LAW ENFORCEMENT

Amendments

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3098 [4JN], H3132, H3133, H3135, H3136, H3137, H3138, H3139, H3140, H3142, H3146, H3147, H3149, H3150, H3157, H3158, H3166, H3170, H3178, H3179, H3180, H3182, H3184, H3190, H3191, H3192, H3193, H3194, H3196, H3197, H3198, H3205, H3206, H3207, H3208, H3212, H3213, H3214, H3217 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3040 [4JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

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]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8573 [9DE]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4093, S4195, S4197, S4217, S4218, S4219, S4225, S4226, S4228, S4229, S4230, S4231 [11JN], S4411, S4412, S4413, S4414, S4415, S4416, S4429, S4430, S4431 [12JN], S4441, S4450, S4484, S4485, S4486, S4487, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4492 [13JN], S4524, S4525, S4526, S4527, S4529, S4530, S4532 [17JN], S4592, S4593, S4594, S4596, S4597, S4615, S4616, S4617, S4618, S4619 [18JN], S4628, S4631, S4635, S4644, S4653, S4656, S4659, S4678, S4679, S4680, S4681, S4682, S4683, S4684, S4685, S4686, S4687, S4688, S4689, S4690, S4691, S4692, S4693, S4706, S4707, S4708, S4709, S4710, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4714, S4715 [19JN], S4755, S4799, S4800, S4801, S4802, S4803, S4804, S4805, S4820, S4821, S4822, S4823, S4824, S4825, S4826, S4827, S4828, S4829, S4830, S4832, S4833, S4834, S4835, S4836, S4837, S4838, S4841, S4842, S4843, S4844, S4845 [20JN], S4860, S4976, S4977, S4985 [21JN], S5030, S5031, S5033, S5034, S5036, S5037, S5045, S5046, S5047, S5048, S5050, S5051, S5052, S5053, S5054, S5055, S5056, S5075, S5076, S5077, S5078, S5079, S5080, S5081, S5082, S5083, S5084, S5092, S5093, S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097 [24JN], S5152, S5160, S5162, S5163, S5164, S5165, S5166, S5167, S5168, S5186, S5187, S5188, S5189, S5190, S5191, S5192, S5193, S5194, S5196, S5197, S5198, S5200 [25JN], S5275, S5284, S5292, S5300, S5301 [26JN]

Intelligence services: making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S528, S529, S530, S550, S551, S553, S554 [7FE], S574, S575, S576 [11FE], S601, S610, S611 [12FE], H753 [28FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H682 [27FE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S7799 [4NO]

Announcements

Moment of silence to honor National Police Week, H2681 [16MY]

Appointments

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, H2153 [18AP]

Articles and editorials

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

Al Qaeda in Brazil?, H3183 [5JN]

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

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

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

Essential Workers—Those Dedicated To Serving the Public Deserve More Than a Brief Message of Thanks, S7174 [4OC]

Federal Officials Investigate Eagle Deaths at DWP Wind Farm, S380 [30JA]

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

Immigration Headwinds, S4199 [11JN]

Lakeland Girl Commite Suicide After Being Bullied Online, S6629 [19SE]

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

Let’s Renew VAWA Today, H798 [28FE]

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

125 Years of Service—Somerset Police Department Founded March 13, 1888, S2552 [10AP]

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

Police Search Officer’s Home, E1811 [9DE]

Police—Florida Girl Who Committed Suicide Had Been Bullied for Months by as Many as 15 Girls, S6628 [19SE]

Prison-Sentence Reform, S6006 [29JY]

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

Windmills Are Killing Our Birds—One Standard for Oil Companies, Another for Green Energy Sources, S380 [30JA]

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]

Africa: condemn acts of piracy and other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea, support U.S. assistance in combatting such crimes, and commend international agencies that have enhanced maritime security (see S. Res. 288), S7876 [6NO]

Alaska: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (see S. 1474), S6208 [1AU]

Armed Forces: 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]

——— 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]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see S. 1337), S5839 [23JY]

——— repeal certain appropriations riders that limit ability to administer Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 1728), H2349 [25AP]

——— restore certain authorities to administer firearms laws (see H.R. 431), H293 [25JA]

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]

——— limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (see H.R. 637), H499 [13FE]

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]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve ability of personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the U.S. in accordance with customs laws (see H.R. 1322), H1821 [21MR]

——— provide for gathering of copyright and trademark information on merchandise presented for examination (see H.R. 22), H28 [3JA]

Bureau of Prisons: provide certain voting information to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison (see H.R. 3688), H7627 [10DE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 44), H4213 [8JY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 18), H659 [26FE]

——— tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (see S. Res. 112), S2960 [24AP]

Children and youth: express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators (see S. Con. Res. 29), S8457 [21NO] (see H. Con. Res. 66), H7354 [21NO]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1700), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3481), H7109 [14NO]

——— improve outcomes for youth at risk for sex trafficking (see S. 1518), S6597 [18SE]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 498), H370 [5FE]

——— require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 680), H501 [13FE]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 1016), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 972), H982 [5MR]

Coast Guard: ensure victims of sexual assault are granted an expedited consideration and determination of a request for transfer away from the geographic location of their alleged assailant (see S. 1050), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2059), H2803 [20MY]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see S. 128), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (House): authorize release of records on review of disability claims adjudications made in the SSA Huntington, WV, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (see S. Res. 315), S8602 [10DE]

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]

——— authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore profit shifting and the U.S. Tax Code (see S. Res. 62), S944 [27FE]

Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (House, Special): establish (see H. Res. 213), H2603 [14MY]

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]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see H.R. 1468), H1909 [10AP]

——— protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 1121), H1395 [13MR]

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

——— require Federal agencies to report to Congress serious crimes committed by confidential informants and amend time requirements to make tort claims arising from such crimes (see H.R. 265), H169 [15JA]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see S. 359), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 525), H410 [6FE]

——— place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see H.R. 315), H176 [18JA]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see S. 1465), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 3331), H6768 [23OC]

Correctional institutions: improve effectiveness and efficiency of Federal prison system with offender risk and needs assessment, individual risk reduction incentives and rewards, and risk and recidivism reduction (see S. 1783), S8565 [9DE] (see H.R. 2656), H4482 [11JY]

——— 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]

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

Courts: 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]

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

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

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

——— provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch (see S. 575), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1203), H1427 [14MR]

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

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

CPSC: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit the sale or rental of adult-rated video games to minors (see H.R. 287), H170 [15JA]

Credit: establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2297 [24AP]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 206), H52 [4JA]

——— 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]

——— deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 72), H30 [3JA]

——— encourage States to expand protections to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses (see H.R. 3502), H7110 [14NO]

——— 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]

——— include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (see H.R. 338), H222 [22JA]

——— 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]

——— prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 295), H170 [15JA] (see H.R. 531), H410 [6FE]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (see S. 394), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 867), H701 [27FE]

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

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (see S. 1290), S5667 [11JY]

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

——— provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 1073), H1355 [12MR]

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

——— reduce recidivism and increase public safety (see S. 1675), S7927 [7NO]

——— remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion (see H.R. 1690), H2246 [23AP]

——— save money and reduce tragedies through teen dating abuse prevention grants (see S. 129), S284 [24JA]

——— 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]

DEA: anniversary (see S. Res. 178), S4793 [20JN] (see H. Res. 272), H3989 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: address prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2230), H3014 [3JN]

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

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (see S. 871), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 2002), H2654 [15MY]

——— improve and enhance prevention and response to sexual assaults and sexual harassment (see S. 548), S1785 [13MR]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 1593), H2123 [17AP] (see H.R. 2227), H3014 [3JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults through transition of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response positions to nominative or ‘‘high visibility’’ positions (see S. 992), S3657 [21MY]

——— improve sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (see S. 1775), S8457 [21NO]

——— improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 3775), H8117 [16DE]

——— 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 for assignment of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners-Adult/Adolescent to brigades and equivalent units (see H.R. 1986), H2653 [15MY]

——— 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: authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs to implement a network of elder abuse prevention and response measures (see S. 1019), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 3090), H5546 [12SE]

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

——— prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (see H.R. 1311), H1821 [21MR]

——— require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 624), S2026 [20MR] (see H.R. 1925), H2568 [9MY]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 1981), H2653 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see S. 683), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 1417), H1856 [9AP]

——— enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (see H.R. 735), H547 [14FE]

——— establish a biometric exit data system (see H.R. 3141), H5766 [19SE]

——— establish humane practices for repatriation of aliens at the border and effective standards for the treatment of certain detained aliens (see H.R. 3130), H5654 [18SE]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 2217), H3014 [3JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (see H. Res. 243), H3014 [3JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), return to House (see H. Res. 255), H3287 [11JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (see H.J. Res. 79), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

——— prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism (see H.R. 1584), H2066 [16AP]

