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Addresses

Energy—Medium Term Outlook: John Browne, BP p.l.c., E1481 [22JY]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4172, H4173 [15JN], H4216, H4227, H4229, H4241, H4243, H4244, H4249, H4253, H4260, H4261, H4288, H4289 [16JN], H4392, H4435, H4440, H4446, H4457, H4458, H4459, H4508 [17JN]

Analyses

U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act, H4187 [16JN]

Articles and editorials

Burning Question—Oil, S3286 [29MR]

Bush in Touch With Saudis, Non-OPEC on Oil—W. House, H2137 [2AP]

Chief Weapons Buyer for Air Force Quits, S11777 [20NO]

Energy Follies, S4639 [29AP]

Full Disclosure, S11777 [20NO]

Halliburton Tells the Pentagon Workers Took Iraq-Deal Kickbacks, S206 [23JA]

Higher Oil Price To Take Economy to New Highs, H2137 [2AP]

John McCain's Flying Circus, S11778 [20NO]

Lockheed Allegations Focus on Boeing's Chief Exec, S11777 [20NO]

No Shortage of Oil, Saudi Arabia Says, H2137 [2AP]

NYMEX Oil Falls Over $1 on Possible SPR Shipments Halt, S2773 [12MR]

Price Slide May Help OPEC Reach Consensus, S3286 [29MR]

Saudi Says Not Heard From Bush Over OPEC Oil Cut, S3607 [2AP]

Thawing Energy Policy, E206 [24FE]

Trust Betrayed? Native Americans Claim the U.S. Mismanaged Their Oil and Gas Legacies It Promised To Protect, S361 [2FE]

Why We're in Iraq, S7223 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration (see H.R. 4514), H3784 [4JN] (see H.R. 4529), H3872 [9JN] (see H.R. 4549), H3963 [14JN]

———oil and gas exploration (H.R. 4529), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H3963 [14JN]

Business and industry: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 2270), S3566 [1AP] (see H.R. 4106), H2018 [1AP]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4517), H3784 [4JN]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), consideration (see H. Res. 671), H3963 [14JN]

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 4545), H3962 [14JN]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive and require Federal fleet vehicles to use ethanol fuel (see H.R. 4652), H4892 [23JN]

———reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5165), H7863 [29SE]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H1739 [30MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 5342), H9049 [8OC]

———grant authority to draw down Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil and gas prices rise sharply due to unfair practices and require the President to consult Congress on sale of oil from the Reserve (see H.R. 5405), H10078 [19NO]

———prepare a strategic plan to ensure that the U.S. becomes energy self-sufficent (see H.R. 5407), H10078 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4958), H6703 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2804), S9220 [14SE] (see H.R. 4568), H4170 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4568), consideration (see H. Res. 674), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish the Pipeline Safety Administration (see H.R. 4277), H2656 [5MY]

———include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 5170), H7863 [29SE]

Economy: enable increased gasoline supplies and otherwise ensure lower gasoline prices in the U.S. (see H.R. 4611), H4391 (see H.R. 4611), H4506 [17JN]

Foreign aid: require governments of low income oil-producing countries to meet certain requirements relative to their oil revenues in order to be eligible to receive U.S. economic assistance (see H.R. 4364), H3015 [13MY]

Foreign trade: express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see S. Res. 330), S3605 [2AP] (see H. Res. 611), H2483 [28AP]

FTC: monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (see S. 2631), S7828 [8JY]

Gasoline: challenge OPEC to increase oil production, direct the FTC to protect consumers from gasoline price gouging and unfair practices, and release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. Res. 364), S5607 [18MY]

House of Representatives: require the President to provide certain information on the National Energy Policy Development Group (see H. Res. 745), H6705 [22JY]

Israel: allow export or other provision of oil to Israel (see H.R. 4235), H2482 [28AP]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: reauthorize (see S. 2949), S10845 [8OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: initiate World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 2624), S7827 [8JY] (see H.R. 4780), H5401 [8JY]

Oil Pollution Act: prevent oil spills and increase liability limits (see S. 3035), S12068 [8DE] (see H.R. 5431), H11057 [7DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (see S. 2590), S7435 [24JN]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (see H.R. 4017), H1369 [23MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see S. 2095), S1286 [12FE] (see H.R. 4503), H3780 [3JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), consideration (see H. Res. 671), H3963 [14JN]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 2015), S108 [21JA]

———provide for energy research and development (see H.R. 4500), H3780 [3JN]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of electricity, heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 5408), H10078 [19NO]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see S. 2201), S2717 [11MR] (see H.R. 3940), H1070 [11MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: increase capacity to address sustained petroleum product price increases (see H.R. 5264), H8857 [7OC]

