ELECTRIC POWER see also Power Resources

Addresses

National Energy Policy: Senator Alexander, S1647 [13MR]

Amendments

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (H.R. 316), S3308 [22MY], H5605 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), S934 [12FE]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2185, H2186, H2188, H2189, H2190, H2191, H2193, H2194 [5MR]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2165 [5MR]

Power resources: 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]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), H5672, H5673, H5674, H5675 [24JN]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), consideration (H. Res. 636), H5658 [24JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6454 [9DE], S6791, S6792 [12DE], S6924 [16DE]

Articles and editorials

Solar and Wind Energy Start To Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels, S6259 [2DE]

Wind-Power Tax Credits Need To Be Blown Away, S3004 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions

Conservation of energy: encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings (see H.R. 3820), H72 [8JA]

——— repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see H.R. 3818), H72 [8JA]

Dept. of Energy: conduct a motor and motor-driven systems market assessment and public awareness program (see S. 2002), S821 [6FE]

——— permit exemptions from regulations pertaining to certain external power supplies (see S. 2791), S5507 [10SE]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program (see S. 2052), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4345), H2744 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (see S. 2406), S3294 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1770 [11FE]

EPA: call for withdrawal of proposed rules to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing and modified and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. Res. 512), S4762 [23JY]

——— consider and report on the benefits of any rule addressing carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions from any electric utility generating unit (see H.R. 5300), H7126 [30JY]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants (see S.J. Res. 30), S439 [16JA]

——— nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see S. 2414), S3367 [3JN] (see H.R. 4808), H5072 [5JN] (see H.R. 4850), H5362 [12JN]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1905), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2147 [4MR]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize any office which owns or operates a parking area for the use of its employees to install, construct, operate, and maintain a battery recharging station (see H.R. 4645), H4058 [9MY]

FERC: clarify legal authority to require regional grid operators in interstate wholesale markets to allow customers to be compensated for voluntarily reducing their electricity consumption (see S. 2947), S6204 [20NO]

——— prohibit from issuing certain decisions that will raise costs for ratepayers (see S. 2928), S5993 [13NO] (see H.R. 4327), H2743 [27MR]

——— protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the U.S. from cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities (see S. 2158), S1775 [26MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2694 [26MR]

——— review decisions of the North American Electric Reliability Corp., affecting cost allocation under system support resources agreements (see S. 2929), S6022 [17NO] (see H.R. 5722), H8033 [17NO]

Information technology: call on health care, energy, telecommunications, and other industry sectors to continue efforts to protect critical infrastructure and prevent information and cybersecurity breaches (see H. Res. 769), H8273 [2DE]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 516), H2361 [12MR]

Montana: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam (see H.R. 5867), H9302 [11DE]

National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 512), H2301 [11MR] (see H. Res. 553), H3197 [10AP]

National objectives: improve reliability of electric power transmission grid (see S. 2620), S4620 [17JY]

Power resources: promote Federal-State partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems (see S. 2989), S6388 [8DE]

——— 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]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see S. 2823), S5628 [16SE]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), consideration (see H. Res. 636), H5639 [23JN]

——— update avian protection laws in order to support an all-of-the-above domestic energy strategy (see H.R. 4797), H5068 [2JN]

Public utilities: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage energy usage (see S. 2165), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 5073), H6106 [10JY]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see H.R. 5072), H6106 [10JY] (see H.R. 5301), H7126 [30JY]

——— promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 5335), H7182 [31JY]

Solar energy: increase quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 2901), S5783 [18SE]

Taxation: extend and modify the credit for electric vehicle recharging property (see H.R. 5513), H7674 [17SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (see H.R. 5771), H8225 [1DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (see H. Res. 766), H8272 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 124), H9044 [10DE]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 3952), H1480 [28JA]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (see S. 2189), S1923 [1AP]

——— increase and extend new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles credit and enable such credit to be converted to a rebate at the point of sale (see H.R. 4584), H3446 [6MY]

——— increase maximum nameplate capacity of a small wind turbine qualifying for an energy credit (see H.R. 4761), H5022 [29MY]

——— modify credit for production of electricity from renewable resources for certain open-loop biomass and trash facilities placed in service before date of enactment (see S. 2856), S5782 [18SE]

——— modify energy credit to provide greater incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP) energy efficiency technologies (see H.R. 4916), H5557 [19JN]

——— modify the energy credit for microturbine property (see H.R. 4428), H3057 [8AP]

——— provide a consumer renewable credit for a utility that sells renewable power (see S. 1899), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 3838), H134 [9JA]

——— provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 4326), H2743 [27MR]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (see H.R. 4753), H4909 [28MY]

——— provide incentives for zero carbon emissions refueling property (see H.R. 5457), H7454 [11SE]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see S. 2279), S2614 [1MY]

Technology: permit exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 5057), H6105 [10JY]

Letters

Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA): Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8196 [1DE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8196 [1DE]

Electricity Security and Affordability Act: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, H2213 [6MR]

——— Partnership for a Better Energy Future (organization), H2212 [6MR]

——— Thomas J. Gibson, American Iron and Steel Institute, H2213 [6MR]

North American Energy Infrastructure Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5666 [24JN]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5666 [24JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5666 [24JN]

Security of the nation’s power grid: Senators Landrieu and Murkowski, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1836 [27MR]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), S934 [12FE]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H2211 [6MR]

Power resources: 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]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), H5686 [24JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6823 [15DE], S6869 [16DE], H8341 [3DE]

Remarks in House

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (H.R. 2548), H2068 [28FE], H3923H3929 [7MY], E320 [6MR], E1630 [19NO]

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (H.R. 316), Senate amendment, H5605, H5606 [23JN]

CFTC: provide equal treatment for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps, H5622 [23JN]

Congress: legislative priorities, H6804H6809 [24JY]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H24 [8JA], H6068, H6069 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: increase hydroelectric power funding, H6011, H6012 [9JY]

——— loan guarantee to Plant Vogtle (nuclear powerplant) in Burke County, GA, H2245 [6MR]

——— Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability funding, H6013 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for ceiling fan and light kit standards, H6086 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for Western Area Power Administration Transmission Infrastructure Program borrowing authority, H6083 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce any rule that increases electricity prices or reduces electricity reliability, H6080 [10JY]

——— release of strategic plan, H3044 [8AP]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (H.R. 3548), H5695, H5696 [24JN], E1062 [24JN], E1095 [30JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (H.R. 3410), H8194H8196 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), H1739H1741 [11FE]

——— convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), H1759 [11FE]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H5755 [25JN]

Energy Information Administration: certify that another Federal program can reduce carbon pollution as an alternative to EPA establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel, H2194 [5MR]

EPA: allow consideration of all existing pollution control technologies being used in the U.S. or elsewhere when setting new powerplant emission standards, H2188, H2189 [5MR]

——— apply emission limits to hydrogen chloride and sulfur dioxide emitted by electric utility steam generating units that use circulating fluidized bed technology to convert coal refuse into energy (H.R. 3138), H6644 [22JY], H7113 [30JY]

——— clarify that definition of ‘‘demonstration project’’ relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas refers to projects that receive Federal rather than local funding or financial assistance, H2193 [5MR]

——— clarify that regulations governing powerplants performance standards can be based on technologies developed in foreign countries providing those technologies have been proved to be achievable in the U.S., H2189 [5MR]

——— ensure ability to issue rules that save consumers money on electricity bills and encourage energy efficiency, H2211H2214 [6MR]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible (H.R. 2127), H4918 [29MY]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible (H.R. 3140), H2189 [5MR]

——— proposed rule to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H5028 [30MY], H5345H5350 [12JN], H5402 [18JN], H5646 [24JN]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H7865 [18SE]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), H186 [14JA], H1650 [5FE], H2086 [28FE], H2178H2195 [5MR], H2208H2215 [6MR], H4918, H4925 [29MY], H5254 [11JN], E319 [6MR], E339 [10MR], E358 [12MR]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2160H2167 [5MR]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), motion to recommit, H2211H2214 [6MR]

——— regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H1649, H1650 [5FE], H7847, H7848 [18SE]

——— require consultation with certain energy and technology agencies prior to submitting reports to Congress on the economic impact of proposed regulations, H2190 [5MR]

——— require reliance on proven technologies when issuing regulations for powerplants, H2186H2188 [5MR]

——— require reports submitted to Congress include economic impact of regulations on global competitiveness and the required capital investments and certain costs associated with new equipment, H2190, H2191 [5MR]

FERC: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce new Hudson Valley capacity zone, H6080, H6081 [10JY]

——— reform decisionmaking process for creating new energy capacity zones to include local stakeholder input, H6054 [10JY]

Idaho: reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir (S. 276), H7408 [10SE], H7439 [11SE]

National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (H. Res. 512), H2263 [11MR]

——— designate (H. Res. 553), E570 [10AP]

National objectives: provide for an independent assessment of the future resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system, H6919 [28JY]

