NEW MEXICO

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District in New Mexico (see S. 1225), S3891 [16JN]

Carson National Forest: adjust boundary (see S. 1687), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3354), H7330 [3NO]

Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 491), H508 [26JA]

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see S. 1032), S3171 [19MY] (see H.R. 2365), H4574 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: take immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from a wildfire in Arizona and New Mexico (see H.R. 2562), H5125 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 791), S2387 [12AP] (see H.R. 1490), H2603 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see S. 635), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1126), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes (see H.R. 1431), H2534 [7AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, TX, region (see S. 1272), S4076 [23JN] (see H.R. 3390), H7397 [4NO]

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]

Edwin L. Mechem U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see H.R. 3742), H10014 [20DE]

El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (see S. 667), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 1241), H2037 [29MR]

Immigration: extend travel distance zone for Mexican nationals holding valid border crossing cards in New Mexico (see S. 1730), S6665 [18OC]

International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects (see H.R. 947), H1618 [8MR]

Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (see S. 134), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 1461), H2570 [8AP]

Nuclear weapons: designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing (see S. Res. 330), S7613 [16NO]

Petry, Leroy A.: Medal of Honor recipient (see S. Con. Res. 27), S5192 [1AU] (see H. Con. Res. 73), H5885 [1AU]

Public lands: designate the Organ Mountains and other public lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and National Landscape Conservation System (see S. 1024), S3170 [19MY]

———modify boundaries of Cibola National Forest and transfer certain BLM land for inclusion in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 490), H508 [26JA]

Roads and highways: reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (see S. 885), S2687 [4MY]

T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (see S. 2024), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 3734), H9945 [19DE]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 564), S1547 [10MR]

Poems

``All in Darkness's Light,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1408 [26JY]

``In Honor's Light,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1375 [21JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding to provide marketing funding to any entity that falsely advertises New Mexico chile peppers, H4289 [16JN]

Dept. of Transportation: grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes, H2207, H2208 [31MR]

Endangered species: inclusion of dunes sagebrush lizard on endangered species list, H5558 [26JY]

Firearms: Executive order to require Southwest border States to report purchases of two or more of certain rifles during a certain time period, H5167 [19JY]

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.: express condolences for workers who died in a test flight crash in Roswell, NM, H2414 [7AP]

Petry, Leroy A.: Medal of Honor recipient, H4869 [12JY], E1375 [21JY]

Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition: anniversary, E756 [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]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 791), S2393 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report on establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site in the southern New Mexico and El Paso, TX, region (S. 1272), S4101 [23JN]

Dona Ana County, NM: exchange certain land conveyed to the county for airport purposes, S623 [8FE]

El Encanto Inc.: anniversary Bueno Foods, S2682 [4MY]

Firearms: Executive order to require Southwest border States to report purchases of two or more of certain rifles during a certain time period, S5240 [2AU]

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico (organization): anniversary, S7448 [15NO]

Immigration: extend travel distance zone for Mexican nationals holding valid border crossing cards in New Mexico (S. 1730), S6667 [18OC]

Native Americans: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (S. 134), S202 [25JA]

Nuclear weapons: designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing (S. Res. 330), S7629 [16NO]

Petry, Leroy A.: Medal of Honor recipient, S4495 [12JY]

———Medal of Honor recipient (S. Con. Res. 27), S5197 [1AU], S5932 [23SE]

Roads and highways: reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (S. 885), S2688 [4MY]

Stell, Joe: BLM Rangeland Stewardship Award recipient, S4154 [28JN]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System (S. 564), S1563-S1565 [10MR]

Wildfires: provide Federal assistance to areas ravaged in New Mexico, S4440 [7JY]

Reports filed

Mescalero Apache Tribe Adjudicated Water Rights Lease: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1461) (H. Rept. 112-307), H8074 [1DE]

Texts of

S. 134, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, S202 [25JA]

S. 564, Valles Caldera National Preserve Management Act, S1563-S1565 [10MR]

S. 885, additional contract authority reauthorization to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations, S2689 [4MY]

S. 1730, Southern New Mexico Economic Development Act, S6667 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 27, Leroy A. Petry Medal of Honor recipient, S5197 [1AU], S5932 [23SE]

S. Res. 330, designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing, S7620, S7630 [16NO]