——— prioritize assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance security of mass transit systems (see H.R. 1210), H1547 [15MR]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 463), H341 [4FE]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see S. 1812), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3753), H8108 [12DE]

——— provide for enhanced protections for vulnerable unaccompanied alien children and female detainees (see H.R. 2624), H4213 [8JY]

——— provide protection for certain Federal employees relative to implementation of certain immigration policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion (see H.R. 692), H545 [14FE]

——— strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 640), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow funds provided under the Matching Grant Program for School Security to be used to improve information sharing between law enforcement and schools (see H.R. 2269), H3215 [5JN]

——— allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 34), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 720), H546 [14FE]

——— appropriate funds necessary for law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim services programs during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3231), H6174 [2OC]

——— award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 1709), H2297 [24AP]

——— classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (see S. 413), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 906), H814 [28FE]

——— encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1447), H1857 [9AP]

——— enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 421), H292 [25JA]

——— enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 2585), H4174 [28JN]

——— establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing senior citizens (see S. 1814), S8771 [12DE]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 1362), S5968 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see S. 1722), S8186 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (see S. 933), S3371 [13MY] (see H.R. 988), H1318 [6MR]

——— 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]

——— improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (see H.R. 3069), H5434 [9SE]

——— improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in U.S. territories and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 840), H659 [26FE]

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

——— make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see S. 1418), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2884), H5260 [31JY]

——— make grants to States to develop systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons (see H.R. 848), H700 [27FE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program COPS in Schools program (see H.R. 751), H594 [15FE]

——— modify the definition of armor-piercing ammunition to conform to performance rather than metallurgical content (see H.R. 2566), H4143 [27JN]

——— prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (see S. 299), S707 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— provide death benefits for campus police officers (see H.R. 2235), H3094 [4JN]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see S. 80), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 354), H278 [23JA]

——— provide definitions of terms and services for community-based gang intervention to ensure funding for such intervention is utilized in a cost-effective manner and agencies are held accountable (see H.R. 2669), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see S. 149), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 744), H593 [15FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see S. 1307), S5708 [16JY] (see H.R. 1318), H1821 [21MR]

——— provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 74), H30 [3JA]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 3388), H6951 [30OC]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (see S. 706), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 2114), H2911 [22MY]

——— reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2583), H4174 [28JN]

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

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]

——— report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (see S. 1778), S8565 [9DE] (see H.R. 3627), H7394 [2DE]

——— 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]

——— require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 3427), H6953 [30OC]

——— share information with State and local governments that conduct criminal background checks when issuing taxi driver, chauffeur, and other public passenger vehicle operator licenses (see H.R. 2596), H4174 [28JN]

Dept. of State: prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (see H.R. 2283), H3250 [6JN]

——— 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 Transportation: establish National Yellow Dot Program to alert emergency personnel to medical conditions, prescriptions, and information to treat individuals in motor vehicle emergency situations (see S. 1831), S8845 [16DE]

——— improve cruise passenger security and safety (see S. 1340), S5840 [23JY] (see H.R. 2800), H4978 [23JY]

——— withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 979), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 1665), H2245 [23AP]

Depts. of Homeland Security and the Treasury: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see S. 1412), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 3558), H7310 [20NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 2398), H3687 [17JN]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (see H.R. 2321), H3287 [11JN]

——— condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Res. 265), S7210 [4OC]

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

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 302), S8361 [20NO]

Drugs: 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]

——— establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (see S. 1323), S5799 [18JY]

——— 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]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 1322), S5799 [18JY]

——— 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]

——— make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug under the Controlled Substances Act (see S. 621), S2026 [20MR] (see H.R. 1285), H1718 [20MR]

——— prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 1930), H2568 [9MY]

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

——— provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law governing marijuana (see H.R. 964), H981 [5MR]

Explosives: strengthen enforcement of background checks relative to the use of explosive materials (see S. 792), S2897 [23AP] (see H.R. 2836), H5088 [25JY]

FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see S. 1639), S7795 [4NO] (see H.R. 1262), H1630 [19MR] (see H.R. 2868), H5173 [30JY]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 329), H221 [22JA]

——— making automatic continuing appropriations for continuation of emergency and critical training programs in the event of a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3239), H6223 [3OC]

——— provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 131), H31 [3JA]

——— transfer criminal enforcement and investigative authority and functions of the EPA to the FBI (see H.R. 3281), H6453 [9OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1172), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 1362), H1823 [21MR]

——— deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 3220), H6052 [30SE]

Financial institutions: lessen penalties for certain violations of anti-structuring laws when violations are with respect to certain domestic institutions and are not in connection with another crime (see H.R. 1184), H1426 [14MR]

——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 3036), H5398 [2AU]

Firearms: allow certain off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms to protect children in a school zone (see H.R. 2541), H4142 [27JN]

——— appropriately restrict sales of ammunition by requiring background checks (see S. 174), S357 [29JA]

——— 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]

——— ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ‘‘cop-killer’’ handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 538), H411 [6FE]

——— condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (see H. Res. 318), H5088 [25JY]

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

——— ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers (see H.R. 236), H84 [14JA]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see S. 374), S813 [25FE] (see H.R. 137), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2123 [17AP]

——— establish minimum standards for States that allow carrying of concealed firearms (see S. 147), S284 [24JA]

——— establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H5343 [1AU]

——— implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 34), H28 [3JA]

——— impose excise tax on concealable firearms and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a firearms buyback grant program (see H.R. 793), H596 [15FE]

——— improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S1229 [6MR]

——— limit amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies (see S. 843), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1764), H2390 [26AP]

——— limit possession, sale, and other disposition by persons convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children (see H.R. 619), H454 [12FE]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 1290), H1718 [20MR]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 578), H412 [6FE]

——— prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 65), H29 [3JA]

——— 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]

——— prevent illegal sale (see H.R. 427), H293 [25JA]

——— prohibit possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials (see H.R. 965), H981 [5MR]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (see H.R. 2648), H4369 [10JY]

——— prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 33), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 138), H32 [3JA]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see H.R. 1177), H1426 [14MR]

——— provide exceptions from firearm prohibitions otherwise applicable relative to marijuana if its possession is lawful under State law (see H.R. 3483), H7109 [14NO]

——— provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 3626), H7394 [2DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and extend ban to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines (see S. 1149), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 1474), H1909 [10AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms and require plastic guns to be made with certain non-removable metal parts so they can be detected by metal detectors (see H.R. 3643), H7446 [3DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see S. 150), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 437), H300 [29JA]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 691), S2501 [9AP]

——— repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws (see H.R. 661), H500 [13FE]

——— repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (see H.R. 35), H28 [3JA]

——— require all handguns manufactured, sold, or imported into the U.S. incorporate technology that precludes the average 5-year-old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire (see H.R. 2567), H4143 [27JN]

——— require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see S. 35), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 142), H32 [3JA]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 93), H30 [3JA] (see H.R. 238), H84 [14JA]

Fish and fishing: establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties to enforce the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes (see S. 269), S589 [11FE]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 69), H29 [3JA]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H412 [6FE]

——— provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty (see H.R. 2386), H3653 [14JN]

Foreign countries: 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]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: 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]

FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1358), S5907 [24JY] (see H.R. 1953), H2574 [13MY]

GAO: report on implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (see H.R. 2630), H4308 [9JY]

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee: develop information sharing and interoperability recommendations and pursue benefits for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see H.R. 817), H627 [25FE]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (see H.R. 1896), H2533 [8MY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1951), H2574 [13MY] (see H.R. 3212), H6011 [28SE]

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

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico (see H. Res. 35), H177 [18JA]

——— impeach (see H. Res. 411), H7110 [14NO]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 1518), H1956 [11AP]

Human rights: provide protections for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the U.S. and create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking (see H. Res. 387), H6675 [22OC]

Immigration: criminalize unlawful presence in the U.S. and develop a plan to implement a biometric entry and exit program (see H.R. 2631), H4308 [9JY]

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

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see H.R. 1901), H2566 [9MY]

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

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (see H.R. 2602), H4174 [28JN]

——— improve law enforcement within the interior of the U.S. by improving State and local enforcement, national security, removal of criminal aliens, visa security, and aid to officers (see H.R. 2278), H3250 [6JN]

——— improve worksite enforcement, prevent crime, and gain operational control of the borders (see H.R. 2124), H2952 [23MY]

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

——— oppose any immigration reform proposal that legalizes, grants amnesty for, or confers any legal status condoning otherwise unlawful entry or presence in the U.S., of any individual (see H. Res. 326), H5399 [2AU]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 2220), H3014 [3JN]

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

——— reform (see S. 1), S42 [22JA] (see S. 744), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 15), H6173 [2OC] (see H.R. 1525), H1990 [12AP] (see H.R. 3163), H5801 [20SE]

——— reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 830), H659 [26FE]

——— reform detention procedures (see H.R. 639), H499 [13FE]

——— require certification by the four Southern border States that the borders are secure before a House of Representatives vote on any immigration reform legislation (see H. Res. 330), H5399 [2AU]

——— require the collection of data by officers enforcing immigration law (see S. 260), S520 [7FE]

Information technology: secure against cyber attack, enhance competitiveness and create jobs in information technology industry, and protect identities and sensitive information of citizens and businesses (see S. 21), S42 [22JA]

——— 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]

——— making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2021), H2717 [16MY]

——— prohibit preemption from State identity theft laws (see H.R. 2473), H3989 [20JN]

——— prohibit preemption from State stalking laws (see H.R. 2472), H3989 [20JN]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 180), H51 [4JA]

——— honor Federal, State, and local police officers who have fallen while fulfilling their duty in Michigan and the U.S. for their sacrifice and commitment to preserving law and order (see H. Res. 217), H2654 [15MY]

——— increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 461), H341 [4FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: enhance enforcement authority for occupational safety and health protections and provide whistleblower and other antidiscrimination protections for employees (see H.R. 1858), H2483 [7MY]

——— extend post-employment restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and employees (see H.R. 440), H300 [29JA]

Medicare: reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by providing for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, for a Medicare data-mining system, and for a study on applying biometric technology (see H.R. 418), H292 [25JA]

Members of Congress: require disclosure of delinquent tax liability and require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability (see H.R. 884), H814 [28FE]

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

Mexico: reduce amount of financial assistance in response to illegal border crossings into the U.S. (see S. 102), S213 [23JA]

Missing Children’s Assistance Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3092), H5546 [12SE]

Mueller, Robert S., III: tribute (see S. Res. 210), S6127 [31JY]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies to identify, locate, and recover victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 3081), H5512 [11SE]

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

National Guard: establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (see S. 658), S2328 [22MR] (see H.R. 1640), H2158 [18AP]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 108), S2897 [23AP]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S3569 [16MY]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 583), H413 [6FE]

——— establish a border protection strategy for land borders of the U.S. and address the ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 547), H411 [6FE]

——— improve border security (see H.R. 2872), H5259 [31JY]

——— prohibit use of drones as a weapon while operating in the national airspace system (see H.R. 1083), H1356 [12MR]

——— prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see S. 505), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1242), H1567 [18MR]

——— prohibit use of lethal military force, including the use of drones, to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1269), H1630 [19MR]

——— require independent alternative analysis of the use of targeted lethal force against a particular, known U.S. person knowingly engaged in acts of international terrorism against the U.S. (see S. 1035), S3843 [23MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 117), S3030 [25AP] (see H. Res. 193), H2393 [26AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 14), S285 [24JA]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see H.R. 757), H594 [15FE]

——— enhance training and cooperation to respond to and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault in Indian country, bring perpetrators to justice, and commission a GAO study (see H.R. 1836), H2436 [6MY]

——— grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 780), H595 [15FE]

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]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Res. 209), S6127 [31JY] (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]

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]

Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program: grant authority to oversee independent consultants used to carry out Federal banking agencies’ consent orders (see H.R. 1483), H1955 [11AP]

Parlak, Ibrahim: relief (see S. 75), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 682), H502 [13FE]

Patents: combat cyber espionage of intellectual property of U.S. persons (see S. 1111), S3987 [6JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (see H.R. 3652), H7507 [4DE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 140), S3430 [14MY]

Privacy: allow access to certain business records only if an investigation relates to a specific individual or specific group of individuals (see H.R. 2603), H4174 [28JN]

——— 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]

——— improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 607), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 1847), H2483 [7MY]

——— increase protections for consumer or subscriber password information and provide that the FBI may not access password information (see H.R. 3557), H7310 [20NO]

——— permit telecommunications and Internet service providers to publicly estimate the number of Federal data requests they receive and the number of individuals targeted for data collection orders (see H.R. 3035), H5398 [2AU]

——— 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 access to certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations (see H.R. 3070), H5434 [9SE]

——— 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]

——— require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (see S. 1182), S4585 [18JN]

——— 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]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2483 [7MY]

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

Public debt: prioritize payment of pay and allowances to Armed Forces members and Federal law enforcement officers if the statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 55), H29 [3JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 99), S2684 [16AP]

Racial relations: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7310 [20NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1038), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 838), H659 [26FE]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (see S. 1146), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2340), H3356 [12JN]

Russia: allow adoptions initiated before law ending adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens to proceed, express sadness over abuse and deaths of adopted children, and prevent future abuse (see H. Res. 34), H171 [15JA]

Safety: 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]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

——— enhance safety (see H.R. 1470), H1909 [10AP]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 1596), S7615 [29OC] (see H.R. 2083), H2910 [22MY]

Science: establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see H.R. 3064), H5434 [9SE]

Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors’ Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 1734), S8186 [19NO]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (see H. Con. Res. 61), H6675 [22OC]

Social Security: improve enforcement, collection, and administration of child support payments (see S. 508), S1270 [7MR]

——— limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see H.R. 2104), H2910 [22MY]

——— prevent fraud and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and require National Provider Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under Medicare part D (see H.R. 2828), H5088 [25JY]

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (see H.R. 2418), H3758 [18JN]

SSA: issue uniform standards for truncation of Social Security numbers and prohibit public display on the Internet of account numbers by State and local governments and private entities (see H.R. 2229), H3014 [3JN]

——— prohibit the publishing of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals in the Death Master File (see H.R. 466), H341 [4FE]

Stand Your Ground laws: condemn, urge rejection and repeal of and find alternatives for such legislation, penalize racial profiling, and study ways to elevate the social status of Black males (see H. Res. 55), H371 [5FE]

——— encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 2812), H5050 [24JY]

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

Taxation: deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1887), H2533 [8MY]

——— disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see S. 599), S1892 [18MR] (see H.R. 480), H342 [4FE]

——— disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 926), H815 [28FE]

——— provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 2740), H4724 [18JY]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see S. 721), S2649 [15AP] (see H.R. 1575), H2026 [15AP]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 1198), H1427 [14MR]

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

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S2798 [18AP] (see S. Res. 200), S5969 [25JY]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 3190), H5883 [26SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: establish penalties for causing environmental damage while cultivating marijuana or other controlled substances on Federal lands or trespassing on private property (see S. 1889), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 2735), H4724 [18JY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 5), S42 (see S. 47), S43 [22JA] (see H.R. 11), H221 [22JA]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (see H. Res. 83), H658 [26FE]

Voting: increase penalties for crimes involving registration or voting and require use of automated tagging and tracing services for balloting materials transmitted to absentee voters (see H.R. 1280), H1717 [20MR]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H814 [28FE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (see S. 42), S43 [22JA]

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

Women: provide protections against violence against immigrant women (see H.R. 629), H499 [13FE]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 171), S4481 [13JN]

Cloture motions

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4976 [21JN], S4988, S5012 [24JN], S5215 [26JN], S5330 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S4086 [11JN]

Letters

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Senator Carper, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S4362 [12JN]

——— Zack Taylor, National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers, S5008 [24JN]

Clarify that Dept. of Justice policy for prosecuting Migratory Bird Treaty Act violations should include oil and gas producers as well as wind energy producers: Senators Vitter and Alexander, S379 [30JA]

Decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable: Brian Patterson, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., S585 [11FE]

——— Juana Majel Dixon and Terri Henry, National Congress of American Indians, S584 [11FE]

——— Mark Mitchell, Pueblo of Tesuque, S489 [7FE], H750 [28FE]

——— Michael Nash, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, S490 [7FE], H751 [28FE]

——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S584 [11FE]

——— Representative Cole, H772 [28FE]

——— Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S490 [7FE], H751, H785 [28FE]

——— Tex (Red Tipped Arrow) Hall, Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association, S490 [7FE], H749 [28FE]

——— Tom Wooten, Samish Indian Nation, S489 [7FE], H752 [28FE]

Dept. of Justice elimination of duplicative Violence Against Women Act grant programs: National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S612 [12FE]

——— William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S612 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice grant funds to States and local governments that do not test for sexually transmitted diseases for persons indicted on sexual assault charges: National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S613 [12FE]

Eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requirement to maintain a certain detention bed occupancy level: several immigration and human rights organizations, H3143 [5JN]

Immigration reform: David Fleming (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— David Uth (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— Jose Gomez, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— Laurie Coskey, Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice and Pedro Rios, San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium and American Friends Service Committee (excerpt), H2118 [17AP]

——— Mark Potter (excerpt), H2117 [17AP]

——— Richard Land (excerpt), H2118 [17AP], H2344 [25AP]

——— Ron Stern, H2343 [25AP]

——— Samuel Rodriguez, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (excerpt), H2345 [25AP]

