DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR related term(s) Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Geological Survey

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8052, S8073, S8084, S8085 [17DE], S8117, S8126, S8128, S8130, S8141, S8142, S8143, S8144, S8147, S8149, S8150, S8151 [18DE], S8164, S8178, S8184, S8195, S8207, S8208, S8212, S8223, S8224 [19DE], S8305, S8306, S8307 [20DE], S8366, S8368, S8369, S8372 [21DE], S8429, S8430, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8434, S8442 [27DE], S8462, S8463, S8469, S8472, S8476, S8496, S8508 [28DE]

California: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3364 [31MY], H3367, H3368, H3369, H3370, H3372, H3378, H3379, H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3405 [1JN], H3409, H3410, H3412, H3413, H3415, H3416, H3418, H3419, H3421, H3424, H3425, H3426, H3429, H3430, H3451, H3452, H3454, H3455, H3457, H3458, H3459, H3460, H3461, H3462, H3463, H3464, H3465, H3466, H3467, H3468, H3470, H3471, H3472, H3473, H3474, H3475, H3476, H3477, H3482 [5JN], H3491, H3492, H3493 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]

Gateway National Recreation Area: allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE], H6350 [14NO]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1944, H1946, H1955 [18AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1930 [18AP]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4839, H4840, H4841, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847 [12JY]

Mississippi: convey parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 264), S8553 [30DE]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S6652, S6670 [21SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5179, H5181 [24JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5147 [24JY]

Petroleum: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H767, H768, H769, H771, H772, H773, H774, H775, H776, H778, H779, H780 [15FE], H820, H821, H822, H823, H825, H826, H828, H830 [16FE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H748 [15FE]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3890, H3895, H3896, H3897, H3898, H3899, H3901, H3902, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908, H3909, H3910, H3911 [20JN], H3919, H3920, H3921, H3922, H3923, H3925, H3926, H3927 [21JN]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3822 [20JN]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (S. 114), S8551, S8555, S8556 [30DE]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1055, H1061, H1062, H1063, H1065, H1066, H1067, H1069, H1070 [29FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1039 [29FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1879, H1881, H1882, H1883, H1885, H1886, H1887, H1888, H1889 [17AP]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. Res. 614), H1870 [17AP]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6636, S6638, S6639 [21SE], S6727, S6748, S6749, S6759, S6760 [13NO], S6807, S6808, S6809, S6810, S6811, S6812, S6821, S6822, S6824, S6826, S6827 [14NO], S6904 [26NO], S7359 [3DE]

St. Croix River Crossing Project: authorize with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), S46, S47 [23JA]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), H6211, H6212, H6214, H6216, H6217, H6218 [20SE], H6237, H6239, H6240, H6242, H6243, H6245 [21SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6172 [20SE]

Analyses

National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 [18JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, S2615 [24AP], H2108 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 4194), H1305 [8MR]

Atlanta, GA: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church (see S. 3247), S3631 [24MY]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3423), S5257 [23JY]

BLM: conduct study of legal and administrative steps needed to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see H.R. 6469), H6231 [20SE]

——— convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 [25JY]

——— convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its jurisdiction (see H.R. 6282), H5704 [2AU]

——— convey to Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 6532), H6275 [21SE]

——— provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (see S. 3346), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6072), H4655 [29JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see H.R. 6060), H4654 [29JN]

——— participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 6689), H7360 [19DE]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 3910), H512 [6FE]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (see S. 3587), S6545 [20SE] (see H.R. 4969), H2267 [27AP]

Carbon County, UT: convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the Scofield Project (see S. 2056), S261 [1FE]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]

Chicago, IL: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site (see H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]

Churchill County, NV: transfer certain Federal land to the Dept. of the Navy (see H.R. 6596), H6428 [16NO]

Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), H5704 [2AU]

Conservation of natural resources: make grants to facilitate certain acquisitions of property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5626), H2443 [8MY]

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses (see S. 3448), S5487 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Office of Federal Energy Production (see S. 3404), S5211 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 6091), H4774 [10JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see S. 3409), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 5744), H2712 [15MY]

——— extend stewardship end result contracting authority for projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in national forests (see H.R. 4396), H1977 [18AP]

Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens (see S. 2365), S2731 [25AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2465), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 5325), H2316 [7MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (see H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]

Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project: modify Pilot Project offices (see S. 3563), S6454 [19SE]

Fernley, NV: convey, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under the jurisdiction of BLM or the Bureau of Reclamation (see H.R. 6236), H5524 [31JY]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]

——— improve response to insect infestations and forest diseases, change the Healthy Forests Reserve Program funding source, codify stewardship end result contracting, and improve post fire rehabilitation (see H.R. 5960), H3806 [19JN]

Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2158), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 4148), H1209 [6MR]

Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (see S. 2229), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4606), H2066 [24AP]

Government regulations: delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until submission of a report examining certain effects of such rule (see H.R. 6235), H5524 [31JY]

Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (see H. Res. 619), H1914 [17AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 717), H4603 [28JN]

Hawaii: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 6513), H6275 [21SE]

Hudson-Mohawk River Basin: authorize projects and conduct research on water resources and establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (see H.R. 5927), H3660 [7JN]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 [27AP]

Kentucky: conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5959), H3806 [19JN]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see H.R. 4402), H2029 [19AP]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H4774 [10JY]

Mississippi River: provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4458), H2030 [19AP]

Montana: authorize conveyance of mineral rights to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see S. 2110), S699 [15FE]

National forests: declare state of emergency and implement hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4331), H1804 [29MR]

