[Senate Report 111-11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                     111-11
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                        REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                               during the

                       ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

                              pursuant to

                 Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the

                          United States Senate

 


                 March 31, 2009.--Ordered to be printed


                   SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
                       ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

                  PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts     ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware       ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin              CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California         JON KYL, Arizona
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin       JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York         LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          JOHN CORNYN, Texas
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland            SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island     TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
            Bruce A. Cohen, Chief Counsel and Staff Director
           Stephanie A. Middleton, Republican Staff Director
              Nicholas A. Rossi, Republican Chief Counsel
                             SUBCOMMITTEES
                Administrative Oversight and the Courts

                 CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York, Chairman
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California         JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin         (Ranking Member)
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island     CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
                                     LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina

           Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

                   HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin, Chairman
PATRICK LEAHY, Vermont               ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware         (Ranking Member)
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin       ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York         CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland            SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
                                     TOM COBURN, Oklahoma

                            The Constitution

                RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts     SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California           (Ranking Member)
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland            LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
                                     JOHN CORNYN, Texas

                            Crime and Drugs

                JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts     LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin                (Ranking Member)
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California         ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin       ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York         CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
                                     TOM COBURN, Oklahoma

                        Human Rights and the Law

                 RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts     TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware         (Ranking Member)
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin       JON KYL, Arizona
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland            LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island     JOHN CORNYN, Texas
                                     SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas

               Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

               EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts, Chairman
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware       JOHN CORNYN, Texas
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California           (Ranking Member)
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York         CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          JON KYL, Arizona
                                     JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama

              Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security

                DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California, Chairwoman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts     JON KYL, Arizona
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware         (Ranking Member)
HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin              ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York         JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          JOHN CORNYN, Texas
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland            SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
                                     TOM COBURN, Oklahoma


                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                                       U.S. Senate,
                                Committee on the Judiciary,
                                   Washington, DC, March  __, 2009.
Hon. Nancy Erickson,
Secretary, U.S. Senate,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Secretary: In accordance with rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the United States Senate, I am transmitting 
herewith a report on the activities of the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the United States for the 110th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                           Patrick Leahy, Chairman.
    Enclosure.


                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
Committee Membership.............................................    II
Subcommittees....................................................   III
Letter of Transmittal............................................     V
Contents.........................................................   VII
Jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary............     1
Rules of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary...................     2
Tabulation of Bills, Resolutions, and Nominations referred to the 
  Senate Committee on the Judiciary..............................     5
Publications issued by the Committee:
    Hearings.....................................................     6
    Senate Reports...............................................    13
Summary of Activities of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
  during the 110th Congress:
 I.  Overview........................................................15
II.  Public Laws.....................................................15
III. Private Laws....................................................18

IV.  Hearings of the Committee:
        Legislative Hearings.....................................    18
        U.S. Attorney Investigation Hearings.....................    19
        Other Hearings...........................................    21
 V.  Nominations and Confirmations:
        U.S. Court of Appeals Judges.............................    32
        U.S. District Court Judges...............................    34
        U.S. Department of Justice...............................    46
        U.S. Attorneys...........................................    49
        Executive Office of the President........................    51
        U.S. Marshals Service....................................    52
        U.S. Sentencing Commission...............................    54
        U.S. Parole Commission...................................    54
        Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.....................    55
        Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board..............    55



111th Congress                                                   Report
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 1st Session                                                     111-11

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   REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 
                       DURING THE 110TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

                 March 31, 2009.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

Mr. Leahy, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

         JURISDICTION OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

    Pursuant to Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the United 
States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, 
memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects 
are referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
          1. Apportionment of Representatives.
          2. Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
          3. Civil liberties.
          4. Constitutional amendments.
          5. Federal courts and judges.
          6. Governmental information.
          7. Holidays and celebrations.
          8. Immigration and naturalization.
          9. Interstate compacts, generally.
          10. Judicial proceedings, civil and criminal, 
        generally.
          11. Local courts in the territories and possessions.
          12. Measures relating to claims against the United 
        States.
          13. National penitentiaries.
          14. Patent Office.
          15. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
          16. Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful 
        restraints and monopolies.
          17. Revision and codification and the statutes of the 
        United States.
          18. State and territorial boundary lines.

           RULES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY\1\

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    \1\Reaffirmed by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in executive 
session on January 25, 2007. Printed in the Congressional Record on 
January 25, 2007, page S1184.
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                      I. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

    1. Meetings of the Committee may be called by the Chairman 
as he may deem necessary on three days' notice of the date, 
time, place and subject matter of the meeting, or in the 
alternative with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member, or 
pursuant to the provision of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
as amended.
    2. Unless a different date and time are set by the Chairman 
pursuant to (1) of this section, Committee meetings shall be 
held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursdays the Senate is in 
session, which shall be the regular meeting day for the 
transaction of business.
    3. At the request of any Member, or by action of the 
Chairman, a bill, matter, or nomination on the agenda of the 
Committee may be held over until the next meeting of the 
Committee or for one week, whichever occurs later.

                     II. HEARINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

    1. The Committee shall provide a public announcement of the 
date, time, place and subject matter of any hearing to be 
conducted by the Committee or any Subcommittee at least seven 
calendar days prior to the commencement of that hearing, unless 
the Chairman with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member 
determines that good cause exists to begin such hearing at an 
earlier date. Witnesses shall provide a written statement of 
their testimony and curriculum vitae to the Committee at least 
24 hours preceding the hearing in as many copies as the 
Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee prescribes.
    2. In the event 14 calendar days' notice of a hearing has 
been made, witnesses appearing before the Committee, including 
any witness representing a Government agency, must file with 
the Committee at least 48 hours preceding appearance written 
statements of their testimony and curriculum vitae in as many 
copies as the Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee 
prescribes.
    3. In the event a witness fails timely to file the written 
statement in accordance with this rule, the Chairman may permit 
the witness to testify, or deny the witness the privilege of 
testifying before the Committee, or permit the witness to 
testify in response to questions from Senators without the 
benefit of giving an opening statement.

                              III. QUORUMS

    1. Six Members of the Committee, actually present, shall 
constitute a quorum for the purpose of discussing business. 
Eight Members of the Committee, including at least two Members 
of the minority, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of 
transacting business. No bill, matter, or nomination shall be 
ordered reported from the Committee, however, unless a majority 
of the Committee is actually present at the time such action is 
taken and a majority of those present support the action taken.
    2. For the purpose of taking sworn testimony, a quorum of 
the Committee and each Subcommittee thereof, now or hereafter 
appointed, shall consist of one Senator.

                    IV. BRINGING A MATTER TO A VOTE

    The Chairman shall entertain a non-debatable motion to 
bring a matter before the Committee to a vote. If there is 
objection to bringing the matter to a vote without further 
debate, a roll call vote of the Committee shall be taken, and 
debate shall be terminated if the motion to bring the matter to 
a vote without further debate passes with ten votes in the 
affirmative, one of which must be cast by the minority.

                             V. AMENDMENTS

    1. Provided at least seven calendar days' notice of the 
agenda is given, and the text of the proposed bill or 
resolution has been made available at least seven calendar days 
in advance, it shall not be in order for the Committee to 
consider any amendment in the first degree proposed to any 
measure under consideration by the Committee unless such 
amendment has been delivered to the office of the Committee and 
circulated via e-mail to each of the offices by at least 5:00 
p.m. the day prior to the scheduled start of the meeting.
    2. It shall be in order, without prior notice, for a Member 
to offer a motion to strike a single section of any bill, 
resolution, or amendment under consideration.
    3. The time limit imposed on the filing of amendments shall 
apply to no more than three bills identified by the Chairman 
and included on the Committee's legislative agenda.
    4. This section of the rule may be waived by agreement of 
the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member.

                            VI. PROXY VOTING

    When a recorded vote is taken in the Committee on any bill, 
resolution, amendment, or any other question, a quorum being 
present, Members who are unable to attend the meeting may 
submit their votes by proxy, in writing or by telephone, or 
through personal instructions. A proxy must be specific with 
respect to the matters it addresses.

                           VII. SUBCOMMITTEES

    1. Any Member of the Committee may sit with any 
Subcommittee during its hearings or any other meeting, but 
shall not have the authority to vote on any matter before the 
Subcommittee unless a Member of such Subcommittee.
    2. Subcommittees shall be considered de novo whenever there 
is a change in the Subcommittee chairmanship and seniority on 
the particular Subcommittee shall not necessarily apply.
    3. Except for matters retained at the full Committee, 
matters shall be referred to the appropriate Subcommittee or 
Subcommittees by the Chairman, except as agreed by a majority 
vote of the Committee or by the agreement of the Chairman and 
the Ranking Minority Member.
    4. Provided all Members of the Subcommittee consent, a bill 
or other matter may be polled out of the Subcommittee. In order 
to be polled out of a Subcommittee, a majority of the Members 
of the Subcommittee who vote must vote in favor of reporting 
the bill or matter to the Committee.

                         VIII. ATTENDANCE RULES

    1. Official attendance at all Committee business meetings 
of the Committee shall be kept by the Committee Clerk. Official 
attendance at all Subcommittee business meetings shall be kept 
by the Subcommittee Clerk.
    2. Official attendance at all hearings shall be kept, 
provided that Senators are notified by the Committee Chairman 
and Ranking Minority Member, in the case of Committee hearings, 
and by the Subcommittee Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, 
in the case of Subcommittee hearings, 48 hours in advance of 
the hearing that attendance will be taken; otherwise, no 
attendance will be taken. Attendance at all hearings is 
encouraged.

   TABULATION OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO THE 
                   SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

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                INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE

Public:
    Senate Bills..............................................       351
    Senate Resolutions........................................       169
    Senate Concurrent Resolutions.............................        15
    Senate Joint Resolutions..................................        15
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      Total, public...........................................       550
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Private:
    Senate Bills..............................................        40
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                    ____________________________________________________

      Total, private..........................................        40
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      Total, Senate...........................................       590
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               PASSED HOUSE AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE

Public:
    House Bills...............................................        57
    House Concurrent Resolutions..............................        32
    House Joint Resolutions...................................         1
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      Total, public...........................................        90
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Private:
    House Bills...............................................         3
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      Total, private..........................................         3
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                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, House............................................        93
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        Total bills referred, House and Senate................       683
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                               NOMINATIONS

U.S. Court of Appeals Judges
                                                                      24
U.S. District Court Judges
                                                                      80
U.S. Department of Justice
                                                                      20
U.S. Attorneys
                                                                      18
Executive Office of the President
                                                                       5
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
                                                                       1
U.S. Marshals
                                                                      10
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
                                                                       3
U.S. Parole Commission
                                                                       1
U.S. Sentencing Commission
                                                                       5
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    Total nominations.........................................       167
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                  PUBLICATIONS ISSUES BY THE COMMITTEE

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                                Hearings

