DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE related term(s) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Amendments

Crime: make publicly available list of each State and local government that permits cashless bail (H.R. 5625), consideration (H. Res. 1275), H3410 [13MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S132, S133, S134, S135, S136, S137, S138, S139 [12JA], S157, S165, S166, S170, S171, S172, S173, S174, S175 [13JA], S221, S222 [14JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (H. Res. 977), H120 [7JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain authorities (H.R. 8035), consideration (H. Res. 1175), H2953 [16AP]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4344), S2086 [28AP]

Appointments

Medal of Valor Review Board, H2600 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for notice and cure period before commencement of private civil action (see H.R. 8396), H3044 [21AP]

Animals: conduct study on animal cruelty (see S. 4562), S2372 [19MY] (see H.R. 8911), H3627 [19MY]

——— establish grant program to assist with medical expenses of qualified Federal working and service dogs (see H.R. 7904), H2482 [12MR]

Antitrust policy: provide for divestiture of certain merger transactions (see S. 4434), S2128 [29AP]

Appropriations: redirect Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding to Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) programs for local law enforcement recruiting (see S. 3631), S220 [14JA] (see H.R. 7163), H948 [20JA]

Bondi, Attorney General: impeach (see H. Res. 1105), H2420 [4MR] (see H. Res. 1119), H2550 [17MR]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish database to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on Federal corporate criminal enforcement actions (see S. 4104), S1056 [16MR]

Bureau of Prisons: ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologists for female prisoners (see H.R. 7733), H2332 [26FE]

——— increase criminal penalties for assaulting correctional officer (see S. 4305), S1785 [15AP]

——— maintain photographic directory of Federal prisoners (see H.R. 8761), H3392 [12MY]

——— provide for civil commitment of persons who are danger to public safety (see H.R. 8452), H3067 [22AP]

——— regulate monitoring of electronic communications between prisoners and attorneys or other legal representative (see S. 3850), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7491), H2185 [11FE]

——— submit annual summary report of disaster damage to Congress (see S. 3664), S256 [15JA] (see H.R. 7111), H919 [15JA]

Business and industry: prevent exploitative private equity practices in health care system (see S. 3829), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7537), H2218 [12FE]

Capital punishment: amend Federal death penalty laws (see H.R. 8922), H3668 [20MY]

Children and youth: prohibit gender transition procedures on minors and impose civil penalties on persons who perform such procedures on minors (see S. 4426), S2128 [29AP] (see H.R. 8573), H3294 [29AP]

China: designate Chinese Communist Party as transnational organized crime group (see H.R. 8760), H3392 [12MY]

Claims: prohibit use of Federal funds for payment of claims submitted to Anti-Weaponization Fund (see H.R. 8955), H3722 [21MY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit certain foreign governments from acquiring intellectual property rights of research conducted by U.S. universities, faculty, staff, or students (see H.R. 7510), H2186 [11FE]

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program: improve relative to training command-level personnel (see S. 4394), S2052 [27AP] (see H.R. 8849), H3550 [15MY]

Controlled Substances Act: extend limitations period for certain offenses resulting in death or serious bodily injury (see S. 4209), S1614 [25MR]

Cops on the Beat grant program: reauthorize (see H.R. 8750), H3392 [12MY]

Copyrights: create administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in training of artificial intelligence (AI) models (see H.R. 7209), H1349 [22JA]

Correctional institutions: establish grant program to establish prison libraries to reduce recidivism and increase educational opportunities for incarcerated persons (see S. 4320), S1820 [16AP] (see H.R. 7247), H1914 [27JA]

——— prohibit use of restraints and restrictive housing on inmates during pregnancy, labor, and recovery, collect data on pregnant inmates, and address health needs relative to pregnancy and childbirth (see H.R. 8690), H3340 [7MY]

——— require identification for offenders reentering community (see H.R. 8645), H3330 [30AP]

——— require independent review process for prohibition of books at Bureau of Prisons facilities (see S. 4319), S1820 [16AP] (see H.R. 8325), H2958 [16AP]

Courts: establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 7836), H2470 [5MR]

——— strengthen review of antitrust settlements and ensure they protect consumers, workers, and small businesses (see S. 4107), S1090 [17MR]

Crime: administer grants to discourage repeat offenders (see H.R. 7719), H2328 [25FE]

——— enhance criminal penalties for welfare fraud, provide adequate immigration consequences for fraud convictions, and establish welfare fraud recovery task force (see S. 3652), S256 [15JA]

——— establish criminal offenses relative to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether ATM is located on physical premises of financial institution (see S. 3798), S509 [5FE]