——— improve employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 3399), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]

——— clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6610), H6505 [28NO]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for certain national heritage areas (see S. 3623), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6572), H6306 [12OC]

——— study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]

Native Americans: hold in trust for the benefit of federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon the Chemawa Indian School land and improvements (see H.R. 3878), H374 [1FE]

——— make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians (see S. 3193), S3234 [16MY]

——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 5992), H3974 [21JN]

——— place certain lands in trust for the Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation (see H.R. 4187), H1304 [8MR]

——— provide for community approval before Indian class III gaming opportunities may take effect (see H.R. 4033), H801 [15FE]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 3679), S8041 [13DE] (see H.R. 6617), H6535 [29NO]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 3685), S8071 [17DE]

Natural gas: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all natural gas produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4025), H725 [14FE]

Nevada: convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see H.R. 3815), H158 [24JA]

——— convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 3996), H692 [9FE]

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: provide preservation and interpretation assistance for resources (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]

North Carolina: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery (see S. 3687), S8071 [17DE]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior’s north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (see H.R. 6168), H5200 [24JY]

——— implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program and conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development (see S. 3438), S5381 [25JY]

——— include areas off the coast of South Carolina in the leasing program (see S. 3284), S3900 [11JN]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 3383), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6082), H4684 [9JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (see H. Res. 738), H5130 [23JY]

Petroleum: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 4325), H1804 [29MR]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (see H. Res. 547), H725 [14FE]

Pinal County, AZ: take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community (see H.R. 6696), H7424 [20DE]

Postage and stamps: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (see S. 2071), S350 [6FE]

——— set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users (see S. 2156), S1422 [6MR]

Power resources: develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (see H. Res. 691), H3806 [19JN]

——— ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty (see H.R. 4382), H1976 [18AP]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 4381), H1976 [18AP]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 3445), S5486 [26JY]

——— require disclosure of political contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal lands (see H.R. 6041), H4156 [27JN]

——— streamline the application for permits to drill process and increase funds for energy project permit processing (see H.R. 4383), H1976 [18AP]

——— temporarily limit the authority to require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil or gas facilities (see H.R. 6208), H5326 [26JY]

Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]

——— direct land management agencies to report on public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to secure such access (see H.R. 6086), H4684 [9JY]

——— improve management of grazing leases and permits (see H.R. 4234), H1496 [21MR]

——— prohibit leasing of Federal lands to any person who has violated the Trading With the Enemy Act or who conducts business with a state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 3876), H374 [1FE]

——— provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]

——— suspend net Federal land acquisitions by the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior unless the Federal budget is balanced in the year of purchase (see H.R. 4193), H1304 [8MR]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see H.R. 5991), H3974 [21JN] (see H.R. 6154), H5077 [19JY] (see H.R. 6503), H6274 [21SE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]

San Diego, CA: issue a final decision whether or not to issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing construction of an elementary school (see H.R. 4244), H1541 [22MR]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H1016 [28FE]

San Juan County, NM: convey certain Federal land (see S. 3357), S4724 [28JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6062 [10SE] (see H.R. 4089), H965 [27FE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (see H. Res. 614), H1844 [16AP]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see S. 2066), S323 [2FE]

——— recognize hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters and shooters, industry, State and Federal fish and wildlife agencies for restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources (see H. Res. 801), H6232 [20SE]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (see S. 3450), S5487 [26JY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), consideration (see H. Res. 788), H6150 [19SE]

U.S. Civil Rights Trail System: require a study of the feasibility of establishing (see H.R. 6257), H5628 [1AU]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]

Veterans Conservation Corps: establish (see S. 2130), S909 [17FE]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 5875), H3362 [31MY]

Virginia: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 (see H.R. 3882), H439 [2FE]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]

Water: settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]

——— settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 [16FE]

——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 3385), S5047 [16JY]

Water Resources Development Act: expedite implementation of comprehensive Everglades restoration project plan (see S. 3509), S5977 [2AU]

Waterways: provide assistance to non-Federal interests for levee stability improvements located within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to certain water deliveries (see H.R. 6484), H6273 [21SE]

Wildlife: establish a grant program to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations (see H.R. 5923), H3660 [7JN]

——— establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see S. 3606), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 5864), H3266 [30MY]

World War II: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3084 [10MY]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 [7JN]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6728 [13NO], S6830 [15NO]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, S6502 [20SE], S6604 [21SE]

Conference reports

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) (H.R. 4348), H4432–H4601 [28JN]

Letters

American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act and Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H833 [16FE]

BIA Indian Reservation Roads program revised funding formula: A. Webster Demmert III, Klawock Cooperative Association, S695 [15FE]

——— Dawn Hutchison, Wrangell Cooperative Association, S695 [15FE]

——— John Gomez, Jr., Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]

——— Joseph D. Hamilton, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, S694 [15FE]

——— Myron P. Naneng, Sr., Association of Village Council Presidents, S695 [15FE]

——— Stacy Dixon, Susanville Indian Rancheria, S694 [15FE]

Highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1933 [18AP]

——— Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1933 [18AP]

Insular Areas Act: Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4889 [17JY]

——— Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4889 [17JY]

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4752 [29JN]

National Park Service Study Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]

National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]

Recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities protection and enhancement: several sportsmen organizations, S6498 [20SE]

Restore Gulf Coast resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands, create jobs, and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Harry Simmons, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, H834 [16FE]

——— Marco A. Giamberardino, Associated General Contractors of America, H832 [16FE]

