DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR see also Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Geological Survey
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5152, S5155 [30JY], S5197, S5237, S5238, S5239, S5241, S5242, S5244, S5245, S5250, S5259, S5261, S5272 [31JY]
BLM: permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting (S. 2440), S5642, S5649 [16SE]
Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (S. 1800), S6924, S6926, S6928 [16DE]
California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1624, H1631, H1632, H1634, H1635, H1636, H1637, H1638, H1639 [5FE]
——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1609 [5FE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2395, H2396, H2397, H2398 [13MR]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2382 [13MR]
Drought: provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California and other Western States (S. 2198), S3303, S3304, S3308 [22MY]
——— provide for drought relief measures in New Mexico (S. 2470), S5822 [18SE]
——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8886 [9DE]
——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), consideration (H. Res. 770), H8383 [4DE]
Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H6978 [28JY], H7015, H7016, H7017, H7018, H7019 [29JY]
——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6993 [29JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5827 [3JY], H5877, H5878 [8JY], H5983, H5984, H5985, H5986, H5987, H5988, H5991, H5992, H5993, H5994, H5995, H5997, H5998, H5999, H6000, H6002, H6003, H6010, H6011, H6012, H6013, H6014, H6015, H6016, H6017, H6018, H6019, H6020, H6022, H6023, H6024, H6027, H6029, H6030, H6031, H6037 [9JY], H6049, H6050, H6051, H6052, H6053, H6054, H6056, H6066, H6068, H6069, H6070, H6071, H6072, H6073, H6075, H6076, H6077, H6078, H6079, H6080, H6081, H6082, H6083, H6084, H6085, H6086, H6087, H6088, H6089, H6090, H6091, H6108 [10JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5740 [25JN]
Idaho: exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation (S. 2040), S5839, S5872 [18SE]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7148 [31JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7212 [1AU]
Louisiana: study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4354, S4359 [9JY]
Mining and mineral resources: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2629, H2630 [25MR]
——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2207 [6MR]
National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (S. 376), S703, S704 [3FE]
New Mexico: make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements (S. 1447), S6355 [4DE]
Power resources: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), S5836, S5861 [18SE], S6644 [11DE], S6741, S6791, S6793, S6794 [12DE], S6817 [13DE], H9076 [11DE]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5773, H5782, H5783, H5786, H5787, H5788, H5789, H5790, H5792, H5794, H5797 [26JN]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5740 [25JN]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]
South Utah Valley Electric Service District: convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), S934 [12FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1570, H1575, H1576, H1577, H1578, H1579, H1580, H1581, H1583 [4FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 470), H1562 [4FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S3671, S3672 [12JN], S3945 [24JN], S4170 [26JN], S4226, S4227, S4229, S4230, S4231 [7JY], S4273, S4274, S4275, S4276, S4277, S4279, S4281, S4282, S4283 [8JY], S4298, S4339, S4340, S4341, S4342, S4343, S4344, S4345, S4346, S4348, S4349, S4350, S4351, S4352, S4353, S4354 [9JY], S4419, S4420, S4421, S4422, S4423, S4425, S4426 [10JY]
Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3820, S3821 [18JN]
Articles and editorials
Cobell Class Members Question Settlement Attorney Conduct, S3322 [2JN]
Emergency Drought Bill Deserves To Die, H8830 [8DE]
Facts Support Passage of Drought Relief Legislation, H8838 [8DE]
Muddying the Waters, S5303 [31JY]
Objectors to $3.4B Indian Trust Settlement Get Angry Phone Calls, S3322 [2JN]
Traveler’s View—Senate Should Either Fund New Parks in Defense Bill, or Strip Them Out, S6726 [12DE]
Bills and resolutions
Alaska: authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (see S. 2408), S3294 [22MY]
——— authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see S. 2409), S3294 [22MY]
——— determine suitability and feasibility of adding sites associated with forced relocation and confinement of Aleut people during World War II as unit of National Park System (see S. 2716), S5216 [31JY]
——— require land transfer to Alaska to construct single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to connect King Cove, AK, and Cold Bay, AK, airport (see S. 1929), S372 [15JA]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see S. 2346), S3074 [15MY]
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: establish and adjust boundary to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (see S. 2031), S948 [12FE] (see H.R. 4049), H1770 [11FE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (see S. 2648), S4762 [23JY]
Arizona: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (see S. 2503), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4924), H5597 [20JN]
Atlanta, GA: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church (see S. 2431), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 4119), H2097 [28FE]
Birds: prepare a report on the status of greater sage grouse conservation efforts (see S. 2575), S4336 [9JY]
BLM: adjust minimum bids and annual rentals for oil and gas and tar sands leases to reflect inflation (see H.R. 3859), H183 [13JA]
——— incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 5598), H7884 [18SE]
——— permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting (see S. 2440), S3474 [5JN]
——— provide protections and certainty for private landowners relative to resurveying certain Federal land (see H.R. 5075), H6135 [11JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at certain projects (see S. 2010), S852 [10FE]
——— authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (see S. 2544), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4562), H3408 [1MY]
——— facilitate and streamline the process for creating or expanding surface water storage under Reclamation law (see H.R. 5412), H7296 [8SE]
——— participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 4266), H2484 [14MR]
California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (see H.R. 3964), H1510 [29JA]
——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H1591 [4FE]
——— authorize construction of Shasta Dam expansion (see H.R. 4125), H2097 [28FE]
——— authorize construction of the Upper San Joaquin River Storage (see H.R. 4127), H2097 [28FE]
——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (see H.R. 4300), H2694 [26MR]
——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians (see S. 2847), S5698 [17SE] (see H.R. 4867), H5363 [12JN]
Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail: require a study of the feasibility of establishing (see S. 2745), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 5086), H6135 [11JY]
Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park: designate (see H.R. 4003), H1658 [5FE]
Coal: retire coal preference right lease applications for which an affirmative commercial quantities determination have been made (see H.R. 5176), H6744 [23JY]
Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate Tenmile Recreation Management Area and Porcupine Gulch Protection Area (see H.R. 5311), H7181 [31JY]
Delaware River: establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 2306), S2875 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5171), H6744 [23JY]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prohibit land management modifications relative to listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species (see S. 2623), S4620 [17JY]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: allow removal of pinyon-juniper trees to conserve and restore the habitat of the greater sage grouse (see S. 3017), S6788 [12DE]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), consideration (see H. Res. 515), H2360 [12MR]
——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see S. 2394), S3294 [22MY] (see H.R. 4716), H4828 [22MY]
Depts. of the Interior and Justice: promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement (see H.R. 4265), H2484 [14MR]
Dillon, MT: extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (see S. 1965), S528 [28JA] (see H.R. 4508), H3291 [29AP]
District of Columbia: conduct a special resources study to determine suitability and feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships to operate federally owned golf courses (see H.R. 4417), H2990 [7AP]
Drought: provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California (see S. 2016), S891 [11FE] (see H.R. 4039), H1769 [11FE]
——— provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California and other Western States (see S. 2198), S1923 [1AP]
——— provide for drought relief measures in New Mexico (see S. 2470), S3668 [12JN]
——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (see H.R. 5781), H8272 [2DE]
——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), consideration (see H. Res. 770), H8365 [3DE]
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System: authorize construction (see S. 1997), S821 [6FE]
East Rosebud Creek: designate segments for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2392), S3294 [22MY] (see H.R. 5543), H7882 [18SE]
Ecology and environment: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 2367), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4706), H4784 [21MY]
——— require to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see S. 2084), S1315 [5MR] (see S. 2729), S5216 [31JY]
Economy: create jobs by revising Federal labor laws, decreasing regulatory burdens, providing comprehensive energy reform, and streamlining access to investment capital (see H.R. 4304), H2695 [26MR]
Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see S. 2630), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 4317), H2743 [27MR]
——— establish objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from lists of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 5329), H7182 [31JY]
——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees (see S. 2752), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 4316), H2743 [27MR]
——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see S. 2748), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 4318), H2743 [27MR]
——— publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see H.R. 4319), H2743 [27MR]
