LAW ENFORCEMENT

Amendments

Alaska: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (S. 1474), S6416, S6454 [9DE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5152, S5155 [30JY], S5197, S5237, S5238, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5244, S5245, S5250, S5259, S5261, S5272 [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2347 [12MR]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), consideration (H. Res. 511), H2317 [12MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (H.R. 3212), S4563 [16JY], H6839 [25JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7203 [1AU]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7203 [1AU]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), consideration (H. Res. 770), H8383 [4DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7212 [1AU]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (H. Res. 590), H4705 [21MY]

Articles and editorials

At Long Last, Immigration Action, H8377 [4DE]

Breitbart’s Darby Announces Border Security and Public Corruption Tipline, H5315 [11JN]

Central America Newspapers Tout Open US Door for Illegal Minors, H5245 [10JN]

Congress Needs To Act To Allow Victims of Child Sex Abuse To Recover Restitution, S2799 [7MY]

Critics Say Executive Action on Immigration Would Be Unprecedented. They Forget Their History, S6135 [19NO]

Crucial Vote on the Surveillance Bill, S6033 [18NO]

DACA Did Not Cause the Influx of Unaccompanied Minors, H7207 [1AU]

Deportation Data Won’t Dispel Rumors Drawing Migrant Minors to U.S. (excerpt), S4308 [9JY]

Ending Global Corruption, E1234 [25JY]

Failed Somali Pirate Prosecution Fuels Terror Trial Fears (excerpt), H4971 [29MY]

Get the Border Under Control To Stop Endangering Children (excerpt), H5834 [8JY]

God Often Reminds Us To Welcome Immigrants, H2004 [27FE]

Hundreds of Police Killings Are Uncounted in Federal Stats—FBI Data Differs From Local Counts on Justifiable Homicides, S6342 [4DE]

Illegal Immigrants Intentionally Surrendering to Border Patrol To Gain Entry to US, H5245 [10JN]

Influential Police Chief Has a New Gig, S6528 [10DE]

New Law Offers Protection to Abused Native American Women, S941–S943 [12FE]

NSA Reform Takes Its First Steps, H4797 [22MY]

NSA Reform That Only ISIS Could Love, S6028 [18NO]

Ohioans Selling Sex With Their Kids, H6710 [23JY]

One in Three Illegals in U.S. Have No High School Education (excerpt), H8264 [2DE]

Reagan, Bush Also Acted Without Congress To Shield Immigrants From Deportation, S6134 [19NO]

Reining in the NSA Is Something That All Americans Can Embrace, S6033 [18NO]

Retiring Sheriff Ready To Relax, See What Comes, E19 [8JA]

Review Finds Two Decades of Forensic Errors by FBI, S5291 [31JY]

Senate Should Approve a Bipartisan Proposal To Reform the NSA, S6033 [18NO]

When Life Turned Ugly—Domestic Violence Is an All Too Common Occurrence in Rural America, S5292 [31JY]

When Reagan and GHW Bush Took Bold Executive Action on Immigration, S6134 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: establish eligibility, assignment, training, and certification requirements for sexual assault forensic examiners (see S. 2703), S5135 [30JY]

ATF: abolish and transfer functions relating to firearms, explosives, arson, violent crime, and terrorism to the FBI and transfer functions relating to alcohol and tobacco smuggling to the DEA (see H.R. 5522), H7675 [17SE]

——— establish incentives for law enforcement agencies to report all recovered crime guns to the National Tracing Center (see H.R. 4946), H5723 [24JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: authorize border, maritime, and transportation security responsibilities (see H.R. 3846), H162 [10JA]

——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of agents and officers (see H.R. 4303), H2695 [26MR]

Bureau of Prisons: issue oleoresin capsicum spray (pepper spray) to officers and employees in Federal medium-security prisons and higher (see S. 2309), S2875 [8MY] (see H.R. 4607), H4015 [8MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 103), H5640 [23JN]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (see H. Con. Res. 92), H2301 [11MR]

Children and youth: eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup for status offenses which would not be judicial issues if the offender were not a juvenile (see S. 2874), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4123), H2097 [28FE]

——— enhance the safety of drug-free playgrounds (see S. 2241), S2378 [10AP]

——— ensure juveniles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities (see H.R. 4124), H2097 [28FE]

——— expand authority of governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities to access the national crime information databases (see H.R. 3923), H1246 [17JA]

——— improve response to missing children and victims of child sex trafficking through updating law enforcement records and improving coordination with child welfare systems (see S. 1936), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3905), H1240 [16JA]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (see H.R. 5111), H6296 [15JY]

——— include combating transfer of permanent legal custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure (see H.R. 4704), H4784 [21MY]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (see H.R. 5076), H6135 [11JY]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (see H.R. 4058), H1776 [14FE]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (see H.R. 4980), H5816 [26JN]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see S. 2935), S6022 [17NO]

——— require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (see H.R. 4756), H5022 [29MY]

——— treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl (see S. Res. 340), S528 [28JA]

Civil liberties: abolish civil asset forfeiture by the Federal Government (see H.R. 5847), H9044 [10DE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore tax evasion and efforts to collect taxes on hidden offshore accounts (see S. Res. 398), S1731 [25MR]

——— authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore tax strategy of Caterpillar Inc. (see S. Res. 468), S3475 [5JN]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 757), H8033 [17NO]

Constitution—U.S.: restore integrity of the Fifth Amendment relative to individuals being deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law (see S. 2644), S4762 [23JY] (see H.R. 5502), H7674 [17SE]

Corporations: establish criminal penalties for corporate officers failing to inform and warn of serious dangers posed by corporate actions or products (see S. 2615), S4557 [16JY]

Correctional institutions: develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities (see H.R. 4618), H4015 [8MY]

——— require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make available the same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see H.R. 5838), H9044 [10DE]

Courts: ensure appropriate judicial review of Federal actions by amending prohibition on exercise of jurisdiction by U.S. Court of Federal Claims of certain claims pending in other courts (see S. 2769), S5218 [31JY] (see H.R. 5683), H7937 [12NO]

——— provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 2267), S2470 [29AP] (see H.R. 5233), H7039 [29JY]

——— restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see S. 2364), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 4361), H2801 [1AP]

——— safeguard electronic data stored abroad from improper Government access (see S. 2871), S5782 [18SE]

Credit: exempt certain high-risk mortgages from property appraisal requirements and exempt individuals from penalties for failure to report certain appraisers (see H.R. 5148), H6398 [17JY]

Crime: add certain tax-related crimes to the definition of aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 5236), H7039 [29JY]

——— combat human trafficking (see S. 2941), S6148 [19NO]

——— enhance criminal and civil remedies in the protection of children and other victims of commercial sexual exploitation and related crimes (see S. 2536), S4153 [26JN]

——— enhance penalties for computer crimes (see S. 1984), S702 [3FE]

——— establish Federal criminal penalties for interstate child endangerment (see S. 2596), S4454 [14JY]

——— establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (see H.R. 4708), H4784 [21MY]

——— extend coverage of Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (see H.R. 5711), H7995 [14NO]

——— make an interstate act to conceal a homicide a Federal offense (see H.R. 5869), H9303 [11DE]

——— prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a violent act while a juvenile (see H.R. 4405), H2961 [4AP]

——— prohibit trespassing on critical infrastructure used in or affecting interstate commerce to commit a criminal offense (see S. 2934), S6022 [17NO]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see H.R. 5267), H7125 [30JY]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2432 [13MR]

——— provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see S. 2564), S4224 [7JY]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (see S. 2567), S4271 [8JY] (see H.R. 5158), H6580 [18JY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 2599), S4454 [14JY]

DEA: improve regulation of anabolic steroids (see S. 2012), S890 [11FE] (see H.R. 4771), H5022 [29MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 5238), H7039 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow return of personal property to victims of sexual assault incidents involving Armed Forces members upon completion of proceedings (see H.R. 4730), H4828 [22MY]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5478), H7617 [16SE]

——— prohibit the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens and lawful resident aliens (see H.R. 5121), H6351 [16JY]

——— prohibit transfer of excess military equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 2904), S5783 [18SE]

——— provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (see S. 1917), S325 [14JA] (see H.R. 4485), H3196 [10AP]

——— provide certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to a special victims’ counsel (see H.R. 4863), H5363 [12JN]

——— provide members of Reserve components who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to Special Victims’ Counsel (see S. 2843), S5698 [17SE]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see S. 2970), S6262 [2DE] (see S. 2992), S6448 [9DE]

——— require Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and property is sold or donated demonstrate they are certified, trained, or licensed in proper operation of the equipment (see H.R. 5413), H7296 [8SE]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 5269), H7125 [30JY] (see H.R. 5354), H7183 [31JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 2695), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 5277), H7125 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see S. 2054), S1233 [27FE]

——— require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (see S. 2343), S3074 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: amend law establishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 4279), H2565 [21MR]

——— apply certain annuity benefits to Federal Protective Service law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5863), H9302 [11DE]

——— clarify ability to undertake law enforcement and border security activities within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see H.R. 5164), H6655 [22JY]

——— develop database to serve as a central location for information from investigations relative to human trafficking for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 4424), H3057 [8AP]

——— ensure humane treatment of detainees, provide alternatives to detention, inspect detention facilities regularly, and penalize noncompliant facilities (see H.R. 4620), H4015 [8MY]

——— making appropriations (see S. 2534), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4903), H5556 [19JN]

