PETROLEUM

Amendments

Business and industry: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8756, H8778 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7325 [23JN], S7331, S7374, S7379, S7380 [24JN], S7403, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7409, S7411, S7412, S7413, S7414, S7417, S7418, S7420, S7421, S7422, S7439, S7440, S7441, S7442, S7443, S7444, S7445 [27JN], S7480, S7511, S7512, S7539 [28JN], S7552, S7569, S7642, S7643 [29JN], H3333 [16MY], H3437 [17MY], H3557, H3558 [18MY], H3614, H3620, H3623, H3631, H3634, H3638, H3640, H3642, H3644, H3646, H3658, H3659, H3663, H3664, H3665, H3669, H3670, H3671, H3672, H3696 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3594 [19MY]

Power resources: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 606), S6579 [14JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6420, S6422, S6423 [13JN], S6460, S6463, S6496, S6578, S6580, S6586, S6587 [14JN], S6608, S6620, S6664, S6665, S6666 [15JN], S6690, S6703, S6768, S6769, S6770, S6777 [16JN], S6786, S6802, S6809, S6834, S6835, S6837, S6863, S6864, S6865, S6866, S6867, S6868 [20JN], S6878, S6899, S6904, S6934, S6936, S6937, S6938, S6950, S6957, S6958, S6959, S6960, S6974, S6975, S6976 [21JN], S6981, S6994, S6995, S6996, S7005, S7033, S7039, S7042, S7057, S7058, S7059, S7060, S7078, S7079, S7080, S7081, S7083, S7084, S7085, S7088, S7089, S7090, S7098, S7099, S7100, S7101, S7102, S7103, S7104, S7105, S7106, S7107, S7108, S7109, S7110, S7111, S7112, S7113, S7115, S7119, S7120, S7122, S7134, S7146, S7157, S7160, S7168, S7169, S7170, S7171, S7172, S7178, S7180, S7188, S7189, S7190, S7191, S7192, S7194, S7195 [22JN], S7240, S7244, S7249, S7262, S7264, S7265, S7266, S7319, S7323, S7324, S7325, S7326 [23JN], H2151 [19AP], H2321, H2325, H2335, H2340, H2343, H2344, H2347, H2365, H2367, H2368, H2370, H2372, H2373 [20AP], H2399, H2401, H2402, H2403, H2404, H2406, H2407, H2409, H2410, H2412, H2415, H2416, H2418, H2427, H2428, H2431 [21AP]

Analyses

Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6) Provisions Relative to Promotion of Responsible Progress on Climate Change, S6889-S6891 [21JN]

Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3627 [19MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, S7924 [1JY], H5809 [14JY]

———H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7644 [29JN], H6466 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Alarms, Instrumentation Failed in BP Refinery Blast, H5667 [12JY]

Arid Arizona Points to Global Warming Culprit, S1265 [10FE]

Big Oil Steps Aside in Battle Over Arctic, H2183 [20AP]

BP, Exxon Hit With Antitrust Suit, S14115 [20DE]

Bush and Saudi Prince Discuss High Oil Prices in Ranch Meeting, H2528 [26AP]

Dancing With Ghosts, H12230 [18DE]

Distort Reform—A Review of the Distorted Science in Michael Crichton's State of Fear, S1271 [10FE]

Energy Deficient, H6946 [28JY]

Energy Shortage, H6946 [28JY]

Is It Hot in Here?, S7001 [22JN]

Michael Crichton and Global Warming, S1269 [10FE]

North Slope Report Fuels Alaska Drilling Debate, S12163 [2NO]

Nuclear Power Has Become a Green Source of Energy, S6049 [26MY]

Plan To Move ANWR to Defense Bill Moves Budget Deal Forward, H12156 [17DE]

Prudhoe Decline Highlights U.S. Oil Dependence, S14092 [20DE]

Revealed—How Oil Giant Influenced Bush—White House Sought Advice From Exxon on Kyoto Stance, H4274 [8JN]

Trust Seal Pups' Assessment of Climate, S7003 [22JN]

U.S. Considers Toughening Stance Toward Venezuela, H2529 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: establish responsible energy policy towards the Gulf of Guinea region in West Africa (see H. Con. Res. 229), H7561 [28JY]

Alaska: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4136), H9102 [25OC]

Antitrust policy: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H8643 [29SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (see S. 1891), S11559 [19OC]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 261), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

Armed Forces: authorize temporary, emergency adjustments in the monthly rates of basic housing and cost-of-living allowances for members in response to sudden increases in energy and gasoline prices (see H.R. 3798), H8087 [15SE]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H3261 [12MY]

Business and industry: assess penalties on gasoline retailers who charge prices grossly in excess of the prescribed index price for gasoline (see H.R. 2944), H4655 [16JN]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8162 [20SE]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (see H.R. 3893), H8348 [26SE]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), consideration (see H. Res. 481), H8732 [6OC]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 555), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 695), H521 [9FE]

———prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 3926), H8387 [27SE]

———prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H7949 [14SE]

———prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations (see S. 1717), S10187 [19SE]

———reduce price of gasoline through offshore drilling, increased construction and investment in refineries, Federal fuel tax suspension, and free trade promotion (see H.R. 4004), H8733 [6OC]

———streamline the process of Federal approval for construction or expansion of refineries (see H.R. 3923), H8387 [27SE]

California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 319), H194 [25JA]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 2211), H3112 [10MY]

Clean Air Act: establish a renewable diesel standard (see S. 1920), S11823 [25OC]

———reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1459), H1777 [5AP] (see H.R. 1493), H1844 [6AP]

———require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H10908 [17NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see S. 342), S1259 [10FE] (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]

———establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (see S. 1151), S6021 [26MY]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: assess economic implications of the dependence of Hawaii on oil as primary source of energy (see S. 436), S1623 [17FE]

———establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (see H.R. 3792), H8087 [15SE]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see S. 1862), S11313 [7OC] (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]

———prohibit exportation of a finished petroleum product or liquefied petroleum gas if the supply in any Petroleum Allocation Defense District has fallen or will fall below expected demand (see S. 1996), S12681 [10NO]

———require a report on the method by which existing reporting systems can be coordinated to provide timely reporting of significant petroleum supply interruptions (see S. 1649), S9877 [9SE] (see S. 1694), S9985 [13SE]

———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 3986), H8733 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a program to lease certain land for oil shale development (see S. 1092), S5580 [20MY]

———grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for certain activities (see H.R. 907), H792 [17FE]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (see S. 53), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 681), H520 [9FE]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 878), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1571), H1894 [12AP] (see H.R. 1798), H2471 [21AP] (see H.R. 3251), H5740 [12JY]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 3710), H7813 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2361), H3330 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3554 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 392), H6932 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 113), H75 [4JA]

Domestic policy: require Presidential allocation of crude oil, fuel oil, and refined petroleum products to deal with shortages and dislocations in the national distribution system (see H.R. 3722), H7813 [8SE]

Ecology and environment: encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see S.J. Res. 5), S1514 [16FE]

Economy: lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits (see S. 847), S3897 [19AP] (see H. Res. 299), H4142 [26MY]

———provide Presidential authority to temporarily freeze the price of gasoline and other refined products (see S. 1629), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 3707), H7813 [8SE]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11326 [8DE]