——— establish grant program to establish, create, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative method (see S. 4500), S2237 [12MY] (see H.R. 8746), H3392 [12MY]

——— establish grant program to provide financial assistace to survivors of violence, conduct state-level victim-needs surveys, and encourage States to review laws to protect survivors rights (see H.R. 8426), H3045 [21AP]

——— establish independent statutory commission within legislative branch responsible for ensuring oversight, transparency, and accountability over Dept. of Justice operations and handling of Epstein files (see H.R. 7814), H2469 [5MR]

——— establish offense relating to obstructing certain law enforcement vehicles (see H.R. 8026), H2621 [19MR]

——— establish protections against digital impersonation fraud (see S. 3982), S802 [4MR] (see H.R. 7786), H2419 [4MR]

——— establish publicly accessible database of individuals with convictions for violent crimes (see S. 4462), S2170 [30AP] (see H.R. 8611), H3329 [30AP]

——— establish task force on anti-Sikh hate and discrimination (see H.R. 7100), H919 [15JA]

——— include reporting on hate crimes to uniform crime reporting program (see S. 3724), S376 [29JA]

——— make grants to establish national training and technical assistance center to provide for ongoing promotion and adoption of lethality assessment programs to reduce domestic violence-related homicides (see H.R. 7494), H2185 [11FE]

——— prohibit coercing protected adults to send or otherwise transmit intimate visual depictions (see H.R. 7715), H2328 [25FE]

——— prohibit payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting law enforcement officer during attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3581), S49 [6JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (see S. 3582), S49 [6JA] (see H.R. 7711), H2328 [25FE]

——— promote economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 4635), S2443 [21MY] (see H.R. 8965), H3722 [21MY]

——— provide for death penalty for anyone who knowingly deals fentanyl to person who dies from use (see H.R. 8766), H3392 [12MY]

——— provide for enhanced penalty for recidivist act of violent insurrection (see H.R. 6953), H12 [6JA]

——— provide for reporting requirements for certain grantees for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 6982), H251 [8JA]

——— provide for sentencing of three strikes offenders (see H.R. 8064), H2675 [24MR]

——— report to Congress on Federal criminal offenses (see S. 3868), S609 [12FE]

DEA: provide direct hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to positions in locations deemed necessary to support DEA mission (see H.R. 7413), H2094 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish interagency task force and require comprehensive report on targeting of U.S. critical infrastructure by China’s state-sponsored cyber actors (see S. 4565), S2372 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice and IRS: condemn settlement agreement in Trump v. IRS, using taxpayer money to benefit President Trump, his family, political allies, and individuals who assaulted law enforcement on January 6, 2021 (see S. Res. 748), S2444 [21MY]

Dept. of State: call for accountability for killing of civilians in attack in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, by Israel Defense Forces and report to Congress on such attack, including use of U.S.-supplied weapons and training (see S. 4095), S1047 [12MR] (see H.R. 7903), H2481 [12MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 6938), H11 [6JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (see H. Res. 977), H133 [7JA]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Justice: authorize certain actions to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft (see H.R. 8458), H3067 [22AP]

——— return law enforcement agents and other personnel temporarily engaging in civil immigration enforcement operations to primary missions during periods of active hostility with Iran (see S. Res. 638), S1009 [11MR]

Disabled: provide funding for Blue Envelope Programs to improve communications and interactions between law enforcement and public safety personnel and individuals with certain disabilities (see S. 4089), S1047 [12MR]

——— require exhaustion of administrative remedies for certain Americans With Disabilities Act claims relative to website or mobile app compliance (see H.R. 7328), H1975 [3FE]

Drugs: establish grants to combat opioid trafficking (see H.R. 8818), H3530 [14MY]

——— focus limited Federal resources on most serious offenders by modifying sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses (see S. 3959), S731 [2MR]

Economy: declare emergency regarding cost of living in U.S. and direct actions to be taken to address such emergency (see S. 4266), S1669 [26MR] (see H.R. 8135), H2789 [27MR]

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program: authorize increase in allocation for jurisdictions that enter into 287(g) agreement to enhance immigration enforcement (see S. 4405), S2080 [28AP]

——— authorize use of funds for police dog programs (see H.R. 8179), H2820 [2AP]

——— prioritize consideration for grants to local governments that provide gang affiliation information in reports to FBI (see H.R. 8856), H3550 [15MY]

——— provide that grants may be used for gun safe giveaway programs (see H.R. 7446), H2095 [9FE]