——— Scott Santarosa (excerpt), H2116 [17AP]

——— Sean Carroll, Kino Border Initiative (organization) (excerpt), H2034 [16AP], H2116 [17AP]

——— several religious organizations, H2344 [25AP]

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]

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

International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act: John D. Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, H7648 [11DE]

——— Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H7648 [11DE]

International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: Colleen Delaney Eubanks, National Child Support Endangerment Association, H3702 [18JN]

——— Gordon L. Berlin, MDRC (organization), H3703 [18JN]

——— Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3703 [18JN]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3703 [18JN]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), H3703 [18JN]

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]

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]

National Blue Alert Act: Senator Coburn, S4054 [10JN]

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]

Prohibit FEMA Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for projects that do not improve homeland security: Raymond W. Kelly, New York, NY, Police Commissioner, S1982 [20MR]

——— several law enforcement and emergency services organizations, S1983 [20MR]

Regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited: several citizens, S2703–S2705 [17AP]

Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act: Evangelical Immigration Table (organization), H7043 [13NO]

Transportation Security Administration proposal to shift responsibility to staff airport exit lanes to airport operators: William F. Sherry, Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, H3131 [5JN]

Use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S.: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S1204 [6MR], S1249 [7MR]

——— John O. Brennan, S1206 [6MR]

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

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H784 [28FE]

——— Alliance To End Slavery and Trafficking, S608 [12FE]

——— Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H785 [28FE]

——— Bill Bernstein, Patricia Medige and Suzanne Tomatore, Freedom Network (organization), S608 [12FE]

——— Carl Wicklund, American Probation and Parole Association, S492 [7FE], H786 [28FE]

——— Chris Koster, Missouri Attorney General, S493 [7FE], H749 [28FE]

——— Cory W. Smith, Americans for Immigrant Justice (organization), S608 [12FE]

——— Elizabeth Ward Saxl, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, S455 [4FE]

——— Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, American Psychological Association, S498 [7FE], H746 [28FE]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S600 [12FE], H748 [28FE]

——— J. Herbert Nelson II, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), S483 [7FE], H746 [28FE]

——— James L. Madara, AMA, S498 [7FE], H750 [28FE]

——— Jennifer G. Long, AEquitas—The Prosecutors’ Resource on Violence Against Women (organization), S492 [7FE], H752 [28FE]

——— Laurel G. Bellows, ABA, S493 [7FE], H786 [28FE]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H747 [28FE]

——— Linda J. Hartke, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S483 [7FE], H786 [28FE]

——— Monika Johnson Hostler, National Alliance To End Sexual Violence, S483 [7FE], H748 [28FE]

——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, S462 [4FE], H746, H773 [28FE]

——— Rita Smith, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, H748 [28FE]

——— several organizations, S483 [7FE]

——— several Representatives, S600 [12FE]

——— Steven Jansen, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, S492 [7FE], H752 [28FE]

——— Thomas P. Walters, Santa Barbara County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S492 [7FE], H748 [28FE]

——— Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H781 [28FE]

Lists

Fallen law enforcement officers who lived or served in Prince William County, VA, between 1922 and 2012, E617 [8MY]

Friends of VAWA Coalition members, H781 [28FE]

Kentucky law enforcement officers killed while on duty, S3440 [15MY]

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

National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women members, H773–H780 [28FE]

Noncontroversial amendments to S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4669 [19JN]

Organizations endorsing a high capacity magazine ban, S2715 [17AP]

Organizations supporting Blumenthal amendment to S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, on regulating large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2523 [10AP]

Organizations supporting Feinstein amendment to S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, on regulating assault weapons and ensuring that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, S2702 [17AP]

Organizations supporting H.R. 1318, Youth Prison Reduction Through Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education (Youth PROMISE) Act, E354 [21MR]

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]

Republican amendments proposed for consideration to S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S5234 [26JN]

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization supporters, H786–H793 [28FE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia: President Obama, S7535 [16OC], H6615 [16OC]

National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, S6594 [18SE], H5641 [18SE]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3223 [6JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6471, H6472 [10OC]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S3969 [6JN], S4438 [13JN], S4657 [19JN], S4736 [20JN], S4977 [21JN], S5128 [25JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S433 [31JA]

Press releases

Civil and Human Rights Coalition Calls Republican VAWA Proposal ‘‘Nothing Less Than Shameful’’: Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H781 [28FE]

Director Morton’s Testimony Doesn’t Add Up: Committee on the Judiciary (House), S1973 [20MR]

Friends of VAWA Coalition Calls on the House To Defeat the Substitute to S. 47 and Pass the Bipartisan Senate Bill: Friends of VAWA Coalition, H780 [28FE]

House of Representatives’s Introduction of the Violence Against Women Act: Sharon Stapel, New York City Anti-Violence Project (organization), H781 [28FE]

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]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to police officers, H6915 [30OC]

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]

——— sexual assault investigation training funding, H5013, H5014 [24JY]

ATF: blocking of publication of book relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H6348 [8OC]

Aviation: limit domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses (H.R. 637), H461 [13FE], H3294 [12JN], H3932 [20JN], H7399 [3DE]

Birds: prosecution of wind energy companies for killing birds in violation of certain species protection laws, H4340, H4341 [10JY], H6566 [12OC]

Border Patrol: impact of budget sequestration in southern Arizona, H1417 [14MR]

——— interior border patrol station funding, H3129 [5JN]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 44), H4836, H4837 [22JY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 18), H1554, H1555 [18MR]

Capitol Police: tribute, H6210, H6211 [3OC], H6229 [4OC]

Cappa, Jeff: Indiana Sheriff’s Association Sheriff of the Year award recipient, E1258 [9SE]

Caucus on Black Men and Boys: tribute, H5077 [25JY]

Chatham, NJ: anniversary of Chatham Borough Police Dept., E1049 [11JY]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 498), H508 [14FE]

——— rememberance of missing and exploited children, E903 [18JN]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, H679 [27FE], H741, H798 [28FE]

——— improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (H.R. 812), E179 [25FE]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels, H3238 [6JN]

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

Crime: address issues of domestic violence, H78 [14JA], H6690 [23OC], H6929 [30OC], E1617 [30OC]

——— amend stalking laws, H679 [27FE], H748 [28FE]

——— 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]

——— include certain territories and possessions of the U.S. in the definition of State for purposes of trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (H.R. 338), H965–H968 [5MR]

——— prevent video depictions of animal cruelty, E1002 [28JN]

——— provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism (H.R. 1073), H2781–H2785 [20MY]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, H7699, H8066, H8083 [12DE]

Dept. of Defense: address prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Armed Forces, H3658 [17JN]

——— Afghan Security Forces funding, H4940, H4941 [23JY]

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

——— establish a mandatory minimum sentence of discharge or dismissal, and confinement, for certain sex-related crimes committed by Armed Forces members, H3532, H3533 [13JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2447 [7MY], H2590 [14MY], H2666 [16MY], H3297, H3298, H3311–H3315, H3336–H3340 [12JN], H3367, H3370, H3373–H3379 [13JN], H4317 [10JY], E865 [14JN], E890, E895 [17JN]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 1593), H2443 [7MY], E845 [12JN]

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

——— post information on sexual assault prevention and response resources online, H3546 [13JN], E887 [17JN]

——— 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]

——— require annual report on U.S. citizens subject to military detention, H3539 [13JN]

——— require service academies to incorporate sexual assault prevention into ethics curricula, H3561 [13JN]

——— Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office funding, E1169 [31JY], E1244 [2AU]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit certain grants to States that do not provide for minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers (H.R. 1311), H2312 [25AP], H4992 [24JY]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 1981), H2625 [15MY], H2843 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow deferred action for childhood arrivals to serve in the U.S. military, H7040–H7046 [13NO]

——— Bureau of Customs and Border Protection airport staffing funding through reductions in 287(g) State and local government immigration enforcement program funding, H3130, H3139, H3140 [5JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., H4133 [27JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), H3126 [5JN], H6468 [10OC], H7387 [2DE], H8102 [12DE]

——— direct new Bureau of Customs and Border Protection officers to the busiest ports of entry, H3196 [5JN]

——— eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requirement to maintain a certain detention bed occupancy level, H3142–H3145 [5JN]

——— enable State and local law enforcement to enter into agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce immigration law, H3198 [5JN]

——— enhance Federal Protective Service ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security (H.R. 735), E147 [14FE]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3205, H3206 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3107, H3110–H3214 [5JN], H3220–H3225, H3226, H3228, H3234, H3248 [6JN], H3685 [17JN], E819, E821, E824 [6JN], E830 [10JN], E834, E837 [11JN], E848 [12JN], E865, E870, E873–E875 [14JN], E891, E892, E900 [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3032–H3042 [4JN], E839 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), motion to recommit, H3223, H3224 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), return to House (H. Res. 255), H3270 [11JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6466–H6474 [10OC], E1488 [11OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), motion to recommit, H6471, H6472 [10OC]

