COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES (House)

Bills and resolutions

Investigations and studies: expenses (see H. Res. 335)

Hearings

Adequacy of the outer continental shelf leasing cancellation and compensation process: (testimony), D500 [25JY]

Aids to navigation mission oversight: (testimony), D32 [6FE]

Airborne Drug Trafficking Deterrence Act (H.R. 5301) and Coast Guard law enforcement: (testimony), D669 [2OC]

Antarctica's environmental protection (testimony), D273 [2MY]

Arizona wildlife and Connecticut coastal protection measures (H.R. 2571, 3468): (testimony), D125 [13MR]

Arizona Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Act (H.R. 2571), D178 [28MR]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act (H.R. 4333): (testimony), D293 [9MY]

Biological and ecological conservation acts (H.R. 1268, 4804, 5254, 5255): (testimony), D528 [31JY]

Bonding of non-vessel-operating ship common carriers (H.R. 5206), D472 [18JY]

Budget for NOAA's coastal and ocean programs: (testimony), D54 [21FE]

Chehalis River Basin, WA, fishery resources restoration (H.R. 3787) and Upper Sacramento River fishery resources restoration program (H.R. 3613): (testimony), D286 [8MY]

Coast Guard budget: (testimony), D240 [24AP]

Coast Guard under the command: (testimony), D362 [7JN]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (H.R. 2840), D403 [20JN]

Coastal defense initiative: (testimony), D102 [6MR]

Coastal defense initiative (H.R. 2647), D209 [4AP]

Coastal pollution problems caused by combined sewer overflows, including Estuarine Zone and Marine Waters Combined Sewer Overflow Control Act (H.R. 3120): (testimony), D403 [20JN]

Coastal wetlands management and protection: (testimony), D585 [12SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization (H.R. 4030): (testimony), D159 [22MR]

Conservation and management of Atlantic swordfish: (testimony), D615 [19SE]

Contaminated marine sediments: (testimony), D143 [20MR]

Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities implementation: (testimony), D130 [14MR]

Council on Environmental Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Marine Fisheries Service budget requests: (testimony), D81 [28FE]

Cruise ship safety, D356 [6JN]

———(testimony), D228 [19AP]

Dept. of Transportation/Coast Guard drug and alcohol testing: (testimony), D416 [26JN]

Designate certain national defense reserve vessels as surplus property and scrap those vessels (H.R. 5118): (testimony), D575 [10SE]

Documentation for the vessel HMS Bounty (H.R. 4276), D178 [28MR]

Domestic Commerce Improvement Act (H.R. 3921), D38 [7FE]

Effect of voluntary dolphin-safe tuna purchasing practices on marine mammal protection: (testimony), D278 [3MY]

Endangered Species Act: (testimony), D472 [18JY]

Endangered species (H.R. 2975, 3842): testimony, D600 [17SE]

Establish Long Island Sound Office of EPA (H.R. 3722): (testimony), D216 [5AP]

Expansion of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 3468), D178 [28MR]

Federal Maritime Commission appropriations (H.R. 4009), D178 [28MR]

Federal Maritime Commission budget: (testimony), D61 [22FE]

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (H.R. 3719), D403 [20JN]

———(testimony), D299 [10MY]

Investigation into recent oil spill incidents: (testimony), D409 [21JN]

Labeling of tuna products (H.R. 2926), fisheries and wildlife conservation (H.R. 132), and South Carolina fish hatchery (H.R. 3338), D308 [15MY]

Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 2548) and modification of boundaries of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 5264): (testimony), D528 [31JY]

Management of the National Wildlife Refuge System (H.R. 4948): (testimony), D409 [21JN]

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (H.R. 2953) and comprehensive marine pollution restoration program: (testimony), D403 [20JN]

Maritime Administration appropriations (H.R. 4205): (testimony), D130 [14MR]

Merchant Marine Fairness and Memorial Act (H.R. 44), D178 [28MR]

Merchant Mariner Memorial Act (H.R. 668), D178 [28MR]

Miscellaneous maritime measures (H.R. 4009, 4205, 4276), D151 [21MR]

National Environmental Policy Act and Dept. of Energy's nuclear weapons production programs: (testimony), D32 [6FE]

NOAA status: (testimony), D287 [8MY]

