DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3409, S3417 [1JN], S3462, S3620, S3621, S3622, S3628, S3629, S3630 [2JN], S3657, S3658, S3660, S3661, S3666, S3667, S3686, S3687, S3688, S3689, S3690, S3691, S3692, S3693, S3694, S3695, S3696, S3697, S3698, S3699, S3700, S3701, S3702, S3705, S3706, S3707, S3708, S3709, S3710, S3711, S3712, S3713, S3714, S3715, S3716, S3717, S3718, S3719, S3720, S3721, S3722, S3723, S3724, S3725, S3726, S3727 [3JN], S3739, S3740, S3755, S3756, S3757, S3758, S3784, S3785, S3786, S3787, S3788, S3789, S3791, S3792, S3793, S3794, S3795, S3796, S3797, S3798, S3799, S3800, S3801, S3802, S3803, S3804, S3805, S3806, S3807, S3808, S3809, S3810, S3811, S3812, S3813, S3814, S3815, S3816, S3817, S3818, S3819, S3820, S3821, S3822, S3823, S3824, S3825, S3826, S3827, S3828, S3829, S3830, S3831, S3832, S3839, S3840, S3841, S3842 [4JN], S3854, S3855, S3866, S3868, S3869, S3870, S3871, S3872, S3873, S3874, S3876, S3877, S3878, S3879, S3880, S3881, S3882, S3883, S3884 [8JN], S3910, S3912, S3913, S3914, S3915, S3935, S3936, S3937, S3938, S3939, S3940, S3941, S3942, S3943, S3944, S3945, S3946, S3947, S3949, S3951, S3956, S3957, S3958, S3959, S3960, S3961, S3963, S3964, S3965, S3966, S3967, S3968, S3969, S3970, S3971, S3973, S3974 [9JN], S3987, S4012, S4034, S4035, S4036, S4053, S4054, S4056, S4057 [10JN], S4075, S4083, S4089, S4110, S4111, S4112, S4113, S4114, S4115 [11JN], S4141, S4142, S4143, S4144, S4145, S4146, S4163, S4164, S4165, S4166, S4167, S4168 [15JN], S4188, S4206, S4207, S4208, S4209 [16JN], S4240, S4245, S4253 [17JN], S4263, S4264, S4265, S4266, S4268, S4269, S4270, S4328 [18JN], H2999, H3154, H3155, H3156, H3157, H3158, H3159, H3160, H3163, H3164, H3166, H3169, H3170, H3172, H3173, H3174, H3181, H3182, H3184, H3185, H3187, H3188, H3189, H3191, H3192, H3194, H3195, H3196, H3197, H3198, H3199, H3200, H3201, H3205 [14MY], H3219, H3220, H3221, H3223, H3224, H3226, H3227, H3228 [15MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 449), H6759 [1OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2475 [27AP], H2501 [28AP], H2633, H2634, H2635, H2637, H2638, H2640, H2641, H2642, H2643, H2645, H2646, H2647, H2648, H2649, H2650, H2656, H2657 [29AP], H2686, H2688, H2689, H2691, H2692, H2711, H2712, H2714, H2715, H2719, H2720, H2721, H2722, H2723, H2724, H2726, H2727, H2752, H2753, H2754, H2755, H2756, H2757, H2758, H2759, H2761, H2762, H2763, H2773, H2774 [30AP], H2776 [1MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 507), H7410 [3NO]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6951, H6952, H6953, H6954, H6955, H6956, H6957, H6958, H6959 [9OC]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), consideration (H. Res. 466), H6909 [8OC]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8894, H8919, H8923, H8924, H8925, H8926, H8927, H8928, H8929, H8930, H8931, H8932, H8934, H8935, H8936, H8937, H8938, H8940, H8942, H8943, H8953, H8954, H8956, H8957, H8959, H8960, H8961, H8963, H8964 [2DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 539), H8663 [1DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 542), H8882 [2DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4920 [9JY], H4699 [25JN], H5086 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Attorney—Landowners Still Have Options in Pipeline Dispute, S190 [13JA]

Company Wants To Expand Nuclear Waste Site in Texas, H2690 [30AP]

New Mexico Joins Race To Build Storage for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]

Oil-Export Ban Harms National Security, S3766 [4JN]

