MONTANA

Addresses

State of the Tribal Nations: James Steele, Jr., S4661-S4663 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 1727), S9981 [30SE] (see H.R. 191), H35 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System: authorize construction (see S. 637), S3369 [18MR] (see H.R. 4119), H13351 [19NO]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: extend appropriations authorization (see H.R. 3143), H7945 [9JY]

Havre, MT: improve efficiency of customs and other services at the Wild Horse port of entry (see S. 573), S3025 [11MR]

Native Americans: authorize Crow Tribe of Indians water rights settlement (see S. 375), S1542 [4FE] (see H.R. 845), H1041 [4FE] (see H.R. 3563), H9548 [15SE]

———develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation (see S. 280), S652 [16JA]

———extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 1936), S10776 [27OC]

———extend Federal relationship with Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 3120), H7740 [7JY]

Public lands: sustain economic development and recreational use of public lands, add lands to wilderness areas, release wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation (see S. 1470), S7699 [20JY]

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. 1342), S6993 [24JN]

Certificates of election

Senate: Max Baucus, S1 [6JA]

Lists

Montana Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11328 [10NO]

Oaths of office

Baucus, Max: Senate, S4 [6JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (H.R. 980), H4846 [28AP], E243 [11FE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11328 [10NO]

Baucus, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S10153 [6OC]

———tribute to casting 11,000th vote, S10152, S10153 [6OC]

FEMA: prohibit funding for Whitefish, MT, Emergency Operations Center, S7241, S7248-S7250 [8JY], S7289, S7290 [9JY]

Flaherty, Ed: tribute for co-authoring ``Coached for Life'' (book), S12155 [2DE]

General Motors Corp.: bankruptcy ruling allowing the nullification of contract with Stillwater Mining Co., in favor of contracts with Russian and South African suppliers, S7968 [23JY]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate, S427 [15JA]

National Guard: tribute to Army and Air National Guard, S187 [8JA]

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail: designate, S428 [15JA]

Public lands: sustain economic development and recreational use of public lands, add lands to wilderness areas, release wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation (S. 1470), S7828 [22JY]

Steele, James, Jr.: State of the Tribal Nations address, S4661 [23AP]