——— require periodic review of listings of endangered and threatened species, provide resource management options, and require Federal conservation measures and habitat preservation (see H.R. 4419), H3056 [8AP]
——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (see S. 2635), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 4315), H2743 [27MR]
——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (see H. Res. 693), H6975 [28JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4923), H5597 [20JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), consideration (see H. Res. 641), H5723 [24JN]
Federal-State relations: allow Western States to exchange school trust lands within Federal conservation areas with certain Federal lands with viable revenue opportunities to support public education (see H.R. 4901), H5556 [19JN]
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 S. 1983), S702 [3FE]
Fish and fishing: prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program unless such action is expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 5026), H5876 [8JY]
Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (see H.R. 5139), H6398 [17JY]
Forests: improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (see S. 2734), S5217 [31JY]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H1658 [5FE]
GSA: convey certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp. (see S. 2684), S5051 [29JY] (see H.R. 5167), H6655 [22JY]
Idaho: exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation (see S. 2040), S1048 [25FE] (see H.R. 5049), H6035 [9JY]
——— repeal legislation authorizing establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Reservation (see S. 2041), S1048 [25FE] (see H.R. 5050), H6035 [9JY]
Idaho County, ID: convey certain BLM land for use as a gun range (see S. 2616), S4557 [16JY] (see H.R. 5040), H6034 [9JY]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (see H.R. 5230), H7039 [29JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (see H. Res. 696), H7124 [30JY] (see H. Res. 710), H7240 [1AU]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 2132), S1652 [13MR]
Joshua Tree National Park: acquire land to operate a visitor center (see H.R. 4575), H3446 [6MY]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see S. 2571), S4336 [9JY] (see H.R. 5003), H5818 [26JN]
Kentucky: conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 2780), S5434 [9SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: change purpose from acquiring land to maintaining it, require agency prioritization reports, and reduce land maintenance backlogs (see H.R. 5220), H6976 [28JY]
——— ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands (see H.R. 3962), H1510 [29JA]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 5517), H7674 [17SE]
Martinez, CA: acquire land (see H.R. 5699), H7978 [13NO]
McIntosh County, OK: take certain property into trust for the benefit of Muscogee (Creek) Nation (see H.R. 4844), H5318 [11JN]
McKinley County, NM: implement property division of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity between the Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation (see H.R. 3822), H72 [8JA] (see H.R. 5428), H7387 [9SE]
Mining and mineral resources: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (see H. Res. 501), H2198 [5MR]
——— provide for the termination of certain mineral materials contracts (see S. 3016), S6788 [12DE]
——— provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (see S. 2938), S6095 [18NO] (see H.R. 5742), H8132 [19NO]
Montana: take lands and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important lands into trust (see S. 2256), S2406 [11AP] (see S. 2442), S3474 [5JN] (see H.R. 4350), H2801 [1AP]
Monuments and memorials: require congressional approval, provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, and establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (see S. 2608), S4502 [15JY] (see H.R. 4988), H5817 [26JN]
Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2602), S4502 [15JY]
National discovery trails: establish (see S. 2346), S3074 [15MY]
National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5066), H6106 [10JY]
National Park Service: acknowledge contributions at units (see S. 2873), S5782 [18SE]
——— enhance and clarify ability to work with nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and volunteers to advance programs and projects (see H.R. 4614), H4015 [8MY]
——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 5570), H7883 [18SE]
——— refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 2104), S1519 [11MR] (see H.R. 4353), H2801 [1AP]
National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 2298), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]
National Science and Technology Council: establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency (see S. 1971), S599 [29JA]
Native Americans: contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs and require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts (see S. 2387), S3293 [22MY] (see H.R. 4694), H4783 [21MY] (see H.R. 5020), H5875 [8JY]
——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1948), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 4214), H2360 [12MR]
——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 2668), S4903 [24JY] (see H.R. 4546), H3407 [1MY]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 2188), S1871 [31MR]
Natural gas: authorize approval of pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land (see S. 2112), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4293), H2644 [25MR]
Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area: study suitability and feasibility of establishing in Connecticut (see S. 2857), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5582), H7884 [18SE]
Nevada: authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and conservation (see H.R. 5205), H6859 [25JY]
——— convey certain land to Elko, NV, for use as a motocross park and to certain Indian tribes to be held in trust (see S. 2480), S3719 [17JN]
——— transfer land to be held in trust for Moapa Band of Paiutes (see S. 2479), S3719 [17JN] (see H.R. 4890), H5494 [18JN]
New Mexico: take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos (see S. 2465), S3604 [11JN] (see H.R. 5625), H7885 [18SE]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 2595), S4404 [10JY] (see H.R. 4736), H4829 [22MY]
Oregon: require that certain Federal land be held in trust for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see H.R. 5511), H7674 [17SE]
——— require that certain Federal land be held in trust for the benefit of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (see H.R. 5512), H7674 [17SE]
——— require that certain Federal land be held in trust for the benefit of the federally recognized tribes (see H.R. 5701), H7978 [13NO]
Outer Continental Shelf: establish regional joint lease and permit processing offices (see S. 2071), S1233 [27FE]
Ozark National Scenic Riverways: administer in accordance with general management plan for that unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4182), H2256 [6MR]
——— transfer all Federal land, facilities, and other assets to Missouri for purposes of maintaining a State park (see H.R. 4029), H1718 [10FE]
Parks and recreation areas: improve recreation opportunities and increase consistency and accountability in the collection and expenditure of recreation fees collected on public lands and forests (see H.R. 5204), H6859 [25JY]
——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see H.R. 4283), H2565 [21MR]
Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program: amend to include all Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Defense within the definition of entitlement lands (see H.R. 4710), H4784 [21MY]
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program: expand to include payments for secure rural schools (see S. 2626), S4620 [17JY]
——— make permanent (see S. 1913), S290 [13JA] (see H.R. 3879), H472 [15JA]
Pinal County, AZ: take certain land into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community (see H.R. 4018), H1686 [6FE]
Postage and stamps: increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (see S. 2621), S4620 [17JY] (see H.R. 5069), H6106 [10JY]
Power resources: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutes of higher education (see S. 2202), S2095 [2AP]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see S. 2986), S6351 [4DE] (see H.R. 5803), H8867 [8DE]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 776), H9043 [10DE]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 122), H9044 [10DE]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (see H.R. 4899), H5556 [19JN]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (see H. Res. 641), H5723 [24JN]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (see H.R. 2), H7528 [15SE]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 727), H7616 [16SE]
Public lands: improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see H.R. 3994), H1658 [5FE]
——— improve transparency and oversight of land conveyances involving the sale, exchange, or other disposal of certain public lands or acquisition of non-Federal lands (see H.R. 5074), H6135 [11JY]
——— make continuing appropriations for certain programs that benefit sportsmen by preventing closure of national park and other public land closures during a Government shutdown (see S. 2327), S2953 [13MY]
——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4423), H3057 [8AP]
——— require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 5530), H7882 [18SE]
Ripley, OH: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House (see S. 2610), S4502 [15JY] (see H.R. 5207), H6859 [25JY]
Roads and highways: authorize settlement relative to the agreement with TVA, North Carolina, and Swain County, NC, on the non-construction of the North Shore Road (see S. 2744), S5217 [31JY]
San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 4858), H5363 [12JN]
Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (see S. 2019), S947 [12FE] (see H.R. 4258), H2484 [14MR]
South Utah Valley Electric Service District: convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1770 [11FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S763 [4FE] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), consideration (see H. Res. 470), H1544 [3FE]
U.S. Civil Rights Trail: require a study of the feasibility of establishing (see H.R. 5068), H6106 [10JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: encourage greater State input and authority over species and habitat management by allowing implementation of State Protective Actions before species are listed as endangered (see H.R. 4284), H2610 [24MR]
——— provide authority to seek compensation from responsible parties who cause injury to public resources and use funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see S. 2560), S4154 [26JN]
——— reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures (see S. 2677), S5050 [29JY] (see H.R. 4866), H5363 [12JN]
Veterans’ Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance of useful public works (see H.R. 4422), H3057 [8AP]
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. 1949), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3917), H1241 [16JA] (see H.R. 3922), H1246 [17JA]
Water: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and water users (see H.R. 3981), H1514 [31JA]
——— coordinate Federal and State permitting processes relative to construction of new surface water storage projects on Federal lands and designate Bureau of Reclamation as lead agency (see S. 2427), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 3980), H1514 [31JA]
——— establish a program to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (see S. 2034), S1001 [24FE]
——— strengthen EPA WaterSense program, create EPA local conservation and efficiency program, support recycling, storage and management projects, and provide for drought preparedness (see H.R. 5363), H7183 [31JY]
——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see H.R. 4420), H3057 [8AP]
Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 573), S5784 [18SE] (see H. Res. 730), H7675 [17SE]
Wildfires: implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (see H.R. 5677), H7900 [19SE]
——— provide additional wildfire suppression activities and for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects (see S. 2593), S4404 [10JY]
Wildlife: identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (see H.R. 5156), H6398 [17JY]
Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5397), H7241 [1AU]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5197 [31JY]
——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), motion to proceed, S4988 [28JY], S5083 [30JY]
Power resources: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), S6741 [12DE], S6809 [13DE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4298 [9JY], S4377 [10JY]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), motion to proceed, S3997 [25JN], S4210 [7JY]
Letters
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8015 [17NO]
——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8016 [17NO]
Assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7462 [15SE]
——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7463 [15SE]
Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: Alan Rowsome, Wilderness Society, S4376 [10JY]
——— Lawrence G. Keane, National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc., S4375 [10JY]
——— several conservation organizations, S4376 [10JY]
——— several Safari Club International Diana Award recipients, S4375 [10JY]
California Emergency Drought Relief Act: D.O. McIsaac, Pacific Fishery Management Council, H8834, H8836 [8DE]
——— several environmental organizations, H8831 [8DE]
——— several fishermen’s organizations, H8837 [8DE]
Cobell v. Salazar class action lawsuit settlement: class counsel, S3323 [2JN]
Coordination between Federal offshore energy management agencies with State and local stakeholders in coastal and marine spatial planning: F. Bradley Wellock, North Atlantic Ports Association, Inc., H5785 [26JN]
——— several organizations, businesses, and academics, H5784 [26JN]
Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E130 [28JA]
——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), E129 [28JA]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr., Governor of California, H1616 [5FE]
——— John Laird, California Natural Resources Agency, H1617 [5FE]
——— Kamala D. Harris, California Attorney General, H1616 [5FE]
Supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance: Eusebio Elizondo, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H7220, H7224, H7225 [1AU]
——— Thomas M. Susman, ABA, H7226 [1AU]
Water Rights Protection Act: Bob Roberts, California Ski Industry Association, E412 [21MR]
——— Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, E405 [21MR]
——— Bonnie Petersen, CLUB 20 (organization), E411 [21MR]
——— Bruce Whitehead, Southwestern Water Conservation District, Durango, CO, E413 [21MR]
——— Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance, E405 [21MR]
——— Danny Neufeld, Center, CO, Conservation District, H2389 [13MR]
——— David Perry, Aspen Skiing Co., E415 [21MR]
——— Douglas Kemper, Colorado Water Congress, E411 [21MR]
——— Earl J. Garber, National Association of Conservation Districts, E410 [21MR]
——— Ethan Mueller, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, E410 [21MR]
——— Frederick P. Sackbauer IV, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, and George Gregory, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, H2388 [13MR]
——— Gary S. Derck, Durango Mountain Resort, E406 [21MR]
——— Gene Manuello and Tim Canterbury, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, H2388 [13MR]
——— Gerald Koppenhafer, Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co., E407 [21MR]
——— Harold Anderson, Rio Grande Watershed—Association of Water Conservation Districts, North Center, CO, E414 [21MR]
——— John A. Gifford, Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association, E409 [21MR]
——— John Martin, Mike Samson, and Tom Jankovsky, Garfield County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E405 [21MR]
——— Karla L. Shriver, Rio Grande County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E408 [21MR]
——— Leonard Thompson and Scott Robertson, White River and Douglas Creek Creek Conservation Districts, Meeker, CO, E413 [21MR]
——— M. Dee Greeman, San Luis Valley Water Conservation District, Alamosa, CO, E413 [21MR]
——— Melanie Mills, Colorado Ski Country USA (organization), E406 [21MR]
——— Michael Berry, National Ski Areas Association, H2387, H2399 [13MR], E409 [21MR]
——— Michael Burke, Grand Junction, CO, Area Chamber of Commerce, E405 [21MR]
——— Michael Yohn, San Luis Valley, CO, County Commissioners Association, E413 [21MR]
——— Paula Swenson, Phil Chamberland, and Jonathan Houck, Gunnison County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E408 [21MR]
——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E408 [21MR]
——— R. Eric Kuhn, Colorado River Water Conservation District, H2389 [13MR]
——— Robert M. Senderhauf, Upper Arkansas Water Conservation District, Salida, CO, E413 [21MR]
——— Robert W. Johnson, National Water Resources Association, H2389 [13MR], E412 [21MR]
——— Ron Henderson, David White, and Gary Ellis, Montrose County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E410 [21MR]
——— Rusty D. Jardin, Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, Fallon, NV, E415 [21MR]
——— Scott George, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Brice Lee, Public Lands Council, E409 [21MR]
——— Shawn Bolton, Rio Blanco County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E409 [21MR]
——— Steve Acquafresca, Mesa County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E408 [21MR]
——— Steve Acquafresca, Rose Pugliese, and John Justman, Mesa County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E407 [21MR]
——— Steve D. Chappell, Keenan G. Ertel, and Larry D. Suckla, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E407 [21MR]
——— Steve McCarroll, Conejos County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E411 [21MR]
——— Steven Vandiver, Rio Grande Water Conservation District, Alamosa, CO, E414 [21MR]
——— Timothy V. Corrigan, Douglas B. Monger, and Stephen K. Ivancie, Routt County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, E413 [21MR]
Lists
Amendments submitted to H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, H2391 [13MR]
California environmental organizations opposing H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, H1618 [5FE]
Organizations opposing H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, H2390 [13MR]
Organizations supporting H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, H2389 [13MR]
Messages
Iceland’s Commercial Whaling Activities: President Obama, S1918 [1AP], H2751 [1AP]
Motions
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S4988 [28JY], S5075 [30JY], S5159, S5197, S5204 [31JY]
California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1646 [5FE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2406 [13MR]
Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8886 [9DE]
Endangered Species Act: require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H7022 [29JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6009 [9JY], H6098 [10JY]
Mining and mineral resources: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2633 [25MR]
Power resources: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), S6740, S6741 [12DE], H9076 [11DE]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5804 [26JN]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7853 [18SE]
South Utah Valley Electric Service District: convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), S934 [12FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), recommit, H1613 [5FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S3245 [22MY], S3319 [2JN], S3345 [3JN], S3387 [4JN], S3433 [5JN], S3887 [23JN], S3903 [24JN], S3949 [25JN], S4095 [26JN], S4197 [7JY], S4244 [8JY], S4298 [9JY]
Press releases
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Introduces Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2014: Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, S4374 [10JY]
Senate Sportsmen’s Bill Upholds Public Access, Conservation: Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (organization), S4375 [10JY]
Water Rights Protection Act: Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC), E411 [21MR]
Questions and answers
Actions in work as lead class action attorney in Supreme Court case Cobell v. Salazar: Senator McCain with Keith M. Harper, S3323–S3325 [2JN]
Remarks in House
Allegheny Watershed Improvement Needs (WINS) Coalition: Forest Service Rise to the Future Award recipient, H5593 [20JN]
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: establish and adjust boundary to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (H.R. 4049), H8015, H8016 [17NO]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense, H6845, H6847 [25JY]
——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), H6865 [28JY]
Arizona: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (H.R. 4924), H8181–H8186 [1DE]
Arizona National Scenic Trail: anniversary, E147 [31JA]
Atlanta, GA: conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church (H.R. 4119), H7495–H7497 [15SE]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (H.R. 1630), E1474 [19SE]
——— implement sustainable wild horse and burro management strategy, E648 [30AP]
