ALASKA

Amendments

Native Americans: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (S. 1474), S6416, S6454 [9DE]

Power resources: 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]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Aces (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3669 [12JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: allow for energy exploration (see H.R. 5726), H8033 [17NO]

Arctic Winter Games: tribute to participants (see S. Res. 387), S1653 [13MR]

Bethel, AK: convey certain property to Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. (see S. 2713), S5135 [30JY] (see H.R. 5736), H8071 [18NO]

BLM: permanently withdraw, reserve, and transfer lands used for military purposes in Alaska, Nevada, and New Mexico to the appropriate military department (see H.R. 4253), H2483 [14MR]

Coast Guard: strengthen prevention and response capabilities in the Arctic (see S. 2131), S1652 [13MR]

Coastal zones: prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast (see H.R. 5389), H7184 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide notice of certification that no further corrective action is required at sites and operable units covered by Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration agreement (see H.R. 5885), H9303 [11DE]

Dept. of Education: reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College and University adult education and literacy (see S. 1998), S821 [6FE]

Dept. of State: establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 4538), H3364 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 in Alaska 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]

Earthquakes: anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake (see S. Res. 400), S1819 [27MR]

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]

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]

Native Americans: ensure funding for certain health care services payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations (see S. 2669), S4903 [24JY]

——— modify tribal authority to issue protective orders over non-tribe members (see S. 2945), S6148 [19NO]

——— 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]

——— safeguard voting rights and provide resources and oversight necessary to ensure equal access to electoral process for Native Americans and Alaska Native voters (see S. 2399), S3294 [22MY]

Natural gas: provide for authorization of liquified natural gas terminals and related facilities necessary for the export of Alaska natural gas (see S. 2096), S1366 [6MR]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see S. 2181), S1819 [27MR] (see H.R. 5309), H7181 [31JY]

Point Spencer: retain and provide for future use of certain land, support missions and duties of the Coast Guard, and convey certain lands to Bering Straits Native Corp., and the State (see H.R. 4668), H4434 [15MY]

Postal Service: improve efficiency and competitiveness of mail service within Alaska (see H.R. 4011), H1686 [6FE]

——— modernize and improve Alaska bypass freight mail transportation (see H.R. 4174), H2256 [6MR]

Power resources: 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]

Taxation: modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 5806), H8867 [8DE]

Transportation Security Administration: exempt certain flights in Hawaii and Alaska from increased aviation security service fees (see S. 1964), S486 [27JA] (see H.R. 3934), H1431 [27JA]

Citations

Silver Star awarded to Roger D. Sparks, S4110 [26JN]

Motions

Power resources: 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]

Remarks in House

Alaska Native Allotment Act: approve certain Alaska Native veteran land allotment application and convey land associated with such application, H1676 [6FE], H2978 [7AP]

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city, H1608 [5FE]

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

Climate: impact of global warming and the Arctic Ocean oil and gas leases on Shishmaref, AK, E555 [9AP]

Denali Commission: terminate, H6029 [9JY]

Dept. of HUD: Native American Housing Block Grant program funding, H5212–H5214, H5216 [10JN]

Fairbanks, AK: anniversary of Fairbanks North Star Borough, E487 [1AP]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (H.R. 3110), H3215, H3216 [28AP]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (H.R. 3786), H5379, H5380 [17JN]

——— convey certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp. (H.R. 5167), H7948 [13NO]

Native Americans: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (S. 1474), H9294 [11DE]

——— Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs, E1649 [20NO]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 5309), H7263–H7267 [8SE]

Point Spencer: retain and provide for future use of certain land, support missions and duties of the Coast Guard, and convey certain lands to Bering Straits Native Corp., and the State (H.R. 4668), E756 [15MY]

Power resources: 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]

——— 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]

Taxation: modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 5806), H8998–H9002 [10DE], E1815, E1816, E1826 [12DE]

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]

Violence Against Women Act: repeal special rule for Alaska, H9294 [11DE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Aces (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 475), S3673 [12JN]

Alaska Special Olympics: anniversary, S2465 [29AP]

Arctic regions: implementation of national strategy for development, S2170–S2173 [7AP]