Serial No. J-110-1 (Full Committee) Balancing Privacy and 
            Security: The Privacy Implications of Government 
            Data Mining Programs [January 10, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-2 (Full Committee) The Plight of Iraqi 
            Refugees [January 16, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-3 (Full Committee) Department of Justice 
            Oversight [January 18, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-4 (Full Committee) Paying off Generics to 
            Prevent Competition with Brand Name Drugs: Should 
            it be Prohibited? [January 17, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-5 (Full Committee) Exercising Congress' 
            Constitutional Power [January 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-6 (Human Rights and the Law) US-VISIT: 
            Challenges and Strategies for Securing the U.S. 
            Border [January 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-7 (Full Committee) Examining Recommendations 
            for Improvements to Iraq's Justice System [January 
            31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on 
            Federal Appointments [February 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on 
            Federal Appointments [March 13, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on 
            Federal Appointments [April 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on 
            Federal Appointments [June 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on 
            Federal Appointments [July 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-9 (Human Rights and the Law) Genocide and the 
            Rule of Law [February 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-10 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys? [February 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-11 (Full Committee) Judicial Security and 
            Independence [February 14, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-12 (Full Committee) Strengthening our Criminal 
            Justice System: The John R. Justice Prosecutors and 
            Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 [February 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-13 (Full Committee) Comprehensive Immigration 
            Reform [February 28, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part II [March 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part III [March 29, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part IV [May 15, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part V [June 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part VI [July 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part VII [August 2, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-15 (Full Committee) Mentoring and Community-
            Based Solutions to Delinquency and Youth Violence 
            in Philadelphia [February 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-16 (Full Committee) The McCarran-Ferguson Act 
            and Antitrust Immunity: Good for Consumers? [March 
            7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-17 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) Oversight of the Enforcement of the 
            Antitrust Laws [March 7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-18 (Full Committee) Open Government: 
            Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act 
            [March 14, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-19 (Full Committee) Misuse of Patriot Act 
            Powers: The Inspector General's Finding of Improper 
            Use of the National Security Letters by the FBI 
            [March 21, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-20 (Full Committee) Combating War 
            Profiteering: Are we Doing Enough to Investigate 
            and Prosecute Contracting Fraud and Abuse in Iraq? 
            [March 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-21 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) The XM-Sirius Merger: Monopoly or 
            Competition from New Technologies [March 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-22 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
            Security) Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions for 
            an Evolving Problem [March 21, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-23 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Federal 
            Bureau of Investigation [March 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-24 (Human Rights and the Law) Legal Options to 
            Stop Human Trafficking [March 26, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-25 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) An Examination of the Google-DoubleClick 
            Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What 
            are the Risks for Competition and Privacy? 
            [September 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-26 (Full Committee) Examining Health Care 
            Mergers in Pennsylvania [April 9, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-27 (Constitution) Responding to the Inspector 
            General's Findings of Improper use of National 
            Security Letters by the FBI [April 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-28 (Full Committee) Department of Justice 
            Oversight [April 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-28 (Full Committee) Department of Justice 
            Oversight [July 24, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-29 (Human Rights and the Law) Casualties of 
            War: Child Soldiers and the Law [February 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-30 (Full Committee) The Insurrection Act Rider 
            and State Control of the National Guard [April 24, 
            2007]
Serial No. J-110-31 (Full Committee) Process Patents [May 1, 
            2007]
Serial No. J-110-32 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
            Security) Interrupting Terrorist Travel: 
            Strengthening the Security of International Travel 
            Documents [May 2, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-33 (Full Committee) Will Real ID Actually Make 
            Us Safer? An Examination of Privacy and Civil 
            Liberties Concerns [May 8, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-34 (Full Committee) Preserving the Rule of Law 
            in the Fight Against Terrorism [October 2, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-35 (Full Committee) Rogue Online Pharmacies: 
            The Growing Problem of Internet Drug Trafficking 
            [May 16, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-36 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) An Examination of S. 772: The Railroad 
            Antitrust Enforcement Act [October 3, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-37 (Full Committee) Restoring Habeas Corpus: 
            Protecting American Values and the Great Writ [May 
            22, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-38 (Full Committee) Ending Taxation without 
            Representation: The Constitutionality of S. 1257 
            [May 23, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-39 (Crime and Drugs) Rising Crime in the 
            United States: Examining the Federal Role in 
            Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Violent 
            Crime [May 23, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-40 (Full Committee) Examining the Federal Role 
            to Work with Communities to Prevent and Respond to 
            Gang Violence: The Gang Abatement and Prevention 
            Act of 2007 [June 5, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-41 (Full Committee) Patent Reform: The Future 
            of American Innovation [June 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-42 (Full Committee) Prevention of Deceptive 
            Practices and Voter Intimidation in Federal 
            Elections: S. 453 [June 7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-43 (Constitution) Oversight of the Federal 
            Death Penalty [June 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-44 (Full Committee) Rising Violent Crime in 
            the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina [June 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-45 (Full Committee) Civil Rights Division 
            Oversight [June 21, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-46 (Full Committee) Justice Denied: 
            Implementation of the Hometown Heroes Survivors 
            Benefits Act [October 4, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-47 (Full Committee) Examining the Prosecution 
            of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean [July 17, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-48 (Full Committee) Economic and Community 
            Implications of Northern Border Security [October 
            10, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-49 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) The Leegin Decision: The End of the 
            Consumer Discounts or Good Antitrust Policy? [July 
            31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-50 (Full Committee) Evaluating the Propriety 
            and Adequacy of the Oxycontin Criminal Settlement 
            [July 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-51 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on 
            the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey to be Attorney 
            General of the United States [October 17, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-51 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on 
            the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey to be Attorney 
            General of the United States [October 18, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-52 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on 
            the Nominations of Leslie Southwick, to be Circuit 
            Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Janet T. Neff, to be 
            District Judge for the Western District of 
            Michigan, and Liam O'Grady, to be District Judge 
            for the Eastern District of Virginia [May 10, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-53 (Full Committee) The 50th Anniversary of 
            the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and its Continuing 
            Importance [September 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-54 (Full Committee) Regulatory Preemption: Are 
            Federal Agencies Usurping Congressional and State 
            Authority? [September 12, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-55 (Full Committee) Examining Approaches to 
            Corporate Fraud Prosecutions and the Attorney-
            Client Privilege Under the McNulty Memorandum 
            [September 18, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-56 (Human Rights and the Law) The ``Material 
            Support'' Bar: Denying Refuge to the Persecuted? 
            [September 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-57 (Full Committee) Strengthening FISA: Does 
            the Protect America Act Protect Americans' Civil 
            Liberties and Enhance Security? [September 25, 
            2007]
Serial No. J-110-58 (Full Committee) The Role of Federally 
            Funded University Research in the Patent System 
            [October 24, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-59 (Full Committee) FISA Amendments: How to 
            Protect Americans' Security and Privacy and 
            Preserve the Rule of Law and Government 
            Accountability [October 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-60 (Full Committee) Examining U.S. Government 
            Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 
            [November 7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-61 (Full Committee) Exploring the Scope of 
            Public Performance Rights [November 13, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-62 (Full Committee) The Looming Foreclosure 
            Crisis: How to Help Families Save their Homes 
            [December 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-63 (Human Rights and the Law) No Safe Haven: 
            Accountability for Human Rights Violators in the 
            United States [November 14, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-64 (Full Committee) Electronic Prescribing of 
            Controlled Substances: Addressing Health Care and 
            Law Enforcement Priorities [December 4, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-65 (Full Committee) Reauthorization of the 
            Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: 
            Protecting our Children and our Communities 
            [December 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-66 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
            Security) The Legal Rights of Guantanamo Detainees: 
            What are they, Should they be Changed, and is an 
            End in Sight? [December 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-67 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) The Sunshine in Litigation Act: Does Court 
            Secrecy Undermine Public Health and Safety? 
            [December 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-68 (Constitution) S. 1782, the Arbitration 
            Fairness Act of 2007 [December 12, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-69 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Justice 
            for All Act: Has the Justice Department Effectively 
            Administered the Bloodsworth and CoverdellDNA Grant 
Programs? [January 23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-70 (Full Committee) Oversight of the U.S. 
            Department of Justice [January 30, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-71 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on 
            the Nomination of Mark R. Filip to be Deputy 
            Attorney General [December 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-72 (Full Committee) The Founding Fathers' 
            Papers: Ensuring Public Access to our National 
            Treasures [February 7, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-73 (Crime and Drugs) Federal Cocaine 
            Sentencing Laws: Reforming the 100-to-1 Crack/
            Powder Disparity [February 12, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-74 (Full Committee) Examining the State 
            Secrets Privilege: Protecting National Security 
            while Preserving Accountability [February 13, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-75 (Crime and Drugs) Supporting the Front Line 
            in the Fight Against Crime: Restoring Federal 
            Funding for State and Local Law Enforcement 
            [February 27, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-76 (Full Committee) The False Claims Act 
            Correction Act (S. 2041): Strengthening the 
            Government's Most Effective Tool Against Fraud for 
            the 21st Century [February 27, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-77 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
            Security) Weaknesses in the Visa Waiver Program: 
            Are the Needed Safeguards in Place to Protect 
            America? [February 28, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-78 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Federal 
            Bureau of Investigation [March 5, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-79 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on 
            the Nomination of Grace C. Becker to be Assistant 
            Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division 
            [March 11, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-80 (Crime and Drugs) Generation RX: The Abuse 
            of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs [March 
            12, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-81 (Full Committee) The Rise of Drug-Related 
            Violent Crime in Rural America: Finding Solutions 
            to a Growing Problem [March 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-82 (Human Rights and the Law) Rape as a Weapon 
            of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence in 
            Conflict [April 1, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-83 (Full Committee) Oversight of the 
            Department of Homeland Security [April 2, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-84 (Constitution) The Adequacy of 
            Representation in Capital Cases [April 8, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-85 (Crime and Drugs) Challenges and Solutions 
            for Protecting our Children from Violence and 
            Exploitation in the 21st Century [April 16, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-86 (Full Committee) National Security Letters: 
            The Need for Greater Accountability and Oversight 
            [April 23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-87 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) An Examination of the Delta-Northwest 
            Merger [April 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-88 (Full Committee) Living on the Street: 
            Finding Solutions to Protect Runaway and Homeless 
            Youth [April 29, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-89 (Constitution) Secret Law and the Threat to 
            Democratic and Accountable Government [April 30, 
            2008]
Serial No. J-110-90 (Administrative Oversight and the Courts) 
            Policing Lenders and Protecting Homeowners: Is 
            Misconduct in Bankruptcy Fueling the Foreclosure 
            Crisis? [May 6, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-91 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
            Rights) Concentration in Agriculture and an 
            Examination of the JBS/Swift Acquisitions [May 7, 
            2008]
Serial No. J-110-92 (Full Committee) The Bulletproof Vest 
            Partnership Program: Protecting our Nation's Law 
            Enforcement Officers [May 13, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-93 (Human Rights and the Law) Global Internet 
            Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of 
            Law [May 20, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-94 (Full Committee) Exploring the Skyrocketing 
            Price of Oil [May 21, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-95 (Full Committee) Closing the Justice Gap: 
            Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income 
            Americans [May 22, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-96 (Full Committee) Protecting the 
            Constitutional Right to Vote for All Americans [May 
            20, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-97 (Full Committee) Improving Detainee Policy: 
            Handling Terrorism Detainees Within the American 
            Justice System [June 4, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-98 (Full Committee) Coercive Interrogation 
            Techniques: Do they Work, are they Reliable, and 
            what did the FBI Know about them? [June 10, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-99 (Full Committee) Short-Change for Consumers 
            and Short-Shrift for Congress? The Supreme Court's 
            Treatment of Laws that Protect Americans' Health, 
            Safety, Jobs, and Retirement [June 11, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-100 (Full Committee) Protecting Consumers by 
            Protecting Intellectual Property [June 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-101 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
            Consumer Rights) S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing 
            Home Arbitration Act [June 18, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-102 (Human Rights and the Law) From Nuremburg 
            to Darfur: Accountability for Crimes Against 
            Humanity [June 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-103 (Constitution) Laptop Searches and other 
            Violations of Privacy Faced by Americans Returning 
            from Overseas Travel [June 25, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-104 (Full Committee) Oversight of the U.S. 
            Department of Justice [July 9, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-105 (Full Committee) Passport Files: Privacy 
            Protection Needed for All Americans [July 10, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-106 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
            Consumer Rights) The Google-Yahoo! Agreement and 
            the Future of Internet Advertising [July 15, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-107 (Full Committee) How the Administration's 
            Failed Detainee Policies have Hurt the Fight 
            Against Terrorism: Putting the Fight Against 
            Terrorism on Sound Legal Foundations: Handling 
            Terrorism Detainees within the American Justice 
            System [July 16, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-108 (Full Committee) Courting Big Business: 
            The Supreme Court's Recent Decisions on Corporate 
            Misconduct and Laws Regulating Corporations [July 
            23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-109 (Full Committee) Nomination of J. Patrick 
            Rowan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 
            General, National Security Division, Jeffery Leight 
            Sedgwick, to be Assistant Attorney General, Office 
            of Justice Programs, and William B. Carr, Jr., to 
            be Member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission [July 
            23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-110 (Full Committee) Crimes Associated with 
            Polygamy: The Need for a Coordinated State and 
            Federal Response [July 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-111 (Full Committee) Responding to the Growing 
            Need for Federal Judgeships: the Federal Judgeship 
            Act of 2008 [June 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-112 (Full Committee) Music and Radio in the 
            21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates and Rules Across 
            Platforms [July 29, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-113 (Full Committee) Politicized Hiring at the 
            Department of Justice [July 30, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-114 (Full Committee) S.J. Res. 45, a 
            Resolution Consenting to and Approving the Great 
            Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources 
            Compact [July 30, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-115 (Antitrust, Competition Policy, and 
            Consumer Rights) Consolidation in the Pennsylvania 
            Health Insurance Industry: The Right Prescription? 
            [July 31, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-116 (Full Committee) New Strategies for 
            Combating Violent Crime: Drawing Lessons from 
            Recent Experience [September 10, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-117 (Full Committee) Protecting the Right to 
            Vote: Oversight of the Department of Justice's 
            Preparations for the 2008 General Election 
            [September 9, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-118 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Federal 
            Bureau of Investigation [September 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-119 (Constitution) Restoring the Rule of Law 
            [September 16, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-120 (Full Committee) Barriers to Justice: 
            Examining Equal Pay for Equal Work [September 23, 
            2008]
Serial No. J-110-121 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
            Security) The Visa Waiver Program; Mitigating Risks 
            to Ensure Safety of All Americans [September 24, 
            2008]
Serial No. J-110-122 (Human Rights and the Law) Extracting 
            Natural Resources: Corporate Responsibility and the 
            Rule of Law [September 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-123 (Full Committee) Keeping Families in Their 
            Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures [October 17, 
            2008]
Serial No. J-110-123 (Full Committee) Keeping Families in their 
            Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures--Part II 
            [October 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-124 (Full Committee) Helping Families Save 
            their Homes: The Role of Bankruptcy Law [November 
            19, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-125 (Full Committee) Credit Cards and 
            Bankruptcy: Opportunities for Reform [December 4, 
            2008]
Serial No. J-110-126 (Full Committee) Community-Based Solutions 
            to Drug Related Crime in Rural America [December 5, 
            2008]