EPA: seek congressional approval prior to dismissing lawsuits or withdrawing referrals to Dept. of Justice of claims relating to release of certain carcinogens (see H.R. 8440), H3067 [22AP]

Epstein, Jeffrey: impose sanctions on foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in, facilitated, or benefitted from severe forms of trafficking in persons relative to Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking enterprise (see H.R. 7857), H2471 [5MR]

Executive Office for Immigration Review: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals’’ (see S.J. Res. 190), S2171 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: establish grant program to support protective orders that protect individuals who are related by blood or marriage to individuals in intimate relationships (see H.R. 8733), H3346 [11MY]

——— provide for grant program to support establishment and operation of national faith-based resource center on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault (see H.R. 8813), H3530 [14MY]

Federal agencies and departments: limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which U.S. is party (see H.R. 7387), H2040 [5FE]

Federal aid programs: authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers (see H.R. 8548), H3131 [28AP]

——— prohibit Federal funding to jurisdiction that substantially eliminates cash bail (see H.R. 8821), H3530 [14MY]

——— prohibit from requiring compliance with certain laws, memoranda, and Executive orders in determining eligibility for grants (see S. 3776), S489 [4FE]

——— provide funding or innovations in community policing, mental health care, and community safety (see S. 4575), S2373 [19MY] (see H.R. 8886), H3626 [19MY]

——— provide grants for technical assistance for State crisis intervention programs (see H.R. 7447), H2095 [9FE]

Federal-State relations: make entering into memorandums of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement condition of eligibility for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program (see H.R. 8077), H2710 [25MR]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): prohibit funding for civil immigration enforcement activities near any 2026 World Cup match or Fan Festival (see H.R. 7986), H2596 [18MR]

——— prohibit funding for civil immigration enforcement activities on public transit in area hosting 2026 World Cup match or Fan Festival (see H.R. 7988), H2597 [18MR]

Firearms: make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (see H.R. 8619), H3330 [30AP]

——— prohibit States from prohibiting or deterring usage of any merchant category code established by International Organization for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm and ammunition merchants (see H.R. 7133), H924 [16JA]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: authorize to process claims against Honduras related to expropriation of property of U.S. persons (see H.R. 7807), H2420 [4MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain authorities (see S. 4342), S1821 [16AP] (see S. 4344), S1830 [17AP] (see S. 4444, 4465), S2170 [30AP] (see H.R. 8035), H2674 [24MR] (see H.R. 8322), H2958 [16AP] (see H.R. 8512), H3123 [27AP]

——— extend certain authorities (H.R. 8035), consideration (see H. Res. 1175), H2923 [15AP]

——— reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (see S. 3893), S626 [23FE] (see S. 4280), S1712 [13AP]

Gambling: provide national safeguards to prevent abuse and fraud in online prediction markets, prevent underage use of such markets, and return regulatory authorities and oversight of such markets to States (see S. 4060), S1009 [11MR]

Government: prohibit from attacking individuals and organizations for their political speech or participation (see S. 3646), S220 [14JA] (see H.R. 7060), H892 [14JA]

——— prohibit use of funds, including Judgment Fund, to settle certain claims involving President, political associates, or alleged governmental ‘‘weaponization’’ and require repayment of unlawfully disbursed funds (see H.R. 8885), H3626 [19MY]

Housing: prohibit large institutional investors from purchasing residential real estate (see S. 3937), S706 [26FE]

Immigration: authorize grants to States to collect and analyze data from State law enforcement agencies on number of migrants in U.S. charged or convicted of criminal offense (see S. 3955), S707 [26FE]

——— bar aliens from admission to U.S. to give birth on U.S. soil or remaining in U.S. to undermine sovereignty of U.S. through birth tourism (see S. 4501), S2237 [12MY]

——— expand and clarify grounds for civil denaturalization proceedings for individuals who have defrauded governmental program, joined terrorist organization, or committed certain criminal offenses (see S. 3674), S257 [15JA] (see H.R. 7156), H948 [20JA]

——— provide grants to States, local government, and organizations to support recruitment, training, and development of staff and infrastructure to support due process rights of individuals facing removal (see S. 4142), S1367 [19MR]

Information technology: authorize eligible privately owned and operated forensic DNA testing laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA profiles to National DNA Index System (see H.R. 7916), H2482 [12MR]

Languages: remove linguistic barriers to participation in gun violence prevention strategies (see S. 3883), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7170), H1171 [21JA]

Law enforcement: authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records (see H.R. 8352), H2959 [16AP]

——— expand funding opportunities for local law enforcement under Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 8564), H3132 [28AP]

Law enforcement officers: establish protocols for investigation of uses of deadly force by Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 7310), H1948 [2FE]