——— several organizations, H834 [16FE]

——— Tish H. Williams, Partners for Stennis (organization), H833 [16FE]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Dante J. Nomellini, Central Delta Water Agency, H1049 [29FE]

——— David Nesmith and Nick Di Croce, California Environmental Water Caucus, H1050 [29FE]

——— Delta Counties Coalition, H1048 [29FE]

——— Ken Vogel, San Joaquin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]

——— Mary Nejedly Piepho, Contra Costa County, CA, Board of Supervisors, H1048 [29FE]

——— Mike King, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H1032 [29FE]

——— several California State Assembly members, H1045 [29FE]

——— several California State Senate members, H1045 [29FE]

——— several organizations, H1047 [29FE]

Sportsmen’s Heritage Act: Jonathan W. Gassett, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, H1874 [17AP]

——— Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H1874 [17AP]

——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), H1874 [17AP]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1874 [17AP]

——— several recreational sports and wildlife conservation organizations, H1875 [17AP]

Strategic Energy Production Act: Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3876 [20JN]

——— Representative McKeon, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3876 [20JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3876 [20JN]

Tribute to Daniel K. Inouye, S8193 [19DE]

Waco Mammoth National Monument establishment: Malcolm Duncan, Jr., Mayor of Waco, TX, H3761 [19JN]

Lists

Environmental and Latino organizations opposing Title XIV of H.R. 2578, Conservation and Economic Growth Act, on Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture prohibition from taking action on public lands which impede border security, H3758 [19JN]

Organizations opposing H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1050, H1053–H1055 [29FE]

Organizations supporting H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1043–H1045 [29FE]

Organizations supporting S. 3525, Sportsmen’s Act, S6560 [21SE]

Motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8016 [13DE], S8195 [19DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3390 [1JN], H3524 [6JN]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1959 [18AP], H2099 [25AP], H2745, H2787 [16MY], H3038, H3044 [17MY], H3250 [30MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505, H3509 [6JN], H3652 [7JN], H3723 [18JN], H3755, H3788 [19JN], H3824, H3868 [20JN], H3948, H3952 [21JN], H4028, H4029 [26JN], H4151 [27JN]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4751, S4752 [29JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4852 [12JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5222 [25JY]

Petroleum: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H884 [16FE]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3942 [21JN]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H1077 [29FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1895 [17AP]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6502 [20SE], S6559 [21SE], S6727 [13NO], S6890 [26NO]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), H6254 [21SE]

Remarks in House

Alaska: establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain, H752–H755 [15FE]

——— expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain period, H3887 [20JN]

Animals: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), H480, H481 [6FE], E161 [8FE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE], H7478 [31DE], H7567–H7578 [2JA]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3388), H5087, H5088 [23JY], E1307 [24JY]

BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), H5437, H5438 [31JY], H5618 [1AU]

——— prohibit enforcement of a protest fee to challenge the granting of a drilling lease, right of way, or permit, H3906, H3907 [20JN], E1108 [21JN]

——— provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting, H1877 [17AP]

Buffalo Soldiers: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), H134 [24JA], E69 [25JA], E89 [31JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: ensure authorization of conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law shall not result in net job loss, H1189, H1190 [6MR]

——— maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (H.R. 6060), H6074, H6075 [19SE]

——— management of Lake Berryessa in California relative to concession bidding process, H3354, H3355 [31MY]

Business and industry: reduce number of onshore leases on which oil and gas production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas companies to begin production on currently held leases, H3905, H3906 [20JN]

——— require companies holding defective leases which allow for off-shore drilling to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases, H827, H828 [16FE]

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service gift shops and visitor centers are produced in the U.S., H3785 [19JN]

California: clarify duration of Central Valley Project renewal contracts, H1061, H1062 [29FE]

——— clarify jurisdiction over Central Valley Project renewal contracts, H1066, H1067 [29FE]

——— ensure compliance with State laws and require use of best available science relative to certain water-related concerns, H1070–H1072 [29FE]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, H2228 [27AP]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), corrections in engrossment, H2252 [27AP]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), Senate amendment, H3147 [18MY]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast, H5170 [24JY]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Sonoma and Marin Counties in California, H820, H821 [16FE]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California, H774, H775 [15FE]

——— prohibit decrease in current water supply to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1069, H1070 [29FE]

——— protect agriculture and fishery-related jobs north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1062, H1063 [29FE]

——— protect drinking water supplies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1064 [29FE]

——— protect water quality and availability for agricultural producers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1065, H1066 [29FE]

——— study water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in California, H3066, H3067 [17MY]

Central Utah Project: facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System, H3762 [19JN]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: protect ability of Federal agencies to work with local governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as open space, H499 [6FE]

Coal: require EPA and Dept. of Transportation report on health, environmental, and public safety impacts of fugitive dust emissions from coal transport, H6242, H6243 [21SE]

Coastal zones: certify oil drilling platforms are capable of handling new drilling before allowing coastline drilling to take place, H5170 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify laws which may be waived for border security activities on public lands, prohibit reduction of public access to such lands, and protect tribal sovereignty, H3779–H3781 [19JN]

——— enter into contracts with States to treat insect-infested trees and clear hazardous fuel to prevent wildfires, H3785 [19JN]

——— include in Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy the best estimate of expected increase in production of renewable energy sources on Hawaiian Home Lands, H3925 [21JN]

——— prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H3745–H3749, H3751, H3752, H3756–H3759, H3761–H3765, H3779–H3782 [19JN], E1143 [26JN], E1155 [27JN], E1207 [9JY]