——— prohibit from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4389), H2913 [3AP]

——— protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 5879), H9303 [11DE]

——— protect Federal employees and visitors, improve security of Federal facilities, and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service (see H.R. 5864), H9302 [11DE]

——— reduce fraud and abuse in Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) (see S. 2781), S5434 [9SE]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (see H.R. 5116), H6296 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data about sexual offenses that occur aboard aircraft (see H.R. 4404), H2961 [4AP]

——— allow use of public safety and community policing grants to be used to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions not requiring sworn authority (see H.R. 5015), H5823 [30JN]

——— award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (see S. 2839), S5697 [17SE] (see H.R. 5845), H9044 [10DE]

——— create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 4452), H3195 [10AP]

——— encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see S. 2807), S5588 [15SE]

——— enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 2254), S2379 [10AP]

——— establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing senior citizens (see H.R. 5361), H7183 [31JY]

——— establish a permanent background check system for private security officers to improve child protection (see S. 2647), S4762 [23JY]

——— establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 3902), H1240 [16JA]

——— establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and the current DNA analysis backlog (see H.R. 5789), H8365 [3DE]

——— establish grant program for the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5865), H9302 [11DE]

——— establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 3907), H1241 [16JA]

——— establish regional training centers to improve the training of child protection professionals (see H.R. 4943), H5640 [23JN]

——— fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see S. 2840), S5697 [17SE] (see H.R. 5519), H7675 [17SE]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 3908), H1241 [16JA]

——— improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (see H.R. 4069), H1780 [18FE] (see H.R. 4709), H4784 [21MY]

——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 2301), S2796 [7MY] (see S. 2344), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

——— issue rules pertaining to collection and compilation of data on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5866), H9302 [11DE]

——— protect crime victims’ rights (see H.R. 4165), H2255 [6MR]

——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (see S. 2441), S3474 [5JN]

——— provide funding for Violent Crime Reduction Partnerships in the most violent communities (see H.R. 4088), H1937 [25FE]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see S. 2821), S5628 [16SE]

——— provide grants to establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 5028), H5876 [8JY]

——— provide grants to States and local governments for video recording of custodial interrogations (see H.R. 5535), H7882 [18SE]

——— provide State officials with access to criminal history information relative to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks (see H.R. 5320), H7181 [31JY]

——— provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see S. 2127), S1652 [13MR]

——— reauthorize provisions relative to Independent Counsel (see H.R. 4603), H3940 [7MY]

——— reauthorize public safety and community policing grant program (see H.R. 5643), H7886 [18SE]

——— reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (see H.R. 4323), H2743 [27MR]

——— reduce Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program funding to local governments that fund certain percentage of operating budget from traffic violation fines and fees (see H.R. 5550), H7882 [18SE] (see H.R. 5858), H9302 [11DE]

——— regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 4540), H3407 [1MY]

——— require the U.S. attorney to bring the matter of an individual’s contempt of Congress before a grand jury not later than 30 days after receiving certification that the individual is in contempt (see H.R. 5246), H7039 [29JY]

——— study the cost of purchase and use of body cameras by State and local law enforcement agencies and require such agencies to purchase and use body cameras as a condition of receipt of Federal funding (see H.R. 5407), H7295 [8SE]

Dept. of State: develop strategy to address factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from certain Central American countries to seek admission to the U.S. (see H.R. 5368), H7183 [31JY]

——— require congressional notification after a reward is authorized under the Rewards for Justice Program (see H.R. 5685), H7937 [12NO]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 5025), H5876 [8JY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 583), S6148 [19NO]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see S. 2504), S3863 [19JN]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see H.R. 4975), H5768 [25JN]

——— reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors and eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (see S. 2657), S4903 [24JY]

——— reduce opioid misuse and abuse (see H.R. 5587), H7884 [18SE]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5515), H7674 [17SE]

FAA: collect and maintain data on the number of sexual assaults that occur on aircraft during passenger flights (see H.R. 4295), H2644 [25MR]

FBI: include information in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System on law enforcement-involved justifiable homicides (see H.R. 5889), H10335 [2JA]

FDA: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 5874), H9303 [11DE]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance security clearance investigation procedures (see H.R. 5593), H7884 [18SE]

——— fill Inspector General vacancies (see H.R. 5630), H7885 [18SE]

——— prohibit requirement that private entities design or alter their commercial information technology products to facilitate Government surveillance (see S. 2981), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5800), H8668 [4DE]

——— provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 4022), H1718 [10FE]

——— reform classification and security clearance processes, and establish within the Dept. of Homeland Security an effective and transparent security clearance review process (see S. 2683), S5051 [29JY] (see H.R. 5240), H7039 [29JY]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (see H.R. 3973), H1511 [29JA]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), consideration (see H. Res. 511), H2300 [11MR]

Federal employees: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 2598), S4454 [14JY] (see H.R. 5096), H6215 [14JY]

Federal-State relations: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H6976 [28JY]

Financial institutions: specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H1776 [14FE]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 2445), S3475 [5JN] (see H.R. 4806), H5072 [5JN]

——— permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see S. 1908), S223 [9JA]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (see S. 2483), S3719 [17JN] (see H.R. 4906), H5557 [19JN]

——— require homemade firearms to have serial numbers (see H.R. 5606), H7884 [18SE]

Foreign aid: reduce foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are placed in Federal custody due to their immigration status (see H.R. 5141), H6398 [17JY]

——— suspend assistance to countries that fail to use INTERPOL’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database to determine accuracy of passports of prospective passengers on commercial flights (see H.R. 4448), H3195 [10AP]

——— suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 5014), H5823 [30JN]

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 2378), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4711), H4784 [21MY]

GAO: produce annual reports on the effectiveness of National Security Agency programs (see H.R. 3882), H472 [15JA]

——— report on sexual assault prevention activities of the Dept. of Defense and Armed Forces (see S. 2222), S2239 [8AP]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 2193), S1923 [1AP] (see H.R. 4098), H2000 [26FE]

House of Representatives: bring an action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch policies and actions on immigration (see H. Res. 772), H8868 [8DE]

——— bring an action seeking relief in response to the failure of the Sec. of Homeland Security to faithfully execute the law relative to use of prosecutorial discretion in immigration enforcement (see H. Res. 656), H5830 [7JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 700), H7180 [31JY]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 700), H7180 [31JY]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 5824), H8931 [9DE]

——— prevent organized human smuggling (see S. 2561), S4154 [26JN] (see S. 2619), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 4961), H5767 [25JN]

Immigration: call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S. (see S. Res. 486), S4154 [26JN]

——— end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, keep apprehended illegal immigrants in the border region and expedite their processing, and deploy National Guard to help secure the border (see H. Res. 692), H6976 [28JY]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (see S. 3015), S6788 [12DE] (see H.R. 5759), H8169 [20NO]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), consideration (see H. Res. 770), H8365 [3DE]

——— establish North and Central American and Caribbean border security initiative, improve short term detention and repatriation standards, and help secure Mexico’s southern border (see H.R. 5261), H7125 [30JY]

——— expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5761), H8169 [20NO]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S. (see S. 2632), S4620 [17JY]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 5137), H6398 [17JY]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 5053), H6105 [10JY] (see H.R. 5143), H6398 [17JY]

——— express concerns regarding the President’s responsibility to address the border crisis (see H. Res. 687), H6859 [25JY]

——— express that it is unconstitutional for the President to continue to provide deferred action for childhood arrivals in enforcement of the immigration laws (see H. Res. 742), H7887 [18SE]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2463), S3604 [11JN]

——— extend period of time for which a conditional permit to land temporarily may be granted to an alien crewman (see H.R. 5080), H6135 [11JY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security, law enforcement, and humanitarian assistance (see S. 2743), S5217 (see S. 2772, 2773), S5218 [31JY]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, expedite processing of minors entering across the southern border, and reimburse States for National Guard deployments (see S. 2666), S4903 [24JY]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (see S. 2631), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 5160), H6655 [22JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5272), H7125 [30JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (see H. Res. 696), H7124 [30JY] (see H. Res. 710), H7240 [1AU]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5768), H8169 [20NO]

——— provide for repatriation of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5079), H6135 [11JY]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 5138), H6398 [17JY] (see H.R. 5409), H7295 [8SE]

——— require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State (see S. 2600), S4454 [14JY] (see S. 2628), S4620 [17JY] (see S. 2633), S4662 [21JY] (see H.R. 5129), H6397 [17JY]

——— require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State and provide the Governor with the right-of-refusal of such transfers (see H.R. 5253), H7039 [29JY]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 5316), H7181 [31JY]

——— support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States (see H. Res. 675), H6399 [17JY]

——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S. (see S. 2611), S4502 [15JY] (see H.R. 5114), H6296 [15JY] (see H.R. 5163), H6655 [22JY]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 2588), S4404 [10JY]

——— modify the purposes of authorized collection of business records, prohibit the bulk collection of metadata, and require judicial review of national security letters (see S. 2093), S1365 [6MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 2999), S6626 [11DE]

Korea, Republic of: direct certain U.S. actions relative to recognizing service and sacrifice of the Korean Constabulary (see H.R. 5745), H8132 [19NO]

Labor unions: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 2535), S4153 [26JN]

Law enforcement officers: include hours worked in excess of law enforcement availability pay limits for Federal criminal investigators in computation of annuity (see H.R. 5619), H7885 [18SE]

