ALAN DODKOWITZ

H. R. 1640, the "Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act," would exempt individuals from civil liability for reporting suspicious behavior to Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2291, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 1/ S. 4, the "Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act," specifically Section 2005 of the bill, which would create within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security an Office for the Prevention of Terrorism; H.R. 258, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; Ongoing efforts in support of the creation of law enforcment standards for personal protective equipment

H.R. 1661, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit certain annuitants of the retirement programs of the United States Park Police and United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise be entitled as a result of new salary schedules; S. 1354, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would provide 6(c) benefits to approximately 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who currently do not have them; H.R. 800, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; S. 1041, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; H.R. 980, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers;

S. 231, would authorize full funding for the Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) programs thorugh 2012; H.R. 1700/ S. 368, the "COPS Improvement Act," would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; S. 294, the "Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act," would improve the security on Amtrak rail lines and provide funding to hire additional Amtrak police and upgrade their equipment; H.R. 3093/ S. 1745 CJS Appropriations bills

S. 206 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Social Security Fairness Act," would repeal both the "Windfall Elimination Provision" and the "Government Pension Offset" in current Social Security law; H.R. 172, the "Community Partners Next Door Act," would establish a housing program that would provide a fifty percent (50%) discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence, including a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage, and a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high cost areas; H.R. 2772/ S. 1647, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H. R. 1640, the "Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act," would exempt individuals from civil liability for reporting suspicious behavior to Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2291, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 1/ S. 4, the "Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act," specifically Section 2005 of the bill, which would create within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security an Office for the Prevention of Terrorism; H.R. 258, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; Ongoing efforts in support of the creation of law enforcment standards for personal protective equipment

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H. R. 1640, the "Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act," would exempt individuals from civil liability for reporting suspicious behavior to Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies; H.R. 2291, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 1/ S. 4, the "Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act," specifically Section 2005 of the bill, which would create within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security an Office for the Prevention of Terrorism; H.R. 258, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; Ongoing efforts in support of the creation of law enforcment standards for personal protective equipment

Support for inclusion of prohibition on release by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) of information contained in the firearms trace database to non-law enforcement entities H.R. 2627/ S. 376 (Leahy, D-VT), the "Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act," would improve the provisions related to carriage of concealed firearms by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers;

S. 206 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Social Security Fairness Act," would repeal both the "Windfall Elimination Provision" and the "Government Pension Offset" in current Social Security law; H.R. 172, the "Community Partners Next Door Act," would establish a housing program that would provide a fifty percent (50%) discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence, including a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage, and a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high cost areas; H.R. 2772/ S. 1647, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 923/ S. 535, the "Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act," would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and permit the Inspector Generals in executive branch departments and agencies to work voluntarily with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on cold cases; S. 513, would repeal the "Insurrection Act Rider" and restore the previous statutory authority for the use of U.S. Armed Forces in a domestic law enforcement capacity; S. 1369, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 818 the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act,"

H.R. 923/ S. 535, the "Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act," would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and permit the Inspector Generals in executive branch departments and agencies to work voluntarily with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on cold cases; S. 513, would repeal the "Insurrection Act Rider" and restore the previous statutory authority for the use of U.S. Armed Forces in a domestic law enforcement capacity; S. 1369, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 818 the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act,"

H.R. 1661, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit certain annuitants of the retirement programs of the United States Park Police and United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise be entitled as a result of new salary schedules; S. 1354, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would provide 6(c) benefits to approximately 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who currently do not have them; H.R. 800, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; S. 1041, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; H.R. 980, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 1661, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit certain annuitants of the retirement programs of the United States Park Police and United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise be entitled as a result of new salary schedules; S. 1354, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would provide 6(c) benefits to approximately 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who currently do not have them; H.R. 800, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; S. 1041, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; H.R. 980, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers;

H.R. 923/ S. 535, the "Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act," would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and permit the Inspector Generals in executive branch departments and agencies to work voluntarily with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on cold cases; S. 513, would repeal the "Insurrection Act Rider" and restore the previous statutory authority for the use of U.S. Armed Forces in a domestic law enforcement capacity; S. 1369, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 818 the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act,"

S. 206 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Social Security Fairness Act," would repeal both the "Windfall Elimination Provision" and the "Government Pension Offset" in current Social Security law; H.R. 172, the "Community Partners Next Door Act," would establish a housing program that would provide a fifty percent (50%) discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence, including a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage, and a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high cost areas; H.R. 2772/ S. 1647, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits;

