COURTS related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys

Addresses

FDIC Payment Security Conference: Tom Patterson, MagTek, Inc., E64 [21JA]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), S8144, S8205 [19NO], H8535 [16DE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), S8401, S8441 [2DE], H8535 [16DE]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), S8684 [9DE]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S1682 [17MR]

Federal courts: improve operation (S. 1782), S1630 [16MR]

Foreign countries: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), S5978 [19JY], H6126 [27JY]

Government: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), S8478, S8509 [3DE], S10386, S10415 [16DE], S10540 [17DE], H8223 [8DE]

Native Americans: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), S5365 [23JN], H5852 [21JY]

Patents: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), S8928, S8946 [13DE], H8536 [16DE]

Announcements

Presence in Senate of House managers for impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S1644, S1645 [17MR]

Appointments

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial committee, S1647 [17MR]

Articles and editorials

ACLU Likens Obama to Bush in Ad Slamming Possible Reversal on KSM Trial, S1252 [8MR]

Advise and Obstruct, S10299 [15DE]

Antidrilling Commission, H4723 [23JN]

At 103, a Judge Has One Caveat—No Lengthy Trials, E1727 [23SE]

Bailout Nation v. Rule of Law, S3688 [13MY]

Bill Takes on Disturbing Pay Gap—But Offers Flawed Remedies, S7926 [17NO]

Cobell Settlement Worth Doing Right, Together, S6802 [5AU]

Frost at the Core—Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin Are Presiding Over a System That Can No Longer Change, S10337-S10339 [16DE]

GOP Delaying Vanaskie Appointment, S2507 [21AP]

History Says Lack of Time on Bench Is No Problem, S4401 [26MY]

How Empathy Makes Superior Judges—And Justice, S6716 [4AU]

How I Know Kagan Isn't Anti-Military, S4908 [15JN]

Kagan and ObamaCare, S5814 [14JY]

Kagan's First Case Could Involve a Question of Her Own—And Her Colleagues'—Pay, E833 [12MY]

Let's Fix Judicial Nominee Process, S8322 [1DE]

Now Vacant—A Confirmation Crisis in Our Courts, S7951 [17NO]

Obama Spill Panel Big on Policy, Not Engineering, H4722 [23JN]

Of Clerks and Perks—Why Supreme Court Justices Have More Free Time Than Ever—And Why It Should Be Taken Away, S5296 [23JN]

Oil Spill Commission Coordinator Has Represented Environmental Groups, H4723 [23JN]

Paycheck Fairness?, S7926 [17NO]

Russia's Putin—Khodorkovsky `Should Sit in Jail', S10337 [16DE]

Senate Must End Games, Confirm Strong N.C. Judges; Congress' Failure To Approve Diaz, S8321 [1DE]

Show Trial—Should Ties to Russia Be Linked to Its Record on Rights?, S5181 [21JN]

Specter—``Kagan Did Just Enough To Win My Vote'', S5942 [15JY]

Unconscionable Cobell, S6802 [5AU]

Unconscionable Delays for President Obama's Court Picks, S8321 [1DE]

Vacancy Signs at the Federal Courthouse, S8120 [19NO]

Vacant Stares—Why Don't Americans Worry About How an Understaffed Federal Bench Is Hazardous to Their Health?, S7952 [17NO]

Victory for Writing, H6128 [27JY]

While You Are Distracted by the Summit, Obama Democrats Are Targeting the CIA, H889 [25FE]

Articles of Impeachment

Impeachment trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S8608, S8609, S8610 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Rapid City, SD: designate (see S. 3555), S5699 [30JN] (see H.R. 5651), H5303 [30JN]

Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 4469), H193 [19JA]

———reimburse attorney fees incurred by a member due to certain charges brought under the Uniform Code of Military Justice who is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn (see H.R. 5374), H3822 [25MY]

———support members fighting terrorism and pay legal expenses of members accused of committing crimes relative to treatment of suspected terrorists if such members are acquitted or charges are dropped (see H. Res. 1025), H326 [21JA]

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 5810), H5920 [21JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see S. 3654), S6302 [27JY] (see H.R. 5827), H5983 [22JY]

———improve administration of certain cases (see H.R. 4950), H2457 [25MR]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (see H.R. 6198), H6988 [23SE]

Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 3345), S3536 [11MY]

Cemeteries and funerals: limit relief available to persons who have been unconstitutionally prohibited from protesting at military and other funerals (see H.R. 5365), H3702 [20MY]

Chatham County, NC: honor historic and community significance of Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro, NC, and express condolences for the fire damage sustained by the courthouse (see H. Res. 1364), H3541 [18MY]

———honor historic and community significance of the Chatham County Courthouse and express condolences to Chatham County and the town of Pittsboro for the fire damage sustained by the courthouse (see H. Res. 1274), H2695 [20AP]

Civil actions: limit effect of legal releases (see H.R. 5895), H6282 [28JY]

Civil liberties: provide for habeas corpus review for certain enemy belligerents engaged in hostilities against the U.S. (see S. 3707), S6736 [4AU]

———provide for habeas corpus review for unprivileged enemy belligerents (see H.R. 4975), H2458 [25MR]

———restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see H.R. 5419), H3870 [26MY]

Civil rights: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for property owners once State remedies for just compensation have been exhausted (see H.R. 5624), H4973 (see H.R. 5624), H5202 [29JN]

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 6243), H7389 [29SE]

———provide targeted liability protections for claims based on damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in certain fuel (see H.R. 6239), H7388 [29SE]

———require employers of first responders to pay for certain judgments against, and other costs incurred by, those first responders that arise out of their conduct in the course of official duty (see H.R. 4992), H2502 [13AP]

Classified information: improve protection (see S. 4050), S10815 [20DE]

Colombia: tribute to work of Constitutional Court on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women (see H. Res. 1224), H2459 [25MR]

Constitutional amendments: prohibit basing legal opinions or rulings on foreign laws, treaties, or religious laws (see H.J. Res. 106), H8990 [22DE]

Consumers: eliminate the learned intermediary defense to tort claims based on product liability (see H.R. 6421), H7548 [17NO]

Corporations: clarify situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law (see H.R. 4729), H1026 [2MR]

Correctional institutions: permit a court to sentence an offender who is determined to be sexually dangerous to a term of special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation (see H.R. 5232), H3272 [6MY]

Crime: clarify and strengthen armed career criminal laws (see S. 4045), S10514 [17DE]

———enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to domestic sex trafficking of minors (see H. Res. 1379), H3658 [19MY]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5492), H4330 [9JN]

———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see S. 3494), S4938 [15JN]

———protect children from registered sex offenders (see S. 4029), S10304 [15DE] (see H.R. 6566), H8940 [21DE]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 4885), H1656 [18MR]

———provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see H.R. 5688), H5501 [1JY]

———provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 2979), S440 [2FE] (see H.R. 4567), H471 [2FE]

———provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 3899), S7787 [29SE]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (see S. 3463), S4658 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see S. 3693), S6651 [3AU] (see S. 3754), S6884 [5AU] (see S. 3838), S7420 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of military installations in the U.S., its territories or possessions for prosecution of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4738), H1102 [3MR]

———provide for interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the U.S. and establish certain limitations on prosecution (see S. 3081), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 4892), H1744 [19MR]

———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission (see H.R. 4588), H555 [3FE]

Dept. of Justice: compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see S. 3122), S1618 [16MR] (see H.R. 4717), H1026 [2MR]

———consult with appropriate officials within other relevant Government agencies prior to making the decision to prosecute certain terrorism offenses in U.S. district court (see H.R. 4503), H386 [26JA]

———consult with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court (see S. 2943), S122 [21JA]

———create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 6545), H8785 [17DE]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 3740), S6883 [5AU]

———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 5304), H3482 [13MY]

———make recommendations to Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on policies and minimum standards to better protect public and officer safety (see S. 3169), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4969), H2457 [25MR]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. 2977), S439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4556), H470 [2FE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 4542), H422 [27JA]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 3842), S7507 [27SE]

———require sharing of criminal records with State sentencing commissions (see H.R. 6412), H7499 [16NO]

———try Umar F. Abdulmutallab by a military tribunal and consult with appropriate officials prior to terminating interrogation of, or providing a civilian trial to, terrorist suspects (see S. Res. 403), S393 [1FE]

Dept. of the Interior: require notice of receipt of Outer Continental Shelf oil exploration, development, and production plans, and ensure such plans comply with environmental laws (see H.R. 5863), H6042 [26JY]

———settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see H.R. 4613), H602 [4FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct U.S. representatives to the IMF and World Bank to condition loans to Antigua and Barbuda on cooperation with efforts to provide redress to Stanford Financial Group fraud victims (see H. Res. 1129), H1027 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (see S. 3192), S2208 [12AP] (see H.R. 5045), H2640 [15AP] (see H.R. 5064), H2646 [16AP]

———treat certain misfiled documents that express disagreement with Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions as timely motions for reconsideration of such decisions (see S. 3348), S3643 [12MY]

Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 5576), H4778 [23JN]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in the operation of government (see H.R. 5103), H2798 [21AP]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 3265), S2708 [27AP] (see H.R. 5150), H2936 [27AP] (see H.R. 5162), H3013 [28AP]

———revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (see H.R. 5367), H3744 [24MY]

Drugs: apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 6548), H8785 [17DE]

———clarify that persons who conspire or engage in conduct within the U.S. to possess, traffic, or abet traffickers of illegal drugs outside the U.S., may be criminally prosecuted in the U.S. (see S. 3218), S2377 [15AP] (see H.R. 5231), H3272 [6MY]

———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 6059), H6570 [30JY]

Economy: create jobs through tax relief for small businesses, make unemployment benefits tax free, use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for debt reduction, and reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 4513), H386 [26JA]

Espionage: improve, modernize, and clarify certain espionage statutes, promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, and deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information (see S. 4051), S10929 [21DE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen juvenile and family courts (see H.R. 4446), H139 [13JA]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 4816), H1323 [10MR]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: limit the dismissal of certain complaints by restoring the law governing pleading standards that existed before certain recent Supreme Court decisions (see S. 4054), S11037 [22DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reaffirm U.S. jurisdiction over waters (see H.R. 5088), H2798 [21AP]

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 3466), S4744 [9JN]

Financial institutions: require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4635), H646 [22FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3677), S6520 [29JY]

Foreign countries: prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (see S. 4005), S8397 [2DE] (see H.R. 6487), H8030 [2DE]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (see S. 3518), S5268 [22JN]

———take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 5564), H4676 [22JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring provisions of law establishing a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see S. 4048), S10514 [17DE]

Foreign trade: provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (see S. 3080), S1169 [4MR]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 4678), H832 [24FE]

GAO: enhance oversight authorities (see S. 2991), S481 [4FE]

Government: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (see H.R. 5281), H3440 [12MY] (see H.R. 6560), H8940 [21DE]

———clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1756), H8263 [8DE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5690), H5501 [1JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), pass (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 [27MY]

Homosexuality: disapprove district court ruling on California same-sex marriage ban (see H. Res. 1607), H6627 [10AU]

Idaho: authorize an additional district judgeship (see H.R. 5896), H6282 [28JY]

Immigration: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (see S. 2935), S51 [20JA] (see H.R. 4471), H265 [20JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 3901), S7787 [29SE]

———require Federal payment of costs incurred by State or local governments in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge in Federal court (see S. 3593), S5963 [15JY] (see H.R. 5774), H5711 [19JY]

———support credible and effective policies which welcome lawful immigrants and nonimmigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or continued presence of unlawful foreign persons (see H. Res. 1026), H326 [21JA]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 4048), S10514 [17DE] (see H.R. 6429), H7613 [18NO]

International relations: safeguard sovereignty and right of self-defense of the U.S. and its allies and prohibit U.S. participation in the International Criminal Court (see H.R. 5351), H3701 [20MY]

Japan: condemn abduction of U.S. children, return such children to custodial parent or original jurisdiction for a custody determination, and provide parents access to their children (see H. Res. 1326), H3201 [5MY]

Judiciary: appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 4506), H386 [26JA]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 6029), H6569 [30JY]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Stanley Cooper, Richard J. (Joe) Gardner, and other law enforcement officers for response to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse (see S. Res. 399), S251 [26JA] (see H. Res. 1061), H472 [2FE]

Law enforcement: appoint additional district judges in Southwest border States and Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys to prosecute border-related offenses (see H.R. 6195), H6988 [23SE]

———ensure access to the Federal judiciary in cases where the interest of justice so requires (see H.R. 5069), H2695 [20AP]

———establish a program to provide southern border security assistance grants and appoint additional judges in southern border States (see S. 3273), S2758 [28AP]

———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 3695), S6651 [3AU] (see H.R. 5969), H6404 (see H.R. 5969), H6456 [29JY]

———prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6010), H6568 [30JY]

———provide information and resources to help State and local law enforcement enact crime prevention and intervention strategies supported by rigorous evidence (see S. 3160), S2019 [24MR]

Law enforcement officers: express that videotaping or photographing of police engaged in potentially abusive activity in a public place should not be prosecuted in State or Federal courts (see H. Con. Res. 298), H5675 [15JY]

Mining and mineral resources: limit liability of a State performing reclamation work under an approved State abandoned mine reclamation plan (see S. 3252), S2587 [22AP]

Motor vehicles: increase maximum civil penalty for violations of Federal motor vehicle safety standards (see H.R. 5272), H3310 [11MY]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see S. 3462), S4658 [8JN] (see H.R. 5481), H4246 [8JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H2935 [27AP]

National Day of Prayer: appeal district court ruling on constitutionality and express support for institution (see H. Res. 1279), H2696 [20AP]

———constitutionality (see H. Res. 1273), H2695 [20AP]

National security: improve border security, increase prosecutions and penalties for illegal entry, and prevent and combat smuggling of weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5675), H5501 [1JY]

Native Americans: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 304), H6042 [26JY]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts (see S. 3754), S6884 [5AU]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 1141), H1169 [4MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and provide for enhanced penalties for certain drug offenses on Federal lands (see H.R. 5645), H5302 [30JN]

Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (see H.R. 5686), H5501 [1JY]

———facilitate ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress (see S. 3862), S7618 [28SE] (see H.R. 6568), H8940 [21DE]

———increase limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (see S. 3375), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5356), H3701 [20MY]

———repeal limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (see H.R. 5355), H3701 [20MY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize and amend relative to drug courts (see H.R. 6090), H6626 [10AU]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: increase limits on liability (see S. 3346), S3536 [11MY] (see H.R. 5459), H4214 [28MY]

Patents: modify penalty for false marking (see H.R. 6352), H7393 [29SE]

———provide recourse under patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings (see H.R. 4954), H2457 [25MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: clarify that standards or procedures in medical malpractice actions are not affected (see H.R. 5243), H3272 [6MY]

———commend efforts of State legislatures, attorneys general, and citizens to resist implementation (see H. Res. 1230), H2459 [25MR]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (see H.R. 5676), H5501 [1JY]

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: appoint a Senate committee to receive and report evidence relative to impeachment trial (see S. Res. 458), S1670 [17MR]

———appoint and authorize managers for impeachment (see H. Res. 1165), H1358 [11MR]

———impeach (see H. Res. 1031), H327 [21JA]

———provide for Senate issuance of a summons and related procedures relative to impeachment trial (see S. Res. 457), S1670 [17MR]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 3321), S3358 [6MY] (see H.R. 4858), H1518 [16MR]

Railroads: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (see S. 3982), S8244 [29NO] (see H.R. 6150), H6803 [16SE]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 1471), H4779 [23JN]

Richard Lewis Thornburgh Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see S. 3940), S7899 [15NO]

Richardson, William S.: tribute (see H. Res. 1470), H4779 [23JN]

Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court: express the undermining of U.S. sovereignty, declare that the U.S. should not ratify, and discourage U.S. representation at review conference in Uganda (see S. Con. Res. 59), S2518 [21AP] (see H. Con. Res. 265), H2799 [21AP]

Ruffin, John H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1087), H647 [22FE]

Safety: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (see S. 3017), S698 [23FE]

Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (see H.R. 5042), H2640 [15AP]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in McCarthy v. Byrd (see S. Res. 661), S7618 [28SE]

———authorize representation in Schonberg, et al. v. Sanders, et al (see S. Res. 398), S251 [26JA]

———authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (see S. Res. 467), S1874 [23MR]

———authorize testimony and representation in St. Paul, MN, v. Irene V. Andrews, Bruce J. Berry, John J. Braun, David E. Luce, and Elizabeth A. McKenzie (see S. Res. 699), S8713 [9DE]

———authorize testimony and representation in Vancouver v. Galloway (see S. Res. 444), S1169 [4MR]

Ships and vessels: revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising from maritime incidents (see H.R. 5503), H4386 [10JN]

South Africa: tribute to successful convictions for human trafficking (see H. Res. 1412), H4023 (see H. Res. 1412), H4084 [27MY]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 4020), S8713 [9DE] (see H.R. 4946), H2456 [25MR]

Supreme Court: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (see S. 3871), S7787 [29SE]

———disapprove closure of main entrance (see H. Con. Res. 314), H6571 [30JY]

———express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H2695 [20AP]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see S. 3989), S8298 [30NO]

———disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see H.R. 5994), H6568 [30JY]

Terrorism: allow determination that certain individuals are unlawful enemy combatants subject to trial by military commissions (see H.R. 4415), H39 [12JA]

———allow for admissibility of a terrorist suspect's interrogation without administration of Miranda rights to the extent that the interrogation is concerning threats to public safety (see H.R. 5934), H6403 (see H.R. 5934), H6455 [29JY] (see H. Res. 1413), H4023 (see H. Res. 1413), H4084 [27MY]

———prohibit release or parole of certain unprivileged enemy belligerents into the U.S. (see H.R. 4648), H753 [23FE]

———require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 4463), H193 [19JA]

Transportation: modify deadline for filing a claim seeking judicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal agency for a highway or public transportation capital project (see H.R. 6196), H6988 [23SE]