——— provide a penalty for violent crimes by certain State or local officers (see H.R. 5831), H9044 [10DE]

——— provide for a hearing before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for State criminal charges against an officer whose use of deadly force causes a death (see H.R. 5830), H9044 [10DE]

Lerner, Lois G.: call for arrest on charges of contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 664), H6106 [10JY]

Members of Congress: authorize to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the President or other executive branch official directing executive branch officials to not enforce a provision of law (see S. 2062), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4091), H2000 [26FE]

Mental health: establish grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce risk of injury and death from wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities (see S. 2386), S3293 [22MY] (see H.R. 5209), H6859 [25JY]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 4784), H5063 [30MY]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 2872), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4783), H5063 [30MY]

Mexico: prohibit non-security assistance (see H.R. 5017), H5826 [3JY]

National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Anti-Police Violence: designate (see H. Res. 784), H10335 [2JA]

National Drug Take-Back Week: designate (see S. Res. 466), S3367 [3JN]

National Guard: achieve operational control of the international border between the U.S. and Mexico through deployment of members in support of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (see H.R. 4882), H5398 [17JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 449), S3075 [15MY]

National Police Week: designate (see H. Res. 578), H4016 [8MY]

National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 466), S3367 [3JN]

National security: enhance homeland security (see S. 2869), S5782 [18SE]

——— improve border security (see H.R. 4962), H5767 [25JN]

——— report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones) (see H.R. 4372), H2853 [2AP]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 541), H2914 [3AP]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see S. 2219), S2239 [8AP] (see H.R. 3878), H472 [15JA]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall Inn riots and protests due to police raid of gay-friendly establishment (see H. Res. 653), H5818 [26JN]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: strike provisions that prohibit from studying the legalization of marijuana and that require opposition to any attempt to legalize marijuana (see H.R. 4046), H1770 [11FE]

Postage and stamps: allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for gang prevention programs through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued postage stamps (see H.R. 4817), H5185 [9JN]

Privacy: prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (see S. 1897), S132 [8JA] (see H.R. 3990), H1592 [4FE]

——— protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 1927), S372 [15JA]

——— protect consumers from identity theft, provide notice of and remedies for security breaches, and enhance accountability and penalties for unauthorized use of personally identifiable information (see S. 1995), S763 [4FE]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, and conduct surveillance and information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), consideration (see H. Res. 590), H4683 [20MY]

——— strengthen privacy and data security (see H.R. 4215), H2360 [12MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S. Res. 397), S1731 [25MR]

Roads and highways: establish requirements relative to marijuana impaired driving (see H.R. 4179), H2256 [6MR]

——— withhold certain highway funds from a State that uses an automated traffic enforcement system on a Federal-aid highway (see H.R. 5755), H8169 [20NO]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S4762 [23JY]

Safety: prohibit purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions (see H.R. 5344), H7182 [31JY]

Science: establish a Dept. of Justice Office of Forensic Science, a Forensic Science Board, and committees of scientists to examine forensic sciences, and require laboratories to be accredited (see S. 2177), S1818 [27MR]

——— establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see S. 2022), S947 [12FE]

SEC: extend statute of limitations for certain securities law violations (see S. 2868), S5782 [18SE]

Secret Service: establish an independent advisory panel to assess leadership structure, protocols, training, tools, and capabilities and make recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 5698), H7978 [13NO]

Senior citizens: provide access to health and financial support services (see S. 2763), S5217 [31JY]

Sex offenders: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 4573), H3446 [6MY]

SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (see H.R. 4090), H2000 [26FE]

States: provide for State enforcement of border security (see H.R. 5400), H7241 [1AU]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: incentivize States to improve youth outcomes and avoid using incarceration by awarding grants to organizations that get at-risk youth on the right track (see S. 2531), S4003 [25JN]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see S. 2239), S2378 [10AP]

——— prevent identity theft related tax refund fraud (see S. 2736), S5217 [31JY]

Telephones: criminalize the knowing use of commercial robocalls without prior express written consent of the recipient (see S. 1959), S486 [27JA]

——— improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 3010), S6788 [12DE]

Terrorism: include foreign terrorist organizations as enemies of the U.S. for purposes of treason (see H.R. 5695), H7937 [12NO]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (see H.R. 4803), H5072 [5JN]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 521), S4903 [24JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: clarify authority to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving missing children (see S. 2528), S4003 [25JN]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: disapprove amendment to sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see H.R. 5605), H7884 [18SE]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 4640), H4058 [9MY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5197 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S1349 [6MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S1336, S1348 [6MR]

Privacy: 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. 2685), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6079 [18NO]

Factsheets

INS Regional Processing Facilities Family Fairness Applications Draft Processing Plan (1990), H8635 [4DE]

Letters

Address needs of unaccompanied children crossing the border: several religious organizations, H7198, H7226 [1AU]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection border, maritime, and transportation security responsibilities authorization: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6905 [28JY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6905 [28JY]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6905 [28JY]

Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act, S2798, S2799 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security continuing appropriations: Sec. of Homeland Security Johnson, H9275 [11DE]

Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7005 [29JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7005 [29JY]

Executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief: several former INS/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services general counsels, H8381 [4DE]

——— several law professors, H8378–H8381, H8641–H8643 [4DE]

Mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4531 [20MY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4532 [20MY]

National Blue Alert Act: Senator Coburn, S2948 [13MY]

National Security Agency gathering of foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers: James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, H5545 [19JN]

Online advertising that contributes to human trafficking: Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Blackburn, H4517 [20MY]

——— Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Nadler, H4518 [20MY]

Prohibit bulk unlocking of mobile wireless devices for resale: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H1906 [25FE]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Chuck Canterbury, National Fraternal Order of Police, H4511 [20MY]

——— John D. Ryan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, H4511 [20MY]

——— Monika Johnson Hostler, National Alliance To End Sexual Violence, H4511 [20MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4510 [20MY]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4510 [20MY]

Supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance: Eusebio Elizondo, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7220, H7224, H7225 [1AU]

——— Thomas M. Susman, ABA, H7226 [1AU]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Attorney General Holder and James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, S6032 [18NO]

——— several individuals, S6033 [18NO]

——— several technology companies, S6032 [18NO]

Lists

DEA agents killed in the line of duty, H4939 [29MY]

Horse industry groups and individuals supporting H.R. 1518, Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, E631–E633 [30AP]

Houston, TX, law enforcement officers memorialized on the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Wall of Honor, H2780 [1AP]

Massachusetts recipients of National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award, E746 [13MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4980, Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, H6724 [23JY]

SSA employees who stopped fraud conspiracies in Puerto Rico and New York, E248 [26FE]

Veterans’ and women’s groups supporting S. 1752, Military Justice Improvement Act, S1340 [6MR]

Memorandums

Family Fairness Policy Decision Relative to Voluntary Departure and Employment of Spouses and Children of Legalized Aliens: Thomas Andreotta, INS (1990), H8636 [4DE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Obama, H7663 [17SE]

Motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S4988 [28JY], S5075 [30JY], S5159, S5197, S5204 [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2402 [13MR]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8649 [4DE]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 162), S3019 [14MY], S3047 [15MY], S3151 [20MY], S3195 [21MY]

Poems

‘‘I Can’t Breathe’’, H8654 [4DE]

Press releases

Announcing New Clemency Initiative, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Details Broad New Criteria for Applicants: Dept. of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, H4990 [29MY]

Faleomavaega Introduces Legislation To Combat Tobacco Smuggling in American Samoa and Other U.S. Territories: Delegate Faleomavaega (2012), E1717 [3DE]

Maloney and Nadler Call on Village Voice Media To Shut Down Website Frequented by Sex Traffickers, H4518 [20MY]

Nearly 180 Sex Offenders Arrested by RGV Sector Agents So Far in FY14: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, S3524 [10JN]

Representatives Maloney and Blackburn Join Efforts To Address Online Promotion of Human Trafficking, H4518 [20MY]

Target Addresses Issue of Customers Carrying Firearms in Stores: Target Brands, Inc. (excerpt), S4206 [7JY]

Proposals

Keeping Families Together Act, H5869 [8JY]

Protecting Student Safety Act, S5943 [12NO]

Support authority of the Governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to deploy the National Guard to secure the international border of the U.S. within their States, H6345 [16JY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H241 [15JA], H5403 [18JN], E74 [15JA]

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: funding relative to oversight of Federal probation system, H6264, H6265 [15JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense, H6845, H6847 [25JY]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), H6865 [28JY]

Armed Forces: prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members, E818 [22MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement rule allowing sexual history of victims of sexual assault to be admissible in courts-martial proceedings, H5533 [19JN]

Army: National Guard border security funding, H5450 [18JN]

Asia: stop exploitation through sex trafficking, E1672 [1DE]

ATF: investigation of straw purchases or trafficking of certain firearms and dangerous weapons funding, H4972–H4974 [29MY], E916 [9JN]

——— Violent Crime Reduction Partnership program funding through reductions in NASA exploration funding, H4940, H4941 [29MY]

Bucks Coalition Against Trafficking: anniversary, E5 [7JA]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: anniversary, E1444 [17SE]

——— authorize border, maritime, and transportation security responsibilities (H.R. 3846), H6899–H6908 [28JY]

——— increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement, provide independent border security oversight, and improve training of agents and officers (H.R. 4303), H2649 [26MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 103), H6844 [25JY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 92), H2779–H2781 [1AP]