——— provide grant funding to accredited nonprofit organizations to provide better access to needed training for law enforcement officers in rural and smaller communities (see H.R. 8675), H3340 [7MY]

——— report on effective strategies and best practices to reduce stigma related to mental health among law enforcement officers (see H.R. 8776), H3452 [13MY]

——— require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information on allegations of misconduct (see S. 3731), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 7278), H1920 [30JA]

Lawyers and attorneys: provide post-employment limits for U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 8861), H3550 [15MY]

Lobbying: require certain disclosures on informational materials distributed within U.S. on behalf of foreign principal (see H.R. 8155), H2790 [27MR]

Maxwell, Ghislaine: condemn role in sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and oppose receipt of any pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency (see S. Res. 608), S610 [12FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit Federal funding for workplace misconduct settlements involving Members or senior staff, ensure transparency of past settlements, and refer criminal allegations to Dept. of Justice (see H.R. 8300), H2924 [15AP]

Mental health: provide funding to Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers (see S. 4514), S2278 [13MY]

Minnesota: prohibit provision of Federal election assistance funds to State until certain reporting requirements pertaining to voting are satisfied (see H.R. 7320), H1948 [2FE]

Motor vehicles: authorize law enforcement agencies to use Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants for equipment to assist in prevention and de-escalation of high-speed vehicular pursuits (see H.R. 8217), H2829 [9AP]

Mueller, Robert S., III: tribute (see S. Res. 721), S2172 [30AP]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: support goals and theme (see H. Res. 1190), H2995 [20AP]

Native Americans: allow U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters (see H.R. 7490), H2185 [11FE]

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: combat transnational organized crime and reduce availability of illicit narcotics in U.S. by using prosecutor-led, multi-agency approach to enforcement (see S. 4004), S881 [5MR]

Political ethics: prohibit politically motivated prosecutions and investigations (see H.R. 7072), H893 [14JA]

——— recover certain payments made to President Trump (see S. 4094), S1047 [12MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit funds from being used to make personal payment to President in connection with claim subject to Federal Tort Claims Act (see S. 4124), S1090 [17MR]

——— restore executive power to appoint U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 8065), H2675 [24MR]

Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 4056), S1009 [11MR]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Program: include Guam (see H.R. 7672), H2326 [25FE]

Reentry Rental Assistance and Housing Services Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 7057), H892 [14JA]

Safety: award grants to provide legal resources to petitioners seeking extreme risk protection orders (see S. 3882), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7171), H1171 [21JA]

——— procure ballistic-resistant body armor manufactured using domestic ballistic fibers (see H.R. 8656), H3336 [4MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 8845), H3549 [15MY]

Senate: provide authority to initiate litigation for actions by President and Dept. of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under U.S. laws relative to Epstein Files Transparency Act (see S. Res. 597), S509 [5FE]

Sports: prohibit relocation of professional sports franchises without community opportunity to purchase and permit public ownership (see S. 4272), S1669 [26MR] (see H.R. 8097), H2775 [26MR]

St. Paul, MN: condemn disruption of religious worship service at Cities Church, reaffirm constitutional right to religious freedom, and commend Dept. of Justice for prompt investigation (see H. Res. 1026), H1921 [30JA]

Task Force on Women in Law Enforcement: establish to study and develop national hiring standards for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 8832), H3530 [14MY]

Technology: establish pilot program to develop, expand, and maintain digital community resource guides to advance reentry efforts of individuals returning to their communities after incarceration (see H.R. 7309), H1948 [2FE]

Trump, President: comply with domestic emoluments clause of U.S. Constitution by refusing to administratively settle legal claims filed against U.S. by President Trump (see H. Res. 1185), H2960 [16AP]

——— condemn handling of 2019 Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint, call for Dept. of Justice to investigate, and declare impeachment of President Trump by House of Representatives lacks legitimacy (see S. Res. 682), S1840 [20AP]

——— disclose volume II of report prepared by Special Counsel Jack Smith relative to classified documents retained by President Trump (see H.R. 8215), H2829 [9AP]

Venezuela: commend President Trump, Armed Forces, intelligence community, and Dept. of Justice for success of ‘‘Operation Absolute Resolve’’ (see H. Res. 998), H893 [14JA]

Washington (State): establish official station for U.S. attorney for Western District of Washington in Clark County, WA (see H.R. 8828), H3530 [14MY]

Briefs

Amicus brief relative to Dept. of Justice creation of Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate individuals allegedly targeted by Government as part of agreement to settle lawsuit of President Trump against IRS, H3565 [19MY]

