ALASKA

Amendments

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: implement (S. 2013), S5509, S5511 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

North Slope Oil Spill Raises New Concerns Over Pipeline Maintenance, H3239 [25MY]

Protect Tongass National Forest, H2842 [18MY]

U.S. Probes Alaska Pipeline Repairs—EPA, FBI Check Allegations of Improper Repair Work on Two Big Storage Tanks, H3240 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corp. (see H.R. 5617), H4008 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (see S. 2245), S728 [6FE]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H1915 [27AP]

Electric power: grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments (see S. 3000), S5117 [24MY] (see H.R. 5781), H5128 [12JY]

Federal employees: provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (see S. 2797), S4523 [12MY]

Fletcher, Rosey: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see S. Res. 396), S1965 [9MR]

Native Americans: provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, AK (see S. 2615), S3378 [7AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 5429), H2961 [19MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (see H. Res. 835), H3225 [24MY]

———suspend Federal highway fuels tax and authorize the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 5462), H3137 [23MY]

Shestakov, Ilya: relief (see S. 2195), S124 [25JA]

Shestakova, Nadezda: relief (see S. 2194), S123 [25JA]

Taxation: treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 3422), S5490 [6JN]

Letters

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration: several members of Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2292 [16MR]

Motions

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3258 [25MY]

Petitions and memorials

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, S1569 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: facilitate shareholder consideration of proposals to make Settlement Common Stock available to missed enrollees, eligible elders, and eligible persons of a certain age (S. 449), H393, H394 [28FE]

———provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corp. (H.R. 5617), E1154 [14JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H141, H142 [1FE], H1710 [25AP], H1749, H1815 [26AP], H1884, H1900-H1902 [27AP], H1988 [3MY], H2512 [11MY], H3025 [23MY], H3163 [24MY], H3230, H3236-H3244, H3247-H3259, H3345 [25MY], H4510 [22JN], H4564 [27JN], E1020 [6JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3343, H3346-H3348 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: adjust processing quotas for certain crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, H4665 [27JN]

LIHEAP: prohibit use of certain funding relative to Federal prohibition on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration, H1047 [15MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3245-H3259 [25MY], E1020 [6JN], E1097 [9JN], E1159 [15JN]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3236-H3245 [25MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), motion to recommit, H3259 [25MY]

———national energy policy, H2342 [10MY]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H2840-H2842 [18MY]

World War II: tribute to Naval airmen killed during Kiska Blitz, E1151 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: implement (S. 2013), S5511 [6JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S391 [1FE], S2292 [16MR], S3487 [25AP], S3555-S3557 [26AP], S3854, S3857 [2MY], S3934 [3MY]

———use oil and gas exploration proceeds to fund certain Energy Policy Act programs, S2272 [16MR]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 879), S4645, S4646 [16MY]

Coast Guard: prohibit funding for Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN) stations operation except in Alaska, far Northwest and far Northeast Continental U.S., S7382 [12JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (S. 2245), S729 [6FE], S4504 [11MY]

Electric power: grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments (S. 3000), S5120 [24MY]

Federal employees: provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (S. 2797), S4525 [12MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S112 [25JA]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program, S6041, S6042 [19JN]

Fletcher, Rosey: tribute for participation in Olympic games (S. Res. 396), S1984 [9MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), S5322, S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN]

———oil and gas exploration in ecologically determined no-drill areas, S4243, S4244 [10MY]

Shestakov, Ilya: relief (S. 2195), S136 [25JA]

Shestakova, Nadezda: relief (S. 2194), S136 [25JA]

Slick, Sherrie: Greater Ketchikan, AK, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S977 [9FE]

Taxation: treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 3422), S5493 [6JN]

Tourist trade: impact of proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, S2726 [3AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 835) (H. Rept. 109-480), H3225 [24MY]

Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2245) (S. Rept. 109-248), S3419 [24AP]

U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2013) (S. Rept. 109-217), S1504 [27FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 835, consideration of H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3236 [25MY]

H.R. 5429, American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, H3245-H3247 [25MY]

S. 449, facilitate shareholder consideration of proposals to make Settlement Common Stock available to missed enrollees, eligible elders, and eligible persons of a certain age under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H394 [28FE]

S. 879, Arctic Research and Policy Act improvement, S4646 [16MY]

S. 2013, U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act, S5511-S5513 [6JN]

S. 2245, Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act, S729 [6FE], S4504 [11MY]

S. 2797, Public Land Career Opportunity Act, S4525 [12MY]

S. 3422, tax treatment of income received in connection with litigation concerning the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S5494 [6JN]

S. Res. 396, tribute to Rosey Fletcher for participation in Olympic games, S1972, S1984 [9MR]