Capitol Police: funding, H3376 [1MY]

Carlson, Andrea: Police Officers Association of Michigan Police Officer of the Year Award recipient, E941 [10JN]

Center for Immigration Studies (organization): report on number of criminal illegal aliens released back into U.S., H2811 [2AP]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of FBI raid resulting in murder of Black Panther party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, H8660–H8662 [4DE]

Children and youth: commend organizations combatting child abuse, E1298 [1AU]

——— establish Federal guidelines and reporting requirements for custodial transfer, H7305 [9SE]

——— improve response to victims of child sex trafficking (H.R. 5111), H6664, H6709–H6711 [23JY], E1216 [23JY]

——— increase knowledge concerning, and improve services for, runaway and homeless youth who are victims of trafficking (H.R. 5076), H6664, H6703, H6704 [23JY], E1216 [23JY]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth, H5806 [26JN]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (H.R. 4980), H6664, H6711–H6724 [23JY], E1216 [23JY], E1226, E1232 [24JY], E1649 [20NO]

——— prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care (H.R. 4058), H4486, H4522–H4529 [20MY], H4692 [21MY]

——— provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (H.R. 498), E1495 [19SE]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, H5313 [11JN]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H7279–H7287 [8SE], H7302 [9SE], H8201–H8209 [1DE], H8229, H8230 [2DE], H8279, H8360 [3DE], H8661, H8662 [4DE], H8871, H8872 [9DE], H8939 [10DE], E1735, E1736 [4DE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, H2893, H2896–H2898 [3AP], H3301 [30AP]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): hearing on decriminalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia, H3368, H3396–H3398 [1MY], H5357 [12JN]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (H.R. 62), E340 [10MR]

CPSC: increase third-party testing regulatory relief funding through reduction in IRS enforcement account funding, H6187, H6188 [14JY], E1177 [16JY]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence, H7306 [9SE], H7628 [17SE]

——— combat trafficking in persons, H6670 [23JY]

——— effect of immigration on domestic drug control, H8265 [2DE]

——— impact of war on drugs on violent crime, H6042 [10JY]

——— prevent human trafficking from occuring at major sporting events, E124 [28JA]

——— protect crime victims’ rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations, H2981 [7AP]

——— provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 4225), H4486, H4515–H4522, H4531 [20MY], H4692 [21MY], H6664 [23JY], E833 [23MY]

——— provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits, H2981 [7AP]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (H.R. 3530), H112 [9JA], H1262 [27JA], H1504–H1506 [29JA], H3358 [30AP], H4486, H4501–H4509, H4531 [20MY], H4691, H4692 [21MY], E800, E806 [21MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (H.R. 3610), H6 [7JA], H4481, H4486, H4509–H4515, H4528 [20MY], H4692 [21MY]

——— use of mandatory minimum penalties for certain crimes, E833 [23MY]

D’Alessandro, Rosemarie: tribute to efforts to pass law requiring life in prison without parole for a person who murders a child in conjunction with a sexual offense, H7537 [16SE]

DEA: administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H4936–H4939 [29MY]

——— improve regulation of anabolic steroids (H.R. 4771), H7459–H7461 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow excess intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance equipment to be available to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of border security, H4769 [21MY]

——— allow transfer of excess military equipment to the Dept. of Homeland Security for border security activities, E793 [21MY]

——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4548 [20MY], H4728–H4730 [21MY], H5567 [20JN], E1079 [26JN]

——— improve and enhance prevention and response to sexual assaults and sexual harassment, H4546 [20MY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults, H2369 [13MR], H2651 [26MR], H2896 [3AP], H4710 [21MY]

——— improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (H.R. 1593), H1726 [11FE]

——— improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault, H6792–H6796 [24JY]

——— improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (H.R. 3775), E1122 [9JY]

——— limit and regulate transfer of surplus military equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 5478), H7538 [16SE], H8147 [20NO]

——— modify authorities relative to procedures for courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command, H4692 [21MY]

——— prohibit funding to gather foreign intelligence information under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using U.S. person identifiers, H5544–H5547 [19JN], H8372 [4DE], E1048 [23JN], E1079 [26JN]

——— prohibit the transfer of excess military equipment to local law enforcement agencies, H5486, H5487 [18JN], H5531, H5532 [19JN]

——— require GAO report on efforts to prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving Armed Forces members, H4483 [20MY]

——— return personal property that is retained as evidence in connection with an investigation into a sexual assault, E816 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 5354), E1313 [1AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), H129 [9JA], H6223 [15JY]

——— funding relative to granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., H8265 [2DE], H8363 [3DE], H8940 [10DE]

——— making appropriations, H442, H444 [15JA]

——— making continuing appropriations, H9274, H9276, H9279, H9281, H9284 [11DE]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce memos from John T. Morton relative to immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on prosecutorial discretion, H2849 [2AP]

——— train personnel to effectively deter, detect, disrupt, and prevent human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities (H.R. 5116), H6664, H6727–H6730 [23JY], E1216 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: call for investigation of operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H10 [7JA]

——— clemency initiative funding through reductions in Bureau of Prisons funding, H4905, H4906 [28MY]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census periodic censuses funding, H4882, H4883 [28MY]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program technology grants funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4888, H4889 [28MY]

——— Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program youth violence prevention funding, H4950, H4951 [29MY]

——— condition reduction of Deputy Attorney General Office salaries account funding on enforcement of Federal laws relative to marijuana use, H4906–H4908 [28MY]

——— decision to prosecute individuals involved in terrorist attacks in U.S. courts, H5491 [18JN]

——— drug court program funding, H4880, H4881 [28MY]

——— Economic High-Tech and Cyber Crime Prevention program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4948, H4949 [29MY]

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program firearm safety materials distribution and gun locks funding, H4949, H4950 [29MY]

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program funding through reductions in Office of Justice Programs, Research, Evaluation, and Statistics funding, H4946 [29MY]

——— enhance use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (H.R. 2585), H128 [9JA], H3968, H4008 [8MY]

——— implement national standards to eliminate sexual assault in prisons, jails, and detention centers, H2895 [3AP]

——— improve enforcement efforts relative to prescription drug diversion and abuse (H.R. 4709), H7004–H7007 [29JY]

——— investigation of Dept. of Homeland Security discretionary enforcement decisions regarding certain immigration violations funding, H4900, H4901 [28MY]

——— investigation relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H3190 [10AP]

——— Office on Violence Against Women funding for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, H4900 [28MY]

——— Office on Violence Against Women Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Program funding, H4945 [29MY]

——— Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4888 [28MY]

——— Pay for Success program funding, H4943 [29MY]

——— Prescription Drug Monitoring Program funding, H4928 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to expand use of executive clemency in a manner that is inconsistent with the law and the Constitution, H4989, H4990 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to obtain contents of wire or electronic communications in a remote computing service that are more than 180 days old, H4998 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to prevent States from implementing laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana, H4878 [28MY], H4982–H4985 [29MY], H5358 [12JN], E1034 [20JN]

——— prohibit Office of Justice Programs funding to jurisdictions that have illegal immigration sanctuary policies, H5002 [29MY]

——— Project Safe Neighborhoods program funding through reductions in NASA construction funding, H4947, H4948 [29MY]

——— protect crime victims’ rights (H.R. 4165), E537 [7AP], E1265 [29JY]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H2982 [7AP]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 744), H7267–H7269 [8SE]

——— provide informational resources to local law enforcement to help combat human trafficking, H4506 [20MY]

——— rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction funding, H4929 [29MY]

——— reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 4323), H2895 [3AP], H2980–H2983 [7AP]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2976), H4682 [20MY], H5871–H5873 [8JY], E791 [20MY]

——— require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified, H4709 [21MY], H4796 [22MY]

——— State and local law enforcement training and education funding to secure cooperation of victims in efforts to prosecute human trafficking cases, H4942, H4943 [29MY], H6734 [23JY]

——— U.S. attorneys investigations and prosecutorial resources funding, H4903, H4904 [28MY]

——— Violence Against Women Act programs, rape kit forensic analysis backlog reduction, and Community Oriented Policing Servcies (COPS) Program funding, H5014, H5015 [29MY]

Dept. of State: ensure the Mexican Government investigates the kidnapping and murder of U.S. citizens, H8042 [18NO], H8075 [19NO]

——— prioritize fight against human trafficking according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act without increasing the size of the Federal Government (H.R. 2283), H6664, H6730–H6733 [23JY], H6987 [29JY], E1216 [23JY], E1264 [29JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H6184 [14JY]

District of Columbia: discourage congressional intervention in marijuana legalization initiative, H7972 [13NO], H7989–H7993 [14NO]

——— prohibit funding to decriminalize marijuana, H6046, H6047 [10JY], H6125–H6127 [11JY], H6179, H6180 [14JY], H6853–H6857 [25JY], H9073, H9277, H9285 [11DE]

——— prohibit funding to prevent law-abiding citizens from possessing, using, or transporting a firearm, H6274 [15JY], H6318–H6320 [16JY], H6853–H6857 [25JY]

——— restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3689), H5356 [12JN]

DNA Day: observance, H3276 [29AP]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses, E339 [10MR]

——— funding to combat heroin epidemic, H1649 [5FE]

——— provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (H.R. 710), H2659 [26MR]