——— prohibit land increase until centralized database of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website, H1609 [5FE], H1662, H1667, H1672, H1673 [6FE]
——— provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects, H8373 [4DE]
Brooklyn, NY: study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1501), H3218 [28AP]
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: approval for seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H6642, H6643, H6647 [22JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at certain projects, H7847 [18SE]
——— authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (H.R. 4562), H6612, H6613 [22JY]
——— environmental restoration projects funding, H5994 [9JY]
——— Mid-Pacific Region environmental programs funding, H250 [15JA]
——— prohibit funding to terminate existing Sacramento River Settlement Contracts before resolution of pending litigation, H6073–H6075 [10JY]
——— water conservation and delivery projects funding, H5995 [9JY]
——— water conservation and reuse projects funding, H6075 [10JY]
California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1552, H1587 [4FE], H1615–H1648 [5FE], H3944 [8MY], E176 [6FE], E184 [10FE], E195 [11FE]
——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1602–H1611 [5FE]
——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), motion to recommit, H1646, H1647 [5FE]
——— delay legislation addressing certain water-related concerns until it is determined it will not have a negative impact on the water quality and availability for agricultural producers in the California Delta region, H1639 [5FE]
——— delay legislation addressing certain water-related concerns until it is determined that it will not have a negative impact on the quantity, quality, and safety of drinking water in the California Delta region, H1634 [5FE]
——— prohibit adverse affect on community water supplies and water budgets from efforts to address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H1640, H1641 [5FE]
——— prohibit decrease in current water supply to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1632–H1634 [5FE]
——— prohibit interference with State water management reform and funding laws to address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H1637, H1638 [5FE]
——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off certain areas of the coast, H5738 [25JN], H7845 [18SE]
——— prohibit preemption of State, county, or local law prohibiting the export of ground water to other areas and protect tribal sovereignty relative to water available to affected tribes, H1646, H1647 [5FE]
——— Sites Reservoir project funding, H2438 [14MR]
——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (H.R. 4300), H2796 [1AP], H5016 [29MY]
——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians (H.R. 4867), H7951, H7952 [13NO]
California Coastal National Monument: designate Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 1411), H2677, H2678 [26MR]
Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail: require a study of the feasibility of establishing (H.R. 5086), H8881, H8882 [9DE]
Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park: designate (H.R. 4003), E173 [5FE]
Dept. of Defense: establish that national security is the top priority for the Federal Government and should be the top priority for the use of public lands for military training purposes, H4679, H4680 [20MY]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize plan addressing impact of climate change on recreational hunting and fishing, E165 [5FE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, H442, H444 [15JA]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: clarify protections for Native American tribal water rights, H2397, H2398 [13MR]
——— ensure ability to protect tribal treaty rights, preserve recreational fishing, mitigate drought conditions, and facilitate fire suppression relative to acquisition and enforcement of water rights, H2406 [13MR]
——— expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (H.R. 2166), H1255–H1257 [27JA], E129 [28JA]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), H2244 [6MR], H2385–H2401, H2405–H2408 [13MR], E402 [18MR]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), consideration (H. Res. 515), H2374–H2385 [13MR]
——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (H.R. 3189), motion to recommit, H2406 [13MR]
——— require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands, H1567, H1568 [4FE], E176 [6FE]
Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 70), H5795 [26JN]
Dillon, MT: extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (H.R. 4508), H6612 [22JY]
District of Columbia: conduct a special resources study to determine suitability and feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships to operate federally owned golf courses (H.R. 4417), E538 [7AP]
Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), H8653 [4DE], H8826–H8840 [8DE], H8877 [9DE]
——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), consideration (H. Res. 770), H8369–H8385 [4DE], E1771 [10DE]
——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (H.R. 5781), motion to recommit, H8886–H8889 [9DE]
——— provide that short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California shall not impact fishing industry jobs, regional economy, and protect existing water rights and tribal sovereignity in Western States, H8886, H8887 [9DE]
Ecology and environment: authorize plan addressing impact of climate change on recreational hunting and fishing, E165 [5FE]
Education: partner with colleges and universities, including historically Black colleges and universities and veteran serving institutions, in South Atlantic States to promote geological and geophysical education, H5787, H5788 [26JN]
Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking, H6844 [25JY], H6990–H6993, H7009, H7010 [29JY], E1304 [1AU]
——— ensure fulfillment of Federal trust responsibility with respect to Indian tribes relative to Internet publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, H7022 [29JY]
——— exclude scientific information published solely in internal Dept. of the Interior publications from the definition of ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7017, H7018 [29JY]
——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees, H6844 [25JY], H6990–H6993 [29JY], E1304 [1AU]
——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, H6844 [25JY], H6990–H6993, H7010, H7011 [29JY]
——— prohibit automatically defining all data submitted by State, county, or tribal governments as the ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7018, H7019 [29JY]
——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), H6844 [25JY], H6983, H7007–H7024 [29JY], E1279 [30JY], E1304, E1315 [1AU]
——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), consideration (H. Res. 693), H6989–H6995 [29JY]
——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species (H.R. 4315), motion to recommit, H7022 [29JY]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agences exempting defense-related programs, H6091–H6093 [10JY]
——— across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H6086, H6087 [10JY]
——— making appropriations, H439, H442 [15JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5971–H6032 [9JY], H6042, H6049–H6100, H6101 [10JY], H6383 [17JY], E1135, E1140, E1141 [10JY], E1145 [11JY], E1150 [14JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5736–H5741 [25JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4923), motion to recommit, H6099 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6050 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies to implement or enforce Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements for Federal contracts, H6051 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H6068 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for any unauthorized programs of related agencies exempting defense-related programs, H6091 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H6071 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for related agencies to design, implement, administer, or carry out certain climate change-related policies, H6084 [10JY]
——— prohibit funding for related agencies to implement, administer, or enforce National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H6087, H6088 [10JY]
Federal contracts: prohibit funding for contractors who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay employees for hours worked, H6069 [10JY]
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act: wildfire suppression on public lands and hazardous fuel reduction funding, H1679, H1680 [6FE]
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, H1608 [5FE]
Forest Service: allow added flexibility to implement salvage logging plan on lands affected by the Rim Fire in California while protecting sensitive areas and maximizing revenue to fund reforestation, H1675, H1676 [6FE]
——— maintain access to National Forest System lands for snowmobiles until a travel management rule is finalized, H1583 [4FE], H1600 [5FE]
——— prohibit conditioning ski area permits on transfer or acquisition of water rights on behalf of the U.S., H2376–H2378, H2390, H2398–H2401 [13MR], E402 [18MR]
——— proposed regulations relative to groundwater management, H6043 [10JY]
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, H1609 [5FE], H1662, H1664 [6FE]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, H6865 [28JY], H7161, H7165 [31JY], H7193 [1AU]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H6047, H6048 [10JY], H6664 [23JY], H6871 [28JY], H6991, H7014 [29JY], H7356 [9SE], H7536 [16SE], H7842, H7843 [18SE]
GAO: report to Congress on resiliency and adaptability of all Bureau of Reclamation projects and facilities in California to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the quality, quantity, or reliability of water resources, H1635, H1636 [5FE]
Government regulations: notify State and local regulatory agencies and publish notice in the Federal Register after receiving application for permit to conduct offshore fracking activities, H5788, H5789 [26JN]
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: tribute, E1369 [9SE]
GSA: convey certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp. (H.R. 5167), H7948 [13NO]
Guam National Wildlife Refuge: establish a surface danger zone over Ritidian Unit to accomodate Anderson AFB live-fire training range, H4781 [21MY]
Hanford Reach National Monument: provide motorized, non-motorized, and pedestrian public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit, H4781 [21MY]
Idaho: exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation (S. 2040), H8187, H8188 [1DE]
——— repeal legislation authorizing establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Reservation (H.R. 5050), H8186 [1DE]