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: tribute to Coweta-Fayette EMC (company) and Habersham EMC (company) employees for efforts to provide access to electricity for families in Costa Rica, H9049 [11DE]

——— tribute to Electrification Sustainability Program in South Sudan, H5833 [8JY]

——— tribute to rural electrification project in Haiti, H5077 [9JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement that limits greenhouse gas emissions, H5003 [29MY]

Power resources: extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, H7627 [17SE]

——— impact of environmental regulations on energy prices, H6985 [29JY]

——— national energy policy, H1529 [3FE], H2144 [4MR], H5500 [19JN], H6641H6649 [22JY], H7870H7872 [18SE], E1306 [1AU]

——— prohibit construction of new power lines across Federal lands, E1080 [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), H7819H7854, H7859, H7864H7869 [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), H7684H7691 [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]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), H5254 [11JN], H5592 [20JN], H5646, H5664, H5665H5676, H5683H5688 [24JN], E1093 [30JN]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), consideration (H. Res. 636), H5652H5659 [24JN]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), motion to recommit, H5686, H5687 [24JN]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (H.R. 3654), H7956 [13NO], E250 [26FE]

Taxation: extend and modify the credit for electric vehicle recharging property (H.R. 5513), E1441 [17SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), H8323H8343 [3DE], H8872 [9DE], E1734, E1737, E1745 [4DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), consideration (H. Res. 766), H8305H8310 [3DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), H8998 [10DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to recommit, H8341, H8342 [3DE]

——— extend production and investment tax credit, E289 [4MR]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, H1945, H1946, H1947 [26FE], H2013 [27FE], H7685 [18SE]

——— increase maximum nameplate capacity of a small wind turbine qualifying for an energy credit (H.R. 4761), E864 [29MY]

——— provide incentives for clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies for big oil companies (H.R. 4753), E853 [28MY]

Technology: permit exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards (H.R. 5057), H7409, H7410 [10SE], H7439 [11SE]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S9S11 [6JA], S718 [4FE], S1509 [11MR], S2752 [7MY], S3330 [2JN], S4989 [28JY], S5679 [17SE], S5897 [12NO]

Arkansas: tribute to electric cooperative initiative to provide electric service to rural Guatemalan villages, S2696 [6MY]

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (H.R. 316), S3307, S3308 [22MY]

China: evaluation of ability to meet energy demands, S6061 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: approve loan guarantees for advanced fossil fuel projects, S3993 [25JN]

——— provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (S. 1652), S1472 [10MR]

——— reauthorize Weatherization Assistance Program and State Energy Program, S2836 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents (H.R. 3548), S5312 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), S963 [12FE]

——— convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), House amendment, S929, S932, S933, S937 [12FE], S988 [24FE]

——— convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (S. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S925 [12FE]

Ecology and environment: support advanced fossil energy research and development, S1401 [10MR]

EPA: call for withdrawal of proposed rules to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines, S6614 [11DE]

——— disapprove rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants, S719 [4FE]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances, S3460 [5JN], S3826 [19JN]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (S. 2414), S3388 [4JN], S3455 [5JN], S3693 [17JN], S4096 [26JN], S4289 [9JY], S4574 [17JY]

——— prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (S. 2414), unanimous-consent request, S3387, S3388 [4JN]

——— proposed rule to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S3325S3331, S3333S3336 [2JN], S3345S3347, S3349, S3354S3356 [3JN], S3409, S3410, S3414 [4JN], S3454 [5JN], S3495, S3497S3501 [9JN], S3518 [10JN], S3693 [17JN], S3798 [18JN], S3900 [23JN], S4141 [26JN], S4674 [22JY]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 3826), S2823 [7MY], S2832 [8MY]

——— regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S1391 [10MR], S2752 [7MY]

——— require GAO and Dept. of Energy to conduct cost-benefit analysis of proposed greenhouse gas regulations on powerplants, S2077 [2AP]

——— rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants, S1396, S1400 [10MR]

Germany: impact of transition to renewable energy from fossil fuels, S3410 [4JN]

Hawaii: development of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, S1445 [10MR]

Motor vehicles: tribute to incentives for investment in advanced vehicle technology, development, and manufacturing, S5582 [15SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S509S512 [28JA]

Power resources: 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]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S1444 [10MR]

——— 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]

——— importance of coal mining industry to energy and economy and need to invest in clean coal technologies to reduce carbon emissions, S3992S3994 [25JN]

——— national energy policy, S1498, S1499, S1511S1514 [11MR], S3992S3994 [25JN]

