A Selection of Proposed Bills of the 107 th Congress Jan Jan. 2002

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1 A Selection of Proposed Bills of the 107 th Congress Jan Jan Note: These congressional bill proposals have been selected for inclusion here because of their probable interest to the educational community. Subscribers may research these and all other congressional bills by bill number at thomas.loc.gov Courts/Judiciary Senate Action S.32 (Thurmond, R-SC) to amend Title 23, U.S. Code, to clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior federal courts, to Judiciary. S98, remarks and text S308, CR 1/22/01. S.57 (Inouye, D-HI) to convert a temporary federal judgeship in the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship and authorize an additional permanent judgeship in the district of Hawaii, to Judiciary. S99, CR 1/22/01. S.147 (Feinstein, D-CA) to provide for the appointment of additional federal district judges, to Judiciary. S456, remarks S459, CR 1/23/00. S.273 (Torricelli, D-NJ) to amend Title 28, U.S. Code, to divide New Jersey into two judicial districts, to Judiciary. S1122, remarks and text S1128, CR 2/7/01. S.346 (Murkowski, R-AK) to amend Chapter 3 of Title 28, U.S. Code, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, to Judiciary. S1462, remarks and text S1475, CR 2/15/01. S.412 (Bayh, D-IN) to provide for a temporary federal district judgeship for the southern district of Indiana, to Judiciary. S1699, remarks S1704, CR 2/28/01. Nominations On 3/19/01, the Senate received notification of the withdrawal of the following nominations: Bonnie J. Campbell, of Iowa, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, James E. Duffy Jr., of Hawaii, and Barry P. Goode, of California, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Roger L. Gregory, of Virginia, and James A. Wynn Jr., of North Carolina, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Kathleen McCree Lewis, of Michigan, and Helene N. White, of Michigan, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Enrique Moreno, of Texas, and H. Alston Johnson III, of Louisiana, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. Nominations On 5/9/01, the Senate received the nominations of Barrington D. Parker Jr., of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, Dennis W. Shedd, of South Carolina, and Roger L. Gregory, of Virginia, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; Edith Brown Clement, of Louisiana, and Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Deborah L. Cook and Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Michael W. McConnell, of Utah, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; and Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, and John G. Roberts Jr., of Maryland, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending judicial nominations. 10 a.m., 5/16/01, 226 Dirksen. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending Justice Department and judicial nominations. 10 a.m., 5/23/01, 226 Dirksen. Nominations On 5/17/01, the Senate received the nominations of Sam E. Haddon and Richard F. Cebull, of Montana, each to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana. Nominations On 5/21/01, the Senate received the nomination of Sharon Prost, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.

2 Nominations On 5/22/01, the Senate received the nomination of Lavenski R. Smith, of Arkansas, to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. Nominations On 5/23/01, the Senate received the nomination of William J. Riley, of Nebraska, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. Nominations On 5/25/01, the Senate received the nominations of Charles W. Pickering Sr., of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, and Timothy M. Tymkovich, of Colorado, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. S.986 (Grassley, R-IA) to allow media coverage of court proceedings, to Judiciary. S5831, remarks and text S5836, CR 6/5/01. Nominations On 6/18/01, the Senate received the nomination of Terry L. Wooten, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Nominations On 6/19/01, the Senate received the nominations of Laurie Smith Camp, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska, and Paul G. Cassell, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah. Nominations On 6/20/01, the Senate received the nomination of John D. Bates, of Maryland, and Reggie B. Walton, of the District of Columbia, each to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia. Nominations On 6/21/01, the Senate received the nomination of Harris L. Hartz, of New Mexico, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. Hearings The Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing titled Should Ideology Matter?: Judicial Nominations a.m., 6/26/01, 226 Dirksen. S.1089 (Rockefeller, D-WV) to amend Section 7253 of Title 38, U.S. Code, to expand temporarily the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in order to further facilitate staggered terms for judges on that court, to Veterans Affairs. S6664, remarks and text S6667, CR 6/22/01. Nominations On 6/22/01, the Senate received the nominations of Richard R. Clifton, of Hawaii, and Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. S.1099 (Smith, R-OR) to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening federal judges, their families members, and other public servants, to Judiciary. S6920, remarks S6922, CR 6/26/01. S.1129 (Warner, R-VA) to increase the rate of pay for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the government, respectively, to Governmental Affairs. S7083, remarks and text S7095, CR 6/28/01. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on pending judicial nominations. 2 p.m., 7/11/01, 226 Dirksen. Nominations On 7/10/01, the Senate received the nominations of James E. Gritzner, of Iowa, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, Michael J. Melloy, of Iowa, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, and Michael P. Mills, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi. S.1162 (Feinstein, D-CA) to repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries and to provide for a 9.6 percent increase in judicial salaries, to Judiciary. S7494, remarks S7496, CR 7/11/01. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of William J. Riley, of Nebraska, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. 2 p.m., 7/24/01, 226 Dirksen. The Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on the role of the Senate in the nomination and confirmation process. 10 a.m., 7/24/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action On 7/19/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of Roger L. Gregory, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and Sam