Cloture motions

Burrows, Daniel E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy, S507 [5FE], S528 [9FE]

Cekada, Robert: nomination to be ATF Director, S1924 [22AP], S2046 [27AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S157 [13JA], S230 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S128 [12JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain authorities (S. 4344), motion to proceed, S1924 [22AP]

McDonald, Colin: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement Division, S1467 [21MR], S1542 [23MR]

Comments

Dept. of Justice investigation of FRS Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to FRS headquarters building renovations: several Senators, S601 [12FE]

Cost Estimates

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (H.R. 2853): CBO, H3368 [12MY]

Excerpts

Hearing on Dept. of Justice investigation of FRS Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to FRS headquarters building renovations: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S601 [12FE]

Explanations

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, Energy and Water Development, Environment, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 6938), H255–H591 [8JA]

Letters

Dept. of Justice release of documents and records relative to Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein survivors, S502 [5FE]

Lists

Media sources reporting on documents and records relating to Jeffrey Epstein, S876 [5MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: President Trump, S2234 [12MY], H3351 [12MY]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S121 [8JA], S157 [13JA]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain authorities (S. 4344), S1924 [22AP]

Remarks in House

Claims: creation of Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate individuals allegedly targeted by Government as part of agreement to settle lawsuit of President Trump against IRS, H3556, H3565 [19MY]

——— creation of Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate individuals allegedly targeted by government as part of agreement to settle lawsuit of President Trump against IRS, H3638 [20MY]

——— creation of Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate individuals allegedly targeted by Government as part of agreement to settle lawsuit of President Trump against IRS, H3682, H3715 [21MY]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): testimony of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell abuse survivors, E488–E494 [26MY]

Cops on the Beat grant program: reauthorize (H.R. 8750), H3470 [14MY]

Crime: combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (H.R. 2853), H3364–H3369 [12MY]

——— make publicly available list of each State and local government that permits cashless bail (H.R. 5625), H3471–H3474 [14MY]

——— make publicly available list of each State and local government that permits cashless bail (H.R. 5625), consideration (H. Res. 1275), H3404–H3410 [13MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, H3407–H3409 [13MY]

——— submit annual report to Congress on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and prosecution (H.R. 6748), H228 [8JA]

Crime Victims Fund: temporarily provide additional deposits (H.R. 909), H623–H626 [12JA], H728 [14JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish certain limitations on Federal immigration enforcement personnel (H.R. 5973), E76 [27JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), H151–H205 [8JA], E20 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (H. Res. 977), H112–H122 [7JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), unanimous-consent agreement, H150 [8JA]

Epstein, Jeffrey: require release of documents and records in possession relating to Jeffrey Epstein (H.R. 4405), H2013, H2016 [4FE], H2105 [10FE], H2266 [24FE], H2428, H2431 [5MR], H2557 [18MR], H2891 [15AP]

FBI: restrict funding for headquarters until GSA submits architectural and engineering plan for review, H731, H736 [14JA]

FCC: proposed merger of Tegna, Inc., and Nexstar Media Group, Inc., H2715 [26MR]

Firearms: make it unlawful to sell firearms without promoting safe storage, disseminate safe storage best practices, create grants for safe storage device distribution, and allow tax credit for such device sales (H.R. 8619), H3541 [15MY]

——— report to Congress demographic data of persons determined to be ineligible to purchase firearm by National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 2267), H3369, H3370 [12MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain authorities, H3135, H3138, H3141, H3161–H3168 [29AP]

——— extend certain authorities (H.R. 8035), consideration (H. Res. 1175), H2948–H2955 [16AP]

——— extend certain authorities (H.R. 8322), H2955 [16AP]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4465), H3322–H3326 [30AP]

FRS: investigation of Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to testimony regarding FRS headquarters building renovations, H648, H650 [12JA], H728 [14JA]

Law enforcement: authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records (H.R. 8352), H3370–H3372 [12MY], E467 [19MY]

——— establish grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 2711), H3518 [14MY]

——— hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies (H.R. 5361), H1989 [4FE]

Law enforcement officers: develop scenario-based training curriculum (H.R. 3372), H3402 [13MY]

——— provide grant funding to accredited nonprofit organizations to provide better access to needed training for law enforcement officers in rural and smaller communities (H.R. 8675), H3510 [14MY]

——— provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (H.R. 1269), H1926 [2FE]

——— report on effective strategies and best practices to reduce stigma related to mental health among law enforcement officers (H.R. 8776), H3520 [14MY]

Maxwell, Ghislaine: condemn role in sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and oppose receipt of any pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency, H3080 [23AP]