———technical corrections in amendments (see H.R. 4637), H12289 [18DE]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see S.J. Res. 20), S7614 [29JN] (see H.J. Res. 56), H5434 (see H.J. Res. 56), H5479 [29JN]

———establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (see S. 1859), S11313 [7OC]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (see S. 1265), S6741 [16JN]

———reduce underground storage tank releases by strengthening inspections, operator training, program enforcement, oxygenated fuel cleanup, and providing States greater Federal resources (see H.R. 3062), H5176 [24JN]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce employee vehicle fuel consumption (see S. 1853), S11212 [6OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: insert a new definition relating to oil and gas exploration and production (see S. 830), S3817 [18AP]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources (see S. Res. 228), S9468 [29JY]

Fort Reno, OK: authorize the lease of oil and gas resources to establish the Fort Reno Management Fund to restore historical buildings (see S. 1832), S11212 [6OC]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline (see S. 1610), S9645 [6SE]

———conduct an inquiry into the retail prices of natural gas and gasoline (see S. 1732), S10233 [20SE]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (see S. 1743), S10294 [21SE]

———monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (see S. 1146), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2627), H4072 [25MY]

———require submission of a report to Congress on the retail price of gasoline (see H.R. 3718), H7813 [8SE]

GAO: conduct study on consolidation of gasoline refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers with retail sellers (see H.R. 3688), H7742 [7SE]

Gasoline: ensure affordability and security (see S. 1868), S11313 [7OC]

———provide consumers with relief from high prices (see H.R. 3646), H7645 [2SE]

———stabilize prices (see H.R. 3544), H7558 [28JY]

Government regulations: create a uniform national clean air standard for gasoline, eliminate ``boutique'' fuels, and require the construction and sale of new gasoline refineries to private businesses (see H.R. 3807), H8088 [15SE]

———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 3780), H7949 [14SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4654 [16JN]

Iran: make information on certain investments in the energy sector available to the public (see S. 299), S1049 [7FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2107), S13659 [15DE]

———home heating funding limitations (see H.R. 108), H74 [4JA]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: repeal certain provisions relative to transport of petroleum products (see S. 1977), S12526 [8NO]

Military installations: designate certain closed installations as appropriate sites for construction of an oil refinery (see H.R. 3887), H8341 [22SE]

Motor vehicles: encourage the availability and use of vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency (see H.R. 2665), H4139 [26MY]

———improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 1648), S9877 [9SE]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 889), S4109 [21AP] (see H.R. 705), H521 [9FE]

———provide incentives to the automobile industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil (see S. 2045), S13161 [17NO] (see H.R. 4370), H10908 [17NO]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see S. 836), S3817 [18AP] (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]

———require that automobiles and light trucks are able to operate on a fuel mixture that has a certain percentage of ethanol (see S. 587), S2482 [10MR]

———temporarily increase standard mileage rate for certain tax deductions for the use of an automobile and temporarily increase reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees (see S. 1678), S9930 [12SE] (see H.R. 3750), H7860 [13SE]

National Academy of Sciences: report on feasibility and design of a national strategic gasoline reserve (see H.R. 4043), H8808 [7OC]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H4354 [9JN]

Natural gas: increase domestic supplies through an accelerated program of development and deployment of new technologies (see H.R. 4638), H12289 [18DE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 752), S3413 [11AP]

Oil Pollution Act: amend (see S. 2023), S12949 [16NO]

Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 159), S6022 [26MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (see S. 964), S4547 [28AP]

———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 3811), H8088 [15SE] (see H.R. 3918), H8387 [27SE] (see H.R. 4318), H10225 [15NO]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: allow certain coastal States to share in qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues (see S. 1810), S10823 [3OC]

———establish a domestic offshore energy reinvestment program (see S. 733), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 1551), H1893 [12AP]

———promote alternative energy-related uses on Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 736), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 1596), H1968 [13AP]

Pipelines: require notification of appropriate emergency response authorities when damage to underground pipeline facilities occurs or is discovered (see H.R. 2958), H4721 [17JN]

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. 2064), H2879 [3MY]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see S. 606), S2517 [11MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see S. 10), S6298 [9JN] (see H.R. 6), H2106 [18AP] (see H.R. 1533), H1850 [8AP] (see H.R. 1640), H2100 [14AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H2148 [19AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 394), H6932 [27JY]

———ensure fairness in gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating oil prices (see H.R. 4029), H8807 [7OC]

———establish a Federal incentive program to stimulate commercial deployment of integrated gasification combined cycle and industrial gasification technology (see S. 1091), S5580 [20MY]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H72 [4JA]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see S. 650), S2994 [17MR] (see S. 1232), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 1608), H1968 [13AP] (see H.R. 3081), H5361 [28JN]

———improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H10909 [17NO]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H9047 [24OC]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 33), S142 [24JA] (see S. 870), S4108 [21AP]

———prohibit price gouging relating to gasoline and diesel fuels in areas affected by major disasters (see S. 1744), S10294 [21SE]

———prohibit the sale of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas, or petroleum distillates at an unjust or unreasonable price (see H.R. 4114), H9043 [20OC]

———promote oil shale and tar sand development (see S. 1111), S5851 [24MY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), consideration (see H. Res. 568), H10909 [17NO]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see S. 2025), S12949 [16NO] (see H.R. 4409), H11034 [18NO] (see H.R. 4640), H12289 [18DE]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (see H.R. 1398), H1692 [17MR]

———streamline the refinery permitting process, designate certain closed military installations for refinery construction, and amend certain EPA programs that impact fuel prices (see S. 1772), S10424 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: require use of nontoxic products in the case of hydraulic fracturing that occurs during oil or natural gas production activities (see S. 1080), S5531 [19MY]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation of the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program investigation (see S. Res. 143), S5219 [16MY]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 269), S886 [2FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see S. 439), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 879), H791 [17FE]

Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve: establish (see S. 1794), S10724 [29SE]

Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see S. 1979), S12606 [9NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: expand to include alternative fuels (see H.R. 3345), H6106 [19JY]

———provide for deferment of acquisition of petroleum under certain circumstances (see H.R. 3791), H8087 [15SE]

Tariff: liquidation or reliquidation of certain drawback claims relative to petroleum products (see H.R. 3353), H6106 (see H.R. 3354, 3355, 3356, 3357), H6107 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for carbon dioxide captured from anthropogenic industrial sources and used as a tertiary injectant in enhanced oil and natural gas recovery (see H.R. 1128), H983 [3MR]

———allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see S. 181), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax for certain gasoline, diesel fuel, and home energy consumption expenses (see H.R. 4026), H8807 [7OC]

———allow a refundable income tax credit for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes (see H.R. 2893), H4485 [14JN]

———allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H8642 [29SE]

———allow full expensing for the cost of qualified refinery property in the year the property is placed in service, and classify petroleum refining property as 5-year property for depreciation (see S. 1781), S10594 [28SE]

———allow individuals a credit against income tax to offset the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 3828), H8161 [20SE]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 971), S4547 [28AP]

———establish gas stamps and impose windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, and related products (see H.R. 3712), H7813 [8SE]

———extend and modify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 2899), H4485 [14JN]

———extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (see H.R. 1270), H1416 [14MR]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, allow a credit for qualified fuel-efficient vehicles, and establish the Energy Assistance Trust Fund (see H.R. 4449), H11109 [6DE]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and provide for a rebate to energy consumers (see H.R. 4263), H10144 [9NO]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 4248), H10038 [8NO]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to offset costs of supplemental spending bills targeted to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita (see S. 1809), S10823 [3OC]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and ease gas prices for consumers (see H.R. 3752), H7860 [13SE]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers (see S. 1631), S9727 [7SE] (see S. 2103), S13570 [14DE] (see H.R. 4203), H9555 [2NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to provide a consumer rebate, fund LIHEAP, provide incentives for manufacture of energy efficient vehicles, and support funding of highway projects (see S. 1981), S12607 [9NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 3664), H7741 [7SE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP and Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical services (see H.R. 4276), H10144 [9NO]

———increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment used in refining of liquid fuels (see S. 1693), S9984 [13SE] (see H.R. 3680), H7741 [7SE]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see S. 785), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 1114), H982 [3MR]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs, support full funding of LIHEAP, and provide consumer protections against fuel price gouging (see S. 1973), S12526 [8NO]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see S. 610), S2517 [11MR] (see H.R. 36), H72 [4JA]

———provide for the amortization of delay rental payments and geological and geophysical expenditures (see S. 280), S978 [3FE]

———provide incentives for oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines, and petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3924), H8387 [27SE]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (see S. 1039), S5219 [16MY]

———provide incentives to restore and increase oil and natural gas production (see H.R. 3983), H8733 [6OC]

———reduce Federal excise tax on highway motor fuels when the weekly U.S. retail gasoline price, regular grade, is over a certain dollar amount per gallon (see H.R. 3842), H8247 [21SE]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1097), H982 [3MR]

———reduce incentives to purchase larger and luxury motor vehicles (see S. 1852), S11212 [6OC]

———reduce motor fuel excise taxes during periods of high fuel prices (see H.R. 2924), H4560 [15JN]

———reinstate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax and maintain a certain minimum balance in such trust fund (see S. 1222), S6299 [9JN]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP and weatherization assistance (see H.R. 4420), H11034 [18NO]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H12167 [17DE]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see S. 422), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 1063), H941 [2MR]

———temporarily suspend Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 3683), H7741 [7SE]

———temporarily waive the restriction on highway use in applying the tax exemption for diesel fuel used on a farm for farming purposes (see H.R. 4001), H8733 [6OC]

Texas: anniversary of discovery of the East Texas Oil Field and of the East Texas Oil Museum (see H. Res. 407), H7561 [28JY]

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System: prevent the retroactive application of Quality Bank valuation methodologies (see S. 822), S3735 [15AP] (see H.R. 2038), H2737 [28AP]

Cloture motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6904 [21JN], S7209 [23JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2361), H6562-H6628 [26JY]

Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6), H6691-H6836 [27JY]

Cost Estimates

Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6): CBO, H2176 [20AP]

Energy Policy Act (S. 10): CBO, S6392-S6398 [13JN]

Excerpts

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards study: National Academy of Sciences, S7259 [23JN]

Explanations

Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6): Energy Tax Incentive Title of the Conference Agreement, S9117-S9147 [27JY]

Factsheets

Basic Facts About Offshore Oil and Natural Gas: National Ocean Industries Association, H8895 [18OC]

Inventory of Seismic Surveys of All Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6875 [21JN]

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Contamination, H2425, H2426 [21AP]

National Security and Petroleum Dependence Project: Energy Future Coalition, H3193 [11MY]

`Set America Free' a Blueprint for U.S. Energy Security: Energy Future Coalition, H3191 [11MY]

Histories

Energy Policy Act vote on Markey amendment (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration), H12232 [18DE]

Letters

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration: Alliance for Energy and Economic Growth, S14096 [20DE]

———Ashley, Katina, and Molly Tsongas, E2584 [17DE]

———David N. Parker, American Gas Association, S14096, S14129 [20DE]

———David W. Marquez, Alaska Attorney General, S14222 [21DE]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S14096 [20DE]

———James C. May, Air Transport Association, S14129 [20DE]

———James L. Buckley, S2510 [11MR], S2713 [15MR], S14092 [20DE]

———Jimmy Carter, S2712 [15MR]

———John Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, S14127 [20DE]

———Milton R. Copulos, National Defense Council Foundation, S14128 [20DE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S14095 [20DE]

———Representative Markey, H2337 [20AP]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S14126 [20DE]

———Robert Thompson, S2783 [16MR]

———Senator Kerry, S2714 [15MR]

———several Kaktovik, AK, citizens, S14094 [20DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration addition to the Dept. of Defense appropriations bill: several retired military officers, S13955 [17DE], S13977, S13990, S14005 [19DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration impact on human rights of Gwich'in people: several Representatives, E2375 [16NO]

China National Offshore Oil Corp., takeover of Unocal Corp.: Representative Wolf, E1506 [15JY]

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards: Alan Reuther, UAW, S7254 [23JN]

———Roger Tauss, Transport Workers Union of America, S7258 [23JN]

———several agricultural organizations, S7255 [23JN]

———several Representatives, H8777 [7OC]

Dependence on foreign oil sources: Energy Future Coalition, S6615 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Onshore Natural Gas Supply Research and Development Program funding: Representative Hall, E1914-E1916 [21SE]

Disapproval of EPA rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions: Senator Specter, S9959 [13SE]

———several State attorneys general and chief environmental officers, S9917 [12SE]

———several environmental organizations, S9956 [13SE]

———several health organizations, S9955 [13SE]

———several organizations, S9956 [13SE]

Emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene: Joseph P. Castillo, Albuquerque, NM, Hispano Chamber of Commerce, S10012 [14SE]

———Kevin Holsapple, Los Alamos, NM, Chamber of Commerce, S10012 [14SE]

Emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant price increases in heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene: several Senators, S7607 [29JN]

Energy Policy Act: Cruz M. Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor of California, H2188 [20AP]

———Joe Hackney and Beverly Gard, National Conference of State Legislatures, H2177 [20AP]

———Meg Caldwell, California Coastal Commission, H2188 [20AP]

———Michael R. Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission, H2188 [20AP]

———Mike Chrisman, Cruz M. Bustamante, and Alan Lloyd, California Ocean Protection Council, H2187 [20AP]

———several California Representatives, H2186 [20AP]

EPA administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act relative to hydraulic fracturing that occurs during oil or natural gas production activities: Benjamin H. Grumbles, EPA, S7277-S7279 [23JN]

———Gwen Lachelt, Oil and Gas Accountability Project (organization), S7279 [23JN]

———Jim Lyon, National Wildlife Federation, S7279 [23JN]

———Senators Jeffords and Boxer, S7275-S7277 [23JN]

EPA New Source Review Program clarification: Bill Cunningham, Unions for Jobs and the Environment, H8784 [7OC]

EPA regulations establishing national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions: Allen R. Schaeffer, Diesel Technology Forum, S6791 [20JN]

———Conrad G. Schneider, Clean Air Task Force, S6792 [20JN]

———Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense (organization), S6791 [20JN]