——— protect tribal sovereignty with respect to Native American burial or other sacred sites, H3785 [19JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 3710), H747, H760 [15FE], H1186 [6MR], H1854 [17AP], H2620 [10MY], H3466 [5JN]

Dillon, MT: extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (S. 997), H3715 [18JN]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H3455, H3467, H3468 [5JN], H3491 [6JN]

——— administrative spending, salaries, and expense accounts funding, H3371 [1JN]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3477, H3478 [5JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3347–H3356 [31MY], H3366–H3390 [1JN], H3409–H3432, H3444–H3447, H3451–H3478 [5JN], H3489–H3499, H3513–H3526 [6JN], H3586 [7JN], E953 [1JN], E976, E977, E982 [5JN], E988, E993 [6JN], E1018, E1023 [7JN], E1026, E1028 [8JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3281–H3289 [31MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5325), motion to recommit, H3524, H3525 [6JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3468–H3470 [5JN]

Foreign policy: prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, H5222 [25JY]

Forest Service: improve forest management and reduce hazardous fuels, H3970–H3972 [21JN]

——— prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]

Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 4148), E319 [6MR]

Gateway National Recreation Area: allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities (H.R. 2606), H481–H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]

——— allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities (H.R. 2606), Senate amendment, H6350, H6351 [14NO]

Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (H.R. 4606), H6811–H6814 [17DE]

Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 [8FE]

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute to volunteer program, E932 [31MY]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H2062 [24AP]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H831–H834 [16FE], E225 [17FE]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1923, H1932–H1962 [18AP], H2011 [19AP], H2099 [25AP], H2460 [9MY], H3391, H3392 [1JN], H3487 [6JN], H3664, H3693 [8JN], H3743, H3744 [19JN], H3817 [20JN], H3918, H3946, H3956, H3960 [21JN], H4023–H4025 [26JN], H4067, H4077, H4120 [27JN], E592, E596, E599, E602 [19AP], E663 [26AP], E910 [30MY]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 717), H4609–H4614 [29JN]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, H4608, H4616–H4630, H4636, H4637 [29JN], H5634 [2AU], E1176 [28JN], E1205 [9JY], E1238 [12JY]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), consideration (H. Res. 619), H1925–H1932 [18AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H2099–H2106 [25AP], H3038–H3049 [17MY], H3444, H3447 [5JN], H3499, H3505–H3513 [6JN], H3652–H3658 [7JN], H3664 [8JN], H3788–H3797 [19JN], H3868–H3875 [20JN], H3948–H3955 [21JN], H4151–H4153 [27JN], E699 [27AP], E856 [18MY], E1031 [8JN], E1098 [20JN], E1106 [21JN]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to recommit, H1959, H1960 [18AP]

Hawaii: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]

Hudson-Mohawk River Basin: authorize projects and conduct research on water resources and establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission (H.R. 5927), E1011 [7JN]

Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (H.R. 795), H1177 [6MR]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1740), H3441, H3442 [5JN]

Kentucky: conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3792), E42 [18JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H821, H822 [16FE]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]

Marine Corps: report on transfer of certain BLM land to the Marine Corps for expansion of Twentynine Palms, CA, Ground Air Combat Center, H3094 [17MY]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern shoreline in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138 [3FE]

Mining and mineral resources: allow mining projects that have applied for a permit for mining critical minerals and materials access to expedited review process instituted by the lead Federal agency, H4845, H4846 [12JY], E1301 [23JY]

——— assess U.S. capability to meet current and future demands for minerals critical to manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national security (H.R. 2011), H4792 [11JY], H4832, H4833 [12JY]

——— authorize lead Federal agency to extend permit review process time period for mining critical minerals and materials if new information is obtained during the review, H4841, H4842 [12JY]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ relative to efforts to promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials, H4840, H4841 [12JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY]

——— exemption of domestic production of critical minerals and materials from environmental review, H4833–H4835 [12JY]

——— permit awarding of attorneys fees to nonprofit entities and individuals in lawsuits against certain Federal agencies issuing a mining permit, H4846, H4847 [12JY]

——— prohibit mineral exploration or mining permits to companies that have failed to pay taxes, have connections to Iran or China, or are outsourcing jobs, and require equipment be made in the U.S., H4852, H4853 [12JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), H4831–H4855, H4856 [12JY], H5173 [24JY], E1245 [12JY], E1258 [17JY], E1301 [23JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), consideration (H. Res. 726), H4791–H4796 [11JY]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 4402), motion to recommit, H4852, H4853 [12JY]

——— require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H4842–H4844 [12JY]

——— streamline mining development permitting process, H4836 [12JY]

Monuments and memorials: provide for State approval of national monuments, H1889–H1891 [17AP]

National forests: exempt national forest lands producing critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]

——— improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 [19AP]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (H.R. 2489), H3760 [19JN], H5735, H5736 [10SE]

——— clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (H.R. 6610), E1823 [28NO]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1950), H5452–H5504 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]

Native Americans: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), H2682–H2685 [15MY], H5089, H5090, H5092–H5094, H5096 [23JY], E889 [25MY]

——— authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (H.R. 1461), H6075, H6076 [19SE]

——— make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), H6812–H6815 [17DE], E1954 [19DE]

Natural gas: prohibit export, H825, H826 [16FE]

——— prohibit export under congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5176, H5177 [24JY]

New Jersey: prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast, H5217 [25JY]