Idaho County, ID: convey certain BLM land for use as a gun range (H.R. 5040), H8016, H8017 [17NO]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7045, H7119, H7121–H7123 [30JY], H7153–H7169 [31JY], H7191–H7204, H7213–H7228 [1AU], E1316, E1325, E1328 [1AU], E1365 [9SE]
——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 696), H7133–H7149 [31JY]
——— making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), consideration (H. Res. 710), H7206–H7213 [1AU], E1327 [1AU]
Kentucky: conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 298), H3212–H3214 [28AP]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, H7627, H7628 [17SE], E1428, E1448 [17SE], E1463, E1468, E1474, E1478 [19SE]
——— ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands (H.R. 3962), H1502 [29JA]
——— reauthorize, H1556 [4FE], E1474 [19SE]
Mammoth Peak: redesignate as Mount Jessie Benton Fremont (H.R. 1192), H6166, H6167 [14JY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (H.R. 5517), E1437 [17SE]
Martinez, CA: acquire land (H.R. 5699), H8880, H8881 [9DE]
Mining and mineral resources: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs, H7848 [18SE]
——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2086 [28FE], H2621–H2635 [25MR], H2671 [26MR], H5254 [11JN], E518 [4AP]
——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2202–H2208 [6MR]
——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), motion to recommit, H2633 [25MR]
——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (H.R. 526), H2624 [25MR]
——— prioritize hiring of veterans and individuals receiving unemployment compensation and utilize equipment and materials manufactured in the U.S. for mining operations, H2633 [25MR]
——— provide with a mechanism to cancel certain Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts and allow for the sale of certain lands to compensate the contract holders (H.R. 5742), H9050–H9053 [11DE]
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2569), H7492–H7494 [15SE]
National Environmental Policy Act: prohibit waiver for management decisions in national wildlife refuges, H1578 [4FE]
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, H7686, H7810 [18SE]
——— 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), H7536 [16SE], H7689 [18SE], H9068 [11DE]
National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (H.R. 5570), E1483 [19SE]
Nevada: authorize certain land conveyances involving public lands in northern Nevada to promote economic development and conservation (H.R. 5205), H7486–H7492 [15SE]
——— provide for sale or transfer of certain Federal lands (H.R. 2455), H8188–H8190 [1DE]
New Philadelphia, IL: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the town site (H.R. 930), H3214, H3215 [28AP]
Oceans: allow coordination between Federal offshore energy management agencies with State and local stakeholders in coastal and marine spatial planning, H5783–H5786 [26JN], H6042 [10JY]
Office of Energy Employment and Training: establish to support the hiring of veterans, women, and underrepresented minorities, H5794–H5797, H5807 [26JN], H6101 [10JY]
Oregon: release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (H.R. 3366), H4856–H4858 [28MY]
——— require that certain Federal land be held in trust for the benefit of the federally recognized tribes (H.R. 5701), H8882–H8886 [9DE]
Outer Continental Shelf: expand oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H6645, H6646 [22JY]
——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs (H.R. 1613), H6642 [22JY]
Ozark National Scenic Riverways: allow continued use of motorized vessels, H1579 [4FE]
Parks and recreation areas: maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (H.R. 4283), H7270, H7271 [8SE]
Payment in Lieu of Taxes program: funding, H245, H246 [15JA], H1679, H1680 [6FE]
Postage and stamps: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, H1566 [4FE]
——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (H.R. 5069), H8002, H8003 [17NO]
Power resources: allow addition of lease sales to a finalized 5-year oil and gas leasing plan, H5782, H5783 [26JN]
——— allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutes of higher education (S. 2202), H6648 [22JY]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 5803), H9292 [11DE]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), H7462–H7464 [15SE]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), Senate amendment, H9076–H9290, H10304 [11DE], E1837, E1838, E1839, E1841 [12DE], E1855, E1856 [2JA]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 776), H9065–H9075 [11DE]
——— define South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area for offshore energy exploration and production planning purposes, H5786, H5787 [26JN]
——— develop domestic offshore oil and gas leasing program relative to impact on climate change, H6755 [24JY]
——— direct certain revenue from increasing energy exploration and production and streamlining energy permitting to CFTC to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H5797, H5798 [26JN]
——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H5755 [25JN]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), H5592 [20JN], H5664 [24JN], H5752–H5757 [25JN], H5772–H5805, H5807 [26JN], H6643, H6648 [22JY], E1080 [26JN]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 641), H5736–H5741 [25JN]
——— increase domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production and streamline and improve energy permitting and administration (H.R. 4899), motion to recommit, H5803, H5804 [26JN]
——— increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H3044 [8AP]
——— prohibit big oil companies signing new Federal drilling leases from receiving subsidies and prohibit all oil companies from exporting U.S. oil or natural gas, H5804 [26JN]
——— prohibit canceling, deferring, or withdrawing any lease parcel from a planned competitive lease sale after the conclusion of the public comment period, H5792, H5793 [26JN]
——— prohibit construction of new power lines across Federal lands, E1080 [26JN]
——— 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, H5791, H5792 [26JN]
——— prohibit offshore hydraulic fracturing activities until completion of environmental and public health impact study, H5739 [25JN], H5788 [26JN]
——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service, H5756 [25JN]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7819–H7854, H7859, H7864–H7869 [18SE]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7684–H7691 [18SE]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H7853 [18SE]
——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development, H5756 [25JN], H7844 [18SE]
Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits, H1665 [6FE]
——— improve management of grazing leases and permits by consolidating environmental reviews, clarifying definition of current grazing management, and ensuring timely response for certain trailing and crossing applications, H1673, H1674 [6FE]
——— promote authority to consider climate change when making decisions related to recreation and conservation, H1581, H1582 [4FE], E176 [6FE]
——— require groups not substantially justified or directly affected by final Federal grazing decisions to pay legal expenses of the other party when they lose in court, H1674 [6FE]
Queens, NY: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the 1657 signing of the Flushing Remonstrance (H.R. 3222), H7494, H7495 [15SE]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (H.R. 596), H7956 [13NO]
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: anniversary, E1461 [19SE]
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: expand boundary and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, H8369 [4DE]
San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area: designate, H5193 [10JN]
South Utah Valley Electric Service District: convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), H1739–H1741 [11FE]
——— convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), H1759 [11FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), H1564–H1584 [4FE], H1600, H1611–H1615 [5FE], E165 [5FE], E176 [6FE], E191, E194, E195 [11FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 470), H1555–H1564 [4FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), motion to recommit, H1613 [5FE]
——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities, H1567 [4FE], E194 [11FE]
——— report to Congress on economic impact of efforts to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, H1576, H1577 [4FE]
States: allow to retain current Dept. of the Interior surface mining stream buffer zone rule unless State has program with greater stream protection, H2628–H2632 [25MR]
——— maintain ability to issue surface mining stream buffer zone rules beyond Federal standards, H2628, H2630–H2632 [25MR], E518 [4AP]
Water: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (H.R. 1175), H2689 [26MR]
——— require any manufacturer or processor of a chemical or mixture that has potential to contaminate water supplies to report the hazards of these chemicals to regulatory agencies, H1613 [5FE]
——— strengthen EPA WaterSense program, create EPA local conservation and efficiency program, support recycling, storage and management projects, and provide for drought preparedness (H.R. 5363), H8830 [8DE]
Wilderness Act: anniversary, H7628 [17SE], E973 [12JN], E1369 [9SE], E1448 [17SE], E1468, E1474, E1478, E1486, E1505 [19SE]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting, H1567 [4FE]
——— expand membership of Advisory Committee to include veterans service organizations, H1577, H1578 [4FE]
——— expand membership of Advisory Committee to include women and minority hunting and fishing advocacy, outreach, or education organizations, H1577 [4FE]
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. 1044), H5607, H5608 [23JN]
York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2197), H2139–H2141 [4MR]
Yosemite National Park: anniversary, H5647 [24JN]
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 (S. 2408), S3298 [22MY]
——— authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 2409), S3298 [22MY]
——— rejection of proposal to construct single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, S216–S218 [9JA], S1903 [1AP]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S4746, S4752, S4846 [23JY], S4851, S4869, S4877, S4880, S4887, S4893 [24JY], S4975–S4980 [28JY], S5197–S5205, S5290, S5310 [31JY], S5323 [1AU]
——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), motion to proceed, S4988 [28JY], S5005–S5015, S5019, S5041 [29JY], S5075, S5081, S5083–S5087, S5093–S5095, S5102–S5107, S5117–S5121 [30JY], S5159, S5164–S5169, S5172, S5181, S5186–S5188, S5193, S5194 [31JY]
——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), unanimous-consent agreement, S5197 [31JY]
——— making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), unanimous-consent request, S5201 [31JY]