———James J. Parker, Caterpillar, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———John A. Paul, Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, S6793 [20JN]

———Joseph P. Koncelik, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, S6792 [20JN]

———Mike Cross, Cummins, Inc., S6791 [20JN]

———Patricia Monahan, Union of Concerned Scientists, S6793 [20JN]

———State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, S6793 [20JN]

———Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America, S6791 [20JN]

———Timothy J. Regan, Emissions Control Technology Association, S6793 [20JN]

———Vicki L. Deisner, Ohio Environmental Council, S6792 [20JN]

———William C. Habig, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, S6792 [20JN]

Ethanol-based gasoline impact on California air quality: Winston H. Hickox, California Evironmental Protection Agency, S6610 [15JN]

Fort Reno Mineral Leasing Act: Debbie Harrison, El Reno, OK, S11225 [6OC]

———Donna Von Tungeln, S11817 [25OC]

———Douglas D. Henley, El Reno, OK, S11225 [6OC]

———Karen Nix, El Reno, OK, Chamber of Commerce and Development Corp., S11225 [6OC]

———Mike Johnson, Oklahoma State Senate, S11225 [6OC]

———Ray L. Wulf, Oklahoma Farmers Union, S11225 [6OC]

———Steve Kouplen, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, S11225 [6OC]

Fuels Security Act: several organizations, S3004 [17MR]

Gasoline for America's Security Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8778 [7OC]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8778 [7OC]

———Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen (organization), H8746 [7OC]

Gasoline price levels: Senator Mikulski, S11188 [6OC]

Global response to climate change: Bruce Alberts, National Academy of Sciences, S7006 [22JN]

———Robert M. May, Royal Society, S7006 [22JN]

———Senator Craig, S7006 [22JN]

Maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, S6704, S6710 [16JN]

———several Senators, S6704, S6710 [16JN]

Make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal: several Senators, S7030, S7032 [22JN]

National energy policy: Energy Future Coalition, H3192 [11MY]

Prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations: Senator Dayton, S11552 [19OC]

Protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination: several organizations, H2422, H2426 [21AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act enforcement relative to hydraulic fracturing: Benjamin H. Grumbles, EPA, S5535-S5537 [19MY]

———Senators Jeffords and Boxer, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5534 [19MY]

Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act: several Senators, S902 [2FE]

Lists

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources staff who worked on conference report on H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, S9367 [29JY]

Communities that have filed methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) lawsuits against oil companies, H2425 [21AP]

Cosponsors of S. 269, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S903 [2FE]

Cosponsors of Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act (2001), S7607 [29JN]

Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6) final amendments, S7233 [23JN]

House Members who voted to protect oil companies from methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) litigation who also represent communities with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in drinking water, H2426 [21AP]

North Slope, Alaska—recent oil company fines and penalties, S12162 [2NO]

States with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) found in tap water, H2425 [21AP]

Memorandums

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Exploration: Several Labor Unions, S14095, S14126 [20DE]

Messages

Continued Production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves: President Bush, S10972 [4OC], H8651 [6OC]

Motions

Business and industry: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8788 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7496 [28JN], S7562 [29JN], H3674 [19MY], H6458 [26JY]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20), S9921 [12SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S6462 [14JN], S6602 [15JN], S6992, S6996, S7037 [22JN], S7216 [23JN], H5772 [13JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9374 [29JY]

Papers

Oil and Security: George P. Shultz and R. James Woolsey, Committee on the Persent Danger Policy, S6624-S6626 [15JN]

Petitions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration: several residents of Kaktovik, AK, S2784 [16MR]

Press releases

USCAN Rebuttal to Key Points in Senator Inhofe's Floor Statement: U.S. Climate Action Network, S1265-S1267 [10FE]

Remarks in House

Africa: establish responsible energy policy towards the Gulf of Guinea region in West Africa, E1534 [19JY]

———establish responsible energy policy towards the Gulf of Guinea region in West Africa (H. Con. Res. 229), E1711 [29JY]

Antitrust policy: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline, H8772 [7OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1409 [14MR], H2113 [19AP], H2183, H2209, H2335-H2339, H2385, H2389-H2392 [20AP], H2445 [21AP], H2712, H2715, H2716 [28AP], H8849 [18OC], H10134 [9NO], H10628, H10641, H10643, H10644 [17NO], H11495 [13DE], H12152-H12155 [17DE], H12172-H12178, H12226-H12233, H12261-H12267 [18DE], H13182 [22DE], E818 [28AP], E1913 [21SE], E2584 [17DE], E2637, E2638, E2647 [22DE]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 567), E159 [2FE]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (H.R. 2358), E959 [13MY]

Business and industry: assess penalties on gasoline retailers who charge prices grossly in excess of the prescribed index price for gasoline (H.R. 2944), E1262 [17JN]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S., H9248 [26OC]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8628 [29SE], H8650, H8708, H8709, H8725, H8726 [6OC], H8750-H8793, H8804 [7OC], H8832 [17OC], H9493 [2NO], H9611 [3NO], H9933 [7NO], E2096, E2101 [17OC], E2119 [18OC]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8739-H8748 [7OC]

———freeze new oil industry subsidies and redirect funds to LIHEAP, H11226 [8DE]

———freeze oil industry subsidies, H9366, H9409 [28OC], H9541 [2NO], H9608 [3NO], H10125 [9NO], H11331 [12DE]

———investigate role of oil corporation officials in development of energy policy legislation, H10229 [16NO]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 695), E189 [9FE]

———prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations, H8478, H8479 [28SE], H8628 [29SE]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S., H2112 [19AP]

———reduce price of gasoline through offshore drilling, increased construction and investment in refineries, Federal fuel tax suspension, and free trade promotion (H.R. 4004), E2031 [6OC]

California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 319), E59 [25JA]

Canada: encourage discussions about oil sands in Alberta and their potential to supply U.S. energy needs, H8801 [7OC]

China, People's Republic of: tactics used to import oil, H4276 [8JN], H8801 [7OC]

China National Offshore Oil Corp.: takeover of Unocal Corp., H5180 [27JN], H5358 [28JN], E1506 [15JY]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, H2189 [20AP]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, H4328 [9JN]

Coast Guard: study ecological and health effects of 1978 oil spill in Newtown Creek in New York, NY, H8035 [15SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2982, H2984 [5MY]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (H.R. 722), E192 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of rice in ethanol production, H4405 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuels, H4005 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: accelerate research, development, demonstration, and deployment of new energy technologies, H3777, H3778 [24MY]

———increase number of State or local governments participating in alternative fuel vehicles pilot program, H2402, H2403 [21AP]

———require the Energy Information Administration to develop and publish a report on imported crude oil and petroleum sales in the U.S., H3877 [24MY]

———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (H.R. 3986), E2041 [6OC]

———Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Onshore Natural Gas Supply Research and Development Program funding, E827 [28AP], E1914 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Port Elizabeth, NJ, and Newark International Airport area infrastructure protection report, H3487, H3488 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3626-H3631 [19MY], H9094-H9099 [25OC], H9355-H9358 [27OC], H9630-H9633 [3NO], H9948-H9954 [7NO]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3607 [19MY], H10000 [8NO]