                             Senate Reports

    Report 110-42, March 29, 2007, S. 378--The Court Security 
Improvement Act of 2007.
    Report 110-51, April 10, 2007, S. 442--Providing for Loan 
Repayment for Prosecutors and Public Defenders.
    Report 110-59, April 30, 2007, S. 849--Open Government Act 
of 2007.
    Report 110-61, May 4, 2007, S. 735--Terrorist Hoax 
Improvements Act of 2007.
    Report 110-62, May 4, 2007, S. 621--Wartime Treatment Study 
Act of 2007.
    Report 110-66, May 15, 2007, S. 119--War Profiteering 
Prevention Act of 2007.
    Report 110-68, May 22, 2007, S. 879--No Oil Producing and 
Exporting Cartels Act of 2007.
    Report 110-69, May 22, 2007, S. 863--Emergency and Disaster 
Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007.
    Report 110-70, May 23, 2007, S. 495--Personal Data Privacy 
and Security Act of 2007.
    Report 110-73, May 24, 2007, S. 368--COPS Improvement Act 
of 2007.
    Report 110-88, June 22, 2007, S. 535--Emmett Till Unsolved 
Civil Rights Crime Act.
    Report 110-90, June 26, 2007, S. 185--Habeas Corpus 
Restoration Act of 2007.
    Report 110-150, Sept. 5, 2007, S. 376--Law Enforcement 
Officers Safety Act of 2007.
    Report 110-153, Sept. 11, 2007, S. 1027--Prevent All 
Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2007.
    Report 110-183, Sept. 21, 2007, S. 2084--School Safety and 
Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007.
    Report 110-190, Oct. 4, 2007, S. 221--Fair Contracts for 
Growers Act of 2007.
    Report 110-191, Oct. 4, 2007, S. 453--Deceptive Practices 
and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007.
    Report 110-203, Oct. 23, 2007, S. 1845--The Security from 
Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007.
    Report 110-239, Dec. 10, 2007, S. 1946--Public Corruption 
Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007.
    Report 110-252, Dec. 19, 2007, S. 772--The Railroad 
Antitrust Enforcement Act.
    Report 110-258, Jan. 22, 2008, S. 2248--Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007.
    Report 110-259, Jan. 24, 2008, S. 1145--The Patent Reform 
Act of 2007.
    Report 110-264, Feb. 25, 2008, S. 2450--A Bill to Amend the 
Federal Rules of Evidence to Address the Waiver of the 
Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine.
    Report 110-277, April 1, 2008, S. 1638--Federal Judicial 
Salary Restoration Act of 2008.
    Report 110-332, April 28, 2008, S. 431--Keeping the 
Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2008.
    Report 110-399, June 24, 2008, S. 2504--Grant of Federal 
Charter to the Military Officers Association of America Act of 
2008.
    Report 110-427, July 21, 2008, S. 2774--Federal Judgeship 
Act of 2008.
    Report 110-431, July 25, 2008, S. 2892--Wartime Enforcement 
of Fraud Act of 2008.
    Report 110-436, August 1, 2008, S. 702--State Court 
Interpreter Grant Program Act.
    Report 110-439, August 1, 2008, S. 2449--Sunshine in 
Litigation Act of 2008.
    Report 110-440, August 1, 2008, S. 2840--Military Personnel 
Citizenship Processing Act.
    Report 110-442, August 1, 2008, S. 2533--State Secrets 
Protection Act.
    Report 110-448, Sept. 8, 2008, S. 344--A Bill to Permit the 
Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings.
    Report 110-472, Sept. 18, 2008, S. 3155--Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008.
    Report 110-507, Sept. 25, 2008, S. 2041--The False Claims 
Act Correction Act of 2008.
    Report 110-514, Sept. 26, 2008, S. 2136--Helping Families 
Save their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2008.
    Report 110-518, Oct. 1, 2008, S. 2838--Fairness in Nursing 
Home Arbitration Act.
    Report 110-521, Nov. 17, 2008, S. 980--Ryan Haight Online 
Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008.
    Report 110-522, Nov. 19, 2008, S. Res. 707--Report on S. 
Res. 707 and S. Res. 708.
    Report 110-528, Dec. 11, 2008, S. 3501--OLC Reporting Act 
of 2008.

 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY DURING 
                           THE 110TH CONGRESS


                              I. Overview

    During the 110th Congress, the full Senate Judiciary 
Committee and its seven subcommittees held 32 legislative 
hearings, 96 oversight hearings, and met on 24 occasions for 
hearings on nominations. The Committee met in executive session 
on 50 occasions.
    Six-hundred and eighty-three Senate and House bills, 
resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and joint resolutions were 
referred to the Committee. The Committee reported to the Senate 
156 of the measures that were referred to it. The Senate passed 
53 Senate and House bills and 3 joint resolutions that were 
referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Of those 53 bills, 
40 became Public Law. In addition, 2 joint resolutions became 
Public Law. Further, the Senate agreed to 102 resolutions and 
18 concurrent resolutions.

                            II. Public Laws

    During the 110th Congress, the following 40 bills and 2 
joint resolutions referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
became Public Law:
    Public Law 110-34 (S. 214), June 14, 2007--To amend chapter 
35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the 
independence of United States attorneys.
    Public Law 110-41 (H.R. 692), June 29, 2007--To amend title 
4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a State, 
territory, or possession of the United States to order that the 
National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, 
or possession in the event of the death of a member of the 
Armed Forces from that State, territory, or possession who dies 
while serving on active duty.
    Public Law 110-79 (S. 975), August 13, 2007--Granting the 
consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire 
protection compact.
    Public Law 110-113 (S. 2106), November 8, 2007--To provide 
nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under the 
September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
    Public Law 110-151 (S. 888), December 21, 2007--To amend 
section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the 
prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances.
    Public Law 110-171 (S.J. Res. 13), December 26, 2007--
Granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency 
Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
    Public Law 110-177 (H.R. 660), January 7, 2008--To amend 
title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, 
witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other 
purposes.
    Public Law 110-179 (S. 863), January 7, 2008--To amend 
title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in 
connection with major disaster or emergency.
    Public Law 110-180 (H.R. 2640), January 8, 2008--To improve 
the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for 
other purposes.
    Public Law 110-183 (H.R. 3432), February 5, 2008--To 
establish the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic 
Slave Trade.
    Public Law 110-199 (H.R. 1593, April 9, 2008)--To 
reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the 
community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for 
other purposes.
    Public Law 110-239 (H.R. 2356), June 3, 2008--To amend 
title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the 
flag of the United States on Father's Day.
    Public Law 110-240 (H.R. 2517), June 3, 2008--To amend the 
Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations, 
and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-242 (S. 2829), June 3, 2008--To make 
technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special 
immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-251 (S. 2516), June 26, 2008--To assist 
members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States 
citizenship, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-254 (S. 1692), June 30, 2008--To grant a 
Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, 
Incorporated.
    Public Law 110-257 (H.R. 5690), July 1, 2008--To remove the 
African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist 
organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for 
certain members of the African National Congress regarding 
admissibility, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-258 (S. 188), July 1, 2008--To revise the 
short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta 
Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act 
of 2006.
    Public Law 110-294 (S. 231), July 30, 2008--To authorize 
the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at 
fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
    Public Law 110-298 (S. 2565), July 31, 2008--To establish 
an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the 
line of duty by Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
officers.
    Public Law 110-313 (S. 3295), August 12, 2008--To amend 
title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 
shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative 
trademark judges, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-322 (S. 2450), September 19, 2008--To amend 
the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the 
attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.
    Public Law 110-326 (H.R. 5938), September 26, 2008--To 
amend title 18, United States Code, to provide secret service 
protection to former Vice Presidents, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-327 (H.R. 1777), September 30, 2008--To 
amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to make 
permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid 
under the antitrust laws.
    Public Law 110-340 (S. 2135), October 3, 2008--To prohibit 
the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons 
who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to 
allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child 
soldiers, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-342 (S.J. Res. 45), October 3, 2008--
Expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an 
interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great 
Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.
    Public Law 110-345 (H.R. 1199), October 7, 2008--To extend 
the grant program for drug-endangered children.
    Public Law 110-358 (H.R. 4120), October 8, 2008--To amend 
title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective 
prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other 
purposes.
    Public Law 110-360 (H.R. 5057), October 8, 2008--To 
reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for 
other purposes.
    Public Law 110-362 (H.R. 5571), October 8, 2008--To extend 
for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign 
country residence requirement with respect to international 
medical graduates, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-378 (S. 2982), October 8, 2008--To amend the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and 
for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-382 (S. 2840), October 9, 2008--To establish 
a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite 
naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed 
Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such 
applications.
    Public Law 110-384 (H.R. 3480), October 10, 2008--To direct 
the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate 
punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen 
property where that property consists of grave markers of 
veterans, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-400 (S. 431), October 13, 2008--To require 
convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for 
other purposes.
    Public Law 110-401 (S. 1738), October 13, 2008--To require 
the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National 
Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to 
improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to 
increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to 
make other improvements to increase the ability of law 
enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child 
predators.
    Public Law 110-402 (S. 3296), October 13, 2008--To extend 
the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to 
protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and 
change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief 
Justice.
    Public Law 110-403 (S. 3325), October 13, 2008--To enhance 
remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for 
other purposes.
    Public Law 110-406 (S. 3569), October 13, 2008--To make 
improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal 
courts, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-415 (S. 1276), October 14, 2008--To 
facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic 
logbook systems, and for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-416 (S. 2304), October 14, 2008--To amend 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment 
and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and 
for other purposes.
    Public Law 110-424 (H.R. 6083), October 15, 2008--To 
authorize funding to conduct a national training program for 
State and local prosecutors.
    Public Law 110-438 (S. 3197), October 20, 2008--To amend 
title 11, United States Code, to exempt for a limited period, 
from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse 
under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of 
the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after 
September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a 
homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.

