WASHINGTON (State)

Addresses

Dept. of State Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Director Swearing In Ceremony: John Miller, Dept. of State, E358 [4MR]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: extend terms of leases of certain restricted Indian land (S. 521), S12983 [21OC]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 391), S15865 [24NO]

Articles and editorials

In the Northwest—Sonar Tests' Effects on Wildlife Should Set Off Alarms, H4258 [20MY]

Walter Clore, ``Father of Washington Wine,'' Dies, S3248 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2723), H6706 [14JY]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 562), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 1033), H1464 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer (see H.R. 699), H391 [11FE]

———extend terms of leases of certain restricted Indian land (see S. 521), S3162 [5MR]

———study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1687), S12193 [30SE] (see H.R. 3207), H9032 [30SE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H3636 [1MY]

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area: extend grace period for personal watercraft use (see H.R. 3621), H12308 [21NO]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 265), H135 [8JA]

Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (see H.R. 2489), H5467 [17JN]

———Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 477), H243 [29JA]

———settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 1438), S9708 [22JY] (see H.R. 1753), H3303 [10AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

Quinault Indian Nation: distribution of land claim judgment funds (see H.R. 2425), H5265 [11JN]

San Juan Island National Historical Park: modify boundary (see H.R. 3571), H12306 [21NO]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 391), S2456 [13FE] (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1614), S11478 [15SE] (see H.R. 2397), H5173 [10JN]

Letters

Dept. of Energy high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding: Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, H9170 [2OC]

Provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program: Annette M. Copeland, Employment Security Dept. of Washington, H12183 [21NO]

Lists

Yakima, WA, summit on Hispanic issues participants, S11326 [10SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: land transfer to Bremerton, WA, H4590 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding, H9168-H9171 [2OC], H11401 [18NO], E2012 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer (H.R. 699), H1963 [19MR]

Martin, Terry: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education Washington State Professor of the Year award recipient, E2298 [14NO]

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (H.R. 1753), E759-E761 [11AP]

Seattle, WA: tribute to American Medical Women's Association and NIH National Library of Medicine Local Legends project nominees, E2336 [19NO]

Singh, Rohan: Junior Achievement Inc., Student Entrepreneuer of the Year award recipient, E2283 [7NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture Research Service: wine grape foundation block funding, S14148 [6NO]

Corps of Engineers: funding, S11548 [16SE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 562), S3319 [6MR], S3499 [11MR]

Dept. of Energy: environmental cleanup programs funding, S11547 [16SE]

———high-level waste cleanup program funding, S11545 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend terms of leases of certain restricted Indian land (S. 521), S3171 [5MR]

———study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (S. 1687), S12198, S12199 [30SE]

Enron Corp.: involvement in manipulation of California energy crisis, S15261, S15262 [20NO]

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 1438), S9710 [22JY]

Railroads: Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Program funding, S13123 [23OC]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 391), S15865 [24NO]

Suko, Lonny R.: nomination to be district judge, S9368, S9369 [15JY]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9366, S9367 [15JY]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1614), S11480 [15SE]

Yakima, WA: summit on Hispanic issues, S11326 [10SE]

Reports filed

Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 108-368), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Indian Land Leasing Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 521) (S. Rept. 108-48), S6506 [15MY]

Nomination of Lonny R. Suko To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9244 [10JY]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1945) (H. Rept. 108-272), H8282 [16SE]

Quinault Indian Nation Distribution of Land Claim Judgment Funds: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 108-367), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Wild Sky Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 108-131), S10970 [2SE]

Texts of

H.R. 699, Dept. of the Interior study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, H1963 [19MR]

S. 391, Wild Sky Wilderness Act, S15866 [24NO]

S. 521, Indian Land Leasing Act, S3171 [5MR]

S. 562, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act, S3320 [6MR]

S. 1438, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act, S9711 [22JY]

S. 1614, Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S11480 [15SE]

S. 1687, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act, S12198 [30SE]

Tributes

Miller, John, E357 [4MR]

Murray, Senator, S9754 [23JY]