——— modify activities of certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance domestic security, E870 [14JN]

——— Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties funding, H3132 [5JN]

——— Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties funding through reductions in 287(g) State and local government immigration enforcement program funding, H3134, H3135 [5JN], E834 [11JN]

——— Operation Stonegarden funding, H3207, H3208 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding for new contracts to purchase ammunition prior to submitting report to Congress on cost and need for ammunition, H3190, H3191 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of First, Second, or Fourth Amendments to the Constitution, H3192 [5JN], E873–E875 [14JN], E900 [17JN]

——— prohibit funding to cities and towns that do not follow Federal immigration law, H3194, H3195 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H3209–H3212 [5JN], H3226, H3228, H3234, H3248 [6JN], H3643–H3647 [14JN], H5045 [24JY], H6843 [29OC], E830 [10JN], E837 [11JN], E848 [12JN]

——— prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding for contravention of mandatory detention requirement for non-U.S. citizens convicted of certain crimes, H3193 [5JN]

——— protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (H.R. 463), H349 [5FE]

——— study effectiveness of Lakota light utility helicopters in border security, H3189, H3190 [5JN]

——— supplement Bureau of Customs and Border Protection funding in Puerto Rico with general appropriations when a shortage occurs in Puerto Rico Trust Fund, H3179, H3180 [5JN]

——— utilize modern simulation technology as training tool, H3192 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1447), H8047–H8049 [12DE]

——— establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program, E25 [14JA]

——— implement national standards to eliminate sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, H5054 [25JY]

——— improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and enhanced public safety equipment and programs (H.R. 3069), E1275 [10SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program COPS in Schools program (H.R. 751), H570 [15FE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H679 [27FE], H745, H782–H784, H798, H806 [28FE]

——— provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (H.R. 1318), E353 [21MR]

——— report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (H.R. 3627), H7570, H7571 [9DE], E1821 [10DE]

——— 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]

——— tribute to Congressional Badge of Bravery recipients, E745 [23MY]

District of Columbia: clarify circumstances determining the exercise of authority over the District of Columbia National Guard between the Mayor and the President (H.R. 2321), E839 [11JN]

——— condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims, H5667 [19SE], H5875 [26SE]

——— condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings, H5575, H5576 [17SE], H5659 [19SE]

——— express condolences to law enforcement officers injured and gratitude to responders to attempted security breach at White House and Capitol, H6204, H6209 [3OC]

——— tribute to Metropolitan Police Dept., H6210 [3OC]

DNA Day: observance, H2314 [25AP]

Domestic policy: address culture of violence, H76–H82 [14JA]

Eau Claire, WI: tribute to Northwest Regional Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony, E653 [14MY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H354 [5FE], H676 [27FE], H2555 [9MY], H2607 [15MY], H3055 [4JN], E1361 [23SE]

Eden Prairie, MN: anniversary of Eden Prairie Police Dept., H252 [23JA]

Fast for Families (organization): tribute, H7375, H7378 [2DE], H7455 [4DE]

FBI: encourage States to provide records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 329), H569 [15FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown on FBI National Academy, H6231 [4OC]

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]

——— condemn gun violence, encourage enactment of comprehensive gun reforms, and repeal or reject Stand Your Ground laws (H. Res. 318), H5053 [25JY]

——— 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]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale, H482–H488 [13FE], H3364 [13JN], H5597 [18SE], H5772 [20SE]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (H.R. 578), H2341 [25AP]

——— prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 65), H465 [13FE], H1725 [21MR], H2036 [16AP], H2600 [14MY], H7259 [20NO], E25 [14JA], E520 [23AP]

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

——— prevent illegal sale (H.R. 427), H4217 [9JY]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (H.R. 2648), H5053 [25JY]

——— prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, H81 [14JA]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), H7418, H7419, H7429 [3DE]

——— regulate assault weapons, H2337 [25AP]

——— repeal Federal laws mandating gun-free zones around schools (H.R. 35), H938 [4MR]

——— restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (H.R. 238), H488 [13FE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement the Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 69), E11 [3JA]

Florida: tribute to 16th District Congressional Law Enforcement Award recipients, E596 [6MY]

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

Fresno, CA: tribute to Valley Crime Stoppers (organization), E471 [16AP]

GAO: report on implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (H.R. 2630), H4219 [9JY]

Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: implement (H.R. 1896), H3700–H3704 [18JN], E623 [8MY]

——— ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (H.R. 3212), H7642–H7650 [11DE]

Holder, Attorney General: call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H2943 [23MY], H3296 [12JN]

——— express no confidence and call for resignation due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H2944 [23MY], H4504 [16JY], H4983 [24JY], H5054 [25JY], H5184 [31JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 1518), E441 [12AP]

House of Representatives: moment of silence for law enforcement officers injured in attempted security breach at White House and Capitol, H6203 [3OC]

——— moment of silence for victims of Navy Yard shooting in District of Columbia, H5574 [17SE]

Immigration: criminalize unlawful presence in the U.S. and develop a plan to implement a biometric entry and exit program (H.R. 2631), H4219 [9JY]

——— fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, H1951 [11AP], H2018 [15AP], H2481 [7MY], H3980 [20JN], H4201–H4206 [8JY], H4315 [10JY]

——— impact of reform on women’s rights, H6808 [28OC]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H3371 [13JN]

——— reform, H333–H339 [4FE], H353 [5FE], H539–H543 [14FE], H553 [15FE], H1343 [12MR], H1402, H1406 [14MR], H1865, H1867, H1904–H1907 [10AP], H1920, H1950–H1953 [11AP], H1982–H1986 [12AP], H1997, H2018–H2020 [15AP], H2034, H2036, H2061–H2063 [16AP], H2075, H2076, H2077, H2078, H2114–H2119, H2120–H2122 [17AP], H2169, H2231 [23AP], H2257, H2259 [24AP], H2343–H2345 [25AP], H2428–H2431 [6MY], H2441, H2449, H2481 [7MY], H2559–H2565 [9MY], H2708–H2712 [16MY], H2755–H2761, H2771 [17MY], H3025 [4JN], H3245–H3248 [6JN], H3638, H3642–H3649 [14JN], H3691, H3699 [18JN], H3976–H3982 [20JN], H4068–H4074 [26JN], H4224 [9JY], H4319, H4320 [10JY], H4505–H4511, H4513, H4516–H4521 [16JY], H4579–H4585 [17JY], H4610 [18JY], H4994 [24JY], H5186 [31JY], H5641–H5648 [18SE], H5809 [25SE], H6398 [8OC], H6430 [9OC], H6692 [23OC], H7368, H7378, H7386, H7389 [2DE], H7404 [3DE], H7455, H7459, H7462, H7464, H7466 [4DE], H7637 [11DE], H8088, H8097 [12DE], H8134 [26DE], E116 [8FE], E1791 [4DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H6106 [2OC], H6842–H6844, H6887–H6891 [29OC], H7040–H7046 [13NO], H7146, H7148 [15NO], H7208 [19NO], H7305–H7308 [20NO], H7386 [2DE], H7467, H7468, H7503–H7506 [4DE], H7557 [5DE], H7681–H7684 [11DE], H8102 [12DE], E1750, E1751 [21NO], E1871 [12DE]

——— reform (H.R. 1525), H1980 [12AP]

——— reform (S. 744), H2129 [18AP], H2251, H2290–H2293 [24AP], H2312, H2333 [25AP], H2409, H2431 [6MY], H2447 [7MY], H2493 [8MY], H2539, H2558, H2561 [9MY], H2609 [15MY], H2778 [20MY], H2813 [21MY], H2948–H2951 [23MY], H2967 [3JN], H3296 [12JN], H3670 [17JN], H3998, H4001, H4013–H4015 [25JN], H4042, H4073 [26JN], H4096 [27JN], H4148, H4149, H4167 [28JN], H4201–H4210 [8JY], H4219 [9JY], H4315, H4321 [10JY], H4475, H4476 [11JY], H4508 [16JY], H4582, H4594 [17JY], H4989, H5044–H5048 [24JY], H5487–H5491 [11SE], H6758, H6759 [23OC], H6844, H6848, H6888 [29OC], H7040, H7041, H7043, H7044 [13NO], H7146, H7148 [15NO], H7265, H7268 [20NO], E1728 [21NO]

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

Intelligence services: making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

KCPQ–TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ‘‘Washington’s Most Wanted’’ program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) and Oregon, E427 [11AP]

Kentucky: tribute to Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Service, E613 [7MY]

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

Lair, Steve: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Partnership for Public Safety award recipient, E1593 [29OC]

Lawton, Larry: tribute to establishment of Reality Check Program, H7335 [21NO]

Lone Star Community College: condemn stabbings, H1850 [9AP]