                           III. Private Laws

    The Committee reported no private bills during the 110th 
Congress.

                     IV. Hearings of the Committee


                          LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS

S. 236 (Full Committee), January 10, 2007--Federal Agency Data 
            Mining Reporting Act of 2007
S. 442 (Full Committee), February 27, 2007--The John R. Justice 
            Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
S. 9 (Full Committee), February 28, 2007--Comprehensive 
            Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S. 618 (Full Committee), March 7, 2007--Insurance Industry 
            Competition Act of 2007
Public Law 110-175 (Full Committee), March 14, 2007--OPEN 
            Government Act of 2007
S. 119 (Full Committee), March 20, 2007--War Profiteering 
            Prevention Act of 2007
S. 238 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security), March 21, 
            2007--Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act
Public Law 110-340 (Human Rights and the Law), April 24, 2007--
            Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008
S. 1145 (Full Committee), May 1, 2007 and June 6, 2007--Patent 
            Reform Act of 2007
Public Law 110-425 (Full Committee), May 16, 2007--Ryan Haight 
            Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008
S. 185 (Full Committee), May 22, 2007--Habeas Corpus 
            Restoration Act of 2007
S. 1257 (Full Committee), May 23, 2007--District of Columbia 
            House Voting Rights Act of 2007
S. 456 (Full Committee), June 5, 2007--Gang Abatement and 
            Prevention Act of 2007
S. 453 (Full Committee), June 7, 2007--Deceptive Practices and 
            Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007
S. 2248 (Full Committee), September 25, 2007 and October 31, 
            2007--FISA Amendments Act of 2008
S. 772 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights), 
            October 3, 2007--Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act 
            of 2007
S. 2317 (Full Committee), November 7, 2007--Intellectual 
            Property Enforcement Act
S. 3155 (Full Committee), December 5, 2007--Reauthorization of 
            the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
S. 2136 (Full Committee), December 5, 2007 and November 19, 
            2008--Helping Families Save Their Homes in 
            Bankruptcy Act of 2008
S. 2449 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights), 
            December 11, 2007--the Sunshine in Litigation Act 
            of 2008
S. 1782 (the Constitution), December 12, 2007--Arbitration 
            Fairness Act of 2007
S. 1383, S. 1685, and S. 1711 (Crime and Drugs), February 12, 
            2008--Federal Cocaine Sentencing Laws
S. 2533 (Full Committee), February 13, 2008--State Secrets 
            Protection Act
S. 2041 (Full Committee), February 27, 2008--False Claims Act 
            Correction Act of 2008
S. 2274 (Joint Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee 
            Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs and the Senate 
            Caucus on International Narcotics Control), March 
            12, 2008--Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 
            2007
Public Law 110-401 (Crime and Drugs), April 16, 2008--PROTECT 
            Our Children Act of 2008
Public Law 110-378 (Full Committee), April 29, 2008--
            Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Public Law 110-421 (Full Committee), May 13, 2008--Bulletproof 
            Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
S. 2774 (Full Committee), June 17, 2008--Federal Judgeship Act 
            of 2008
S. 2838 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights), 
            June 18, 2008--the Fairness in Nursing Home 
            Arbitration Act
S. 2913 (Full Committee), July 29, 2008--Shawn Bentley Orphan 
            Works Act of 2008
Public Law 110-342 (Full Committee), July 30, 2008--Great 
            Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources 
            Compact

                  U.S. ATTORNEY INVESTIGATION HEARINGS

    From the beginning of the 110th Congress, the Judiciary 
Committee conducted an investigation into the unprecedented 
mass firings of Federal prosecutors by those in the 
Administration of the President who appointed them. The 
investigation began after it came to light that seven U.S. 
Attorneys had been fired on the same day, December 7, 2006: 
David C. Iglesias, District of New Mexico Carol Lam, Southern 
District of California; John McKay, Western District of 
Washington; Daniel Bogden, District of Nevada; Paul K. 
Charlton, District of Arizona; Margaret Chiara, Western 
District of Michigan; and Kevin Ryan, Northern District of 
California. The Committee also learned that H.E. ``Bud'' 
Cummins, III, Eastern District of Arkansas, had been told to 
resign in June of 2006. The Committee subsequently learned that 
Todd Graves, Western District of Missouri, had been asked to 
resign in January 2006 and as many as several dozen U.S. 
Attorneys had been considered for firing.
    The Committee held hearings, in whole or part, regarding 
the firing of the U.S. attorneys, as follows:
Full Committee, January 18, 2007--``Oversight of the U.S. 
            Department of Justice Alberto Gonzales, Attorney 
            General of the United States, Department of 
            Justice''
Full Committee, February 6, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--''
Full Committee, March 6, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part II''
Full Committee, March 29, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part III''
Full Committee, April 19, 2007--``Department of Justice 
            Oversight. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of 
            the United States, Department of Justice''
Full Committee, May 15, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part IV''
Full Committee, June 5, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part V''
Full Committee, June 21, 2007--``Oversight of the Department of 
            Justice, Civil Rights Division''
Subcommittee on the Constitution, June 27, 2007--``Oversight of 
            the Federal Death Penalty''
Full Committee, July 11, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part VI''
Full Committee, July 24, 2007--``Department of Justice 
            Oversight. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of 
            the United States, Department of Justice''
Full Committee, August 2, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial 
            Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
            Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. 
            Attorneys?--Part VII''
Full Committee, January 23, 2008--``Oversight of the Justice 
            for All Act: Has the Justice Department Effectively 
            Administered the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA 
            Grant Programs?''
Full Committee, January 30, 2008--``Oversight of the U.S. 
            Department of Justice''
Full Committee, March 5, 2008--``Oversight of the Federal 
            Bureau of Investigation''
Full Committee, July 9, 2008--``Oversight of the U.S. 
            Department of Justice''
Full Committee, July 30, 2008--``Politicized Hiring at the 
            Department of Justice''
Full Committee, September 17, 2008--``Oversight of the Federal 
            Bureau of Investigation''