United Arab Emirates: make certain royal family members ineligible for admission to the U.S. and revoke entry documents until Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan is tried for torture allegations (see H.R. 5378), H3822 [25MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 4048), S10514 [17DE] (see H.R. 6429), H7613 [18NO]

Victims of Crime Act: recognize anniversary and contributions to the Crime Victims Fund through criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys' Financial Litigation Units (see S. Res. 391), S122 [21JA]

Biographies

Vanaskie, Thomas I., S1570 [16MR]

Chronologies

C-SPAN timeline—cameras in the Supreme Court, S5298 [23JN]

Cloture motions

Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2367 [15AP]

Government: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10386 [16DE], S10665 [18DE]

Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S820 [26FE], S908 [2MR]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2367 [15AP]

Court documents

Articles of Impeachment Against Thomas G. Porteous, Jr.: answers by counsel for Thomas G. Porteous, Jr., S2182-S2184 [12AP]

———House of Representatives' replies to answers by counsel for Thomas G. Porteous, Jr., S2357-S2360 [15AP], S2529 [21AP], S2601-S2603 [22AP]

Return of service of summons upon Thomas G. Porteous, Jr., relative to impeachment trial: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S2181 [12AP]

E-mails

Elena Kagan interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, S5192, S5193 [21JN]

Eulogies

Heaney, Gerald W.: by George Sundstrom, E1334 [15JY]

———by Jane C. Freeman, E1334 [15JY]

———by Kathryn A. Martin, E1333 [15JY]

———by Myron H. Bright, E1334 [15JY]

———by Tom Radaich, E1333 [15JY]

Excerpts

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: determination on merits of Pigford claims (2008), H7654 [30NO]

Explanations

Constitutionality of Mandate Requiring U.S. Citizens To Have Health Insurance, H1826 [21MR]

Letters

District of Columbia Superior Court vacancies: Lee F. Satterfield, Distrcit of Columbia Superior Court, S2458, S2459 [20AP]

Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act: Senator Coburn, S6022 [20JY]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act: Senator Coburn, S6390 [28JY]

Nomination of Benita Y. Pearson to be district judge: Farm Animal Welfare Coalition, S10877 [21DE]

———Steve Foglesong, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, S10876 [21DE]

Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Supreme Court Justice: C. Everett Koop, S6827 [5AU]

———David M. Tressler, S6708 [4AU]

———John Velleco, Gun Owners of America (organization), S6808 [5AU]

———Larry Hart, American Conservative Union, S6826 [5AU]

———Mark A. Mix, National Right to Work Committee, S6826 [5AU]

———Miguel A. Estrada, S6608 [3AU]

———Richard D. Land, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention, S6827 [5AU]

———Senator Specter, S5174, S5175, S5177 [21JN]

———several former Solicitors General, S6607 [3AU]

———Wayne LaPierre and Chris W. Cox, NRA, S6807, S6808 [5AU]

———Zachary Prager, S6708 [4AU]

Nomination of Marisa J. Demeo to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge: Andrea Lafferty, Traditional Values Coalition, S2451 [20AP]

———Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America (organization), S2451 [20AP]

———Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum (organization), S2451 [20AP]

———Roy Beck, NumbersUSA (organization), S2451 [20AP]

Nomination of William J. Martinez to be district judge: Wiley Y. Daniel, U.S. District Court of Colorado, S6476 [29JY]

Orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions: James C. Duff, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3688 [13MY]

———several law school professors, economists, and leaders, S3689 [13MY]

Prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in terrorist attacks: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S732-S734 [24FE]

Securing Protections for the Injured From Limitations on Liability Act: Representative Conyers, E1392 [21JY]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Ashley L. Belleau, Federal Bar Association, S8322 [1DE]

———Carolyn B. Lamm, ABA, S8119 [19NO]

———John E. Nordin III, National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, S10886 [21DE]

———President Obama, S8118 [19NO]

———Royce C. Lamberth, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, S8119 [19NO]

———Senator Leahy, S4604 [7JN]

———several members of the Advisory Board of the Ninth Circuit, S8322 [1DE]

———several Ninth Circuit judges, S8118 [19NO]

Settlement of Japanese child custody disputes involving Japanese and American citizens: Ichiro Fujisaki, Japanese Embassy, H7047 [28SE]

Settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts: Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, S4919 [15JN]

———Peter R. Orszag, OMB, H2304 [24MR]

———President Obama, H2304 [24MR]

Solicitor General's failure to file a brief requested by SEC in Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3619 [12MY]

Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida on sentencing of juvenile offenders: Senator Coburn, S4714 [9JN]

Tribal Law and Order Act: Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, H5864 [21JY]

———Larry Cox and Charon Asetoyer, Amnesty International (organization), H5865 [21JY]

———several religious organizations, H5865 [21JY]

———Thomas B. Heffelfinger and Troy A. Eid, H5865 [21JY]

———Thomas M. Susman, ABA, H5866 [21JY]

Lists

Cloture motion votes for certain executive and judicial nominees, S1249 [8MR]

Cutting-edge decisions of Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts' court, S5297 [23JN]

House managers escorted in Senate for G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial, S1645 [17MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured From Limitations on Liability Act, H5336 [1JY]

Presidential nominations included in en bloc unanimous-consent request, S2466 [20AP]

Senators receiving oath for G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial, S1646 [17MR]

Television appearances by Supreme Court Justices, S6690 [4AU]

Unresolved splits in opinion among Federal circuit courts, S6691 [4AU]

Memorandums

Preemption of State Laws by Executive Departments and Agencies: President Obama, S5966 [15JY]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 3808, Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act: President Obama, H7402 [15NO]

Motions

Government: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), S10385, S10386 [16DE], H8223 [8DE]

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: impeachment, S8595 [7DE], S8610, S8611 [8DE]

Oaths

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Impeachment Trial: Senator Inouye, S1646 [17MR]

———Senators, S1646 [17MR]

Senate Impeachment Trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Senators, S8560 [7DE]

Service of a Writ of Summons upon Thomas G. Porteous, Jr., Relative to Impeachment Trial: Andrew B. Willison, S2181 [12AP]

Press releases

Legislative Proposals To Address Philadelphia, PA, Criminal Justice System Failures: Senator Specter, S3635-S3639 [12MY]

Privilege of the floor

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial officials, counsel, and staff, S8553 [6DE], S8559 [7DE]

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial Senate staff: closed session, S8595 [7DE]

Proclamations

House of Representatives' Submission of Articles of Impeachment Against G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S8560 [7DE], S8608 [8DE]

Silence While the House Managers Exhibit the Articles of Impeachment Against G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, S1645 [17MR]

Questions and answers

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) hearing on William J. Martinez nomination to be district judge: Senator Sessions with William J. Martinez, S10885 [21DE]

Questions—Impeachment trial

Impeachment Trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Senator Durbin, S8574 [7DE]

———Senator Franken, S8594 [7DE]

———Senator Leahy, S8574 [7DE]

———Senator Merkley, S8594 [7DE]

———Senator Specter, S8594 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Rapid City, SD: designate (H.R. 5651), H6714, H6715 [15SE]

Armed Forces: reimburse attorney fees incurred by a member due to certain charges brought under the Uniform Code of Military Justice who is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn (H.R. 5374), H3752 [25MY]

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 5810), H6100, H6101 [27JY], E1486 [29JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (H.R. 5827), H6047, H6137-H6139 [27JY], E1448 [28JY], E1468, E1474 [29JY], E1673 [16SE]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), H7158-H7161 [28SE], E1730 [23SE], E1973 [18NO]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), Senate amendment, H8535 [16DE]

Burns, Nonnie: Discovering Justice (organization) Champion of Justice Award recipient, E27 [13JA]

Chatigny, Robert N.: nomination to be circuit judge, H4734 [23JN]

———suitablity to be circuit judge relative to previous rulings in sexual crimes cases, H4734 [23JN]

Claims: require employers of first responders to pay for certain judgments against, and other costs incurred by, those first responders that arise out of their conduct in the course of official duty (H.R. 4992), E532 [13AP]

Cohen, Ella: National High School Moot Court Competition Best Respondent award recipient, E1086 [14JN]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): request for disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., H853 [25FE]

Constitution—U.S.: importance of checks and balances between different branches of Government, H6653-H6658 [14SE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), Senate amendments, H8535, H8536 [16DE]

Credit cards: increase penalties for certain fraud offenses committed to facilitate gangs, crime syndicates, and terrorism, E64 [21JA]

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (H.R. 3040), H6101-H6104 [27JY]

Cuban American Bar Association: tribute, H169 [19JA]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Foreclosure Mediation Program, E2024 [1DE]

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act: require expedited judicial review of constitutionality, H4826 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H7635-H7641 [29NO], H7652-H7657, H7685-H7695 [30NO], H7845-H7850 [1DE], E2017, E2020, E2022 [1DE], E2058 [2DE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify regulations on intelligence personnel reading of Miranda rights to suspected terrorists detained for interrogation, H852 [25FE]

———close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H133, H134, H136 [13JA], H169 [19JA]

———increase oversight of Federal contractors, E1226 [29JN]

———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission, H8772 [17DE]