NOAA's Marine Sanctuaries Program: (testimony), D362 [7JN]

Ocean and Coastal Programs Authorization Act (H.R. 4115) and Coastal Zone Act reauthorization amendments (H.R. 4030), D209 [4AP]

Ocean woodburning: (testimony), D38 [7FE]

Panama Canal appropriations (H.R. 4283), D178 [28MR]

Panama Canal expenditures authorization: (testimony), D169 [27MR]

Protection of Antarctica (H.R. 39770) and Antarctica Conservation Act (H.R. 4210): (testimony), D416 [26JN]

Restriction of foreign-flagged gambling vessels to territorial seas (H.R. 5533) and safety and competitiveness of U.S. vessels (H.R. 5534): (testimony), D678 [3OC]

Sea turtle conservation and the shrimp industry: (testimony), D266 [1MY]

Seafood inspection legislation: (testimony), D246 [25AP]

Striped bass conservation: (testimony), D18 [31JA]

Study of fishery resources of Great Lakes (H.R. 4299): (testimony), D548 [2AU]

Tuna labeling (H.R. 2926): (testimony), D201 [3AP]

U.S. capability to meet sealift requirements for Persian Gulf Crisis: (testimony), D607 [18SE]

U.S. capability to meet sealift requirements for Persian Gulf crisis: (testimony), D641 [26SE]

Underwater pipeline safety: (testimony), D314 [16MY]

Upper Sacramento River fishery resources restoration program (H.R. 3613) and restoration of the Chehalis River Basin, WA (H.R. 3787), D308 [15MY]

Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act (H.R. 4491) and military band recordings to be sold commercially (H.R. 2800): (testimony), D448 [11JY]

Zebra mussel infestation of water (H.R. 4214): (testimony), D384 [14JN]

Letters

Dept. of Environmental Protection: Representative Walter B. Jones, 5710 [28MR]

Earle H. Holder: several Representatives, 13290 [7JN]

Meetings

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge boundaries modification (H.R. 5264), D579 [11SE]

Antarctic Environmental Protection, Clean-Up, and Liability Act (H.R. 4210) and Clean Coastal Beaches Council to develop program for monitoring coastal zone recreation waters (H.R. 4333), D591 [13SE]

Antarctic regions protection and conservation (H.R. 3977), D479 [19JY]

Budget reconciliation recommendations, D724 [12OC]

Coastal Barrier Resource Act reauthorization (H.R. 2840) and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (H.R. 3719), D421 [27JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act (H.R. 4030), D221 [18AP]

Coastal Zone Management Act (H.R. 4450), D221 [18AP]

Coastal zone program for monitoring recreation waters (H.R. 4333), D479 [19JY]

Colorado River storage project appropriations (H.R. 3960), D579 [11SE]

Colorado River storage project appropriations (H.R. 3960) and modification of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge boundaries (H.R. 5264), D591 [13SE]

Commercial sale of recordings of military bands (H.R. 2800), D591 [13SE]

Consumer Food Safety Act amendment (H.R. 2511), D500 [25JY]

Ecology and fisheries (H.R. 4299, 5254, 5255), D591 [13SE]

Fish and fishery legislation, D338 [23MY]

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (H.R. 5254), D579 [11SE]

Great Lakes' fishery resources (H.R. 4299), D579 [11SE]

Implementation of comprehensive U.S. oceans and Great Lakes policy (H. Con. Res. 69) and Coast Guard Authorization Act, D221 [18AP]

Improve navigation safety and reduce hazards resulting from vessel collisions with pipelines (H.R. 4491), D591 [13SE]

Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge, Sonoma County, CA (H.R. 2548), D724 [12OC]

Maritime Administration appropriations (H.R. 4205), D221 [18AP]

Miscellaneous measures (H.R. 2800, 4491, 4632, 4888), D518 [30JY]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Act (H.R. 5255), D579 [11SE]

Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Act amendments (H.R. 5206), D591 [13SE]

Ocean and Coastal Programs Authorization Act (H.R. 4115), D221 [18AP]

Preservation of coastal and Great Lakes environmental quality (H.R. 2647), D221 [18AP]

Rights and interest of the Government under a conservation easement affecting certain land in Wood County, TX, D500 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Hawaii: hearings, 420 [24JA]