S. 231, would authorize full funding for the Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) programs thorugh 2012; H.R. 1700/ S. 368, the "COPS Improvement Act," would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; S. 294, the "Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act," would improve the security on Amtrak rail lines and provide funding to hire additional Amtrak police and upgrade their equipment; H.R. 3093/ S. 1745 CJS Appropriations bills

S. 206 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Social Security Fairness Act," would repeal both the "Windfall Elimination Provision" and the "Government Pension Offset" in current Social Security law; H.R. 172, the "Community Partners Next Door Act," would establish a housing program that would provide a fifty percent (50%) discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence, including a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage, and a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high cost areas; H.R. 2772/ S. 1647, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits;

S. 231, would authorize full funding for the Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) programs thorugh 2012; H.R. 1700/ S. 368, the "COPS Improvement Act," would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; S. 294, the "Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act," would improve the security on Amtrak rail lines and provide funding to hire additional Amtrak police and upgrade their equipment; H.R. 3093/ S. 1745 CJS Appropriations bills

S. 231, would authorize full funding for the Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) programs thorugh 2012; H.R. 1700/ S. 368, the "COPS Improvement Act," would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; S. 294, the "Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act," would improve the security on Amtrak rail lines and provide funding to hire additional Amtrak police and upgrade their equipment; H.R. 3093/ S. 1745 CJS Appropriations bills

Support for inclusion of prohibition on release by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) of information contained in the firearms trace database to non-law enforcement entities H.R. 2627/ S. 376 (Leahy, D-VT), the "Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act," would improve the provisions related to carriage of concealed firearms by qualified active and retired law enforcement officers;

H.J.Res. 12, would amend the Constitution to give Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States S. 447, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 2325, (Gohmert, R-AZ), the "Court and Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," which would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. 1235 (Cornyn, R-TX), the "Daniel Faulkner Law Enforcement Officers' and Judges' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers";; H.R. 460 (Rangel, D-NY), the "Crack Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act," would eliminate the current mandatory minimum penalties for the possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine; H.R. 1118 (Keller, R-FL), the "Drug Trafficking Elimination Act of 2007," would increase penalties for dealers of large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, and heroin and create a mandatory sentences for anyone caught dealing drugs to a pregnant woman or anyone under the age of twenty-one (21)and for anyone found to be working in a large drug trafficking organization; S. 456 (Feinstein, D-CA), the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would establish a High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Area (HIIGAA) program to facilitate greater cooperation between local, State and Federal law enforcement in identifying, targeting, and eliminating violent gangs in areas where gang activity is particularly prevalent and define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 545, the "Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act," would make funds available from the "Combat Meth Act" for tribal governments; H.R. 688, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 79, the "Powder Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act," would eliminate the disparity in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine offenses by changing the applicable amounts for powder cocaine to those currently applicable to crack cocaine; S. 449, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 304, the "Communities Leading Everyone Away From Narcotics Through Online Warning Notification (CLEAN TOWN) Act," would establish a registry for persons convicted of certain drug dealing offenses so that communities can be made aware of the presence of these offenders; H.R. 2281, the "Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act," would close a loophole in current law and create a new Federal criminal offense for the killing, the attempt to kill or conspiring to kill, any public safety officer for a public agency that receives Federal funding; H.R. 146, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol;

H.R. 923/ S. 535, the "Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act," would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and permit the Inspector Generals in executive branch departments and agencies to work voluntarily with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on cold cases; S. 513, would repeal the "Insurrection Act Rider" and restore the previous statutory authority for the use of U.S. Armed Forces in a domestic law enforcement capacity; S. 1369, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 818 the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act,"

H.R. 923/ S. 535, the "Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act," would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and permit the Inspector Generals in executive branch departments and agencies to work voluntarily with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) on cold cases; S. 513, would repeal the "Insurrection Act Rider" and restore the previous statutory authority for the use of U.S. Armed Forces in a domestic law enforcement capacity; S. 1369, would provide immunity from civil liability for bringing suspicious behavior to the attention of security personnel or law enforcement officers; H.R. 818 the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act,"

S. 231, would authorize full funding for the Edward J. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) programs thorugh 2012; H.R. 1700/ S. 368, the "COPS Improvement Act," would provide full funding for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the programs it administers; S. 294, the "Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act," would improve the security on Amtrak rail lines and provide funding to hire additional Amtrak police and upgrade their equipment; H.R. 3093/ S. 1745 CJS Appropriations bills

