NATIONAL SECURITY see also Department of Defense; Espionage; Strategic Materials; Terrorism

Amendments

Allied Command Transformation: anniversary (S. Res. 156), S6138 [31JY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6131 [2OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), S6299 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3382, H3520, H3522, H3523, H3524, H3526, H3527, H3528, H3529, H3530, H3532, H3533, H3535, H3537, H3539, H3542, H3543, H3544, H3553, H3555, H3556, H3557, H3558, H3559, H3562, H3563, H3566, H3567, H3568, H3569, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3574, H3575, H3576, H3577, H3578, H3579, H3580, H3581, H3582, H3583, H3585, H3586, H3587, H3588 [13JN], H3595, H3596, H3600, H3601, H3603, H3605, H3606, H3607, H3608, H3615, H3616, H3620, H3623 [14JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3380 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8008, S8009, S8010 [13NO], S8057, S8058, S8059, S8060, S8061, S8062, S8063, S8064, S8065, S8066, S8067, S8068 [14NO], S8094, S8104, S8109, S8110, S8111, S8112, S8113, S8114, S8115, S8116, S8122, S8123, S8124, S8125, S8126, S8127, S8128, S8129, S8130, S8131, S8132 [18NO], S8169, S8180, S8181, S8202, S8203, S8204, S8207, S8208, S8209, S8211, S8212, S8213, S8214, S8215, S8216, S8217, S8218, S8219, S8220, S8221, S8222, S8223, S8224, S8225, S8226, S8227, S8229, S8230, S8231, S8233, S8234, S8235, S8236, S8237, S8239, S8240, S8241, S8242, S8244, S8245, S8249, S8250, S8251, S8252, S8253, S8254, S8259, S8260, S8261, S8262, S8263, S8265, S8266, S8267, S8268, S8269, S8270, S8271, S8272, S8275, S8277, S8278, S8279, S8283, S8284, S8285, S8286, S8287, S8288, S8289 [19NO], S8371, S8372, S8373, S8374, S8375, S8376, S8377, S8378, S8379, S8380, S8381, S8382, S8384, S8385, S8391, S8392, S8393, S8394, S8395, S8396, S8397, S8398, S8399, S8400, S8401, S8402, S8403, S8404, S8405, S8406, S8407, S8408, S8409 [20NO], S8469, S8472, S8474, S8475, S8476, S8477, S8478, S8479, S8480, S8484, S8485, S8486, S8487, S8490, S8491, S8492, S8493, S8494, S8495, S8496, S8500, S8501, S8502, S8503, S8505, S8506, S8507, S8511, S8512, S8513, S8516, S8520, S8521, S8522, S8523, S8524, S8525, S8526, S8527 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4908, H4909, H4910, H4911, H4912, H4913, H4914, H4915, H4916, H4917, H4918, H4919, H4920, H4921, H4922, H4924, H4925, H4926, H4927, H4928, H4929, H4936, H4937, H4938, H4940, H4941, H4943, H4944, H4945, H4946, H4947, H4948, H4949, H4950, H4951, H4953, H4961, H4962, H4963, H4964, H4965, H4966, H4967, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4971, H4972, H4973, H4974, H4975 [23JY], H5007, H5009, H5010, H5011, H5012, H5013, H5014, H5015, H5017, H5021, H5023 [24JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4875 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), S948 [27FE], H823 [4MR]

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]

Federal agencies and departments: improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (S. 1276), S7387 [10OC]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

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]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5611, H5612, H5614, H5615, H5616, H5617 [18SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), consideration (H. Res. 347), H5604 [18SE]

NATO: anniversary of Allied Command Transformation (S. Res. 156), S6138 [31JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2097, H2100, H2101, H2102 [17AP], H2130, H2131, H2132, H2133, H2134, H2135, H2136 [18AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (H. Res. 164), H2086 [17AP]

Announcements

Moment of silence on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, S6337 [11SE], H5479 [11SE]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S297 [24JA], S1071 [28FE], S3585 [16MY], S3789 [22MY], H152 [15JA], H285 [25JA], H6762 [23OC], H6916 [30OC]

Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise, S3060 [25AP]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1669 [11MR], S1715 [12MR], S4064 [10JN]

Articles and editorials

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

Chuck Hagel Is Not the Right Choice for Defense Secretary, S742 [14FE]

CIA Ramping Up Covert Training Program for Moderate Syrian Rebels (excerpt), S7165 [3OC]

$4.6 Trillion Opportunity—Immigration Reform Will Impove Social Security’s Finances, S4500 [17JN]

Government Shutdown Empties Offices Enforcing Sanctions on Iran, S7174 [4OC]

Homeland Security Advisor Supports Convicted Terrorist Fundraiser, H6450 [9OC]

Immigration Headwinds, S4199 [11JN]

John Boehner Must Act on Immigration Now, H7269 [20NO]

‘‘Just Say No’’ to Cybersecurity Bill, H2083 [17AP]

Latest NSA Spying Revelations Distract From the Real Issues, S7872 [6NO]

Meet John Brennan—Obama’s Assassination Czar, H404 [6FE]

Modernize, Don’t Abandon Our Nuclear Arsenal, S5488 [27JN]

Oppose Brennan for CIA Director, H405 [6FE]

Plan for Hunting Terrorists Signals U.S. Intends To Keep Adding Names to Kill List, S1190 [6MR]

Revisiting ‘‘Jihad’’ John Brennan, H404 [6FE]

Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears, S8158 [19NO]

Seeking a Viable U.N. Path Forward on Syria, E1342 [19SE]

What Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants Will Cost America, H5048 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that the Armed Forces and Federal civilian personnel critical to national security continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3214), H6011 [28SE]

——— ensure that the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers continue to receive pay and allowances during a Government shutdown or if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 3216), H6011 [28SE]

——— make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 56, 57, 58, 59), H29 [3JA]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to continue support of Army and Air National Guard under cooperative agreements (see H.R. 3291), H6568 [12OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3232), H6174 [2OC] (see H.R. 3246), H6289 [4OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3241), H6223 [3OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown or if the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 3217), H6011 [28SE]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3230), H6174 [2OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H6173 [2OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen who are appointed as Navy Reserve midshipmen continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see S. 1568), S7271 [7OC] (see H.R. 3285), H6544 [11OC]

——— authorize enlistment of additional persons residing in the U.S. and lawfully admit for permanent residence certain enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the U.S. (see H.R. 435), H300 [29JA]

——— authorize enlistment of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and provide a way for such aliens to be lawfully admitted to the U.S. through U.S. military service (see H.R. 2377), H3652 [14JN]

——— authorize use against Syria following congressional authorization and determination that Syria has not agreed to surrender chemical weapons or become Chemical Weapons Convention signatory (see H.J. Res. 61), H5512 [11SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (see S.J. Res. 21), S6269 [6SE]

——— commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Res. 75), H596 [15FE]

——— expand and enhance authorities on protected communications (see S. 1081), S3844 [23MY]

——— extend whistleblower protections to members that report potentially dangerous ideologically based threats or actions of another member against U.S. interests or security (see H.R. 704), H545 [14FE]

——— 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]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 58), H5434 [9SE]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 198), H52 [4JA] (see H.R. 2324), H3287 [11JN]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 128), H1631 [19MR]

——— withdraw troops from Afghanistan and pursue alternative strategies to create a stable Afghanistan that is not a base for international terrorism (see H. Res. 184), H2351 [25AP]