Taxation: credit the Highway Trust Fund with the full amount of fuel taxes and combat fuel tax evasion (see H.R. 3967), H1074 [12MR] (see H.R. 3971), H1116 [16MR]

———establish tax credits for climate neutral combustion technologies (see H.R. 4704), H4927 (see H.R. 4704), H5071 [24JN]

———extend authorization for use of Highway Trust Funds and add the volumetric ethanol excise tax (see S. 2110), S1518 [24FE]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see S. 2019), S184 [22JA]

E-mails

Procurement of Air Force tanker aircraft funding: Bill Essex, S11784 [20NO]

———Bob Gower, S11783 [20NO]

———Bruce S. Lemkin, S11781 [20NO]

———Burkhardt & Associates (business), S11786 [20NO]

———Daniel Ramos, S11785 [20NO]

———Darleen Druyun, S11778, S11779, S11788 [20NO]

———Dov Zakheim, S11785 [20NO]

———Glenn Lamartin, S11789 [20NO]

———James G. Roche, S11778, S11779, S11780, S11781, S11782, S11783, S11784, S11785, S11786, S11787, S11788 [20NO]

———John P. Jumper, S11781, S11782, S11787 [20NO]

———Ken Krieg, S11779 [20NO]

———Loren Thompson, S11783 [20NO]

———Marvin Sambur, S11779, S11781, S11782, S11783, S11784, S11785, S11786, S11787, S11788 [20NO]

———Mary Walker, S11785 [20NO]

———Michael Wynne, S11779, S11780, S11781, S11782, S11785, S11786, S11788 [20NO]

———Miriam Thorin, S11778 [20NO]

———Nancy Spruill, S11782, S11786, S11788, S11789 [20NO]

———Paul Stipe, S11789 [20NO]

———Paul Weaver, S11779, S11786 [20NO]

———Pete Aldridge, S11787, S11789 [20NO]

———Peter Teets, S11780 [20NO]

———Philip T. Calbis, S11779 [20NO]

———Robert J. Pavelko, S11784 [20NO]

———Robin Cleveland, S11779 [20NO]

———Scott Custer, S11784, S11787 [20NO]

———Ty Hughes, S11785 [20NO]

———William C. Bodie, S11778, S11781, S11783, S11786, S11787 [20NO]

———William H. Swanson, S11780 [20NO]

———William Hodges, S11778, S11788 [20NO]

Letters

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards: Alan Reuther, UAW, S3322, S3323 [30MR]

Energy Policy Act: several organizations, H3978 [15JN]

Hydroelectric power provisions of a national energy policy: several Native American and river conservation groups, S4481 [28AP]

OPEC decision to decrease oil production: Donald Seagle, H2136 [2AP]

Procurement of Air Force tanker aircraft funding: Paul D. Wolfowitz, Dept. of Defense, S11777 [20NO]

———Senator McCain, S11538 [19NO]

———Senator Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S11776 [20NO]

———Senators Levin, McCain and Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S11776 [20NO]

Proliferation of boutique fuels: John Eichberger, National Association of Convenience Stores, S3346 [30MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil purchase and inventory policies: several Representatives, S3287 [29MR]

U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act: Hector Flores, League of United Latin American Citizens, H4182 [16JN]

———Jack Barraclough, National Conference of State Legislatures, H4180, H4186 [16JN]

———James A. Joy III, State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators (organization), and Dennis J. McLerran, Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, H4181, H4187 [16JN]

———R. Steven Brown, Environmental Council of the States, H4181, H4186 [16JN]

———Roger Rivera and Manuel Hernandez, National Hispanic Environmental Council, H4183 [16JN]

———several organizations, H4187 [16JN]

Lists

Air Force e-mails on Boeing 767 tanker lease proposal, S11778 [20NO]

Dept. of Defense Inspector General recommendations relative to acquisition of tanker aircraft, S7292-S7294 [23JN]

Supporters of S. 2590, Americans Outdoors Act, S7447 [24JN]

Messages

U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Bush, S5946 [20MY], H3476 [20MY]

Motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4126 [15JN]

Poems

``Taxpayer's Lament—Why Am I Paying for Other People's Humvees?'' Representative Markey, E1940 [11OC]

Press releases

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange Contracts Awarded—MMS, Wyoming Team Up on RIK Sale: Dept. of the Interior, S3285 [29MR]

Remarks in House

Air Force: tanker aircraft funding, H9000 [8OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1728 [30MR], H3968 [15JN], H4585 [21JN], H4895 [24JN]