North Carolina: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery (S. 3687), H6855 [18DE]

North Cascades National Park: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]

Oceans: National Ocean Policy implementation funding, H2510–H2515 [9MY]

Office of Energy Employment and Training: establish, H3928–H3930 [21JN]

Office of Minority and Women Inclusion: establish, H3928–H3930 [21JN]

Oklahoma: allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman Project (H.R. 3263), H3437, H3438 [5JN]

Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: authority to increase civil fines against oil companies that violate offshore drilling laws, H3817 [20JN]

——— conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H2062 [24AP]

——— consult with California Governor and legislature when determining areas off California coast open for oil and gas leasing under congressional plan to conduct additional lease sales, H5176 [24JY]

——— implement President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program (H.R. 6168), H5167 [24JY], H5212–H5217 [25JY], E1329 [25JY]

——— lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H444 [3FE], H477 [6FE], H631 [8FE]

——— prohibit single multi-sale environmental impact statement for all new areas opened for drilling in congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales, H5169, H5175 [24JY], E1330 [25JY]

——— protect marine and coastal environments in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas, H3897 [20JN]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), H5136, H5167–H5183 [24JY], H5213–H5224 [25JY], E1325, E1329, E1330, E1331 [25JY], E1441 [3AU]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), consideration (H. Res. 738), H5141–H5150 [24JY]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), motion to recommit, H5222 [25JY]

——— require consultation with independent drilling safety organization and completion of mandatory safety and environmental reviews before issuance of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas drilling permits, H822, H823 [16FE]

——— require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H2062 [24AP]

——— require new leases offered under congressional plan to conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to include drilling safety improvements in response to BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, H5177, H5178 [24JY]

——— require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to include estimates on production and the impact on climate change from consumption of any oil or gas found under permit, H5181, H5182 [24JY]

——— require offshore oil and gas lease permit applications to include estimates on production and the impact on gas prices as result of any oil or gas found under permit, H5180 [24JY]

Petroleum: development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development funding, H3355 [31MY]

——— oil shale technology research and development funding, H3413, H3414 [5JN]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H752–H787 [15FE], H810, H820–H834, H880–H886 [16FE], H5173 [24JY], E209, E213, E217 [16FE], E225, E233 [17FE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), consideration (H. Res. 547), H740–H744, H746–H750 [15FE]

——— set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), motion to recommit, H884–H886 [16FE]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433–H5435 [31JY]

Postage and stamps: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 3117), H88–H90 [23JA]

Power resources: allow oil and gas revenues to be used for coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by coastal wetland losses, H778 [15FE]

——— conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure revenue, H753, H756 [15FE]

——— conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, provide fair revenue sharing for coastal States, and formulate offshore energy development plans to generate infrastructure revenue (H.R. 3410), E217 [16FE]

——— conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, H3887 [20JN]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3738 [19JN], H3813, H3814, H3875–H3912 [20JN], H3918–H3945, H3957–H3959 [21JN], H5173 [24JY], E1108, E1114, E1121 [21JN]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), consideration (H. Res. 691), H3814–H3824 [20JN]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), motion to recommit, H3943 [21JN]

——— ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty, H3820 [20JN]

——— establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (H.R. 1287), H3663 [8JN]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H3886, H3887 [20JN]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (H.R. 927), H5217 [25JY]

——— increase domestic production of oil and gas, H1029 [29FE]

——— increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H2057 [24AP]

——— prohibit drilling permits or leasing of any area within a certain distance of the Great Lakes or the Florida Everglades, H884, H885 [16FE]

——— prohibit granting new leases to oil companies until they forgo oil and gas subsidies, use U.S. made products, and hire U.S. workers, H3943 [21JN]

——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H3919, H3920 [21JN], H5179 [24JY]

——— prohibit oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast U.S., H776–H778 [15FE]

——— promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases, H828–H830 [16FE]

——— require application for permit to drill be deemed approved if review process is not completed within 60 days, H3925, H3926 [21JN]

——— require disclosure of political contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal lands, H5170 [24JY]

——— require estimates of economic impact, including job losses, resulting from a worst-case discharge of oil from facilities operating under petroleum and natural gas leases, H780, H781 [15FE]

——— require oil and gas produced under certain leases to be offered for sale only in the U.S., H3909, H3910 [20JN], H4837 [12JY]

——— use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H2060 [24AP]

Public lands: establish a pilot program to test a small increase in Federal grazing fees, H3778, H3779 [19JN]

——— improve management of grazing leases and permits, H3746, H3761, H3778, H3779 [19JN]

——— make new restrictions on managing hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting effective only if the amount of land available for those purposes falls below a certain acreage, H1883, H1884 [17AP]

——— modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), H3713, H3714 [18JN]

——— preserve recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting while maintaining prohibitions on oil and gas development, mining, logging, and motorized activities in wilderness areas, H1888, H1889 [17AP]

——— prohibit the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, H1008–H1013 [28FE]

——— protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]

——— require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]

San Diego, CA: issue a final decision whether or not to issue a permit under the Endangered Species Act authorizing construction of an elementary school (H.R. 4244), E423 [22MR]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), H959 [27FE], H1031, H1041–H1079 [29FE], E295 [1MR], E314 [5MR]

——— address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1031–H1041 [29FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), motion to recommit, H1077 [29FE]

——— prohibit Federal preemption of State laws and regulations when addressing certain water-related concerns, H1077 [29FE]