Mental health: provide funding to Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers (H.R. 2305), H1128 [21JA]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: include certain retired law enforcement officers (H.R. 1236), E424 [11MY]

Senate: repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, H1183 [22JA], H1988 [4FE]

Task Force on Women in Law Enforcement: establish to study and develop national hiring standards for law enforcement officers, H3402 [13MY]

Trump, President: condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers, H6–H11 [6JA], H114 [7JA], H672, H698 [13JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to law enforcement, H3429–H3434 [13MY]

——— evaluation relative to association with Jeffrey Epstein, H2557 [18MR]

——— immunity from IRS investigation relative to Dept. of Justice settlememt of lawsuit against IRS, H3665 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Barr, William P.: characterization of summary letter as Attorney General on contents of special counsel report on investigation of relationship between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, S872 [5MR]

Bureau of Prisons: increase criminal penalties for assaulting correctional officer (S. 4305), S2256 [13MY]

——— require convicted sex offenders to be housed in low-security facilities or higher rather than minimum security facilities, S1351 [19MR]

——— require convicted sex offenders to be housed in low-security facilities or higher rather than minimum security facilities, unanimous-consent request, S1351, S1352 [19MR]

Burrows, Daniel E.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy, S506 [5FE], S542 [10FE]

Cekada, Robert: nomination to be ATF Director, S1924 [22AP], S2046 [27AP], S2096 [29AP]

Children and youth: prohibit gender transition procedures on minors and impose civil penalties on persons who perform such procedures on minors (S. 4426), S2294 [14MY]

Claims: creation of Anti-Weaponization Fund to compensate individuals allegedly targeted by Government as part of agreement to settle lawsuit of President Trump against IRS, S2318 [18MY], S2345–S2348 [19MY], S2384 [20MY], S2433 [21MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Democratic majority allegations of improper Dept. of Justice settlement agreements with FBI whistleblowers, S2258 [13MY]

Crime: attempted indictment of Members of Congress for recording video message urging servicemembers to resist unlawful orders, S561–S564 [11FE], S589 [12FE]

——— combat organized crime involving illegal acquisition of retail goods and cargo to sell such illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (H.R. 2853), S2314 [14MY]

——— prohibit payment of certain legal settlements to any individual convicted of assaulting law enforcement officer during attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (S. 3581), S27, S35 [6JA]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (S. 3582), S28, S35 [6JA], S2435, S2436 [21MY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds to compensate individuals who were prosecuted for involvement in attack on U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (S. 3582), unanimous-consent request, S2435, S2436 [21MY]

Crime Victims Fund: funding, S719 [2MR]

Dept. of State: call for accountability for killing of civilians in attack in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, by Israel Defense Forces and report to Congress on such attack, including use of U.S.-supplied weapons and training (S. 4095), S1049 [12MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S95, S119, S121 [8JA], S157 [13JA], S185, S192, S201 [14JA], S227, S234–S236, S238–S249, S262 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S126–S128 [12JA], S141, S153, S155–S157 [13JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), unanimous-consent request, S248 [15JA]

Epstein, Jeffrey: investigate reports and records of associations with Russia, S873–S877 [5MR]

——— require release of documents and records in possession relating to Jeffrey Epstein (H.R. 4405), S21 [6JA], S409 [30JA], S433 [2FE], S477 [4FE], S523 [9FE], S692 [26FE], S750 [3MR], S873 [5MR]

FBI: allegations of political bias, S599 [12FE]

——— operations in Fulton County, GA, to seize 2020 Presidential election ballots, S561 [11FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain authorities (H.R. 8035), S1751 [15AP], S1812 [16AP], S1835 [20AP]

——— extend certain authorities (H.R. 8322), S1829, S1830 [17AP]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4344), S1830 [17AP], S1843 [20AP], S2093–S2095 [29AP]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4344), motion to proceed, S1924 [22AP], S2062–S2065 [28AP]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4344), unanimous-consent agreement, S2064 [28AP], S2249 [13MY]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4444), S2147, S2148 [30AP]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4444), unanimous-consent request, S2147, S2148 [30AP]

——— extend certain authorities (S. 4465), S2158 [30AP]

——— reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (S. 3893), S1022 [12MR], S1835 [20AP], S2062 [28AP]

——— reform certain authorities and provide greater transparency and oversight (S. 4280), S1715 [13AP], S1744 [14AP]

FRS: investigation of Board of Governors Chairman Powell relative to testimony regarding FRS headquarters building renovations, S122 [12JA], S187 [14JA], S601, S602 [12FE]

