COAL

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2642 [16MY], H2707, H2759 [17MY], H2792, H2796, H2798, H2802, H2805, H2808, H2809, H2811, H2812, H2815, H2816, H2819, H2826, H2830, H2834, H2837, H2839, H2846, H2848, H2849, H2850, H2855, H2866, H2867, H2868, H2869, H2891 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2772 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

State of Energy, H137 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions

Colorado: establish a pilot project for remediation of abandoned and inactive hardrock mines in the Upper Animas River basin (see H.R. 5071), H1389 [30MR]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see S. 2231), S446 [1FE] (see S. 2308), S1413 [16FE] (see H.R. 4695), H154 [1FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5386), H2596 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (see H. Res. 818), H2704 (see H. Res. 818), H2756 [17MY]

Energy Policy Act: repeal fossil fuel energy tax incentives (see S. 2790), S4469 [11MY]

India: promote global energy security through increased cooperation with India on diversification, alternative fuels, clean coal technologies, and energy efficiency (see H.R. 5580), H3723 [9JN]

Mining and mineral resources: improve surface mining control and reclamation (see S. 2616), S3378 [7AP]

Power resources: permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see S. 2787), S4469 [11MY] (see H.R. 5353), H2584 [11MY]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see S. 3325), S5342 [26MY] (see S. 3623), S6787 [29JN]

———promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2571), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5331), H2338 [9MY]

———provide further incentives for the commercialization of coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see H.R. 5778), H5128 [12JY]

Taxation: extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3137 [23MY]

———facilitate and expedite direct refunds to coal producers and exporters of the excise tax imposed on coal exported from the U.S. (see S. 2884), S4835 [19MY] (see H.R. 5097), H1561 [5AP]

———promote investment in energy independence through coal to liquid technology, biomass, and oil shale (see H.R. 5653), H4327 [20JN]

———provide tax relief to promote investments in mine safety (see H.R. 4835), H508 [1MR]

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see S. Res. 370), S864 [8FE]

———express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (see H. Con. Res. 331), H24 [31JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: implement accelerated research, development, and demonstration program for advanced clean coal technologies and provide financial incentives to encourage early commercial deployment, H143 [1FE], H1984 [3MY]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (H.R. 4695), H28, H127 [1FE], H185 [8FE], H471 [1MR], E38 [31JA], E46, E58 [1FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H2868, H2869 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2774-H2831, H2835-H2873 [18MY], E899, E900, E908, E909, E910, E911, E915 [19MY], E919, E920 [22MY], E949 [24MY], E1091 [9JN], E1159 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2765-H2773 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), unanimous-consent agreement, H2817, H2818 [18MY]

———programs funding through reductions in tax cuts, H2869 [18MY]

———prohibit funding to promulgate regulations without consideration of effect on competitiveness of U.S. business, H2847 [18MY]

Kentucky: express condolences to victims of Darby mine disaster, H3145 [24MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H1709, H1718, H1723, H1727 [25AP], H1842 [26AP], E51 [1FE]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to address issue of peak oil, H2618-H2624 [16MY]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil, H207-H213 [8FE], H945-H950 [14MR], H1970-H1975 [2MY], H3988-H3994 [14JN]

———national energy policy, H132, H141-H145 [1FE], H213, H220 [8FE], H269 [14FE], H316, H317 [15FE], H1201 [29MR], H1325 [30MR], H1748, H1749, H1750, H1821, H1823, H1824-H1826, H1836 [26AP], H1873, H1892, H1898-H1905 [27AP], H1925 [2MY], H2094-H2099 [3MY], H2626 [16MY], H3012 [22MY], H3124, H3133 [23MY], H3218 [24MY], H3725 [12JN], H4185 [16JN], H4685 [28JN], H4966 [11JY]

Taxation: extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (H.R. 5453), E930 [23MY]

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Con. Res. 331), H180-H185 [8FE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2231), S447-S452 [1FE], S468 [2FE], S698, S699 [6FE]

———prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (S. 2308), S1429 [16FE]

Kentucky: express condolences to victims of Darby mine disaster, S4860 [22MY]

Power resources: energy crisis in Western States, S6744 [29JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S3441 [25AP], S3529-S3532 [26AP], S3769 [1MY]

———national energy policy, S391, S439 [1FE], S973 [9FE], S1322 [15FE], S1376 [16FE], S1666 [3MR], S1811 [7MR], S2086-S2090, S2095 [14MR], S3552, S3553, S3555-S3557 [26AP], S3636-S3638 [27AP], S3854-S3857 [2MY], S4243, S4244 [10MY], S6609-S6611 [28JN]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (S. 3325), S5390 [26MY]

———promote energy production and conservation, S3863 [2MY]

———promote energy production and conservation (S. 2571), S3231-S3234 [6AP], S3783 [1MY]

Taxation: facilitate and expedite direct refunds to coal producers and exporters of the excise tax imposed on coal exported from the U.S. (S. 2884), S4837 [19MY]

———provide tax incentives to coal industry to make investments in safety equipment, emergency breathing apparatuses, and emergency training, S424 [1FE], S489 [2FE], S1139 [14FE]

West Virginia: express condolences to victims of mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (S. Res. 370), S870, S871 [8FE]

———express condolences to victims of Sago Coal Mine and Aracoma Alma Mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies (H. Con. Res. 331), S1044 [9FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5386, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 818) (H. Rept. 109-469), H2704, H2756 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5386) (H. Rept. 109-465), H2596 [15MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5386), S6783 [29JN]

U.S.-India Energy Security Cooperation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1950), S5226 [25MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2816, H2826, H2829, H2830, H2869 [18MY]

Summaries

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act (H.R. 4695), E47 [1FE]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2776-H2781 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 331, express condolences to victims of West Virginia mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, H180 [8FE]

H. Res. 818, consideration of H.R. 5386, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H2765 [18MY]

S. Res. 370, express condolences to victims of West Virginia mine disasters and recognize rescue crews for their outstanding efforts in the aftermath of the tragedies, S868, S871 [8FE]