H.R. 1661, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit certain annuitants of the retirement programs of the United States Park Police and United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise be entitled as a result of new salary schedules; S. 1354, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would provide 6(c) benefits to approximately 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who currently do not have them; H.R. 800, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; S. 1041, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; H.R. 980, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers;

H.R. 82, the "Social Security Fairness Act," would repeal both the "Windfall Elimination Provision" and the "Government Pension Offset" in current Social Security law; H.R. 1073, the "Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," would provide 6 (c) benefits to approximately 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who currently do not have them; "Supported and lobbied for revised guidance with respect to the implementation of section 845 of the Pension Protection Act"

H.R. 1661, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit certain annuitants of the retirement programs of the United States Park Police and United States Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive the adjustments in pension benefits to which such annuitants would otherwise be entitled as a result of new salary schedules; S. 1354, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would provide 6(c) benefits to approximately 30,000 Federal law enforcement officers who currently do not have them; H.R. 800, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; S. 1041, the "Employee Free Choice Act," would replace the current democratic process of secret ballots in the selection or certification on a union as the bargaining units with a "card check" system; H.R. 980, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers;

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.J.Res. 10, would amend the Constitution to give Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States S.J.Res.12, would amend the Constitution to give Congress the power tp prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R. 960 H.R. 960, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000 H.R. 1002, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; H.R. 2830, the "Pension Protection Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes the text of H.R. 2177, the "Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act"; S. 1783, the "Pension Security and Transparency Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes a provision to eliminate the ten percent (10%) early withdrawal penalty from a governmental defined benefit plan for public safety officers; S. 3652, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; S. 3653, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000; H.R. 4, the "Pension Protection Act" a comprehensive pension reform bill

S. 21, the "Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act," which would reauthorize the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) at a greater level of funding H.R. 418/PL 109-013, the "REAL ID Act," which establishes standards that States must meet in order for their driver's licenses and identification cards to be accepted as valid by Federal agencies H.R. 1544, the "Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act," would reform the current formula and require the Department of Homeland Security to allocate all grant funds based on risk Support of Federal Regulations & Guidelines for the implementation of PL 104-013, the "REAL ID ACT" H.R. 5351, the "Natural Emergency Management Reform and Enhancment Act," which helps to improve the Nation's capability to mobilize a responce to critical incidents S. 3593, the "United States Emergency Management Authority Act

S. 2599 Supporting the adoption of Federal Regulations and guidelines for the implementation of PL 108-277, the Law Enforcement /Officers Safety Act H.R. 5013, the "Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act," would prohibit the use of any Federal funds from being used to seize firearms during a major disaster or emergency, except under circumstances currently applicable under Federal or State law

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

S. 21, the "Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act," which would reauthorize the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) at a greater level of funding H.R. 418/PL 109-013, the "REAL ID Act," which establishes standards that States must meet in order for their driver's licenses and identification cards to be accepted as valid by Federal agencies H.R. 1544, the "Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act," would reform the current formula and require the Department of Homeland Security to allocate all grant funds based on risk Support of Federal Regulations & Guidelines for the implementation of PL 104-013, the "REAL ID ACT" H.R. 5351, the "Natural Emergency Management Reform and Enhancment Act," which helps to improve the Nation's capability to mobilize a responce to critical incidents S. 3593, the "United States Emergency Management Authority Act

H.R. 960 H.R. 960, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000 H.R. 1002, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; H.R. 2830, the "Pension Protection Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes the text of H.R. 2177, the "Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act"; S. 1783, the "Pension Security and Transparency Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes a provision to eliminate the ten percent (10%) early withdrawal penalty from a governmental defined benefit plan for public safety officers; S. 3652, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; S. 3653, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000; H.R. 4, the "Pension Protection Act" a comprehensive pension reform bill

H.R. 960 H.R. 960, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000 H.R. 1002, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; H.R. 2830, the "Pension Protection Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes the text of H.R. 2177, the "Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act"; S. 1783, the "Pension Security and Transparency Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes a provision to eliminate the ten percent (10%) early withdrawal penalty from a governmental defined benefit plan for public safety officers; S. 3652, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; S. 3653, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000; H.R. 4, the "Pension Protection Act" a comprehensive pension reform bill

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R.93/S. 450, TitleVII of the "Count Every Vote Act," would restore the right to vote in Federal elections to released felons who are denied that right by the State in which they reside H.R. 663, the "Ex-Offender Voting Rights Act," would restore the right to vote in Federal elections to released felons who are denied that right by the State in which they reside