House of Representatives: permission to sit, 11495 [22MY]

Reports: permission to file, 16154 [28JN]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 10673 [16MY], 13660, 13661, 13665 [12JN], 24627 [14SE], 37086, 37087 [27OC]

Reports filed

Appropriations for Certain NOAA Ocean and Coastal Programs (H.R. 4115) (H. Rept. 101-519), 12670 [5JN]

Authorizing Appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 4009) (H. Rept. 101-440), 6181 [2AP]

Authorizing Expenditures for the Operation and Maintenance of the Panama Canal (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 101-451), 7440 [19AP]

Bonding of Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (H.R. 5206) (H. Rept. 101-785), 26907 [1OC]

Chehalis River, WA, Restoration of Fishery Resources (H.R. 3787) (H. Rept. 101-594), 17322 [12JY]

Coast Guard Authorization Act Amendment (H.R. 4609) (H. Rept. 101-523), 12670 [5JN]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (H.R. 2840) (H. Rept. 101-657), 22085 [2AU]

Colorado River Storage Project Authorization (H.R. 3960) (H. Rept. 101-764), 26907 [1OC]

Comprehensive Oceans and Lakes Policy on Marine Resources (H. Con. Res. 69) (H. Rept. 101-492), 11398 [21MY]

Conveyance of a U.S. Fish Hatchery to South Carolina (H.R. 3338) (H. Rept. 101-586), 16895 [11JY]

Designate Arizona Wildlife Refuges: (H.R. 2571) (H. Rept. 101-435), 6057 [29MR]

Development of a National Global Change Research Plan (H.R. 3332) (H. Rept. 101-394), 37 [23JA]

Environmental Protection of Antarctic Regions (H.R. 4210) (H. Rept. 101-970), 37088 [27OC]

Environmental Protection of Coastal Zone Resources (H.R. 4450) (H. Rept. 101-535), 13523 [11JN]

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (H.R. 5254) (H. 101-700), 24628 [14SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Appropriations (H.R. 2061) (H. Rept. 101-363), 37 [23JA]

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (H.R. 3719) (H. Rept. 101-593), 17322 [12JY]

Government rights and interest relative to a conservation easement affecting certain land in Wood County, TX (H.R. 188) (H. Rept. 101-702), 24628 [14SE]

Great Lakes and Coastal Environmental Protection and Preservation (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 101-605), 17588 [16JY]

Impose Penalties for Inducing Coast Guard Units To Render Aid Under False Pretenses (H.R. 4632) (H. Rept. 101-684), 23677 [10SE]

Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge in Sonoma County, CA (H.R. 2548) (H. Rept. 101-902), 31178 [19OC]

Maritime Administration Appropriations Authorization (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 101-487), 10679 [16MY]

Merchant Marine Members' Service During World War II Constitutes Active Military Service: (H.R. 44) (H. Rept. 101-478), 9704 [8MY]

Monitoring Coastal Zone Recreation Areas (H.R. 4333) (H. Rept. 101-844), 28448 [10OC]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 5255) (H. Rept. 101-701), 24628 [14SE]

Navigational Safety (H.R. 4888) (H. Rept. 101-814), 28447 [10OC]

NOAA Appropriations (H.R. 4115), 19273 [26JY]

Nonprofit Funding for Merchant Marine Memorials (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 101-520), 12670 [5JN]

Permission for Recordings of Military Bands To Be Sold Commercially (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 101-769), 26651 [28SE]

Promote Conservation of Fisheries and Wildlife (H.R. 132) (H. Rept. 101-580), 16688 [10JY]

Protection and Conservation of Continent of Antarctica (H.R. 3977) (H. Rept. 101-692), 23677 [10SE]

Safety Program To Ensure Quality of Fish Products Intended for Human Consumption (H.R. 2511) (H. Rept. 101-874), 29470 [15OC]

Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge Expansion (H.R. 3468) (H. Rept. 101-522), 12670 [5JN]

Tuna Labeling Requirements (H.R. 2926) (H. Rept. 101-579), 16688 [10JY]

Upper Sacramento River Fishery Resources Restoration Program (H.R. 3613) (H. Rept. 101-726), 26651 [28SE]