Solid Minerals Program: prohibit transfer of any function from BLM to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, H3908, H3909 [20JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), H1873–H1897 [17AP], H1918 [18AP], H5889 [12SE], E585, E589 [19AP], E621 [24AP]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), consideration (H. Res. 614), H1860–H1872 [17AP]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), motion to recommit, H1895, H1896 [17AP]

St. Croix River Crossing Project: authorize with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), H1079–H1085 [29FE], E291 [1MR]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: allow issuance of rules that reduce the prevalence of certain diseases or reproductive problems in pregnant women and children, H6211, H6212 [20SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date, H1276 [8MR]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), H6147, H6148 [19SE], H6157, H6196–H6219 [20SE], H6236, H6237–H6257 [21SE], E1608, E1609, E1624–E1626, E1630, E1634, E1635 [21SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), consideration (H. Res. 788), H6165–H6174 [20SE]

——— limit authority to issue regulations before a certain date (H.R. 3409), motion to recommit, H6255 [21SE]

——— require officials proposing rules to publish scientific studies relied upon in developing such rules, H6212, H6213 [20SE]

Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 2009), H4888–H4894 [17JY]

Travel and tourism: determine potential adverse economic effects of offshore oil leases on the Florida Gulf coast fishing and tourism industries, H775, H776 [15FE]

Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and BLM lands (H.R. 1237), H5083–H5085 [23JY]

Vandenberg AFB, CA: prohibit leasing of on-shore, sub-surface mineral rights, H5170 [24JY]

Virginia: include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017, H3911, H3912 [20JN]

——— include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 (H.R. 3882), H521 [7FE]

Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish, H3760 [19JN]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), H483–H485 [6FE]

——— designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]

Western States: impact of Federal control over land, H2059–H2061 [24AP]

Wildlife: establish a grant program to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations (H.R. 5923), E1008 [7JN]

World War II: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (H.R. 2070), H131, H132 [24JA], E71 [25JA]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2336), H3442 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy, S2143 [28MR]

——— authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S1708 [15MR]

——— authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), S1708 [15MR]

Animals: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 306), S1945 [21MR]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8050–S8060, S8062 [17DE], S8112, S8116–S8118, S8124–S8131, S8133–S8135 [18DE], S8161, S8163, S8164, S8177, S8178, S8184–S8197 [19DE], S8236, S8243–S8245, S8261 [20DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8425–S8427, S8429–S8445 [27DE], S8462–S8474, S8476–S8497, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE], S8639, S8640 [2JA]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S8340 [21DE], S8445 [27DE]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 3423), S5262 [23JY]

BIA: revised funding formula for Indian Reservation Roads program, S692–S696 [15FE]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, S1732 [15MR]

BLM: provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects (S. 3346), S4676 [27JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (H.R. 6060), S8609 [31DE]

——— remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (S. 1047), S588 [14FE], S8553 [30DE]

——— water projects funding, S4767 [29JN]

California: issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S3292 [17MY]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (S. 3587), S6552 [20SE]

Central Utah Project: facilitate development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System (S. 499), S8554 [30DE]

Denali National Park and Preserve: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas (S. 302), S8609 [31DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify regulations for programs that provide loans to purchasers of highly fractionated Native American lands, S4266 [19JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: extend stewardship end result contracting authority for projects to improve land management and reduce fire hazards in national forests, S3891 [11JN], S3968 [12JN], S4399 [21JN]

Economy: promote U.S. economic and energy security through increased energy development and reduced regulatory burdens (S. 2365), S3065, S3066 [10MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S1045, S1046 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools and Community-Self Determination Act, S1525–S1528 [8MR], S1609 [13MR], S1651 [14MR]

Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project: modify Pilot Project offices (S. 3563), S8552 [30DE]

Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2158), S1423 [6MR]

Gateway National Recreation Area: allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]

Glacier National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (H.R. 4606), S8666 [2JA]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), S2615 [24AP], S2683 [25AP], S3066, S3069 [10MY], S3223 [16MY], S4452 [25JN], S4690 [28JN]

——— restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetland of Gulf Coast States, and provide Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, S1507, S1524, S1529 [8MR], S1661 [14MR], S2076 [27MR], S2208 [29MR], S2476 [18AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4699, S4707, S4708, S4710–S4714, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4741–S4744, S4747–S4764 [29JN], S4810–S4812 [10JY], S5178 [19JY]

Hurricanes: recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding, S8484 [28DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S4716 [28JN]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 1265), S6329 [13SE]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 [21SE]

Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund funding, S4755 [29JN]

Mississippi: convey parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 264), S8553 [30DE]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (S. 3399), S5136 [18JY]

——— clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (S. 3398), S5136 [18JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: anniversary, S1732 [15MR]

Native Americans: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (H.R. 205), S5057 [17JY]

——— make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians (S. 3193), S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (S. 3685), S8072 [17DE]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (S. 676), S6878 [26NO]

North Carolina: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery (S. 3687), S8088 [17DE]

Oklahoma: allow storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman Project (H.R. 3263), S8552 [30DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: extend certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, S2144 [28MR]

——— prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, S2197 [29MR]

——— reinstate Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, S1505–S1507, S1523, S1526 [8MR]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (H.R. 6082), S5628 [26JY], S5631 [30JY]

——— require the offshore oil and gas leasing program to have a domestic strategic production goal, S2141 [28MR]

Petroleum: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development, S2145 [28MR]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), S8552 [30DE]

Postage and stamps: set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users, S6886, S6889, S6890 [26NO]

