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Addresses

Preserving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Thomas B. Evans, Jr., E197 [26FE]

Amendments

Ecology and environment: improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil (S. 1926), S566 [8FE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 695), S11580, S11623 [19NO]

Analyses

Impact of Alternative and Replacement Fuel Use on Oil Prices: David L. Greene, Dept. of Energy, S3133 [23AP]

———Dept. of Energy, S3133 [23AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4, Energy Policy Act, S3789 [1MY]

———H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN], H7010 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Arizona's Experience With Alternative Fuels and Tax Credits, S3384 [25AP]

Better Energy Bill, S1724 [11MR]

Buy European, Says Report, H3583 [17JN]

Can California Avoid the Next Energy Mess?, S2509 [11AP]

Caribou vs. Motorist, S1723 [11MR]

Caspian Intrigue—Odd Family Drama in Kazakhstan Dims Democratic Hopes—Petroleum-Rich Land's Ruler Smacks Down Son-in-Law and Sundry Challengers, E1833 [11OC]

Coal-to-Diesel Idea Promising, S3378 [25AP]

Debate on Fuel Economy Turns Emotional, S1756 [12MR]

Demand Less Demand, E330 [13MR]

Divisions Over Venezuela—Flip-Flop Pits Dislike for Chavez, Issue of Democracy, H1521 [23AP]

Europe Seeks Global Leadership in Aeronautics, H3583 [17JN]

Ford Aims To Sell a Gas-Electric SUV That Will Offer Sizable Fuel Efficiency, S1759 [12MR]

Gas Prices Up 20% and Rising, H1273 [11AP]

GOP Bid for Support on Drilling Founders, S2711 [16AP]

GOP Plan To Link Drilling With Steel Aid Falls Through, S2716 [16AP]

Greenspan—High Oil Can Undermine Recovery, S2866 [17AP]

Highway Robbery—Corn Is for Eating, Not for Driving, S2515 [11AP]

In Alaska—Drill, but With Care, S1722 [11MR], S2440 [10AP]

In Iraqi War Scenario, Oil Is Key Issue; U.S. Drillers Eye Huge Petroleum Pool, S8963 [20SE], H6360 [18SE]

In Oil, Profit Often Beats Politics, S2915 [18AP]

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Praises Suicide Bombers, Urges Iran Oil Halt, S2699 [16AP]

Jets on Patrol Over Iraq Attack Air Defense Sites, S1390 [1MR]

Labor Revolt, S2863 [17AP]

Latin Policy Chief Gives Little to Foes, H1521 [23AP]

Legislature Must Attack Brown Clouds, S1757 [12MR]

Lessons of the Oil Spill, S1723 [11MR]

Memos Show Possible Ethanol Price-Fixing, S3344 [25AP]

Missing Energy Strategy, S2440 [10AP], H1274 [11AP]

New Petroleum, H672-H675 [5MR]

Oil Industry Hesitates Over Moving Into Arctic Refuge, S1725 [11MR]

Oil on the Water, Oil in the Ground, S1722 [11MR], S2441 [10AP]

Risks Worth Taking for Oil, S1722 [11MR], S2440 [10AP]

Saudi To Warn Bush of Rupture Over Israeli Policy, S3378 [25AP]

This Clean Air Looks Dirty, S2514 [11AP]

2 Days That Shook Venezuela—The Fall and Return, of Hugo Chavez, H1519 [23AP]

Venezuela Woes Worsen as State Oil Company Calls Strike, H1273 [11AP]

War Fever—Bush, Cheney Won't Stop, S8964 [20SE]

Waste of Energy, S2705 [16AP]

Why We Can't Drill Our Way to Energy Independence, S3411 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see S. 2966), S8918 [19SE] (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]

Business and industry: extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil (see S. 2781), S7308 [24JY]

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]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3788), H561 [26FE]