———suspend collection of royalty payments for offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, H2417, H2418 [21AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3664, H3665 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3336 [17MY], H3595-H3675 [19MY], H6458 [26JY], E1036 [20MY], E1053, E1054 [23MY], E1084 [24MY], E1323 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7013-H7023 [28JY], E1620 [27JY], E1720, E1732, E1742 [29JY], E1751, E1762 [6SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3589-H3595 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 392), H6941-H6943 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to instruct conferees, H6458-H6463 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to recommit, H3674 [19MY]

Ecology and environment: allow waiver of certain environmental regulations governing boutique fuels during refinery disruption, H8782 [7OC]

———maintain environmental and public health protections in efforts to provide reliable and affordable energy, H8770, H8772, H8777, H8787 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2174-H2178, H2184, H2191, H2195, H2206 [20AP], H2418-H2427 [21AP], H5369 [29JN], H5772-H5777 [13JY], H6939, H6954 [28JY], E818 [28AP], E1490 [14JY], E1505 [15JY]

Economy: gasoline price levels, H1210 [9MR], H1899 [13AP], H2085, H2086 [14AP], H2108 [19AP], H2397 [21AP], H7617, H7636, H7637 [2SE], H7668, H7669 [6SE], H7697 [7SE], H8769 [7OC]

———impact of increasing oil prices, H1210 [9MR], H5085 [23JN], H10476-H10481 [16NO]

———impact of increasing oil prices and overall energy costs, H6111 [20JY]

———impact of increasing oil prices and overall energy costs on farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, H9246 [26OC]

———lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC and oil companies to reap windfall oil profits, H9352 [27OC]

———lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits, H3879 [24MY]

Energy Policy Act: technical corrections in amendments (H.R. 4637), H12285 [18DE]

EPA: encourage domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles, H2402 [21AP], E757 [26AP]

———revise fuel economy test procedures and provide consumers with more accurate information about fuel economy, H2343-H2347 [20AP]

Ethanol: conduct an inquiry into the retail price, H8128 [20SE]

Executive departments: propose voluntary regulatory programs to help reduce U.S. oil consumption, H2367, H2368 [20AP]

Eximbank: encourage renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, H5345 [28JN]

ExxonMobil Corp.: quarterly profits, H9337 [27OC], H9968 [8NO]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, H1408-H1414 [14MR], H2199, H2389-H2392 [20AP], H2453 [21AP], H2528 [26AP], H5358 [28JN], H6097-H6103 [19JY], H7733 [7SE], H8634 [29SE]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, H9492-H9494 [2NO]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8222 [21SE], H8379 [27SE], H8762, H8765, H8769-H8775, H8784, H8790 [7OC]

GAO: study the impact of consolidation of gasoline wholesales on the gasoline retail market, H2412, H2413 [21AP]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H2154, H2208, H2363, H2364 [20AP]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN], H11331 [12DE]

International relations: increase world oil supplies, H2196 [20AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H494 [9FE], H8907-H8916 [18OC], H9108, H9109, H9110 [26OC], H9336 [27OC], H9449 [1NO], H9541-H9547, H9549 [2NO], H10032, H10033 [8NO], H11027 [18NO], E244 [15FE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H494 [9FE]

Katzen International, Inc.: anniversary, E2021 [6OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H10518, H10521, H10525, H10641 [17NO], H11077 [6DE], H11179, H11180 [7DE], H11547 [14DE]

Military installations: designate certain closed installations as appropriate sites for construction of an oil refinery, H8785 [7OC]

Motor vehicles: exempt commercial motor vehicle operators working in oil and gas industry from hours of service rules, H1186, H1187 [9MR]

———fraudulent use of off-road, untaxed diesel fuel, H1055 [9MR]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2340-H2343 [20AP], H2445, H2446 [21AP]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, H8767, H8776 [7OC]

———provide additional incentives to encourage purchase and use of hybrid and other fuel efficient vehicles, H1304 [10MR]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (H.R. 1103), E354 [3MR]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (H.R. 2828), H6197-H6201 [20JY], H8771 [7OC], E1194 [9JN]

Natural gas: increase domestic supplies through an accelerated program of development and deployment of new technologies (H.R. 4638), E2616 [19DE]

Oil Pollution Act: increase liability limits for owners of vessels responsible for oil spills and adjust such limits for inflation, H9568, H9569 [3NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas exploration if crude oil imports account for more than two-thirds of U.S. consumption, H3634-H3637 [19MY]

———cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, H6954, H6961 [28JY], E1727 [29JY]

———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (H.R. 3811), H8802 [7OC], H8894 [18OC]

———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (H.R. 3918), H9097 [25OC], H10017-H10023 [8NO]

———terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (H.R. 4318), H10194 [15NO]

Power resources: analysis of oil and natural gas supplies and usage, H2809-H2813 [3MY], H3252-H3258 [12MY], H3305-H3311 [16MY], H11484-H11490 [13DE]

———assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (H.R. 2064), E856 [3MY]

———economic impact of increasing energy prices, H11511 [14DE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, H11270 [8DE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2092 [14AP], H2108, H2110, H2111, H2112, H2133-H2139 [19AP], H2154, H2155, H2156, H2192-H2381, H2383-H2392 [20AP], H2398, H2399-H2450, H2452, H2453 [21AP], H2528 [26AP], H3898 [25MY], H5169-H5172 [24JN], H5369 [29JN], H5772 [13JY], H6111 [20JY], E733 [22AP], E757, E765 [26AP], E780, E789, E796 [27AP], E818, E827, E836 [28AP], E838, E839 [2MY], E886 [5MY], E1490 [14JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), amendment process, H2077 [14AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6654, H6656, H6657 [27JY], H6939, H6940, H6949-H6973 [28JY], H9933 [7NO], H9968 [8NO], H10229 [16NO], E1697, E1718, E1725, E1726, E1727, E1729, E1730, E1731, E1735, E1736, E1737, E1740 [29JY], E1759 [6SE], E1781 [7SE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2174-H2178, H2180-H2192 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H6943-H6948 [28JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), corrections in engrossment, H2452 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H5772-H5777 [13JY], E1505 [15JY]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Gulf of Mexico, H8635 [29SE]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, H1763-H1769 [5AP], H3258 [12MY], H3295-H3300, H3305-H3311 [16MY], H3681 [19MY], H3898 [25MY], H4290-H4294 [8JN], H5170 [24JN], H8765 [7OC], H8824-H8830 [17OC], H10044 [9NO]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (H.R. 1608), H3166 [11MY]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil, H11486-H11490 [13DE]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H2190 [20AP], H5616 [11JY], H6372 [22JY], H9932 [7NO]

———national energy policy, H1408-H1414 [14MR], H1899 [13AP], H3184-H3193 [11MY], H3295-H3300 [16MY], H4290-H4294 [8JN], H7733-H7738 [7SE], H8360 [27SE], H8516 [29SE]

———oil and gas exploration, H8378 [27SE]

———prohibit the sale of crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas, or petroleum distillates at an unjust or unreasonable price (H.R. 4114), E2147 [20OC]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), H9611 [3NO]

———reduce consumption, score legislation to evaluate impact on foreign dependence, increase production of energy-efficient vehicles, increase energy choices, and reduce Federal usage of gasoline, H10365 [16NO]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology, H10029, H10030 [8NO]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (H.R. 4409), E2647 [22DE]

Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (H.R. 4010), E2051 [7OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3118 [11MY], H8517 [29SE]

———relationship with lobbyists, H9933 [7NO]

Russia: U.S. policy relative to energy security, E467 [17MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H3871-H3873 [24MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable income tax credit for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes (H.R. 2893), E1227 [14JN]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs, H11243 [8DE]

———extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (H.R. 1270), H1526, H1527 [16MR]

———gasoline tax, H1319 [10MR]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and provide for a rebate to energy consumers (H.R. 4263), E2309 [9NO]

———impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil and products thereof, H2398 [21AP], E767 [26AP]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (H.R. 2070), E867 [4MY]

———reduce motor fuel excise taxes during periods of high fuel prices (H.R. 2924), E1240 [15JN]

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System: prevent the retroactive application of Quality Bank valuation methodologies (H.R. 2038), E825 [28AP]

Treaties and agreements: role of ExxonMobil Corp., in decision not to ratify Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H4274 [8JN]

Venezuela: commend offer to sell oil and gasoline supplies to the U.S., H7749 [8SE]

Remarks in Senate

Afton Chemical Corp.: tribute for manufacturing chemical additive for gasoline, MMT, S7466 [28JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: division of oil and gas leasing revenues, S12314 [3NO]

———ensure legislation allowing oil and gas exploration receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2706, S2716-S2720 [15MR], S2769-S2772, S2774-S2782, S2784-S2787 [16MR]

———oil and gas exploration, S2056 [4MR], S2507-S2510 [11MR], S2618, S2639-S2641 [14MR], S2706-S2709, S2711-S2720 [15MR], S2761, S2769-S2787, S2795 [16MR], S2957 [17MR], S4513 [28AP], S10508 [27SE], S11658 [20OC], S12095 [1NO], S12150-S12172 [2NO], S12285, S12304, S12305, S12331, S12336 [3NO], S13651 [15DE], S13769 [16DE], S13953, S13955, S13959 [17DE], S13977-S13984, S13986-S13995, S14004-S14006, S14027 [19DE], S14073, S14089-S14096, S14101, S14114-S14116, S14124-S14133, S14141, S14142, S14145, S14146, S14167-S14169 [20DE], S14221-S14233, S14243, S14248, S14249 [21DE]

———prohibit exportation of oil and gas produced under leases, S12172-S12175 [2NO], S12305 [3NO]

Aviation: reduce fuel consumption through implementation of idle reduction technology, S7465 [28JN]

BLM: treatment of oil and gas development activities in certain potash reserves, S7268, S7269 [23JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S6721 [16JN]

Business and industry: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), S11452 [18OC]

———freeze new oil industry subsidies and redirect funds to LIHEAP, S11452 [18OC]

———investigate role of oil corporation officials in development of energy policy legislation, S12880 [16NO]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, S6899, S6900 [21JN], S7030 [22JN], S7465 [28JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (S. 555), S2239, S2256-S2258 [8MR], S5493 [19MY], S6278 [9JN]

———prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations, S9717 [7SE], S11551, S11552 [19OC]

China, People's Republic of: impact of national oil companies on U.S. energy supplies, S7274 [23JN]

———tactics used to import oil, S4007 [20AP], S7054 [22JN]

———U.S. policy, S4007 [20AP]

Clean Air Act: establish a renewable diesel standard (S. 1920), S11826 [25OC]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (S. 342), S1263-S1271 [10FE]

———establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies, S6892-S6898, S6902 [21JN], S6997-S7029, S7054 [22JN], S7274 [23JN], S7471 [28JN], S7607 [29JN]

———establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and develop climate change reduction technologies (S. 1151), S6046-S6051 [26MY], S6689 [16JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S6076 [6JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S11750-S11753 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: require coordination with the Dept. of Energy to produce a comprehensive report on the impact of high gasoline prices on farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, S10328 [22SE]

Dept. of Energy: assess economic implications of the dependence of Hawaii on oil as primary source of energy (S. 436), S1653 [17FE]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (S. 1862), S11766 [24OC]

———prohibit exportation of a finished petroleum product or liquefied petroleum gas if the supply in any Petroleum Allocation Defense District has fallen or will fall below expected demand (S. 1996), S12687 [10NO]

Dept. of the Interior: allow BLM to use oil and gas lease rental fees to process applications for natural gas and oil drilling permits, S9271 [28JY]

———Coastal Impact Assistance Program funding, S12211 [2NO]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area, S9357 [29JY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S7053 [22JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 878), S4127 [21AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7331-S7371, S7373, S7374, S7389 [24JN], S7403-S7422 [27JN], S7477-S7481, S7485-S7491, S7495-S7512 [28JN], S7545-S7547, S7550-S7597 [29JN], S7800, S7807, S7871 [30JN], S7897 [1JY], S8394, S8414 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, S9323, S9331-S9334, S9367-S9372 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9319 [28JY]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S7595 [29JN]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S7497, S7498, S7500 [28JN]

Durbin, Senator: characterization of ruling by Senator Stevens on the swearing in of oil executives at Senate committee hearing, S12899 [16NO]

Ecology and environment: encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S.J. Res. 5), S1557 [16FE], S1708 [18FE]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S9269, S9272 [28JY]

Economy: gasoline price levels, S3366 [11AP], S3961 [20AP], S9624, S9625 [6SE], S9696, S9716 [7SE], S11188 [6OC], S12045 [28OC], S12285 [3NO]

———impact of increasing oil prices, S621 [31JA], S2056 [4MR], S2112 [7MR], S3350 [7AP], S3366 [11AP], S3961 [20AP], S7458 [28JN]

———lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits (S. 847), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP], S11191-S11194 [6OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S10203-S10205 [20SE]

———provide Presidential authority to temporarily freeze the price of gasoline and other refined products, S9717 [7SE]

———provide Presidential authority to temporarily freeze the price of gasoline and other refined products (S. 1629), S9736 [7SE]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20), S7640 [29JN], S8416 [18JY], S9912-S9924 [12SE], S9955-S9962 [13SE]

———disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20), unanimous-consent agreement, S9860 [8SE]

———establish Federal Fuels List applicable to State Clean Air Act implementation plans (S. 1859), S11314 [7OC]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions, S6790-S6794 [20JN], S6900-S6902 [21JN]

———establish national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions (S. 1265), S6761 [16JN]

Eximbank: prohibit funding for loans or guarantees for construction of certain ethanol dehydration plants, S8408 [18JY]

ExxonMobil Corp.: quarterly profits, S12556 [9NO]

Florida: maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6443-S6445, S6451, S6452, S6457, S6466, S6467 [14JN], S8782 [25JY]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, S621 [31JA], S2056 [4MR], S3961 [20AP], S4171-S4173 [25AP], S5201 [16MY], S6614-S6643 [15JN], S6669-S6673, S6679, S6690-S6692, S6693-S6700 [16JN], S6790 [20JN], S7458 [28JN], S7965 [11JY], S9354 [29JY], S10477, S10502 [27SE], S10531 [28SE], S10694-S10696 [29SE], S11411-S11414 [17OC]

