WILDLIFE

Amendments

Conservation of natural resources: honor conservation of wildlife and sustainability of ecosystem on anniversary of extinction of the passenger pigeon (S. Res. 564), S6924, S6929 [16DE]

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]

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]

Articles and editorials

National Zoo’s Longest-Serving Keeper Bids Farewell, S1575 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 477), S3719 [17JN]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2464), S3604 [11JN]

——— restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 4525), H3363 [30AP]

Conservation of natural resources: honor conservation of wildlife and sustainability of ecosystem on anniversary of extinction of the passenger pigeon (see S. Res. 564), S5783 [18SE]

——— support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population (see S. Con. Res. 39), S4404 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and coordinate rapid response to these emergencies (see H.R. 5156), H6398 [17JY]

——— 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]

——— prepare a report on the status of greater sage grouse conservation efforts (see S. 2575), S4336 [9JY]

——— 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]

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]

——— 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]

Ecology and environment: support network of wildlife rehabilitation centers and honor work in protecting native wildlife (see H. Res. 651), H5818 [26JN]

Endangered species: require, in counting the species in a State for determining whether the species is endangered or threatened, inclusion of the number of the species on State and private lands (see H.R. 4256), H2484 [14MR]

Endangered Species Act: establish objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from lists of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 5329), H7182 [31JY]

——— 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]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 5266), H7125 [30JY]

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]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 543), S5564 [11SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 556), S5698 [17SE]

NOAA: provide for equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data (see H.R. 3869), H223 [14JA]

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

Public lands: improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see H.R. 3994), H1658 [5FE]

Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (see H.R. 4032), H1769 [11FE]

Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 2845), S5698 [17SE]

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. 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]

World Wildlife Day: designate (see S. Res. 374), S1315 [5MR]

Cloture motions

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

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]

Global warming impact on the environment: Kara Tanaka, S1440 [10MR]

Motions

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]

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]

Remarks in House

American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 477), E1042 [20JN]

Animals: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (H.R. 4525), E634 [30AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 139), E1474 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: expand various programs to include combating wildlife trafficking and poaching, H4677, H4678 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize plan addressing impact of climate change on recreational hunting and fishing, E165 [5FE]

——— 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]

——— report to Congress on economic impact of efforts to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, H1576, H1577 [4FE]

Endangered species: require, in counting the species in a State for determining whether the species is endangered or threatened, inclusion of the number of the species on State and private lands (H.R. 4256), H7014 [29JY]

Endangered Species Act: clarify that publication on the Internet of certain data is consistent with State privacy regulations and does not apply to Dept. of Defense classifed information, H7016, H7017 [29JY]

——— 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]

——— prohibit automatically defining all data submitted by State, county, or tribal governments as the ‘‘best scientific and commercial data available’’, H7018, H7019 [29JY]

——— require disclosure of Federal funding used in litigation against the Federal Government in a covered suit, H7019, H7020 [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]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 5266), H7911–H7913 [12NO], E1599 [17NO]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States, H1569 [4FE]

Forest Service: maintain access to National Forest System lands for snowmobiles until a travel management rule is finalized, H1583 [4FE], H1600 [5FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, H7627 [17SE], E1428, E1448 [17SE], E1463, E1468, E1478 [19SE]

National Environmental Policy Act: prohibit waiver for management decisions in national wildlife refuges, H1578 [4FE]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events, H2775 [1AP]

Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 4032), H3216, H3217 [28AP]

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]

Terrorism: combat use of wildlife trafficking and poaching to finance terrorist activities, H7999 [17NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts (H.R. 3109), H7269, H7270 [8SE]

——— protect farmers and hunters from fines due to taking of migratory birds on agricultural fields by clarifying distinction between normal agricultural practices and baiting, H1580 [4FE]

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]

Remarks in Senate

American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 477), S3771 [17JN]

Chesapeake Bay Agreement: update, S1510 [11MR]

Climate: impact of climate change on New Hampshire, S3503 [9JN], S3797 [18JN]

——— impact of climate change on Utah, S4491–S4493 [15JY]

Conservation of natural resources: honor conservation of wildlife and sustainability of ecosystem on anniversary of extinction of the passenger pigeon (S. Res. 564), S6929 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

——— rejection of proposal to construct single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, S216–S218 [9JA], S1903 [1AP]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States, S4304 [9JY]

Fraternity of the Desert Bighorn: anniversary, S3020 [14MY]

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]

Harkin, Senator: impact of Senate achievements on Jasper County, IA, S3288 [22MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: anniversary, S5660, S5677 [17SE]

——— reauthorize, S5660 [17SE]

National Bison Day: designate (S. Res. 543), S5720 [17SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend, S4304 [9JY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 556), S5720 [17SE]

Public utilities: exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H.R. 4032), S3308 [22MY]

Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses: release of report on impact on Government regulations on State environmental stewardship, S2697 [6MY]

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]

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]

World Wildlife Day: designate (S. Res. 374), S1326 [5MR]

——— observance, S1276 [4MR]

Reports filed

Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1463) (S. Rept. 113–308), S6626 [11DE]

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]

EPA National Estuary Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5266) (H. Rept. 113–612), H7937 [12NO]

Exempt Certain Alaskan Native Articles From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Prohibitions Against Sale of Items Containing Nonedible Migratory Bird Parts: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3109) (H. Rept. 113–578), H7295 [8SE]

Expedited Departure of Certain Snake Species Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 113–596), H7527 [15SE]

Federal Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5069) (H. Rept. 113–622), H8032 [17NO]

Marine Debris Emergency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1425) (H. Rept. 113–398), H2853 [2AP]

Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1865) (S. Rept. 113–210), S4502 [15JY]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 51) (S. Rept. 113–183), S3474 [5JN]

North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4032) (H. Rept. 113–413), H3195 [10AP]

Oregon and California Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1784) (S. Rept. 113–307), S6626 [11DE]

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1206) (S. Rept. 113–145), S1923 [1AP]

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1825) (H. Rept. 113–337), H1514 [31JA]

Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2799) (H. Rept. 113–336), H1510 [29JA]

21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4315) (H. Rept. 113–537), H6397 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3590, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, H1555 [4FE]

H. Res. 693, consideration of H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H6989 [29JY]

H.R. 3109, exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, H7269 [8SE]

H.R. 3590, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, H1570–H1575 [4FE]

H.R. 4032, North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act, H3216 [28AP]

H.R. 4315, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, H7015 [29JY]

H.R. 5069, Federal Duck Stamp Act, H8002 [17NO]

H.R. 5266, EPA National Estuary Program reauthorization, H7911 [12NO]

S. 2560, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act, S4162 [26JN]

S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S4707 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 39, support voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation in order to sustain natural resources to meet the needs of a growing population, S4418 [10JY]

S. Res. 374, World Wildlife Day, S1324 [5MR]

S. Res. 477, American Eagle Day, S3723 [17JN]

S. Res. 543, National Bison Day, S5566 [11SE]

S. Res. 556, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S5704 [17SE]

S. Res. 564, honor conservation of wildlife and sustainability of ecosystem on anniversary of extinction of the passenger pigeon, S5797 [18SE], S6929 [16DE]