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]

——— prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (see H.R. 1455), H1908 [10AP]

——— reform and improve the oversight of passenger and baggage screening at domestic commercial airports by private screening companies (see S. 697), S2564 [10AP]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against certain immigration information to ensure lawful U.S. residency (see H.R. 999), H1318 [6MR]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (see H.R. 1245), H1629 [19MR]

BLM: provide for a land exchange with the Army to create a national security buffer for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss and preclude sale of certain lands to prevent incompatible development (see S. 753), S2749 [17AP]

Budget: cancel sequester for security-related functions through offsets by reducing Medicare payments, agricultural subsidies, and Federal retirement, and applying the chained consumer price index (see H.R. 3639), H7445 [3DE]

——— cancel the sequester for the revised security category and provide for a revised spending plan for the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 804), H626 [25FE]

——— eliminate Dept. of Defense sequestration for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and sequester such eliminated sums over a period of fiscal years 2015 through 2021 (see H.R. 857), H701 [27FE]

——— exempt 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs from sequestration (see S. 377), S813 [25FE] (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

——— modify discretionary spending limits to take into account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal employees and freeze pay for Members of Congress when there is a Federal deficit (see S. 263), S520 [7FE] (see H.R. 593), H430 [8FE]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (see S. 788), S2896 [23AP]

CIA: cease lethal drone operations (see H.R. 2183), H2954 [23MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Surveillance Operations of the National Security Agency (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 350), H5654 [18SE]

Computers: 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]

——— provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (see S. 1353), S5907 [24JY]

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]

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

Crime: amend provisions relative to disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of certain information consisting of or relating to communications (see H.R. 983), H1318 [6MR]

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

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: designate (see S. 1847), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 3805), H8131 [23DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1034), S3843 [23MY] (see S. 1197), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 1960), H2602 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (see H. Res. 256), H3286 [11JN] (see H. Res. 260), H3355 [12JN]

——— close and consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and facilities and relocate overseas missions to U.S. installations prior to any domestic base realignment and closure (see S. Res. 132), S3256 [8MY]

——— extend pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel with private industry and academia (see H.R. 2105), H2911 [22MY]

——— improve master plans for major military installations (see S. 1749), S8361 [20NO]

——— making appropriations (see S. 444), S1088 [4MR] (see S. 1429), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2397), H3686 [17JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (see H. Res. 312), H4856 [22JY]

——— protect eligibility for Federal employment and access to classified information for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs (see H.R. 1642), H2158 [18AP]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 1510), S6518 [17SE] (see H.R. 3184), H5882 [26SE]

——— reduce budget sequestration cuts for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 but implement such cuts over the duration of sequestration (see S. 1841), S8913 [17DE]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs (see H.R. 1506), H1956 [11AP]

——— reprogram amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see H.R. 1481), H1909 [10AP]

——— require a study on the use of the Russian RD–180 rocket engine and the cost effectiveness of building the engines in the U.S. (see S. 1679), S7951 [12NO]

——— require notification of congressional defense committees about certain sensitive military operations (see H.R. 1904), H2567 [9MY]

——— rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (see S. 680), S2501 [9AP]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 2839), H5088 [25JY]

——— terminate or retire certain aircraft and ship programs (see H.R. 1361), H1823 [21MR]

Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 1022), H1320 [6MR]

——— enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country found that such exports would enhance U.S. national security (see S. 192), S438 [31JA] (see H.R. 580), H413 [6FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (see H.J. Res. 76), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Environmental Management (see H.J. Res. 81), H6223 [3OC]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 242), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 307), H176 [18JA]

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 a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 86), H30 [3JA]

——— establish conditions under which preclearance facilities may be established and preclearance operations may be conducted and provide customs services outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3488), H7109 [14NO] (see H.R. 3575), H7353 [21NO]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce (see H.R. 3107), H5587 [17SE]

——— 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]

——— establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 390), H280 [23JA]

——— establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 1542), H1991 [12AP]

——— improve laws relative to advancement of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 2952), H5343 [1AU]

——— incorporate into design and construction of reconfigured and new ports of entry certain concerns relative to border location-dependent businesses (see H.R. 2213), H2964 [24MY]

——— make certain improvements relative to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 3696), H7687 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security and other information (see H.R. 3283), H6492 [10OC]

——— 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]

——— prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 68), H29 [3JA]

——— prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from performing security screening operations for surface transportation (see H.R. 2589), H4174 [28JN]

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

——— provide stronger penalties for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (see S. 814), S3028 [25AP]

——— revoke requirement on use of privately owned communications resources in Executive order on assignment of national security and emergency preparedness communications function (see H.R. 294), H170 [15JA]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H6952 [30OC]

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

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (see H.R. 1535), H1991 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: 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]

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

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

Dept. of Peacebuilding: establish (see H.R. 808), H627 [25FE]

Dept. of State: allow use of best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program (see H.R. 731), H546 [14FE]

——— authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H5173 [30JY]

——— authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (see S. 227), S469 [4FE]

——— enhance embassy security (see S. 980), S3569 [16MY]

——— enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (see S. 1386), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 2723), H4724 [18JY]

——— limit foreign countries from constructing satellite positioning and ground monitoring stations within the U.S. (see H.R. 3603), H7354 [21NO]

——— limit the Russian space agency from constructing or operating a ground monitoring station within the U.S. (see H.R. 3561), H7310 [20NO]

——— require report on designation of Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 198), S438 [31JA]

Dept. of the Interior: assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (see H.R. 1063), H1355 [12MR]

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]

Diplomatic Security Act: require certain notifications of Dept. of State Accountability Review Boards, avoid conflicts of interest by members, and require actions relative to reports of such Boards (see H.R. 1768), H2390 [26AP]

——— revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (see H.R. 925), H815 [28FE]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see S. 904), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 2322), H3287 [11JN]

——— issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster (see H.R. 1700), H2297 [24AP]

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]

Egypt: condition security and economic assistance in order to advance U.S. national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt (see H.R. 416), H292 [25JA]

EPA: reduce or eliminate the risk of releases of hazardous chemicals from public water systems and wastewater treatment works (see S. 67), S213 [23JA]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 3032), H5397 [2AU]

FAA: issue regulations on secondary cockpit barriers (see S. 1495), S6377 [11SE] (see H.R. 1745), H2350 [25AP] (see H.R. 1775), H2391 [26AP]

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

Federal agencies and departments: clarify guidelines for including certain property on the National Register or as a National Historic Landmark relative to objections by agency heads based on national security (see H.R. 3687), H7627 [10DE]

——— improve security clearance process by improving OPM oversight, terminating investigators who falsify reports, and establishing security clearance position guidelines (see S. 1276), S5620 [10JY]

——— reform the Federal classification system, declassify information that merits declassification, and enhance the National Declassification Center (see S. 1464), S6207 [1AU]

——— strengthen accountability of individuals involved in misconduct affecting integrity of background investigations and update guidelines for security clearances (see S. 1744), S8361 [20NO]

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

Federal Executive Boards: improve efficiency to enhance coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of operations in areas outside of Washington, DC (see H.R. 470), H341 [4FE]

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (see H.R. 1534), H1991 [12AP]

——— authorize use of grants under the Urban Areas Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a Dept. of Energy national laboratory (see H.R. 3438), H6953 [30OC]