H.R. 556, would amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase local pay adjustments for Federal law enforcement officers, include the U.S. Capitol Police within the definition of "law enforcement officer" for locality pay purposes, and eliminate the limitation on the "premium pay" Federal law enforcement officers can receive H.R. 1249, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; S. 513, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; S. 718, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; Implementation of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) H.R. 556

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R. 1714, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits; H.R. 2177/PL 109-280, the "Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act," would provide a modest tax benefit to help retired public safety officers afford health insurance by allowing the use, on a pre-tax basis, of up to $3,000 annually from their pension funds (including defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans) to pay for premiums on health care and long-term care insurance H.R. 147/S. 619, the "Social Security Fairness Act," would repeal both the "Windfall Elimination Provision" and the "Government Pension Offset" in current Social Security law; S. 866, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits

H.R. 556, would amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase local pay adjustments for Federal law enforcement officers, include the U.S. Capitol Police within the definition of "law enforcement officer" for locality pay purposes, and eliminate the limitation on the "premium pay" Federal law enforcement officers can receive H.R. 1249, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; S. 513, the "Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act," would recognize the right of law enforcement and other public safety officers to bargain collectively with their employers; S. 718, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; Implementation of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) H.R. 556

H.R. 1714, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits; H.R. 2177/PL 109-280, the "Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act," would provide a modest tax benefit to help retired public safety officers afford health insurance by allowing the use, on a pre-tax basis, of up to $3,000 annually from their pension funds (including defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans) to pay for premiums on health care and long-term care insurance H.R. 147/S. 619, the "Social Security Fairness Act," would repeal both the "Windfall Elimination Provision" and the "Government Pension Offset" in current Social Security law; S. 866, the "Public Servant Retirement Protection Act," would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and replace it with a more equitable, individualized calculation of Social Security benefits

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;

H.J.Res. 10, would amend the Constitution to give Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States S.J.Res.12, would amend the Constitution to give Congress the power tp prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States

H.R. 960 H.R. 960, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000 H.R. 1002, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; H.R. 2830, the "Pension Protection Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes the text of H.R. 2177, the "Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety (HELPS) Retirees Act"; S. 1783, the "Pension Security and Transparency Act," is a comprehensive pension reform bill which includes a provision to eliminate the ten percent (10%) early withdrawal penalty from a governmental defined benefit plan for public safety officers; S. 3652, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Equity Act," would amend the definition of law enforcement officer under Title 5, USC, to include Federal police officers and others under the "6(c)" retirement provisions of Chapters 83 and 84; S. 3653, the "Federal Law Enforcement Pension Adjustment Equity Act," would permit annuitants of the U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division to receive adjustments in pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled as a result of the transfer of active officers to a new pay scale under the Law Enforcement Pay Equity Act of 2000; H.R. 4, the "Pension Protection Act" a comprehensive pension reform bill

Appropriations legislation for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, Legislative Branch, and Treasury/ General Government H.R. 5441 Department "Homeland Security Appropriations Act"