———oil and gas exploration (H.R. 4529), consideration (H. Res. 672), H3968-H3973 [15JN]

Australia: maritime boundary dispute with East Timor relative to oil rights from undersea deposits, H5715, H56623 [14JY]

Business and industry: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 4106), E508 [2AP]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4125 [15JN], H4178-H4191 [16JN], H4442, H4444 [17JN], E1176 [18JN]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3973-H3980 [15JN]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., H284 [3FE], H609-H615 [25FE], H1476-H1478 [24MR], H2477, H2478 [28AP]

ChevronTexaco Corp.: anniversary, E1587 [10SE]

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), H4133-H4139 [15JN], E1147 [16JN]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (H.R. 4067), E476 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: renewable energy programs funding, H5513 [12JY], H5560-H5562 [13JY]

Dept. of Energy: grant authority to draw down Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil and gas prices rise sharply due to unfair practices and require the President to consult Congress on sale of oil from the Reserve (H.R. 5405), E2110 [20NO]

———prepare a strategic plan to ensure that the U.S. becomes energy self-sufficent (H.R. 5407), E2113 [20NO]

———renewable energy programs funding, H5106-H5108 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow purchase of ethanol and biodiesel fuels relative to Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4252 [16JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3055 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4207-H4267 [16JN], H4435-H4465 [17JN], E1139 [16JN], E1173 [18JN], E1195 [21JN], E1205 [22JN], E1216 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4568), consideration (H. Res. 674), H4191-H4193 [16JN]

Ecology and environment: clarify that oil and gas leasing activities are not renewable energy projects and are not exempt from providing alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements, H3990 [15JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2601, H2604 [5MY]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E1146 [16JN]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H8862 [8OC]

———gasoline price levels, H1718 [30MR], H2038 [1AP], H2138 [2AP], H2402 [27AP], H2662 [6MY], H2898 [12MY], H3181, H3184 [18MY], H3233, H3234 [19MY], H3523 [20MY], H3608, H3609 [2JN], H4148 [15JN], H4177, H4178 [16JN], H6106, H6107 [20JY], E911 [19MY], E943 [21MY]

———impact of increasing oil prices, H5259 [7JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3097, H3170 [18MY], H3945-H3952 [14JN]

Exxon Valdez (vessel): anniversary of oil spill, H1374 [24MR]

FERC: prohibit use of funds to deny public requests for release of documents relative to manipulation of electricity markets in California and other Western States, H5093, H5095, H5096, H5111-H5116 [25JN]

Ford Motor Co.: introduction of Escape Hybrid SUV model, E1601 [13SE]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, H2136 [2AP], H4114-H4121, H4140 [15JN], H4504 [17JN]

FTC: investigation of gasoline price levels, H4178 [16JN]

Halliburton Co.: business dealings with Iran, H1729 [30MR]

Independent Oil Producers' Agency: anniversary, E621 [22AP]

Iraq: condition obligation of U.S. funds on agreement that Iraq will expend a significant portion of oil generated revenues for reconstruction, H3373, H3374 [19MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, E1155 [18JN]

———toll requirements for hybrid gasoline-electric car users relative to use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes, H1990 [1AP], E866 [14MY]

Ohio: economic impact of Bush administration policies, H6106-H6111 [20JY]

OPEC: address decision to decrease oil production, H1232 [18MR], H1647, H1650 [30MR], H1794, H1795 [1AP]

Political ethics: relationship between U.S. political leaders and oil industry corporations and organizations, H3968 [15JN], H4294 [17JN]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (H.R. 4017), E431 [23MR]

———economic impact of increasing natural gas prices, H4293 [17JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil and natural gas prices, H1723-H1728 [30MR], H1794 [1AP], H2140 [2AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H3968, H3990-H4132, H4141, H4145 [15JN], H4178 [16JN], H4293 [17JN], E1146 [16JN], E1151, E1155, E1167, E1173 [18JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3973-H3980 [15JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), motion to recommit, H4130, H4131 [15JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H2186, H2187 [20AP], H3055 [17MY], H3233 [19MY], H3608, H3609 [2JN], E206 [24FE]

———impact of a national energy policy on job creation, H1723, H1728 [30MR]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H4176 [16JN]

———national energy policy, H1586 [25MR], H2140-H2143 [2AP], H2741 [11MY], H3544 [1JN], H3697 [2JN], H3935 [14JN], H3968, H4141 [15JN], H4176, H4178, H4269-H4272 [16JN], H4293 [17JN], E1173 [18JN]