——— codify authority to use Urban Areas Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities (see H.R. 1791), H2391 [26AP]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 85), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Egypt, and Pakistan (see H.R. 1922), H2567 [9MY]

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

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

GAO: assess Army study on the combat vehicle industrial base (see S. 1727), S8186 [19NO]

Grayling, MI: anniversary of Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center (see H. Res. 290), H4308 [9JY]

House of Representatives: take appropriate steps to be able to meet in a virtual setting (see H. Res. 137), H1825 [21MR]

Immigration: create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all U.S. workers are legally able to work (see H.R. 502), H370 [5FE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— prohibit granting of temporary status or adjusting status of any unlawfully present individual until Dept. of Homeland Security certifies full implementation of US-VISIT system at every port of entry (see S. 300), S707 [13FE]

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

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see S. 303), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 459), H341 [4FE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (see H.R. 1163), H1425 [14MR]

——— 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]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1681), S7951 [12NO] (see H.R. 3381), H6951 [30OC]

——— conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H3927 [19JN]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Iran: prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (see H.R. 3292), H6604 [15OC]

Law enforcement: 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]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 1600), S7615 [29OC] (see H.R. 761), H594 [15FE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), consideration (see H. Res. 292), H4308 [9JY] (see H. Res. 347), H5587 [17SE]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 399), H6954 [30OC]

National Guard: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3237), H6174 [2OC]

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

——— require all young persons to perform military or civilian service, allow induction to uniformed services during wartime, and require registration of women under the Selective Service System (see H.R. 748), H593 [15FE]

National Security Agency: require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (see H.R. 3436), H6953 [30OC]

NATO: anniversary of Allied Command Transformation (see S. Res. 156), S3844 [23MY]

Next Generation Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategy: establish (see S. 1021), S3761 [22MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H499 [13FE]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (see H. Res. 164), H2065 [16AP]

——— develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (see S. 884), S3159 [7MY]

——— submit annual reports on violations of law or executive order by intelligence community personnel (see H.R. 3779), H8117 [16DE]

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (see S. 1618), S7674 [30OC]

POW: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see S. 1147), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2325), H3287 [11JN]

Power resources: enhance energy security by expanding access to domestic energy resources, boost employment opportunities in the energy sector, and provide consumers relief from artificial price increases (see H.R. 3033), H5398 [2AU]

——— protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H3758 [18JN]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H595 [15FE]

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]

——— 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]

Safety: improve emergency response activities (see H.R. 3552), H7309 [20NO]

Snowden, Edward: call for Russia to turn over Edward Snowden to U.S. authorities and consider all economic and diplomatic options when pursuing him (see S. Res. 198), S5800 [18JY]

Strategic Defense Initiative: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S2026 [20MR]

Syria: call for Syria to become a signatory to, and comply with, the Chemical Weapons Convention and if such actions do not occur by a certain date, all elements of national power will be considered by the U.S. (see S.J. Res. 22), S6327 [10SE]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 428), H7394 [2DE]

——— designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization and impose sanctions against persons that knowingly provide material support or resources to such group or its affiliates (see H.R. 3209), H5921 [27SE]

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

——— enhance security of chemical facilities (see S. 68), S213 [23JA]

——— 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]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation (see H. Res. 15), H33 [3JA]

——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (see S. 1804), S8668 [11DE] (see H.R. 1204), H1427 [14MR]

——— establish an Ombudsman Office (see H.R. 84), H30 [3JA]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (see S. 1893), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 2719), H4723 [18JY]

——— increase number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals (see H.R. 64), H29 [3JA]

——— prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC) program (see H.R. 3202), H5921 [27SE]

——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft (see S. 1008), S3760 [22MY] (see H.R. 1093), H1356 [12MR]

——— prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport (see H.R. 3484), H7109 [14NO]

U.N.: prohibit deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in support of military operation without express prior congressional authorization (see H.R. 2496), H4037 [25JN]

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

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 2606), H4174 [28JN]

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

War Powers Resolution: repeal (see H.R. 3065), H5434 [9SE]

——— require the President to seek advance congressional approval before sending U.S. Armed Forces into conflict except when there’s an immediate threat to the U.S. or its citizens (see H.J. Res. 60), H5512 [11SE]

Weapons: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 1128), H1395 [13MR]

Women: codify U.S. Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security to promote inclusion of women in conflict resolution efforts and peacebuilding institutions (see H.R. 2874), H5259 [31JY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8350 [20NO], S8440 [21NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), motion to proceed, S8027 [14NO], S8092 [18NO]

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

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

E-mails

Government shutdown impact on Border Patrol: Stu Harris, National Border Patrol Council, H6273 [4OC]

Explanations

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction, H7894–H8037 [12DE]

Letters

Allow transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S.: Chuck Hagel, Sec. of Defense, S8178 [19NO]

——— Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S8178 [19NO]

——— Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (organization), S8173 [19NO]

——— James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S8173, S8178 [19NO]

——— John F. Kerry, Sec. of State, S8178 [19NO]

——— several retired military officers, S8179 [19NO]

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Christopher J. Witkowski, Association of Flight Attendants, H7417 [3DE]

——— Deborah McElroy, Airports Council International-North America (organization), H7417 [3DE]

——— Lorraine Howerton, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, H7416 [3DE]

——— Stephen A. Alterman, Cargo Airline Association, H7416 [3DE]

——— T.J. Schultz, Security Manufacturers Coalition, H7417 [3DE]

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act and Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Peter J. Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H7413, H7416 [3DE]

——— Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H7412, H7417 [3DE]

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 statutory restrictions on bilateral cooperation with China and Chinese nationals relative to NASA: Representative Wolf, E1478–E1480 [10OC]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E492 [18AP]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E493 [18AP]

——— Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services (House), E493 [18AP]

——— Representative Mike Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E492, E493 [18AP]

——— several organizations, H2084 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: Frank J. Grass, National Guard, S8960 [18DE]

——— James F. Amos, Marine Corps, S8959 [18DE]

——— Jonathan W. Greenert, Navy, S8959 [18DE]

——— Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force, S8959 [18DE]

——— Martin E. Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair, S8549 [9DE], S8959 [18DE]

——— Raymond T. Odierno, Army, S8959 [18DE]

——— Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E872 [14JN]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E873 [14JN]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), E881 [14JN]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E873 [14JN]

——— Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E872 [14JN]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E880 [14JN]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E871 [14JN]

——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), E881 [14JN]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), E881 [14JN]

——— Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services (House), E872, E873, E880, E881, E882 [14JN]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), E881 [14JN]

——— Representative Rogers (MI), Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E880 [14JN]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E872 [14JN]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E873 [14JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E880 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dept. of State, S1919 [19MR]

——— Italian Ministry of Defense and German Federal Ministry of Defense, S1919 [19MR]

——— Leon E. Panetta, Dept. of Defense, S1920 [19MR]

——— Peter Ammon, German Ambassador to the U.S., and Claudio Bisogniero, Italian Ambassador to the U.S., S1919 [19MR]

Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization: Alliance for Biosecurity, H833 [4MR]

——— James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H833 [4MR]

——— several health organizations, H199 [22JA]

——— several public health organizations, H834 [4MR]

——— Stephanie Silverman, Roundtable on Critical Care Policy (organization), H834 [4MR]

