HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6743 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3607 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7223 [19NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4256 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, H7080 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 182), H2351 [25AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H629 [25FE]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H5175 [30JY]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps (see H.R. 1038), H1633 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program and private sector (see H.R. 730), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H7188 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5589 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2156 [18AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see H.R. 317), H294 [25JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require entrance into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 635), H1430 [14MR]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2067 [16AP]

EPA: exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see H.R. 322), H176 [18JA]

——— exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2026), H2717 [16MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from goods whose sale or distribution may be prohibited subsequent to a violation (see H.R. 1387), H1861 [9AP]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1322 [6MR]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see H.R. 1249), H2438 [6MY]

Forests: expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California (see H.R. 3188), H5883 [26SE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H224 [22JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1360 [12MR]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 106), H224 [22JA]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2438 [6MY]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system and authorize cooperation on the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 anti-missile defense systems (see H.R. 2717), H7188 [18NO]

——— strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2570 [9MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Medicare: provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 942), H1958 [11AP]

National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office, Eatonville, WA: designate (see H.R. 1036), H1327 [7MR]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H3253 [6JN]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 624), H2027 [15AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3350), H6999 [12NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1360 [12MR]

——— delay implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub used to determine or verify eligibility for health plans (see H.R. 2837), H5088 [25JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H7508 [4DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 2682), H4858 [22JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H2354 [25AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H983 [5MR]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of offshore wind energy resources (see H.R. 1398), H1825 [21MR]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 612), H1550 [15MR]

Rustin, Bayard: tribute (see H. Res. 319), H5173 [30JY]

——— tribute, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 319), H5349 [1AU]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see H.R. 2728), H4724 [18JY]

Taxation: repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 2429), H4488 [15JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H6770 [23OC]

——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 352), H278 [23JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 264), H3687 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commemorative Works Act: display donor contribution acknowledgments at authorized projects (see H.R. 2395), H3687 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain (see H.R. 1156), H1425 [14MR]

——— continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 1158), H1425 [14MR]

——— 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 (see H.R. 1964), H2602 [14MY]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 2231), H3094 [4JN]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (see H.R. 527), H410 [6FE]

——— complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 354), H5833 [25SE]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 1308), H1821 [21MR]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 1159), H1425 [14MR]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (see H.R. 1157), H1425 [14MR]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 1208), H1547 [15MR]

National forests: restore 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. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1526), H1990 [12AP]

Taxation: make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 2854), H5173 [30JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Commemorative Works Act: display donor contribution acknowledgments at authorized projects (H.R. 2395), H3688 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain (H.R. 1156), H1428 [14MR]

——— continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 1158), H1428 [14MR]

——— 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 (H.R. 1964), H2603 [14MY]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H3095 [4JN]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H414 [6FE]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (H.R. 1308), H1825 [21MR]

Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (H.R. 1159), H1428 [14MR]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (H.R. 1157), H1428 [14MR]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 1208), H1548 [15MR]

National forests: restore 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 (H.R. 1526), H1992 [12AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H1992 [12AP]

Taxation: make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (H.R. 2854), H5174 [30JY]

Letters

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H6853 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E872 [14JN]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5611 [18SE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5611 [18SE]

Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H4103 [27JN]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4103 [27JN]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4103 [27JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility: Gary Bailey, H7092 [14NO]

Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act: Andy Duyck, Washington County, OR, Board of Commissioners, H5732 [19SE]

——— by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5733 [19SE]

——— John Rachor, Jackson County, OR, Board of Commissioners, H5732 [19SE]

——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5732 [19SE]

Water Resources Reform and Development Act: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H6707 [23OC]

Memorandums

Committee on Natural Resources (House) Jurisdiction Over Freely Associated States Clarification: by, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H18 [3JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3727 [18JN]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (H.R. 361), H3268 [11JN]

Arizona: assess need for National Environmental Policy Act review prior to approval of a Federal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) for a mining project, H5854 [26SE]

——— condition Federal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) for a mining project on locating the remote operations center in or near Superior, AZ, H5857 [26SE]

——— ensure a Federal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) for a mining project has no adverse impact on water quality or quantity, H5861 [26SE]