3 E. Haddon and Richard F. Cebull, each to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana. The House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R.2048, to require a report on the operations of the State Justice Initiative. 10 a.m., 7/24/01, 2141 Rayburn. Floor Action On 7/20/01, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Roger L. Gregory, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and Sam E. Haddon and Richard F. Cebull, each to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana. Committee Action On 7/26/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S.1099, to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening federal judges, their family members, and other public servants. Nominations On 8/2/01, the Senate received the nominations of Jeffrey R. Howard, of New Hampshire, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit; Terrence L. O'Brien, of Wyoming, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Karon O. Bowdre, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; Callie V. Granade, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama; David L. Bunning, Karen K. Caldwell, and Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, each to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Kurt D. Englehardt, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Larry R. Hicks, of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada; M. Christina Armijo and William P. Johnson, of New Mexico, each to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Claire V. Eagan, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; Stephen P. Friot and Joe L. Heaton, of Oklahoma, each to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma; and James H. Payne, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Floor Action On 8/2/01, the Senate confirmed the nomination of William J. Riley, of Nebraska, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on pending judicial nominations. 10 a.m., 8/27/01, 226 Dirksen. Hearings On 9/4/01, the Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Committee, held a hearing on the Senate s role in and the criteria that should be applied with regard to the judicial nomination and confirmation process. Committee Action On 9/6/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of Sharon Prost, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Reggie B. Walton, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending judicial nominations. 9 a.m., 9/13/01, 226 Dirksen. Nominations On 9/10/01, the Senate received the nominations of Robert E. Blackburn and Marcia S. Krieger, each to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado; David C. Bury, Cindy K. Jorgenson and Frederick J. Martone, each to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona; Richard J. Leon, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; James C. Mahan, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada; Julie A. Robinson, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas; and D. Brooks Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. Hearings On 9/13/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the nominations of Barrington D. Parker, Jr., of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and Michael P. Mills, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on pending judicial nominations. 10:30 a.m., 9/20/01, 226 Dirksen. Nominations On 9/21/01, the Senate received the nomination of Clay D. Land, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, and Randy Crane, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.

4 Floor Action On 9/21/01, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Sharon Prost, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Reggie B. Walton, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on pending judicial nominees. 2 p.m., 10/4/01, 226 Dirksen. S.1477 (Bingaman, D-NM) to provide for an election of an annuity under Section 377 of Title 38, U.S. Code, for any qualified magistrate judge, to Judiciary. S9971, CR 10/1/01. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on pending judicial nominees: Edith Brown Clement, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Karen K Caldwell, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Laurie Smith Camp, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska; Claire V. Eagen, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; and James H. Payne to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Committee Action On 10/4/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of Barrington D. Parker Jr., of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and Michael P. Mills, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending judicial nominations. Time TBA, 10/18/01, 226 Dirksen. Nominations On 10/9/01, the Senate received the nominations of Julia Smith Gibbons, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; William H. Steele, of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Philip R. Martinez, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas; and C. Ashley Royal, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia. Nominations On 10/10/01, the Senate received the nomination of Jay C. Zainey to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Floor Action On 10/11/01, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Barrington D. Parker Jr., of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and Michael P. Mills, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi. Hearings On 10/18/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Charles W. Pickering Sr., of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; M. Christina Armijo, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Karon O. Bowdre, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; and Stephen P. Friot, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada. Committee Action On 10/18/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of Karen K Caldwell, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Laurie Smith Camp, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska; Claire V. Eagen, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma; and James H. Payne to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending judicial nominations. 2 p.m., 10/25/01, 226 Dirksen. Floor Action On 10/23/01, the Senate confirmed the nominations of James H. Payne to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; Karen K Caldwell, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Laurie Smith Camp, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska; and Claire V. Eagen, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending judicial nominations. 10 a.m., 11/7/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the nominations of Edith Brown Clement of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; M. Christina Armijo, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Karon O. Bowdre, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; Stephen P. Friot, to be U.S. District