Clean Air Act: permit the sale, in certain States, of gasoline from other regions relative to supplies and prices (see H.R. 3946), H832 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: study the effects of year-round daylight saving time on fossil fuel usage (see H.R. 4212), H1283 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands (see S. 2680), S6013 [25JN]

Ecology and environment: improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil (see S. 1926), S545 [8FE]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources (see H. Con. Res. 490), H6777 [26SE]

———encourage certain actions by OPEC and other oil-exporting countries relative to decreasing U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil (see H. Res. 379), H1153 [9AP]

Louisiana: anniversary of oil and gas industry (see H. Con. Res. 330), H366 [13FE]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see S. 1914), S487 [7FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: protect economic and land use interests of the Federal Government in management of lands for energy-related and certain other purposes (see H.R. 5156), H4930 [18JY]

Power resources: eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits for the use of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 4160), H1200 [10AP]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (see S. 2724), S6649 [11JY]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (see S. 1951), S853 [14FE] (see H.R. 3914), H780 [7MR]

Russia: energy and trade cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 482), H6559 [24SE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see S. 2215), S2951 [18AP] (see H.R. 4483), H1482 [18AP]

Taxation: combat fuel excise tax fraud (see S. 3154), S10888 [13NO]

———extend Superfund, oil spill liability, and leaking underground storage tank taxes (see S. 2944), S8673 [17SE]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel (see S. 1942), S732 [13FE]

———provide energy tax incentives (see S. 1979), S1394 [1MR]

———reduce aviation fuel taxes (see H.R. 5660), H8021 [16OC]

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1089 [20MR]

Broadcasts

Iraq and India Ties Warmed by Oil Deals: BBC, E1240 [11JY]

Cost Estimates

Energy Tax Incentives Act (S. 1979): CBO, S2404-S2406 [9AP]

Histories

Federal Public Lands in Alaska, S2460 [10AP]

National Energy Security Act (2000), S1505 [5MR]

Letters

Aeronautics Research and Development Revitalization Act: Aviation Coalition, H3582 [17JN]

Alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit: Mark A. Weinberger, Dept. of the Treasury, S3384 [25AP]

———Senator Kyl, S3383 [25AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration: Fenton Rexford, Kaktovik Inupiat Corp., S2786 [17AP]

———Gale A. Norton, Sec. of the Interior, S1721 [11MR]

———Herbert Zweibon, Americans for a Safe Israel (organization), S2859 [17AP]

———Mary J. Hutzler, Dept. of Energy, S2783 [17AP]

———Senator Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1724 [11MR]

———Terence M. O'Sullivan, Laborers' International Union of North America, S2710 [16AP]

———Zionist Organization of America, S2859 [17AP]

Dependence on foreign petroleum sources: Richard D. Heideman, B'nai B'rith, S2859 [17AP]

———several Senators, S3376, S3377 [25AP]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, S2710 [16AP]

Gasoline price levels: Senator Levin, Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S6313 [28JN]

Grants to States for fuel-inefficient motor vehicle retirement programs: Robert L. Redding, Jr., Automotive Service Association, S1846 [13MR]

Increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles: Charles E. Frank, ``Z'' Frank Chevrolet, LLC, S1771 [12MR]

LIHEAP funding: several Senators, S3151 [23AP]

Motor vehicle renewable fuel content requirements: Association of California Water Agencies, American Water Works Association, and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, S3347 [25AP]

———Mary J. Hutzler, Dept. of Energy, S3136 [23AP]

National energy policy: Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Groups, S1893 [14MR]

———J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, S1572 [6MR]

———Joseph Satriano, Catholic War Veterans (organization), S1573 [6MR]

———Richard A. Jones, AMVETS, S1573 [6MR]

———Richard J. Santos, American Legion, S1573 [6MR]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S1572 [6MR]

Provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets: Bob Cave, American Public Gas Association, S1651 [7MR]

———David L. Sokol, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S1651 [7MR]

———Gregory Moredock, Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, S1651 [7MR]

———Steven L. Kline, PG&E Corp., S1652 [7MR]