Yucca Mountain—Unsafe Site Won’t Ever Be Safe for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program: add certain medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (see S. 1449), S3238 [21MY]

——— expand to include commercial trucks and U.S. flagged vessels and return unspent funds and loan proceeds to reduce the national debt (see S. 1181), S2599 [4MY]

Air pollution: prohibit regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions (see S. 66), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 4036), H8279 [17NO]

Awards, medals, prizes: establish an e-prize competition pilot program to provide financial awards to entities that develop and demonstrate technology that reduces the cost of electricity or space heat in high-cost regions (see S. 1346), S2933 [14MY]

Budget: exempt the Dept. of Defense and other national security agencies from sequestration (see S. 2303), S8079 [18NO]

——— provide relief from reductions in discretionary spending limits imposed by sequestration (see S. 515), S983 [12FE]

Business and industry: develop a national smart manufacturing plan and provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs (see S. 1054), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 3266), H5589 [28JY]

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 1971), H2417 [22AP]

Coal: establish as lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law relative to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects (see S. 1293), S2794 [12MY]

——— repeal certain programs and establish a coal technology program (see S. 1283), S2759 [11MY]

Computers: improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 454), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 874), H980 [11FE]

Conservation of energy: conduct a study on energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental entities (see S. 1342), S2933 [14MY]

——— encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings (see H.R. 1867), H2306 [16AP]

——— establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (see S. 878), S2040 [26MR]

——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 259), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 906), H982 [11FE]

——— promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1706), S4685 [7JY] (see H.R. 1268), H1610 [4MR]

——— recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1785), H2209 [14AP]

——— review rulemaking proceedings of other Federal agencies for adverse effects on the cost, time, or difficulty of complying with energy efficiency regulations, guidelines, or standards (see S. 1047), S2352 [22AP]

——— use existing available funding to further projects that would improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions (see S. 1306), S2794 [12MY]

Conservation of natural resources: prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water (see H.R. 568), H639 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see S. 1118), S2473 [28AP] (see S. 1376), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 1735), H2152 [13AP]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (see H. Res. 255), H2875 [12MY] (see H. Res. 260), H2956 [13MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 449), H6748 [30SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 81), H6787 [1OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), return to Senate (see H. Res. 340), H4771 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 2763), H4343 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1763), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 2636), H3877 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (see H.R. 1646), H2107 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: study residual contamination of workers at certain facilities relative to Dept. of Energy processing and production of materials that emitted radiation (see H.R. 4304), H10710 [18DE]

Depts. of Energy and Agriculture: collaborate in promoting the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems (see S. 1294), S2794 [12MY]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

Developing countries: promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (see S. 2194), S7470 [22OC]

Ecology and environment: require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs (see S. 939), S2173 [14AP]

Economy: increase competitiveness of American manufacturing by reducing regulatory and other burdens, encouraging greater innovation and investment, and developing a stronger workforce (see H.R. 3682), H6792 [2OC]

Electric power: advance the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids (see S. 1201), S2687 [6MY]

——— authorize entrance into contracts to provide certain price stabilization support relative to electric generation units that use coal-based generation technology (see S. 1285), S2759 [11MY]

——— clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see S. 848), S1781 [24MR] (see H.R. 1558), H1898 [24MR]

——— develop an implementation strategy to promote development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities (see S. 1227), S2688 [6MY]

——— establish a program to make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid (see S. 1207), S2687 [6MY]

——— establish competitive grant programs to promote electricity grid modernization (see S. 1232), S2688 [6MY]

——— facilitate modernization of the electric grid (see S. 1243), S2730 [7MY]

——— provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2271), H2877 [12MY]

——— provide for modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid and carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector (see S. 1241), S2730 [7MY]

——— provide for technology demonstration program relative to modernization of the electric grid (see H.R. 4206), H9205 [9DE]

Employment: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see S. 2053), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 2923), H4770 [25JN]

——— establish comprehensive program to improve education and training to increase number of skilled workers in energy and manufacturing fields (see S. 1422), S3237 [21MY]

