OKLAHOMA

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5518, H5519, H5520, H5521, H5522, H5523, H5525, H5526, H5527, H5529 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Air pollution: require the exclusion of data of an exceedance or violation of a national ambient air quality standard caused by a prescribed fire in the Flint Hills region of Kansas and Oklahoma (see S. 989), S2929 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 1938), H3342 [23MY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H5488 [25JY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1932), S8067 [30NO] (see H.R. 3537), H8075 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (see S. 802), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 3263), H7133 [26OC]

Disasters: pray for victims of tornadoes, floods, and drought in Southern, Midwestern, and Southwestern States, fair weather conditions, and firefighters battling wildfires (see H. Res. 254), H3109 [5MY]

———provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by Southern severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (see S. 1205), S3813 [15JN] (see H.R. 2321), H4526 [23JN]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3548), H8124 [2DE]

McIntosh County, OK: take certain property into trust for the benefit of Muscogee (Creek) Nation (see H.R. 475), H507 [26JA]

Native Americans: clarify role of Cherokee Nation in maintaining the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam (see H.R. 1421), H2533 [7AP]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (see S. 610), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 473), H507 [26JA]

Certificates of election

Senate: Tom Coburn, S2 [5JA]

Letters

North American-Made Energy Security Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1421 [27JY]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1420 [27JY]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5515 [26JY]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E1420, E1421 [27JY]

———several labor unions, H5516 [26JY]

Motions

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5537 [26JY]

Oaths of office

Coburn, Tom: Senate, S5 [5JA]

Sullivan, John: House of Representatives, H6 [5JA]

Remarks in House

Bacone College: dedication of Chickasaw warrior statue, E1260 [7JY]

Center Point, Inc.: anniversary, E1685 [22SE]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H4855 [12JY], H7582, H7586, H7591, H7592 [15NO], H7629, H7633, H7639 [16NO]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5494, H5496, H5509-H5539 [26JY], H5666 [28JY], H7191, H7192 [1NO], H7261-H7263, H7265, H7266, H7267, H7268 [3NO], H8996 [15DE]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), consideration (H. Res. 370), H5504-H5507 [26JY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), motion to recommit, H5537 [26JY]

———extend deadline for permit decision on construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5525 [26JY]

———reauthorize pipeline safety legislation prior to expediting consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H4592 [6JY]

Dept. of State: consideration of permit approval for TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline construction, H804 [15FE], H2251 [1AP], H6088 [12SE]

———require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H8008 [1DE], H8080 [2DE], H8297, H8298 [8DE], H8733, H8734, H8735, H8744, H8752-H8755, H8803, H8805-H8811, H8817 [13DE], H8911, H8912, H8913 [14DE], H8981, H8983, H8994-H8999 [15DE], H9956, H10006 [20DE], E2342 [23DE]

Dept. of Transportation: require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to study the risks of transporting diluted bitumen and determine if current regulations are sufficient, H5521 [26JY]

EPA: require study on health impact of increased air pollution in communities near refineries for the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5527 [26JY]

Government regulations: impact, H704 [11FE]

National Guard: tribute to Army National Guard 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Stabilization Transitions Team, and 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, E455 [10MR]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), H6475, H6476 [3OC]

Tornadoes: express sympathy and support to citizens for damage caused by tornadoes, E728 [15AP]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on the Ogallala aquifer including potential contamination of ground water and threats to drinking water and agriculture, H5519 [26JY]

———prevent rise in gas prices and limit seizure of farmland relative to construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H5537 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), S4971 [27JY], S4973 [28JY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S8470, S8473 [12DE], S8499, S8507 [13DE], S8567, S8570, S8574-S8579, S8582-S8586, S8596-S8598 [14DE], S8668 [15DE], S8697, S8700, S8706, S8711-S8717, S8721 [16DE], S8746, S8748, S8752 [17DE]

———require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1932), S8026, S8075 [30NO], S8079, S8081, S8118-S8120 [1DE], S8382-S8387, S8401 [7DE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman Project in Oklahoma (S. 802), S2448 [13AP]

Disasters: provide temporary tax relief for areas damaged by Southern severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (S. 1205), S3810 [15JN]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (S. 610), S1832 [17MR]

Reports filed

Clarify Role of Cherokee Nation Maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1421) (H. Rept. 112-221), H6455 [23SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 112-181), H5488 [25JY]

Help To Access Land for the Education of (HALE) Scouts Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 473) (H. Rept. 112-218), H6454 [23SE]

Nomination of Clayton D. Johnson To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4802 [21JY]

North American-Made Energy Security Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1938) (H. Rept. 112-140), H4792 [8JY], H5398 [22JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 370, consideration of H.R. 1938, North America-Made Energy Security Act, H5504 [26JY]

H.R. 473, Help To Access Land for the Education of (HALE) Scouts Act, H6475 [3OC]

H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act, H5518 [26JY]

Tributes

Coburn, Senator, S6373 [11OC]