ALABAMA
Bills and resolutions
Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 869), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 2254), H3095 [4JN]
Coastal zones: extend the seaward boundaries of certain States (see S. 681), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 1430), H1857 [9AP]
Disasters: provide tax relief relative to Hurricane Isaac disaster area (see S. 93), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 453), H341 [4FE]
Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam: designate (see H. Con. Res. 56), H5654 [18SE]
Fish and fishing: provide that certain States have exclusive fishery management authority over reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico in waters that, on average, are 20 fathoms or less in depth (see H.R. 1219), H1547 [15MR]
GAO: conduct a full audit of hurricane protection funding and cost estimates associated with post-Katrina hurricane protection (see S. 105), S213 [23JA]
University of Alabama: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 19), S329 [28JA]
Veterans Day: recognize Birmingham, AL, as the home of the longest running celebration, Raymond Weeks for efforts in establishment, and the Tuskegee Airmen for receiving the National Veteran Award (see H. Res. 395), H6954 [30OC]
Letters
Encourage States to resolve interstate water resources disputes: Senators Boxer and Vitter, S3449 [15MY]
Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative Bonner, H4988 [24JY]
Remarks in House
African Americans: granting of posthumous pardons to wrongfully accused Scottsboro Boys, H2578 [14MY]
Alabama Trucking Association: anniversary, E453 [12AP]
Bachus, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H2264 [24AP]
Birmingham, AL: anniversary of DAR Old Elyton chapter, E1307 [12SE]
Bonner, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H5294 [1AU]
Cherokee County, AL: anniversary of Centre Lions Club, E1638 [12NO]
Civil rights: tribute to those who investigated and prosecuted the perpetrators of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, H2267 [24AP]
Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage: tribute, H801 [28FE]
Dauphin Island, AL: anniversary, E431 [11AP]
Franklin County, AL: tribute to Watermelon Festival, E653 [14MY]
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]
Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, E609 [7MY], E626 [8MY], E1176 [31JY]
House of Representatives: launch of ‘‘House and Selma—Bridging History and Memory’’ website compiling oral histories from current and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil rights movement, H1531 [15MR]
Montgomery, AL: tribute to Montgomery American Angels softball team, E1166 [30JY]
Southern Poverty Law Center: opposition to Alabama school choice legislation, H5597 [18SE]
University of Alabama: anniversary of integration, E223 [28FE]
——— tribute to football team, E24 [14JA]
Vaughn, Donald: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E109 [6FE]
Vestivia Hills, AL: tribute to Vestivia Hills High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E545 [25AP]
Remarks in Senate
Auburn University: tribute to Ralph Brown Draughon Library John and Faye Vick Collection of Alabama and Civil War Postal History exhibit, S5565 [9JY]
Civil rights: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, S1239 [7MR]
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, S3223, S3227 [8MY]
Haikala, Madeline Hughes: nomination to be district judge, S7471–S7473 [14OC]
——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7243 [5OC]
Honor Flight South Alabama (organization): tribute, S7925 [7NO]
States: encourage States to resolve interstate water resources disputes, S3447 [15MY]
University of Alabama: tribute to football team (S. Res. 19), S333 [28JA]
Reports filed
Nomination of Madeline Hughes Haikala To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5799 [18JY]
Resignations
House of Representatives: Jo Bonner, H4988 [24JY]
Subpoena Notices
Circuit Court for Cullman County, AL, H2408 [6MY]
Texts of
S. Res. 19, tribute to University of Alabama football team, S332 [28JA]
Tributes
Bachus, Representative, H2264, H2266, H2267 [24AP]