——— Thomas K. McInerny, American Academy of Pediatrics, H833 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security establishment as primary point of receipt in Federal Government for civilian sharing of cyber threat information: several Representatives, H2138 [18AP]

East Coast missile defense shield funding: J.D. Syring and Richard P. Formica, Dept. of Defense, H4922 [23JY]

——— Senator Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), H4922 [23JY]

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

Federal information security improvement: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2042 [16AP]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2042 [16AP]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2041 [16AP]

Immigration reform: Charlie Hoz-Pena, H7682 [11DE]

——— 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 California legislators, H5646 [18SE]

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

Impact of budget sequestration on Dept. of Defense: Representative Austin Scott, H690 [27FE]

——— Senators Inhofe and Levin, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2262 [22MR]

Impact of potential military strike against Syria on military families: Rebekah Sanderlin and Molly Blake, S6289 [9SE]

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

National security concerns relative to EB–5 visa program: Senator Coburn, S9026, S9027 [19DE]

——— Senators Grassley and Coburn, S9027 [19DE]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5611 [18SE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5611 [18SE]

Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile funding: S.J. Locklear III, U.S. Pacific Command, H4910 [23JY]

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]

Pay Our Military Act: Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services (House), E1416 [2OC]

——— Representative Turner, H6303 [5OC]

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]

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

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Deborah McElroy, Airports Council International-North America (organization), H7412 [3DE]

——— Don Erickson, Security Industry Association, H7412 [3DE]

——— T.J. Schultz, Security Manufacturers Coalition, H7412 [3DE]

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]

Lists

Amendments cleared by both sides to S. 1197, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8440 [21NO]

Consequences of sequester cuts, S840 [26FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security employees killed in the line of duty, E759 [23MY]

Expiring Dept. of Defense authorities, S8549 [9DE], S8959 [18DE]

Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified information, H408 [6FE], H1988 [12AP], H2771 [17MY], H3249 [6JN], H7360 [22NO], H8105 [12DE]

Minimum requirements to be included in the southern border security strategy, S4463–S4465 [13JN]

Minnesota Air and Army National Guard areas impacted by a Government shutdown, H6195 [3OC]

New York, NY, firefighters killed in September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, E1289 [11SE]

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

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

Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3304, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8961 [18DE]

Memorandums

Military Force Use Against Those Responsible for Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, Authorization: Matthew Weed, Congressional Research Service, H5032 [24JY]

Messages

Agreement Between NATO Members for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information: President Obama, S6594 [18SE], H5641 [18SE]

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2014: President Obama, S2560–S2562 [10AP], H1890–H1892 [10AP]

National Emergency Relative to Belarus: President Obama, S4477 [13JN], H3371 [13JN]

National Emergency Relative to Disposition of Russian Highly Enriched Uranium: President Obama, S4790 [20JN], H3984 [20JN]

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]

National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. of September 11, 2011: President Obama, S6326 [10SE], H5460 [10SE]

National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: President Obama, S3614 [20MY], H2761 [17MY]

National Emergency Relative to the Western Balkans: President Obama, S4521 [17JN], H3666 [17JN]

National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Obama, S1086 [4MR], H822 [4MR]

Motions

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), S6273 [9SE], S6301 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3633 [14JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8027 [14NO], S8071, S8094 [18NO], S8180 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5029 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6502, H6503 [11OC]

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

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

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), H6260, H6261 [4OC]

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

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5621 [18SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H2142 [18AP]

Poems

‘‘Staten Island Strong,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1289 [11SE]

‘‘The Names,’’ Billy Collins, H5481 [11SE]

Press releases

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

U.S. Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013: Executive Office of the President, S6347 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Air Force: prohibit funding to rebase aircraft until review of National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force report, H4968, H4969 [23JY]

Arab countries: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H6831 [29OC]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian and contractor personnel, Coast Guard, and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3232), H6189, H6190 [3OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that civilian personnel and Reserve components continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3241), H6242 [4OC]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), H6002–H6010 [28SE], H6014 [30SE], H6062, H6064, H6083 [1OC], H6121 [2OC], H6193, H6197 [3OC], H6227, H6239, H6242, H6244, H6250, H6275, H6278 [4OC], H6291, H6302, H6306, H6307, H6320 [5OC], H6326 [7OC], H6354, H6387, H6407 [8OC], H6423, H6426, H6431, H6432, H6445 [9OC], H6533 [11OC], E1488 [11OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, H5409, H5432 [9SE], H5437, H5438, H5440, H5441 [10SE], H5480, H5493, H5495 [11SE], H5532 [12SE]

——— maintain military presence in Afghanistan, H4842 [22JY], H4861 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (H.J. Res. 58), H5438 [10SE]

——— prohibit funding to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5012, H5013, H5032 [24JY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 198), H2336 [25AP], H5032 [24JY]

——— repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2324), H5012 [24JY]

——— sunset authorization of use of military force against Afghanistan, H3584 [13JN]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq, H1636 [20MR]

Arms control: require the President to convey to Congress any proposed deals with Russia concerning domestic missile defense systems or nuclear arms, H3555, H3556 [13JN]

Aviation: prohibit subsidiaries of foreign owned corporations from obtaining contracts for the performance of passenger and baggage security screening at domestic commercial airports (H.R. 1455), E407 [10AP]

——— require individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist (H.R. 1245), E328 [19MR]

BLM: allow Dept. of Defense approval over any new land use activity that utilizes any research, development, test, and evaluation of land critical to national security, H3523, H3524 [13JN]

Brentwood, CA: Liberty High School recipient of Dept. of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Security Community Gift Program award, E1904 [19DE]

Business and industry: clarify that independent contractors are eligible for security clearances for purposes of employment to handle cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information, H2101, H2102 [17AP]

——— ensure that companies sharing cyber threat information do not sell consumers’ personal information for marketing purposes, H2134, H2135 [18AP]

Clapper, Director of National Intelligence: call for resignation or termination due to allegations of mismanaging Government surveillance programs, H5375 [2AU]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearing on attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H2426–H2428 [6MY], H2558 [9MY]

Congress: goals of the 113th Congress, E14 [4JA]

——— legislative priorities, H3766 [19JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR]

Corps of Engineers: construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4347 [10JY]

——— effect of immigration on domestic drug control, H5086 [25JY]

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

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, H6930 [30OC]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for additional base realignment and closure round, H3077, H3078 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for additional base realignment and closure rounds, H4946, H4947 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: develop and implement regulations to secure and limit access to certain agricultural nutrients and chemicals, E927 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction, H3566, H3567 [13JN]

——— across-the-board funding reduction excluding the Defense Health Program and Military Personnel Accounts, H4950, H4951 [23JY]

——— advance cybersecurity to protect defense industry from cyber intrusions, H3560 [13JN]

——— allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., H7342 [21NO]

——— allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H7265 [20NO]

——— allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., H3068, H3072, H3073 [4JN], H3313 [12JN], E821 [6JN]

——— allow use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their home countries and bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H4925, H4926 [23JY]

——— anniversary of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), E772 [3JN], E839 [11JN]