Economy: impact of illegal immigration on job creation and hiring, H3402 [1MY], H6585 [22JY]

FAA: collect and maintain data on the number of sexual assaults that occur on aircraft during passenger flights (H.R. 4295), E434 [25MR]

Fast for Families (organization): tribute, E607 [28AP]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, H4897, H4898 [28MY], H4926 [29MY], H5058 [30MY], E876 [29MY]

——— prohibit Investigative Publicity and Public Affairs Unit funding except for Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Most Wanted Terrorists, and missing children programs, H4981, H4982, H5005 [29MY]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure reporting requirements relative to officials who stop enforcing a law do not expose critical national security and foreign policy legal, strategic, and tactical positions, H2402, H2403 [13MR]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), H2244 [6MR], H2309, H2326, H2340–H2348 [12MR], H2401–H2405 [13MR], H2471 [14MR]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), consideration (H. Res. 511), H2311–H2319 [12MR]

——— require all officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason to report to Congress (H.R. 3973), motion to recommit, H2402–H2404 [13MR]

——— waive reporting requirements relative to officials who stop enforcing a law for any reason if sufficient funds are not available to generate the increase volume of reports, H2347, H2348 [12MR]

Federal-State relations: reform civil asset forfeiture policies, H4957 [29MY]

——— reform civil asset forfeiture policies (H.R. 5212), H7392 [10SE]

Firearms: enhance penalties for individuals involved in domestic violence dispute who used a firearm, H6635 [22JY]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security, H4918 [29MY]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1565), H2919 [4AP]

——— prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 65), H129 [9JA], H6635 [22JY]

——— prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals (H.R. 2648), H5322 [12JN]

Florida: tribute to 16th District Congressional Law Enforcement Award recipients, E698 [7MY]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens, H6102 [10JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: prohibit reverse targeting and protect rights of persons inside the U.S. communicating with people abroad who are under surveillance, H4797 [22MY]

——— provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the U.S., H4470 [19MY]

Fort Smith, AR: groundbreaking of U.S. Marshals Museum, H7627 [17SE]

Fresno, CA: anniversary of Valley Crime Stoppers, E143 [29JA]

Government: importance of elected officials and judges governing impartially, H6345 [16JY]

Hamtramck, MI: anniversary of Hamtramck Police Dept., E800 [21MY]

Hayward, CA: Hayward Police Dept., Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies reaccreditation, E524 [4AP]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, H3442 [6MY]

——— impeach (H. Res. 411), H6663 [23JY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 1518), E631 [30AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7191–H7204 [1AU]

——— same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 700), H7191–H7204 [1AU]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting, H85 [9JA]

Immigration: address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H7045 [30JY], E1395 [11SE]

——— call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H5862 [8JY], H5886 [9JY], H6123, H6124 [11JY], H6228, H6292 [15JY], H6313 [16JY], H6865, H6949–H6953 [28JY], H7057 [30JY]

——— Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program funding, H7220 [1AU]

——— enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H6312 [16JY], H6650 [22JY], H6668 [23JY], H6752 [24JY]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8263 [2DE], H8367, H8368, H8632–H8651, H8662 [4DE], H8938 [10DE], E1739 [4DE], E1781 [10DE], E1833 [12DE]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), consideration (H. Res. 770), H8369–H8385 [4DE], E1771 [10DE]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), motion to recommit, H8649, H8650 [4DE]

——— expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5761), H8644 [4DE]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., H6669 [23JY]

——— impact of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students on increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H5488 [18JN], H5712, H5717–H5719 [24JN], H5865–H5869 [8JY]

——— impose sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country or have an excessive repatriation failure rate (H.R. 2602), H2787 [1AP]

——— influx of minors illegally entering U.S. alone, H5244–H5247 [10JN], H5499 [19JN], H5862 [8JY], H6124 [11JY], H6345–H6347 [16JY], E1272 [30JY]

——— misconception by illegal immigrants that unaccompanied children and women traveling with minors will not be deported, H5315 [11JN], H5404 [18JN], H5505, H5506 [19JN], H5650, H5651 [24JN], H5811–H5813 [26JN], H5831, H5832, H5834 [8JY], H6648–H6650 [22JY], H6669 [23JY]

——— opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens, H2263 [11MR], H2848–H2851 [2AP], H3401–H3403 [1MY], H5717–H5719 [24JN]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (H.R. 5160), H6984 [29JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), H7164 [31JY], H7191–H7204, H7224, H7228–H7236 [1AU], E1316, E1328 [1AU], E1365 [9SE]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7133–H7149 [31JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7206–H7213 [1AU], E1327 [1AU]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5768), H8262 [2DE]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 2220), H5650 [24JN]

——— recognize rights of States along the southern border to use force in self-defense against invasion or imminent danger, H6293 [15JY]

——— reform, H151, H152 [10JA], H186, H208 [14JA], H238 [15JA], H1262 [27JA], H1509 [29JA], H1540–H1543 [3FE], H1723, H1728, H1731 [11FE], H1977 [26FE], H2003 [27FE], H2310 [12MR], H2363 [13MR], H2615, H2618, H2620 [25MR], H2686, H2687 [26MR], H2848–H2851 [2AP], H2959 [4AP], H3064 [9AP], H3252 [29AP], H3400–H3403 [1MY], H4471–H4473 [19MY], H4480 [20MY], H4822–H4825 [22MY], H4915 [29MY], H5244 [10JN], H5251, H5263 [11JN], H5499 [19JN], H5647, H5717–H5719 [24JN], H5728 [25JN], H5811–H5813 [26JN], H5865–H5869 [8JY], H5880 [9JY], H6040, H6041 [10JY], H6227 [15JY], H6669 [23JY], H6752 [24JY], H7118–H7120 [30JY], H7211 [1AU], H7248 [8SE], H7306 [9SE], H7392, H7400, H7407 [10SE], H7689 [18SE], H8021, H8026 [17NO], H8068 [18NO], H8078, H8079, H8080 [19NO], H8155–H8158 [20NO], H8863–H8866 [8DE], H8934, H8943 [10DE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), H90, H91, H129 [9JA], H1600 [5FE], H1682 [6FE], H1733 [11FE], H1952, H1956 [26FE], H2060–H2063 [27FE], H2165 [5MR], H2244, H2245 [6MR], H2381 [13MR], H2652, H2653, H2654, H2656, H2660, H2661–H2667, H2684 [26MR], H2732, H2733 [27MR], H2812, H2813 [2AP], H2930, H2934, H2947 [4AP], H2993, H3005–H3007 [8AP], H3177 [10AP], H3295 [30AP], H3394, H3395 [1MY], H3462, H3469, H3470 [7MY], H3958 [8MY], H5650 [24JN], H5734, H5735, H5736 [25JN], H5806 [26JN], H5886 [9JY], H6123 [11JY], H6236 [15JY], H6754, H6772 [24JY], H6844 [25JY], H6992 [29JY], H7146 [31JY], H7195, H7202, H7211 [1AU], H7426 [10SE], H8286 [3DE], H8372, H8382, H8638, H8649 [4DE], E473 [1AP], E1071 [25JN]

——— reform (H.R. 15), unanimous-consent request, H2663–H2667 [26MR], H7195–H7197 [1AU], H7958 [13NO]

——— reform (S. 744), H2087 [28FE], H2807 [2AP], H6948 [28JY], H7051 [30JY], H7193, H7195, H7210, H7223 [1AU], H7305 [9SE], H8042 [18NO], H8362 [3DE], H8646 [4DE], E1078 [26JN], E1272 [30JY]

——— remove discretion of Border Patrol in determining whether unaccompanied alien children shall be returned to their home country, H7221 [1AU]

——— request for emergency funds to address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., H6040, H6041, H6042, H6043 [10JY], H6131–H6133 [11JY], H6301, H6343 [16JY], H6650 [22JY]

——— require certification by the four Southern border States that the borders are secure before a House of Representatives vote on any immigration reform legislation (H. Res. 330), H6291 [15JY]

——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, H9 [7JA], H5404 [18JN], H5505, H5506 [19JN], H5650 [24JN], H5831, H5834 [8JY], H5880 [9JY], H6101–H6104 [10JY], H6124 [11JY], H6226 [15JY], H7145 [31JY]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H8150 [20NO]

Indianapolis, IN: call for an end to violence, H6110 [11JY]

Information services: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders, H2981 [7AP]

Intelligence services: study efficacy of memoranda of understanding signed by Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to facilitate intelligence-sharing, H5048, H5049 [30MY]

IRS: enforcement funding, H6189, H6190 [14JY]

——— taxpayer services funding through reductions in enforcement account funding, H6186, H6187 [14JY]

——— taxpayer services funding to provide assistance to parents whose deceased children are victims of identity theft through reductions in Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H6184 [14JY]

Jacobi, Michael: Police Officers Association of Michigan Police Officer of the Year Award recipient, E941 [10JN], E994 [17JN]

Lax, Franklin D., II: Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award recipient, E763 [19MY]

LSC: funding through reductions in DEA funding, H4930, H4931 [29MY]

Massachusetts: tribute to National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipients, E746 [13MY]

Minorities: criminal justice reform, H8025 [17NO]

Moody, Ryan: Washington State Law Enforcement Medal of Honor recipient, E822 [22MY]

Musgrove, Adam: Washington State Law Enforcement Medal of Honor recipient, E822 [22MY]

——— drug interdiction and counter-drug activities funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense operation and maintenance funding, H5453 [18JN]