Regulatory oversight over energy trading markets: Alan H. Richardson, American Public Power Association, S2022 [19MR]

———Bob Cave, American Public Gas Association, S2022 [19MR]

———David L. Sokol, Midamerican Energy Holdings Co., S2022 [19MR]

———Gregory Moredock, National Energy Policy Committee, S2022 [19MR]

———Harvey L. Pitt, SEC, S1776 [12MR]

———Jeanne Connelly, Calpine Corp., S2022 [19MR]

———John F. Bryson, Edison International, S2021 [19MR]

———Pat Wood III, FERC, S2021 [19MR]

———Paul H. O'Neill, Sec. of the Treasury, and Alan Greenspan, FRS, S2023 [19MR]

———Steven L. Kline, PG&E Corp., S2021 [19MR]

———Thomas J. Erickson, CFTC, S2023 [19MR]

Renewable motor vehicle fuels standards: Bob Holden, John Hoeven, and Mike Johanns, Governors' Ethanol Coalition, S1809, S1820 [13MR]

———Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S2867 [17AP]

———Brian S. Appel, Changing World Technologies, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———Daryl E. Harms, Masada Resource Group LLC, S1819 [13MR]

———Dennis B. Griffin, Griffin Industries, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———John K. Hansen, Nebraska Farmers Union, S1818 [13MR]

———Mark F. Weber, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, S1817 [13MR]

———Mark Schweers, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, S1818 [13MR]

———Roger Burken, Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———Tim Hume, National Corn Growers Association, S1820 [13MR]

———Todd C. Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board, S1818 [13MR]

———Trevor Guthmiller, American Coalition for Ethanol, S1818 [13MR]

Safety consequences of reducing vehicle weights to improve fuel economy: Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S1769 [12MR]

Study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources: Carl M. Smith, Dept. of Energy, S1634 [7MR]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, S1633 [7MR]

———Michel J. Paque, Ground Water Protection Council, S1637 [7MR]

Use Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas revenues to provide health insurance to retired steelworkers: Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers of America, S2887 [18AP]

———several Representatives, S2858 [17AP]

Memorandums

Ethanol Auction Bids: Douglas Vind, Regent International (business), S3141 [23AP]

———Douglas Vind, Western Ethanol Co. LLC, S3140 [23AP]

———Douglas Vind, Western Petroleum Importers Inc., S3141 [23AP]

———Jeffrey Tuite, ED & F Man Alcohols (business), S3141 [23AP]

———Richard Vind, Regent International (business), S3141, S3142 [23AP]

Messages

Continued Production of Naval Petroleum Reserves: President Bush, S10222 [9OC]

Motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H3463 [12JN], H7836 [10OC]

Proposals

Energy and trade cooperation between the U.S. and Russia, H6110 [9SE]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1193 [10AP], E197 [26FE]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (H.R. 4653), H3582 [17JN], E712 [3MY]

California: opposition to offshore drilling, H3425 [11JN]

———prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4829-H4834 [17JY], E1303 [18JY], E1321 [24JY]

Clean Air Act: permit the sale, in certain States, of gasoline from other regions relative to supplies and prices (H.R. 3946), E322 [12MR]

Colombia: U.S. protection of oil pipeline owned by Occidental Petroleum Corp., H2640 [20MY]

Economy: gasoline price levels, H1997 [1MY]

Foreign policy: make energy policy toward Iraq consistent with U.S. national security policies, H4359 [9JY], H4770 [17JY], H6306, H6359, H6365 [18SE], H6687 [25SE]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, H671 [5MR], H1136-H1139 [9AP], H1272 [11AP], H1389 [17AP], H1624 [25AP], H2808 [21MY], H3676 [19JN], H3726 [20JN], H3866 [25JN], E1411 [29JY]

———encourage certain actions by OPEC and other oil-exporting countries relative to decreasing U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil (H. Res. 379), H1134 [9AP], E474 [9AP]