——— exclude Native American sacred and cultural sites from a Federal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) for a mining project, H5858, H5860 [26SE]

——— facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 687), H5848, H5849, H5854, H5857, H5858, H5860, H5861 [26SE]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 723), H3268, H3269 [11JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 678), H1878, H1881, H1883, H1885, H1886 [10AP]

——— authorize conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal reclamation law (H.R. 678), motion to recommit, H1888 [10AP]

——— create a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act for small conduit facilities for hydropower development, H1885 [10AP]

——— require all machinery constructed or used in conduit facilities for hydropower development projects to be made in the U.S., H1888 [10AP]

——— require small conduit hydropower projects to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, H1883 [10AP]

——— strike National Environmental Policy Act waiver for small conduit hydropower projects, apply directives and standards for lease of power privilege projects, and increase megawatt limitation for small projects, H1886 [10AP]

California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 1411), H4833, H4834, H4836 [22JY]

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (H.R. 697), H4831, H4832, H4833 [22JY]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): consideration of proposals to designate new wilderness areas, H3267, H3268 [11JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2870 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6745• [23OC]

——— retain congressional authorization for projects at dams and reservoirs, H6745• [23OC]

Courts: reform judicial review and claim filing process relative to Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, H4151 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: implement moratorium on the use of prescribed fires in Mark Twain National Forest until report is submitted on current forest management practices, H5752 [19SE]

——— submit report specifying volume requirement in effect for each Forest Reserve Revenue Area for that fiscal year, H5749 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3619 [14JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs, and Office of Science funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H4258 [9JY]

——— defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H4256, H4257 [9JY]

——— develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (H.R. 1022), H1881 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow award of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain energy projects on Federal lands, H7227, H7228 [19NO]

——— allow individuals to connect to the Federal Helium Reserve for purposes of storing helium, H2364 [26AP]

——— BLM field offices wind and solar energy permitting funding, H7223 [19NO]

——— conduct an annual review and report to Congress on all State hydraulic fracturing activities, H7293, H7294 [20NO]

——— continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 1158), H3267, H3268 [11JN]

——— continue to review oil and gas activities that would qualify for categorical exclusions to the National Environmental Policy Act, H7225, H7226 [19NO]

——— convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (H.R. 251), H3264, H3265 [11JN]

——— convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming (S. 130), H5450, H5451 [10SE]

——— convey to Mississippi parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 304), H5452 [10SE]

——— direct certain revenue from streamlining energy permitting and onshore leasing and oil shale development certainty to CFTC to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H7231 [19NO]

——— ensure no new energy deveoplment will impact negatively on any public land identified as a Native American sacred or cultural site, H7278 [20NO]

——— 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, H7211 [19NO]

——— include areas requested by States in environmental review process for energy leasing plans, H4120 [27JN]

——— include Federal lands as part of plan to address new demands for oil and gas pipelines and transmission lines, H7229 [19NO]

——— issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 157), H5451, H5452 [10SE]

——— issue regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling operations on public lands, H7289, H7290 [20NO]

——— issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 157), H5451, H5452 [10SE]

——— issue rules relative to distribution of certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H4127 [27JN]

——— preserve ability to conduct comprehensive environmental impact statements for offshore drilling projects, H4121, H4122 [27JN]

——— preserve rights of States to prohibit management, leasing, developing, and use of lands and natural resources beneath navigable waters, H4104, H4105 [27JN], H4152, H4153 [28JN]

——— preserve the right to protest the awarding of a lease, right-of-way, or permit to drill on public lands, H7224, H7225 [19NO]

——— prohibit certain activities and require a report on expenditures relative to the National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4124 [27JN]

——— prohibit granting new drilling rights on public lands to major integrated oil companies unless such companies agree not to claim the domestic production activities tax credit, H7278 [20NO]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska by eliminating Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States, H4150 [28JN]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, H4122, H4123 [27JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off certain areas of the coast of California, H4154 [28JN]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4097, H4098, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105 [27JN]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4050 [26JN]