Fort Reno, OK: authorize the lease of oil and gas resources to establish the Fort Reno Management Fund to restore historical buildings (S. 1832), S11224 [6OC], S11817 [25OC]

FTC: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline, S9954 [13SE], S10024-S10026 [14SE], S13346 [18NO]

———conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline (S. 1610), S9821 [8SE]

———conduct investigation to determine whether market manipulation is contributing to higher gasoline prices, S4918-S4920 [11MY]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, S13747-S13749 [16DE]

———investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products (S. 1743), S10300 [21SE]

———monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances (S. 1146), S6038 [26MY]

Gasoline: ensure affordability and security (S. 1868), S11324 [7OC]

Iran: make information on certain investments in the energy sector available to the public (S. 299), S1051 [7FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S11450 [18OC], S11780-S11782 [25OC]

LIHEAP: funding, S2943 [17MR], S11081 [5OC], S11620, S11622, S11647, S11648 [20OC], S11858, S11889 [26OC], S11996 [27OC], S12747 [14NO], S14228, S14285, S14289 [21DE]

———funding (S. 2107), S13663 [15DE]

Louisiana: redirect portion of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund wetlands protection and a new levee system, S12553-S12555 [9NO]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: repeal certain provisions relative to transport of petroleum products (S. 1977), S12534 [8NO]

Montana: protect wildlife areas known as Badger-Two Medicine or Blackleaf from oil and gas development by establishing a voluntary program allowing lease holders to exchange leases for drilling rights in other areas, S7389 [24JN]

Motor vehicles: improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, S621 [31JA]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S6630, S6631 [15JN], S7251-S7262 [23JN], S7465 [28JN]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (S. 889), S4133-S4135 [21AP]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures, S5253 [17MY]

———require that automobiles and light trucks are able to operate on a fuel mixture that has a certain percentage of ethanol (S. 587), S6879 [21JN]

National security: establish a national reserve for gasoline and jet fuel, S10694 [29SE]

New Jersey: maintain moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S6703-S6707, S6709-S6711 [16JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: pursue a complaint of anti-competitive practices against certain oil exporting countries, S3350 [7AP]

Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association: anniversary (S. Res. 159), S6064 [26MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, S6802-S6804 [20JN], S6872-S6878 [21JN]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues, S7210-S7218, S7220-S7228, S7232, S7233 [23JN]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (S. 964), S4579 [28AP]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: allow certain coastal States to share in qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues (S. 1810), S10824 [3OC]

———promote alternative energy-related uses on Outer Continental Shelf, S7232 [23JN]

Power resources: coal industrial gasification technology, S5977 [26MY]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, S6447, S6448 [14JN], S6601-S6606, S6609-S6614 [15JN]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 606), S2521 [11MR]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, S11411-S11414 [17OC], S11452, S11461-S11468, S11471 [18OC]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S3960-S3962 [20AP], S4171-S4173, S4176 [25AP], S5292-S5295, S5369-S5371 [17MY], S6244 [9JN], S6439-S6467, S6590-S6592 [14JN], S6600-S6643 [15JN], S6669-S6711 [16JN], S6786-S6795, S6802-S6810 [20JN], S6871-S6905 [21JN], S6980-S7063 [22JN], S7204, S7208-S7228, S7232, S7233, S7236 [23JN], S7376, S7385-S7390 [24JN], S7452-S7477 [28JN], S7605-S7608 [29JN], S7899 [1JY], S7965 [11JY], S8414 [18JY], S8782 [25JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S9255-S9273 [28JY], S9335-S9367, S9374 [29JY], S12749 [14NO], S12774 [15NO], S12880 [16NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9246 [28JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S6439 [14JN], S7037, S7038 [22JN], S7233 [23JN]

———ensure fairness in gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating oil prices, S11461-S11468 [18OC]

———ensure that ethanol is treated like all other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol, S6460-S6463 [14JN]

———establish a Federal incentive program to stimulate commercial deployment of integrated gasification combined cycle and industrial gasification technology, S7267, S7268 [23JN]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, S6453-S6456, S6590-S6592 [14JN], S9270 [28JY], S12774 [15NO]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (S. 650), S2999-S3005 [17MR]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, S10694-S10696 [29SE]

———national energy policy, S554 [26JA], S2056 [4MR], S2706 [15MR], S2972 [17MR], S3366 [11AP], S4008 [20AP], S4479-S4481 [28AP], S5369-S5371 [17MY], S5975-S5977 [26MY], S6244 [9JN], S11752 [24OC], S12774 [15NO]

———national energy policy relative to effect of hurricanes and other natural disasters on the oil supply, S10334 [22SE]

———prevent imposition of ethanol taxes and usage mandates, S6463-S6465 [14JN], S6601, S6602 [15JN]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 33), S224, S225 [24JA]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 870), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP]

———promote energy conservation, S13292 [18NO]

———promote oil shale and tar sand development, S9357 [29JY]

———promote oil shale and tar sand development (S. 1111), S5853 [24MY]

———provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at refueling stations to promote energy security and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, S5018, S5025 [12MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (S. 2025), S12956-S12958 [16NO]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol, S6878-S6880 [21JN], S9267 [28JY]

———streamline the refinery permitting process, designate certain closed military installations for refinery construction, and amend certain EPA programs that impact fuel prices (S. 1772), S10436 [26SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4226 [26AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: require use of nontoxic products in the case of hydraulic fracturing that occurs during oil or natural gas production activities, S7274 [23JN]

———require use of nontoxic products in the case of hydraulic fracturing that occurs during oil or natural gas production activities (S. 1080), S5533 [19MY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S13407 [18NO]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation of the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program investigation (S. Res. 143), S5247 [16MY]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene, S7606-S7608 [29JN], S10011 [14SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 269), S902 [2FE], S973 [3FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (S. 439), S1655 [17FE]

Specter, Senator: report on trip to Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Mexico, S10586-S10590 [28SE]

Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve: establish (S. 1794), S10780 [30SE]

Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (S. 1979), S12608 [9NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, S6809, S6810 [20JN], S6994-S6997 [22JN]

———oil purchase and inventory policies, S3722 [15AP], S7061, S7063 [22JN]

———suspension of acquisitions, S6787 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (S. 181), S591 [26JA]

———allow a credit for rural commuters, S5027-S5029 [12MY]

———allow full expensing for the cost of qualified refinery property in the year the property is placed in service, and classify petroleum refining property as 5-year property for depreciation (S. 1781), S10598 [28SE]

———allow refundable tax credit for certain energy costs of farmers and ranchers, S13133 [17NO]

———application of certain regulations to prevent fraudulent avoidance of fuel taxes, S5268 [17MY]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies, S9356 [29JY]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 971), S4585 [28AP]

———extend authorization for use of Highway Trust Funds and add the volumetric ethanol excise tax, S5201 [16MY]

———extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (H.R. 1270), S3087 [17MR]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers, S12926-S12934, S12936 [16NO], S13078, S13080, S13094, S13098-S13102, S13117, S13128 [17NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers (S. 1631), S9717 [7SE], S9821 [8SE], S9999 [14SE], S10419 [26SE], S11094 [5OC], S12045 [28OC], S12063-S12065 [31OC], S12601 [9NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to provide a consumer rebate, fund LIHEAP, provide incentives for manufacture of energy efficient vehicles, and support funding of highway projects (S. 1981), S12556 [9NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP, S12471 [8NO], S13097, S13098, S13125 [17NO], S13339 [18NO]