Power resources: establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil shale exploration, S2146 [28MR]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 3445), S5488 [26JY], S5816 [1AU]

——— implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, streamline regulation of other energy projects, and reserve right of States to regulate hydraulic fracturing, S2125 [28MR]

——— increase domestic production of oil and gas, S2215 [29MR]

——— increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1708 [15MR], S2071–S2076 [27MR], S2123 [28MR]

——— promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas leases, S2216, S2217 [29MR]

——— provide consumer gas price relief, increase domestic transportation fuel production, and close oil company tax loopholes, S2047 [27MR]

——— provide for offshore and oil shale energy development and energy-related tax incentives, S1523 [8MR], S1596 [13MR], S1650, S1651 [14MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6606–S6609 [21SE]

Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems, S6835 [15NO]

——— sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal, S6835 [15NO]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (S. 114), S8555 [30DE]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), S1374 [2MR], S1376 [5MR]

SEC: issuance of regulations on the disclosure by mineral companies of payments to foreign countries for commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, S5941 [2AU]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values, S123 [26JA]

——— tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) conference report, S4760 [29JN]

Sports: importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada, S6794 [14NO], S6888 [26NO]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 4089), unanimous-consent request, S6604 [21SE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6066 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6415 [19SE], S6498, S6499 [20SE], S6727, S6728 [13NO], S6765, S6766, S6794 [14NO], S6829–S6835 [15NO], S6877, S6884–S6891 [26NO]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), motion to proceed, S6501 [20SE], S6559, S6560, S6604, S6605 [21SE], S6715, S6726 [13NO]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), unanimous-consent request, S6415 [19SE]

——— violation of Budget Control Act by legislation to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, S6885–S6891 [26NO]

St. Croix River Crossing Project: authorize with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), S33, S47 [23JA], S1180 [1MR]

Timberline Lodge, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge and Ski Area, S5970 [2AU]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, S34 [23JA]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), S582 [13FE]

Water: settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]

——— settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]

White Clay Creek: designate additional segments and tributaries as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 970), S8556 [30DE]

World War II: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (S. 3078), S3747–S3749 [6JN]

Wyoming: convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District (S. 2015), S8552 [30DE]

Reports filed

Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 112–392), H691 [9FE]

Alexander Creek, AK, Recognition as a Native Village: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 112–736), H7516 [31DE]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 322) (S. Rept. 112–108), S41 [23JA]

American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112–597), H4906 [17JY]

Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3193) (S. Rept. 112–207), S6062 [10SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 3193) (H. Rept. 112–702), H6828 [17DE]

Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112–199), S5976 [2AU]

BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2752) (H. Rept. 112–371), H77 [18JA]

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 112–110), S41 [23JA]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 460) (H. Rept. 112–503), H3265 [30MY]

Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 897) (H. Rept. 112–429), H1844 [16AP]

Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3409) (H. Rept. 112–670), H5999 [13SE]

Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112–631), H5524 [31JY]

Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6082) (H. Rept. 112–615), H5130 [23JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 717) (H. Rept. 112–558), H4603 [28JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 112–405), H1016 [28FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 547) (H. Rept. 112–398), H725 [14FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 788) (H. Rept. 112–680), H6150 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen’s Heritage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 112–444), H1844 [16AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4348, Highway Programs Reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Permitting Approval, and Gulf Coast States Resources and Economy Restoration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 112–446), H1914 [17AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 726) (H. Rept. 112–590), H4774 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 691) (H. Rept. 112–540), H3806 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 112–504), H3265 [30MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 738) (H. Rept. 112–616), H5130 [23JY]

Delaware River Basin Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1266) (S. Rept. 112–183), S5046 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2584) (H. Rept. 112–589), H4774 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 676) (S. Rept. 112–166), S3279 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1134) (S. Rept. 112–124), S42 [23JA]

Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112–532), H3706 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior Modification of Land Grant Patent Issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 404) (H. Rept. 112–433), H1844 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior Offices and Positions on Energy, Minerals, Ocean Energy and Safety, and Natural Resources Revenue and Minerals Management Service Abolishment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3404) (H. Rept. 112–601), H4906 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112–107), S41 [23JA]

East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 997) (H. Rept. 112–527), H3706 [15JN]

Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6060) (H. Rept. 112–672), H6059 [14SE]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5325) (H. Rept. 112–462), H2316 [7MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 112–164), S2819 [26AP]

Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3410) (H. Rept. 112–395), H696 [13FE]

Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 112–737), H7516 [31DE]

Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 112–137), S131 [26JA]

Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1149) (S. Rept. 112–146), S388 [7FE]

Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4234) (H. Rept. 112–533), H3706 [15JN]

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 205) (H. Rept. 112–427), H1844 [16AP]

Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 888) (S. Rept. 112–119), S41 [23JA]

Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 112–367), H77 [18JA]

Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4606) (H. Rept. 112–627), H5326 [26JY]

Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112–129), S42 [23JA]

La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 270) (H. Rept. 112–581), H4683 [9JY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 112–148), S388 [7FE]

Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3263) (H. Rept. 112–442), H1844 [16AP]

Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1047) (S. Rept. 112–122), S41 [23JA]

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 112–198), S5976 [2AU]

Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112–450), H2029 [19AP]

Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112–125), S42 [23JA]

McKininey Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1160) (S. Rept. 112–190), S5211 [19JY]

Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 112–218), S6451 [19SE]

Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2156) (S. Rept. 112–216), S6451 [19SE]

Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 752) (H. Rept. 112–735), H7516 [31DE]

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21): Committee of Conference (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 112–557), H4603 [28JN]

Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 264) (S. Rept. 112–106), S41 [23JA]

National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2489) (H. Rept. 112–605), H4906 [17JY]

National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefields Under the American Battlefield Protection Program: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 779) (S. Rept. 112–116), S41 [23JA]

National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1505) (H. Rept. 112–448), H1914 [17AP]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4402) (H. Rept. 112–583), H4684 [9JY]

Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1252) (S. Rept. 112–262), S8363 [21DE]

New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112–373), H113 [23JA]

Nomination of Kevin K. Washburn To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Indian Affairs: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S6545 [20SE]

Nomination of Marcilynn A. Burke To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Mineral Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S2820 [26AP]

Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 765) (S. Rept. 112–114), S41 [23JA]

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 112–212), S6451 [19SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3117) (H. Rept. 112–374), H113 [23JA]

Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112–626), H5326 [26JY]

Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4381) (H. Rept. 112–530), H3706 [15JN]

Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3408) (H. Rept. 112–392), H691 [9FE]

Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 112–531), H3706 [15JN]

Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112–120), S41 [23JA]

Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112–387), H475 [3FE]

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2834) (H. Rept. 112–609), H5077 [19JY]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1837) (H. Rept. 112–403), H965 [27FE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 114) (S. Rept. 112–103), S41 [23JA]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 112–538), H3732 [18JN]

South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 461) (S. Rept. 112–130), S42 [23JA]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 500) (S. Rept. 112–111), S41 [23JA]

Sportsmen’s Heritage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4089) (H. Rept. 112–426), H1844 [16AP]

Strategic Energy Production Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 112–520), H3698 [8JN]

Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4383) (H. Rept. 112–528), H3706 [15JN]

Trinity County, CA, Public Utilities District Land Exchange Involving Transfer of Forest Service and BLM Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 112–500), H3265 [30MY]

Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1545) (H. Rept. 112–430), H1844 [16AP]

White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 970) (S. Rept. 112–121), S41 [23JA]

Wildlife Disease Emergency Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 357) (S. Rept. 112–214), S6451 [19SE]

Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 112–603), H4906 [17JY]

World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 112–368), H77 [18JA]

York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 112–370), H77 [18JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3371 [1JN], H3464 [5JN], H3492 [6JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 3525), S6890 [26NO]

Statements

Enewetak People—Challenges Facing the Only Population Ever Resettled on a Nuclear Test Site: Jack Ading, H4891 [17JY]

Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 [31JY]

Tables

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3348–H3351 [31MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 547, consideration of H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H740 [15FE]

H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1031 [29FE]

H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen’s Heritage Act, H1860 [17AP]

H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H1925 [18AP]

H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5325, energy and water development appropriations, H3282 [31MY]

H. Res. 691, consideration of H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3814 [20JN]

H. Res. 717, consideration of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21), H4609 [29JN]

H. Res. 726, consideration of H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, H4791 [11JY]

H. Res. 738, consideration of H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act and H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5141 [24JY]

H. Res. 788, consideration of H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, H6165 [20SE]

H.R. 205, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership (HEARTH) Act, H2682 [15MY]

H.R. 306, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, H480 [6FE]

H.R. 1022, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, H134 [24JA]

H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 [23JA]

H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]

H.R. 1237, provide for a land exchange with Trinity, CA, Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and BLM lands, H5083 [23JY]

H.R. 1461, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, H6075 [19SE]

H.R. 1740, Illabot Creek segment designation as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H3441 [5JN]

H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, H1055–H1061 [29FE]

H.R. 1950, codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System, H5452–H5504 [31JY]

H.R. 2070, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, H131 [24JA]

H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, H2050 [24AP]

H.R. 2336, York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H3442 [5JN]

H.R. 2489, National Park Service acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program, H5735 [10SE]

H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, H481 [6FE]

H.R. 3117, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act, H88 [23JA]

H.R. 3263, Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act, H3437 [5JN]

H.R. 3388, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act, H5087 [23JY]

H.R. 3408, Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security (PIONEERS) Act, H761–H767 [15FE]

H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act, H6204–H6211 [20SE]

H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]

H.R. 4348, highway programs reauthorization, TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline permitting approval, and Gulf Coast States resources and economy restoration, H1940–H1944 [18AP]

H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, H3890–H3895 [20JN]

H.R. 4606, issue right-of-way permits for Glacier National Park natural gas pipelines, H6811 [17DE]

H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry Access Act, H2228 [27AP]

H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act, H6074 [19SE]

H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, H5174 [24JY]

H.R. 6168, President Obama’s Proposed 2012–2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act, H5212 [25JY]

S. 114, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act, S8555 [30DE]

S. 264, Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act, S8553 [30DE]

S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, H5437 [31JY]

S. 302, Dept. of the Interior issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve, S8609 [31DE]

S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, H3713 [18JN]

S. 499, Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act, S8554 [30DE]

S. 970, White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act, S8556 [30DE]

S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act, H3715 [18JN]

S. 1047, Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act, S8553 [30DE]

S. 1134, Dept. of the Interior authorization of St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values, S47, S48 [23JA], H1079 [29FE]

S. 2009, Insular Areas Act, H4889 [17JY]

S. 2015, Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act, S8552 [30DE]

S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act, S621–S636 [14FE]

S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act, S3235 [16MY], S6670 [21SE], H6812 [17DE]

S. 3346, Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act, S4677–S4682 [27JN]

S. 3563, Dept. of the Interior Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project Pilot Project offices modification, S8552 [30DE]

S. 3687, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina, S8088 [17DE], H6855 [18DE]