5 Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma; Larry R. Hicks, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada; and Terry L. Wooten, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. 10 a.m., 11/1/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action On 11/1/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of Edith Brown Clement of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; M. Christina Armijo, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Karon O. Bowdre, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; Stephen P. Friot, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma; and Larry R. Hicks, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nominations of Joe L. Heaton, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma; Clay D. Land, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia; Frederick J. Martone, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona; Danny C. Reeves, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky; and Julie A. Robinson, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas. 10 a.m., 11/7/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action On 11/5/01, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Larry R. Hicks, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada. Floor Action On 11/5/01, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Larry R. Hicks, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada. Floor Action On 11/6/01, the Senate confirmed the nominations of M. Christina Armijo, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Karon O. Bowdre, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; and Stephen P. Friot, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up S.986, to allow media coverage of court proceedings. 10 a.m., 11/8/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the nomination of Terry L. Wooten, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. 10 a.m., 11/8/01, 226 Dirksen. Nominations On 11/8/01, the Senate the nominations of David W. McKeague, Susan Bieke Neilson, and Henry W. Saad, of Michigan, each to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; and Ralph R. Beistline, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska. Committee Action On 11/8/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Terry L. Wooten, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Floor Action On 11/8/01, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Terry L. Wooten, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Floor Action On 11/13/01, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Edith Brown Clement, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. Committee Action On 11/14/01, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved H.R.2336, to make permanent the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up S.986, to allow media coverage of court proceedings. 10 a.m., 11/29/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on pending judicial nominees. 10 a.m., 12/5/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action On 11/29/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S.986, to allow media coverage of federal court proceedings. Committee Action On 11/29/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of Harris L. Hartz, of New Mexico, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; John D. Bates, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Kurt D. Engelhardt, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Joe L. Heaton, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma; William P. Johnson, to be

6 U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Clay D. Land, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia; Frederick J. Martone, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona; Danny C. Reeves, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky; and Julie A. Robinson, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas. S.1757 (Craig, R-ID) to authorize an additional judgeship in the district of Idaho, to Judiciary. S12311, CR 12/2/01. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on David L. Bunning, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky. 10 a.m., 12/10/01, 226 Dirksen. Hearings On 12/5/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Callie V. Granade, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama; Marcia S. Krieger, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado; James C. Mahan, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada; Phillip R. Martinez, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas; and C. Ashley Royal, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the nomination of David L. Bunning, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky (ABA witnesses: Roscoe Trimmier Jr. and David C. Weiner, ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary). 10 a.m., 12/10/01, 226 Dirksen. Floor Action On 12/6/01, the Senate confirmed nominations of Harris L. Hartz, of New Mexico, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; Danny C. Reeves, to be U.S. District for the Eastern District of Kentucky; and Joe L. Heaton, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma. Floor Action On 12/11/01, the Senate will consider the nominations of John D. Bates, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Kurt D. Engelhardt, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; and Julie A. Robinson, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas. S.1805 (DeWine, R-OH) to convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a judgeship, to Judiciary. S12859, CR 12/11/01. Floor Action On 12/11/01, the Senate amended and passed H.R.2336, to extend for four years the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers. On 12/11/01, the Senate confirmed the nominations of John D. Bates, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Kurt D. Engelhardt, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; and Julie A. Robinson, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the nominations of Callie V. Granade, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama; Marcia S. Krieger, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado; James C. Mahan, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada; Philip R. Martinez, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas; and C. Ashley Royal, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia. 10 a.m., 12/13/01, 226 Dirksen. Floor Action On 12/13/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nominations of Callie V. Granade, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama; Marcia S. Krieger, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado; James C. Mahan, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada; Philip R. Martinez, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas; and C. Ashley Royal, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia. Floor Action On 12/13/01, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Frederick J. Martone, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona; William P. Johnson, of New Mexico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico; and Clay D. Land, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia.