———income averaging of awards received by commercial fisherman for damages suffered as a result of the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S13139 [17NO]

———income tax exclusion for certain gasoline costs of rural carpools, S6992-S6994 [22JN]

———provide a rebate to help taxpayers with higher fuel costs, support full funding of LIHEAP, and provide consumer protections against fuel price gouging (S. 1973), S12528 [8NO]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (S. 610), S2523 [11MR]

———provide energy tax incentives, S2972 [17MR]

———provide for the amortization of delay rental payments and geological and geophysical expenditures (S. 280), S984 [3FE]

———provide incentives for renewable energy production and energy efficient building construction, S13128 [17NO]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S., S9357 [29JY]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (S. 1039), S5224 [16MY]

———reinstate the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax and maintain a certain minimum balance in such trust fund (S. 1222), S6332 [9JN], S6398 [13JN]

———repeal certain benefits relative to oil and gas well intangible drilling and development costs, S13082-S13085 [17NO]

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System: prevent the retroactive application of Quality Bank valuation methodologies (S. 822), S3751-S3753 [15AP]

Utah: pilot program to assess expansion of oil and gas leasing activity to include online auctioning of leases, S9369, S9370 [29JY]

Reports

Arctic Temperature Change—Over the Past 100 Years, S1270 [10FE]

Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry—The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply: Depts. of Agriculture and Energy, S6637 [15JN]

Blueprint for U.S. Energy Security: Set America Free Coalition, S6635-S6637 [15JN]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Calls West Africa a Strategic but Underutilized Partner in Quest for U.S. Energy Security: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., E1535 [19JY]

Over a Barrel—Why Aren't Oil Companies Using Ethanol To Lower Gasoline Prices? Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America, S6604-S6606 [15JN]

Peaking of World Oil Production—Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management: Robert L. Hirsch, Science Applications International Corp., H10481-H10496 [16NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 109-200), H6932 [27JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 109-198), H6932 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 109-49), H2148 [19AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 109-87), H3554 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 109-188), H6649 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 109-80), H3330 [16MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2361) (S. Rept. 109-80), S6825 [20JN]

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1265) (S. Rept. 109-133), S9727 [7SE]

Energy Policy Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 109-190), H6932 [27JY]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1640) (H. Rept. 109-215), H7645 [2SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 10) (S. Rept. 109-78), S6298 [9JN]

Gasoline for America's Security Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3893) (H. Rept. 109-244), H8732 [6OC]

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 555), S3652 [14AP]

Reliable Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 606) (S. Rept. 109-74), S6020 [26MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration: Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc., S14095 [20DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Exploration: National Congress of American Indians, S2782 [16MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), S7588 [29JN], H3632, H3637, H3641, H3642, H3658, H3659, H3669, H3670 [19MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2174 [20AP]

Statements

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil and Gas Exploration: Competitive Enterprise Institute, S14126 [20DE]

Energy Policy Act Environmental Provisions: Senator Jeffords, S9347-S9350 [29JY]

Gas Price Spike Act: Representative Kucinich, E2128 [19OC]

Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve Act: Mark Anderson, United Airlines, Inc., S10781 [30SE]

———Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America, S10781 [30SE]

———Will Ris, American Airlines, Inc., S10781 [30SE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S7062 [22JN]

Summaries

Securing Transportation Energy Efficiency for Tomorrow (STREET) Act (H.R. 722), E193 [9FE]

Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act (H.R. 2064), E857 [3MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7422 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3596-H3602 [19MY]

———conference report, H7014-H7018 [28JY]

National Commission on Energy Policy greenhouse gas emissions reduction estimates, S7013 [22JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 219, consideration of H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H2174 [20AP]

H. Res. 287, consideration of H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H3589 [19MY]

H. Res. 392, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6941 [28JY]

H. Res. 394, consideration of conference report on H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H6943 [28JY]

H. Res. 481, consideration of H.R. 3893, Gasoline for America's Security Act, H8739 [7OC]

H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H2210-H2321 [20AP]

H.R. 1270, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate extension, H1526 [16MR]

H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7331-S7363 [24JN]

H.R. 3893, Gasoline for America's Security Act, H8750, H8756-H8762 [7OC]

H.R. 4637, Energy Policy Act amendments' technical corrections, H12285 [18DE]

S. 33, Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act, S225 [24JA]

S. 269, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S903 [2FE]

S. 280, provide for the amortization of delay rental payments and geological and geophysical expenditures, S984 [3FE]

S. 299, Investor in Iran Accountability Act, S1052 [7FE]

S. 436, assess economic implications of the dependence of Hawaii on oil as primary source of energy, S1654 [17FE]

S. 555, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act, S2256 [8MR]

S. 610, provide a small agri-biodiesel producer tax credit and improve the small ethanol producer tax credit, S2523 [11MR]

S. 650, Fuels Security Act, S2999-S3003 [17MR]

S. 752, OPEC Accountability Act, S3424 [11AP]

S. 830, insert a new definition relating to oil and gas exploration and production under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3899 [19AP]

S. 878, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S4128 [21AP]

S. 889, Automobile Fuel Economy Act, S4133 [21AP]

S. 964, Americans Outdoors Act, S4574-S4579 [28AP]

S. 1080, Hydraulic Fracturing Safety Act, S5537 [19MY]

S. 1265, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, S6762 [16JN]

S. 1629, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Temporary Energy Price Freeze Act, S9736 [7SE]

S. 1648, Automobile Fuel Efficiency Improvements Act, S9877-S9879 [9SE]

S. 1743, Post-Disaster Consumer Protection Act, S10300 [21SE]

S. 1744, Price Gouging Act, S10300 [21SE]

S. 1781, Refinery Investment Tax Assistance Act, S10599 [28SE]

S. 1794, Strategic Gasoline and Fuel Reserve Act, S10735-S10737 [29SE]

S. 1810, Outer Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing Act, S10825 [3OC]

S. 1852, Reducing the Incentives To Guzzle Gas Act, S11236 [6OC]

S. 1853, Reduce Government Fuel Consumption Act, S11236 [6OC]

S. 1859, Affordable and Reliable Gas Act, S11314 [7OC]

S. 1868, Gasoline Affordability and Security (GAS) Act, S11325 [7OC]

S. 1973, Energy Tax Rebate Act, S12528-S12530 [8NO]

S. 1979, establish a strategic refinery reserve, S12609 [9NO]

S. 1981, Windfall Profits Tax Act, S12611-S12613 [9NO]

S. 1996, Stop Heating Oil Exports Act, S12687 [10NO]

S. Res. 143, Senate Legal Counsel representation of the Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program investigation, S5230, S5247 [16MY]

S. Res. 159, Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association anniversary, S6058, S6064 [26MY]

S. Res. 228, dependence on foreign sources of petroleum, S9539 [29JY]

S.J. Res. 5, encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, S1558 [16FE]

Transcripts

Energy Policy Act Conference Committee Meeting Excerpts Relative to Protection From Liability of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Producers for Groundwater Contamination: Representatives Stupak and Barton, S9259 [28JY]