HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 2314), H725 [23FE]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), H3051 [29AP]
Articles and editorials
Antidrilling Commission, Wall Street Journal, H4723 [23JN]
Obama Spill Panel Big on Policy, Not Engineering, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press (news service), H4722 [23JN]
Oil Spill Commission Coordinator Has Represented Environmental Groups, Bruce Alpert, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, H4723 [23JN]
Reasoned Debate Needed To Amend Energy Legislation, Senator Inhofe, Hill (publication), H6505
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anacortes, WA: honor victims of Tesoro refinery fire and express condolences to their families and friends (see H. Res. 1262), H2641 [15AP]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium, reduce discretionary spending by amount saved, and establish bicameral, bipartisan committee on budgetary, spending, and earmark processes (see H. Res. 1289), H2843 [22AP]
Arizona: prohibit withdrawal of certain public lands from location and entry under the Mining Law (see H.R. 5665), H5500 [1JY]
Colombia: reaffirm longstanding friendship and alliance with the U.S., recognize commitment to the democratic process, and congratulate President-elect Juan Manuel Santos (see H. Res. 1465), H4780 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3482 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 5843), H5984 [22JY]
Dept. of Energy: disapprove motion with the NRC to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice (see H. Res. 1209), H2261 [23MR]
Dept. of Justice: compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 4717), H2642 [15AP]
———prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4556), H1104 [3MR]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3079 [29AP]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 5016), H2578 [14AP]
Emporia State University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1292), H3484 [13MY]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 77), H1027 [2MR]
Foreign trade: recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama (see H. Res. 987), H1745 [19MR]
———support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan (see H. Res. 1196), H3015 [28AP]
Gulf of Mexico: express condolences to workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, recognize other workers, and commend rescuers and volunteers providing support to surviving families (see H. Res. 1347), H3871 [26MY]
Health: ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), pass (see H.R. 5424), H4216 [28MY]
———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 4904), H2261 [23MR]
———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 4951), H2844 [22AP]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see H.R. 5424), H4216 [28MY]
House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H194 [19JA]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H5985 [22JY]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2643 [15AP]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H266 [20JA]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1033), H2800 [21AP]
NRC: condemn decision to begin the closure of the Yucca Mountain license application review relative to high-level nuclear waste storage (see H. Res. 1732), H7614 [18NO]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs (see H.R. 4894), H2261 [23MR]
———repeal (see H.R. 5424), H4216 [28MY]
Ships and vessels: extend period during which the EPA and States are prohibited from requiring Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for certain discharges incidental to normal operation (see H.R. 5301), H3745 [24MY]
Small business: make service-disabled veterans eligible under the 8(a) business development program (see H.R. 456), H3311 [11MY]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 5141), H6990 [23SE]
Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 4859), H3124 [4MY]
———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1346), H3310 [11MY]
———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will result in hardships for families and job-creating small business and will further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1317), H3078 [29AP]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 4764), H1744 [19MR]
U.N.: prohibit U.S. participation on the U.N. Human Rights Council and prohibit contributions for purposes of paying for investigation into efforts to break Israeli blockade of Gaza (see H.R. 5501), H4507 [15JN]
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (see H. Res. 1546), H5920 [21JY]
Year of the Father: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 285), H4386 [10JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (see H.R. 6281), H7390 [29SE]
———transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relative to the Treasured Landscape Initiative, designation of national monuments, and high priority land-rationalization efforts (see H. Res. 1238), H2503 [13AP] (see H. Res. 1254), H2641 [15AP] (see H. Res. 1406), H4022 (see H. Res. 1406), H4084 [27MY]
Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program as it applies to units derived from public domain by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 4888), H1743 [19MR]
Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (see H.R. 5427), H4021 (see H.R. 5427), H4083 [27MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal certain provisions relative to physician referrals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 5433), H4021 (see H.R. 5433), H4083 [27MY]
Western Area Power Administration: provide for notice regarding certification of certain projects (see H.R. 6107), H6681 [14SE]
Letters
Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico: Benjamin D. Wilcox, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., H6504
———Burt Adams, National Ocean Industries Association, H6504
———Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming, H6504
———Don G. Briggs, Louisiana Oil & Gas Co., H6505
———several Texas government officials, H6504
Motions
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), H3057 [29AP]
Remarks
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (H.R. 2340), H4930 [29JN]
Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 1454), Senate amendment, H6833 [22SE]
Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (H.R. 1065), H276, H278, H285, H296, H297 [21JA]
Audubon, John J.: anniversary of arrival in Henderson, KY (H. Res. 1508), H6832 [22SE]
Blue Ridge Parkway: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 294), H6830 [22SE]
Budget: deficit, H406, H409 [27JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), Senate amendments, H2435
Bureau of Reclamation: develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque tribes (H.R. 3342), H276, H278, H285, H288, H289 [21JA]
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (H.R. 5110), H6823 [22SE]
Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 3726), H406, H409 [27JA]