——— publish list of minerals considered strategic and critical, H5614, H5615 [18SE]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), corrections in engrossment, H4160 [28JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4109, H4112, H4114, H4120, H4121, H4122, H4123, H4124, H4125, H4126, H4127 [27JN], H4149, H4150, H4151, H4152, H4153, H4154 [28JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4050 [26JN]

——— require all natural gas produced on public lands to be offered for sale only in the U.S., H7292, H7293 [20NO]

——— require Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to complete environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H4127 [27JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7211, H7215, H7217, H7223, H7224, H7225, H7226, H7227, H7228, H7229, H7230, H7231 [19NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), motion to recommit, H7278 [20NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: ensure firefighters are provided with the most advanced firefighting and personal safety equipment, H5791 [20SE]

——— 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, H7228 [19NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2609), H4256, H4257, H4258 [9JY]

FDA: reevaluate proposed rule entitled ‘‘Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption’’, H3727 [18JN]

Federal Helium Reserve: complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), H2323, H2326 [25AP], H2357, H2361, H2363, H2364 [26AP], H6185 [3OC]

——— complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 354), H5816, H5819, H5821 [25SE]

——— complete privatization in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting taxpayer interests (H.R. 527), motion to recommit, H2375 [26AP]

——— conduct study to assess how eventual closure of reserve will affect helium supply and prices, H2363 [26AP]

——— ensure any funds resulting from privatization are used for deficit reduction, H2361 [26AP]

——— prohibit export of helium to any hostile nation that seeks nuclear weapons or missile technology, H2375 [26AP]

——— require BLM honor existing contracts and ensure a continued supply of helium for domestic manufacturers, H2361, H2363 [26AP]

Forest Service: convey certain parcels of land to Fruit Heights, UT (H.R. 993), H3265, H3266 [11JN]

——— prohibit removal of any roads or trails without public involvement, H5753 [19SE]

——— streamline post-wildfire efforts by including reforestation, site rehabilitation and salvage operations as eligible to be conducted as a part of suppression efforts, H5754 [19SE]

GAO: conduct study on economic benefits of shale energy development from hydraulic fracturing, H7291 [20NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H6073 [1OC], H6148 [2OC], H6185 [3OC]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H4125, H4126 [27JN]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (H.R. 1157), H3266, H3267 [11JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2322 [25AP]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish, H3619 [14JN]

Mining and mineral resources: clarify definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ to only include minerals identified by the National Research Council as strategic and critical, H5613 [18SE]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 761), H5606, H5607, H5610, H5613, H5614, H5615 [18SE]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: modify boundaries (S. 459), H5454, H5455 [10SE]

National Academy of Sciences: study and report to Congress on impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and resulting leaks and spills from tanks, wells, and pipelines, H7229, H7230 [19NO]

National forests: protect forest reserve projects from delay by precluding court-issued injunctions based on alleged violations of procedural requirements, H5748 [19SE]

——— restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources (H.R. 1526), motion to recommit, H5791 [20SE]

——— restore 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 (H.R. 1526), H5460 [10SE], H5721, H5731, H5748, H5749, H5750, H5752, H5753, H5754 [19SE]

——— waive judicial review on any timber salvage project resulting from a wildfire, H5750 [19SE]

National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 70), H6073 [1OC], H6148 [2OC], H6185 [3OC]

Native Americans: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable, H794• [28FE]

——— grant tribal courts the right to try non-Indians for domestic violence provided that non-Indians are given their full constitutional rights and be allowed to appeal in the Federal court system, H794•–H796• [28FE]

——— making continuing appropriations for BIA, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service (H.J. Res. 80), H6550 [12OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: adjust scheduled minimum wage increases, H5453 [10SE]

——— convey certain submerged lands (S. 256), H5453, H5454 [10SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, H4050 [26JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H4102, H4103 [27JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3350), H7092 [14NO], H7215 [19NO]

SEC: exempt U.S. energy development companies from energy resource extraction reporting requirements under a transboundary hydrocarbon agreement, H4098, H4102 [27JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1526), H5460 [10SE], H5721, H5731, H5748, H5749, H5750, H5752, H5753, H5754 [19SE]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1526), motion to recommit, H5791 [20SE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (H.R. 163), H3267 [11JN]