Immigration: bar aliens from admission to U.S. to give birth on U.S. soil or remaining in U.S. to undermine sovereignty of U.S. through birth tourism (S. 4501), S2239 [12MY]

——— expand and clarify grounds for civil denaturalization proceedings for individuals who have defrauded governmental program, joined terrorist organization, or committed certain criminal offenses (S. 3674), S262, S263 [15JA], S279 [26JA]

Law enforcement: establish grant program for law enforcement agencies (S. 1079), S2256 [13MY]

——— provide grants for assistance to local law enforcement agencies, S2260 [13MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers (S. 237), S1484 [21MR]

McDonald, Colin: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement Division, S1467 [21MR], S1526 [23MR], S1565–S1567 [24MR]

Mental health: provide funding to Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers (S. 4514), S2280 [13MY]

Mueller, Robert S., III: tribute (S. Res. 721), S1722, S1723 [14AP]

——— tribute (S. Res. 721), unanimous-consent request, S1722 [14AP]

Native Americans: allow U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters (S. 3041), S2314 [14MY]

Office for Victims of Crime: direct to implement GAO anti-trafficking recommendations (S. 1049), S357 [29JA]

Patel, Kashyap: Atlantic (publication) report alleging excessive alcohol consumption, erratic behavior, and poor job performance by FBI Director, S1834 [20AP], S1869 [22AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit funds from being used to make personal payment to President in connection with claim subject to Federal Tort Claims Act (S. 4124), S1146 [17MR], S1161 [18MR]

Privacy: prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value and address communications and records in possession of intermediary Internet providers, S304 [28JA], S949–S951 [10MR]

Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act: reauthorize (S. 539), S2400 [20MY]

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program: include certain retired law enforcement officers, S2314 [14MY]

Raybould, Ryan: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S2213 [12MY]

Senate: provide authority to initiate litigation for actions by President and Dept. of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under U.S. laws relative to Epstein Files Transparency Act (S. Res. 597), S501, S502 [5FE]

——— provide authority to initiate litigation for actions by President and Dept. of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under U.S. laws relative to Epstein Files Transparency Act (S. Res. 597), unanimous-consent request, S502 [5FE]

——— repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, S405–S407, S409 [30JA]

——— repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data (H.R. 6019), S190–S192 [14JA]

——— repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data (H.R. 6019), unanimous-consent request, S190, S191 [14JA]

Smith, Darin: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S2192 [11MY]

Southern Poverty Law Center: indictment for alleged financial crimes involving transfer of funds to violent extremist groups, S1869 [22AP]

Trump, President: condemn pardons for individuals found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers, S55 [6JA]

——— evaluation of administration, S635–S641 [24FE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Dept. of Justice, S1703 [13AP]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, S2062 [28AP]

Whistleblowing: characterization by Hill (publication) of whistleblower disclosures relative to FBI investigations, S2432 [21MY]

——— characterization by New York (NY) Times reporters of whistleblower disclosures relative to FBI investigations, S516–S518 [5FE]

Williams, Phillip, Jr.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S2191 [11MY]

Reports

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—An Explainer: Hannah James and Elizabeth Goitein, Brennan Center for Justice, S2063 [28AP]

Reports filed

Cashless Bail Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5625) (H. Rept. 119–602), H2828 [9AP]

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2853) (H. Rept. 119–471), H1920 [30JA]

Consideration of H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1275) (H. Rept. 119–648), H3391 [12MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, Energy and Water Development, Environment, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 977) (H. Rept. 119–424), H133 [7JA]

Consideration of H.R. 8035, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Authorities Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1175) (H. Rept. 119–610), H2923 [15AP]

Consideration of S. 1318, Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1224) (H. Rept. 119–628), H3293 [29AP]

Count the Crimes To Cut Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2159), S1739 [14AP]

Criminal History Access Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 8352) (H. Rept. 119–636), H3336 [4MY]

Establish Grant Program for Certain State and Local Forensic Activities: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1890), S2415 [20MY]

Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 825), S2372 [19MY]

No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5213) (H. Rept. 119–637), H3336 [4MY]

Nomination of Andrew Benson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S256 [15JA]

Nomination of Brian Barber To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1366 [19MR]

Nomination of Brian D. Miller To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S256 [15JA]

Nomination of Brian Gootkin To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1668 [26MR]

Nomination of Colin McDonald To Be Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1366 [19MR]

Nomination of Daniel E. Burrows To Be Assistant Attorney General for Office of Legal Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S256 [15JA]

Nomination of Daniel Satterlee To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S881 [5MR]

Nomination of Darin Smith To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S256 [15JA]