Saudi Arabia: alleged plan to manipulate oil prices in order to affect U.S. Presidential election, H2190, H2191 [20AP]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of electricity, heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (H.R. 5408), E2111 [20NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: increase capacity to address sustained petroleum product price increases (H.R. 5264), E1852 [10OC]

———oil purchase and inventory policies, H1647 [30MR], H1794 [1AP], H4441-H4445 [17JN]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (S. 982), H6878 [8SE]

Taxation: gasoline tax, H1329 [23MR]

———prevent fraudulent avoidance of fuel taxes, H7345, H7346 [22SE]

———restructure ethanol tax incentive from an excise tax exemption to an excise tax credit, H1805 [1AP]

———small business deductions for purchases of sport utility vehicles (SUVs), E1940 [11OC]

Toyota Motor Corp.: Prius hybrid model recipient of Motor Trend (publication) Car of the Year Award, H5334 [8JY]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: impose limitations and requirements for the procurement of tanker aircraft funding, S7291 [23JN]

———procurement of tanker aircraft funding, S11536-S11542 [19NO], S11776 [20NO]

———tanker aircraft funding, S10949 [9OC]

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (S. 1737), S2836-S2839 [22MR], S3254 [29MR], S3317 [30MR], S3554 [1AP], S5468 [13MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3523-S3525 [1AP], S8983 [9SE]

Business and industry: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 2270), S3569, S3570 [1AP], S8143 [15JY]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), S6876 [16JN]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., S206 [23JA]

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), S6877 [16JN]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive and require Federal fleet vehicles to use ethanol fuel (H.R. 4652), S8815, S8816 [7SE]

Conservation of energy: promote international energy efficiency, S6267 [1JN]

Dept. of the Interior: settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S361 [2FE], S1617 [26FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2804), S9519 [22SE]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S11625 [19NO]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S8827 [7SE]

Economy: gasoline price levels, S3356-S3358 [30MR], S3420, S3435, S3444-S3446, S3515 [31MR], S3524, S3554 [1AP], S4143 [20AP], S4178-S4181 [21AP], S4385, S4386, S4387 [27AP], S4853, S4855, S4857 [5MY], S5058, S5063 [10MY], S5461-S5463 [13MY], S5560-S5562 [18MY], S5736-S5739, S5769 [19MY], S5896 [20MY], S6060, S6252 [21MY], S6267 [1JN], S6952 [17JN], S8143 [15JY], S9663-S9665 [24SE]

———impact of increasing oil prices, S2846 [22MR], S3254, S3276-S3278 [29MR], S3345 [30MR], S4178-S4181 [21AP], S4385, S4386, S4387 [27AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S5743 [19MY], S7691-S7697 [7JY], S10472 [6OC]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, S9056 [10SE]

———express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (S. Res. 330), S3606, S3607 [2AP], S3871-S3873 [7AP], S4083 [19AP], S4293 [22AP], S4868 [5MY]

FTC: monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (S. 2631), S7867 [8JY], S7900 [9JY]

Gasoline: challenge OPEC to increase oil production, direct the FTC to protect consumers from gasoline price gouging and unfair practices, and release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (S. Res. 364), S5612 [18MY], S6265 [1JN]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: strike provisions relating to energy tax incentives, S5186-S5193 [11MY], S5362 [12MY]

LIHEAP: funding, S2656 [11MR]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 2949), S10824, S10878 [8OC], S11008 [9OC]

———revise and extend (S. 1786), S1402, S1412 [12FE]

Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S3444 [31MR]

———improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (S. 794), S3444 [31MR]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S3322 [30MR]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs, S3551, S3552 [1AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: initiate World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against certain oil exporting countries (S. 2624), S7837 [8JY]

Oil Pollution Act: prevent oil spills and increase liability limits (S. 3035), S12069 [8DE]

OPEC: address decision to decrease oil production, S2836-S2839 [22MR], S3254, S3283-S3288 [29MR], S3317, S3318 [30MR], S3435-S3437 [31MR], S3600 [2AP], S4853, S4855, S4857 [5MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (S. 2590), S7446-S7453 [24JN], S8706 [22JY], S9269-S9271 [15SE]