Arizona: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (H.R. 4924), S6272 [2DE]
——— enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (S. 2503), S3865 [19JN]
Birds: suspend the listing decision in States with approved or endorsed sage-grouse management plans, S4369 [10JY]
BLM: Abandoned Mine Land Program funding, S5113 [30JY]
——— convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims, S6504 [10DE]
——— convey to Carlin, NV, all right, title, and interest of the U.S., to any Federal land within that city under its jurisdiction, S6504 [10DE]
——— ensure timely review of notices before appearance in the Federal Register in order to streamline energy development permitting process, S4860 [24JY]
——— permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting, S6654 [11DE]
——— permanently reauthorize Permit Processing Improvement Fund and provide flexibility to designate new pilot offices and revise fee structures relative to oil and gas permitting (S. 2440), S5649 [16SE]
——— provide for land conveyances in Nevada for Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and other Federal, State, and local projects, S6504 [10DE]
Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (S. 1800), S6924–S6929 [16DE]
California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), S835 [6FE], S837 [10FE]
Chaffee County, CO: designate certain Federal land as a national monument and as wilderness, S6774 [12DE]
Churchill County, NV: transfer certain Federal land to the Dept. of the Navy, S6504 [10DE]
Connor, Michael L.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior, unanimous-consent agreement, S961 [12FE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, S421 [16JA]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize and modify land conveyances, national forests, parks, heritage areas, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, monuments and memorials, and water infrastructure projects, S6727–S6731, S6734, S6744 [12DE]
——— streamline process for fire prevention projects, S4861 [24JY]
Drought: provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California and other Western States (S. 2198), S2041 [1AP], S2043 [2AP], S3222 [21MY], S3308 [22MY]
——— provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to California (S. 2016), S892 [11FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations, S3826 [19JN], S6736 [12DE]
EPA: authority to make local land and water use decisions, S5302 [31JY]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize, S4304 [9JY]
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, S6504 [10DE]
Florida: environmental concerns relative to natural gas exploration near Everglades National Park, S4447 [14JY]
Forest Service: diversion of forest management funding to wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S4877 [24JY]
Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S1388 [10MR], S5120 [30JY], S5205, S5206, S5290 [31JY]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 1875), S418 [16JA], S5102, S5103 [30JY]
GAO: investigation of Federal coal leasing program, S699 [3FE]
GSA: convey certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp. (S. 2684), S5303 [31JY]
Gulf of Mexico: 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, S5976 [13NO]
Harper, Keith M.: suitability to be U.N. Human Rights Council member relative to work as lead class action attorney in Supreme Court case Cobell v. Salazar, S3320–S3322 [2JN]
Idaho: exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation (S. 2040), S5872 [18SE]
——— repeal legislation authorizing establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Reservation (H.R. 5050), S6840 [15DE]
Idaho County, ID: convey certain BLM land for use as a gun range (S. 2616), S4559 [16JY]
Immigration: making supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), S5077–S5079 [30JY], S5176 [31JY], S5321 [1AU], S5334, S5337 [5AU], S5349, S5353 [8SE]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (S. 2132), S1657 [13MR]
Kia’Aina, Esther Puakela: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Insular Affairs, S4112 [26JN]
Lake Mead National Recreation Area: anniversary, S5618 [16SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, S5660, S5669–S5673, S5677 [17SE]
——— ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands, S4304 [9JY], S5661 [17SE]
——— reauthorize, S5660 [17SE]
——— recognize anniversary, reauthorize, and call for full, permanent, and dedicated funding, S4377 [10JY]
Logan, Vincent G.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Special Trustee for American Indians, S2890 [12MY], S4112 [26JN]
Louisiana: study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4358, S4361 [9JY]
Mining and mineral resources: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), S2823 [7MY], S2832 [8MY]
——— limit authority to issue regulations modifying the stream zone buffer rule, S1903 [1AP]
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S6680 [11DE]
Montana: take lands and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important lands into trust, S6655 [11DE], S6735 [12DE]
National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (S. 376), S703, S704 [3FE]
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. 1033), S5662 [17SE]
——— 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. 1033), unanimous-consent request, S5662, S5663 [17SE]
——— reduce number of national historic sites and parks to increase efficiency, S6725–S6727 [12DE]
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. 1068), S6867 [15DE]
——— permit transport of bows and archery equipment through national parks, S4369 [10JY]
National Science and Technology Council: establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency (S. 1971), S601 [29JA], S2855 [8MY]
Native Americans: allow Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe to lease or transfer certain land (H.R. 2650), S1668 [13MR]
——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (S. 2188), S1872 [31MR]
——— take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (H.R. 2388), S4190 [26JN]
Nevada: convey certain land to Elko, NV, for use as a motocross park and to certain Indian tribes to be held in trust, S6504 [10DE]
——— convey certain land to Elko, NV, for use as a motocross park and to certain Indian tribes to be held in trust (S. 2480), S4394 [10JY]
——— transfer land to be held in trust for Moapa Band of Paiutes (S. 2479), S4394 [10JY]
New Mexico: make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements (S. 1447), S6355 [4DE]
Oregon: require that certain Federal land be held in trust for the benefit of the federally recognized tribes (H.R. 5701), unanimous-consent request, S6908 [16DE]
Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 354), S4359 [9JY]
Payment in Lieu of Taxes program: funding, S318–S320 [14JA], S391, S392, S405–S407, S419 [16JA]
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program: funding, S5758 [18SE], S6745 [12DE]
Postage and stamps: grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, S4304 [9JY]
——— grant permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps (H.R. 1206), S6840 [15DE]
——— increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds (H.R. 5069), S6246–S6248 [2DE]
Power resources: assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), S5861 [18SE]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (H.R. 83), House amendment, S6503, S6505 [10DE], S6601, S6610, S6660, S6671–S6673, S6679 [11DE], S6700, S6719–S6722, S6736, S6740–S6767, S6771 [12DE], S6796, S6809–S6814 [13DE], S6860–S6863 [15DE], S6876–S6878 [16DE]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 122), S6814 [13DE]
——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories to reduce reliance on imported fuels and increase use of indigenous energy resources (H.R. 83), unanimous-consent agreement, S6804 [13DE]
——— authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (S. 363), S4359 [9JY]
——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S1902 [1AP]
——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 1401), S1498, S1511 [11MR], S4742 [23JY]
——— increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S216 [9JA]
——— remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), S5653 [17SE], S5996 [13NO], S6025 [17NO]
Provo River Project Transfer Act: clarify certain property descriptions (H.R. 255), S4355 [9JY]
Public lands: establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest, S6654 [11DE]
——— establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest (S. 364), S5677 [17SE]
Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands, S2847 [8MY], S4861 [24JY]
San Juan County, NM: convey certain Federal land (S. 609), S4360, S4361 [9JY]
Secure Water Act: reauthorize and update certain provisions (S. 2019), S1477 [10MR]
South Utah Valley Electric Service District: convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), S963 [12FE]
——— convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), House amendment, S929, S932, S933, S937 [12FE], S988 [24FE]
——— convey certain Federal features of the electric system (S. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S925 [12FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3590), S834 [6FE], S837 [10FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 1996), S774 [4FE], S775 [6FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S3193 [20MY], S3196 [21MY], S4298, S4304, S4313–S4315 [9JY], S4367, S4369, S4374–S4378 [10JY], S4573 [17JY]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), motion to proceed, S3245 [22MY], S3345 [3JN], S3387 [4JN], S3433 [5JN], S3845 [19JN], S3887 [23JN], S3903 [24JN], S3949 [25JN], S4095 [26JN], S4197, S4206–S4208, S4211 [7JY], S4233, S4244 [8JY], S4292–S4296, S4298 [9JY]
Suh, Rhea S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, unanimous-consent agreement, S30 [6JA]
Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), S3821 [18JN]
——— improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 1237), unanimous-consent agreement, S3822 [18JN]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: provide authority to seek compensation from responsible parties who cause injury to public resources and use funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (S. 2560), S4160 [26JN]
Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System, S6653 [11DE]
Washington: 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), S4356 [9JY]
Weapons: ensure that individuals traveling with properly secured knives are not prosecuted under local or State laws that ban such knives, S4369 [10JY]
Wilderness Act: anniversary, S5677 [17SE]
——— anniversary (S. Res. 573), S5669–S5672 [17SE], S5880 [18SE]
Wisconsin: transfer land from Badger Army Ammunition Plant to the Ho-Chunk Nation, S6722–S6725 [12DE]
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. 1044), S3455–S3457, S3459, S3461, S3462 [5JN]