——— funding to assist local officials to deal with influx of minors illegally entering U.S. alone, H5445 [18JN]

National Night Out: observance, E1289 [31JY], E1334 [8SE]

National Police Week: observance, E718 [8MY]

National security: improve border security, H7025 [29JY], H7118 [30JY]

——— report on the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft (drones), H5037 [30MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H3064 [9AP], H3149 [10AP], H3276 [29AP]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 541), H2893–H2899 [3AP]

New Hampshire: tribute to New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Memorial ceremony, H4461 [19MY]

News media: allegations of media bias, H6314 [16JY]

North Carolina: tribute to Highway Patrol Caisson Unit, E767 [19MY]

North Carolina Troopers Association: tribute, E767 [19MY]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, H2368 [13MR]

Obama, President: constitutionality of using executive action to enact immigration reform, H7249 [8SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to enforcement of immigration laws, H2153 [5MR], H4485 [20MY], H5880 [9JY], H6101–H6104 [10JY], H6131–H6133 [11JY], H6301, H6343 [16JY], H6669 [23JY], H6817 [25JY], H6865 [28JY], H7165 [31JY], H7392 [10SE]

——— initiative to help purchase body cameras for use by State and local law enforcement agencies, H8286 [3DE]

——— use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H7942 [13NO], H8019, H8022–H8027 [17NO], H8036, H8042, H8043, H8044 [18NO], H8078, H8079, H8080, H8126, H8128–H8130 [19NO], H8135, H8136, H8148, H8151–H8158 [20NO], H8173, H8209–H8212 [1DE], H8263–H8267 [2DE], H8276, H8278, H8279, H8360, H8361–H8364 [3DE], H8367, H8665 [4DE], H8824, H8825 [8DE], H8934 [10DE], H9049, H9274 [11DE], E1776 [10DE]

Office of the Special Advocate: establish, H4797 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide for criminal penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an implementing agency (H.R. 3652), H85 [9JA]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Office of Forensic Science, E1369 [9SE]

Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week: observance, E1159 [15JY]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Prince William County Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E997, E998, E1000 [17JN]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (H.R. 1847), H4998 [29MY]

——— prevent bulk collection of personal records by requiring that court orders use ‘‘specific selection term’’ as basis for collecting customer information, H4799, H4803 [22MY], E825 [22MY], E873 [29MY]

——— reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (H.R. 3361), H1649 [5FE], H4469–H4471, H4473 [19MY], H4788, H4789–H4804, H4819 [22MY], H4998 [29MY], H5037 [30MY], H5545–H5547 [19JN], E825 [22MY], E834, E835 [23MY], E843, E846, E852, E854 [28MY], E873 [29MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 1852), H1730 [11FE], H4998 [29MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E702 [7MY], E716 [8MY]

Racial relations: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (H.R. 3560), H7282 [8SE]

——— prohibit racial profiling, H5174 [9JN]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), H7283 [8SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 1199), H5728 [25JN]

Schumer, Senator: characterization of remarks regarding Representative Steve King’s views on immigration, H4822, H4824 [22MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: prohibit funding to States or local governments with laws, policies, or procedures in contravention of Federal immigration laws, H5003, H5004 [29MY]

Smiscik, Nicholas: Police Officers Association of Michigan Police Officer of the Year Award recipient, E941 [10JN]

Social Security: allegations of fraudulent disability claims by former Federal, State and local employees, H188 [14JA]

SSA: improve ability to fight fraud, prevent errors, and protect the Social Security Trust Fund (H.R. 4090), E251 [26FE]

——— tribute to employees for stopping fraud conspiracies in Puerto Rico and New York, E248 [26FE]

Stand Your Ground laws: encourage States to prohibit Stand Your Ground laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Dept. of Justice (H.R. 2812), H129 [9JA]

Swope, Matthew: Police Officers Association of Michigan Police Officer of the Year Award recipient, E941 [10JN], E994 [17JN]

Transportation Security Administration: conform to existing Federal law and regulations relative to criminal investigator positions (H.R. 4803), H6604–H6606 [22JY]

——— report to Congress on Office of Inspection review of Federal Air Marshals Service officials acceptance of free or discounted firearms for personal use, H6605, H6606 [22JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: anniversary, H7627 [17SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: decision to retroactively modify sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses, E1203 [22JY]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary, H7395 [10SE], E1405 [15SE], E1491 [19SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 47), H2895 [3AP]

——— repeal special rule for Alaska, H9294 [11DE]

West Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau: anniversary, E592 [28AP]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 4640), E730 [9MY]

Witthuhn, Lindsay: Police Officers Association of Michigan Police Officer of the Year Award recipient, E941 [10JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), S2935–S2938, S2941 [13MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (S. 1670), unanimous-consent request, S2935 [13MY]

Africa: condemn acts of piracy and other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea, support U.S. assistance in combatting such crimes, and commend international agencies that have enhanced maritime security (S. Res. 288), S81 [7JA]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S4746, S4752, S4846 [23JY], S4851, S4869, S4877, S4880, S4887, S4893 [24JY], S4975–S4980 [28JY], S5197–S5205, S5290, S5310 [31JY], S5323 [1AU]

——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), motion to proceed, S4988 [28JY], S5005–S5015, S5019, S5041 [29JY], S5075, S5081, S5083–S5087, S5093–S5095, S5102–S5107, S5117–S5121 [30JY], S5159, S5164–S5169, S5172, S5181, S5186–S5188, S5193, S5194 [31JY]

Arkansas: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S3066 [15MY]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: anniversary, S5299 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 103), S5069 [29JY]

——— authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Con. Res. 92), S2202 [7AP]

Capitol Police: tribute, S6609 [11DE]

Children and youth: prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, extend and improve adoption incentives, and improve international child support recovery (H.R. 4980), S5877 [18SE]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, S5474 [10SE]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, S2577 [1MY]

——— authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on offshore tax strategy of Caterpillar Inc. (S. Res. 468), S3477, S3478 [5JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): field hearing held in Rutland, VT, on community solutions to breaking heroin and opioid addiction, S1771 [26MR], S3361 [3JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, S6124–S6126 [19NO]

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, S1580 [12MR]

Correctional institutions: permit certain low-risk Federal prisoners to earn credit toward completing a portion of their sentence through home confinement, halfway houses, or community supervision, S3912 [24JN]

Crime: combat human trafficking (S. 2941), S6153 [19NO]

——— increase awareness of and address challenges to combat domestic violence in rural communities, S5291 [31JY]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal, S2891 [12MY]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (S. 394), S3224–S3226 [21MY]

——— prohibit and deter theft of metal (S. 394), unanimous-consent request, S3224 [21MY]

——— protect victims of stalking from gun violence (S. 1290), S4314 [9JY]

——— provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 1738), S3273 [22MY], S4294 [9JY]

——— seal or expunge nonviolent criminal records, reform treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and lift ban on certain Federal benefits for low-level drug offenders (S. 2567), S4370 [10JY], S6490 [10DE]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking, S2628 [5MY]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 1733), S4294 [9JY], S6371–S6373 [8DE]

——— stop exploitation through human trafficking (S. 2599), S4459 [14JY], S4461 [15JY]

DEA: improve regulation of anabolic steroids (H.R. 4771), S6696 [11DE]

——— improve regulation of anabolic steroids (S. 2012), S891 [11FE]

——— investigation into detention of Daniel Chong, S5070–S5072 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S985 [24FE], S3828, S3830, S3832 [19JN], S4385 [10JY], S6182 [20NO]

——— ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military, S6732, S6733 [12DE]

——— provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S334 [14JA], S335 [15JA], S1336–S1349 [6MR], S1373, S1374, S1377 [10MR], S1514 [11MR]

——— provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), unanimous-consent agreement, S1185 [26FE], S1330, S1336 [6MR]

——— provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), unanimous-consent request, S981 [24FE]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S988 [24FE], S1306–S1309 [5MR], S1335–S1349 [6MR], S1374 [10MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), unanimous-consent agreement, S1185 [26FE], S1336 [6MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), unanimous-consent request, S981 [24FE]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 2970), S6271 [2DE], S6273 [3DE]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 2992), S6466 [9DE], S6581 [10DE]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 2992), unanimous-consent request, S6587–S6589 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: require mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies and provide training on what constitutes child abuse or neglect (S. 2343), S3351 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S4307 [9JY]

——— funding to assist Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador in addressing drug trafficking and organized crime, S5107 [30JY]

——— making appropriations, S404 [16JA]

——— reduce fraud and abuse in Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) (S. 2781), S5482 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use (S. 2839), S5701 [17SE]

——— encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1447), S6341 [4DE], S6579, S6580 [10DE], S6612 [11DE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 933), S747 [4FE], S940 [12FE], S1301 [5MR], S2691, S2692 [6MY], S2753–S2755 [7MY], S2995, S3015 [14MY], S5845 [18SE]

——— extend authorization of Bulletproof Vest Partnership (S. 933), unanimous-consent request, S2691 [6MY], S2995 [14MY]

——— investigation of Dept. of Homeland Security discretionary enforcement decisions regarding certain immigration violations funding, S3392 [4JN]

——— investigation relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels in Mexico, S3487 [9JN]

——— Office on Violence Against Women Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Program funding, S5292 [31JY]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 822), S1811 [27MR], S1898, S1912 [1AP], S2337, S2358, S2371 [10AP], S2403 [11AP], S2577 [1MY], S4670 [22JY], S5290 [31JY], S5574 [15SE], S5845 [18SE]

