KANSAS

Addresses

1ID Colors Uncasing: Vincent K. Brooks, S627 [8FE]

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]

Articles and editorials

Bipartisan Case for National Service, E69 [19JA]

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]

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]

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

Smoky Hill Trail: designate route across Great Plains in Kansas and Colorado as an overland trail and study system for potential addition to National Trails System (see S. 1083), S3426 [26MY]

Statehood: anniversary (see S. Res. 33), S338 [27JA]

Certificates of election

Senate: Jerry Moran, S3 [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

Moran, Jerry: Senate, S5 [5JA]

Poems

``America's Son,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1364 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Cottonwood, Inc.: tribute for providing employment and living opportunities to individuals with disabilities, H6793 [12OC]

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]

Olathe, KS: anniversary of Kansas State School for the Deaf, H6282 [21SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: filing of lawsuits by States on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H289, H290 [19JA]

Scott City, KS: National Civic League All-American City Award recipient, E1291 [12JY]

Topeka, KS: decision of Topeka City Council to repeal law against misdemeanor domestic battery, H7056 [25OC]

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]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, E1329 [14JY]

Wichita State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H2272 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: tribute to Kansas National Guard 1st Infantry Division, S626 [8FE]

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]

Moran, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S1518 [10MR]

Statehood: anniversary (S. Res. 33), S347 [27JA]

University of Kansas: anniversary of Center of Latin American Studies, S7826 [18NO]

Reports filed

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

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

Statements

Kansas Walk of Honor: Bob Dole, S6595 [17OC]

———Senator Roberts, S6595 [17OC]

Tribute to Robert F. Ellsworth: Center for the National Interest, S4673 [19JY]

———Donald H. Rumsfeld, S4672 [19JY]

———Elizabeth and Bob Dole, S4673 [19JY]

———Henry A. Kissinger, S4672 [19JY]

———Senator Roberts, S4672 [19JY]

Texts of

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

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

S. Res. 33, statehood anniversary, S342, S347 [27JA]

Tributes

Dole, Bob, S2461 [14AP], S4815 [22JY], S6595 [17OC], E1364 [20JY]

Ellsworth, Robert F., S4672 [19JY], H3815 [1JN]

Moran, Senator, S1521 [10MR]