MONTANA

Amendments

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (S. 206), S13042 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: provide for renovation of runways at Malmstrom AFB and Great Falls International Airport (see H.R. 3620), H7612 [29JY]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (see S. 1301), S7294 [23JN]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1296), S7293 [23JN] (see S. 1845), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 212), H78 [4JA] (see H.R. 3125), H5434 (see H.R. 3125), H5479 [29JN]

———remove authority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to sit en banc with fewer than all circuit judges in regular active service (see H.R. 1064), H941 [2MR]

———reorganize the ninth judicial circuit (see H.R. 211), H78 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study feasibility of designating the route followed by Isaac Stevens and Joel Palmer when they negotiated treaties with certain Indian tribes as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3615), H7561 [28JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: distribution of capital gains from the Crow Tribal Trust Fund (see H.R. 2979), H4722 [17JN]

FERC: allow refurbishment and operation of a small hydroelectric facility in central Montana (see H.R. 1318), H1508 [15MR]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (see S. 899), S4184 [25AP]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see S. 206), S647 [31JA] (see H.R. 383), H233 [26JA]

Libby, MT: require vermiculite mining companies to establish a medical trust fund for treating asbestos-related illnesses before emerging from bankruptcy (see S. 1788), S10594 [28SE]

Montana Future Farmers of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 89), S2995 [17MR] (see H. Res. 157), H1509 [15MR]

Native Americans: authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc. (see S. 1219), S6299 [9JN] (see H.R. 2978), H4722 [17JN]

———develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation (see S. 1501), S8949 [26JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (see S. 2132), S13786 [16DE]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (see S. 977), S4645 [9MY]

Roads and highways: reopening of Beartooth All-American Highway from Red Lodge, MT, to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming (see H. Res. 309), H4296 [8JN]

Trails: designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 2964), H4721 [17JN]

Letters

Reopening of Beartooth All-American Highway from Red Lodge, MT, to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4322 [9JN]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H4322 [9JN]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Montana killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12941 [16NO]

Remarks in House

Bozeman, MT: American Cities Business Journal best small-business market designee, H292 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: reopen runway at Malmstrom AFB, MT, H7034, H7035 [28JY]

Roads and highways: reopening of Beartooth All-American Highway from Red Lodge, MT, to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming (H. Res. 309), H4321, H4322 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air National Guard: tribute to 120th Fighter Wing, S4101 [21AP]

Carroll College: tribute to football team, S13963 [17DE], S14165 [20DE]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits (S. 1301), S7289, S7302 [23JN]

———appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 1296), S7289 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: reopen runway at Malmstrom AFB, MT, S9330 [29JY]

Foreign trade: report on congressional trip to New Zealand and Australia, S735 [1FE]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (S. 899), S4192 [25AP]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (S. 206), S653 [31JA], S4538 [28AP], S13042, S13044 [16NO]

Libby, MT: require vermiculite mining companies to establish a medical trust fund for treating asbestos-related illnesses before emerging from bankruptcy, S2055 [4MR], S2215 [8MR]

Missoula, MT: tribute to Loyola Sacred Heart High School speech and debate team, S975 [3FE]

Montana Future Farmers of America: anniversary (S. Res. 89), S3087, S3088 [17MR]

Native Americans: authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to enter into a water rights agreement to meet the needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc. (S. 1219), S6331 [9JN], S10624 [28SE]

Northwest Research and Education Institute: tribute, S14053 [19DE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (S. 2132), S13775, S13776, S13797 [16DE]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation, S4540 [28AP]

———make residents of Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation (S. 977), S4648 [9MY], S4861, S4862 [10MY]

Rocky Mountain College: tribute to men's ski team, S2732 [15MR]

University of Montana: tribute to men's and women's basketball teams, S2728 [15MR]

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

Reports filed

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 206) (S. Rept. 109-144), S11558 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 309, reopening of Beartooth All-American Highway from Red Lodge, MT, to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, H4322 [9JN]

S. 206, Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act, S653 [31JA], S13042-S13044 [16NO]

S. 899, Montana Cemetery Act, S4192 [25AP]

S. 1296, Ninth Circuit Judgeship and Reorganization Act, S7300 [23JN]

S. 1845, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act, S11231 [6OC]

S. 2132, make residents of Idaho and Montana who were exposed to Nevada nuclear bomb testing fallout eligible to receive compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, S13798 [16DE]

S. Res. 89, Montana Future Farmers of America anniversary, S3070, S3088 [17MR]