                             OTHER HEARINGS

    Full Committee, January 16, 2007--``The Plight of Iraqi 
Refugees''--Oversight hearing on U.S. efforts to assist Iraqis 
who have been internally displaced or who have fled Iraq. The 
hearing also focused on the challenges faced by Iraqi refugees, 
and particularly those who have been targeted as a result of 
working with the United States.
    Full Committee, January 17, 2007--``Paying Off Generics to 
Prevent Competition with Brand Name Drugs''--Oversight hearing 
on the practice of brand name pharmaceuticals paying generics 
to prevent competition and S. 316, the Preserve Access to 
Affordable Generics Act.
    Full Committee, January 30, 2007--``Exercising Congress's 
Constitutional Power to End a War''--Oversight hearing to 
explore the Constitutional powers of the executive branch and 
legislative branch with respect to war.
    Full Committee, January 31, 2007--``Examining 
Recommendations for Improvements to Iraq's Justice System''--
Oversight hearing to examine the challenges of training the 
Iraqi police and building a working criminal justice system.
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security, January 31, 2007--``US-VISIT: Challenges and 
Strategies for Securing the U.S. Border''--Oversight hearing to 
examine U.S. VISIT and what needs to be developed and deployed 
with proper regard for costs and benefits.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, February 5, 
2007--``Genocide and the Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing to 
examine the loophole that had allowed those who commit or 
incite genocide to seek refuge in our country without fear of 
prosecution for their actions, as well as to what can be done 
to convince the Sudanese Government to disarm the militias that 
are responsible for the genocide and to allow the United 
Nations to deploy additional troops to buttress the African 
Union force.
    Full Committee, February 6, March 13, April 11, June 20, 
and July 19, 2007--Nominations of John Preston Bailey, to be 
U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia; 
Otis D. Wright, II, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central 
District of California; and, George H. Wu, to be U.S. District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
    Full Committee, February 14, 2007--``Judicial Security and 
Independence''--Oversight hearing to examine both the physical 
attacks that have been made on judges, as well as the threat 
from financial insecurity due to eroding pay.
    Full Committee, February 19, 2007--``Mentoring and 
Community-Based Solutions to Delinquency and Youth Violence''--
Oversight hearing to examine the challenge of addressing the 
growing problem of violence and the devastating effects it has 
on our community, especially on our youngest citizens.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, March 7, 2007--``Oversight of the Enforcement of the 
Antitrust Laws''.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, March 20, 2007--``The XM-Sirius Merger: Monopoly or 
Competition from New Technologies''--Oversight hearing to 
consider the proposed merger between the Nation's only two 
national satellite radio services, XM and Sirius.
    Full Committee, March 21, 2007--``Misuse of Patriot Act 
Powers: The Inspector General's Findings of Improper Use of the 
National Security Letters by the FBI''--Oversight hearing to 
examine the privacy and civil liberties implications of the 
FBI's misuses and abuse of authorities to issue national 
security letters (``NSLs'') under the PATRIOT Act.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, March 26, 2007--
``Legal Options to Stop Human Trafficking''--Oversight hearing 
to examine the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, seven years 
after passage and what progress the U.S. Government has made in 
combating human trafficking in the United States and abroad.
    Full Committee, March 27, 2007--``Oversight of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation''--Oversight hearing to examine the 
FBI's effectiveness in carrying out its domestic intelligence 
and law enforcement mission.
    Full Committee, April 9, 2007--``Examining Health Care 
Mergers in Pennsylvania''--Oversight hearing in Pennsylvania to 
examine the Highmark/Independence Blue Cross merger.
    Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 11, 2007--
``Responding to the Inspector General's Findings of Improper 
Use of National Security Letters by the FBI''--Oversight 
hearing to address the Department of Justice Inspector 
General's report.
    Full Committee, April 24, 2007--``The Insurrection Act 
Rider and State Control of the National Guard''--Oversight 
hearing to examine the changes to the Insurrection Act adopted 
by the 109th Congress, which increased the power of the 
President to nationalize National Guard units and were enacted 
without consulting the Nation's Governors, Adjutant Generals, 
or local law enforcement communities.
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security, May 2, 2007--``Interrupting Terrorist Travel: 
Strengthening the Security of International Travel 
Documents''--Oversight hearing to examine terrorists' use of 
fraudulent travel documents as one of the most dangerous gaps 
in global security.
    Full Committee, May 8, 2007--``Will REAL ID Actually Make 
Us Safer? An Examination of Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Concerns''--Oversight hearing to examine the privacy 
implications of the REAL ID national identification program.
    Full Committee, May 10, 2007--Nominations of Leslie 
Southwick, to be Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Janet T. 
Neff, to be District Judge for the Western District of 
Michigan; and Liam O'Grady, to be District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Virginia.
    Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, May 23, 2007--``Rising 
Crime in the United States: Examining the Federal Role in 
Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Violent Crime''--
Oversight hearing to examine the COPS legislation that would 
reauthorize and expand the ability of the Attorney General to 
award grants aimed at increasing the number of police on the 
streets and in our schools.
    Full Committee, June 20, 2007--``Rising Violent Crime in 
the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina''--Oversight hearing to 
focus on the near-epidemic of violent crime in New Orleans, up 
more than 100 percent over the previous year, and the need for 
greater Federal assistance to State and local law enforcement 
to rebuild their criminal justice system. The hearing also 
highlighted Senator Landrieu's 10-point plan to address violent 
crime in Louisiana.
    Subcommittee on the Constitution, June 27, 2007--
``Oversight of the Federal Death Penalty''--Oversight hearing 
to examine the role the Bush Administration has played in the 
implementation of the Federal death penalty.
    Full Committee, July 17, 2007--``Hearing to Examine the 
Prosecution of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean''--Oversight 
hearing to examine the conviction and imprisonment of Border 
Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, July 31, 2007--``The Leegin Decision: The End of the 
Consumer Discounts or Good Antitrust Policy?''--Oversight 
hearing to examine consumer prices after the Supreme Court 
invalidated a century old ban on manufacturers setting a 
minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the 
manufacturer's product.
    Full Committee, July 31, 2007--``Evaluating the Propriety 
and Adequacy of the OxyContin Criminal Settlement''--Oversight 
hearing to evaluate the adequacy of the plea agreement between 
Purdue Pharma and the Federal Government over Purdue's 
misrepresentation of the dangers associated with their 
painkiller OxyContin. Purdue's aggressive and misleading 
marketing of OxyContin was a tragic example of a corporation 
putting its profits before the health of our Nation's citizens. 
The purpose of this hearing was to discuss whether the $680 
million in penalties, which Purdue agreed to pay, was 
commensurate with their crimes in light of the fact that 
OxyContin sales between 1995 and 2004 yielded some $2.8 billion 
in profits for Purdue.
    Full Committee, September 5, 2007--``The 50th Anniversary 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and its Continuing 
Importance''--Oversight hearing marking the golden anniversary 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first major civil rights 
law passed since Reconstruction. The hearing examined whether 
Federal civil rights enforcement has remained faithful to the 
goal of achieving equal justice for all.
    Full Committee, September 12, 2007--``Regulatory 
Preemption: Are Federal Agencies Usurping Congressional and 
State Authority''--Oversight hearing on the preemption of State 
and local governments by Federal agency regulations.
    Full Committee, September 18, 2007--``Examining Approaches 
to Corporate Fraud Prosecutions and the Attorney-Client 
Privilege Under the McNulty Memorandum''--Oversight hearing to 
evaluate whether the Department of Justice reached the right 
balance between aggressive enforcement of corporate fraud 
statutes and proper respect for the attorney-client privilege 
in implementing the Department of Justice's new policy on 
waiver of corporate attorney-client privilege. A broad 
coalition of interests including the Chamber of Commerce and 
the American Bar Association had been asserting for several 
years that the Justice Department was unfairly pressuring 
corporations to waive the attorney-client privilege. In 
response to their activism and to criticism by members of 
Congress including Senators Specter and Leahy, the Department 
of Justice had revised its policy in late 2006 in a document 
that became known as the McNulty Memorandum. The hearing sought 
to determine whether the McNulty Memorandum had fixed the 
problem, or whether problems still remained, and if so, what 
should be done about them.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, September 19, 
2007--``The Material Support Bar: Denying Refuge to the 
Persecuted?''--Oversight hearing focusing on the impact of the 
``material support'' bar on asylum seekers in the United 
States. The material support bar has had the effect of barring 
asylum seekers from the United States who have been forced, 
under duress, to even menially assist organizations deemed to 
be terrorist organizations by the United States government.
    Full Committee, September 25, 2007--Nominations of John 
Daniel Tinder to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh 
Circuit and Robert M. Dow, Jr., to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
    Full Committee, September 26, 2007--Nomination of Michael 
J. Sullivan to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, September 27, 2007--``An Examination of the Google-
DoubleClick Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What 
Are the Risks for Competition and Privacy?''--Oversight hearing 
to examine privacy and antitrust concerns raised by the 
corporate merger of Google and DoubleClick and the impact that 
this merger would have on the online advertising industry.
    Full Committee, October 2, 2007--``Preserving the Rule of 
Law in the Fight Against Terrorism''--Oversight hearing to 
examine the expansion of Executive power under the current 
administration, and in particular the small group of lawyers 
who were responsible for crafting the legal opinions justifying 
these policies.
    Full Committee, October 4, 2007--``Justice Denied? 
Implementation of the Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits 
Act''--Oversight hearing to address the frustrations of 
Congress and of surviving families in the first responder 
community regarding the Justice Department's delay of 
processing applications for the receipt of Federal survivor's 
benefits under the Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act 
passed in November 2003, an Act intended to improve the Public 
Safety Officers' Benefits program by allowing survivors of 
first responders who suffered fatal heart attacks or strokes 
while participating in non-routine physical activities to 
qualify for Federal survivor's benefits, as well as the unfair 
denial of claims of Federal survivor's benefits that Congress 
attempted to address in 2003 and that the Department of Justice 
was not acting in a manner Congress intended. Nearly four years 
after the Hometown Heroes bill became law, the Justice 
Department had approved only 12 Hometown Heroes claims, denied 
50 families this important benefit, and left 240 applications 
unanswered.
    Full Committee, October 10, 2007--``Economic and Community 
Implications of Northern Border Security''--Oversight hearing 
to examine the administration's efforts to implement the 
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) and the cultural 
and economic implications of the Initiative.
    Full Committee, October 17 and 18, 2007--Nomination of 
Michael B. Mukasey to be Attorney General of the United States.
    Full Committee, October 23, 2007--``The Role of Federally-
Funded University Research in the Patent System''--Oversight 
hearing to give process to an issue that has become known as an 
Iowa State issue: the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 granted 
universities, among others, the right to title of a patentable 
invention invented with the use of Federal funds (a ``subject 
invention''), and the related right to retain all profits from 
licensing the invention without reimbursing the Government. The 
only narrow exception is with respect to inventions made at 
Government-owned-contractor-operated facilities (GOCOs). Under 
amendments to Bayh-Dole, universities operating GOCOs were 
given the same right to elect title to a subject invention but, 
because the facility was Government-owned, Congress required 
repayment to the Government if the balance of any royalties 
earned off licensing inventions exceeded 5% of the annual 
budget of the facility. Iowa State University's Ames Laboratory 
became the first to report exceeding this cap and reimbursed 
the Government last year. At the end of the 109th, the House 
passed legislation that would have effectively relieved Ames 
from having to compensate the Government. The hearing also 
offered an opportunity to begin a more general examination of 
the role of Federally funded university research in the patent 
system.
    Full Committee, October 24, 2007--Nominations of Joseph N. 
Laplante to be United States District Judge for the District of 
New Hampshire; Reed Charles O'Connor to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas 
Division; Thomas D. Schroeder to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; and, Amul R. 
Thapar to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Kentucky.
    Full Committee, November 13, 2007--``Exploring the Scope of 
Public Performance Rights''--Oversight hearing on who gets paid 
what when a song is broadcast on the radio. Over-the-air 
broadcasters have long enjoyed an exemption from paying 
royalties for public performance rights--the copyrights that 
artists have in their recorded works--and this hearing 
addressed the issue of whether that exemption has outlived its 
justifications. This first hearing on the subject involved only 
the principals--namely, the performers and the broadcasters.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, November 14, 
2007--``No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human Rights 
Violators in the United States''--Oversight hearing exploring 
what the U.S. Government is doing to hold accountable human 
rights violators who have found safe haven in our country, and 
what more the Government can do to identify, investigate, and 
prosecute suspected perpetrators of serious human rights 
abuses.
    Full Committee, December 4, 2007--``Electronic Prescribing 
of Controlled Substances: Addressing Health Care and Law 
Enforcement Priorities''--Oversight hearing to examine the need 
for the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of 
Justice to promulgate regulations permitting the e-prescribing 
of controlled substances. Although e-prescribe has many health 
care benefits, the privacy community expressed concerns that, 
in the absence of sufficient safeguards, e-prescribe poses some 
of the same threats to patient privacy rights as the larger 
movement toward health IT.
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security, December 11, 2007--``The Legal Rights of Guantanamo 
Detainees: What Are they, Should they be Changed, and is an End 
in Sight?''--Oversight hearing to examine our treatment of 
detainees at Guantanamo Bay and how best to secure our Nation 
while holding on to our freedoms and democratic values.
    Full Committee, December 18, 2007--Nominations of Ondray T. 
Harris, to be Director, Community Relations Service, Department 
of Justice; David W. Hagy, to be Director of the National 
Institute of Justice, Department of Justice; Scott M. Burns, to 
be Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, Executive 
Office of the President; Cynthia Dyer, to be Director of the 
Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice; and, 
Nathan J. Hochman, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Tax 
Division, Department of Justice.
    Full Committee, December 19, 2007--Nomination of Mark R. 
Filip to be Deputy Attorney General.
    Full Committee, January 22, 2008--Nominations of Kevin J. 
O'Connor, of Connecticut, to be Associate Attorney General, 
Department of Justice; and, Gregory G. Katsas, of 
Massachusetts, to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil 
Division, Department of Justice.
    Full Committee, January 23, 2008--``Oversight of the 
Justice for All Act: Has the Justice Department Effectively 
Administered the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA Grant 
Programs?''--Oversight hearing to examine access to post-