——— establish pilot competitive grant program for development of a skilled energy workforce (see S. 1304), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 3386), H5767 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2129, 2130), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2028), H2474 [27AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), consideration (see H. Res. 223), H2495 [28AP]

Energy Frontier Research Centers: authorize (see H.R. 1872), H2307 [16AP]

Energy Innovation Hubs: authorize (see H.R. 1870), H2307 [16AP]

Energy Productivity Innovation Challenge (EPIC): establish (see S. 893), S2041 [26MR]

EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2637), H3877 [3JN]

——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy (see S. 156), S200 [13JA] (see H.R. 4035), H8279 [17NO]

——— revise third-party certification requirements for labeling of certain electronic products under the Energy Star program (see H.R. 175), H42 [6JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (see S. 723), S1494 [12MR] (see H.R. 1630), H2033 [25MR]

Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program: establish (see S. 1275), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 2296), H2957 [13MY]

Foreign trade: enhance the energy security of U.S. allies by approving exports of natural gas to NATO countries, Japan, or any country to which exports would enhance U.S. national security (see H.R. 287), H356 [13JA]

Government regulations: establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see S. 1063), S2352 [22AP]

——— make transparent direct and indirect costs incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 1869), H2306 [16AP]

——— prohibit from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until an analysis has been completed (see S. 1029), S2300 [21AP]

——— remove authority to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans (see S. 1048), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 3072), H5236 [15JY]

Hazardous substances: enter into contracts for storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, take title to such materials, and make certain expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund (see H.R. 3643), H6704 [29SE]

Health care facilities: establish pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to reduce energy costs and increase resilience to improve security (see H.R. 3525), H6074 [16SE]

Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program: establish (see H.R. 2073), H2497 [28AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 507), H7389 [2NO]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1058), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 2220), H2792 [1MY]

——— reauthorize hydroelectric production and efficiency improvement incentives (see S. 1270), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 2724), H4136 [10JN]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 883), S2041 [26MR]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (see H.R. 4238), H9306 [11DE]

Motor vehicles: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1408), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 4106), H8411 [19NO]

National Laboratories: establish a grant program allowing provision of vouchers to small businesses to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and their economic impact (see S. 1259), S2730 [7MY]

National Science and Technology Council: establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency (see S. 1218), S2688 [6MY]

Natural gas: assess impact on the public interest prior to approval of additional permits to export natural gas (see S. 585), S1161 [26FE]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (see H.R. 89), H39 [6JA] (see H.R. 351), H404 [14JA] (see H.R. 428), H478 [21JA]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), consideration (see H. Res. 48), H581 [26JA]

——— limit authority to approve certain proposals relative to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals (see S. 1237), S2688 [6MY]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (see S. 33), S11 [6JA]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (see S. 771), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1441), H1768 [18MR]

Nonprofit organizations: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 600), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 2132), H2767 [30AP]

Nuclear energy: assess capability to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at departmental sites (see S. 1363), S2971 [18MY]

——— authorize nuclear physics program (see H.R. 1871), H2307 [16AP]

——— obtain consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear repository (see S. 1825), S5455 [22JY]

——— support fusion energy innovation (see H.R. 3440), H5787 [4AU]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 854), S1781 [24MR]

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: establish as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see H.R. 756), H853 [5FE]

Petroleum: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see H.R. 3454), H5847 [8SE]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (see H.R. 666), H754 [3FE] (see H.R. 702), H810 [4FE]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), consideration (see H. Res. 466), H6892 [7OC]

Power resources: authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from Coastal Plain in Alaska (see S. 494), S982 [12FE]

——— authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 822), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1719), H2110 [26MR]

——— collect information on critical energy supplies and establish a Working Group on Energy Markets (see S. 1420), S3237 [21MY]

——— develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 2687), H3921 [8JN]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see S. 1041), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1930), H2415 [22AP]

——— establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple power generation systems (see H.R. 2961), H4861 [7JY]

——— establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, establish a FERC Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and modify terms of Federal rights-of-way for electric transmission systems (see S. 1217), S2688 [6MY]

——— establish distributed energy loan program and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1258), S2730 [7MY]

——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1256), S2730 [7MY]

——— extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs (see S. 1398), S3183 [20MY]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (see H.R. 8), H6074 [16SE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 539), H8644 [30NO] (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

——— modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1312), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2369), H3251 [15MY]

——— modernize U.S. energy policy (see S. 2012), S6532 [9SE]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 4162), H8970 [2DE]

——— promote geothermal energy (see S. 1057), S2352 [22AP]

——— promote mapping and development of geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk exploration wells, improve technology, and demonstrate use in large scale thermal applications (see S. 1155), S2567 [30AP]

——— provide for emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions (see H.R. 3941), H8150 [5NO]

——— reconcile differing Federal approaches to condensate (see S. 1224), S2688 [6MY]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 1033), S2301 [21AP]

——— 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. 1228), S2688 [6MY]

——— require consideration of the objective of improving conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and development programs (see S. 1282), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 3392), H5767 [29JY]

Public buildings: require GSA and the Dept. of Energy to set goals for deep energy retrofits in Federal buildings (see S. 1055), S2352 [22AP]

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. 1044), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1980), H2417 [22AP]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (see H.R. 35), H37 [6JA]

Recycled materials: conduct study on technology, potential lifecycle energy savings, and economic impact of recycled carbon fiber (see S. 1432), S3238 [21MY]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see H.R. 3426), H5768 [29JY]

Research: enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions and expand knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science (see H.R. 4084), H8410 [19NO]

——— increase maximum percentage of funds available for laboratory directed research and development (see S. 830), S1708 [23MR]

Schools: coordinate provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools (see S. 523), S983 [12FE]

Science: establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (see S. 784), S1629 [18MR]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (see S. 1187), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 1158), H1498 [27FE]

——— prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (see S. 747), S1528 [16MR] (see H.R. 1398), H1721 [17MR]

——— submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions with National Laboratories (see S. 1229), S2688 [6MY]

Solar energy: provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see S. 1713), S4686 [7JY] (see H.R. 3041), H5116 [13JY]

——— study impact of solar net energy metering (see H.R. 3852), H7331 [28OC]

State Energy Program: reauthorize (see S. 703), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 3420), H5768 [29JY]

States: require State approval before exercising the power of eminent domain to acquire property for electric transmission projects in such State (see S. 485), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 3062), H5172 [14JY]

Strategic materials: issue long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan (see S. 1428), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 2544), H3560 [21MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products until certain conditions are met (see S. 82), S58 [7JA]

Strategic Transformer Reserve program: establish (see H.R. 2244), H2820 [8MY]

Technology: improve loan guarantee program for innovative technologies (see S. 1223), S2688 [6MY]

——— improve technology transfer by reducing bureaucratic barriers to industry, entrepreneurs, and small businesses and increase public-private partnerships in research and development (see S. 2287), S8020 [17NO]

——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see H.R. 3263), H5589 [28JY]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil (see S. 188), S238 [16JA]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 229), S5526 [23JY]

Water: provide for a smart water resource management pilot program (see H.R. 3143), H5330 [21JY]

Weatherization Assistance Program: reauthorize (see S. 703), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 3420), H5768 [29JY]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4016 [10JN], S4087 [11JN], S4187 [16JN], S4247 [17JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7075 [1OC], S7136 [6OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to go to conference, S4915, S4919 [9JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to proceed, S3341 [31MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7129 [6OC], S7244 [8OC]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (H.R. 1735), H6337–H6700 [29SE]

Cost Estimates

Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012): CBO, S8236 [1DE]

Explanations

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1356), H7955–H8123 [5NO]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: Representative Chabot, Committee on Small Business (House) (House), E754 [19MY]

——— Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E715 [14MY]

——— Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2948 [13MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E720 [15MY]

——— Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E720 [15MY]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H2948 [13MY]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E752 [19MY]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E715 [14MY]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E753 [19MY]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E753 [19MY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E714 [14MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E753 [19MY]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H2948 [13MY], E715 [14MY], E720 [15MY], E753, E754 [19MY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H2948 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act: Chad Holliday and Norm Augustine, American Energy Innovation Council, H3375 [19MY]

——— Josh Freed, Third Way (organization), H3375 [19MY]

——— Michael B. Rapp, American Nuclear Society, H3375 [19MY]

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4569 [23JN]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4569 [23JN]