7 Nominations On 12/19/01, the Senate received the nomination of John M. Rogers, of Kentucky, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. Floor Action On 12/20/01, the Senate confirmed the nomination of C. Ashley Royal, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia. On 12/20/01, the House passed H.R.2336, to extend for four years the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers, clearing the measure for the president. Floor Action On 12/20/01, the Senate passed S.1099, to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening federal judges, their family members, and other public servants. House Action H.R.254 (Gilman, R-NY) to provide for the review by Congress of proposed construction of court facilities, to Transportation and Infrastructure. H108, remarks and text E63, CR 1/30/01. H.R.261 (Cunningham, R-CA) to provide for the appointment of additional federal district judges in the southern district of California, to Judiciary. H109, remarks E46, CR 1/30/01. H.R.272 (Gonzalez, D-TX) to provide for the appointment of additional federal district judges, to Judiciary. H109, CR 1/30/01. H.R.409 (Andrews, D-NJ) to amend Title 28, U.S. Code, to divide New Jersey into two judicial districts, to Judiciary. H218, CR 2/7/01. H.R.570 (Biggert, R-IL) to repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and to provide for a 9.6 percent increase in judicial salaries, to Judiciary. H322, CR 2/13/01. H.R.732 (Andrews, D-NJ) to amend Title 28, U.S. Code, to provide for individuals serving as federal jurors to continue to receive their normal average wage or salary during such service, to Judiciary. H440, CR 2/27/01. H.R.733 (Andrews, D-NJ) to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a parent-child privilege, to Judiciary. H440, CR 2/27/01. H.R.860 (Sensenbrenner, R-WI) to amend Title 28, U.S. Code, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions, to Judiciary. H647, remarks E280, CR 3/6/01. H.R.889 (Lantos, D-CA) to require that, as a condition of receiving salary, each U.S. district judge must certify that certain cases before the judge have not been pending and undetermined for more than 90 days after being submitted for decision, to Judiciary. H648, CR 3/6/01. Committee Action The House Judiciary Committee will mark up the Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of a.m., 3/8/01, 2141 Rayburn. Committee Action On 3/8/01, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R.860, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions. Hearings The Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee, House Appropriations Committee, will hold a hearing on fiscal 2002 appropriations for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and Judicial Offices. 10 a.m., 3/21/01, H-309 Capitol Building. Floor Action On 3/14/01, the House passed H.R.860, to allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions. H.R.1203 (Simpson, R-ID) to amend Chapter 3 of Title 28, U.S. Code, to divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into two circuits, to Judiciary. H1114, CR 3/22/01.

8 Hearings The Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee, House Appropriations Committee, will hold a hearing on fiscal year 2002 appropriations for the Supreme Court. 10 a.m., 3/29/01, H-309 Capitol Building. H.R.1737 (Traficant, D-OH) to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide that witnesses at federal grand jury proceedings have the right to the assistance of counsel, to Judiciary. H1924, CR 5/3/01. H.R.1824 (Davis, R-VA) to increase the rate of pay for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the government, respectively, to Government Reform, and Judiciary. H2147, CR 5/14/01. H.R.2048 (Coble, R-NC) to require a report on the operations of the State Justice Institute, to Judiciary. H2887, CR 6/5/01. H.R.2336 (Coble, R-NC) to make permanent the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers, to Judiciary. H3711, remarks E1226, CR 6/27/01. Committee Action The House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R.2048, to require a report on the operations of the State Justice Initiative. 10 a.m., 7/18/01, 2141 Rayburn. H.R.2519 (Chabot, R-OH) to allow media coverage of court proceedings, to Judiciary. H4111, CR 7/17/01. H.R.2522 (Coble, R-NC) to make improvements in the operation and administration of the federal courts, to Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce. H4111, CR 7/17/01. Committee Action The House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R.2048, to require a report on the operations of the State Justice Initiative. 10 a.m., 7/19/01, 2141 Rayburn. Hearings The Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on legislation that would make improvements in the operation and administration of the federal courts. 