WISCONSIN

Bills and resolutions

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]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 698), H7126 [30JY]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 2293), S2718 [6MY]

Cloture motions

Pepper, Pamela: nomination to be district judge, S6080 [18NO], S6137 [19NO]

Peterson, James D.: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2838 [8MY]

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]

Federal truck size and weight regulations: Avery Ash, American Automobile Association, H5030 [30MY]

——— Matt Hodapp, National Troopers Coalition, Don Lundy, National Association of Emergency Management Technicians, and Aaron D. Kennard, National Sheriffs’ Association, H5031 [30MY]

——— Todd Spencer, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, H5030 [30MY]

Prohibit FCC preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws: Joanne Hovis, Coalition for Local Internet Choice, H6281 [15JY]

——— several organizations, H6281 [15JY]

Remarks in House

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: establish and adjust boundary to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (H.R. 4049), H8015, H8016 [17NO]

Black River Falls, WI: anniversary of Black River Falls Masonic Lodge No. 74, E626 [29AP]

Boucher, Dennis: Wisconsin 7th Congressional District Paul Bunyan Service Above Self award recipient, E1113 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain States from Federal truck size and weight regulations, H5030 [30MY]

——— waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles in Wisconsin, H5094 [9JN]

European Union: geographic name restrictions on certain kinds of sausage, H3189 [10AP]

FCC: prohibit preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws, H6280–H6282 [15JY]

4–H (organization): anniversary of 4–H Club of Wisconsin, E530 [7AP]

Katz, Noah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Wisconsin, E219 [18FE]

Madison, WI: tribute to Latino Children and Families Council, E656 [1MY], E701 [7MY]

Marinette County, WI: Village of Pound anniversary, E1009 [18JN]

Melrose, WI: anniversary, E1103 [3JY]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Bay View High School, E1162 [15JY]

Niagara, WI: anniversary, E1039 [20JN]

Pembine, WI: anniversary, E1022 [19JN]

Suring, WI: anniversary, E1769 [10DE]

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: tribute to baseball team, E919 [9JN]

——— tribute to football team, E6 [7JA]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on Government Operations (Senate): anniversary of confrontation between Army counsel Joseph Welch and Joseph McCarthy during Subcommittee on Investigations hearings on suspected Communists in the Army, S3530 [10JN]

Corps of Engineers: Great Lakes dredging funding, S3254 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: transfer land from Badger Army Ammunition Plant to the Ho-Chunk Nation, S6722–S6725 [12DE]

Forest Service: diversion of forest management funding to wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S4877 [24JY]

Green, Mark: nomination to the Millenium Challenge Corp., Board of Directors, S3175 [20MY]

Pepper, Pamela: nomination to be district judge, S6137 [19NO], S6174, S6175, S6176 [20NO]

Peterson, James D.: nomination to be district judge, S2684 [6MY], S2836, S2838, S2841, S2844 [8MY]

Reports filed

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]

Nomination of James D. Peterson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S820 [6FE]

Nomination of Pamela Pepper To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4619 [17JY]

Nomination of Senator Ron Johnson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5779 [18SE]

Summaries

Land Management Plan for Former Badger Army Ammunition Plant Parcels: Ho-Chunk Nation, S6723–S6725 [12DE]

Texts of

H.R. 4049, Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act, H8015 [17NO]