conviction DNA testing necessary to prove the innocence of 
individuals wrongfully convicted of crimes.
    Full Committee, February 7, 2008--``The Founding Fathers' 
Papers: Ensuring Public Access to our National Treasures''--
Oversight hearing to explore new ways to use the Internet to 
promote open government.
    Full Committee, February 12, 2008--Nominations of James 
Randal Hall to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Georgia; Richard H. Honaker to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Wyoming; Gustavus Adolphus 
Puryear, IV to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Tennessee; and, Brian Stacy Miller to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
    Full Committee, February 21, 2008--Nominations of Catharina 
Haynes, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Court Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit; John A. Mendez to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of California; and, Stanley 
Thomas Anderson to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Tennessee.
    Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, February 27, 2008--
``Supporting the Front Line in the Fight Against Crime: 
Restoring Federal Funding for State and Local Law 
Enforcement''--Oversight hearing to examine the issue of State 
police vacancies and the significant decline in the funds 
appropriated and spent in connection with the COPS program.
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security, February 28, 2008--``Weaknesses in the Visa Waiver 
Program: Are the Needed Safeguards in Place to Protect 
America''--Oversight hearing to examine the effectiveness of 
the Visa Waiver Program in the Department of Homeland Security 
and to enhance the security of the Program while moving forward 
with its expansion.
    Full Committee, March 11, 2008--Nomination of Grace C. 
Becker to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights 
Division.
    Full Committee, March 24, 2008--``The Rise of Drug-Related 
Violent Crime in Rural America: Finding Solutions to a Growing 
Problem''--Oversight hearing in Rutland, Vermont to examine 
community-based collaboration efforts with police to support 
prevention and education, in addition to traditional law 
enforcement responses.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, April 1, 2008--
``Rape as a Weapon of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence 
in Conflict''--Oversight hearing to examine the systematic and 
deliberate use of rape as a weapon of war to humiliate, expel 
and destroy communities in conflicts around the globe.
    Full Committee, April 2, 2008--``Oversight of the 
Department of Homeland Security''--Oversight hearing with 
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
Security.
    Full Committee, April 3, 2008--Nominations of Mark S. Davis 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Virginia; David Gregory Kays to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Missouri; David J. Novak to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Virginia; Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri; and, 
Elisebeth C. Cook to be Assistant Attorney General for the 
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice.
    Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 8, 2008--``The 
Adequacy of Representation in Capital Cases''--Oversight 
hearing to examine the adequacy of representation for 
individuals who have been charged with and convicted of capital 
crimes at the State level.
    Full Committee, April 23, 2008--``National Security 
Letters: The Need for Greater Accountability and Oversight''--
Oversight hearing to probe the use of National Security Letters 
(``NSLs'') by the Justice Department, the scope of the 
authority provided by NSLs, and the lack of accountability for 
their use.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, April 24, 2008--``An Examination of the Delta-Northwest 
Merger''--Oversight hearing to examine the $3.7 billion, Delta 
and Northwest Airlines merger to create the world's largest 
airline.
    Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 30, 2008--``Secret 
Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government''--
Oversight hearing to examine the role of the Justice 
Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) during the Bush 
administration. OLC opinions have traditionally carried great 
weight in the executive branch; and their issued legal opinions 
are considered binding on the executive branch. During the Bush 
administration,OLC issued ``secret law'' by subverting the 
interpretation of congressional statutes and thereby giving the 
Administration legal cover for their policies.
    Full Committee, May 1, 2008--Nominations of G. Steven Agee 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; 
William T. Lawrence to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Indiana; G. Murray Snow to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
    Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
May 6, 2008--``Policing Lenders and Protecting Homeowners: Is 
Misconduct in Bankruptcy Fueling the Foreclosure Crisis?''--
Oversight hearing to examine the questionable lending practices 
that have harmed homeowners and stalled the economy.
    Full Committee, May 7, 2008--Nominations of Helene N. 
White, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit; Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; and, Stephen Joseph 
Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Michigan.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, May 7, 2008--``Concentration in Agriculture and an 
Examination of the JBS/Swift Acquisitions''--Oversight hearing 
to examine the rising tide of consolidation in agriculture, in 
particular, the plans of JBS Swift to acquire two other 
meatpacking firms, a transaction that would reduce the number 
of major competitors in the industry from five to three.
    Full Committee, May 20, 2008--``Protecting the 
Constitutional Right to Vote for All Americans''--Oversight 
hearing on protecting the Constitutional right to vote for all 
Americans during the 2008 presidential election. The hearing, 
held months away from an important Federal election, examined 
the modern day barriers to voting that continue to exist in our 
society and looked for ways to ensure that the democratic 
process will be open to all Americans.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, May 20, 2008--
``Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the 
Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing to examine governmental 
control of the Internet in foreign countries that has resulted 
in censorship and human rights violations.
    Full Committee, May 21, 2008--``Exploring the Skyrocketing 
Price of Oil''--Oversight hearing exploring the causes of the 
sudden rise in the price of oil which had exceeded $125 per 
barrel, up from roughly $32 when President Bush took office.
    Full Committee, May 22, 2008--``Closing the Justice Gap: 
Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income Americans''--
Oversight hearing to examine providing affordable legal 
representation highlighting the efforts of the Legal Services 
Corporation to ensure that more low-income Americans have 
access to adequate legal representation.
    Full Committee, June 4, 2008--``Improving Detainee Policy: 
Handling Terrorism Detainees within the American Justice 
System''--Oversight hearing to examine what type of legal 
system should govern terrorism suspects, focusing specifically 
on the detainees that have languished for years at Guantanamo 
without access to meaningful judicial review. At the time, only 
one accused terrorist had been tried, convicted and punished by 
the military commissions. More and more prosecutors and judges 
had either resigned in protest over the flaws in the system, or 
had been replaced in ways that suggested the proceedings might 
have been engineered to guarantee a result rather than ensure 
fairness.
    Full Committee, June 10, 2008--``Coercive Interrogation 
Techniques: Do they Work, are they Reliable, and What did the 
FBI Know about them?''--Oversight hearing to examine the Bush 
administration's detainee interrogation practices and to 
explore any involvement by the FBI in these practices.
    Full Committee, June 11, 2008--``Short-change for Consumers 
and Short-shrift for Congress? The Supreme Court's Treatment of 
Laws that Protect Americans' Health, Safety, Jobs and 
Retirement''--Hearing to examine how the Supreme Court's 
decisions affect Americans' everyday lives, including laws 
designed to protect Americans' health, safety and retirement.
    Full Committee, June 11, 2008--Nominations of Paul G. 
Gardephe to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York; Kiyo A. Matsumoto to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; Cathy 
Seibel to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York; and, Glenn T. Suddaby to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of New York.
    Full Committee, June 17, 2008--``Protecting Consumers by 
Protecting Intellectual Property''--Oversight hearing to 
examine the efforts of the Federal Government to enforce 
intellectual property rights. Witnesses at this hearing 
included representatives of the automotive, pharmaceutical, and 
product safety industries, who testified to the dangers of 
counterfeit versions of their products and the resources 
required to combat them. The Government Accountability Office 
was also represented at this hearing in order to discuss 
Federal enforcement efforts.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, June 24, 2008--
``From Nuremberg to Darfur: Accountability for Crimes Against 
Humanity''--Oversight hearing on human rights violations in the 
Darfur region.
    Subcommittee on the Constitution, June 25, 2008--``Searches 
and other Violations of Privacy Faced by Americans Returning 
from Overseas Travel''--Oversight hearing examining the border 
security practices that affect the privacy interests of 
American citizens.
    Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, June 26, 2008--``They Can 
Run, But They Can't Hide: Catching Fugitives in the 21st 
Century''--Oversight hearing to examine issues relating to the 
deployment of new technology to capture fugitives from justice.
    Full Committee, July 10, 2008--``Passport Files: Privacy 
Protection Needed for All Americans''--Oversight hearing that 
followed troubling press reports that the passport files of 
three Presidential candidates had been breached and improperly 
searched by State Department employees and contractors.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, July 15, 2008--``The Google-Yahoo Agreement and the 
Future of Internet Advertising''--Oversight hearing examining 
Yahoo's non-exclusive deal with Google for Google to serve some 
ads that Yahoo currently serves.
    Full Committee, July 16, 2008--``How the Administration's 
Failed Detainee Policies have Hurt the Fight Against Terrorism: 
Putting the Fight against Terrorism on Sound 
LegalFoundations''--Oversight hearing to explore the continued failed 
policies of the Bush Administration in the area of national security. 
The hearing coincided with Jane Mayer's new book, The Dark Side, which 
revealed even more abuses perpetrated by the Bush Administration's 
detainee policies. This hearing explored how to repair the harm caused 
by the Administration's policies and also put our detainee policy on a 
firm legal footing.
    Full Committee, July 23, 2008--Nominations of J. Patrick 
Rowan to be Assistant Attorney General, National Security 
Division; Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick to be Assistant Attorney 
General, Office of Justice Programs; and, William B. Carr, Jr., 
to be Member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
    Full Committee, July 23, 2008--``Courting Big Business: The 
Supreme Court's Recent Decisions on Corporate Misconduct and 
Laws Regulating Corporations.''
    Full Committee, July 24, 2008--``Crimes Associated with 
Polygamy: The Need for a Coordinated State and Federal 
Response''--Oversight hearing to examine the lawless conduct of 
polygamous communities in the United States.
    Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, July 31, 2008--``Consolidation in the Pennsylvania 
Health Insurance Industry: The Right Prescription''--Oversight 
hearing to examine consolidation in the health insurance market 
and specifically a merger of the two largest health insurers in 
Pennsylvania: Highmark and Independence Blue Cross.
    Full Committee, September 9, 2008--``Protecting the Right 
to Vote: Oversight of the Department of Justice's Preparations 
for the 2008 General Election''--Oversight hearing to examine 
the adequacy of the Justice Department's plans to safeguard the 
right of all Americans to vote during the 2008 general 
elections.
    Full Committee, September 9, 2008--Nominations of Clark 
Waddoups to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Utah; Michael M. Anello to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of California; Mary Stenson Scriven to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Florida; Christine M. Arguello to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Colorado; Philip A. Brimmer to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Colorado; and, 
Gregory G. Garre to be Solicitor General of the United States.
    Full Committee, September 10, 2008--``New Strategies for 
Combating Violent Crime: Drawing Lessons from Recent 
Experience''--Oversight hearing on new, community-based police 
strategies that have proven successful in reducing youth 
related gun violence and eliminating entrenched drug markets. 
The hearing also provided an overview of violent crime trends 
to underscore the need for more crime prevention programs, more 
support for state-local law enforcement, and less for out-
dated, incarceration-only strategies.
    Subcommittee on the Constitution, September 16, 2008--
``Restoring the Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing held to honor 
the 221st anniversary of the day in 1787 when 39 members of the 
Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 
Philadelphia. In addition, the hearing examined current issues 
including: Guantanamo, the Geneva Convention, warrantless 
wiretapping, data mining, destruction of emails, U.S. Attorney 
firings, stonewalling of Congressional oversight, abuse of the 
State secrets doctrine and executive privilege, secret 
abrogation of executive orders, and signing statements.
    Full Committee, September 23, 2008--Nominations of Anthony 
J. Trenga to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Virginia; C. Darnell Jones, II to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 
Mitchell S. Goldberg to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Joel H. Slomsky to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 
and, Eric F. Melgren to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Kansas.
    Full Committee, September 23, 2008--``Barriers to Justice: 
Examining Equal Pay for Equal Work''--Oversight hearing 
focusing on Supreme Court decisions that affect Americans' 
everyday lives, including the Lilly Ledbetter pay 
discrimination case.
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security, September 24, 2008--``The Visa Waiver Program: 
Mitigating risks to ensure safety of all Americans''--Oversight 
hearing to examine the effectiveness of the Visa Waiver Program 
in the Department of Homeland Security and to enhance the 
security of the Program while moving forward with its 
expansion.
    Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, September 24, 
2008--``Extracting Natural Resources: Corporate Responsibility 
and the Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing on the human rights 
responsibilities of American oil, gas, and mining companies. 
Human rights violations, extreme poverty and environmental 
destruction have fueled tensions between local communities and 
oil companies for decades, in places like Burma and the Niger 
Delta. The hearing examined the legal responsibilities of 
extractive companies to protect human rights, voluntary 
industry standards for preventing human rights abuses, and 
whether Congress needs to consider additional legislation.
    Full Committee, October 17, 2008--``Keeping Families in 
their Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures''--Field hearing in 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to stem the burgeoning rise of 
residential foreclosures in the local community.
    Full Committee, October 24, 2008--``Keeping Families in 
their Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures Part II''--Field 
hearing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to stem the burgeoning 
rise of residential foreclosures in the local community.
    Full Committee, November 19, 2008--``Helping Families Save 
their Homes: The Role of Bankruptcy Law''--Oversight hearing to 
examine Senator Durbin's proposal to amend the bankruptcy code 
to allow modification of primary home mortgages.
    Full Committee, December 4, 2008--``Credit Cards and 
Bankruptcy: Opportunities for Reform''--Oversight hearing to 
examine the Consumer Credit Fairness Act and the high cost of 
consumer credit placed on borrowers.
    Full Committee, December 5, 2008--``Community-Based 
Solutions to Drug-Related Crime in Rural America''--Field 
hearing in St. Albans, Vermont focusing on in the dramatic 
increase in drug-related crimes in St. Albans and Franklin 
county, and the growing scourge of prescription drug abuse 
among youth. The hearing was structured to emphasize the need 
of the community to collaborate in fighting back against this 
problem, with the police working hand in hand with prevention 
and treatment programs in Franklin County and across the state. 
The hearing also emphasized the need to support local law 
enforcement through Byrne and COPS grant programs.

