 [6JN]

Nomination of Patty Shwartz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Raymond P. Moore To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Raymond T. Chen To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3569 [16MY]

Nomination of Richard G. Taranto To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S519 [7FE]

Nomination of Robert D. Okun To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S3760 [22MY]

Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S519 [7FE]

Nomination of Robert L. Wilkins To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Sara Lee Ellis To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Shelly Deckert Dick To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]

Nomination of Sheri Polster Chappell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1269 [7MR]

Nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3569 [16MY]

Nomination of Susan P. Watters To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6646 [19SE]

Nomination of Timothy L. Brooks To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7728 [31OC]

Nomination of Todd M. Hughes To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]

Nomination of Troy L. Nunley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S772 [14FE]

Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4481 [13JN]

Nomination of Vernon S. Broderick To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4481 [13JN]

Nomination of Vince G. Chhabria To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8049 [14NO]

Nomination of William H. Orrick III To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1011 [28FE]

Nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S519 [7FE]

Nomination of William W. Nooter To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7876 [6NO]

Nomination of Zachary T. Fardon To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6960 [26SE]

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1797) (H. Rept. 113–109), H3652 [14JN]

Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 185) (H. Rept. 113–232), H5921 [27SE]

Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1120) (H. Rept. 113–30), H1855 [9AP]

Procedures for the Consideration of Claims of Constitutionally Based Privilege Against Disclosure of Presidential Records Establishment: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1233) (H. Rept. 113–127), H4036 [25JN]

Protect Crime Victims’ Rights and Reauthorize Certain DNA-Related Grant Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 822), S7927 [7NO]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 579) (H. Rept. 113–233), H5921 [27SE]

Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54), S1592 [11MR]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 54) (S. Rept. 113–9), S2454 [8AP]

Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1493) (H. Rept. 113–230), H5882 [26SE]

Support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution Guaranteeing the Right to Counsel and Ensure Indigent Defendants in Felony Cases Are Adequately Represented: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 196) (H. Rept. 113–260), H6996 [12NO]

Supporting At-Risk Children Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1870), S9051 [19DE]

Supreme Court Police Authority To Protect Court Officials Away From the Supreme Court Grounds Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2922) (H. Rept. 113–259), H6996 [12NO]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H837–H938 [4MR], H2761–H2769 [17MY], H7571–H7606 [9DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), consideration (H. Res. 266), H3708 [18JN]

Millett, Patricia A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S8417, S8418 [21NO]

Statements

Amash Amendment to H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense Apppropriations, Prohibiting Funding to Any U.S. Agency To Collect Records That Pertain to Persons Not Subject to an Investigation: Representative Van Hollen, E1170 [31JY]

Development of Spending Plan for Judiciary Funding: William B. Traxler, Jr., Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3306 [9MY]

Nominations of Colin S. Bruce and Sara Lee Ellis To Be District Judges: Senator Leahy, S7265 [7OC]

Protect Access to Safe and Legal Abortion—Reject the Nationwide 20-Week Abortion Ban: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., H3736 [18JN]

Stop Government Abuse Act: National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, H5304 [1AU]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for Cullman County, AL, H2408 [6MY]

Hamilton County, OH, Municipal Court, H5408 [6SE]

Superior Court of Clayton County, GA, H4180 [8JY]

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, H1341 [12MR], H2968 [3JN]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H6514 [11OC]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, H1342 [12MR], H1535–H1537 [15MR]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H6943 [30OC]

Summaries

Comparison Between Senate Confirmation of Judicial Nominees During Past Presidential Administrations and the Obama Administration, S2873 [23AP]

Fiscal Year 2013 Sequestration Impacts on the Federal Judiciary: Executive Office of the President, S4447 [13JN]

Judiciary Fiscal Year 2013 Emergency Supplemental Request: Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3601 [20MY]

Tables

Environmental litigation cases filed against EPA, H7227 [19NO]

Testimonies

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Julia Trigg Crawford, H2855 [22MY]

Why Section 904 of S.47 Is Constitutional Under the Supreme Court’s Precedent in U.S. v. Lara: Thomas J. Perrelli, Dept. of Justice, H737–H739 [28FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 146, consideration of H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, H1923 [11AP]