——— assess retention, recruitment, and management of the cyber workforce, H3560 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7700, H7702, H7894–H8046, H8096 [12DE], E1906 [19DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H2638 [15MY], H3219, H3226 [6JN], H3263 [11JN], H3297, H3333–H3341 [12JN], H3364, H3365, H3367, H3368, H3382–H3589 [13JN], H3594–H3636, H3639 [14JN], H3658 [17JN], H4590 [17JY], H6177 [3OC], H7145 [15NO], E861, E865, E871, E875, E876, E877, E878, E879, E880 [14JN], E883, E884, E885, E887, E889, E890, E891, E894, E895 [17JN], E947, E952, E953 [20JN], E962 [25JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 256), H3309–H3316 [12JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), consideration (H. Res. 260), H3372–H3382 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), corrections in engrossment, H3636 [14JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), motion to recommit, H3634, H3637 [14JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), H7342 [21NO]

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

——— conditions and treatment of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3671 [17JN], H7341 [21NO]

——— consult with Dept. of Homeland Security and FAA to develop plans for joint testing and evaluation of unmanned aircraft equipment and systems, H3531 [13JN]

——— decision to drawdown the Lajes AFB in the Azores, E1124 [24JY]

——— Defense Personnel Security Research Center funding, H4888 [23JY]

——— East Coast missile defense shield funding, H4922–H4924 [23JY]

——— end permanent basing of 2d Cavalry Regiment in Vilseck, Germany, H3574, H3575 [13JN]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4945, H4947 [23JY], E1123, E1129 [24JY]

——— funding, H1677 [20MR], H6905 [30OC]

——— ground-based midcourse defense system funding, H3601–H3603 [14JN], H4917, H4918 [23JY]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H317 [4FE], H360 [5FE], H507, H531 [14FE], H668, H687, H688, H690, H693 [27FE], H821 [4MR], H1365 [13MR], H1677 [20MR], H2448 [7MY], H2661 [16MY], H2722 [17MY], H2778 [20MY], H3026, H3035 [4JN], H3339–H3341 [12JN], H3763 [19JN], H4180 [8JY], H4218 [9JY], H4313 [10JY], H4373, H4374 [11JY], H4525, H4528, H4532 [17JY], H4604, H4605, H4608 [18JY], H4729 [19JY], H4873, H4887 [23JY], H5185 [31JY], H5271 [1AU], H5624 [18SE], H6905 [30OC], H7001 [13NO], H7263 [20NO]

——— implement mandate requiring use of civilian employees for requirements extending over a certain time period, E953 [20JN]

——— importance of maintaining a strong National Guard, H3570 [13JN]

——— maintain all current intercontinental ballistic missile silos in warm status, H3522, H3523 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4475 [11JY], H4877–H4976 [23JY], H4991, H5002–H5032 [24JY], H5077 [25JY], H6177 [3OC], E1121, E1123, E1124, E1129, E1130 [24JY], E1133, E1134, E1135, E1136, E1138, E1145 [25JY], E1169 [31JY], E1244 [2AU]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4866–H4877 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), corrections in engrossment, H5031 [24JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), motion to recommit, H5029, H5030 [24JY]

——— Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, H1306 [6MR]

——— military readiness funding, H3335, H3338 [12JN]

——— Navy Advanced Submarine Systems Development program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4912, H4913 [23JY]

——— Navy Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile funding through reductions in operations and maintenance funding, H4909, H4910 [23JY]

——— nuclear-armed Ohio-class submarine research funding, H4918, H4919 [23JY]

——— Operationally Responsive Space office funding, H4921, H4922 [23JY]

——— overseas contingency operations account funding, H3603–H3605 [14JN], H4967 [23JY], E1123 [24JY], E1169 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain missile defense programs funding, H3562, H3563 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding for drone strike program unless missions are conducted by members of the Armed Forces, E861 [14JN]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, H7342 [21NO]

——— prohibit funding to conduct environmental impact study relative to intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4964, H4965 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to continue to detain any individual at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who has been cleared for release, H5007–H5009 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding to deny security clearances for civilian employees who incur economic hardship as a result of sequestration furloughs, H5007 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5009 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded recreational facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E879 [14JN]

——— prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with Russia, H5011 [24JY]

——— prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3595, H3596 [14JN], H4974 [23JY]

——— prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens unless they are actively engaged in combat against the U.S., H3584 [13JN]

——— provide for auditable financial statements, H7049 [13NO]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (H.R. 3184), H5864 [26SE]

——— recall of civilian furloughed employees, H6227, H6239, H6278, H6279 [4OC], H6291 [5OC], H6423, H6445 [9OC], H6533 [11OC]

——— reduce number of deployed intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, H4951–H4953 [23JY]

——— report on military and security developments involving Russia, H3584 [13JN]

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

——— seapower-related programs funding, H3335, H3340 [12JN]

——— Special Operations Boat Docks funding, H3080 [4JN]

——— strategic seaports infrastructure funding, H3545 [13JN]

——— supplement wages and eliminate furloughs through reductions in Afghan Security Forces funding, H4926, H4927 [23JY], H5027 [24JY]

——— United African Command Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force for Crisis Response funding, H4908 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4260 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development and National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4278, H4279 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4283, H4284 [9JY]

——— develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (H.R. 1022), H1881 [10AP]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6497–H6504 [11OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), motion to recommit, H6502, H6503 [11OC]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration B61 nuclear bomb funding, H4288–H4290 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4225, H4228 [9JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Directed Research and Development program funding, H4350, H4351 [10JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration W–76 nuclear warhead funding, H4299 [9JY]

——— Nevada National Security Site perimeter security funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H4298, H4299 [9JY]

——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4273, H4274 [9JY]

——— Office of Science funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4281–H4283 [9JY]

——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4264, H4272 [9JY]

——— tribute to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, H7631 [11DE]

——— Vehicle Technologies Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275 [9JY]

——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275, H4276 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), H187–H201 [22JA]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), Senate amendment, H823–H836 [4MR], E255 [7MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program funding, H3192, H3193 [5JN]

——— allow Coast Guard to complete Bureau of Customs and Border Protection H–60 helicopter conversion program, H3163, H3164 [5JN]

——— border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology funding, H3135 [5JN]

——— 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]

——— establish agency as primary point of receipt in Federal Government for civilian sharing of cyber threat information, H2090–H2092, H2094 [17AP], H2137–H2139 [18AP]

——— establish national emergency centers on military installations (H.R. 390), E57 [23JA]

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

——— expand membership in Centers of Excellence program, H3199 [5JN]

——— improve cybersecurity workforce, H3172 [5JN]

——— include Privacy Officer and Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in report assessing the privacy and civil liberties impact of cyber intelligence regulations, H2131, H2132 [18AP]

——— 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]

——— National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, H3166–H3168 [5JN]

——— 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]

——— Office of National Capital Region Coordination funding, H3176, H3177 [5JN]

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

——— pedestrian access points at land ports of entry improvement funding, H3195, H3196 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding for official receptions until implementation of biometric entry and exit data system is complete, H3214 [5JN]

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

——— prohibit funding to establish a Bureau of Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport, H3206 [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 funding to purchase, operate, or maintain armed unmanned aerial vehicles, H3192 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a certain date, to the U.S., H3170–H3172 [5JN]

——— rural airport detection equipment funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H3147 [5JN]

——— study and report to Congress on gaps in U.S. port security and a plan to address them (H.R. 1535), H4222 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— tribute to employees killed in the line of duty, E759 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, H6229 [4OC]

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

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2848), H5965–H5975 [28SE]

——— improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide, H2257 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior: publish list of minerals considered strategic and critical, H5614, H5615 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response funding, H5123 [30JY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: designate entities as civilian Federal entities to receive information on cybersecurity threats or crimes from the private sector, H2084 [17AP]