——— provide death benefits for police officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers (S. 2441), S3477 [5JN]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, S1899 [1AP]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (S. 149), S2369 [10AP], S2636, S2638 [5MY]

——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (S. 149), unanimous-consent request, S2637, S2638 [5MY]

——— provide with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity (S. 706), S6840 [15DE]

——— reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 4323), S2358, S2359 [10AP]

——— reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 4323), unanimous-consent agreement, S5763 [18SE]

——— reauthorize the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (H.R. 4323), unanimous-consent request, S2358 [10AP]

——— report on State law penalties for certain child abusers and expand the predicate for increased penalties for domestic assaults against children (H.R. 3627), S2823 [7MY]

Discrimination: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, S6489–S6491 [10DE]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Navy Yard shootings, S5596 [16SE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 583), S6220 [20NO]

Drugs: focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (S. 1410), S2224–S2226 [8AP], S2942 [13MY], S3912 [24JN], S4449 [14JY], S5845 [18SE], S6490 [10DE]

Federal employees: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (S. 2598), S4456 [14JY]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S7 [6JA], S843 [10FE], S1808 [27MR], S2634 [5MY]

——— allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms, S3333 [2JN]

——— comparison of U.S. gun violence statistics and laws with those of foreign countries, S3331 [2JN]

——— ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S1901 [1AP]

——— ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale, S4243 [8JY], S4290 [9JY]

——— prevent children from having access to firearms, S1230 [27FE]

——— prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking, S1649 [13MR]

——— prevent gun trafficking (S. 54), S568 [29JA]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, S1866 [31MR], S2782 [7MY], S2892 [12MY], S4313–S4315 [9JY]

——— protect victims of domestic abuse by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms (S. 2483), S3833 [19JN], S4207 [7JY], S5296 [31JY]

——— regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (S. 150), S3333 [2JN]

Foreign aid: suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens, S4483 [15JY]

Gillespie, Doug: National Sheriffs’ Association Ferris E. Lucas Award for Sheriff of the Year recipient, S1309 [5MR]

Harkin, Senator: impact of Senate achievements on Bremer County, IA, S4264 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Chickasaw County, IA, S4328 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Clinton County, IA, S3681 [16JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Dallas County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Davis County, IA, S4398 [10JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Delaware County, IA, S4399 [10JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Des Moines County, IA, S3715–S3717 [17JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Fayette County, IA, S4549 [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Franklin County, IA, S4265 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Grundy County, IA, S4329 [9JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Howard County, IA, S4699 [22JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Jackson County, IA, S4550 [16JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Monroe County, IA, S4266 [8JY]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Scott County, IA, S3717 [17JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Worth County, IA, S3682 [16JN]

——— impact of Senate achievements on Wright County, IA, S4700 [22JY]

Horse Protection Act: provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (S. 2193), S1935 [1AP]

Immigration: address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S4540–S4545 [16JY], S4571 [17JY]

——— call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S4204 [7JY], S4256–S4258 [8JY], S4371–S4373, S4383 [10JY], S4470, S4483 [15JY], S4612 [17JY], S4723 [23JY], S4874 [24JY], S5160 [31JY]

——— call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S. (S. Res. 486), S4104, S4108 [26JN]

——— call for the Senate to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S5321, S5323 [1AU]

——— enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, S4306, S4308, S4309 [9JY]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), S6396 [8DE], S6400 [9DE]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., S5172 [31JY]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S. (S. 2632), S4683–S4685 [22JY], S4875 [24JY]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (S. 2463), S3595, S3599, S3605 [11JN]

——— impact of Executive order to cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students on increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S3521–S3524 [10JN], S3583–S3586 [11JN], S3700–S3705 [17JN], S3918 [24JN], S4108, S4129 [26JN], S4199–S4202 [7JY]

——— influx of minors illegally entering U.S. alone, S4103–S4109, S4129 [26JN], S4745–S4753, S4846–S4848 [23JY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security, law enforcement, and humanitarian assistance (S. 2772), S5317 [1AU]

——— making supplemental appropriations for border security, law enforcement, and humanitarian assistance (S. 2773), S5203, S5315 [31JY], S5317 [1AU]

——— misconception by illegal immigrants that unaccompanied children and women traveling with minors will not be deported, S3595 [11JN], S3793–S3795 [18JN], S3912–S3916 [24JN], S4130 [26JN], S4305–S4313 [9JY], S5488–S5493 [10SE]

——— opposition to amnesty for illegal aliens, S4306 [9JY], S5488–S5493 [10SE]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens, S4978–S4980 [28JY], S5201, S5204 [31JY], S5659 [17SE], S5752–S5756 [18SE]

——— prevent expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and prohibit granting amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens (S. 2631), S4627 [17JY], S4637–S4639, S4642 [21JY], S4886–S4890 [24JY]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), S5334, S5337 [5AU], S5349, S5353 [8SE], S5489–S5493 [10SE]

——— prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5272), unanimous-consent request, S5490 [10SE]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., S6757–S6760, S6764, S6766, S6767 [12DE]

——— reform, S1909–S1912 [1AP], S2338 [10AP], S3913–S3916 [24JN], S4103–S4109 [26JN], S4199–S4202 [7JY], S4642 [21JY], S5163 [31JY], S5335–S5337 [5AU], S5352–S5354 [8SE], S5519–S5522 [10SE]

——— reform (H.R. 15), S4138 [26JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S5 [6JA], S314 [14JA], S469 [27JA], S613, S632–S635 [30JA], S1862 [31MR], S1898 [1AP], S2287–S2290 [8AP], S2597 [1MY], S2626 [5MY], S2713 [6MY], S2981, S2986, S2997–S2999 [14MY], S3212–S3214 [21MY], S3391 [4JN], S3524 [10JN], S3560, S3585, S3595 [11JN], S3704 [17JN], S3791 [18JN], S3924 [24JN], S4095, S4100, S4107, S4127–S4130 [26JN], S4257 [8JY], S4306, S4310, S4312 [9JY], S4535, S4543 [16JY], S4746 [23JY], S5103 [30JY], S5166, S5167 [31JY], S5491, S5492 [10SE], S5846 [18SE], S6004 [17NO], S6115–S6118, S6120, S6130–S6137 [19NO], S6168–S6172, S6175 [20NO], S6225, S6226 [1DE], S6245 [2DE], S6362 [8DE], S6872 [16DE]

——— request for emergency funds to address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S4483, S4493–S4495 [15JY], S4535 [16JY], S4638, S4643 [21JY]

——— require enforcement of existing immigration laws, S3793–S3795 [18JN], S3912–S3916 [24JN], S4130 [26JN]

——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S. (S. 2611), S4517 [16JY], S4639, S4643–S4645 [21JY], S4730 [23JY], S4858–S4860 [24JY], S5077–S5079 [30JY], S5186–S5188, S5199 [31JY]

Kilian, Eric: Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association Police Officer of the Year award recipient, S5127 [30JY]

Las Vegas, NV: express condolences for victims of shooting, S3481, S3494 [9JN]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (S. 357), S747 [4FE], S2994–S2996, S3015 [14MY]

——— encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (S. 357), unanimous-consent request, S2995 [14MY]

Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, S3329 [2JN]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 162), motion to proceed, S3019 [14MY], S3047 [15MY], S3151 [20MY], S3195 [21MY]

Metry, Alesia: Minnesota Association of Women Police Officer of the Year award recipient, S5127 [30JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: anniversary of final report, S4732 [23JY]

National Drug Take-Back Week: designate (S. Res. 466), S5518 [10SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 449), S3145, S3146 [15MY]

National Police Week: observance, S2703 [6MY], S2932 [13MY], S2982–S2984, S2994–S2996, S3015 [14MY], S3063, S3066 [15MY]

National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 466), S5518 [10SE]

National security: acknowledge increasing threat of narcoterrorism to national security and ensure law enforcement agencies have proper tools to combat such crimes, S4449 [14JY]

National Security Agency: affirm importance of agency mission and include review of recommendations of President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies in efforts to reform surveillance programs, S104 [8JA]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, S1898 [1AP], S2189 [7AP]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, S940 [12FE]

Obama, President: constitutionality of executive actions, S6159–S6161 [19NO]

——— evaluation of administration relative to enforcement of immigration laws, S2338 [10AP], S4368, S4371–S4373 [10JY], S4641–S4643 [21JY], S4885–S4890 [24JY], S4978–S4980 [28JY], S5081 [30JY], S5163, S5194 [31JY], S5335–S5337 [5AU], S5352–S5354 [8SE]

——— use of Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S6003, S6006 [17NO], S6115–S6118, S6120, S6130–S6137 [19NO], S6164, S6168–S6172, S6175, S6180–S6182, S6192 [20NO], S6225, S6226 [1DE], S6245, S6251, S6254 [2DE], S6279–S6281 [3DE], S6321, S6327–S6329, S6337 [4DE], S6362 [8DE], S6487 [10DE], S6608 [11DE], S6750 [12DE], S6813 [13DE], S6842–S6846 [15DE], S6870–S6876, S6883–S6885 [16DE]

Peace Corps: grant Inspector General full and timely access to records relative to review of sexual assaults against volunteers allegations, S1814 [27MR], S3454 [5JN]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 607), S5846 [18SE]