H.R. 13, the "Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (Clean-Up) of Methamphetamines Act," authorizes additional funding to increase training for State and local law enforcement in, and to cover the costs of complying with Federal regulations governing, the clean-up and disposal of Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots program to include personnel and equipment for enforcement, prosecution, and lab clean-up H.R. 94, the "Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act," would provide the familes of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 104, the "Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act," would provide the families of deceased law enforcement officers with a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol; H.R. 354, the "State and Local Law Enforcement Officers' Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act," would protect the due process rights of officers during internal investigations; H.R. 789, the "Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2005," legislation to establish a research program to develop voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of meth labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetmine detection technologies and the development of field test kits; H.R. 970, the "Gang Prevention and Effection Deterrence Act,: is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; H.R. 1122, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices: H.R. 1279, the "Gang Deeterrence and Community Protection Act," aims to reduce criminal gang activity by providing for increased assistance in certain designated "high intensity interstategang activity areas" to build multijurisdictional efforts targeting criminal street gangs using Federal funds: H.R. 1528, the "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act," would increase the mandatory minimum sentences for drug distribution to persons under 21 years of age and for persons who maintain drug-involved premises affecting children, and also provide for life imprisonment for drug felons and violent criminals convicted a third time for such an offense; H.R. 13 H.R. 798, the Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, which would established voluntary guidelines for the remediation of former methamphetamine labs, enhance the research on the residual effects of such labs on first responders and others, and support research into new methamphetamine detection technologies and the development of field test kits. H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act, which requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an interagency coordinating committee to guide policy and program development across the Federal Government on underage drinking; issue an annual report card to rate the performance of each State in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce underage drinking; develop a set of outcome measures to prepare report cards, including the strictness of the minimum drinking age laws and the number of compliance checks conducted; fund and oversee the Ad Council's national adult-oriented media public service campaign; award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education; and collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking, including the impact alcohol use and abuse has upon adolescent brain development, the scope of the underage drinking problem, and progress in preventing and treating underage drinking. H.R. 4709, the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, addresses the growing issue of "pretexting"--the practice of obtaining personal records under false pretenses. Under current law, the sale of information obtained illegally or without the consent of cell phone customers is not specifically prohibited. This legislation would close that loophole by imposing a stiff fine and a 20-year prison sentence on anyone who sells, transfers or attempts to sell or transfer phone records without consumer authorization. Violations in conjunction with a pattern of illegal activity or if the stolen information is used to commit an act of domestic violence or a violent crime against a law enforcement officer, judicial official, or their families, then the offender is subject to harsher penalty. H.R. 6344, legislation reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy. S. 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which revises the criminal prohibitions against damaging or interfering with the operations of an animal enterprise to include intentional damage or loss to any real or personal property and intentional threats of death or serious bodily injury against individuals (or their family members, spouses, or intimate partners) who are involved with animal enterprises. The new law also increases monetary and criminal penalties for such crime. S. 945, the "PROTECTION Act," would reauthorize the successful COPS program through 2011 to hire and retain police officers, pay overtime and reimburse officers pursuing college and advance degrees to enhance their job skills as well as providing Federal money for new technology; S. 1605, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Protection Act," would increase the penalties, including death, for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, impose time and other substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer, limit the amount of damages that a criminal defendant could recover as a result of injuries that the criminal incurred in the course of committing or being apprehended for a felony or a crime of violence, and address implementation difficulties of the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act, by slightly modifying the documentary requirements for "qualified retired law enforcement officers"; S. Con. Res. 102, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 253, the "Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act," would require the U.S. Attorney General to collect race and other data on traffic stops made by State and local law enforcement officers; S. 122, the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act," would abolish the death penalty option for all Federal crimes which currently carry that penalty; H Res. 1082, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; H.R. 4411, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act," which would require financial transaction providers to block and refuse transactions associated with illegal gambling and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidelines for financial transaction providers that would identify and prevent these restricted transactions and prevent them; H.R. 4472/PL109-248, the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act," would increase sentences for child predators and improve the tracking of child sex crime offenders; H.R. 4709, the "Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act," would prohibit the sale or transfer of phone records without consumer authorization and impose an additional penalty if the sale or transfer is used in a crime of domestic violence or against a law enforcement officer or his family; H.R. 5672, the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007," provides funding for the U.S. Department of Justice and its programs assisting State and local law enforcement; H. Con. Res. 85, a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; H. Con. Res. 407, a resolution formally condemning the action of St.-Denis, France, which named a street in honor of the murderer of Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner; S. 155, the "Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act," is a comprehensive, national approach to the problem of gang violence which would provide Federal funding to support joint Federal, State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent gangs and amend the Federal criminal code to define new offenses which will enable law enforcement to fight gangs and gang-related activity more effectively; S. 344, legislation to link together the offenses and sentencing enhancements under Federal law for criminals who sell drugs to individuals under the age of 21, who sell or manufacture drugs in or near schools and colleges, or who employ children under 18 years of age in drug operations; S. 564, the "Safe Intersections Act of 2005," would criminalize the unauthorized sale or use of traffic signal preemption devices; H.R. 1710, the "Internet Police Protection Act," would create a new Federal criminal offense prohibiting persons from making available on the Internet restricted personal information concerning judges, law enforcement and other public safety officers, jurors, witnesses or other officers in any United States Court; H.R. 1751, the "Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act," which would increase the penalties for threats and violence against law enforcement officers, judges, and courtroom personnel, including the application of the death penalty, and also impose time limits and substantive limits on Federal courts' review of habeas corpus petitions challenging a State court conviction for killing a law enforcement officer, judge, or other public safety officer; H.R. 1758, the "Open Air Drug Market Penalty Act," would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an additional five years imprisonment for knowingly committing a Federal drug offense within 500 feet of the place where any similar offense was committed in the preceding 48 hours; H.R. 2363, the "Peace Officer Justice Act," would make the murder of a law enforcement officer and subsequent flight to a foreign nation a Federal crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; H.R. 2942, the "Sexual Predator Sentencing Act," would raise the mandatory minimum sentences for first-time sex offenders and increase the penalty for criminals convicted of a second sexual offense to life;