U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5286 [20JY], H5375 [21JY], H5399 [22JY], H5442, H5443, H5445, H5447, H5464, H5465, H5466, H5490, H5491, H5492 [25JY], H5544, H5546, H5548, H5549, H5550, H5561, H5562, H5563, H5564, H5565, H5566, H5569, H5570, H5571, H5572, H5573, H5575, H5581, H5582 [26JY], H5605, H5610, H5611, H5613, H5614, H5618, H5622, H5625, H5628, H5630, H5631, H5636, H5637, H5641, H5643, H5644, H5647, H5650, H5652, H5658, H5662 [27JY], H5734, H5735 [28JY], H5782, H5783 [29JY], H5889 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Birds: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (see H.R. 1917), H3301 [13MY]

Conservation of natural resources: amend laws relative to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety (see S. 1657), S6185 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H6505 [3OC]

———eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see S. 899), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 1829), H3217 [11MY]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 1207), H1984 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2584), H5238 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (see H. Res. 363), H5372 [21JY]

Endangered Species Act: extend exemption relative to presence of Utah prairie dogs in or near airports and cemeteries (see S. 1580), S5773 [20SE] (see H.R. 2973), H6271 [20SE]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 714), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 3365), H7397 [4NO]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 1201), S3812 [15JN]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (see H.R. 2719), H5882 [1AU]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 1183), S3727 [13JN] (see H.R. 3391), H7397 [4NO]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 432), S1119 [2MR]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 2984), H6341 [21SE]

National wildlife refuges: incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 15), H599 [9FE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 538), S1546 [10MR] (see H.R. 1456), H2569 [8AP]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 266), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 588), H598 [9FE]

Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 1444), H2569 [8AP]

Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P (see H.R. 2154), H4075 [13JN]

———revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 (see S. 1296), S4226 [29JN] (see H.R. 2027), H3755 [26MY]

———revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (see H.R. 2155), H4075 [13JN]

———revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P17 (see H.R. 2156), H4075 [13JN]

Yuma County, AZ: convey certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3560), H8135 [5DE]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations: Bill Meadows and John Nau, H5458 [25JY]

Petitions and memorials

Arkansas: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding, S1597 [14MR]

Texas: inclusion of dunes sagebrush lizard on endangered species list, E1091 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: funding, H970 [16FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5445-H5447 [25JY], H5493 [26JY]

———making appropriations, H9895 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5410-H5470 [25JY], H5493, H5494, H5543-H5578 [26JY], H5600-H5659 [27JY], H5688-H5693 [28JY], E1415, E1416, E1427 [27JY], E1435 [28JY], E1448 [29JY], E1457 [30JY], E1466 [1AU], E1491 [2AU], E1521 [16AU], E1523 [19AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (H. Res. 363), H5403-H5409 [25JY]

Endangered species: inclusion of Concho water snake on endangered species list, H5553 [26JY]

———inclusion of dunes sagebrush lizard on endangered species list, H5553, H5558 [26JY]

———judicial review of rules removing the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species, H5611-H5613 [27JY]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species, H984 [16FE]

Endangered Species Act: prohibit funding limitations for listing of endangered species and critical habitat designations, H5550-H5560 [26JY], E1491 [2AU]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (H.R. 2719), H8949, H8950 [14DE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: funding, H981 [16FE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Fund: funding through reductions in BLM land and resources management funding, H5465 [25JY]

———funding through reductions in EPA Diesel Emissions Program funding, H982-H984 [16FE], E282 [18FE]

———funding through reductions in EPA funding, H5561 [26JY]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), H7408, H7409 [14NO]

Public lands: new Federal land acquisition funding, H976-H978 [16FE]

———require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), E689 [8AP]

Spivey, Helen: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director's Conservation Award recipient, E849 [10MY]

Remarks in Senate

Ashe, Daniel M.: nomination to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director, S4303 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (S. 899), S2738 [5MY]

———Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Recovery Program funding, S7601 [16NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, S8757 [17DE]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (S. 1201), S3822 [15JN]

Funding, S1597 [14MR]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (S. 1183), S3732 [13JN]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (S. 432), S1121-S1128 [2MR]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 538), S1549 [10MR]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (S. 266), S924 [17FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 363) (H. Rept. 112-176), H5372 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2584) (H. Rept. 112-151), H5238 [19JY]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 714) (S. Rept. 112-69), S5338 [6SE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 538) (S. Rept. 112-46), S5248 [2AU]

Nomination of Daniel M. Ashe To Be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S2130 [5AP]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 588) (H. Rept. 112-279), H7405 [10NO]

Nutria Eradication and Control Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 899) (S. Rept. 112-94), S7451 [15NO]

Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2719) (H. Rept. 112-321), H8317 [8DE]

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 266) (H. Rept. 112-171), H5284 [20JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5625, H5641 [27JY]

Statements

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H5436 [25JY]

Tables

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies, H9846-H9851 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5413-H5434 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 363, consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H5403 [25JY]

H.R. 588, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, H7408 [14NO]

H.R. 2719, Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act, H8949 [14DE]

S. 266, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, S924 [17FE]

S. 432, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S1123-S1128 [2MR]

S. 538, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act reauthorization, S1549 [10MR]

S. 899, Nutria Eradication and Control Act, S2739 [5MY]

S. 1201, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, S3823-S3827 [15JN]