MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Articles and editorials
Arrest Aids Pursuit of Weapons Network, E202 [26FE]
Bills and resolutions
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 3813), H634 [27FE]
———appropriate State and tribal shares (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3927 [25JN]
———assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see S. 1908), S286 [4FE]
Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see S. 2685), S6127 [26JN] (see H.R. 4235), H1333 [16AP]
California: provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1952), S853 [14FE]
Coins: clarify the sources of silver for bullion coins (see H.R. 4846), H3036 [23MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: accept donation of certain land in the Mineral Hill-Crevice Mountain Mining District in Montana (see S. 2334), S3435 [25AP] (see S. 2510), S4330 [14MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (see S. 2594), S5205 [6JN] (see H.R. 4971), H3774 [20JN]
Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (see H.R. 5542), H7018 [3OC]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see S. 2027), S2007 [18MR]
Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 4748), H2606 [16MY]
Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (see H.R. 3896), H780 [7MR]
Power resources: provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (see S. 2724), S6649 [11JY]
Public lands: protect national parks and forests, ensure availability of water, energy, and minerals, improve wildlife, ocean and fisheries management, and address Native American and insular affairs (see H.R. 5569), H7303 [8OC]
Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4078), H1089 [20MR]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6059 [4SE]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: increase incentives for States and Indian tribes to achieve reclamation priorities relative to coal mining (see H.R. 4802), H2943 [22MY]
United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see S. 2637), S5696 [18JN]
Remarks in House
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (H.R. 3813), H6864 [1OC], E228 [28FE]
———appropriate State and tribal shares (H. Con. Res. 425), H6877, H6878 [1OC]
Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (H.R. 4235), E536 [16AP]
California: opposition to offshore drilling, H3425 [11JN]
Coins: clarify the sources of silver for bullion coins (H.R. 4846), H3909-H3914 [25JN]
Colorado Clean Water Action (organization): tribute, E1613 [19SE]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support U.N. actions to address the connection between the military conflict and the diamond trade, E348 [14MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (H.R. 4971), H3778, H3779 [21JN]
———authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (S. 2594), H4320, H4321 [27JN]
Ecology and environment: elimination of certain regulations, H1192 [10AP]
———national objectives priority assignments, H1192-H1198 [10AP], H1343 [17AP]
Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (H.R. 5542), H7144-H7146 [7OC], E1763 [4OC]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), E202 [26FE], E348 [14MR]
Green Valley, AZ: tribute to Phelps Dodge Sierrita (mining company), E1669 [26SE]
Kennametal Inc.: anniversary of mining and construction division, E1023 [12JN]
Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 4748), E832 [17MY]
Nevada: tribute to production of fifty-millionth ounce of gold, H1342 [17AP]
Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (H.R. 4078), E422-E424 [21MR], E1613 [19SE]
Somerset County, PA: moment of silence for trapped miners, H5800 [26JY]
———tribute to rescue of coal miners (H. Con. Res. 459), H6002 [4SE]
Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Res. 261), H1698, H1699 [30AP]
Ukraine: coal mine disaster at Donetsk, E1249, E1250 [12JY]
Remarks in Senate
Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 1816), S11647 [19NO]
Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (S. 2685), S6129 [26JN]
California: provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico, S3408, S3409 [25AP]
———provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico (S. 1952), S859 [14FE], S896 [15FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: accept donation of certain land in the Mineral Hill-Crevice Mountain Mining District in Montana (S. 2334), S3443 [25AP]
———accept donation of certain land in the Mineral Hill-Crevice Mountain Mining District in Montana (S. 2510), S4331 [14MY]
Dept. of Labor: review mine inspector staffing levels and address any deficiencies, S2237 [21MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (S. 2594), S5208 [6JN], S5360 [11JN], S5915, S5916 [21JN]
Ecology and environment: make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (H.R. 2187), S11793 [20NO]
Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (H.R. 5542), S10601 [16OC]
FMC Corp.: tribute to National and International Mine Rescue Contest winners, S8749 [18SE]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds, S9898 [3OC], S10559 [16OC]
———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), S849 [14FE]
———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (S. 2027), S2011-S2014 [18MR]
Nuclear energy: remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (H.R. 3343), S48 [23JA]
Power resources: encourage development of natural gas resources, S1433 [5MR]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets, S2391-S2397 [9AP], S2427-S2430 [10AP], S2631 [12AP], S2672 [15AP]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (S. 2724), S6656 [11JY]
Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, S3408 [25AP]
Securities: exempt metals derivatives markets from unnecessary regulatory burdens, S2389-S2397 [9AP], S2482 [10AP]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners, S7448 [29JY], S8749 [18SE]
Reports filed
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund State and Tribal Share Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 425) (H. Rept. 107-556), H4424 [9JY]
Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 107-647), H6128 [9SE]
Recognize the Historical Significance of the Aquia Sandstone Quarries of Government Island in Stafford County, VA, for Contributions to the Construction of the U.S. Capitol: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 107-407), H1288 [15AP]
Repeal the Reservation of Mineral Rights Made by the U.S. When Certain Livingston Parish, LA, Lands Were Conveyed: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3896) (H. Rept. 107-691), H6692 [25SE]
University of Alaska Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1816), S10114 [8OC]
Summaries
Mineral Exploration and Development Act (H.R. 4748), E833 [17MY]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 425, appropriate Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund State and tribal shares, H6877 [1OC]
H. Res. 261, recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol, H1698 [30AP]
H.R. 3813, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century, H6864 [1OC]
H.R. 4846, Silver Eagle Coin Continuation Act, H3909-H3911 [25JN]
H.R. 5542, Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act, H7144 [7OC]
S. 1816, University of Alaska land conveyance, S11647-S11649 [19NO]
S. 1908, assure Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund funds are used solely for their stated purpose, S287 [4FE]
S. 2027, Clean Diamond Trade Act, S2012-S2014 [18MR]
S. 2594, Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act, S5916 [21JN], H4320 [27JN]
S. 2685, Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act, S6130 [26JN]