North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H8840 [1DE]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8841 [1DE]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8840 [1DE]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8840 [1DE]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8841 [1DE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8840, H8841 [1DE]

Remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S.: Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6950 [9OC]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6950 [9OC]

Lists

Committee on Armed Services (Senate) staff members granted privilege of the floor during consideration of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S3737 [4JN]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: President Obama, H7127 [22OC]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3341 [31MY], S4016 [10JN], S4915, S4919 [9JY], S7195 [7OC], H3233 [15MY], H4814 [7JY], H6777 [1OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), S7129 [6OC], S7195 [7OC], H2781 [1MY]

Natural gas: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), H651 [28JA]

Petroleum: remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6963 [9OC]

Power resources: modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8986 [3DE]

Press releases

Reed Opposes Fundamentally Flawed NDAA: Senator Reed, S7182 [7OC]

Remarks in House

Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program: funding, H3456–H3458 [20MY]

Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy: funding, H2691, H2692 [30AP], H3326 [19MY], H3458, H3459 [20MY]

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program: funding, H2723 [30AP]

Air pollution: provide for revenue-neutral fee on carbon emissions, H8649 [1DE]

Bai, Mei: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award recipient, E1092 [21JY]

Bertozzi, Carolyn: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award recipient, E1092 [21JY]

Business and industry: energy efficiency and renewable energy, fossil energy research and development, and nuclear energy subsidies funding, H2650, H2651 [29AP]

Climate: protect through increasing renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency standards, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (H.R. 1971), H2367 [22AP], H9360 [16DE]

Climate Model Development and Validation program: prohibit funding, H2757 [30AP]

Colleges and universities: continue to encourage public-private partnerships in oil and gas exploration, production, midstream, and refining with minority-serving institutions, H6957 [9OC]

Computers: improve high-end computing research and development program (H.R. 874), H3361–H3363 [19MY]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H2724–H2726 [30AP]

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation program: funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H2714, H2715 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct study on the State and national implications of lifting the crude oil export ban with respect to consumers and the economy, H6955 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7747, H7954, H8123–H8129, H8133, H8138 [5NO], E1645 [18NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), H2855 [12MY], H2940–H2948 [13MY], H2961, H2962, H2969, H2970, H2972, H2999–H3206 [14MY], H3218, H3219–H3236, H3238 [15MY], H5158, H5159 [14JY], H5760 [29JY], E722 [15MY], E748 [19MY], E756 [20MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, H6768–H6778 [1OC], H6882 [7OC], H7039, H7040, H7079 [21OC], H9027 [8DE], E1425 [6OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (H. Res. 255), H2892–H2901 [13MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration (H. Res. 260), H2989–H2997 [14MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 449), H6752–H6761 [1OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), corrections in engrossment, H3236 [15MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), H6779 [1OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to recommit, H3233, H3234 [15MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), return to Senate (H. Res. 340), H4657 [25JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, H7096, H7098, H7100, H7129–H7135 [22OC], H7142, H7170 [23OC], H7178 [26OC], H7192, H7197, H7198, H7244 [27OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: research how small and medium unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack and develop policies and guidelines to prevent or mitigate such an attack (H.R. 1646), H4569, H4570 [23JN], E433 [26MR]

Depts. of Energy and Commerce: conduct study on feasibility of establishing an ethane storage and distribution hub, H8928 [2DE]

——— establish a youth energy enterprise competition to encourage youth to propose solutions to energy challenges and promote interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, H8961–H8963 [2DE]

Disasters: include energy storage as a form of energy to consider to enhance emergency preparedness for energy supply disruptions during natural disasters, H8924, H8925 [2DE]

Ecology and environment: environmental justice for minority and low-income populations funding, H2693 [30AP]

Electric power: facilitate modernization of the electric grid, H8928, H8929 [2DE]

——— improve emergency preparedness, resolve environmental and grid reliability conflicts, enhance infrastructure security, evaluate strategic transformer reserve feasibility, and establish security valuation procedures, H7740 [4NO]

——— provide for technology demonstration program relative to modernization of the electric grid (H.R. 4206), E1751 [9DE]

——— report on methods to increase electric grid resilience relative to all threats, including cyber attacks, vandalism, terrorism, and severe weather, H8929, H8930 [2DE]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H2721, H2722, H2759–H2761 [30AP]