                    V. Nominations and Confirmations


                      U.S. COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES

    AGEE, G. STEVEN, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit, vice J. Michael Luttig, resigned.
          Mar. 13, 2008--Referred.
          May 01, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 15, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 19, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          May 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    CONRAD, GLEN E., of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit, vice H. Emory Widener, Jr., retired.
          May 08, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    CONRAD, JR., ROBERT J., of North Carolina, to be U.S. 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice James Dixon 
Phillips, Jr., retired.
          July 17, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    DIAMOND, PAUL S., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit, vice Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, retired.
          July 24, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    ELROD, JENNIFER WALKER, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit, vice Patrick E. Higginbotham, retired.
          Mar. 29, 2007--Referred.
          July 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 20, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 20, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    GETCHELL, JR., E. DUNCAN, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice H. Emory Widener, Jr., 
retired.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 23, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
    HARDIMAN, THOMAS M., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Richard L. Nygaard, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy,
          Mar. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HAYNES, CATHARINA, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit, vice Harold R. DeMoss, Jr., retired.
          July 17, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 21, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    KEISLER, PETER D., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, 
Jr., elevated.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    KETHLEDGE, RAYMOND M., of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice James L. Ryan, retired.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          May 07, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          June 12, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          June 12, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 24, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    LIVINGSTON, DEBRA ANN, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit, vice John M. Walker, Jr., 
retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 03, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          May 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SIMON, PHILIP P., of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Seventh Circuit, vice Kenneth F. Ripple, retired.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    ROSENSTEIN, ROD J., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit, vice Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., 
deceased.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    MATTHEWS, STEVE A., of South Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice William W. Wilkins, retired.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    MURPHY III, STEPHEN JOSEPH, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Susan Bieke Neilson, 
deceased.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 15, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
    PRATTER, GENE E. K., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, 
retired.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          July 24, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
    PRESKA, LORETTA A., of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit, vice Chester J. Straub, retired.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    ROSENSTEIN, ROD J., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit, vice Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr., 
deceased.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    SMITH, NORMAN RANDY, of Idaho, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen S. Trott, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 16, 2007--Nomination was withdrawn.
          Jan. 16, 2007--Rereferred.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SMITH, WILLIAM E., of Rhode Island, to be U.S. Circuit 
Judge for the First Circuit, vice Bruce M. Selya, retired.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    SOUTHWICK, LESLIE, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit, vice Charles W. Pickering, Sr., retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          May 10, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Aug. 02, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Aug. 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 24, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    STONE, SHALOM D., of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit, vice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., elevated.
          July 17, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    TINDER, JOHN DANIEL, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the Seventh Circuit, vice Daniel A. Manion, retiring.
          July 17, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 25, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Nov. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        to be reported favorably.
          Nov. 05, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 18, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    WHITE, HELENE N., of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit, vice Susan Bieke Neilson, deceased.
          Apr. 15, 2008--Referred.
          May 07, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          June 12, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        to be reported favorably.
          June 12, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 24, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.

                       U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGES

    ALMOND, LINCOLN D., of Rhode Island, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, vice Ernest C. 
Torres, retired.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President
    ANDERSON, STANLEY THOMAS, of Tennessee, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice 
James D. Todd, retiring.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 21, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    ANELLO, MICHAEL M., of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice 
Napoleon A. Jones, retired.
          Apr. 30, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    ARGUELLO, CHRISTINE M., of Colorado, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Walker D. 
Miller, retired.
          July 10, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    AYCOCK, SHARION, of Mississippi, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, vice 
Glen H. Davidson, retiring.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          July 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    BAILEY, JOHN PRESTON, of West Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, vice 
Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 06, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Mar. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        to be reported favorably.
          Mar. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    BAKER, VALERIE L. of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice 
Consuelo B. Marshall, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        to be reported favorably.
          Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    BARRY, J. RICHARD, of Mississippi, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, vice 
William H. Barbour, Jr., retired.
          July 31, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    BRIMMER, PHILIP A., of Colorado, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Lewis T. 
Babcock, retired.
          July 10, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        to be reported favorably.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    BRYANT, VANESSA LYNNE, of Connecticut, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Connecticut, vice Dominic J. 
Squatrito, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    CONNOLLY, COLM F., of Delaware, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Delaware, vice Kent A. 
Jordan, elevated.
          Feb. 26, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    DAVIS, J. MAC, of Wisconsin, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, vice John C. 
Shabaz, retiring.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    DAVIS, MARK S., of Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice T. S. Ellis, 
III, retired.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    DEGIUSTI, TIMOTHY D., of Oklahoma, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice 
Timothy D. Leonard, retired.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Referred.
          June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Aug. 03, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    DONOHUE, MARY O., of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Frederick J. 
Scullin, Jr., retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Nomination was withdrawn.
    DOW, JR., ROBERT M., of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice 
Charles P. Kocoras, retired.
          July 18, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 25, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Oct. 09, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Nov. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    DUGAN, TIMOTHY G., of Wisconsin, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, vice 
Rudolph T. Randa, retiring.
          July 15, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    DUGAS, DAVID R., of Louisiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, vice Frank J. 
Polozola, retired.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    FARR, THOMAS ALVIN, of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice 
Malcolm J. Howard, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    FISCHER, NORA BARRY, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice 
Robert J. Cindrich, resigned.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 14, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    FRIZZELL, GREGORY KENT, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, vice Sven 
E. Holmes, resigned.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    GARDEPHE, PAUL G., of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice 
Charles L. Brieant, Jr., retired.
          Apr. 29, 2008--Referred.
          June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 17, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    GOLDBERG, GREGORY E., of Colorado, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Phillip S. 
Figa, deceased.
          July 10, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    GOLDBERG, MITCHELL S., of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice 
John R. Padova, retired.
          July 24, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 23, 2008--Hearings held.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    GUTIERREZ, PHILIP S., of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice 
Terry J. Hatter, Jr., retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Jan. 30, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HALL, JAMES RANDAL, of Georgia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, vice B. 
Avant Edenfield, retired.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HERNANDEZ, MARCO A., of Oregon, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice Garr M. King, 
retiring.
          July 23, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    HONAKER, RICHARD H., of Wyoming, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Wyoming, vice Clarence A. 
Brimmer, Jr., retired.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    HOWARD, MARCIA MORALES, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Harvey 
E. Schlesinger, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    JARVEY, JOHN ALFRED, of Iowa, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, vice Ronald E. 
Longstaff, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    JONES II, C. DARNELL, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice 
Bruce W. Kauffman, retired.
          July 24, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    JONES, RICHARD A., of Washington, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice 
John C. Coughenour, retired.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          July 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    JONKER, ROBERT JAMES, of Michigan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice 
Gordon J. Quist, retired.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          June 07, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          June 07, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    JUNG, WILLIAM FREDERIC, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Susan 
C. Bucklew, retiring.
          July 10, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    KAPALA, FREDERICK J., of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice 
Philip G. Reinhard, retiring.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 13, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          May 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    KAYS, DAVID GREGORY, of Missouri, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice Dean 
Whipple, retired.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    KEISLER, PETER D., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, 
Jr., elevated.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    LAPLANTE, JOSEPH N., of New Hampshire, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Hampshire, vice Joseph 
A. DiClerico, Jr., retired.
          June 13, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Nov. 27, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 14, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    LAWRENCE, WILLIAM T., of Indiana, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, vice John 
Daniel Tinder, elevated.
          Feb. 14, 2008--Referred.
          May 01, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          June 02, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    LIMBAUGH, JR., STEPHEN N., of Missouri, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice 
Donald J. Stohr, retired.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    LIOI, SARA ELIZABETH, of Ohio, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, vice Lesley Brooks 
Wells, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MALONEY, PAUL LEWIS, of Michigan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice 
Richard Alan Enslen, retired.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          May 24, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MARCELLE, THOMAS, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Frederick J. 
Scullin, Jr., retired.
          July 31, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    MATSUMOTO, KIYO A., of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice 
Edward R. Korman, retired.
          Mar. 11, 2008--Referred.
          June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 17, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MAUSKOPF, ROSLYNN RENEE, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice David 
G. Trager, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MELGREN, ERIC F., of Kansas, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Monti L. Belot, retired.
          July 23, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MENDEZ, JOHN A., of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice 
David F. Levi, resigned.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 21, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MILLER, BRIAN STACY, of Arkansas, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, vice 
George Howard, Jr., deceased.
          Oct. 16, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MURPHY III, STEPHEN JOSEPH, of Michigan, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 
vice Patrick J. Duggan, retired.
          Apr. 15, 2008--Referred.
          May 07, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          June 12, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          June 12, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 24, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    NEFF, JANET T., of Michigan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice David W. 
McKeague, elevated.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          May 10, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 24, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    NOVAK, DAVID J., of Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Robert E. 
Payne, retired.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    O'CONNOR, REED CHARLES, of Texas, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice A. Joe 
Fish, retiring.
          June 27, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Nov. 16, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    O'GRADY, LIAM, of Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Claude M. 
Hilton, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          May 10, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 24, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    O'NEILL, LAWRENCE JOSEPH, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, 
vice Oliver W. Wanger, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    O'NEILL, MICHAEL, of Maryland, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Gladys Kessler, 
retired.
          June 19, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    OSTEEN, JR., WILLIAM LINDSAY, of North Carolina, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of North 
Carolina, vice William L. Osteen, Sr., retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 10, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    OZERDEN, HALIL SULEYMAN, of Mississippi, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, 
vice David C. Bramlette, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 13, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Apr. 12, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 12, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 24, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    POWELL, WILLIAM J., of West Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, vice 
W. Craig Broadwater, deceased.
          May 24, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    PURYEAR IV, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, of Tennessee, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 
vice Robert L. Echols, retired.
          June 13, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    REIDINGER, MARTIN KARL, of North Carolina, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of North 
Carolina, vice Graham C. Mullen, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 10, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    ROGAN, JAMES EDWARD, of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice 
Nora M. Manella, resigned.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    ROSEN, JEFFREY ADAM, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Thomas F. 
Hogan, retired.
          June 19, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    SAMMARTINO, JANIS LYNN, of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice 
Judith Nelsen Keep, deceased.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
          June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 10, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SCHROEDER, THOMAS D., of North Carolina, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of North 
Carolina, vice Frank W. Bullock, Jr., retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Nov. 27, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 14, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SCRIVEN, MARY STENSON, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice 
Patricia C. Fawsett, retiring.
          July 10, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SEIBEL, CATHY, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Richard 
Conway Casey, deceased.
          Mar. 11, 2008--Referred.
          June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 22, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SETTLE, BENJAMIN HALE, of Washington, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice 
Franklin D. Burgess, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 13, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SHORT, CAROLYN P., of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice 
Paul S. Diamond, upon elevation.
          July 24, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    SLOMSKY, JOEL H., of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice 
James T. Giles, retired.
          July 24, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SNOW, G. MURRAY, of Arizona, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Arizona, vice Stephen M. McNamee, 
retired.
          Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
          May 01, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          June 02, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SUDDABY, GLENN T., of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice 
Lawrence E. Kahn, retired.
          Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
          June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          July 22, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SULLIVAN, RICHARD, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice 
Michael B. Mukasey, retired.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 03, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    THAPAR, AMUL R., of Kentucky, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, vice Joseph M. 
Hood, retiring.
          May 24, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    THARP, JR., JOHN J., of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Mark 
R. Filip, resigned.
          July 31, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    TRENGA, ANTHONY JOHN, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice 
Walter D. Kelley, Jr., resigned.
          July 17, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    VAN BOKKELEN, JOSEPH S., of Indiana, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, vice Rudy 
Lozano, retiring.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 03, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    WADDOUPS, CLARK, of Utah, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Utah, vice Paul G. Cassell, resigned.
          Apr. 29, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    WOOD, LISA GODBEY, of Georgia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, vice Dudley H. 
Bowen, Jr., retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Jan. 30, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    WRIGHT II, OTIS D., of California, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice 
Gary L. Taylor, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 06, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Mar. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    WU, GEORGE H., of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California, vice Ronald S. W. 
Lew, retired.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 06, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Mar. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 27, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.