Diplomatic Security Act: revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations, H1815 [21MR]

——— revise provisions relative to Accountability Review Board personnel recommendations (H.R. 925), H1815 [21MR]

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]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, E11 [3JA], E21 [14JA]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H357 [5FE], H540 [14FE], H2308 [25AP], H5756 [19SE], E1361 [23SE]

——— impact of immigration reform, H4320 [10JY], H4579–H4585 [17JY], H5186 [31JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H819 [4MR], H3658 [17JN]

Energy and water development: exempt related agencies from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4361 [10JY]

EPA: release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers, H1403 [14MR]

Executive Office of the President: provide information to Congress as to which organizations are believed to be affiliates or adherents of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), E883 [17JN]

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

FBI: national security impact of efforts to combat anti-Muslim rhetoric, H2383–H2385 [26AP], H2769–H2771 [17MY]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules promulgated by the Dept. of Homeland Security from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5326–H5328 [1AU]

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

FEMA: authorize appropriations for the Port Security Grant Program (H.R. 1534), E443, E446 [12AP]

——— disaster relief funding, H3175 [5JN]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), H6243, H6254–H6262 [4OC], H6428 [9OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), motion to recommit, H6260, H6261 [4OC]

——— Port Security Grant Program funding, H3157 [5JN]

——— U.S. Fire Administration funding, H3133 [5JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H2446 [7MY], H3136, H3137, H3149 [5JN], E837 [11JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for Buffalo, NY, area, H3107 [5JN]

——— Urban Areas Security Initiative Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding, H3164 [5JN]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H2242–H2244 [23AP], H2382 [26AP]

——— assess status of the war on terrorism, H2120–H2122 [17AP], H3593 [14JN], H4479 [11JY], H5494 [11SE]

——— assess status of the war on terrorism relative to treatment of Navy SEALS killed in Afghanistan, H5497 [11SE]

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

——— condemn political correctness as a potential threat to national security, H3650 [14JN]

——— political correctness as a potential threat to national security, H2383 [26AP], H2769–H2771 [17MY]

Government: impact of shutdown, H6588 [14OC]

Holder, Attorney General: call for resignation or termination due to allegations of mismanaging Government surveillance programs, H5375 [2AU]

House of Representatives: tribute to Members and staff who worked on H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5029 [24JY]

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]

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

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, H2287 [24AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program, H6213 [3OC]

——— 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 [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: improve Federal information security (H.R. 1163), H2037–H2042, H2048 [16AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H2331, H2333 [25AP], H3021 [4JN]

——— authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3381), H7335 [21NO]

——— conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (H.R. 2434), H3371 [13JN], H3975 [20JN], H5376 [2AU]

——— encourage international cooperation regarding cybersecurity, H2133, H2134 [18AP]

——— ensure U.S. citizens are not authorized targets for surveillance in assessing cyber threats, H2132, H2133 [18AP]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6204 [3OC]

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

Iran: prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program, H7263, H7266 [20NO], H7696, H7699, H7701 [12DE]

——— prohibit the gaining of nuclear weapons capability and maximize U.S. diplomatic influence to achieve a negotiated settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program (H.R. 3292), H6669 [22OC], H6891 [29OC]

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

Libya: implement recommendations made based on investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and bring to justice those responsible for such attacks, H5494, H5495–H5497 [11SE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ to only include minerals identified by the National Research Council as strategic and critical, H5602, H5613, H5618 [18SE]

——— clarify responsibility for determinations under the National Environmental Policy Act prior to issuance of mineral exploration or mine permits, H5615, H5616 [18SE]

——— include mining cleanup costs in financial assurance and require that such assurance be in a form that would routinely be accepted in commerce, H5616, H5617 [18SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5530 [12SE], H5606–H5624 [18SE], E1341 [19SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), consideration (H. Res. 347), H5600–H5606 [18SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), motion to recommit, H5621, H5622 [18SE]

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]

Muslim Brotherhood (organization): infiltration of U.S. government, H401 [6FE]

——— infiltration of U.S. Government, H5798–H5800 [20SE], H5878–H5880 [26SE], H6450 [9OC]

NASA: clarify statutory restrictions on bilateral cooperation with China and Chinese nationals, E1478 [10OC]

National Guard: anniversary, E1865 [12DE]

National Preparedness Month: observance, E1305 [12SE]

National Security Agency: open records requests from U.S. citizens relative to domestic surveillance program, H7169 [18NO]

——— 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]

——— require Director and Inspector General to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (H.R. 3436), H7337 [21NO]

NATO: Security Investment Program funding, H3058, H3059 [4JN]

Navy: reduce minimum level of aircraft carriers in fleet, H3520, H3521 [13JN]

——— Virginia-class submarine program funding, H8041 [12DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H160–H162 [15JA], H3293 [12JN], H4148 [28JN]

——— evaluation of U.S. policy on Sudan, E1051–E1053 [11JY], E1234 [2AU]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H573–H576 [15FE], H1544 [15MR], H4818–H4823 [19JY], H5494 [11SE], H5539, H5540 [12SE], H5838 [26SE], H7439 [3DE]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism policies, H253, H256 [23JA], H2257 [24AP], H2415 [6MY], H3650 [14JN], H4602 [18JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), H1976 [12AP], H2075, H2088–H2105, H2106 [17AP], H2130–H2145, H2147 [18AP], E489, E492, E495, E499 [18AP], E509 [23AP], E525 [24AP], E543 [25AP], E572 [26AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), consideration (H. Res. 164), H2078–H2088 [17AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), corrections in engrossment, H2145 [18AP]

——— allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 624), motion to recommit, H2142–H2144 [18AP]

——— clarify how classified cyber threat intelligence may be shared and used, H2100, H2101 [17AP]

——— clarify that cloud service providers need only provide information about cybersecurity incidents if they pose a threat to Federal Government information, H2094 [17AP]

——— establish minimization procedures to limit receipt, retention, and use of personally identifiable information, H2092 [17AP]

——— limit private sector use of cybersecurity information only to a cybersecurity purpose, H2092 [17AP]

——— narrow authorized use by Federal Government of cyber threat information shared by private sector, H2092 [17AP]

——— require companies report cyber threat information to civilian agencies to ensure the military does not collect information on American citizens, H2094, H2095 [17AP]

——— require companies that share cyber threat information either with the Government or other companies make reasonable efforts to remove personally identifiable information, H2082, H2094 [17AP]

OMB: finalize rule to improve security of FAA domestic and foreign repair stations, H3149 [5JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1895 [10AP]

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

——— provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3539–H3542 [13JN]

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]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4046 [26JN]

Syria: call for diplomatic resolution rather than military action to address use of chemical weapons, H5484 [11SE]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, H3164 [5JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H5481, H5482, H5483, H5484, H5485, H5494–H5497 [11SE], E1283, E1285, E1293, E1294 [11SE], E1321 [17SE]

——— require threat assessment of proposed Keystone XL Pipeline vulnerabilities to terrorist attack and corrective actions necessary to protect pipeline from such an attack, H2879, H2880 [22MY]

Transportation Security Administration: ensure the Federal Air Marshal Service is using funds to deploy personnel on inbound international flights considered to be high risk, H3197, H3198 [5JN]

——— establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (H.R. 1204), H7414–H7418, H7421 [3DE], E304 [14MR]

——— Federal Flight Deck Officer program funding, H3147–H3149 [5JN]

——— funding, H3146, H3147, H3150–H3154 [5JN]

——— implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (H.R. 2719), H7409–H7414, H7421 [3DE]

——— prohibit airplane passengers from bringing small knives aboard a passenger aircraft, H1643 [20MR], H3180–H3182, H3199 [5JN], E819 [6JN]

——— prohibit funding for behavior detection officers and the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) Program, H3193, H3194 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding for security officers outside an airport, H3213 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding for Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response drone screening operations outside of airports, H3178, H3179 [5JN]

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

——— screener uniform funding, H3154 [5JN]

——— surface transportation security funding, H3138, H3139 [5JN]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): funding through reduction in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funding, H3571 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, H4342–H4344 [10JY], H4970, H4971, H4973 [23JY]

Veterans: tribute, H6882–H6887 [29OC]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H1865 [10AP]

War Powers Resolution: use of military force by President for war against terrorism, H8096 [12DE]

Weapons: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system, H2254 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

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

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

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay for active service during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3210), S7018, S7019, S7021, S7038 [30SE], S7065, S7072 [1OC], S7154 [3OC], S7186, S7190 [4OC], S7299 [8OC], S7325, S7327 [9OC]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, S6749 [24SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), S6271 [6SE]

——— authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6273–S6284, S6288–S6290 [9SE], S6302–S6319 [10SE], S6337–S6348, S6367–S6369 [11SE]

——— delay sequestration for members if President authorizes use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, S6289, S6290 [9SE]

——— impact of Government shutdown, S7195 [4OC]

Army: anniversary, S4475 [13JN]

Budget: limit sequestration reductions to National Intelligence Program, S1780 [13MR]

——— provide point of order against budgets spending more on net interest payments on the debt than on national defense, S2291 [22MR]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), S2886, S2904 [23AP], S2909, S2911, S2912, S2917 [24AP]

——— suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish limits on war-related spending (S. 788), unanimous-consent request, S2887 [23AP], S2933 [24AP]

Climate: impact of global warming on national security, S5136 [25JN]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): role in conducting oversight of intelligence community activities, S1240, S1250 [7MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): inquiries made to Sec. of Homeland Security Napolitano on border security, S4519 [17JN]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S5909 [24JY], S8930 [18DE]

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

Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies: designate (S. 1847), S8917 [17DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce waste and reform direct payment programs, S7897 [7NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., S8160, S8164–S8170, S8172–S8180 [19NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8709, S8715, S8716, S8740–S8746, S8764 [12DE], S8797 [13DE], S8816, S8817, S8819 [15DE], S8895 [17DE], S8927, S8936, S8957–S8965 [18DE], S8986, S8999, S9000, S9004, S9007–S9010, S9015–S9022, S9036–S9042, S9064–S9068 [19DE], S9092, S9093 [20DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1034), S3849 [23MY], S4470–S4472 [13JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S6191 [1AU], S7913 [7NO], S7938 [12NO], S7985, S7986 [13NO], S8094–S8097 [18NO], S8143, S8145–S8181 [19NO], S8299–S8343, S8344–S8350 [20NO], S8428, S8429, S8437–S8441, S8447 [21NO], S8548–S8552 [9DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), motion to proceed, S8031–S8041 [14NO], S8071, S8077–S8081, S8092–S8094 [18NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), unanimous-consent agreement, S8169, S8289 [19NO], S8437 [21NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), unanimous-consent request, S7984 [13NO], S8029 [14NO], S8180 [19NO], S8337 [20NO]

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

——— East Coast missile defense shield funding through reductions in foreign assistance to Egypt, S2315 [22MR]

——— funding, S1689 [12MR]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S407 [30JA], S686–S689 [13FE], S751 [14FE], S821 [26FE], S887, S902–S904 [27FE], S973, S1006 [28FE], S1877 [18MR], S2261 [22MR], S3555 [16MY], S5932 [25JY], S7852, S7870 [6NO], S8077, S8080 [18NO], S8329 [20NO], S8948 [18DE]

——— investigation relative to Inspector General audits, S8628–S8631 [11DE]

——— making appropriations, S1006 [28FE]

——— making appropriations (S. 444), S1093 [4MR]

——— Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding, S1880 [18MR], S1915, S1918–S1920, S1930, S1943 [19MR], S1970–S1972 [20MR], S2247, S2306 [22MR]

——— military readiness funding, S8428 [21NO]

——— next generation long-range striker bomber funding, S8447 [21NO]

——— non-defense programs funding, S2317 [22MR]

——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, S8162–S8167, S8169, S8177–S8180 [19NO]

——— prohibit retirement of Global Hawk platforms, S9038 [19DE]

——— provide for auditable financial statements, S8323–S8326 [20NO], S8936 [18DE]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (S. 1510), S6523 [17SE]

——— provide for financial accountability and management through reform of procurement and acquisition procedures and requiring auditable financial statements, S455–S458 [4FE]

——— recall of civilian furloughed employees, S7325, S7327, S7341 [9OC]

——— reduce number of nuclear weapons and related programs, S4742 [20JN]

——— reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending, S8323–S8326 [20NO]

——— rescind amounts appropriated for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) (S. 680), S2508 [9AP], S2511 [10AP]

Dept. of Energy: impact of budget sequestration on the National Nuclear Security Administration, S888 [27FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), S7431 [12OC], S7454 [13OC]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration funding, S2123 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and Bioshield Special Reserve fund funding, S2302 [22MR]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 307), S948–S957 [27FE], S1123 [5MR]

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]

——— develop plan, including an increase in Bureau of Customs and Border Protection officers as necessary, to reduce wait times at airports with highest volume of international travelers, S4383 [12JN]

——— enhance maritime border security, S5539 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— 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 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]

——— report on implementation of biometric entry and exit data system for high-volume airports, S4382 [12JN]

——— require a copy of reports submitted to House of Representatives and Senate appropriations committees to House of Represenatives and Senate homeland security committees, S1979 [20MR]

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

——— work with the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture, and State, local, and tribal governments to mitigate negative environmental impacts of border security, S4855 [21JN]

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]

——— 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]

Dept. of State: authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide (S. 227), S476, S477 [4FE], S3605 [20MY]

——— enhance embassy security (S. 980), S3579 [16MY]

——— improvement of security at U.S. embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide funding, S1691 [12MR]

——— limit foreign countries from constructing satellite positioning and ground monitoring stations within the U.S., S8158, S8159 [19NO]

——— convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (S. 904), S7605 [29OC]

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

EPA: prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers, S3751 [22MY]

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), S7200 [4OC], S7222, S7224, S7243 [5OC], S7263, S7272 [7OC], S7278, S7287 [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), unanimous-consent request, S7330–S7332 [9OC]

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

Government: impact of shutdown, S7149 [3OC], S7174, S7180, S7187, S7192, S7193 [4OC], S7327 [9OC]

Hagel, Chuck: suitability to be Sec. of Defense relative to position on several national security issues, S740–S742, S746 [14FE], S844 [26FE]

Immigration: border security equipment funding, S4365 [12JN], S4463 [13JN]

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

——— eliminate pathway to citizenship for individuals eligible for registered provisional immigrant status, S4006, S4007 [7JN]

