NORTH CAROLINA
Bills and resolutions
Congressional Gold Medal: make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 4488), H3240 [28AP]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
——— 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]
Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway (see H.R. 4829), H5248 [10JN]
OMB: consider Brunswick County, NC, to be part of the same statistical area as Wilmington, NC (see S. 2369), S3237 [21MY]
Roads and highways: designate certain route segments of the National Highway System in North Carolina as high priority corridors (see H.R. 5561), H7883 [18SE]
Smithsonian Institution: allow display of Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 2147), S1653 [13MR]
Cloture motions
Biggs, Loretta Copeland: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE]
Letters
Election of Alma S. Adams to the House of Representatives: Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H7916 [12NO]
——— Kim Strach, North Carolina Board of Elections, H7916 [12NO]
Prohibit FCC preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws: Joanne Hovis, Coalition for Local Internet Choice, H6281 [15JY]
——— several organizations, H6281 [15JY]
Resignation from the House of Representatives: Melvin L. Watt, H3 [7JA]
Lists
Senator Hagan’s staff members, S6611 [11DE]
Oaths of office
Adams, Alma S.: House of Representatives, H7917 [12NO]
Remarks in House
Adams, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7918 [12NO]
Apex, NC: tribute to Apex High School graduates, H5076 [9JN]
Armed Forces: tribute to members from North Carolina killed in military action in Afghanistan, H5831 [8JY], H7046 [30JY]
B.R.A.K.E.S. (organization): tribute, E1568 [13NO]
Bell, Peggy Kirk: Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame inductee, E474 [1AP]
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area: authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access, H1609 [5FE], H1666 [6FE]
Coastal zones: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (H.R. 3572), H8190–H8192 [1DE], E1745 [4DE]
Coble, Representative: appreciation for tributes, H7924 [12NO]
Congressional Gold Medal: make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 4488), H3253, H3254 [29AP]
Daimler Trucks North America LLC: North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Steward award recipient, E200 [11FE]
Danbury, NC: tribute to North Stokes High School boys’ track team, E854 [28MY]
——— tribute to North Stokes High School girls’ softball team, E927 [9JN]
Dept. of HUD: call for audit of Raleigh Housing Authority relative to salary and compensation practices, H233 [15JA]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
——— Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approval for seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H6642, H6643, H6647 [22JY]
——— define South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area for offshore energy exploration and production planning purposes, H5786, H5787 [26JN]
——— 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]
Dept. of Transportation: designate the corridor between Raleigh, NC, and Norfolk, VA, as an interstate highway, H5106 [9JN]
FCC: prohibit preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws, H6280–H6282 [15JY]
Highway Patrol Caisson Unit: tribute, E767 [19MY]
IDEAL Fastener Corp.: expansion of Oxford, NC, manufacturing facility, H6750 [24JY]
King, NC: tribute to West Stokes High School girls’ soccer team, E1000 [17JN]
Lenoir-Rhyne University: tribute to football team, H79 [9JA]
McIntyre, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E1820 [12DE]
Myers, William E.: North Carolina Arts Council Heritage Award recipient, H4479 [20MY]
North Carolina Troopers Association: tribute, E767 [19MY]
Petty, Richard: North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development Winner’s Circle Award recipient, E346 [11MR]
Pfafftown, NC: tribute to Reagan High School marching band, H5832 [8JY]
Price, Representative David E.: tribute to staff, E327 [6MR]
Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E722 [8MY]
Salisbury, NC: anniversary of Gay’s Chapel United Methodist Church, E84 [16JA]
——— tribute to Cornerstone Church service honoring Armed Forces members and veterans, H5651 [24JN]
7th Congressional District: ‘‘Purple Heart District’’ recognition, E446 [26MR]
Shelby, NC: tribute to Crest High School football team, H79 [9JA]
——— tribute to Shelby High School football team, H79 [9JA]
Stanly Community College: Annie Ruth Kelley Associate Degree Nursing Program ranking by National Council of State Boards of Nursing, E1785 [10DE]
States: tribute to Moral Monday protests, H1886 [25FE]
Suiter, Tom: North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee, H5882 [9JY]
TVA: anniversary, H1596 [5FE]
Unemployment: impact of reduction of State unemployment benefits, H48 [8JA], H176 [13JA]
West Jefferson, NC: Dr Pepper Bottling Co., recipient of Caleb Bradham President’s Award, H5190 [10JN]
Weyerhaeuser Co.: inclusion in Corporate Responsibility Magazine Best Corporate Citizens list, E659 [1MY]
Winston-Salem, NC: tribute to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma, H7350 [9SE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H1602 [5FE]
Remarks in Senate
Biggs, Loretta Copeland: nomination to be district judge, S6809 [13DE], S6908 [16DE]
Coastal zones: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units (H.R. 3572), S6839, S6840 [15DE]
Congressional Gold Medal: make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 4488), S3308 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, S2999 [14MY], S3061 [15MY]
Hagan, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6610–S6612 [11DE]
Kernersville, NC: tribute to Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School boys’ tennis team, S3505 [9JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on job creation and hiring, S5605 [16SE]
Smithsonian Institution: allow display of Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines (S. 2147), S1667 [13MR]
Reports filed
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3806) (H. Rept. 113–695), H10334 [2JA]
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units in North Carolina Boundary Revision: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3572) (H. Rept. 113–633), H8225 [1DE]
Nomination of Loretta Copeland Biggs To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6626 [11DE]
Resignations
House of Representatives: Melvin L. Watt, H3 [7JA]
Texts of
H.R. 3572, John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in North Carolina boundary revision, H8190 [1DE]
H.R. 4488, Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act, H3253 [29AP]
S. 2147, allow Smithsonian Institution display of Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines, S1667 [13MR]
Tributes
Adams, Representative, H7918 [12NO]
Coble, Representative, H2772, H2775, H2776 [1AP], H7919–H7925 [12NO]
Hagan, Senator, S6438 [9DE], S6499 [10DE], S6612, S6683 [11DE], S6826, S6858 [15DE], S6913, S6914, S6917 [16DE], S6938 [2JA]