Power resources: economic impact of increasing oil and natural gas prices, S3600 [2AP], S3871-S3873 [7AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S4406-S4416, S4421 [27AP], S4465, S4479-S4481 [28AP], S4635-S4644 [29AP], S4991 [6MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), S6876 [16JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S73 [21JA], S341 [2FE], S2846-S2848 [22MR], S4860 [5MY], S5063, S5067 [10MY], S5942 [20MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 1005), S3076-S3081 [24MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 2095), S1271, S1413 [12FE], S2952-S2954 [23MR], S3732 [5AP], S3992 [8AP], S4284 [22AP], S4868, S4869 [5MY], S5058 [10MY], S5178 [11MY], S5461-S5463 [13MY], S5560-S5562 [18MY], S5738, S5770 [19MY], S5896 [20MY], S6252 [21MY], S6302 [2JN], S8827 [7SE], S9056 [10SE], S9268, S9274 [15SE]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S4406-S4416, S4421 [27AP], S4630, S4635-S4638, S4642 [29AP], S4853 [5MY], S4991 [6MY], S5943 [20MY]

———national energy policy, S3076-S3081 [24MR], S3278 [29MR], S3335, S3345, S3356-S3358 [30MR], S3420-S3424, S3435-S3437, S3515 [31MR], S3527 [1AP], S4143 [20AP], S4182 [21AP], S4853, S4855, S4857 [5MY], S4939 [6MY], S5054 [10MY], S5560-S5562 [18MY], S5738, S5769, S5770 [19MY], S5896, S5897 [20MY], S6260 [1JN], S8412 [19JY]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets, S6302 [2JN]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 2015), S118-S121 [21JA], S173 [22JA], S6877 [16JN]

Public utilities: provide rebates in the form of rate adjustments to consumers whose rates are regulated, S4822 [4MY]

Saudi Arabia: alleged plan to manipulate oil prices in order to affect U.S. Presidential election, S4083 [19AP], S4178 [21AP]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (S. 2201), S2723 [11MR]

———amend to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (S. 2201), star print, S3197 [25MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, S2665 [11MR], S2773 [12MR], S2836-S2839 [22MR], S3283-S3288 [29MR], S3317, S3318, S3345 [30MR], S3600 [2AP], S4853, S4855, S4857 [5MY], S9198-S9200 [14SE], S9559 [23SE]

Taxation: credit the Highway Trust Fund with the full amount of fuel taxes and combat fuel tax evasion, S11024 [10OC]

———extend authorization for use of Highway Trust Funds and add the volumetric ethanol excise tax, S3957 [7AP]

———extend authorization for use of Highway Trust Funds and add the volumetric ethanol excise tax (S. 2110), S1525 [24FE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1896), S689 [6FE]

Terrorism: impact on oil supplies and markets, S6302 [2JN]

Transportation: exempt certain agricultural producers from certain hazardous materials requirements, S571, S572 [4FE], S1996 [2MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4503, Energy Policy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 671) (H. Rept. 108-539), H3962 [14JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4517, U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 671) (H. Rept. 108-539), H3962 [14JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4529, Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 672) (H. Rept. 108-540), H3962 [14JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4568, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 674) (H. Rept. 108-544), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4568) (H. Rept. 108-542), H4170 [15JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2804) (S. Rept. 108-341), S9220 [14SE]

Highway Reauthorization Tax Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3971) (H. Rept. 108-444), H1369 [23MR]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2270), S4300 [22AP]

Require the President To Provide Certain Information to the House of Representatives on the National Energy Policy Development Group: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 745) (H. Rept. 108-697), H7574 [23SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4230, H4238, H4253 [16JN], H4458 [17JN]

Statements

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Purchase and Inventory Policies, S9199 [14SE]

Summaries

Native American Living Conditions: Commission on Civil Rights, S1618 [26FE]

Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act (H.R. 4017), E432 [23MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 671, consideration of H.R. 4503, Energy Policy Act, and H.R. 4517, U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act, H3973 [15JN]

H. Res. 672, consideration of H.R. 4529, Arctic Coastal Plain and Surface Mining Improvement Act, H3968 [15JN]

H. Res. 674, consideration of H.R. 4568, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4191 [16JN]

H.R. 4503, Energy Policy Act, H3990-H4114 [15JN]

H.R. 4517, U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act, H4178 [16JN]

H.R. 4545, Gasoline Price Reduction Act, H4134 [15JN]

S. 1786, Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act, S1402-S1412 [12FE]

S. 2110, Surface Transportation Extension Act, S1525-S1528 [24FE]

S. 2270, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, S3569 [1AP]

S. 2590, Americans Outdoors Act, S7447-S7452 [24JN]

S. 2624, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative initiation of World Trade Organization dispute proceedings against certain oil exporting countries, S7838 [8JY]

S. 3035, Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act, S12069 [8DE]

S. Res. 330, express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices, S3605 [2AP]

S. Res. 364, challenge OPEC to increase oil production, direct the FTC to protect consumers from gasoline price gouging and unfair practices, and release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S5612 [18MY]