McBride, Francesco Z.: Amtrak Police Dept., Officer of the Year award recipient, E411 [10AP]

Missing Children’s Assistance Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3092), H5569–H5572 [17SE]

Morton, John T.: call for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director to resign relative to release of detained illegal immigrants in alleged response to budget sequestration, H1404 [14MR]

National Emergency Summit on Urban Violence: convene, H4531 [17JY]

National Guard: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H3370 [13JN]

National Night Out: observance, H5054 [25JY]

National Police Defense Foundation: tribute to award recipients, E556 [25AP]

National Police Week: observance, H2589 [14MY], H2626, H2638, H2639 [15MY], H2722 [17MY], E650 [14MY], E666 [15MY], E708 [21MY]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century, H2335, H2336 [25AP]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border, H3977 [20JN]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6588 [14OC]

——— improve border security, H2061–H2063 [16AP], H4068–H4074 [26JN], H4203, H4210 [8JY], H4518 [16JY], H6447 [9OC]

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 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H2314 [25AP], E551 [25AP]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H677–H681 [27FE], H736–H750, H772–H799, H805 [28FE], E217 [28FE]

——— 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]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, H1416 [14MR], E65 [25JA], E176 [25FE]

Oak Creek, WI: anniversary of shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, H5272 [1AU]

——— recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (H. Res. 334), E1225 [2AU]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, H7459, H7491 [4DE]

Ohio Judicial Conference: anniversary, E1297 [12SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (H.R. 3652), H7692 [12DE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2525 [8MY], H2811 [21MY], E662 [15MY]

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

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Make a Change (M.A.C.) Gang Tattoo Removal Program, E975 [26JN]

Prince William County Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association: tribute to fallen law enforcement officers between 1922 and 2012, E617 [8MY]

Prison Rape Elimination Act: anniversary, H5054 [25JY]

Privacy: cease Federal Government use of license plate scanners to amass database of citizens’ movements, H4842 [22JY]

——— 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]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E619 [8MY]

Racial relations: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (H.R. 3560), H7386 [2DE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), E1158 [30JY]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 838), E195 [26FE]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay-to-play reform (H.R. 2340), H3292 [12JN]

Ruffo, Emily: California School Resource Officer Association Law Enforcement Administrator of the Year award recipient, H5185 [31JY]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations, H7609 [10DE]

Santa Monica, CA: condemn shootings at Santa Monica College and express condolences to victims’ families, H3933 [20JN]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, H81 [14JA]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), H2843 [22MY], H6647–H6651, H6655 [22OC]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999 (H. Con. Res. 61), E1543 [22OC]

Stand Your Ground laws: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (H.R. 2812), H4984 [24JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Maryland v. King relative to DNA collection of persons arrested, H3105 [5JN]

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

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 926), E224 [28FE]

Terrorism: label drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, H1553 [18MR]

Transportation Security Administration: Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3147–H3149 [5JN]

——— proposal to shift responsibility to staff airport exit lanes to airport operators, H3131 [5JN]

Turkey: support peaceful demonstrations and condemn human rights violations, H3220 [6JN]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 3190), H6579 [14OC]

Vienna, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E460, E461 [15AP]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H677–H681 [27FE], H736–H750, H772, H780, H793–H799 [28FE], E217 [28FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, H677–H681 [27FE], H736–H748, H772–H784, H793–H799 [28FE], E217 [28FE]

——— impact, E1594 [29OC]

——— reauthorize, H77 [14JA], H98 [15JA]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H353 [5FE], H398 [6FE], H571 [15FE], H674, H676, H688 [27FE], H706, H707–H801, H802, H805, H806–H811 [28FE], H6690 [23OC], H6910, H6935–H6941 [30OC], E217 [28FE], E236 [4MR], E248 [6MR], E348 [21MR], E1604 [30OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), consideration (H. Res. 83), H677–H684 [27FE]

Wheat Ridge, CO: Wheat Ridge Police Dept., and Wheat Ridge Business Association Feed the Future Program recipients of Wheat Ridge Mayor’s Business & Community Partnership Award, E1439 [4OC]

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]

ATF: establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (S. 1337), S5962 [25JY]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend law enforcement agencies involved in investigation that led to capture of perpetrators, S2831 [22AP]

——— tribute to law enforcement officials for response to bombings at the Boston Marathon, S2819 [22AP], S2870 [23AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 44), S6082 [30JY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 18), S2232 [21MR]

——— tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress, S2699 [17AP], S2776 [18AP]

——— tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (S. Res. 112), S2979 [24AP]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers who protect Members of Congress, S2909 [24AP]

Capitol Police: tribute, S7166 [3OC], S7171–S7178, S7188, S7190, S7196, S7198, S7202, S7203 [4OC], S7216, S7230 [5OC]

Children and youth: improve outcomes for youth at risk for sex trafficking (S. 1518), S6598 [18SE]

Comey, James B., Jr.: suitability to be FBI Director relative to role in issuance of Dept. of Justice legal opinions on torture, S6000 [29JY]

——— authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore profit shifting and the U.S. Tax Code (S. Res. 62), S957 [27FE]

Contracts: limit taxpayer-funded salaries of Government contractors involved in border security, S4470, S4471 [13JN], S4659, S4660 [19JN]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (S. 359), S783 [14FE]

Courts: 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]

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

——— provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch (S. 575), S1861 [14MR]

——— 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]

Crime: combat trafficking in persons, S5818 [23JY]

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

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal, S6585 [18SE]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (S. 394), S4449 [13JN]

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

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

Delaware: tribute to Lieutenant Joseph L. Szczerba Service Award recipients, S5564 [9JY]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, S8890, S8891 [17DE], S8945–S8947 [18DE]

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]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces, S8151 [19NO]

——— enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 871), S3161–S3164 [7MY], S3504, S3505 [15MY], S3724 [22MY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, S3397 [14MY]

——— improve sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities, S8715, S8716 [12DE], S9093 [20DE]

——— improve sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1775), S8537 [21NO], S8539 [9DE]

——— 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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow risk-based allocation of Operation Stonegarden funding, S4570 [18JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S4037, S4041–S4043 [10JN], S4073, S4078 [11JN], S4365, S4383–S4388 [12JN], S4551, S4561–S4565 [18JN], S4626, S4641, S4651 [19JN], S4730–S4732, S4734–S4737, S4786 [20JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), S6101 [31JY]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (S. 683), S2482 [9AP]

——— exclude crimes against children involving moral turpitude from discretionary authority relative to removal, deportation, or inadmissibility of an individual, S4655 [19JN], S4756 [20JN]

——— funding, S7921 [7NO]

——— grant U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services asylum officers authority to dismiss frivolous asylum applications and increase staffing for anti-fraud operations and prosecutions, S4766 [20JN]

——— implement standards to prevent custodial sexual assaults of immigration detainees, S503 [7FE]

——— include tribal government officials on the Border Oversight Task Force, S4450 [13JN], S4559 [18JN]

——— making appropriations, S1683–S1686 [12MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S4432 [12JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), S7414 [11OC], S7419 [12OC]

——— prohibit housing of unaccompanied alien children in adult detention facilities, S4988 [24JN]

——— prohibit privatization of Bureau of Customs and Border Protection services, S1832, S1840 [14MR]

——— provide States at Mexican border with immediate access to border lands for purpose of maintaining or building roads, fences, driving patrol vehicles, and installing surveillance equipment, S4758 [20JN]

——— recruit veterans and Reserve component members to fill positions within Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S4565 [18JN], S4660, S4661 [19JN]

——— reduce trafficking of drugs across the Southwest border, S4465 [13JN]

——— require implementation of border security strategies before processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status or adjusted status, S4205 [11JN], S4635–S4637 [19JN]

——— require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reports detailing budgets for maintaining detention bed occupancy levels and information on detainees released for budget-relative reasons, S1973, S1974 [20MR]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement release of detained illegal immigrants in alleged response to budget sequestration, S1101 [5MR], S1279 [11MR]

——— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement union lawsuit against the Obama administration relative to allegations of lack of enforcement of immigration laws, S4000 [7JN], S4508, S4510 [17JN], S5310 [26JN]

——— U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (U.S.-VISIT) implementation, S670, S671 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists, S2739 [17AP]

——— allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (S. 34), S2453 [8AP]

——— clarify that policy for prosecuting Migratory Bird Treaty Act violations should include oil and gas producers as well as wind energy producers, S378–S381 [30JA]

——— classify human trafficking as a violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program (S. 413), S1019 [28FE]

——— decision not to hold suspect in Boston Marathon bombings as an enemy combatant, S2867–S2871 [23AP]

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

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding, S2290 [22MR]

——— eliminate duplicative Violence Against Women Act grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of unexamined DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping and other criminal cases, S573–S575 [11FE], S612 [12FE]

——— establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing senior citizens (S. 1814), S8774 [12DE]

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

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 933), S3373 [13MY], S9044 [19DE]

——— prohibit charging the survivor of a sexual assault for the cost of administering a rape kit, S497 [7FE]

——— prohibit Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from being used to restrict sending or receiving information on citizenship or immigration status (S. 299), S672 [13FE]

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

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, S454 [4FE], S497, S499 [7FE], S578 [11FE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (S. 80), S215 [23JA]

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

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (S. 706), S2591 [11AP]

——— reduce grant funds available to States and local governments that do not require testing for sexually transmitted diseases for persons indicted on sexual assault charges, S576 [11FE], S613, S614 [12FE]

——— withhold percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from States and local governments that release private gun ownership data, S2710 [17AP], S2780 [18AP]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings (S. Res. 265), S7214 [4OC]

——— condemn Navy Yard shootings and express condolences to victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S6473 [16SE], S6477, S6479, S6483, S6484, S6492, S6494, S6495, S6501 [17SE], S6571, S6574 [18SE]

Drugs: establish a list of synthetic drugs known as analogues and prohibit most importation, amend sentencing for violations, and improve regulation relative to such analogues (S. 1323), S5801 [18JY]

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

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: anniversary, S7570 [28OC]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: tribute to Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, S2895 [23AP]

Federal agencies and departments: impact of Government shutdown on ability of inspectors general to detect fraud and abuse, S7470 [14OC]

FEMA: prohibit Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for projects that do not improve homeland security, S1977, S1982–S1984 [20MR]

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]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents, S2706–S2710, S2716, S2736, S2741 [17AP]

——— 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 transfer or sale of assault weapons, S2445 [8AP]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), S8554–S8556 [9DE]

——— reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3626), unanimous-consent agreement, S8555 [9DE]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, S2528 [10AP], S2698, S2700–S2706, S2736, S2741, S2742 [17AP], S6007 [29JY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (S. 150), S288–S291 [24JA], S2453 [8AP], S2677 [16AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S2522, S2523 [10AP], S2670 [16AP], S2699, S2714, S2738, S2739, S2743 [17AP]

——— regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices (S. 691), S2508 [9AP], S2511 [10AP]

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]

Immigration: clarify definition of physical tactical infrastructure relative to waivers of environmental regulations, S4855 [21JN]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed, S4732, S4759 [20JN]

——— fulfillment of conditions under which amnesty would be granted to illegal aliens, S4000 [7JN], S4038–S4041 [10JN], S4077, S4082 [11JN], S4380 [12JN]

——— influence of Colorado Compact principles of immigration on formulating a national immigration policy, S5340 [27JN]

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

——— prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence status until deployment of border strategy, new Border Patrol agents and fencing, employment verification system, and electronic entry/exit system, S4746–S4753, S4757, S4761–S4766, S4769, S4776, S4777, S4782 [20JN], S4850–S4981 [21JN], S4989–S4996, S4998–S5013 [24JN], S5112, S5117, S5118, S5127–S5132 [25JN], S5205–S5209, S5211–S5215 [26JN], S5318–S5320, S5325, S5339 [27JN], S5539 [9JY]

——— prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until certain border security metrics and congressional approval requirements are met, S4650 [19JN]

——— prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until completion of certain amount of Southern border reinforced fencing, S4440–S4443 [13JN], S4548–S4550, S4558, S4574 [18JN], S4782 [20JN]

——— prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Dept. of Homeland Security has maintained effective control of borders for a certain period of time, S4198 [11JN], S4360–S4362, S4365, S4391 [12JN], S4437, S4438, S4462 [13JN], S5114 [25JN]

——— reform, S300, S307–S311 [28JA], S336–S339, S342–S344, S348 [29JA], S458–S460 [4FE], S670–S672 [13FE], S753 [14FE], S798 [25FE], S2585 [11AP], S2940 [24AP], S5950–S5952 [25JY], S5991–S5993 [29JY], S6100–S6102 [31JY], S8907 [17DE]

——— reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program, S4081 [11JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S2696 [16AP], S2744 [17AP], S2776, S2786–S2791 [18AP], S2913 [24AP], S3009–S3012, S3018–S3020 [25AP], S3314–S3317 [9MY], S3357–S3359 [13MY], S3537 [16MY], S3609 [20MY], S3701, S3728, S3748 [22MY], S3829 [23MY], S3916, S3927, S3929–S3931 [4JN], S4064–S4067 [10JN], S4093–S4206 [11JN], S4351, S4355, S4359–S4370, S4375–S4392, S4394–S4400, S4432–S4434 [12JN], S4435–S4438, S4440–S4443, S4450–S4457, S4462–S4467 [13JN], S4498–S4501, S4503–S4510, S4518–S4520 [17JN], S4535, S4546–S4568, S4570–S4574, S4620 [18JN], S4623, S4625, S4628, S4631–S4637, S4640–S4642, S4644–S4661, S4663–S4670 [19JN], S4727, S4730–S4786 [20JN], S4850–S4981 [21JN], S4987–S5013, S5098–S5101 [24JN], S5103, S5106–S5108, S5110–S5119, S5121–S5132, S5134, S5140–S5144 [25JN], S5203–S5222, S5225–S5229, S5233–S5236, S5238–S5258, S5306–S5313 [26JN], S5315–S5475, S5478–S5480, S5481, S5484 [27JN], S5513 [8JY], S5539 [9JY], S6186 [1AU], S6371 [11SE], S6548 [18SE], S6627 [19SE], S9011, S9043 [19DE]

——— reform (S. 744), motion to proceed, S3969 [6JN], S3997–S4014 [7JN], S4027–S4043 [10JN], S4069–S4071, S4073–S4093 [11JN]

——— reform (S. 744), order for printing, S5510 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), unanimous-consent agreement, S4438 [13JN], S4518 [17JN]

——— reform (S. 744), unanimous-consent request, S4384, S4385 [12JN], S4438 [13JN], S4739 [20JN], S5244, S5250 [26JN]

——— require biographic and biometric data about a refugee be checked against certain law enforcement and national security databases before granting asylum, S4766 [20JN]

——— require fast-track congressional approval of Dept. of Homeland Security border security strategies before processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status or adjusted status, S4004, S4005 [7JN], S4628, S4660 [19JN]

——— require training for National Guard and Coast Guard officers and agents in programs on border protection, immigration law enforcement, and how to address vulnerable populations, S4631 [19JN]

——— strengthen enforcement of laws and gain operational control over U.S. borders, S670, S671 [13FE]

——— sunset waivers of environmental regulations relative to border security, S4855 [21JN]

——— use of emergency designation spending in immigration reform legislation, S4450 [13JN]

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

——— making continuing appropriations for national intelligence program operations (H.J. Res. 78), S7200 [4OC]

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

Lone Star Community College: condemn stabbings, S2482 [9AP]

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

Millennium Challenge Corp.: approval of compact with El Salvador, S6437 [12SE], S6588 [18SE]

Missing Children’s Assistance Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3092), S6901 [24SE], S9042 [19DE]

Morton, John T.: allegations of lack of enforcement of immigration laws by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director, S308 [28JA], S337–S339 [29JA], S4000 [7JN], S4508 [17JN]

Mueller, Robert S., III: tribute (S. Res. 210), S6138 [31JY]

National Guard: clarify authority to provide support to Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, S5338 [27JN]

——— establish Cyber and Computer Network Incident Response Teams in each State to respond to cyber emergencies (S. 658), S2337 [22MR]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (S. Res. 108), S2904 [23AP]

National Police Week: designate (S. Res. 146), S3585 [16MY]

——— observance, S3367 [13MY], S3439, S3528 [15MY]

National security: improve border security, S4030 [10JN], S4366–S4368, S4391, S4396–S4400 [12JN]

——— prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (S. 505), S1274 [7MR], S1275 [11MR]

——— use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S., S1150–S1226 [6MR], S1240, S1243–S1247, S1249, S1253, S1255 [7MR], S6794 [24SE]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 14), S368 [29JA]

Native Americans: clarify that all Alaskan tribes with the exception of Metlakatla retain all current authority to issue domestic violence protection orders, S581 [11FE]

——— decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S480, S482, S487–S491, S502–S510 [7FE], S580, S595 [11FE], S808 [25FE], S7996 [13NO]

——— impact of Government shutdown on North Dakota reservations, S7401 [11OC]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S6495 [17SE]

——— condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, S4460–S4462 [13JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to enforcement of immigration laws, S8862–S8867 [16DE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 140), S3436 [14MY], S3565, S3566 [16MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S3565 [16MY]

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]

Prison Rape Elimination Act: anniversary, S5961 [25JY]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 607), S1951 [19MR], S7411 [11OC], S7570 [28OC], S9044 [19DE]

——— 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]

——— require specific evidence for access to business records and other tangible things and provide appropriate transition procedures (S. 1182), S4589 [18JN]