                       U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    BECKER, GRACE C., of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, vice Wan J. Kim.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    BRADBURY, STEVEN G., of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, vice Jack Landman Goldsmith III, resigned.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 31, 2007--Returned to the President.
          Jan. 23, 2008--Rereferred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    COOK, ELISEBETH C., of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, vice Rachel Brand.
          Jan. 30, 2008--Referred.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 22, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 04, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    DYER, CYNTHIA, of Texas, to be Director of the Violence 
Against Women Office, Department of Justice, vice Diane M. 
Stuart, resigned.
          Aug. 02, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
        discharged Unanimous Consent.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    FILIP, MARK R., of Illinois, to be Deputy Attorney General, 
vice Paul J. McNulty, resigned.
          Dec. 05, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Jan. 31, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Jan. 31, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 03, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    FRIEDRICH, MATTHEW W., of Texas, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, vice Alice S. Fisher, resigned.
          Dec. 11, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    GARRE, GREGORY G., of Maryland, to be Solicitor General of 
the United States, vice Paul D. Clement, resigned.
          June 19, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HAGY, DAVID W., of Texas, to be Director of the National 
Institute of Justice, vice Sarah V. Hart, resigned.
          June 05, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Jan. 31, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Jan. 31, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 13, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HARRIS, ONDRAY T., of Virginia, to be Director, Community 
Relations Service, for a term of four years, vice Sharee M. 
Freeman.
          May 23, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Jan. 31, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Jan. 31, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 13, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HOCHMAN, NATHAN J., of California, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, vice Eileen J. O'Connor.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
        discharged Unanimous Consent.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    KATSAS, GREGORY G., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, vice Peter D. Keisler, resigned.
          Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 27, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    LEONHART, MICHELE M., of California, to be Administrator of 
Drug Enforcement, vice Karen P. Tandy, resigned.
          Apr. 15, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    MERCER, WILLIAM W., of Montana, to be Associate Attorney 
General, vice Robert D. McCallum, Jr.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          June 25, 2007--Nomination was withdrawn.
    MUKASEY, MICHAEL B., of New York, to be Attorney General, 
vice Alberto R. Gonzales, resigned.
          Sept. 21, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 17, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Oct. 18, 2007--Hearings held and concluded.
          Nov. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Nov. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Nov. 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    O'CONNOR, KEVIN J., of Connecticut, to be Associate 
Attorney General, vice Robert D. McCallum, Jr.
          Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 01, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    ROWAN, J. PATRICK, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, vice Kenneth L. Wainstein.
          June 19, 2008--Referred.
          July 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 11, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 11, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 11, 2008--Referred sequentially to the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Select Committee on Intelligence. 
        Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Senate Select Committee on 
        Intelligence discharged by Unanimous Consent.
          Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SEDGWICK, JEFFREY LEIGH, of Massachusetts, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, vice Regina B. Schofield, resigned.
          Apr. 23, 2008--Referred.
          July 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 11, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 11, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SHEN, PATRICK P., of Maryland, to be Special Counsel for 
Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices for a term of 
four years, vice William Sanchez, resigned.
          Jan. 18, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 20, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 20, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SULLIVAN, MICHAEL J., of Massachusetts, to be Director, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. (New 
Position)
          Mar. 22, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 26, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Nov. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Nov. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    TENPAS, RONALD JAY, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, vice Sue Ellen Wooldridge.
          June 04, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.

                             U.S. ATTORNEYS

    ALBRITTON, A. BRIAN, of Florida, to be United States 
Attorney for the Middle District of Florida for the term of 
four years, vice Paul I. Perez, resigned.
          July 15, 2008--Referred.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    BOOTH, JR., EDMUND A., of Georgia, to be United States 
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of 
four years, vice Lisa Godbey Wood, resigned.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    BROWER, GREGORY A., of Nevada, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice 
Daniel G. Bogden, resigned.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    CAMPBELL, BENTON J., of New Jersey, to be United States 
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York for the term of 
four years, vice Roslynn R. Mauskopf, resigned.
          July 15, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    CONSIDINE, MICHAEL G., of Connecticut, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Connecticut for the term of four 
years, vice Kevin J. O'Connor, resigned.
          July 15, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    DEDRICK, JAMES RUSSELL, of Tennessee, to be United States 
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the term of 
four years, vice Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., resigned.
          Apr. 30, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 27, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 27, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    DUMMERMUTH, MATT MICHAEL, of Iowa, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four 
years, vice Charles W. Larson, Sr., resigned.
          Dec. 14, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    GREGORY, REBECCA A., of Texas, to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years, 
vice Matthew D. Orwig, resigned.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 03, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 29, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HUMETEWA, DIANE J., of Arizona, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Arizona for the term of four 
years, vice Paul K. Charlton, resigned.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    O'BRIEN, THOMAS P., of California, to be United States 
Attorney for the Central District of California for the term of 
four years, vice Debra W. Yang, resigned.
          July 12, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    RANKIN, KELLY HARRISON, of Wyoming, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four 
years, vice Matthew Hansen Mead, resigned.
          Apr. 17, 2008--Referred.
          June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          June 26, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 27, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    RUSSONIELLO, JOSEPH P., of California, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of California for the term 
of four years, vice Kevin Vincent Ryan.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
        discharged Unanimous Consent.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    RODRIGUEZ-VELEZ, ROSA EMILIA, of Puerto Rico, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of 
four years, vice Humberto S. Garcia, resigned.
          Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
          Aug. 02, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Aug. 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    STECHER, JOE W., of Nebraska, to be United States Attorney 
for the District of Nebraska for the term of four years, vice 
Michael G. Heavican, term expired.
          Apr. 30, 2007--Referred.
          July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Aug. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    TAYLOR, JEFFREY A., of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the 
term of four years, vice Kenneth L. Wainstein, resigned.
          Feb. 27, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 15, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
    WILKINS, III, WILLIAM WALTER, of South Carolina, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for 
the term of four years, vice Reginald I. Lloyd, resigned.
          May 07, 2008--Referred.
          May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          May 22, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 04, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    WOOD, JOHN, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years, 
vice Todd Peterson Graves, resigned.
          Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 19, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 29, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    YARBROUGH, EDWARD MEACHAM, of Tennessee, to be United 
States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee for the 
term of four years, vice James K. Vines, resigned.
          July 12, 2007--Referred.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.

                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

    BURNS, SCOTT M., of Utah, to be Deputy Director of National 
Drug Control Policy, vice Mary Ann Solberg, resigned.
          June 27, 2007--Referred.
          Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
        discharged Unanimous Consent.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MURTAUGH, DAVID REID, of Indiana, to be Deputy Director for 
State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, vice Scott M. Burns.
          July 15, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    MYERS, JULIE L., of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security, vice Michael J. Garcia.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs.
          Sept. 12, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 26, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 26, 2007--Reported by Mr. Lieberman.
          Sept. 27, 2007--Referred sequentially to the 
        Committee on the Judiciary.
          Nov. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Nov. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    O'GARA, JAMES F. X., of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director 
for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 
vice Barry D. Crane.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    SCHARFEN, JONATHAN R., of Virginia, to be Director of the 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department 
of Homeland Security, vice Emilio T. Gonzalez.
          Oct. 01, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.

                         U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE

    COOK, JR., CLYDE R., of North Carolina, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term 
of four years, vice Charles R. Reavis.
          Feb. 05, 2008--Referred.
          June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          June 26, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          June 27, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    CREDO, MICHAEL DAVID, of Louisiana, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of 
four years, vice Theophile Alceste Duroncelet, resigned.
          Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 11, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HACKMAN, JOHN ROBERTS, of Virginia, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of 
four years, vice John Francis Clark.
          Jan. 11, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 26, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HAWE, WILLIAM JOSEPH, of Washington, to be United States 
Marshal for the Western District of Washington for the term of 
four years, vice Eric Eugene Robertson, resigned.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Mar. 13, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HILLMAN, REED VERNE, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of Massachusetts for the term of four 
years, vice Anthony Dichio.
          June 28, 2007--Referred.
          Aug. 03, 2007--Returned to the President.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Rereferred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    HOWARD, JR., ROBERT GIDEON, of Arkansas, to be United 
States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the 
term of four years, vice Ray Elmer Carnahan, resigned.
          Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Apr. 26, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    KLEIN, DENNIS MICHAEL, of Kentucky, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of 
four years, vice John Schickel, resigned.
          June 03, 2008--Referred.
          Oct. 02, 2008--Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
        discharged by Unanimous Consent.
          Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    MCGINN, MICHAEL G., of Minnesota, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four 
years, vice Allen Garber, retired.
          Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          May 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    SOTO III, ESTEBAN, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years, 
vice Herman Wirshing Rodriguez, term expired.
          Apr. 30, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Sept. 11, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    VENABLES, GEORGE W., of California, to be United States 
Marshal for the Southern District of California for the term of 
four years, vice Raul David Bejarano.
          Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.

                       U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION

    CARR, JR., WILLIAM B., of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of 
the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
Oct. 31, 2011, vice John R. Steer.
          June 04, 2008--Referred.
          July 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
          Sept. 11, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Sept. 11, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Nov. 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    FRIEDRICH, DABNEY LANGHORNE, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the United States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of 
the term expiring Oct. 31, 2009, vice Michael O'Neill, to which 
position she was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HINOJOSA, RICARDO H., of Texas, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring Oct. 
31, 2013. (Reappointment)
          Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Nov. 20, 2008--Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
        discharged by Unanimous Consent.
          Nov. 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
    HINOJOSA, RICARDO H., of Texas, to be Chair of the United 
States Sentencing Commission. (Reappointment)
          Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    HOROWITZ, MICHAEL E., of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring Oct. 
31, 2013. (Reappointment)
          Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    HOWELL, BERYL A., of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term 
expiring Oct. 31, 2011 (Reappointment), to which position she 
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
          Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Feb. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          Feb. 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.

                         U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION

    SALLING, DORLA M., of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for a term of six years, vice 
Deborah Ann Spagnoli, resigned.
          Jan. 22, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.

                  FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

    MARTINEZ, RALPH E., of Florida, to be a Member of the 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for a 
term expiring Sept. 30, 2010, vice Laramie Faith McNamara.
          Feb. 06, 2008--Referred.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered 
        favorably reported.
          Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
          May 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.

              PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

    ROTUNDA, RONALD D., of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term of four 
years expiring Jan. 29, 2012. (New Position)
          Feb. 27, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    SUTHERLAND, DANIEL W., of Virginia, to be Chairman of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term of six 
years expiring Jan. 29, 2014. (New Position)
          Feb. 27, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
    TAYLOR, FRANCIS X., of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term of two 
years expiring Jan. 29, 2010. (New Position)
          Feb. 27, 2008--Referred.
          Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.

                                  
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