———provide that detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remain open and require individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission (H.R. 4588), H1001 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (H.R. 1745), H6848-H6850 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: certify that settling out of court is preferable to going to court before implementing any Native American water settlement agreements, H277 [21JA]

———decision to prosecute individuals involved in terrorist attacks in Federal courts, H7566 [18NO]

———decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, H451, H452, H454 [2FE], H558 [4FE], H4670 [22JN], H7586 [18NO], H7749 [30NO]

———decision to prosecute Umar F. Abdulmutallab, involved in attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, in Federal court in Detroit, MI, H2768 [21AP]

———establish a policy of not giving Miranda warnings to individuals suspected of terrorism, H3881 [27MY]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4556), E117 [2FE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Bagram AFB, Afghanistan, H3881 [27MY]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3881 [27MY]

———reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program (H.R. 1514), H3495 [18MY]

———require sharing of criminal records with State sentencing commissions (H.R. 6412), H8066 [7DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: prohibit funding to exercise power of eminent domain without just compensation to property owners, H6227, H6241, H6242 [28JY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), H2805 [22AP], E633 [22AP]

District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (H.R. 5367), H7465-H7467 [16NO]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 3245), H6202, H6203 [28JY]

———adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), H6196-H6204 [28JY], E1498 [30JY], E1665 [16SE]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 265), H6199 [28JY]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (H.R. 610), H2555 [14AP]

Federal courts: clarify jurisdiction (H.R. 4113), H7161-H7164 [28SE]

———improve operation (S. 1782), H3500, H3501 [18MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reaffirm U.S. jurisdiction over waters (H.R. 5088), E608 [21AP]

Financial institutions: provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, H4289-H4297 [9JN], H5233, H5235 [30JN]

Foreign countries: prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (S. 4005), H8356 [15DE], H8539-H8541 [16DE]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), Senate amendment, H6126-H6129 [27JY]

Foreign trade: require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (H.R. 4678), H5900 [21JY]

GAO: enhance oversight authorities (H.R. 2646), H65-H67 [13JA]

Ghailani, Ahmed: verdict in terrorism case, H7566 [18NO]

Government: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), H6133, H6134 [27JY], E827 [12MY]

———clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8092, H8093, H8094, H8222, H8243, H8246, H8255-H8261 [8DE], H8267, H8276, H8280 [9DE], H8600, H8779 [17DE], H8925-H8928 [21DE], E2085 [8DE], E2097, E2098, E2099, E2101, E2102, E2104, E2106 [9DE], E2115, E2117 [13DE], E2123 [14DE], E2162 [16DE], E2219 [21DE]

———clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 6560), H8976 [22DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Nicole Pate to Marty Pate, H3206 [6MY], E2196 [18DE]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H1856 [21MR], H5679 [19JY]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (H.R. 3596), H762, H766 [24FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 1086), H779, H781 [24FE], H1901, H1904 [21MR], E509 [25MR]

———provide health care liability reform (H.R. 1468), H912 [25FE], H2830 [22AP]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H760, H772, H778-H781, H783, H785, H795, H824 [24FE], H1353 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H1431 [15MR], H1599 [18MR], H3624 [19MY], H4863 [24JN], E367 [12MR]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H3829 [26MY], H4303 [9JN], H4416-H4422 [14JN], H4776 [23JN], H7484 [16NO], H7582-H7584 [18NO]

———enforce existing immigration laws in State or local governments that provide sanctuary to illegal aliens, H5680 [19JY], H5798 [20JY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H838, H846-H848, H895-H901 [25FE]

Intelligence services: establish penalties for cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of detainees by officers or employees of the intelligence community during interrogations, H841-H845, H851, H854-H857, H879-H882, H889, H890, H892, H908, H909 [25FE], H937-H942 [26FE]

Ironton, MO: anniversary of Iron County Courthouse, E1690 [22SE]

Japan: condemn abduction of U.S. children, return such children to custodial parent or original jurisdiction for a custody determination, and provide parents access to their children, E1939 [17NO]

———condemn abduction of U.S. children, return such children to custodial parent or original jurisdiction for a custody determination, and provide parents access to their children (H. Res. 1326), H7043-H7048 [28SE], E751 [5MY], E1810, E1814, E1817, E1819 [29SE]

John C. Godbold Federal Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 4275), H2516, H2517 [14AP]

Judiciary: appoint additional bankruptcy judges (H.R. 4506), H1235-H1238 [10MR], E372 [12MR]

Kagan, Elena: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, H4218 [8JN]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H3463 [13MY], H4229 [8JN], H6026 [26JY]

Law enforcement: ensure access to the Federal judiciary in cases where the interest of justice so requires (H.R. 5069), E588 [20AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: representation of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by American College of Trial Lawyers Fellows, E2130 [14DE]

Leesfield, Ira: American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Award for Preferred Excellence recipient, H197 [20JA]

Mohawk Industries, Inc.: settlement with employees in lawsuit relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H2584 [15AP]

Motor vehicles: role of Federal Government in determining terms of bankruptcy proceedings of Chrysler LLC, and General Motors Co., H4421 [14JN], H7202 [28SE]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), H4721-H4727 [23JN], H5914 [21JY], E1195, E1198, E1205, E1210 [24JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (H.R. 5143), H6129-H6133 [27JY], E1461 [28JY], E1527 [30JY]

National Day of Prayer: appeal district court ruling on constitutionality and express support for institution, H2700 [21AP], H2804 [22AP], H3250 [6MY]

———appeal district court ruling on constitutionality and express support for institution (H. Res. 1279), H2769 [21AP]

National security: allow certain detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be brought to the U.S. for trial and possible imprisonment, H131-H134, H136, H137 [13JA]

Native Americans: authorize tribal water rights settlements, H7685-H7695 [30NO]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, H5862-H5868 [21JY]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), H152-H154 [19JA], E89 [26JA], E133 [2FE], E1418 [26JY], E1457 [28JY]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), Senate amendment, H5852-H5868 [21JY]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 304), H6024 [26JY]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H7652-H7657, H7685-H7695 [30NO], E2017, E2020, E2022 [1DE], E2058 [2DE]

———settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H2304, H2306 [24MR], H4091 [28MY]

Nepal: call for extradition of Sajan Tamalshina to Texas, H6581 [10AU]

Netherlands: condemn trial of Geert Wilders for production of documentary criticizing Islam, H1326 [11MR], H1563 [17MR], H2856 [26AP], H4438 [15JN]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Supreme Court nominations, H3489 [18MY], E1319 [14JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: tribute to Mount Carmel High School mock trial team, H3128 [5MY], E751 [5MY]

Oakland, CA: condemn outbreak of violence resulting from jury verdict in trial of a white transit police officer charged in the shooting death of a black man, H5550 [14JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of immigration policies, H6654-H6658 [14SE], H6858 [22SE]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 1141), H1524-H1526 [17MR], E461 [23MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy and provide for enhanced penalties for certain drug offenses on Federal lands (H.R. 5645), E1307 [13JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require coordination of interrogation of terrorists and ensure all actionable intelligence has been collected before reading terrorists their Miranda rights, H948-H950 [26FE]

Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (H.R. 5686), E1283 [1JY]

———facilitate ability of persons affected by oil spills to seek judicial redress (H.R. 6568), E2220 [21DE]

———increase limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, H3548 [19MY]

———increase limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (H.R. 5356), H4590 [16JN]

Onyango, Zeituni: clarification of immigration status of family member of President Obama, H4421 [14JN]

Orlando, James: Washington State Association for Justice Judge of the Year Award recipient, E2118 [13DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: ruling on Obama administration moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H4639, H4674 [22JN], H4680, H4681, H4747 [23JN], H4865 [24JN], H5666 [15JY], H6655 [14SE]

Patents: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), Senate amendment, H8536-H8539 [16DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: filing of lawsuits by States relative to constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H2311 [24MR], H2684-H2687 [20AP], H2828 [22AP], H2859-H2865 [26AP], H3109 [4MY]

Peru: call for extradition of Evelyn Messich to Texas to face intoxication manslauther charges, H2621 [15AP]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (H.R. 5676), H5492 [1JY], H6508 [30JY]

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: appoint and authorize managers for impeachment (H. Res. 1165), H1340 [11MR]

———impeach (H. Res. 1031), H1327-H1337 [11MR]

POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (H.R. 3728), H842 [25FE]

Power resources: review and approve oil and gas exploration and production projects under existing Federal leases, and limit administrative and judicial proceedings relative to such projects (H.R. 1811), H4380 [10JN]

Richardson, William S.: tribute (H. Res. 1470), H5787, H5788 [20JY]

Ruffin, John H., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1087), H1234, H1235 [10MR]

Ships and vessels: revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising from maritime incidents (H.R. 5503), H4579 [16JN], H5330-H5336, H5492 [1JY], H5914 [21JY], H6497 [30JY]

South Africa: tribute to successful convictions for human trafficking (H. Res. 1412), H5272-H5275 [30JN], E1268 [1JY], E1298 [13JY], E1344 [15JY]

Southwest border district courts: funding, E1466 [29JY]

States: require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by another State when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (H.R. 3808), H2919 [27AP]