Global Legislator's Organization for a Balanced Environment USA: tribute to Tripartite Meeting on Climate Change and Sustainable Energy, E87 [5FE]

Houston, TX: convening of U.S.-Russian energy summit, H6110 [9SE]

India: U.S. policy, E1240 [11JY]

Iraq: U.S. policy, H4360 [9JY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, H910 [14MR]

National oil reserves: dependence, H3780 [21JN]

Power resources: decrease dependence of foreign petroleum through enhancement of alternative, renewable, domestic agricultural sources, H2641 [20MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H2861 [22MY], H3675, H3676 [19JN], H3726 [20JN], H3866 [25JN], H4501 [11JY], H4770 [17JY], H5096 [23JY], H5460 [25JY], H6132 [10SE], H6562, H6689, H6690 [25SE], H6933 [2OC], H7836 [10OC], H7950 [16OC], E474 [9AP], E1815 [11OC]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), motion to instruct conferees, H3462-H3471 [12JN]

———national energy policy, H910 [14MR], H1136-H1139 [9AP], H1193, H1196, H1197 [10AP], H1415 [18AP], H3612 [18JN], H3934 [26JN], H4678, H4681 [16JY], H4772 [17JY], E330 [13MR], E571 [18AP]

Russia: energy and trade cooperation with the U.S., H6110 [9SE]

Smoot, Leon D.: Dept. of Energy Homer H. Lowry Award recipient for research into computer modeling of fuel combustion, E1953 [24OC]

Taxation: reduce aviation fuel taxes (H.R. 5660), E1895 [17OC]

Venezuela: U.S. response to political unrest, H1519 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: condition of trans-Alaska oil pipeline after earthquake, S10831 [12NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S525-S528 [8FE], S1238-S1241 [27FE], S1333-S1336 [28FE], S1389 [1MR], S1510-S1513, S1518-S1523, S1525-S1527 [5MR], S1558, S1561 [6MR], S1720-S1725 [11MR], S1740-S1742 [12MR], S1889 [14MR], S2347, S2349 [8AP], S2379, S2382, S2388, S2393, S2397-S2402 [9AP], S2426, S2438-S2443, S2457-S2459 [10AP], S2557 [11AP], S2606, S2623-S2627 [12AP], S2668-S2670 [15AP], S2695-S2716 [16AP], S2763-S2820, S2857-S2869 [17AP], S2872-S2890, S2906 [18AP], S2994 [22AP], S3517 [30AP], S8238 [5SE], S9808 [2OC], S9942, S9971-S9973 [4OC], S10831 [12NO]

———use oil and gas revenues to sustain and consolidate domestic steel producers, provide health insurance to retired steelworkers, and increase steel production to build natural gas pipeline, S2660, S2664-S2666 [15AP], S2707-S2716 [16AP], S2780, S2793, S2799, S2806, S2815-S2818, S2857, S2861 [17AP], S2872, S2874, S2875, S2879, S2884, S2885, S2887, S2890 [18AP], S3160 [23AP], S4511-S4513 [17MY], S4585, S4586 [21MY]

Armed Forces: U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S8961-S8967 [20SE]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (S. 2966), S8920 [19SE]

Business and industry: extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil (S. 2781), S7311 [24JY]

California: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S8416 [10SE]

———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: Biodiesel Fuel Education Program funding, S684 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands (S. 2680), S6028 [25JN]

Economy: gasoline price levels, S6312-S6314 [28JN]

EPA: provide flexibility within the oxygenate requirements for gasoline, S3405, S3406 [25AP]

FERC: require additional findings for approval of an electric utility merger, S2463-S2465 [10AP]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling, S2453, S2454, S2457 [10AP]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S5340 [11JN]

Foreign policy: make energy policy toward Iraq consistent with U.S. national security policies, S1412-S1414 [4MR], S1740 [12MR], S2377-S2379, S2399 [9AP], S2667-S2670 [15AP], S2861 [17AP], S2912-S2916 [18AP]

Foreign trade: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, S1810, S1817 [13MR]

