SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY (SAFE) ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4), H4863, H4864 [30JY], H4950, H4951 [31JY], H5049, H5106, H5111, H5114, H5128, H5130, H5134, H5142, H5146, H5148, H5150, H5152, H5154, H5160, H5169, H5171 [1AU]

Analyses

Provisions (H.R. 4): Boehlert Amendment on Average Fuel Economy Standards for Sport Utility Vehicles and Other Light Trucks, H5116 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Fool's Gold in Alaska, H5165 [1AU]

Iraq Caught Smuggling Oil, U.N. Official Says, S11277 [31OC]

War and the Polar Bear, S11639 [9NO]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 4), H4779 [27JY]

Enact (H.R. 4): consideration (see H. Res. 216), H4948 [31JY]

Factsheets

Dept. of the Interior Royalty-in-Kind Program, H5110 [1AU]

Letters

Application of California State regulations relative to oxygenate requirements of reformulated gasoline: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, H5137 [1AU]

Provisions: J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, S11275 [31OC], S11640 [9NO]

———Joseph W. Lipowski, AMVETS (organization), S11161 [30OC], S11276 [31OC], S11639 [9NO]

———Representatives Gephardt and Frost, H5005 [1AU]

———Richard J. Santos, American Legion, S11162 [30OC], S11275 [31OC], S11639 [9NO]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S11162 [30OC], S11640 [9NO]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4), H5137, H5139, H5174 [1AU]

Press releases

Provisions: Vietnam Veterans Institute, S11640 [9NO]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, H5134-H5142 [1AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5109, H5154-H5157, H5160-H5169 [1AU], E1526, E1561 [3AU], E1576 [5SE], E1634 [11SE]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5160-H5169 [1AU], E1526 [3AU]

———use Federal share of oil and gas leasing royalties for the Renewable Energy Technology Fund and the Royalties Conservation Fund, H5153, H5154 [1AU]

Bonneville Power Administration: transmission upgrading, E1575 [5SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5043, H5044 [1AU]

California: restore FERC oversight of natural gas pipelines, H5130-H5133 [1AU]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities, H5011, H5042 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: coal gasification project funding, H5148-H5150 [1AU]

———commercial nuclear power plants site selection study funding, H5111 [1AU]

———conduct study and review of Federal Energy Savings Performance Contract Program, E1568 [3AU]

———conversion of municipal waste and sewage into ethanol study funding, H5109 [1AU]

———Energy Star Program funding, H5110 [1AU]

———Energy Sun Partnership Program funding, H5111-H5113 [1AU]

———oil and natural gas research and development funding, H5043 [1AU]

———oil shale research funding, H5172 [1AU]

———prevent the commercial sale of uranium by the Government except for sales required by statute, H5129, H5130 [1AU]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding, H5041 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on availability of natural gas and oil deposits located off the coast of Louisiana and Texas at existing drilling sites, H5150-H5152 [1AU]

———Royalty-in-Kind Program funding, H5110 [1AU]

Enact (H.R. 4), H4761, H4762 [27JY], H4782 [30JY], H4969-H4976, H4987-H4989 [31JY], H4992, H4993, H4994, H5008-H5122, H5127-H5176 [1AU], H5329 [2AU], E1517, E1523, E1526, E1558, E1559, E1560, E1561, E1562, E1563, E1564, E1566, E1567, E1568, E1569 [3AU], E1575, E1576 [5SE], E1634 [11SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 216), H4994-H5007 [1AU]

———motion to recommit, H5174-H5176 [1AU]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H5142-H5146 [1AU]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H5171 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H4993, H5013, H5044, H5109, H5112, H5115-H5122, H5127, H5128 [1AU], E1558 [3AU]

Native Americans: establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands, H5169-H5171 [1AU]

Nuclear energy: reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, H5041 [1AU]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5108 [1AU]

———phase out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and encourage production and use of renewable ethanol, E1559, E1562 [3AU]

Power resources: bioenergy marketing training and education for disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, H5146-H5148 [1AU]

———ocean thermal energy production incentives, H5042 [1AU], E1567 [3AU]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property, H5045 [1AU]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies, H5045 [1AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas, H5045 [1AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind, E1568 [3AU]

———make benefits contingent on the availability of sufficient surpluses outside Social Security and Medicare trust funds, H5174-H5176 [1AU]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes, E1568 [3AU]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S11639 [9NO], S12043-S12045 [27NO]

Enact (H.R. 4), S8993 [3AU], S9013 [4SE], S10030 [2OC], S10416, S10421-S10423 [10OC], S11161, S11162 [30OC], S11275-S11280 [31OC], S11524 [7NO], S11637-S11639 [9NO], S12043-S12045 [27NO], S12067, S12069, S12083-S12091 [28NO]

Israel: extend U.S. agreement guaranteeing petroleum supply, S11637 [9NO]

Reports

Hitting the Jackpot—How the House Energy Bill (H.R. 4) Rewards Millions in Contributions With Billions in Returns: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H5000 [1AU]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 107-178), H4948 [31JY]

Statements

Provisions: J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, and Joseph Satriano, Catholic War Veterans (organization), S11162 [30OC], S11276 [31OC], S11640 [9NO]

———President Bush, S11524 [7NO]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 4), H5013-H5040 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 216, consideration of H.R. 4, provisions, H4994 [1AU]

H.R. 4, provisions, H5049-H5106 [1AU]