Reports filed
Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2465), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2465) (S. Rept. 113–267), S5918 [12NO]
Alexander Creek, AK, Recognition as a Native Village: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 113–689), H10333 [2JA]
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 113–686), H10333 [2JA]
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2031) (S. Rept. 113–297), S6540 [10DE]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4049) (H. Rept. 113–621), H8032 [17NO]
Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 715) (S. Rept. 113–167), S3293 [22MY]
Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4924) (H. Rept. 113–638), H8225 [1DE]
Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2040) (S. Rept. 113–242), S5334 [5AU]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5049) (H. Rept. 113–639), H8225 [1DE]
Bureau of Reclamation Authorization of Early Repayment of Obligations Within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4562) (H. Rept. 113–536), H6397 [17JY]
Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1963) (S. Rept. 113–231), S5215 [31JY]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2010) (S. Rept. 113–229), S5215 [31JY]
Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1800) (S. Rept. 113–226), S5215 [31JY]
Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail Establishment Feasibility Study: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5086) (H. Rept. 113–651), H8930 [9DE]
Coltsville National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1259) (H. Rept. 113–391), H2801 [1AP]
Consideration of H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 727) (H. Rept. 113–601), H7616 [16SE]
Consideration of H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 113–374), H2198 [5MR]
Consideration of H.R. 2954, Public Access and Lands Improvement Act and H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 113–340), H1591 [4FE]
Consideration of H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 515) (H. Rept. 113–379), H2360 [12MR]
Consideration of H.R. 3590, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 113–339), H1544 [3FE]
Consideration of H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 693) (H. Rept. 113–563), H6975 [28JY]
Consideration of H.R. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 641) (H. Rept. 113–493), H5723 [24JN]
Consideration of H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 641) (H. Rept. 113–493), H5723 [24JN]
Consideration of H.R. 5230, Supplemental Appropriations To Address Border Crisis, Border Security and Law Enforcement, and Humanitarian and Repatriation Assistance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 696) (H. Rept. 113–567), H7124 [30JY]
——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 113–571), H7240 [1AU]
Consideration of H.R. 5781, California Emergency Drought Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 770) (H. Rept. 113–646), H8365 [3DE]
Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5171) (H. Rept. 113–551), H6744 [23JY]
Dept. of the Interior Assembly of Team of Experts To Address Energy Needs of U.S. Territories Aimed at Reducing Reliance on Imported Fossil Fuels: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 83) (H. Rept. 113–483), H5556 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior Authority To Take Land Into Trust for Indian Tribes Reaffirmation: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2188), S5373 [8SE]
Dept. of the Interior Extension of Water Contract Between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1965) (S. Rept. 113–228), S5215 [31JY]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4508) (H. Rept. 113–534), H6397 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior Maintenance or Replacement of Certain Facilities and Structures for Commercial Recreation Services at Smith Gulch, ID: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 113–533), H6397 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior Retirement of Coal Preference Right Lease Applications for Which an Affirmative Commercial Quantities Determination Have Been Made: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5176) (H. Rept. 113–704), H10334 [2JA]
Dept. of the Interior Support Facilities for National Historic Sites Operated by the National Park Service Improvement: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 113–691), H10333 [2JA]
Dept. of the Interior Taking of Certain Federal Lands Located in El Dorado County, CA, Into Trust for the Benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2388) (S. Rept. 113–197), S3935 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. 919) (S. Rept. 113–285), S6349 [4DE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 919), S5373 [8SE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture Requirement for Annual Permits and Fees for Commercial Filming Activities on Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 113–335), H1510 [29JA]
Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2657) (H. Rept. 113–412), H3195 [10AP]
Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4867) (H. Rept. 113–606), H7900 [19SE]
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4318) (H. Rept. 113–540), H6397 [17JY]
Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4316) (H. Rept. 113–538), H6397 [17JY]
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4923) (H. Rept. 113–486), H5597 [20JN]
Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1363) (H. Rept. 113–690), H10333 [2JA]
Federal Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5069) (H. Rept. 113–622), H8032 [17NO]
Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 916) (H. Rept. 113–688), H10333 [2JA]
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5204) (H. Rept. 113–706), H10334 [2JA]
Fish Hatchery Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5026) (H. Rept. 113–702), H10334 [2JA]
Flushing Remonstrance Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3222) (H. Rept. 113–395), H2801 [1AP]
Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 113–709), H10334 [2JA]
Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2166) (H. Rept. 113–331), H1252 [23JA]
Grazing Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 258) (S. Rept. 113–166), S3293 [22MY]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3806) (H. Rept. 113–695), H10334 [2JA]
GSA Conveyance of Certain Federal Property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp.: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5167) (H. Rept. 113–618), H7937 [12NO]
Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3366) (H. Rept. 113–402), H2960 [4AP]
Highlands Conservation Act Authorization Extension: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 712) (H. Rept. 113–712), H10334 [2JA]
Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5040) (H. Rept. 113–623), H8032 [17NO]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 113–224), S5133 [30JY]
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 in Florida Boundary Correction: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5139) (H. Rept. 113–703), H10334 [2JA]
John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5699) (H. Rept. 113–652), H8930 [9DE]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5003) (H. Rept. 113–701), H10334 [2JA]
Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1451) (S. Rept. 113–191), S3474 [5JN]
Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2095) (H. Rept. 113–368), H2097 [28FE]
Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 974) (S. Rept. 113–178), S3341 [2JN]
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 161), S2161 [3AP]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 161) (S. Rept. 113–208), S4454 [14JY]
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 311) (H. Rept. 113–708), H10334 [2JA]
Mammoth Peak Redesignation as Mount Jessie Benton Fremont: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1192) (H. Rept. 113–401), H2960 [4AP]
May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2041), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2041) (S. Rept. 113–271), S5992 [13NO]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5050) (H. Rept. 113–631), H8225 [1DE]
Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1865) (S. Rept. 113–210), S4502 [15JY]
Military Land Withdrawals Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1309) (S. Rept. 113–161), S3028 [14MY]
Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2479), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2479) (S. Rept. 113–277), S6234 [1DE]
Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2379) (S. Rept. 113–300), S6540 [10DE]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1785) (H. Rept. 113–692), H10333 [2JA]
National Park Access Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2104) (S. Rept. 113–298), S6540 [10DE]
National Park System Donor Acknowledgment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2873) (S. Rept. 113–301), S6540 [10DE]
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1063) (H. Rept. 113–390), H2801 [1AP]
Nationally Significant Battlefields and Associated Sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Acquisition and Protection: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1033) (S. Rept. 113–172), S3293 [22MY]
Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948) (S. Rept. 113–265), S5918 [12NO]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 969) (S. Rept. 113–188), S3474 [5JN]
Nevada Native Nations Land Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2480), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2480) (S. Rept. 113–278), S6234 [1DE]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2455) (H. Rept. 113–632), H8225 [1DE]
New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1447) (S. Rept. 113–246), S5373 [8SE]
New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1328) (S. Rept. 113–293), S6540 [10DE]
Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1971) (S. Rept. 113–296), S6540 [10DE]
Nomination of Estevan R. Lopez To Be Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3811 [18JN]
Nomination of Esther Puakela Kia’aina To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Insular Affairs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S438 [16JA]
Nomination of Janice M. Schneider To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1818 [27MR]
Nomination of Michael L. Connor To Be Deputy Sec. of the Interior: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S438 [16JA]
Nomination of Rhea S. Suh To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1818 [27MR]
——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S820 [6FE]