———dependence on foreign sources, S1530 [5MR], S2349 [8AP], S2377-S2380, S2396-S2402 [9AP], S2515, S2556-S2558 [11AP], S2606 [12AP], S2667-S2670 [15AP], S2765 [17AP], S2877, S2879, S2886 [18AP], S3371-S3381, S3390, S3391 [25AP], S8897-S8899 [19SE], S9942 [4OC]

Hawaii: study economic risk of dependence on oil as principal source of energy, S1655 [7MR], S1718 [11MR]

Hazardous substances: study risk and improve response to public health and safety associated with transportation of chemicals and radioactive materials, S2376 [9AP]

Iraq: suspension of oil exports relative to hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, S2347, S2349 [8AP], S2377-S2379, S2399 [9AP], S2667-S2670 [15AP], S2912-S2915 [18AP]

———U.S. policy, S730 [13FE], S1389 [1MR], S1412-S1414 [4MR], S1776 [12MR]

LIHEAP: funding, S3150, S3151 [23AP]

Louisiana: flood control projects funding, S9561-S9563 [30SE], S9834 [2OC]

Mining and mineral resources: make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (H.R. 2187), S11793 [20NO]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (S. 1006), S9415 [26SE]

———EPA treatment of State petitions to waive renewable fuel content requirements, S2508-S2511, S2558-S2560 [11AP]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, S1805-S1821 [13MR], S2320 [22MR]

———impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (S. 1914), S489 [7FE]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S1830-S1834 [13MR]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1517, S1526 [5MR], S1561, S1578, S1588 [6MR], S1745-S1775 [12MR], S1812, S1821-S1828 [13MR], S1889, S1894 [14MR], S2459 [10AP], S2900 [18AP], S3009 [22AP], S3371-S3381 [25AP]

———prohibit increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for pickup trucks, S1828-S1830 [13MR]

———provide grants to States for fuel-inefficient motor vehicle retirement programs, S1838-S1842, S1845, S1846 [13MR]

———renewable fuel content requirements, S2511-S2516, S2561, S2562, S2565, S2569-S2571 [11AP], S2894-S2898, S2904-S2906, S2908 [18AP], S3112, S3122-S3142 [23AP], S3294 [24AP], S3343-S3354, S3391, S3410 [25AP]

———require Federal agencies to use ethanol-blended gasoline and biodiesel-blended diesel fuel where available, S1883 [14MR]

National Petroleum Reserve: open for drilling, S2877 [18AP]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 695), S11623-S11633 [19NO]

———establish (H.R. 695), unanimous-consent agreement, S11677 [20NO]

Pipelines: extend criminal penalties to include destruction of intrastate pipelines that are used in interstate or foreign commerce, S1645-S1647 [7MR]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation, S541 [8FE], S1643-S1649 [7MR], S1693 [8MR], S1727 [11MR]

Power resources: allow petroleum companies, owning leases in the Gulf of Mexico, to trade leases for credits relative to royalty payments and rental fees, S3010 [22AP]

———clarify the definition of renewable energy, S3256 [24AP]

———encourage development of natural gas resources, S1433 [5MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S3420-S3422 [25AP], S3517 [30AP], S5443-S5446 [12JN], S8238 [5SE], S9808 [2OC], S9942, S9971-S9973 [4OC], S10658 [17OC], S10831 [12NO], S11552 [19NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), insert S. 517 language in lieu, S3417 [25AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), printing, S3480 [26AP]

———Federal compensation for coastal States impacted by the production of energy, S1888, S1889 [14MR], S2607 [12AP]

———fuel cell power system development, S3150 [23AP]

———increase transfer capability of electric energy transmission systems through participant-funded investment, S2224 [21MR], S2607 [12AP], S3284, S3285 [24AP]