——— prevent identity theft, ensure privacy, and enhance penalties, law enforcement, and protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information (S. 1897), S100, S134 [8JA]

——— 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. 2685), motion to proceed, S5902 [12NO], S6027–S6029, S6032, S6075–S6080 [18NO], S6107, S6108 [19NO]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (S. Res. 397), S1739 [25MR]

——— observance, S2861 [8MY]

Puzey, Kate: investigation of 2009 murder of Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, S1761 [26MR]

Racial relations: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1038), S5474 [10SE], S6373 [8DE]

Rodriguez, Leon: suitability to be Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director relative to commitment to enforce existing immigration laws, S2152–S2154 [3AP], S3916–S3918 [24JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (S. 2646), S4764–S4767 [23JY], S5981 [13NO], S6381 [8DE]

Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), S5939–S5944 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), unanimous-consent request, S5940 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), S920 [12FE], S2308 [9AP], S2346–S2350 [10AP], S4607–S4609 [17JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), unanimous-consent request, S2348 [10AP]

SEC: extend statute of limitations for certain securities law violations (S. 2868), S5788 [18SE]

Serbia: support efforts to investigate and bring to justice individuals responsible for the execution-style murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in 1999, S4264 [8JY]

Target Brands, Inc.: request for shoppers to not carry firearms in stores even where open carry is permitted by local laws, S4206 [7JY]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (S. Res. 521), S5070 [29JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: anniversary, S5125 [30JY], S5620 [16SE]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: tribute to Take Back the Night event to raise awareness about sexual assault and interpersonal violence, S5582 [15SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), S5 [6JA], S940 [12FE], S1374 [10MR], S2404 [11AP], S2577 [1MY], S5292 [31JY], S5426 [9SE], S5684 [17SE], S6381 [8DE]

——— repeal special rule for Alaska, S6416 [9DE]

Whistleblowing: provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers (S. 42), S5846 [18SE]

Reports

Dept. of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Las Vegas, NV, Initiative, H7285 [8SE]

Tenth Anniversary Report Card—Status of the 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Bipartisan Policy Center (excerpt), S4732 [23JY]

Reports filed

Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474) (S. Rept. 113–260), S5779 [18SE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Border, Maritime, and Transportation Security Responsibilities Authorization: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3846) (H. Rept. 113–555), H6813 [24JY]

Capitol Grounds Use for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 113–549), H6744 [23JY]

Capitol Grounds Use for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 113–388), H2694 [26MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 590) (H. Rept. 113–460), H4683 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3973, Faithful Execution of the Law Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 511) (H. Rept. 113–378), H2300 [11MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5230, Supplemental Appropriations To Address Border Crisis, Border Security and Law Enforcement, and Humanitarian and Repatriation Assistance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 696) (H. Rept. 113–567), H7124 [30JY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 113–571), H7240 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 5272, Prohibit Certain Actions Relative to Deferred Actions for Aliens Not Lawfully Present in the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 696) (H. Rept. 113–567), H7124 [30JY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 113–571), H7240 [1AU]

Consideration of H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 770) (H. Rept. 113–646), H8365 [3DE]

Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 700) (H. Rept. 113–570), H7180 [31JY]

Death in Custody Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1447), S6204 [20NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4903) (H. Rept. 113–481), H5556 [19JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2534) (S. Rept. 113–198), S4153 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice DNA Backlog Reduction Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4323) (H. Rept. 113–404), H2990 [7AP]

Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4771) (H. Rept. 113–587), H7527 [15SE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4771) (H. Rept. 113–587), H7527 [15SE]

Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the U.S. Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5683) (H. Rept. 113–650), H8867 [8DE]

Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4709) (H. Rept. 113–605), H7881 [18SE]

Expedited Departure of Certain Snake Species Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 113–596), H7527 [15SE]

Faithful Execution of the Law Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 113–376), H2260 [10MR]

Forensic Science and Standards Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2022), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2022) (S. Rept. 113–320), S6788 [12DE]

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 69) (H. Rept. 113–685), H10333 [2JA]

Intelligence Services Sharing of Information About Cybersecurity Threats Enhancement: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 2588), S4403 [10JY]

International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 3212) (S. Rept. 113–204), S4153 [26JN]

International Megan’s Law To Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4573), S6626 [11DE]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3530) (H. Rept. 113–450), H4433 [15MY]

Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1406) (S. Rept. 113–254), S5588 [15SE]

Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. Rept. 113–441), H3939 [7MY]

Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1675), S1517 [11MR]

Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2646), S5918 [12NO]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 700) (H. Rept. 113–570), H7180 [31JY]

Smarter Sentencing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1410), S1517 [11MR]

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4225) (H. Rept. 113–451), H4433 [15MY]

Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 113–447), H4064 [13MY]

Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 744) (H. Rept. 113–576), H7295 [8SE]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 149), S1365 [6MR]

Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2278) (H. Rept. 113–678), H10324 [16DE]

Telecommunications Carriers Requirement To Provide Call Location Information to Law Enforcement During Emergencies: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 113–729), H10335 [2JA]

Trade Secrets Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5233) (H. Rept. 113–657), H9302 [11DE]

TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4803) (H. Rept. 113–513), H5826 [3JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 3361) (H. Rept. 113–452), H4433 [15MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3361) (H. Rept. 113–452), H4433 [15MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5205 [31JY]

Statements

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Executive Office of the President, S6077 [18NO]

Tables

Testimonies

Immigration Reform and Control Act: Gene McNary, INS Commissioner (1990), H8635 [4DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 92, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and for National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition, H2779 [1AP]

H. Con. Res. 103, use of Capitol Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, H6844 [25JY]

H. Res. 511, consideration of H.R. 4138, Executive Needs To Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act and H.R. 3973, Faithful Execution of the Law Act, H2311 [12MR]

H. Res. 590, consideration of H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H4699 [21MY]

H. Res. 696, consideration of H.R. 5230, supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance, H7133 [31JY]

H. Res. 696, consideration of H.R. 5272, prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., H7133 [31JY]

H. Res. 700, allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation and same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation, H7191 [1AU]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 5230, supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance, H7206 [1AU]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 5272, prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., H7206 [1AU]

H. Res. 770, consideration of H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, H8369 [4DE]

H.R. 744, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act, H7267 [8SE]

H.R. 2283, Human Trafficking Prioritization Act, H6730 [23JY]

H.R. 3212, International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act, S4563–S4567 [16JY]

H.R. 3361, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H4789–H4793 [22MY]

H.R. 3530, Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, H4501–H4504 [20MY]

H.R. 3610, Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act, H4509 [20MY]

H.R. 3846, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection border, maritime, and transportation security responsibilities authorization, H6899–H6904 [28JY]

H.R. 3973, Faithful Execution of the Law Act, H2340 [12MR]

H.R. 4058, Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act, H4522–H4525 [20MY]

H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, H4515 [20MY]

H.R. 4323, Dept. of Justice DNA Backlog Reduction Program reauthorization, H2980 [7AP]

H.R. 4573, mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders, H4529–H4531 [20MY]

H.R. 4709, Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, H7004 [29JY]

H.R. 4771, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act, H7459 [15SE]

H.R. 4803, TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act, H6604 [22JY]

H.R. 4980, Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act, H6711–H6720 [23JY]

H.R. 5076, Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act, H6703 [23JY]

H.R. 5111, improve response to victims of child sex trafficking, H6709 [23JY]

H.R. 5116, Human Trafficking Detection Act, H6727 [23JY]

H.R. 5230, supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance, H7153–H7158 [31JY], H7213–H7216 [1AU]

H.R. 5272, prohibit certain actions relative to deferred actions for aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., H7228 [1AU]

H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, H8632 [4DE]

S. 706, Transnational Drug Trafficking Act, S6840 [15DE]

S. 1474, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S6414–S6416 [9DE]

S. 1474, repeal Violence Against Women Act special rule for Alaska, H9294 [11DE]

S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, S134–S142 [8JA]

S. 2177, Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act, S1822–S1830 [27MR]

S. 2598, Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), S4456–S4458 [14JY]

S. 2611, Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act, S4504–S4509 [15JY]

S. 2646, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, S4764–S4766 [23JY]

S. 2685, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, S5055–S5065 [29JY]

S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act, S5222–S5224 [31JY]

S. 2743, supplemental appropriations for border security, law enforcement, and humanitarian assistance, S5224–S5233 [31JY]

S. 2941, Combat Human Trafficking Act, S6154 [19NO]

S. Res. 288, condemn acts of piracy and other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea, support U.S. assistance in combatting such crimes, and commend international agencies that have enhanced maritime security, S81 [7JA]

S. Res. 340, treat children being trafficked for sex as victims of human trafficking and require law enforcement to take all necessary measures to protect such children, particularly during the Super Bowl, S529 [28JA]

S. Res. 397, Public Service Recognition Week, S1733 [25MR]

S. Res. 398, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on offshore tax evasion and efforts to collect taxes on hidden offshore accounts, S1734 [25MR]

S. Res. 449, National Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3079 [15MY]

S. Res. 466, National Drug Take-Back Week and National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse Awareness Month, S3382 [3JN]

S. Res. 468, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on offshore tax strategy of Caterpillar Inc., S3477 [5JN]

S. Res. 486, call for the President to take action to mitigate the humanitarian crisis involving unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S4163 [26JN]

S. Res. 521, U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day, S4909 [24JY]

S. Res. 583, Drive Safer Sunday, S6157 [19NO]