———require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by another State when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (H.R. 3808), veto, H7401 [15NO], H7504-H7507 [17NO]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H289 [21JA], H390, H392 [27JA], H3830 [26MY], H5524 [13JY]

———decision in McDonald v. Chicago on State and local gun control laws, H4895 [28JN], H4912, H4935, H4936 [29JN], H5281 [30JN]

———disapprove closure of main entrance (H. Con. Res. 314), E1503 [30JY]

———express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC, H8357 [15DE]

———Federal judges appeal on elimination of cost-of-living increase, E833 [12MY]

———impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H7504 [17NO]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts, H7744, H7745 [30NO]

———require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (H.R. 4463), H270 [21JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H838, H846-H848, H895-H901 [25FE]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: confirmation to be circuit judge, E787 [6MY]

Virginia: U.S. district court ruling on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H8298, H8335 [14DE], H8356, H8358 [15DE]

Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (H.R. 4387), H7092, H7093 [28SE], E1724 [23SE]

Remarks in Senate

Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Rapid City, SD: designate (H.R. 5651), S8355 [1DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws, S3017-S3019, S3026-S3028 [3MY]

———exempt firearms from claims of creditors (H.R. 5827), S6982 [5AU], S6995 [12AU]

———exempt firearms from claims of creditors (S. 3654), S6304 [27JY]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), S8205 [19NO], S10508 [17DE]

Black, Timothy S.: nomination to be district judge, S3509, S3510 [11MY]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S2441 [20AP]

Bredar, James K.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE], S10667 [18DE]

Business and industry: create an industry-funded insurance program that spreads liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill among all oil companies participating in offshore drilling, S6269 [27JY]

———remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker, S6510 [29JY]

Butler, Louis B., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6479 [29JY], S11066 [22DE]

Chatigny, Robert N.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6486 [29JY], S10921-S10923 [21DE]

Chen, Edward M.: nomination to be district judge, S3902 [18MY], S4607 [7JN], S11066 [22DE]

Chin, Denny: nomination to be circuit judge, S2539, S2540, S2542-S2544 [22AP]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2462 [20AP]

Civil liberties: provide for habeas corpus review for certain enemy belligerents engaged in hostilities against the U.S. (S. 3707), S7192 [20SE]

Classified information: improve protection (S. 4050), S10816 [20DE]

Coleman, Sharon Johnson: nomination to be district judge, S5732-S5735 [12JY]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5732 [12JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S5-S7 [20JA], S11024-S11026 [22DE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (S. 1319), S2795 [29AP]

Conley, William M.: nomination to be district judge, S1150, S1153 [4MR]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), S8441 [2DE]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses, S5221-S5223 [22JN]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (S. 931), S2016 [24MR]

———prohibit use of funds for contracts with Halliburton Co., KBR, Inc., or subsidiaries or affiliates, if such contractor requires employees or contractors to sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims, S2016 [24MR], S5222 [22JN]

Crime: clarify and strengthen armed career criminal laws (S. 4045), S10516 [17DE]

———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 258), S6536 [29JY]

———provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (S. 2979), S442 [2FE], S2016 [24MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S6831, S6832 [5AU]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses, S8683-S8685 [9DE]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses, S6510 [29JY]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), S4659 [8JN], S8683-S8685 [9DE]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), unanimous-consent request, S8683 [9DE]

DeGuilio, Jon E.: nomination to be district judge, S3509 [11MY]

Demeo, Marisa J.: nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2447, S2449-S2452, S2454-S2460 [20AP]

———nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2416 [19AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, S6800-S6803 [5AU], S8172-S8202 [19NO], S8294 [30NO]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (S. 3693), S6715, S6727 [4AU], S6836 [5AU]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (S. 3754), unanimous-consent request, S6851, S6852 [5AU]

Dept. of Defense: clarify regulations on intelligence personnel reading of Miranda rights to suspected terrorists detained for interrogation, S7191, S7192 [20SE]

———close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S3798 [17MY]

———provide for interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the U.S. and establish certain limitations on prosecution, S3077 [4MY]

———provide for interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the U.S. and establish certain limitations on prosecution (S. 3081), S1181 [4MR], S1217 [5MR]

———treatment of enemy combatants, S7936 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: clarify policy on administering Miranda warnings to individuals suspected of terrorism, S3466 [10MY], S3570, S3571 [12MY]

———consult with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court (S. 2943), S125 [21JA], S230, S232 [26JA]

———decision to prosecute individuals involved in terrorist attacks in Federal courts, S8010 [18NO]

———decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S1216 [5MR], S1250-S1252 [8MR], S3120 [5MY]

———establish a policy of not giving Miranda warnings to individuals suspected of terrorism, S3400 [7MY]

———establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 3740), S6897 [5AU]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (S. 2977), S441 [2FE]

———prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S10937 [22DE]

———prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in terrorist attacks, S61, S62, S70 [21JA], S551-S555 [11FE], S732, S734 [24FE]

———protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 3842), S7510 [27SE]

———provide for parity in settlement of claims by Hispanic and women farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of Dept. of Agriculture farm credit and benefit programs, S7939 [17NO]

———require sharing of criminal records with State sentencing commissions (H.R. 6412), S10807 [20DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (S. 3192), S2209 [12AP], S2806 [29AP]

———treat certain misfiled documents that express disagreement with Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions as timely motions for reconsideration of such decisions (S. 3348), S3646 [12MY]

Diaz, Albert: confirmation as circuit judge, S10925 [21DE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, S2499 [21AP], S6477 [29JY], S10507 [17DE], S10667 [18DE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S2440 [20AP], S5835-S5837 [14JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 3265), S2710 [27AP]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (S. 1789), S1680-S1683 [17MR], S6866 [5AU]

Eagles, Catherine C.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE]

FDIC: impact of granting liquidation authority over small depository institutions and large financial institutions, S3960 [19MY]

Federal courts: improve operation (S. 1782), S1631 [16MR]

Federal employees: tribute, S8734, S8735 [10DE]

Federal judges: impact of personal activism in rulings, S7316 [22SE]

———role and responsibilities, S5171-S5177 [21JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (S. 787), S2513 [21AP]

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations, S6510 [29JY]

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations (S. 3466), S4746 [9JN]

Feinerman, Gary S.: nomination to be district judge, S5479-S5481 [28JN], S5689 [30JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5430 [24JN]

Financial institutions: provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, S3620-S3624 [12MY], S3668-S3670, S3673, S3686-S3691 [13MY], S3802 [17MY], S4039 [20MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), S6188 [22JY]

Fleissig, Audrey Goldstein: nomination to be district judge, S4603-S4608 [7JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [28MY], S4590 [7JN]

Foote, Elizabeth Erny: nomination to be district judge, S4905, S4909, S4911 [15JN]

Foreign countries: prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (S. 4005), S8637 [8DE], S10232 [14DE]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), S5978-S5980 [19JY]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (S. 3518), S5275 [22JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring provisions of law establishing a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (S. 4048), S10518 [17DE]

———modernize and streamline, S7935 [17NO]

Foreign trade: provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (S. 3080), S1180 [4MR]

Fourth Circuit: increase diversity, S10925 [21DE]

Freudenthal, Nancy D.: nomination to be district judge, S3145-S3147 [5MY]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S2440, S2441 [20AP]

Ghailani, Ahmed: verdict in terrorism case, S8010 [18NO]

Gibney, John A., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE]

Goldsmith, Mark A.: nomination to be district judge, S5186, S5192 [21JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5161 [18JN]

Government: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), S8508-S8510 [3DE]

———clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), House amendment, S10259 [15DE], S10384, S10385 [16DE], S10496-S10504 [17DE], S10648-S10650, S10652, S10655-S10658, S10661-S10666, S10671 [18DE], S10732, S10736 [19DE]

———erosion of separation of powers between judicial and legislative branches, S6238 [26JY], S6342 [27JY], S6348 [28JY], S6599-S6602 [3AU], S6688 [4AU]

Government regulations: decision in Comcast v. FCC on the authority to regulate broadband access and consumer protections on the Internet, S2286, S2287 [14AP]

Greenaway, Joseph A., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S187-S189 [25JA], S416 [2FE], S510, S519, S524-S527 [9FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S502 [4FE]

Greenberg, William S.: Rutgers School of Law-Newark Alumni Association Public Service Award recipient, S11032 [22DE]

Gunn, Mary Ann: FBI Director's Community Leadership Award recipient, S1668 [17MR]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers, S3154 [5MY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S1132 [4MR], S1276 [9MR], S1506 [15MR]

Health care professionals: improve access to pro bono health care for medically underserved or indigent individuals by providing limited medical liability protections, S2070 [25MR]

———reduce cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform, S1935 [24MR]

Hollander, Ellen Lipton: nomination to be district judge, S10667, S10668 [18DE]

Homosexuality: ruling on California same sex marriage ban, S6744 [4AU]

Howell, Beryl A.: nomination to be district judge, S11067 [22DE]

Immigration: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (S. 2935), S54 [20JA]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 3901), S7804-S7807 [29SE]