——— reform tax treatment of all energy production, S1389 [10MR]

——— 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]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), S4092 [25JN], S4095 [26JN]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (S. 2823), S5632S5634 [16SE]

——— security of the nation’s power grid, S1835 [27MR]

Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (S. 1199), S3993 [25JN]

Public lands: authorizing Federal land projects that develop natural resources for energy production, expand national park system boundaries, and establish new parks, S6522S6527 [10DE]

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: implementation in Northeast and mid-Atlantic States, S1451 [10MR]

Renewable energy: improve sources, S1389 [10MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections, S6254 [2DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), S6281 [3DE], S6336S6339 [4DE], S6396 [8DE], S6400, S6439 [9DE], S6506 [10DE], S6887, S6898S6903, S6911 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 124), S6903 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), motion to proceed, S6823, S6832, S6833, S6836 [15DE], S6869 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent agreement, S6898 [16DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and make technical corrections (H.R. 5771), unanimous-consent request, S6739 [12DE]

——— extend production and investment tax credit, S1399 [10MR]

——— extend production tax credit for wind power, S2082S2084 [2AP], S2901 [12MY], S2932 [13MY], S3002S3005 [14MY], S3050 [15MY], S6173 [20NO], S6282 [3DE]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (S. 795), S1413 [10MR], S3577 [11JN]

——— extend the production and investment tax credits for wind facilities, S2179 [7AP]

——— impose carbon tax, S1431 [10MR]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings (S. 2189), S1925S1934 [1AP]

——— require wind farms claiming the production tax credit for wind power to be currently producing electricity, S3004 [14MY]

Technology: permit exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards (H.R. 5057), S6696 [11DE]

Tupelo, MS: anniversary of designation as first city to receive power from the TVA, S787 [6FE]

Washington Electric Cooperative: anniversary, S2640 [5MY]

Reports

How the Washington Electric Co-op Began: WEC Annual Report (1964) (excerpt), S2640 [5MY]

Reports filed

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. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act and H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 636) (H. Rept. 113–492), H5639 [23JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act and H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals (SIMPLE) Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 113–373), H2147 [4MR]

Consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 113–643), H8272 [2DE]

Electricity Security and Affordability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3826) (H. Rept. 113–365), H2097 [28FE]

Electrify Africa Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2548) (H. Rept. 113–433), H3412 [2MY]

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2689) (H. Rept. 113–627), H8132 [19NO]

EPS Service Parts Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5057) (H. Rept. 113–574), H7295 [8SE]

Geothermal Production Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 363) (H. Rept. 113–709), H10334 [2JA]

Improving Trauma Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3548) (H. Rept. 113–458), H4683 [20MY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2406), S4762 [23JY]

Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1419) (S. Rept. 113–294), S6540 [10DE]

North American Energy Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3301) (H. Rept. 113–482), H5556 [19JN]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1448) (S. Rept. 113–202), S4153 [26JN]

Statements

North American Energy Infrastructure Act: Executive Office of the President, H5656 [24JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 81, corrections in enrollment of S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, H1759 [11FE]

H. Con. Res. 124, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8998 [10DE]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act and H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals (SIMPLE) Fairness Act, H2160 [5MR]

H. Res. 636, consideration of H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act and H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, H5652 [24JN]

H. Res. 727, consideration of H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, H7684 [18SE]

H. Res. 766, consideration of H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act and H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, H8305 [3DE]

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, H7819H7841 [18SE]

H.R. 316, Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act, H5605 [23JN]

H.R. 316, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act, S3308 [22MY]

H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act, H3924H3926 [7MY]

H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, H5672 [24JN]

H.R. 3410, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA), H8194 [1DE]

H.R. 3548, Improving Trauma Care Act, H5695 [24JN]

H.R. 3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act, H2185 [5MR]

H.R. 5057, EPS Service Parts Act, H7409 [10SE]

H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, H8323H8335 [3DE]

S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, S934 [12FE], H1739 [11FE]

S. 276, American Falls Reservoir hydroelectric project construction commencement deadline reinstatement and extension, H7408 [10SE]

S. 363, Geothermal Production Expansion Act, S4359, S4362 [9JY]

S. 2189, Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act, S1925S1932 [1AP]

S. 2414, Coal Country Protection Act, S3369 [3JN]

S. Res. 512, call for withdrawal of proposed EPA rules to establish carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emission guidelines for existing and modified and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S4770 [23JY]

S.J. Res. 30, disapprove EPA rule establishing new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new powerplants, S447 [16JA]