10 a.m., 7/26/01, 2141 Rayburn. H.R.2688 (Lampson, D-TX) to amend Title 28, U.S. Code, to give district courts of the United States jurisdiction over competing state custody determinations, to Judiciary, and International Relations. H4948, CR 7/31/01. Floor Action On 9/5/01, the House passed H.R.2048 to require a report on the operations of the State Justice Institute. Committee Action The Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will mark up H.R.2522 to make improvements in the operation and administration of the federal courts. Time TBA, 9/13/01, 2141 Rayburn. Committee Action The House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R.2336, to make permanent the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers. 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee Action The House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R.2336, to make permanent the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers. 2 p.m., 10/3/01, 2141 Rayburn. Committee Action On 10/3/01, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R.2336, to make permanent the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers. Floor Action On 10/16/01, the House passed H.R.863, to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders. H.R (Goss, R-FL) to provide for an additional district judge for the Middle District of Florida, to Judiciary. H7909, CR 11/7/01. Hearings The Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on the operations of federal judicial misconduct and recusal statutes. 10 a.m., 11/15/01, 2141 Rayburn. Notices

9 On 2/14/01, the Judicial Conference of the United States issued several notices of open meetings of various Advisory Committees. FR On 6/6/01, the U.S. Sentencing Commission announced promulgation of temporary emergency amendments, effective 5/1/01, and non-emergency amendments, effective 11/1/01, to the sentencing guidelines for federal courts. FR On 7/3/01, the U.S. Sentencing Commission issued a notice of proposed policy development priorities and a request for public comment. Comments are due by 8/3/01. FR On 8/14/01, the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a notice of solicitation for a data collection agent for the 2001 Civil Justice Survey of State Courts. FR On 9/5/01, the U.S. Sentencing Commission issued a notice of and request for comment on proposed amendments to the Sentencing Commission s Rules of Practice and Procedure. Comments must be received by 10/5/01. FR Criminal Justice Senate Action S.16 (Daschle, D-SD) to improve law enforcement, crime prevention and victim assistance in the 21 st century, to Judiciary. S97, text S164, remarks S220, CR 1/22/01. S.34 (Thurmond, R-SC) to eliminate a requirement for a unanimous verdict in criminal trials in federal courts, to Judiciary. S98, remarks and text S311, CR 1/22/01. S.156 (Boxer, D-CA) to improve academic and social outcomes for students and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by providing productive activities during after school hours, to Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. S456, remarks S482, CR 1/23/01. S.185 (Dorgan, D-ND) to provide incentives to encourage stronger truth in sentencing of violent offenders, to Judiciary. S568, CR 1/25/01. S.191 (Feingold, D-WI) to abolish the death penalty under federal law, to Judiciary. S568, remarks and text, S581, CR 1/25/01. S.194 (Biden, D-DE) to authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities, to Judiciary. S636, remarks and text S638, CR 1/29/01. S.486 (Leahy, D-VT) to reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed, to Judiciary. S1971, remarks and text S1999, CR 3/7/01. S.783 (Leahy, D-VT) to enhance the rights of victims in the criminal justice system, to Judiciary. S3994, remarks and text S3998, CR 4/26/01. S.791 (Thurmond, R-SC) to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to Judiciary. S3994, remarks and text S4007, CR 4/26/01. S.800 (Feinstein, D-CA) to provide for post-conviction DNA testing, and to establish a competent counsel grant program, to Judiciary. S4044, remarks S4047, CR 4/30/01. S.842 (Feingold, D-WI) to ensure that the incarceration of inmates is not provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons charged or convicted of an offense against the United States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained by federal, state or local governments, to Judiciary. S4508, remarks and text S4511, CR 5/8/01. S.887 (Wellstone, D-MN) to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1986 to authorize appropriations for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of torture, to Judiciary. S4940, remarks and text S4948, CR 5/15/01. S.924 (Biden, D-DE) to provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors and training in our neighborhoods, to Judiciary. S5438, remarks and text S5441, CR 5/22/01. S.1112 (Durbin, D-IL) to provide Federal Perkins Loan cancellation for public defenders, to Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. S6991, remarks S6998, CR 6/27/01.