Nomination of Suzette M. Kimball To Be U.S. Geological Survey Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3811 [18JN]
Nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S438 [16JA]
Nomination of Vincent G. Logan To Be Dept. of the Interior Special Trustee for American Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S654 [30JA]
North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1158) (S. Rept. 113–151), S2378 [10AP]
Northern Cheyenne Lands Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2442), S5373 [8SE]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2442) (S. Rept. 113–317), S6788 [12DE]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4350) (H. Rept. 113–597), H7527 [15SE]
Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5205) (H. Rept. 113–593), H7527 [15SE]
Omnibus Territories Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 113–146), S2238 [8AP]
Oregon and California Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1784) (S. Rept. 113–307), S6626 [11DE]
Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 354) (H. Rept. 113–713), H10334 [2JA]
Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1301) (S. Rept. 113–180), S3341 [2JN]
Ozark National Scenic Riverways Administration in Accordance With General Management Plan for that Unit of the National Park System: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4182) (H. Rept. 113–594), H7527 [15SE]
Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1219), S2161 [3AP]
——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1219) (S. Rept. 113–215), S4704 [22JY]
Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1206) (S. Rept. 113–145), S1923 [1AP]
Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2824) (H. Rept. 113–364), H2097 [28FE]
Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1501) (H. Rept. 113–392), H2801 [1AP]
Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 113–295), S6540 [10DE]
Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1825) (H. Rept. 113–337), H1514 [31JA]
Resource Assessment of Rare Earths (RARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 981) (H. Rept. 113–389), H2801 [1AP]
Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 364) (S. Rept. 113–177), S3341 [2JN]
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 885) (S. Rept. 113–302), S6540 [10DE]
San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 609) (H. Rept. 113–710), H10334 [2JA]
Secure Water Act Reauthorization and Updating of Certain Provisions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2019) (S. Rept. 113–230), S5215 [31JY]
Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2799) (H. Rept. 113–336), H1510 [29JA]
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4317) (H. Rept. 113–539), H6397 [17JY]
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4315) (H. Rept. 113–537), H6397 [17JY]
Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1252) (S. Rept. 113–170), S3293 [22MY]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2569) (H. Rept. 113–502), H5823 [30JN]
Water Rights Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3189) (H. Rept. 113–372), H2147 [4MR]
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 113–592), H7527 [15SE]
World War II Memorial Prayer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1044) (S. Rept. 113–141), S1870 [31MR]
Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3188) (H. Rept. 113–394), H2801 [1AP]
Rulings of the Chair
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, wildland fire management, and Israel’s anti-missile defense (S. 2648), S5205 [31JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H6027 [9JY], H6070, H6073, H6075, H6077, H6078, H6080 [10JY]
Statements
California Emergency Drought Relief Act: Executive Office of the President, H8830 [8DE]
——— Senator Boxer, H8830 [8DE]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Executive Office of the President, H1617 [5FE]
Water Rights Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2391 [13MR]
Summaries
Land Management Plan for Former Badger Army Ammunition Plant Parcels: Ho-Chunk Nation, S6723–S6725 [12DE]
Tables
Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5973–H5976 [9JY]
Supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance (H.R. 5230), H7159 [31JY], H7218 [1AU]
Testimonies
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Anthony Williamson, Western States Water Council, H1618 [5FE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 81, corrections in enrollment of S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, H1759 [11FE]
H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3590, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, H1555 [4FE]
H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 2954, Public Access and Lands Improvement Act and H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, H1602 [5FE]
H. Res. 501, consideration of H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, H2202 [6MR]
H. Res. 515, consideration of H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, and clarify House proceedings and actions during March district work period, H2374 [13MR]
H. Res. 641, consideration of H.R. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act and H.R. 4923, energy and water development appropriations, H5736 [25JN]
H. Res. 693, consideration of H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H6989 [29JY]
H. Res. 696, consideration of H.R. 5230, supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance, H7133 [31JY]
H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 5230, supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance, H7206 [1AU]
H. Res. 727, consideration of H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, H7684 [18SE]
H. Res. 770, consideration of H.R. 5781, California Emergency Drought Relief Act, H8369 [4DE]
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, H7819–H7841 [18SE]
H.R. 83, Dept. of the Interior assembly of a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, H7462 [15SE]
H.R. 255, Provo River Project Transfer Act property descriptions clarification, S4355 [9JY]
H.R. 298, Dept. of the Interior special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System, H3212 [28AP]
H.R. 930, New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act, H3214 [28AP]
H.R. 1158, North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act, S4356 [9JY]
H.R. 1192, Mammoth Peak redesignation as Mount Jessie Benton Fremont, H6166 [14JY]
H.R. 1501, Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument Preservation Act, H3218 [28AP]
H.R. 2166, Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act, H1255 [27JA]
H.R. 2197, York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H2139 [4MR]
H.R. 2455, Nevada Native Nations Land Act, H8188 [1DE]
H.R. 2569, Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, H7492 [15SE]
H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, H2629 [25MR]
H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act, H2395 [13MR]
H.R. 3222, Flushing Remonstrance Study Act, H7494 [15SE]
H.R. 3366, Hermiston Reversionary Lands Act, H4856 [28MY]
H.R. 3590, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, H1570–H1575 [4FE]
H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, H1624–H1631 [5FE]
H.R. 4049, Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act, H8015 [17NO]
H.R. 4119, West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act, H7495 [15SE]
H.R. 4283, Dept. of the Interior maintenance or replacement of certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID, H7270 [8SE]
H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H7015 [29JY]
H.R. 4508, Dept. of the Interior extension of water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District, H6612 [22JY]
H.R. 4562, Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation, H6612 [22JY]
H.R. 4867, Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act, H7951 [13NO]
H.R. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act, H5773–H5782 [26JN]
H.R. 4924, Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act, H8181–H8185 [1DE]
H.R. 5040, Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act, H8016 [17NO]
H.R. 5050, May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act, H8186 [1DE]
H.R. 5069, Federal Duck Stamp Act, H8002 [17NO]
H.R. 5086, require Dept. of the Inerior study of the feasibility of establishing Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, H8881 [9DE]
H.R. 5167, GSA conveyance of certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp., H7948 [13NO]
H.R. 5205, Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act, H7486–H7491 [15SE]
H.R. 5230, supplemental appropriations to address border crisis concerning unaccompanied alien children, border security and law enforcement, and humanitarian and repatriation assistance, H7153–H7158 [31JY], H7213–H7216 [1AU]
H.R. 5699, John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act, H8880 [9DE]
H.R. 5701, Western Oregon Indian Tribal Lands Act, H8882–H8885 [9DE]
H.R. 5742, Soledad Canyon Settlement Act, H9050 [11DE]
H.R. 5781, California Emergency Drought Relief Act, H8826–H8829 [8DE]
H.R. 5803, Dept. of the Interior assembly of a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, H9292 [11DE]
S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, S934 [12FE], H1739 [11FE]
S. 311, Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act, S4358, S4363 [9JY]
S. 354, Oregon Caves Revitalization Act, S4359, S4361 [9JY]
S. 363, Geothermal Production Expansion Act, S4359, S4362 [9JY]
S. 376, Drought Information Act, S704 [3FE]
S. 609, San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act, S4360, S4364 [9JY]
S. 1044, World War II Memorial Prayer Act, S3461 [5JN], H5607 [23JN]
S. 1237, Omnibus Territories Act, S3822 [18JN]
S. 1447, New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act, S6355 [4DE]
S. 1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act, S6928 [16DE]
S. 1971, Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability (NEWS) Act, S602 [29JA]
S. 2016, California Emergency Drought Relief Act, S893–S896 [11FE]
S. 2040, Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act, S5872 [18SE], H8187 [1DE]
S. 2188, reaffirm Dept. of the Interior authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes, S1873 [31MR]
S. 2440, BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act, S5649 [16SE]
S. 2479, Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act, S3722 [17JN]
S. 2480, Nevada Native Nations Land Act, S3722 [17JN]
S. 2560, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act, S4162 [26JN]
S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S4707 [22JY]
S. 2780, Dept. of the Interior special resource study to evaluate significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System, S5435 [9SE]
S. Res. 573, Wilderness Act anniversary, S5799 [18SE]