States: provide hydraulic fracturing regulations and chemical disclosure requirements to BLM for public disclosure, H7290 [20NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7280, H7285, H7289, H7290, H7291, H7292, H7293, H7294 [20NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 47), H794• [28FE]

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate (S. 157), H5451, H5452 [10SE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Rept. 112–752), H84 [14JA]

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H. Rept. 113–307), H8131 [23DE]

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 623) (H. Rept. 113–248), H6674 [22OC]

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 957) (H. Rept. 113–169), H4856 [22JY]

Anchorage Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 585) (H. Rept. 113–298), H8117 [16DE]

Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 291) (H. Rept. 113–26), H1855 [9AP]

BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 555) (H. Rept. 113–201), H5475 [10SE]

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 254) (H. Rept. 113–25), H1855 [9AP]

Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 520) (H. Rept. 113–81), H2773 [17MY]

Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1963) (H. Rept. 113–249), H6674 [22OC]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2463) (H. Rept. 113–250), H6674 [22OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 678) (H. Rept. 113–24), H1836 [25MR]

California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1411) (H. Rept. 113–139), H4212 [8JY]

Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2640) (H. Rept. 113–224), H5801 [20SE]

Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Transfer Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1691) (H. Rept. 113–124), H3995 [24JN]

Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 862) (H. Rept. 113–75), H2773 [17MY]

Convey Escambia County, FL, Property Formerly Part of Santa Rosa National Monument and Conveyed to Escambia County Subject to Restrictions on Use and Reconveyance: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2954) (H. Rept. 113–296), H8117 [16DE]

Convey to Carlin, NV, All Right, Title, and Interest of the U.S., to Any Federal Land Within That City Under Its Jurisdiction: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1168) (H. Rept. 113–220), H5801 [20SE]

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 126) (H. Rept. 113–77), H2773 [17MY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Site Renaming: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1574) (H. Rept. 113–141), H4212 [8JY]

Denali National Park Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 586) (H. Rept. 113–217), H5801 [20SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 157) (H. Rept. 113–192), H5475 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense Use of Cooperative Agreements for Land Management Related to Military Installations and Interagency Cooperation in Conservation Programs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1080) (H. Rept. 113–115), H3686 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance to Fernley, NV, U.S. Right, Title, and Interest to Federal Land Within That City Under BLM or Bureau of Reclamation Jurisdiction: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1170) (H. Rept. 113–297), H8117 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior Pilot Project Offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project Modification: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 767) (H. Rept. 113–55), H2601 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior Study on Significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and Feasibility of Inclusion in National Park System: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 298) (H. Rept. 113–280), H7393 [2DE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 330) (H. Rept. 113–79), H2773 [17MY]

Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1459) (H. Rept. 113–221), H5801 [20SE]

Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 113–262), H6996 [12NO]

Fond du Lac of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2650) (H. Rept. 113–194), H5475 [10SE]

Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 993) (H. Rept. 113–65), H2773 [17MY]

Gettysburg National Military Park Boundaries Revision To Include Gettysburg Train Station and Land Along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, PA: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1513) (H. Rept. 113–222), H5801 [20SE]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 841) (H. Rept. 113–168), H4856 [22JY]

Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 113–145), H4308 [9JY]

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 356) (H. Rept. 113–57), H2602 [14MY]

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 876) (H. Rept. 113–76), H2773 [17MY]

Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Wild and Scenic Rivers System Component: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 829) (H. Rept. 113–74), H2773 [17MY]

Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1241) (H. Rept. 113–281), H7394 [2DE]

Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1676) (H. Rept. 113–123), H3995 [24JN]

Keep the Promise Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1410) (H. Rept. 113–210), H5587 [17SE]

Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2337) (H. Rept. 113–196), H5475 [10SE]

Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1672) (H. Rept. 113–121), H3994 [24JN]

Los Padres National Forest Land Conveyance: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3008) (H. Rept. 113–295), H8117 [16DE]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Establishment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1846) (H. Rept. 113–282), H7394 [2DE]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1208) (H. Rept. 113–66), H2773 [17MY]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 459) (H. Rept. 113–193), H5475 [10SE]

Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 412) (H. Rept. 113–166), H4856 [22JY]

Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 304) (H. Rept. 113–191), H5475 [10SE]