——— freeze funding for any unauthorized program in related agencies, H2638–H2640 [29AP]

——— making appropriations, H2446 [23AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2623–H2651 [29AP], H2685–H2694, H2710–H2727, H2742–H2764 [30AP], H2776–H2783 [1MY], E628, E635 [30AP], E640, E642, E650 [1MY], E658 [5MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2506–H2515 [29AP]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to recommit, H2781, H2782 [1MY]

——— prohibit funding by related agencies to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H2722 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H2756 [30AP]

Energy efficiency and renewable energy: funding, H2649, H2650 [29AP], H3325 [19MY]

——— funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development funding, H2645–H2647 [29AP]

Energy Innovation Hubs: authorize, H3456 [20MY]

EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (H.R. 2637), H5576 [28JY]

Federal Flood Risk Management Standard: prohibit implementation funding, H2752, H2753 [30AP]

FERC: secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats, H8925, H8926 [2DE]

Fossil energy research and development: funding, H2686, H2687 [30AP]

——— funding through reductions in energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, H2645 [29AP]

Government regulations: prohibit funding for ceiling fan and light kit standards, H2726 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, promulgate, or enforce proposed rule relative to efficiency standards for residential natural gas furnaces, H2759 [30AP]

——— revise external power supply rule, H8938 [2DE]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2260–H2263 [15AP], H2689–H2691 [30AP], E527 [17AP], E642 [1MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 507), H7403–H7412 [3NO]

Iran: prohibit funding for Federal assistance except for agreements that include authority for the International Atomic Energy Agency to conduct anytime, anywhere inspections of civil and military sites within Iran, H2720 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for Federal assistance except for agreements that require Iran to cease the pursuit, acquisition, and development of nuclear weapons technology, H2719, H2720 [30AP]

Israel: U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation program funding, H2646 [29AP]

Light source scientific user facilities: funding, H2631 [29AP]

Massachusetts: prohibit funding for Cape Wind offshore wind energy project, H2727 [30AP]

Minorities: science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs for minorities funding, H2754 [30AP]

——— strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms, H8963 [2DE]

Motor vehicles: reduce vehicle fleets and increase use of commercial ride-sharing companies by Depts. of Agriculture, the Interior, and Energy, H7674, H7675 [4NO]

National Energy Technology Laboratory: prohibit funding to consolidate, close, or transform into a government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory, H2719 [30AP]

National Nuclear Security Administration: Atomic Energy Defense Activities funding, H2711, H2712 [30AP]

——— long-range cruise missile nuclear warhead funding, H2711 [30AP]

——— nuclear smuggling and detection funding through reductions in Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility funding, H2712–H2714 [30AP]

Natural gas: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas, H1108 [24FE]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), H511 [22JA], H644, H645–H654 [28JA], E137 [30JA], E143 [2FE]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), consideration (H. Res. 48), H611–H616 [27JA], E127 [28JA]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas (H.R. 351), motion to recommit, H652 [28JA]

——— prohibit approval of permit to export natural gas to any nation listed as a state sponsor of terrorism and require use of U.S.-flagged ships for all exports, H652 [28JA]

——— prohibit funding to apply report entitled ‘‘Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquified Natural Gas From the U.S.’’ in any public interest determination under the Natural Gas Act, H2754, H2755 [30AP]

North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: prevent from taking effect until after the Energy Information Administration analysis and publishing of report on carbon impacts, H8964 [2DE]

Nuclear energy: low-enriched uranium in naval reactors funding, H2715 [30AP]

Nuclear Energy University Program: funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2686 [30AP]

Office of Science: funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H2689 [30AP]

Office of the Inspector General: funding, H2638 [29AP]

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: annivesary, H113 [8JA]

Pellegrini, Claudio: Dept. of Energy Enrico Fermi Award recipient, E1531 [26OC]

Petroleum: conduct study on the net greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the repeal of the crude oil export ban, H6954, H6955 [9OC]

——— ensure removal of restrictions on the export of crude oil does not prevent enforcement of laws and regulations to protect human health, the environment, or public safety, H6963, H6964 [9OC]

