ALABAMA
Bills and resolutions
Colleges and universities: anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities (see S. Res. 366), S8260 [21DE] (see H. Res. 563), H7918 [10OC]
Courts: provide for conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships (see S. 1302), S3327 [7JN]
Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (see H.R. 1532), H2081 [15MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility leases (see H.R. 90), H40 [3JA]
Johnson, Frank M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 3), H45 [3JA]
Certificates of appointment
Senate: Luther Strange, S999 [9FE]
Certificates of election
Senate: Richard C. Shelby, S4 [3JA]
Cloture motions
Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, S632 [2FE], S824 [6FE]
Letters
Nomination of Senator Sessions to be Attorney General: Deborah Burger and Jean Ross, National Nurses United (organization), S896, S939 [6FE]
——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S894 [6FE]
——— Judy Shepard, S902 [6FE]
——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, S894 [6FE]
——— National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence, S940–S942 [6FE]
——— New York resident, S904 [6FE]
——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S895 [6FE]
Lists
Alabama religious organizations opposed to permitting churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns, H9388 [16NO]
Motions
Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, S855 [6FE]
Oaths of office
Shelby, Richard C.: Senate, S5 [3JA]
Strange, Luther: Senate, S999 [9FE]
Remarks in House
Alexandria, AL: tribute to Alexandria High School girls’ volleyball team, E1732 [20DE]
Anniston, AL: anniversary of Camp Lee, E1583 [16NO]
——— anniversary of Harvest Church of God, E1229 [14SE]
Armed Forces: tribute to Alabama Army National Guard 115th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, E994 [14JY]
Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, E1043 [25JY]
——— tribute to Alabama 200 celebration, E1435 [26OC]
Brooks, Representative Mo: appreciation of opportunity to continue to serve relative to diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer, H9848 [13DE]
Colleges and universities: anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities, H9529 [30NO]
——— anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 563), H9781–H9787 [11DE]
Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, objection, H186 [6JA]
Crime: impact of sexual assault on victims and treatment of victims by law enforcement, health and mental health professionals, and courts, H6564–H6567 [28JY]
Dept. of the Interior: expand eligibility for participation in Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program, H7141, H7142 [7SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out certain major medical facility leases, H6526, H6535–H6537 [28JY]
Huntsville, AL: Sixth Council Training School reunion, E1148 [25AU]
Kontos, Stella: Miss Phenix City Scholarship pageant winner, E1418 [24OC]
Lovvorn, Eric and family: Alabama Outstanding Young Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1357 [11OC]
Medical Advocacy and Outreach (organization): anniversary, E1356 [11OC]
Moore, Roy: allegations of sexual misconduct, H9420–H9422 [16NO]
National Nursing Home Week: observance, E657 [17MY]
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to electric cooperative employees for efforts in rural electrification projects in Guatemala and Haiti, E436 [4AP]
News media: allegations of media bias, H9927 [14DE]
Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments: anniversary, E863 [21JN]
Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, H9588 [1DE], E1675 [7DE]
Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.: anniversary, E893 [23JN]
Sessions, Attorney General: suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, H1117, H1120 [13FE]
Sessions, Senator: nomination to be Attorney General, H220–H232 [9JA], H247 [10JA], H601 [23JA], H860 [1FE]
——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to comments about Dominican Republic immigrants, H247 [10JA]
——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, H221–H232 [9JA], H398, H464 [12JA], E62 [13JA]
Washington (DC) Post: allegations of media bias relative to reporting of voter fraud in 1982 Alabama Legislature election of Representative Mo Brooks, H1017 [7FE]
Remarks in Senate
Booker, Senator: testimony before Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) on nomination of Senator Sessions to be Attorney General, S229 [11JA]
Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S2545 [26AP]
Jones, Doug: election to the Senate in Alabama special election, S7981, S7986 [13DE]
Sessions, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S963 [6FE]
——— nomination to be Attorney General, S10 [3JA], S132, S133 [9JA], S513 [31JA], S607 [1FE], S670 [3FE], S706, S809, S810, S824–S844, S846–S865, S873–S926, S928–S952, S956–S963 [6FE]
——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on civil rights, S299–S301 [12JA], S842–S844, S876–S926, S929–S946, S951, S956–S961 [6FE]
——— suitability to be Attorney General relative to record on Violence Against Women Act, S847 [6FE]
Strange, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7901–S7904 [7DE]
——— tribute to staff, S7943 [11DE]
Talley, Brett J.: nomination to be district judge, S7349 [28NO]
Reports filed
Nomination of Annemarie Carney Axon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6641 [19OC]
Nomination of Brett J. Talley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7156 [9NO]
Nomination of Emily Coody Marks To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7156 [9NO]
Nomination of Jeffrey U. Beaverstock To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7156 [9NO]
Nomination of John E. Town To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4115 [20JY]
Nomination of Liles C. Burke To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6853 [26OC]
Nomination of Louis V. Franklin, Sr., To Be U.S Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4827 [3AU]
Nomination of Richard W. Moore To Be U.S Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4827 [3AU]
Nomination of Terry F. Moorer To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7929 [7DE]
Resignations
Senate: Jeff Sessions, S964 [6FE]
Texts of
S. Res. 366, anniversary of 9 historically Black colleges and universities, S8264 [21DE]
Tributes
Hilliard, Earl F., H2910 [27AP], E557 [27AP]
Martin, James D., E1495 [2NO]
Strange, Senator, S976, S999, S1001 [9FE], S7904, S7905 [7DE], S8188, S8248 [21DE]