National Park Service Acquisition and Protection of Nationally Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of Revolutionary War and War of 1812: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1033) (H. Rept. 113–29), H1855 [9AP]

National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1964) (H. Rept. 113–197), H5475 [10SE]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 761) (H. Rept. 113–138), H4212 [8JY]

National Wildlife Refuge Review Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 638) (H. Rept. 113–218), H5801 [20SE]

Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1548) (H. Rept. 113–263), H6996 [12NO]

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act Provisions Clarification Relative to Fundraising and Location of the Memorial: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2319) (H. Rept. 113–287), H7686 [11DE]

Natural Resources Management Planning for State-Owned Facilities Used for National Defense Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 113–119), H3994 [24JN]

Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1169) (H. Rept. 113–111), H3686 [17JN]

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1673) (H. Rept. 113–122), H3995 [24JN]

New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 930) (H. Rept. 113–219), H5801 [20SE]

North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 113–68), H2773 [17MY]

North Cascades National Park Stephen Mather Wilderness Boundary Adjustment To Allow Rebuilding of a Road Outside of the Floodplain: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1156) (H. Rept. 113–69), H2773 [17MY]

Northern Mariana Islands Submerged Lands Conveyance: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 573) (H. Rept. 113–56), H2601 [14MY]

Northern Route Approval Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 113–61), H2773 [17MY]

Office of Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Establishment: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 85) (H. Rept. 113–110), H3686 [17JN]

Offshore Energy and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2231) (H. Rept. 113–125), H3995 [24JN]

Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1613) (H. Rept. 113–101), H3250 [6JN]

Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 507) (H. Rept. 113–27), H1855 [9AP]

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1206) (H. Rept. 113–67), H2773 [17MY]

Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1394) (H. Rept. 113–199), H5475 [10SE]

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 113–202), H5475 [10SE]

Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 130) (H. Rept. 113–190), H5475 [10SE]

Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 819) (H. Rept. 113–146), H4308 [9JY]

Protecting States’ Rights To Promote American Energy Security Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2728) (H. Rept. 113–261), H6996 [12NO]

Provo River Project Transfer Act Clarification of Certain Property Descriptions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 255) (H. Rept. 113–200), H5475 [10SE]

Ranch A Consolidation and Management Improvement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1684) (H. Rept. 113–198), H5475 [10SE]

Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 113–99), H3250 [6JN]

Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 527) (H. Rept. 113–42), H2156 [18AP]

Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1526) (H. Rept. 113–213, H5587 [17SE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. Designation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 553) (H. Rept. 113–204), H5475 [10SE]

Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 674) (H. Rept. 113–72), H2773 [17MY]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 885) (H. Rept. 113–70), H2773 [17MY]

South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 251) (H. Rept. 113–78), H2773 [17MY]

Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 740) (H. Rept. 113–203), H5475 [10SE]

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 687) (H. Rept. 113–167), H4856 [22JY]

Take Certain Federal Lands Located in El Dorado County, CA, Into Trust for the Benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2388) (H. Rept. 113–195), H5475 [10SE]

Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 697) (H. Rept. 113–137), H4212 [8JY]

Utah National Guard Readiness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 113–80), H2773 [17MY]

Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 588) (H. Rept. 113–28), H1855 [9AP]

Volunteer Programs and Community Partnerships for the Benefit of National Wildlife Refuges Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1300) (H. Rept. 113–112), H3686 [17JN]

War Memorial Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1497) (H. Rept. 113–140), H4212 [8JY]

White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1299) (H. Rept. 113–120), H3994 [24JN]

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Amendments Relative to a FERC Project Located on Lower Merced River Segment in California: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 934) (H. Rept. 113–71), H2773 [17MY]

Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1384) (H. Rept. 113–100), H3250 [6JN]

Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 723) (H. Rept. 113–73), H2773 [17MY]

Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 253) (H. Rept. 113–98), H3250 [6JN]

York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2197) (H. Rept. 113–223), H5801 [20SE]

Rules

Committee on Natural Resources (House), H261•–H265• [23JA]

Tributes

Boy, John B., E1117• [23JY]

Gardner, William B. (Booth), H1981 [12AP]

Morrison, Sid, E638• [9MY]