H. Res. 196, support the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing the right to counsel and ensure indigent defendants in felony cases are adequately represented, H6975 [12NO]

H. Res. 266, consideration of H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act and H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H3708 [18JN]

H. Res. 403, consideration of H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, H7009 [13NO]

H. Res. 403, consideration of H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, H7009 [13NO]

H. Res. 429, consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act, H7461 [4DE]

H.R. 185, Paul Brown U.S. Courthouse, Sherman, TX, H6646 [22OC]

H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, H7024 [13NO]

H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, H1963 [12AP]

H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H3730 [18JN]

H.R. 2251, Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse, Fergus Falls, MN, H5890 [27SE]

H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, H7069 [14NO]

H.R. 2754, Collectible Coin Protection Act, H5147 [30JY]

H.R. 2871, modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, H6972 [12NO]

H.R. 2922, Supreme Court Police authority to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds extension, H6974 [12NO]

H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7526–H7532 [5DE]

S. 405, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act, S1014 [28FE]

S. 575, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act, S1862 [14MR]

S. 597, Gideon’s Promise Act, S1904 [18MR]

S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2158–S2162 [21MR]

S. 652, Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act, S2334 [22MR]

S. 699, Court Efficiency Act, S2566 [10AP]

S. 725, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2651–S2653 [15AP]

S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S7839–S7841 [6NO], S7907–S7909 [7NO]

S. 822, Dept. of Justice protection of crime victims’ rights and DNA-related grant programs reauthorization, S3034–S3036 [25AP]

S. 928, Claims Processing Improvement Act, S3338–S3341 [9MY]

S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S3763–S3765 [22MY]

S. 1207, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S4795 [20JN]

S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act, S5020–S5027 [24JN]

S. 1391, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, S6076 [30JY]

S. 1410, Smarter Sentencing Act, S6129 [31JY]

S. 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, S7619–S7631 [29OC]

S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act, S7675 [30OC]

S. 1614, Accuracy for Adoptees Act, S9069 [19DE], H8130 [23DE]

S. 1686, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S7962 [12NO]

S. 1738, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, S8193–S8197 [19NO]

S. Res. 10, suspend aid, cooperate with U.S. officials, transfer seized assets, make contributions to victims, and condition international loans to Antigua and Barbuda relative to Stanford Financial Group fraud, S225 [23JA]

S. Res. 90, congratulate commitment to peaceful elections, call for justice for victims of political violence, and support democratic reforms in Kenya, S2338 [22MR], S2854 [22AP]

S. Res. 103, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Steve Schonberg v. Mitch McConnell, et al., S2806 [18AP]

S. Res. 114, Senate Legal Counsel representation in U.S. v. Renzi, et al., S2966 [24AP]

S. Res. 124, Senate Legal Counsel testimony in writing, documents, and representation in Whitnum v. Town of Greenwich, et al., S3049 [25AP]

S. Res. 185, Senate Legal Counsel representation in R. Wayne Patterson v. U.S. Senate, et. al, S5028 [24JN]

S. Res. 195, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in the Matter of the Proposed Discipline of Laura Block Lower, S5688 [15JY]

S. Res. 219, condemn violence, use of chemical weapons, and human rights violations in Syria and call for Bashar al-Assad and others to be tried by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, S6298 [9SE]

S. Res. 220, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Wade v. Miller, et al., S6299 [9SE]

S. Res. 264, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, documents, and representation in Florida v. Lawrence, Denny, & Scarbrough, S7102 [1OC]

S. Res. 298, Senate Legal Counsel testimony, documents, and representation in U.S. v. Allen, S8102 [18NO]

S. Res. 300, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on JP Morgan Chase & Co., ‘‘whale trades’’ and risks and abuses of derivatives, S8197 [19NO]

S. Res. 318, condemn political violence, provide for free and fair elections, and support dialogue between political factions, judicial independence, human rights protections, and Grameen Bank independence in Bangladesh, S8674 [11DE]