10 S.1165 (Biden, D-DE) to prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability by and rehabilitation of juvenile crime, and punish and deter violent gang crime, to Judiciary. S7494, remarks and text S7499, CR 7/11/01. S.1174 (Leahy, D-VT) to provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders, to Judiciary. S7589, remarks S7592, CR 7/12/01. Hearings The Technology, Terrorism and Government Information Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on the National Infrastructure Protection Center, focusing on the fight against cybercrime. 2 p.m., 7/25/01, 226 Dirksen. S.1234 (Hatch, R-UT) to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications, to Judiciary. S8203, remarks and text S8205, CR 7/25/01. S.1236 (Feinstein, D-CA) to reduce criminal gang activities, to Judiciary. S8203, remarks and text S8207, CR 7/25/01. S.1315 (Leahy, D-VT) to make improvements in Title 18, U.S. Code, and safeguard the integrity of the criminal justice system, to Judiciary. S8704, CR 8/2/01. S.1351 (Thurmond, R-SC) to provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives, to Judiciary. S8910, CR 8/3/01. S.1399 (Feinstein, D-CA) to prevent identity theft, to Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. S9122, CR 9/5/01. Hearings The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the administration s national money laundering strategy for :30 a.m., 9/12/01, 538 Dirksen. S.1435 (Wyden, D-OR) to provide that covert investigative practices involving federal attorneys in criminal investigations and prosecutions shall not be considered dishonest, fraudulent, deceitful or misrepresentative, to Judiciary. S9504, CR 9/19/01. S.1437 (Leahy, D-VT) to clarify the applicable standards of professional conduct for attorneys for the government, to Judiciary. S9504, remarks S9509, CR 9/19/01. Hearings The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on national money laundering strategy developed by the Bush administration. 9 a.m., 9/26/01, 106 Dirksen. Committee Action The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will mark up pending legislation that would expand authorities power to investigate and prosecute money laundering. 10 a.m., 10/4/01, 538 Dirksen. Committee Action On 10/4/01, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee approved draft legislation that would expand authorities power to investigate and prosecute money laundering. S.1511 (Sarbanes D-MD) to combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, placed directly on the Senate calendar. S10388, CR 10/9/01. S.1568 (Hatch, R-UT) to prevent cyberterrorism, to Judiciary. S10835, remarks S10841, CR 10/18/01. S.1615 (Schumer, D-NY) to provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel, to Judiciary. S11362, CR 11/1/01. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on federal officials efforts to share homeland defense information with local law enforcement. 10 a.m., 11/13/01, 226 Dirksen. S.1658 (Schumer, D-NY) to improve federal criminal penalties on false information and terrorist hoaxes, to Judiciary. S11611, remarks S11613, CR 11/8/01. S.1659 (Hutchinson, R-AR) to provide criminal penalties for communicating false information and hoaxes, to Judiciary. S11612, text S11614, CR 11/8/01.

11 S.1665 (Biden, D-DE) to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, with respect to false information regarding certain criminal violations concerning hoax reports of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, to Judiciary. S11612, remarks S11616, CR 11/8/01. S.1666 (Leahy D-VT) to prevent terrorist hoaxes and false reports, to Judiciary. S11612, remarks and text S11617, CR 11/8/01. S.1672 (Edwards, D-NC) to prevent terrorist hoaxes and false reports, to Judiciary. S11660, remarks 11661, CR 11/9/01. S.1719 (Feinstein, D-CA) to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, with respect to false communications about certain criminal violations, to Judiciary. S12001, CR 11/16/01. Hearings The Youth Violence Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on the future of the community oriented policing services program of the Department of Justice. 1:30 p.m., 12/5/01, 226 Dirksen. Hearings The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on federal officials efforts to share homeland defense information with local law enforcement. 10 a.m., 12/11/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up S.1174, to provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders, and H.R.2048, to require a report on the operations of the State Justice Institute. 10 a.m., 12/13/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action On 12/13/01, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved H.R.2048, to require a report on the operations of the State Justice Institute. S.1828 (Leahy, D-VT) to amend Subchapter III of Chapter 83 and Chapter 84 of Title 5, U.S. Code, to include federal prosecutors within the definition of a law enforcement officer, to Governmental Affairs. S13145, remarks and text S13153, CR 12/13/01. Committee Action The Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up S.1174, to provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders. 10 a.m., 12/20/01, 226 Dirksen. S.1874 (Sessions, R-AL) to reduce the disparity in punishment between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of the offense and the culpability of the offender, to Judiciary. S13943, remarks S13961, CR 12/20/01. House Action H.R.259 (Cunningham, R-CA) to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes of violence against children under the age of 13, to Judiciary. H109, remarks E41, CR 1/30/01 H.R.537 (Granger, R-TX) to establish the National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence, to Education and the Workforce. H253, CR 2/8/01. H.R.697 (Rangel, D-NY) to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses, to Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce. H397, CR 2/14/01. Hearings The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on the Consequences of Juvenile Crime Act of a.m., 3/8/01, 2141 Rayburn. H.R.863 (Smith, R-TX) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, to Judiciary. H647, CR 3/6/01. H.R.912 (Delahunt, D-MA) to reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed, to Judiciary. H739, CR 3/7/01. Hearings The Constitution Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on legislation that would allow an individual charged with assaulting a pregnant woman to be charged separately in the death or injury of the victim s fetus. 10 a.m., 3/15/01, 2237 Rayburn.