Coconino National Forest: establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area (H.R. 4823), H6824, H6825 [22SE]
Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 5131), H6835, H6836, H6837 [22SE]
Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H7686 [30NO]
———settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H4091 [28MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H7686 [30NO]
Dept. of Justice: certify that settling out of court is preferable to going to court before implementing any Native American water settlement agreements, H278 [21JA]
Dept. of the Interior: approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement (H.R. 3254), H276, H278, H285 [21JA]
———authorize lease of certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park (H.R. 714), Senate amendments, H7008 [28SE]
———ensure no delay in development of ocean renewable energy resources due to establishment of the Bureau of Energy and Resource Management, H6542 [30JY]
———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6287 [29JY], H6494, H6495, H6503, H6504
———extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), Senate amendments, H7361, H7362, H7363 [29SE]
———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (H.R. 4347), H6821 [22SE]
———provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (H.R. 6281), E1858
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a transition program for new veterans, improve disability claims system, reform pensions and medal programs, and modify adjudication of mental incompetence (H.R. 6132), H7017 [28SE]
———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (H.R. 4541), E105
———modify standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance (H.R. 5360), H7012 [28SE]
District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (H.R. 4195), H6826 [22SE]
———direct the National Park Service and the Dept. of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia (H.R. 5494), H6826 [22SE]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), Senate amendments, H7686 [30NO]
English language: require accreditation of training programs (S. 1338), H7818 [1DE]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (H.R. 81), Senate amendment, H8791 [21DE]
Gulf of Mexico: impose an additional civil penalty on Gulf Coast oil spills of more than one million barrels and direct those funds towards coastal restoration projects, H6551, H6552 [30JY]
Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (H.R. 5427), H3840 [26MY]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 2314), H714, H720, H722, H725, H726 [23FE]
———require a statewide vote of approval before instituting the change of Federal policy toward Native Hawaiians, H725, H726 [23FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1467 [16MR]
Hoover Dam: anniversary (H. Res. 1636), H7008 [28SE]
House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, H1467 [16MR]
———impact of partisanship, H404 [27JA]
Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 4474), H404 [27JA]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (H.R. 5152), H6828 [22SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: allocate certain percentage of funding for projects that secure recreational public access to Federal lands for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation, H6542 [30JY]
Marine mammals: cumulative impacts of oil and natural gas extraction activities, H6539 [30JY]
McIntosh County, OK: take certain property into trust for the benefit of Muscogee (Creek) Nation (H.R. 1554), H4928 [29JN]
McMorris Rodgers, Representative: tribute to birth of child, H7814 [1DE]
Minimum wage: adjust minimum wage schedule for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands, H7361, H7362, H7363 [29SE]
Mojave National Preserve: condemn illegal removal of Mojave Cross memorial and urge continued attempts at recovery (H. Res. 1378), H7007 [28SE]
Mono County, CA: designate Mount Andrea Lawrence (H.R. 5194), H6829 [22SE]
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), H4721, H4727 [23JN]
National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1503), H6831 [22SE]
National Law Enforcement Museum Act: extend museum construction termination date (S. 1053), H5868 [21JY]
Native Americans: authorize tribal water rights settlements, H7686 [30NO]
———determine blood quantum requirement for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 5811), H6821 [22SE]
———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), H5862 [21JY]
———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), Senate amendment, H5868 [21JY]
———repeal a restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico (H.R. 4445), H4929 [29JN]
Oil Pollution Act: ensure damage assessments emphasize complete restoration of damaged areas and that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an acceptable alternative to restoration, H6546, H6547 [30JY]
———ensure liabilities of an oil subsidiary will be inherited by the parent oil company in the event the subsidiary goes bankrupt, H6548 [30JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H478 [3FE], H2442 [25MR]
Point of order, H6492 [30JY]
Puerto Rico: amend description of statehood on self-determination ballot to include recognition of English as official language and the assurance of the right to bear arms, H3057 [29AP]
———clarify authority of residents to conduct plebiscite relative to self-determination process, H3051, H3052 [29AP]
———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), H3030, H3034, H3040, H3046, H3047, H3051, H3052 [29AP]
———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), consideration (H. Res. 1305), H3022 [29AP]
———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), motion to recommit, H3057 [29AP]
———require an official proposal from residents on political status question prior to any congressional consideration of self-determination, H3051, H3052 [29AP]
———retain requirement that ballots for the federally sanctioned self-determination process be printed in English as well as Spanish and apply any Federal government language requirements to Puerto Rico, H3046, H3047 [29AP]
Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1737), H7892 [2DE]
Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (H. Res. 1020), H402 [27JA]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H4184
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4091 [28MY]
U.S.-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding: consider as international agreement for Fishery Conservation and Management Act purposes, H8791 [21DE]
Virgin Islands: reconsider and revise proposed Virgin Islands constitution to correct provisions inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution and Federal law (S.J. Res. 33), H4926 [29JN]
Votes: position on missed, E422
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act: technical corrections, H8791 [21DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3655 [19MY]
Statements
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Linda Lingle, Governor of Hawaii, H721 [23FE]
Tributes
McDaniel, Shannon, E1728