———ruling on passage of Arizona immigration enforcement legislation, S6560 [2AU]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, S793 [25FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 4048), S10518 [17DE]

International law: hold surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed during World War II by encouraging foreign prosecution and extradition (S. 1704), S2370 [15AP]

Ironton, MO: anniversary of Iron County Courthouse, S7750 [29SE]

Jackson, Brian A. nomination to be district judge, S4905 [15JN]

John C. Godbold Federal Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 4275), S6975 [5AU]

Kagan, Elena: confirmation as Supreme Court Justice, S7022 [13SE]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to decision as Solicitor General on ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy challenge by a Washington Air Force Reserve unit member, S5980-S5983 [19JY], S6613 [3AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, S4108 [24MY], S4401 [26MY], S5191, S5192 [21JN], S5388 [24JN], S5980-S5983 [19JY], S6604, S6611, S6614, S6625, S6627, S6628, S6637, S6638, S6675 [3AU], S6692, S6703-S6709, S6719, S6720, S6742, S6745 [4AU], S6757-S6760, S6810, S6825 [5AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S6692, S6743 [4AU], S6756, S6758, S6804-S6810, S6825 [5AU]

———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to role in development of Clinton administration policy on partial-birth abortion, S6605, S6625 [3AU], S6741 [4AU], S6756 [5AU]

———evaluation on nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to views on same sex marriages, S6613 [3AU]

———involvement in evaluation of health care reform legislation or pending lawsuits in role as Solicitor General relative to possible recusals as Supreme Court Justice, S5812-S5814 [14JY]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S3452 [10MY], S3488 [11MY], S3570 [12MY], S3794-S3797 [17MY], S3981 [19MY], S4108-S4110 [24MY], S4167-S4169, S4188-S4190 [25MY], S4400-S4402 [26MY], S4610 [7JN], S4715 [9JN], S4906-S4908, S4928 [15JN], S4956-S4958, S4969 [16JN], S5149 [18JN], S5171, S5174-S5177, S5182-S5184, S5190, S5191 [21JN], S5220-S5223, S5257 [22JN], S5296-S5298, S5301 [23JN], S5387, S5413 [24JN], S5474, S5483 [28JN], S5729-S5732 [12JY], S5768 [13JY], S5799, S5809, S5812-S5814 [14JY], S5933-S5943 [15JY], S5980-S5983 [19JY], S6041 [21JY], S6379-S6381 [28JY], S6597-S6618, S6621-S6642, S6669-S6676 [3AU], S6685-S6700, S6702-S6724, S6741-S6746 [4AU], S6756-S6762, S6803-S6830 [5AU]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent agreement, S6593 [2AU]

———release of documents from William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum relative to White House service during Clinton administration, S4109 [24MY], S4928 [15JN]

Keenan, Barbara Milano: nomination to be circuit judge, S770, S794 [25FE], S820 [26FE], S825 [1MR], S904-S910, S936 [2MR], S1566 [16MR]

Kirk, Senator: recusal from impeachment trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S8560 [7DE]

Koh, Lucy Haeran: nomination to be district judge, S4603-S4608 [7JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [28MY], S4590 [7JN]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Stanley Cooper, Richard J. (Joe) Gardner, and other law enforcement officers for response to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse, S476 [4FE]

———tribute to Stanley Cooper, Richard J. (Joe) Gardner, and other law enforcement officers for response to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse (S. Res. 399), S261 [26JA]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (S. 132), S3353 [6MY]

———provide information and resources to help State and local law enforcement enact crime prevention and intervention strategies supported by rigorous evidence (S. 3160), S2021 [24MR]

Liu, Goodwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S6486 [29JY], S11066 [22DE]

Lohier, Raymond J., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10724 [19DE]

Magnus-Stinson, Jane E.: nomination to be district judge, S4603-S4608 [7JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S4583 [28MY], S4590 [7JN]

Marshall, Denzil P., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3145, S3147 [5MY]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S2441 [20AP]

Martin, Beverly Baldwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S13-S18 [20JA]

Martinez, William J.: impact of ACLU affiliation on suitability to be district judge, S10868-S10871, S10884, S10885, S10887 [21DE]

———nomination to be district judge, S6476-S6478, S6486 [29JY], S10859, S10865, S10868-S10871, S10884-S10888 [21DE]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S10704 [18DE]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent request, S6484 [29JY]

Matheson, Scott M., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10987 [22DE]

McConnell, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S6480 [29JY]

Mueller, Kimberly J.: nomination to be district judge, S10507 [17DE]

Murguia, Mary H.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10986, S10987 [22DE]

Nash, Stuart G.: confirmation as District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, S2458 [20AP]

———nomination to be District of Columbia Superior Court associate judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2416 [19AP], S2442 [20AP]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), S5456 [24JN], S5459 [25JN]

———authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), unanimous-consent request, S5654 [30JN], S7716, S7717 [29SE]

———authorize subpoena power (S. 3462), unanimous-consent request, S5052 [17JN], S5654 [30JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (S. 714), S6353 [28JY], S7597 [28SE]

Native Americans: allow Federal Government to reassume criminal jurisdiction over certain Native American reservations, S5412 [24JN]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, S5410-S5412 [24JN]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (S. 797), S6179 [22JY]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), S5306 [23JN], S5410-S5412 [24JN]

———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 304), S6263 [27JY]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S7703 [29SE], S8172-S8202 [19NO], S8294 [30NO]

———provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts (S. 3754), unanimous-consent request, S6851, S6852 [5AU]

———settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, S999 [3MR], S1648 [17MR], S2282 [14AP], S4918 [15JN], S4959, S4960 [16JN], S5097 [17JN], S6179 [22JY], S6799-S6803, S6851 [5AU]

Navarro, Gloria M.: nomination to be district judge, S3144-S3146 [5MY]

Nelson, Susan Richard: nomination to be district judge, S6478 [29JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S18-S21 [20JA]

Oil Pollution Act: increase limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, S3794 [17MY], S5146 [18JN]

———increase limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (S. 3375), S3855 [18MY]

———repeal limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill, S6356 [28JY]

O'Malley, Kathleen M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10987 [22DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: ruling on Obama administration moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, S5392-S5394 [24JN]

Patents: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), S8946 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: call for GAO study to determine if certain guidelines or standards would result in new causes of legal action or claims, S2079 [25MR]

Pearson, Benita Y.: impact of Animal Legal Defense Fund (organization) affiliation on suitability to be district judge, S10885, S10887 [21DE]

———nomination to be district judge, S10866, S10876, S10885, S10887 [21DE]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S10704 [18DE]

Peterson, Rosanna Malouf: nomination to be district judge, S183-S186 [25JA]

Porteous, G. Thomas, Jr.: administration of oath for impeachment trial for absent Senators, S1646 [17MR]

———appoint a Senate committee to receive and report evidence relative to impeachment trial (S. Res. 458), S1647 [17MR]

———impeach, S2181, S2182 [12AP]

———impeachment, S8553 [6DE], S8559-S8561 [7DE], S8607-S8613 [8DE], S8782 [10DE], S10229-S10232 [14DE], S10284-S10288 [15DE], S10405 [16DE]

———impeachment, unaninous-consent agreement, S8552 [6DE]

———impeachment trial committee rules, S5988 [19JY]

———provide for Senate issuance of a summons and related procedures relative to impeachment trial (S. Res. 457), S1646 [17MR]

———recommended appointments to impeachment trial committee, S1647 [17MR]

———Senate receipt of House managers to exhibit articles of impeachment, S1562 [15MR], S1644 [17MR]

Pratt, Tanya Walton: nomination to be district judge, S4905, S4909 [15JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5217 [22JN], S6965-S6968, S6971 [5AU], S7725, S7729 [29SE], S10645 [17DE], S10704 [18DE], S10987 [22DE]

———process for selecting Supreme Court nominees, S2186, S2198 [12AP], S2219 [13AP], S5171-S5177 [21JN]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S15-S17 [20JA], S183, S187-S189 [25JA], S385 [1FE], S416 [2FE], S454-S456 [4FE], S519, S524 [9FE], S904-S910, S936 [2MR], S1153 [4MR], S1247 [8MR], S1649-S1651 [17MR], S2016 [24MR], S2270-S2274 [14AP], S2412 [19AP], S2439, S2445 [20AP], S2494, S2498, S2508, S2509 [21AP], S2539 [22AP], S3145, S3146 [5MY], S4509 [27MY], S4590, S4603 [7JN], S4905 [15JN], S5187-S5191 [21JN], S5480 [28JN], S5733 [12JY], S6011-S6013 [20JY], S6193-S6195 [22JY], S6477-S6486 [29JY], S6971, S6972 [5AU], S7009-S7012 [13SE], S7314-S7316 [22SE], S7949-S7952 [17NO], S8116-S8118 [19NO], S8318-S8321 [1DE], S8782-S8784 [10DE], S10297-S10299 [15DE], S10506-S10508 [17DE], S10668 [18DE], S10866, S10885-S10887 [21DE], S10988-S10990, S11066-S11070 [22DE]

———Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S384 [1FE], S401-S404, S406, S411-S413 [2FE], S451-S456, S467, S468 [4FE], S515, S541 [9FE], S1247 [8MR], S1566-S1575 [16MR], S2269, S2270 [14AP], S2400, S2402, S2403 [19AP], S5194 [21JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 35), S4614 [7JN]

Railroads: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (S. 3982), S8245 [29NO]

Reeves, Carlton W.: nomination to be district judge, S10725 [19DE]

Russia: characterize trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence, S8635 [8DE], S10336-S10343 [16DE]

———characterize trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (S. Res. 189), S5179-S5182 [21JN]

Safety: protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation (S. 3017), S700 [23FE]

Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud, S3399 [7MY], S3618 [12MY], S3664, S3670, S3701 [13MY]

Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent request, S3395 [7MY]

———tribute to staff involved with impeachment trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S8611-S8613 [8DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in McCarthy v. Byrd (S. Res. 661), S7669 [28SE]

———authorize representation in Schonberg, et al. v. Sanders, et al (S. Res. 398), S260, S261 [26JA]

———authorize representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al. (S. Res. 467), S1921 [23MR]

———authorize testimony and representation in St. Paul, MN, v. Irene V. Andrews, Bruce J. Berry, John J. Braun, David E. Luce, and Elizabeth A. McKenzie (S. Res. 699), S8692 [9DE]

———authorize testimony and representation in Vancouver v. Galloway (S. Res. 444), S1207, S1209 [4MR]

Stark, Leonard P.: nomination to be district judge, S6482, S6483 [29JY]

States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (S. 4020), S8665-S8668 [9DE]

Stranch, Jane Branstetter: nomination to be circuit judge, S6193 [22JY], S7009-S7012, S7015, S7016 [13SE], S7082 [14SE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S6971 [5AU]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S6011 [20JY]

Supreme Court: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (S. 3871), S7792 [29SE]

———decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S108-S110, S116 [21JA], S274-S277, S332 [28JA], S354-S356 [29JA], S404-S406 [2FE], S531 [9FE], S2784 [29AP], S3794 [17MY], S5730 [12JY], S5800 [14JY], S6270-S6278, S6281-S6284, S6288 [27JY], S6607 [3AU], S7303, S7304, S7306-S7309, S7311-S7313, S7317-S7332, S7335, S7341-S7344 [22SE], S7385-S7388 [23SE]

———decision in FCC v. AT&T on expanding the personal privacy exemption for law enforcement records to corporations and their activities, S7885 [15NO]

———decision in Graham v. Florida on sentencing of juvenile offenders, S4714 [9JN]

———decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., on restricting time limits on employees seeking redress for wage discrimination, S512, S513 [9FE], S5220, S5221 [22JN], S5730 [12JY], S5800 [14JY], S6616, S6622 [3AU]

———permit televising of proceedings, S5297, S5298 [23JN], S5936 [15JY], S6239 [26JY], S6342 [27JY], S6348 [28JY], S6690, S6691 [4AU], S8209 [29NO]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (S. 3989), S8299 [30NO]

Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts, S146 [22JA]

Thompson, O. Rogeriee: nomination to be circuit judge, S1649-S1652 [17MR]

Treadwell, Marc T.: nomination to be district judge, S5186 [21JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5161 [18JN]

Tucker, Josephine Staton: nomination to be district judge, S5186, S5187, S5193 [21JN]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5161 [18JN]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: review and amend Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of securities fraud, S3399 [7MY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, S793 [25FE]

———extend certain provisions (S. 4048), S10518 [17DE]

Vanaskie, Thomas I.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1570 [16MR], S2498, S2499, S2506-S2510 [21AP]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S2462 [20AP]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (S. 902), S2806 [29AP]

Victims of Crime Act: recognize anniversary and contributions to the Crime Victims Fund through criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys' Financial Litigation Units (S. Res. 391), S132 [21JA]

Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (H.R. 4387), S8355 [1DE]

Wynn, James A., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2499 [21AP], S6477 [29JY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S2440 [20AP], S5835-S5837 [14JY]

Reports filed

Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Rapid City, SD: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 5651), S8298 [30NO]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5651) (H. Rept. 111-590), H6680 [14SE]

Articles of Impeachment Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Committee on Impeachment Trial (Senate) (S. Rept. 111-347), S8062 [18NO]

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4506) (H. Rept. 111-430), H1219 [9MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 4506), S4528 [27MY]

Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2802), S8348 [1DE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2802) (S. Rept. 111-356), S8396 [2DE]

Clean Water Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 787) (S. Rept. 111-361), S8786 [10DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 5281, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1756) (H. Rept. 111-677), H8263 [8DE]

Crimes Against Humanity Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1346), S6078 [21JY]

Dept. of Justice Transmittal to the House of Representatives All Information Relative to Decision To Dismiss U.S. v. New Black Panther Party: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 994) (H. Rept. 111-404), H421 [27JA]

Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 3466), S5438 [24JN]

Equal Justice for Our Military Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 569) (H. Rept. 111-547), H5674 [15JY]

Fair Sentencing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1789), S1516 [15MR]

Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3245) (H. Rept. 111-670), H7854 [1DE]

Family Health Care Accessibility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 111-607), H6803 [16SE]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3677) (S. Rept. 111-238), S6519 [29JY]

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 111-683), H8597 [16DE]

Frivolous Lawsuit Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 603) (S. Rept. 111-317), S7507 [27SE]

Government Accountability Office Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2991) (S. Rept. 111-350), S8062 [18NO]

Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 1031) (H. Rept. 111-427), H1167 [4MR]

John C. Godbold Federal Building, Atlanta, GA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4275), S4938 [15JN]

John C. Godbold U.S. Judicial Administration Building, Atlanta, GA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. Rept. 111-444), H1655 [18MR]

Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2782), S8712 [9DE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 678) (S. Rept. 111-280), S6882 [5AU]

Military Medical Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1478) (H. Rept. 111-466), H2876 [26AP]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 714), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Albert Diaz To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of Amy Berman Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Amy Totenberg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Anne M. Tompkins To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of Anthony J. Battaglia To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Audrey Goldstein Fleissig To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Barry R. Grissom To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Benita Y. Pearson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Beryl A. Howell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Brian A. Jackson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Carlton W. Reeves To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Catherine C. Eagles To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Charles M. Oberly III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of David A. Capp To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2115 [25MR]

Nomination of David B. Fein To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2802 [29AP]

Nomination of David J. Hickton To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Denise Jefferson Casper To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Denzil P. Marshall, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Diana Saldana To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Edmond E. Chang To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Edward J. Davila To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Edward M. Chen To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S481 [4FE], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Elena Kagan To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of Elizabeth Erny Foote To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Ellen Lipton Hollander To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Gary S. Feinerman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Gloria M. Navarro To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Goodwin Liu To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of J. Michelle Childs To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of James A. Lewis To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of James A. Wynn, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S340 [28JA]

Nomination of James E. Boasberg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of James E. Graves, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of James E. Shadid To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of James K. Bredar To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Jane E. Magnus-Stinson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1458 [11MR]

Nomination of Jerry E. Martin To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of John A. Gibney, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Jon E. DeGuilio To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Joseph H. Hogsett To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Josephine Staton Tucker To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Judith A. Smith To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2758 [28AP]

Nomination of Kathleen M. O'Malley To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Kimberly J. Mueller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Laura E. Duffy To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Leonard P. Stark To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of Leslie E. Kobayashi To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Louis B. Butler, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S481 [4FE], S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Lucy Haeran Koh To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Marc T. Treadwell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Marco A. Hernandez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Mark A. Goldsmith To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1750 [18MR]

Nomination of Mark F. Green To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7777 [29SE]

Nomination of Mary E. Raffinan To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7786 [29SE]

Nomination of Mary H. Murguia To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Max O. Cogburn, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Melinda L. Haag To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6882 [5AU]

Nomination of Michael C. Ormsby To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7777 [29SE]

Nomination of Michael H. Simon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Michael J. Moore To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7174 [16SE]

Nomination of Milton C. Lee, Jr., To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2758 [28AP]

Nomination of Nancy D. Freudenthal To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of O. Rogeriee Thompson To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S122 [21JA]

Nomination of Pamela Cothran Marsh To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN]

Nomination of Paul K. Holmes III To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Peter J. Smith To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5112 [17JN]

Nomination of R. Booth Goodwin II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3716 [13MY]

Nomination of Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3715 [13MY]

Nomination of Richard M. Gergel To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3358 [6MY]

Nomination of Ripley Rand To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of Robert E. O'Neill To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of Robert L. Wilkins To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7442 [24SE]

Nomination of Robert N. Chatigny To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Sally Quillian Yates To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S795 [25FE]

Nomination of Scott M. Matheson, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Sharon Johnson Coleman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Stephanie A. Finley To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [27MY]

Nomination of Steve C. Jones To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8641 [8DE]

Nomination of Sue E. Myerscough To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Susan L. Carney To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8348 [1DE]

Nomination of Susan Richard Nelson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Tanya Walton Pratt To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1168 [4MR]

Nomination of Thomas E. Delahanty II To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of Timothy Q. Purdon To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]

Nomination of Timothy S. Black To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S569 [11FE]