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

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 99), S2696 [16AP]

Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1038), S3849 [23MY], S8089 [18NO]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (S. 403), S6627–S6629 [19SE]

Senate Rules: 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]

Somerset, KY: anniversary of Somerset Police Dept., S2552 [10AP]

Southern Border Security Commission: include Nevada, S4382 [12JN], S4631, S4661 [19JN]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery award recipients, S3753–S3755 [22MY]

Supreme Court: 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]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (S. Res. 200), S5979 [25JY]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 3190), S7685 [30OC], S9043 [19DE]

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]

Violence Against Women Act: ensure access to assistance programs regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, S484, S503, S504, S509, S510 [7FE], S808 [25FE]

——— ensure protection for immigrant victims of domestic violence and crime, S502–S504, S507–S510 [7FE], S808 [25FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown on programs, S7421 [12OC]

——— improve health care professionals response to violence and abuse of women through training to recognize the signs, S497 [7FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), S157, S187 [22JA], S299 [28JA], S449, S463, S465, S477 [4FE], S479–S484, S486–S493, S497–S499, S501–S511 [7FE], S571–S586, S595 [11FE], S598–S645 [12FE], S765 [14FE], S807 [25FE], S977, S980, S982, S996, S998 [28FE], S1261 [7MR], S4198 [11JN], S7421 [12OC], S7996 [13NO], S9042 [19DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), motion to proceed, S433 [31JA], S454, S455, S460–S463 [4FE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S156 [22JA], S7799, S7800 [4NO], S7826 [5NO], S9043 [19DE]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 171), S4495 [13JN]

Reports filed

Assault Weapons Ban: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 150), S1853 [14MR]

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 744), S3905 [3JN]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 744) (S. Rept. 113–40), S4021 [7JN]

Border Security Results Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1417) (H. Rept. 113–87), H2802 [20MY]

Capitol Grounds Use for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 113–163), H4856 [22JY]

Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3627) (H. Rept. 113–286), H7607 [9DE]

Condemn Acts of Piracy and Maritime Crime in Gulf of Guinea, Support U.S. Assistance in Combatting Such Crimes, and Commend International Agencies That Enhanced Maritime Security: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 288), S8975 [18DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 75–80 and 82–85, Various Federal Agencies and Programs Continuing Appropriations and H.R. 3223, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 113–242), H6223 [3OC]

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. 2217, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 113–95), H3014 [3JN]

Consideration of S. 47, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 113–10), H658 [26FE]

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

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 42), S7724 [31OC]

Death in Custody Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1447) (H. Rept. 113–285), H7607 [9DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2217) (H. Rept. 113–91), H3014 [3JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2217) (S. Rept. 113–77), S5799 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 933), S6204 [1AU]

Electronic Communications Privacy Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607), S3028 [25AP]

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]

Improve Privacy of Electronic Communications: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607) (S. Rept. 113–34), S3568 [16MY]

International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 269) (S. Rept. 113–127), S8912 [17DE]

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

Metal Theft Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 394), S4521 [17JN]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 180) (H. Rept. 113–54), H2601 [14MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 357), S6646 [19SE]

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1073) (H. Rept. 113–85), H2802 [20MY]

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

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

Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 374), S1709 [12MR]

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]

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]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 18) (H. Rept. 113–18), H1567 [18MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Violence Against Women Act reauthorization: Seattle Human Rights Commission, S601 [12FE]

Rulings of the Chair

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3175 [5JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for certain components (H.J. Res. 79), H6472 [10OC]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4755 [20JN], S5330 [27JN]

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]

Condemn Shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School: Dan Malloy, Governor of Connecticut, E176 [25FE]

Fix Gun Checks Act: Joey Cofsky and Sebastian Torero, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, H76, H77 [14JA]

Immigration Reform: Coalition of Evangelicals, H5489 [11SE]

——— Several Citizens and Immigrants, E1730, E1734, E1744, E1747–E1749, E1750, E1751–E1753 [21NO]

International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act: CBO, H3703 [18JN]

Protect Access to Safe and Legal Abortion—Reject the Nationwide 20-Week Abortion Ban: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., H3736 [18JN]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Executive Office of the President, S481 [7FE]

What They Are Saying About Border Security Metrics: several border security experts, S4735 [20JN]

Summaries

Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 1465), S6234 [1AU]

Judiciary Fiscal Year 2013 Emergency Supplemental Request: Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3601 [20MY]

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act (H.R. 2585), H7388 [2DE]

Tables

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3112–H3124 [5JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 18, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service, H1554 [18MR]

H. Con. Res. 44, Capitol Grounds use for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H4837 [22JY]

H. Res. 83, consideration of S. 47, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, H677 [27FE]

H. Res. 255, return to House H.R. 2217, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H3270 [11JN]

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. 371, consideration of H.J. Res. 75–80 and 82–85, various Federal agencies and programs continuing appropriations and H.R. 3223, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, H6244 [4OC]

H.J. Res. 79, Dept. of Homeland Security continuing appropriations for certain components, H6466 [10OC]

H.R. 180, National Blue Alert Act, H2579 [14MY]

H.R. 338, Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act, H965 [5MR]

H.R. 1073, Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act, H2781–H2784 [20MY]

H.R. 1447, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H8047 [12DE]

H.R. 1797, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H3730 [18JN]

H.R. 1896, International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act, H3700–H3702 [18JN]

H.R. 2083, Protecting Students From Sexual and Violent Predators Act, H6647 [22OC]

H.R. 2922, Supreme Court Police authority to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds extension, H6974 [12NO]

H.R. 3092, Missing Children’s Assistance Act reauthorization and amendment, H5569 [17SE]

H.R. 3190, U.S. Parole Commission Extension Act, H6579 [14OC]

H.R. 3212, International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act, H7642–H7646 [11DE]

H.R. 3626, undetectable firearms ban reauthorization, H7418 [3DE]

H.R. 3627, Child Protection Act, H7570 [9DE]

S. 1, Immigration Reform That Works for America’s Future Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 5, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S45 [22JA]

S. 42, Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, S156 [22JA], S7799 [4NO]

S. 47, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S158–S180 [22JA], S616–S645 [12FE], H707–H735 [28FE]

S. 80, Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, S215–S217 [23JA]

S. 359, Industrial Hemp Farming Act, S784 [14FE]

S. 413, Human Trafficking Reporting Act, S1019 [28FE]

S. 575, Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act, S1862 [14MR]

S. 597, Gideon’s Promise Act, S1904 [18MR]

S. 607, improve privacy of electronic communications, S1952 [19MR]

S. 649, Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act, S2158–S2162 [21MR]

S. 706, Transnational Drug Trafficking Act, S2591 [11AP]

S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4093–S4195 [11JN], S5357–S5475 [27JN]

S. 822, Dept. of Justice protection of crime victims’ rights and DNA-related grant programs reauthorization, S3034–S3036 [25AP]

S. 871, Combating Military Sexual Assault Act, S3162 [7MY]

S. 933, Dept. of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership authorization extension, S3374 [13MY]

S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act, S5020–S5027 [24JN]

S. 1323, Protecting Our Youth From Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act, S5802 [18JY]

S. 1337, Crime Gun Tracing Act, S5842 [23JY]

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. 1686, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S7962 [12NO]

S. 1738, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, S8193–S8197 [19NO]

S. 1783, Federal Prison Reform Act, S8567–S8572 [9DE]

S. 1889, Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking (PLANT) Act, S9107 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 29, express that children trafficked in the U.S. be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators, S8467 [21NO]

S. Res. 14, National Stalking Awareness Month, S292 [24JA]

S. Res. 62, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on offshore profit shifting and the U.S. Tax Code, S947 [27FE]

S. Res. 99, Public Service Recognition Week, S2688 [16AP]

S. Res. 108, National 9-1-1 Education Month, S2903 [23AP]

S. Res. 112, tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress, S2966 [24AP]

S. Res. 117, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S3046 [25AP]

S. Res. 140, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3434 [14MY]

S. Res. 146, National Police Week, S3582 [16MY]

S. Res. 171, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S4484 [13JN]

S. Res. 178, DEA anniversary, S4796 [20JN]

S. Res. 200, U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day, S5970 [25JY]

S. Res. 209, recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, WI, and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings, S6132 [31JY]

S. Res. 210, tribute to Robert S. Mueller III, S6133 [31JY]

S. Res. 265, condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings in District of Columbia, S7211 [4OC]

S. Res. 288, condemn acts of piracy and other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea, support U.S. assistance in combatting such crimes, and commend international agencies that have enhanced maritime security, S7879 [6NO]

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. 302, Drive Safer Sunday, S8365 [20NO]

S. Res. 315, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) release of records on review of disability claims adjudications made in the SSA Huntington, WV, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, S8604 [10DE]

Tributes

Mueller, Robert S., III, E1226 [2AU]