Nomination of David St. Pierre To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S881 [5MR]

Nomination of Gregory Gilmore To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S705 [26FE]

Nomination of Jack Chambers To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2326 [18MY]

Nomination of James Arnott To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2326 [18MY]

Nomination of James Bishop To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1366 [19MR]

Nomination of James Stuart To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1668 [26MR]

Nomination of Jason Holt To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2326 [18MY]

Nomination of Johnson TeeHee II To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2170 [30AP]

Nomination of Kevin Holmes To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S256 [15JA]

Nomination of Melissa Holyoak To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1046 [12MR]

Nomination of Phillip Williams, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1046 [12MR]

Nomination of Priscilla Lopez To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1367 [19MR]

Nomination of Richard Price To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S256 [15JA]

Nomination of Robert Rotter To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S881 [5MR]

Nomination of Ryan Raybould To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S509 [5FE]

Nomination of Steven Lewis To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1366 [19MR]

Nomination of Thomas Govan, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S509 [5FE]

Nomination of Timothy VerHey To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2326 [18MY]

Nomination of William Boyle To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S256 [15JA]

Nomination of Zachary Keller To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S509 [5FE]

Promoting Police Leadership Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 4394), S2372 [19MY]

Recommend Finding Former President Clinton in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoena: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (H. Rept. 119–468), H1914 [27JA]

Recommend Finding Former Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoena: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (H. Rept. 119–469), H1914 [27JA]

Safe Access to Cash Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3798), S880 [5MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8845) (H. Rept. 119–652), H3549 [15MY]

Stopping Prison Contraband Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 736), S2372 [19MY]

Tribal Warrant Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3041), S2372 [19MY]

Testimonies

Survivors Fight for Justice—Exposing Epstein’s Crimes in Palm Beach and Across the World, E492 [26MY]

——— Annie Farmer, E494 [26MY]

——— Courtney Wild, E489 [26MY]

——— Dani Bensky, E490 [26MY]

——— Jena-Lisa Jones, E491 [26MY]

——— Lauren Hersh, E491 [26MY]

——— Maria Farmer, E488 [26MY]

——— Marijke Chartouni, E494 [26MY]

——— Rachel Benavidez, E494 [26MY]

——— Sky and Amanda Roberts, E492 [26MY]

——— Spencer Kuvin, E493 [26MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 977, consideration of H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies appropriations, H113 [7JA]

H. Res. 1175, consideration of H.R. 8035, extend certain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, H2948 [16AP]

H. Res. 1224, consideration of S. 1318, Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, H3137 [29AP]

H. Res. 1275, consideration of H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act, H3404 [13MY]

H.R. 909, Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act, H623 [12JA]

H.R. 2267, NICS Data Reporting Act, H3369 [12MY]

H.R. 2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, H3364–H3366 [12MY]

H.R. 5625, Cashless Bail Reporting Act, H3471 [14MY]

H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies appropriations, H151–H199 [8JA]

H.R. 8322, extend certain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, H2955 [16AP]

H.R. 8352, Criminal History Access Act, H3370 [12MY]

S. 1318, Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, H3160 [29AP]

S. 3959, Smarter Sentencing Act, S733 [2MR]

S. 4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act, S1011–S1015 [11MR]

S. 4104, Corporate Crime Database Act, S1057 [16MR]

S. 4124, prohibit Dept. of Justice funds from being used to make personal payment to President in connection with claim subject to Federal Tort Claims Act, S1093 [17MR]

S. 4465, extend certain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, S2158 [30AP], H3322 [30AP]

S. Res. 597, provide Senate authority to initiate litigation for actions by President and Dept. of Justice officials inconsistent with their duties under U.S. laws relative to Epstein Files Transparency Act (S. Res. 597), S512 [5FE]

S. Res. 608, condemn Ghislaine Maxwell’s role in sexual abuse and trafficking of minors and oppose receipt of any pardon, commutation, or other form of clemency, S613 [12FE]

S. Res. 638, return law enforcement agents and other personnel temporarily engaging in civil immigration enforcement operations to primary missions during periods of active hostility with Iran, S1015 [11MR]

S. Res. 682, condemn handling of 2019 Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint, call for Dept. of Justice to investigate, and declare impeachment of President Trump by House of Representatives lacks legitimacy, S1842 [20AP]

S. Res. 721, tribute to Robert S. Mueller III, S2181 [30AP]

S. Res. 748, condemn Dept. of Justice settlement agreement in Trump v. IRS, using taxpayer money to benefit President Trump, his family, political allies, and individuals who assaulted law enforcement on January 6, 2021, S2445 [21MY]