Nomination of Todd E. Edelman To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2758 [28AP]

Nomination of Wendy J. Olson To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4849 [10JN]

Nomination of William C. Eldridge To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8062 [18NO]

Nomination of William C. Killian To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7420 [23SE]

Nomination of William J. Hochul, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S795 [25FE]

Nomination of William J. Martinez To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2377 [15AP]

Nomination of Zane D. Memeger To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2802 [29AP]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 446), S4658 [8JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 339), S4658 [8JN]

Prohibit Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Defamation Judgments and Certain Foreign Judgments Against Providers of Interactive Computer Services: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2765), S5849 [14JY]

Protect Indian Arts and Crafts Through the Improvement of Applicable Criminal Proceedings: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 725) (H. Rept. 111-397), H146 [15JA]

Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 258), S6200 [22JY]

Securing Protections for the Injured From Limitations on Liability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5503) (H. Rept. 111-521), H5302 [30JN]

Securing the Protection of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage (SPEECH) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2765) (S. Rept. 111-224), S5993 [19JY]

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 657), S2802 [29AP]

Temporary District Court Judgeships Creation and Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 193), S6078 [21JY]

Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4387), S8298 [30NO]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4387) (H. Rept. 111-610), H6809 [20SE]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5408-H5490 [1JY]

Rules

G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment trial committee rules, S5989 [19JY]

Statements

Impeachment Trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.: Senators McCaskill and Hatch, Committee on Impeachment Trial (Senate), S10282-S10284 [15DE]

Mikhail Khodorkovsky—Full Transcript of His Final Words: Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, S10342 [16DE]

Portrait Ceremony: Jeff Amestoy, S7606 [28SE]

State Witness Protection Act: Senator Specter, S700 [23FE]

Statements—Impeachment trial

Impeachment Trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S8561-S8574, S8576-S8595 [7DE]

———Jonathan Turley, S8561-S8565, S8572-S8574, S8583-S8591, S8594 [7DE]

———Representative Goodlatte, S8577-S8583 [7DE]

———Representative Schiff, S8565-S8572, S8574, S8576, S8591-S8594 [7DE]

Subpoena Notices

Clermont County, OH, Court of Common Appeals, H7400 [15NO]

District of Columbia Superior Court, H4217 [8JN], H6576 [9AU]

New York County, NY, grand jury, H8545 [16DE]

Placer County, CA, Superior Court, H7400, H7401 [15NO]

St. Lucie County, FL, Circuit Court, H2464 [13AP]

Stark County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H7401 [15NO]

Superior Court for Santa Clara County, CA, H13 [12JA]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H7492 [16NO]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H1175 [9MR], H1287 [10MR], H8297 [14DE]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H1287 [10MR]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, H3686 [20MY]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, H2464 [13AP]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, H7401 [15NO]

Youngstown, OH, Municipal Court, H1340 [11MR]

Summaries

Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 6198), H7159-H7161 [28SE], E1973 [18NO]

Tables

Judicial nominees pending Senate confirmation, S1248 [8MR]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, H6159 [27JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5281, Removal Clarification Act, S8510 [3DE], H6159 [27JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5810, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H6160 [27JY]

Testimonies

Nomination of Elena Kagan To Be Supreme Court Justice, S5937-S5942 [15JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 304, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 725, Tribal Law and Order Act, H6024 [26JY]

H. Res. 1031, G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., impeachment, S1645 [17MR], H1327 [11MR]

H. Res. 1061, tribute to Stanley Cooper, Richard J. (Joe) Gardner, and other law enforcement officers for response to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, NV, H1240 [10MR]

H. Res. 1087, tribute to John H. Ruffin, Jr., H1234 [10MR]

H. Res. 1141, tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, H1524 [17MR]

H. Res. 1165, G. Thomas Porteous Jr., impeachment managers appointment and authorization, S1645 [17MR], H1340 [11MR]

H. Res. 1326, condemn abduction of U.S. children to Japan, return such children to custodial parent or original jurisdiction for a custody determination, and provide parents access to their children, H7043 [28SE]

H. Res. 1364, honor historic and community significance of Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro, NC, and express condolences for the fire damage sustained by the courthouse, H3501 [18MY]

H. Res. 1412, tribute to South Africa for successful convictions for human trafficking, H5272 [30JN]

H. Res. 1470, tribute to William S. Richardson, H5787 [20JY]

H. Res. 1756, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 5281, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, H8213 [8DE]

H.R. 265, Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act, H6199-H6202 [28JY]

H.R. 725, protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, H152 [19JA]

H.R. 1107, enact certain laws relative to public contracts, S8442 [2DE]

H.R. 1514, Dept. of Justice Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program reauthorization, H3495 [18MY]

H.R. 1745, Family Health Care Accessibility Act, H6848 [22SE]

H.R. 2646, GAO Improvement Act, H65 [13JA]

H.R. 3040, Senior Financial Empowerment Act, H6101 [27JY]

H.R. 3808, Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act, H2919 [27AP]

H.R. 4113, Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act, H7161-H7163 [28SE]

H.R. 4275, John C. Godbold Federal Building, Atlanta, GA, H2516 [14AP]

H.R. 4387, Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL, H7092 [28SE]

H.R. 4506, Bankruptcy Judgeship Act, H1235 [10MR]

H.R. 5143, National Criminal Justice Commission Act, H6129-H6131 [27JY]

H.R. 5281, Removal Clarification Act, S8510 [3DE], H6133 [27JY]

H.R. 5367, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, H7465 [16NO]

H.R. 5481, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling subpoena power authorization, H4721 [23JN]

H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured From Limitations on Liability Act, H5330 [1JY]

H.R. 5651, Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Rapid City, SD, H6714 [15SE]

H.R. 5810, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act, H6100 [27JY]

H.R. 5827, Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, H6137 [27JY]

H.R. 6198, Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act, H7158 [28SE]

H.R. 6412, Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act, H8066 [7DE]

H.R. 6560, Removal Clarification Act, H8976 [22DE]

S. 258, Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act, S6536 [29JY]

S. 1782, Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act, S1631 [16MR], H3500 [18MY]

S. 1789, Fair Sentencing Act, S1682 [17MR], H6196 [28JY]

S. 2935, clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review, S54 [20JA]

S. 2943, Dept. of Justice consultation with appropriate officials within the executive branch prior to making the decision to try an unprivileged enemy belligerent in Federal civilian court, S126 [21JA]

S. 2979, Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), S443-S445 [2FE]

S. 3017, State Witness Protection Act, S701 [23FE]

S. 3160, Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods (PRECAUTION) Act, S2022-S2024 [24MR]

S. 3348, treat certain misfiled documents that express disagreement with Dept. of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions as timely motions for reconsideration of such decisions, S3646 [12MY]

S. 3463, Survivors Equality Act, S4660 [8JN]

S. 3466, Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act, S4747 [9JN]

S. 3654, Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, S6305 [27JY]

S. 3842, protect crime victims' rights and reauthorize certain Dept. of Justice DNA-related grant programs, S7511-S7515 [27SE]

S. 3871, designation and assignment of retired Supreme Court justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused, S7793 [29SE]

S. 3901, Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act, S7807-S7809 [29SE]

S. 3982, amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents, S8246 [29NO]

S. 4005, Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act, S10232 [14DE], H8539 [16DE]

S. 4050, Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act, S10816 [20DE]

S. 4051, Espionage Statutes Modernization Act, S10931 [21DE]

S. Con. Res. 59, express that the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court undermines U.S. sovereignty, declare that the U.S. should not ratify, and discourage U.S. representation at review conference in Uganda, S2528 [21AP]

S. Res. 391, recognize Victims of Crime Act anniversary and contributions to the Crime Victims Fund through criminal prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys' Financial Litigation Units, S126, S132 [21JA]

S. Res. 398, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Schonberg, et al. v. Sanders, et al, S256, S261 [26JA]

S. Res. 399, tribute to Stanley Cooper, Richard J. (Joe) Gardner, and other law enforcement officers for response to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV, S256, S261 [26JA]

S. Res. 403, try Umar F. Abdulmutallab by a military tribunal and consult with appropriate officials prior to terminating interrogation of, or providing a civilian trial to, terrorist suspects, S396 [1FE]

S. Res. 444, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in Vancouver v. Galloway, S1186, S1208 [4MR]

S. Res. 457, Senate issuance of a summons and related procedures relative to impeachment trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S1647, S1673 [17MR], H1562 [17MR]

S. Res. 458, Senate committee appointment to receive and report evidence relative to impeachment trial of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., S1647, S1673 [17MR], H1562 [17MR]

S. Res. 467, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Sollars v. Reid, et al., S1878, S1921 [23MR]

S. Res. 661, Senate Legal Counsel representation in McCarthy v. Byrd, S7638, S7669 [28SE]

S. Res. 699, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in St. Paul, MN, v. Irene V. Andrews, Bruce J. Berry, John J. Braun, David E. Luce, and Elizabeth A. McKenzie, S8692, S8715 [9DE]

Tributes

O'Connor, Sandra Day, H2265 [24MR]

Stevens, John Paul, S2468, S2470 [20AP], S5483 [28JN]