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

——— 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]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4035 [10JN], S4365 [12JN], S5112 [25JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (S. 303), S671 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Information technology: Executive order relative to improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity, S8930, S8931 [18DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations, S7081 [1OC]

——— 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]

Law enforcement: 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]

Lehman, John: testimony as former Sec. of the Navy before Committee on Armed Services (House) Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on maintaining a strong maritime defense capability, S866 [26FE]

Libya: implement recommendations made based on investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi and bring to justice those responsible for such attacks, S6348 [11SE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (S. 1600), S7631 [29OC]

NAS Patuxent River, MD: anniversary, S2321 [22MR]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: observance, S7411 [11OC]

National Guard: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3237), S7222, S7224 [5OC], S7278 [8OC]

——— 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 Nuclear Security Administration: establish Office of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation, S9093 [20DE]

National Security Agency: prevent security breaches and ensure accountability for leaks of classified information, S7871 [6NO]

——— require Director to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, S8347 [20NO]

NATO: anniversary of Allied Command Transformation (S. Res. 156), S6137 [31JY]

Next Generation Cooperative Threat Reduction Strategy: establish, S8341 [20NO]

——— establish (S. 1021), S3765–S3767 [22MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S6157 [1AU], S6302–S6304 [10SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: develop a watch list of foreign countries that engage in economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace with respect to U.S. trade secrets or proprietary information (S. 884), S3165 [7MY]

OPM: enhance background check system for the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to classified information of Federal employees or contractors (S. 1618), S7677 [30OC]

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]

Santa Teresa, NM: extend hours at Mexican border crossing, S5143 [25JN]

Senate National Security Working Group: prohibit supplemental staff funding available only to a limited number of Senators in a time of sequestration, S1103 [5MR]

Sri Lanka: U.S. policy, S4053 [10JN], S6580 [18SE]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, S1685 [12MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S6337–S6340, S6348, S6372 [11SE], S6568 [18SE], S6674 [23SE]

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

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit funding to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles below newly negotiated levels, S8819 [15DE], S8962 [18DE]

——— renewal, S4742 [20JN], S5109 [25JN]

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]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S6314–S6316 [10SE], S7713 [31OC]

Reports

Consideration of H.J. Res. 70-73, National Parks and Museums, District of Columbia, NIH, and Veterans Continuing Appropriations, H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act, and House Rules Suspension (H. Res. 370): Committee on Rules (House), H6122 [2OC]

Reports filed

Armed Forces Use Against Syria in Response to Use of Chemical Weapons: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.J. Res. 21), S6270 [6SE]

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1204) (H. Rept. 113–278), H7393 [2DE]

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]

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. 347, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 113–214), H5587 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 113–41), H2065 [16AP]

Consideration of H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 292) (H. Rept. 113–147), H4308 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1960, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 113–104), H3286 [11JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 113–108), H3355 [12JN]

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 H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense Appropriations and H.R. 2610, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 113–170), H4856 [22JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 113–241), H6173 [2OC]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations and H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 113–238), H6011 [28SE]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 624) (H. Rept. 113–39), H2024 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2397) (H. Rept. 113–113), H3686 [17JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1429) (S. Rept. 113–85), S6204 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 1960) (H. Rept. 113–102), H3256 [10JN], H3286 [11JN]

——— Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1197) (S. Rept. 113–44), S4792 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS Programs To Protect Against Pandemics and Attacks From Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 307), S771 [14FE]

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 State Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2848) (H. Rept. 113–226), H5832 [25SE]

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

Embassy Security, Threat Mitigation, and Personnel Protection Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1386), S8565 [9DE]

Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 113–40), H2065 [16AP]

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]

Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 113–294), H8107 [12DE]

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

Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 113–277), H7393 [2DE]

——— Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1681), S7951 [12NO]

——— Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 1681) (S. Rept. 113–120), S7999 [13NO]

Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1791) (H. Rept. 113–273), H7352 [21NO]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 761) (H. Rept. 113–138), H4212 [8JY]

NATO Allied Command Transformation Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 156), S5907 [24JY]

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

Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1276) (S. Rept. 113–111), S6885 [24SE]

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2719) (H. Rept. 113–275), H7352 [21NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), H6199 [3OC]

Dept. of Energy: making continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration (H.J. Res. 76), H6503 [11OC]

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

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

FEMA: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 85), H6261 [4OC]

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]

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2083 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H4869 [23JY]

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

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

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]

Tables

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 2397), H4878–H4885 [23JY]

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

Thwarted terrorist plots, H3151–H3153 [5JN]

Testimonies

Maintaining a Strong Maritime Defense Capability: John Lehman, S866 [26FE]

Sequestration Effects on Intelligence Community: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S1781 [13MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 164, consideration of H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2078 [17AP]

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

H. Res. 256, consideration of H.R. 1960, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction and H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, H3309 [12JN]

H. Res. 260, consideration of H.R. 1960, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3372 [13JN]

H. Res. 312, consideration of H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense appropriations and H.R. 2610, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H4866 [23JY]

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, H5600 [18SE]

H. Res. 366, consideration of Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, continuing appropriations and H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, H5975 [28SE]

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.J. Res. 70-73, national parks and museums, District of Columbia, NIH, and veterans continuing appropriations, H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act, and suspension of House Rules to consider legislation, H6123 [2OC]

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. 76, Dept. of Energy continuing appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration, H6497 [11OC]

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

H.J. Res. 85, FEMA continuing appropriations, H6254 [4OC]

H.R. 307, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization, S948–S957 [27FE], H187–H197 [22JA]

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, H2097–H2100 [17AP]

H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, H5611 [18SE]

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

H.R. 1163, Federal information security improvement, H2037–H2039 [16AP]

H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act, H7414 [3DE]

H.R. 1542, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act, H4837 [22JY]

H.R. 1960, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H3382–H3519 [13JN]

H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, H7409–H7411 [3DE]

H.R. 2848, Dept. of State appropriations, H5965–H5971 [28SE]

H.R. 3210, Pay Our Military Act, H6002 [28SE]

H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act, H6193 [3OC]

S. 1, Immigration Reform That Works for America’s Future Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 227, Embassy Security Funds Transfer Act, S477 [4FE]

S. 607, improve privacy of electronic communications, S1952 [19MR]

S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4093–S4195 [11JN], S5357–S5475 [27JN]

S. 788, suspend the fiscal year 2013 budget sequester and establish limits on war-related spending, S2901 [23AP]

S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act, S3166 [7MY]

S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act, S5020–S5027 [24JN]

S. 1276, Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act, S7387 [10OC]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S5909–S5912 [24JY]

S. 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, S7619–S7631 [29OC]

S. 1847, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, S8917 [17DE]

S. Res. 82, Strategic Defense Initiative anniversary, S2035 [20MR]

S. Res. 132, Dept. of Defense closure and consolidation of excess overseas infrastructure and facilities and relocate overseas missions to U.S. installations prior to any domestic base realignment and closure, S3262 [8MY]

S. Res. 156, NATO Allied Command Transformation anniversary, S3864 [23MY], S6138 [31JY]

S. Res. 198, call for Russia to turn over Edward Snowden to U.S. authorities and consider all economic and diplomatic options when pursuing him, S5804 [18JY]

S. Res. 200, U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day, S5970 [25JY]

S.J. Res. 21, Armed Forces use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons, S6269 [6SE]