12 H.R.1023 (Dunn, R-WA) to amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2007, to Education and the Workforce. H928, remarks E356, CR 3/14/01. H.R.1038 (Jackson, D-IL) to place a moratorium on executions by the federal government and urge the states to do the same, while a National Commission on the Death Penalty reviews the fairness of the imposition of the death penalty, to Judiciary. H952, CR 3/15/01. H.R.1090 (Davis, R-VA) to amend Subchapter III of Chapter 83 and Chapter 84 of Title 5, U.S. Code, to include assistant U.S. attorneys within the definition of a law enforcement officer, to Government Reform. H959, CR 3/19/01. H.R.1092 (Simmons, R-CT) to ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated, to Judiciary. H959, CR 3/19/01. Committee Action The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will mark up legislation that would provide grants to states for the purpose of strengthening the juvenile justice system, including developing, implementing and administering graduated sanctions for juvenile offenders; improving facilities; hiring additional judges, prosecutors and law enforcement personnel for juvenile programs; and providing funds to establish or expand programs dealing with drug abuse and control, gang-violence, firearms and school safety. 10 a.m., 3/21/01, 2237 Rayburn. The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, amended and approved H.R.863, the Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of The Constitution Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, approved H.R.503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of Committee Action The House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R.503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001, and H.R.863, the Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of a.m., 3/28/01, 2141 Rayburn. H.R.1226 (Capuano, D-MA) to provide grants to assist state and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs that minimize additional trauma to the witness and improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution or legal action, to Judiciary. H1188, CR 3/27/01. Committee Action On 3/28/01, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R.503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001, and H.R.863, the Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of H.R.1577 (Hoekstra, R-MI) to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to require, among other things, Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts, minimizing its unfair competition with noninmate workers and the firms that employ them and increasing the likelihood that federal agencies get the best value for taxpayers dollars, to Judiciary. H1556, CR 4/24/01. Hearings The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on the effectiveness of Federal Prison Industries. 10 a.m., 4/26/01, 2237 Rayburn. H.R.1626 (Ramstad, R-MN) to amend Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to, among other things, require states to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws, to Judiciary. H1659, CR 4/26/01. Hearings The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on reauthorization of the U.S. Department of Justice Part I - Criminal Law Enforcement Agencies Act. 10 a.m., 5/3/01, 2141 Rayburn. Floor Action On 4/26/01, the House passed, by a vote, H.R.503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of H.R.1764 (Strickland, D-OH) to ensure that the incarceration of inmates is not provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons charged or convicted of an offense against the United States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained by federal, state or local governments, to Judiciary. H2022, CR 5/8/01.