———national energy policy, S52 [24JA], S843, S844, S850 [14FE], S885-S888 [15FE], S1196 [26FE], S1238-S1241, S1262 [27FE], S1389, S1390 [1MR], S1431-S1527, S1530-S1533, S1549-S1552 [5MR], S1553-S1562, S1567-S1592 [6MR], S1622-S1658 [7MR], S1693-S1695 [8MR], S1715-S1728 [11MR], S1740-S1776 [12MR], S1805-S1850 [13MR], S1871-S1915, S1917 [14MR], S1961, S1962 [15MR], S2018-S2069 [19MR], S2161-S2174 [20MR], S2194-S2219, S2221-S2229, S2231-S2239 [21MR], S2320 [22MR], S2345-S2348, S2351, S2352 [8AP], S2376-S2380, S2382, S2388-S2402 [9AP], S2425-S2443, S2448-S2466 [10AP], S2507-S2516, S2556-S2571, S2602 [11AP], S2606-S2608, S2623-S2627, S2631 [12AP], S2667-S2670, S2672 [15AP], S2695-S2717 [16AP], S2763-S2820, S2857-S2869 [17AP], S2871-S2916, S2936 [18AP], S2994, S3002-S3006, S3009-S3011 [22AP], S3111-S3142, S3145-S3156, S3160 [23AP], S3233-S3295 [24AP], S3342-S3418, S3420-S3422 [25AP], S4511-S4513 [17MY], S4787, S4788 [23MY], S5567 [14JN], S6813 [16JY]

———national energy policy (S. 1766), S314 [5FE], S525-S528, S541 [8FE], S1333-S1336 [28FE]

———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]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S1649-S1654 [7MR], S1775, S1776 [12MR], S2019-S2036 [19MR], S3404 [25AP]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (S. 1951), S859 [14FE]

Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, S3408 [25AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources, S1633-S1637, S1642 [7MR]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 295), S21 [23JA]

States: submission of energy self-sufficiency plans, S1885-S1889 [14MR]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (S. 2215), S2975 [18AP], S4955 [4JN]

Taxation: alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit, S3382-S3386, S3391 [25AP]

———encourage use of ethanol and adoption of other forms of value-added agriculture, S1813 [13MR]

———expand credit for fuel cell power system development, S3381 [25AP]

———expand tax credits for biodiesel fuel and conduct study on alternative fuels and fueled vehicles, S2039, S2040 [19MR]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel, S3150 [23AP], S3415 [25AP]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel (S. 1942), S845 [14FE]

———provide energy tax incentives, S3113, S3117 [23AP], S3389, S3392, S3393 [25AP]

———provide tax credits for biodiesel blends in fuel (S. 1058), S684 [13FE]

Wildlife refuges: effects of offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, S1520, S1521 [5MR]

Reports filed

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 107-758), H7929 [15OC]

Energy Tax Incentives Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1979) (S. Rept. 107-140), S1394 [1MR]

Finger Lakes National Forest Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Prohibition: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1846) (S. Rept. 107-282), S8671 [17SE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 695) (S. Rept. 107-286), S8671 [17SE]

Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1850) (S. Rept. 107-316), S10570 [16OC]

Statements

Alternate Energy Vehicles: Jack Fleisher and Elden Kelly, H3140 [4JN]

Energy and Trade Cooperation Between the U.S. and Russia, H6110 [9SE]

Summaries

National Energy Policy (S. 517): Daschle-Bingaman Substitute Amendment Provisions on Renewable Fuels Standards and MTBE (Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether), S2321 [22MR]

Tables

Additional gasoline costs from proposed renewable fuels standards for 2003-2007, S2514 [11AP]

State energy production and consumption, S1888 [14MR]

Testimonies

Health Care and Pension Issues Affecting Steelworkers: Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers of America, S2817 [17AP]

Texts of

H.R. 4, Energy Policy Act, S3688-S3788 [1MY]

H.R. 695, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act, S11623-S11633 [19NO]

S. 2215, Syria Accountability Act, S2975 [18AP]

S. 2781, extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil, S7311 [24JY]

S. 3154, combat fuel excise tax fraud, S10890 [13NO]