Arctic Winter Games: tribute to participants (S. Res. 387), S1663 [13MR], S1779 [26MR]

Begich, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6596–S6598 [11DE]

Civil rights: anniversary of territorial Anti-Discrimination Act, S1045 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 in Alaska, S216–S218 [9JA], S1903 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program under which veterans in Alaska may receive health care benefits at non-departmental medical facilities, S3646 [12JN]

——— success of health care programs, S3394 [4JN]

Earthquakes: anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake, S1688 [24MR]

——— anniversary of Great Alaska Earthquake (S. Res. 400), S1800–S1805 [27MR]

Fairbanks, AK: observance of Hockey Week, S220 [9JA]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (H.R. 3110), S4357 [9JY]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp. (S. 2684), S5303 [31JY]

Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute to Last Frontier and Golden Heart Chapters, S2464 [29AP]

KCAM–Radio (Glennallen, AK): anniversary, S1312 [5MR], S1515 [11MR]

Last Frontier Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S5986 [13NO]

National Police Week: observance, S2703 [6MY]

Native Americans: enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes relative to enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, improve quality of life in rural Alaska, and reduce alcohol and drug abuse (S. 1474), S6414–S6416 [9DE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (S. 2181), S1805 [27MR]

Port Lions, AK: anniversary, S4264 [8JY]

Power resources: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S1902 [1AP], S2765 [7MY]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (S. 1401), S1498, S1511 [11MR], S4742 [23JY]

——— 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]

Prince William Sound, AK: anniversary of Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S1688 [24MR]

Public lands: authorizing Federal land projects that develop natural resources for energy production, expand national park system boundaries, and establish new parks, S6522–S6527 [10DE]

Sports: tribute to Iditarod dogsled race, S1501 [11MR]

Taxation: modify and make permanent certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 5806), S6829, S6832 [15DE]

Thorn Bay, AK: tribute to Southeast Island School District for building greenhouses for students at each school, S3928 [24JN]

Violence Against Women Act: repeal special rule for Alaska, S6416 [9DE]

Reports filed

Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1474) (S. Rept. 113–260), S5779 [18SE]

Alexander Creek, AK, Recognition as a Native Village: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 113–689), H10333 [2JA]

Anchorage Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 182) (S. Rept. 113–289), S6540 [10DE]

BLM Withdrawn Military Lands Efficiency and Savings Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4253) (H. Rept. 113–671), H10317 [12DE]

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. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 641) (H. Rept. 113–493), H5723 [24JN]

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]

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]

GSA Property Conveyance to Anchorage, AK: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3786) (H. Rept. 113–407), H3142 [9AP]

Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3110) (H. Rept. 113–393), H2801 [1AP]

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]

Resolutions by organizations

Comprehensive management of Arctic Ocean to maintain its biodiversity for the food security, tribal health, and cultural identity of the present and future generations: Native Village of Shishmaref, AK, Council, E555 [9AP]

Statements

Supporting America’s Charities Act: Executive Office of the President, H9000 [10DE]

Texts of

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

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, H7819–H7841 [18SE]

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. 3110, Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act, S4357 [9JY], H3215 [28AP]

H.R. 3786, GSA conveyance of certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK, H5379 [17JN]

H.R. 4899, Lower Gasoline Prices To Fuel an America That Works Act, H5773–H5782 [26JN]

H.R. 5167, GSA conveyance of certain Federal property in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corp., H7948 [13NO]

H.R. 5309, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act, H7263–H7265 [8SE]

H.R. 5806, Supporting America’s Charities Act, H8998 [10DE]

S. 1474, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S6414–S6416 [9DE]

S. 1474, repeal Violence Against Women Act special rule for Alaska, H9294 [11DE]

S. Res. 387, tribute to Arctic Winter Games participants, S1663 [13MR]

S. Res. 400, Great Alaska Earthquake anniversary, S1831 [27MR]

S. Res. 475, tribute to Alaska Aces (hockey team), S3671 [12JN]

Tributes

Begich, Senator, S6438 [9DE], S6499 [10DE], S6598–S6601, S6671 [11DE], S6781 [12DE], S6822, S6858 [15DE], S6913, S6914, S6917 [16DE]