13 Hearings The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on the proposed Department of Justice (DOJ) budget, including criminal law components at DOJ headquarters. 4 p.m., 5/15/01, 2141 Rayburn. Hearings The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold an oversight hearing on Fighting Cyber Crime: Efforts by State and Local Officials. 10 a.m., 5/24/01, 2141 Rayburn. H.R.1998 (Manzullo, R-IL) to provide standards for the enactment of federal crimes and to sunset those federal crimes that do not meet those standards, to Judiciary, and Rules. H2710, remarks E938,CR 5/24/01. H.R.2009 (Weiner, D-NY) to provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors and training in our neighborhoods, to Judiciary. H2711, CR 5/24/01. Hearings The Select Education Subcommittee, House Education and the Workforce Committee, will hold a hearing on H.R.1900, legislation dealing with juvenile delinquency prevention programs and accountability programs. 10:30 a.m., 6/6/01, 2181 Rayburn. The House Small Business Committee will hold a hearing on H.R.1577, which would reduce the advantages currently enjoyed by Federal Prison Industries in competing for federal contracts. 10 a.m., 6/6/01, 2360 Rayburn. H.R.2146 (Green, R-WI) to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children, to Judiciary. H3149, CR 6/13/01. Hearings On 6/12/01 and 6/14/01, the Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, held oversight hearings on fighting cybercrime. On 6/12/01, the Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, House Government Reform Committee, held a hearing on how states and federal agencies are working together to implement the use of new DNA technologies. On 6/13/01, the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights Subcommittee, Senate Judiciary Committee, held a hearing on racial and geographic disparities in the use of the death penalty. The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on ensuring competent counsel for defendants in death penalty cases. 10 a.m., 6/27/01, 226 Dirksen. Committee Action The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will mark up H.R.1877, to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications. 1 p.m., 6/21/01, 2237 Rayburn. Hearings The Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on and mark up H.R.2146, to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children. 1:30 p.m., 6/28/01, 2237 Rayburn. Committee Action On 6/21/01, the Select Education Subcommittee, House Education and the Workforce Committee, approved H.R.1900, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency. On 6/21/01, the Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, approved H.R.1877, to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications. H. Res. 193 (Stupak, D-MI) requesting that the president focus appropriate attention on the issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings and directing his administration to make reducing crime an important priority, to Judiciary. H4013, CR 7/16/01. H.R.2580 (Mica, R-FL) to establish grants for drug treatment alternative to prison programs administered by state or local prosecutors, to Judiciary. H4377, CR 7/20/01. Committee Action The House Education and the Workforce Committee will mark up H.R.1900, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention and accountability.

14 Committee Action The Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing and markup on H.R.2146, to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children. 4 p.m., 7/31/01, 2237 Rayburn. H.R.2680 (Andrews, D-NJ) to authorize the grant program for elimination of the nationwide backlog in analyses of DNA samples at the level necessary to completely eliminate the backlog and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted of a qualifying offense, to Judiciary. H4948, CR 7/31/01. Committee Action On 8/1/01, the House Education and the Workforce Committee amended and approved H.R.1900, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency. Committee Action On 8/2/01, the Crime Subcommittee, House Judiciary Committee, amended and approved H.R.2146, to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children. Floor Action On 8/2/01, the House passed H. Res. 193, requesting that the president focus appropriate attention on the issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing his administration to make reducing crime an important priority. H.R (Scarborough, R-FL) to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow motions for a new trial at any time where the error alleged is a violation of constitutional rights, to Judiciary. H5405, CR 9/5/01. H.R (Maloney, D-NY) to make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners, law enforcement personnel, and first responders in the handling of sexual assault cases, to establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection kits, and to carry out DNA analyses of samples from crime scenes, to Judiciary. H5487, CR 9/10/01. Committee Action On 9/10/01, the House Education and the Workforce Committee amended and approved H.R.1900, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency. Floor Action On 9/20/01, the House approved H.R.1900, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relating to juvenile delinquency. H.R (Smith, R-TX) to amend Title 18, U.S. Code, with respect to the interception of communications, to Judiciary. H5925, CR 9/21/01. H.R (Castle, R-DE) to amend Title 49, U.S. Code, to direct the Administrator or the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a criminal background check program for pilot and flight service training applicants, to Transportation and Infrastructure. H6055, CR 9/25/01. H.R (Shays, R-CT) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exchange of information by electronic means between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal agencies. H6055, remarks E1723, CR 9/25/02. Hearings The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on proposed legislation that would tighten money laundering laws. 10 a.m., 10/2/01, 2128 Rayburn. H.R (Roukema, R-NJ) to strengthen existing federal laws and provide law enforcement agencies with enhanced enforcement tools necessary to combat money laundering, to Financial Services, Judiciary, and International Relations. H6135, CR 10/2/01. H.R (Roukema, R-NJ) to enhance the ability of law enforcement to combat money laundering, to Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Energy and Commerce. H6135, CR 10/2/01.