——— prohibit export of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and petrochemical products to Iran, H6956 [9OC]

——— prohibit export of crude oil from the U.S. to state sponsors of terrorism, H6956 [9OC]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., H2119 [13AP], H5108 [13JY], H6169 [18SE], H6920 [8OC], H8842 [1DE], H8944, H8945 [2DE], H9369–H9372 [16DE], H9382–H9384, H9387, H9388, H9680, H9683, H9684, H9686 [17DE], E1704 [3DE]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), H6780 [1OC], H6823 [6OC], H6901, H6902, H6925–H6931 [8OC], H6940, H6941–H6965, H6967 [9OC], E1475 [13OC], E1498 [21OC]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), consideration (H. Res. 466), H6902–H6911 [8OC]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S. (H.R. 702), motion to recommit, H6963, H6964 [9OC]

——— report to Congress on how removing restrictions on the export of crude oil will create opportunities for veterans and women while promoting U.S. energy and national security, H6959, H6960 [9OC]

——— report to Congress on impact of removing restrictions on the export of crude oil relative to promoting U.S. energy and national security, H6958 [9OC]

——— study and report the maximum level of volatility that is consistent with the safest practicable shipment of crude oil by rail, H8959 [2DE]

Power resouces: study legal and regulatory barriers that delay, prohibit, or impede export of natural energy resources, H8956 [2DE]

Power resources: create regulatory process at Dept. of Energy, FERC, and Dept. of State to permit cross-border infrastructure projects, H8933, H8934 [2DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), H8634–H8639 [30NO], H8649, H8650, H8839–H8846 [1DE], H8866, H8894–H8965 [2DE], H8983–H8988 [3DE], E1704, E1709 [3DE], E1744 [9DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 539), H8658–H8663 [1DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 542), H8875–H8884 [2DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), corrections in engrossment, H8988 [3DE]

——— modernize energy infrastructure and energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster energy security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H8986 [3DE]

——— modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (H.R. 2369), H3238 [15MY]

——— national energy policy, H6825 [6OC]

——— submit report on energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reduction resulting from conversion of captured methane to energy, H8936 [2DE]

Public utilities: clarify that electric plants using biomass as a fuel source can be considered reliable without having to enter into supply contracts greater than one year, H8926, H8927 [2DE]

Radioactive substances: increase understanding of health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation (H.R. 35), H82, H83 [7JA]

Recycling: review and update data on reuse of used lubricating oil in order to increase collection rate and sustainable reuse, H8937, H8938 [2DE]

Renewable energy: promote research, development, and demonstration of marine hydrokinetic energy technologies and improve regulatory process for such programs, H8960 [2DE]

——— strengthen energy infrastructure resiliency and improve energy efficiency by incentivizing local renewable thermal energy and waste heat and providing assistance to establish distributed energy systems, H8941, H8942 [2DE]

Richland, WA: cleanup efforts at the former Hanford nuclear site, H6752 [1OC]

Richland, WA, Operations Office at Hanford: funding, H2632 [29AP]

Savannah River Site: anniversary of nuclear energy facility, H5809 [8SE]

Savannah River Site Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility: funding, H1040 [13FE]

Schlegel, David: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award recipient, E1092 [21JY]

Science: eliminate additional reporting requirements and restrictions on sound scientific processes to independently verify scientific results, H3454, H3455 [20MY]

——— improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, and facilitate public-private partnerships (H.R. 1158), H3373–H3377 [19MY]

Shank, Charles V.: Dept. of Energy Enrico Fermi Award recipient, E1471 [9OC]

Solar energy: study impact of solar net energy metering (H.R. 3852), H7196 [27OC]

Solar Ready Vets: tribute to program to train veterans for jobs in solar industry, H2366 [22AP]

South Carolina: enforcement of fines against the Dept. of Energy for failure to complete Savannah River Site Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication Facility by established deadline, H9313 [15DE]

State Energy Program: reauthorize, H8842 [1DE], H8939 [2DE]

Stevens Institute of Technology: tribute to solar decathlon team, E1656 [19NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: allow for sales of petroleum products to fund other priorities, H7648 [4NO]

——— proposed sale of petroleum, H8978 [3DE], E1758 [10DE]

SuperTruck II program: funding, H2648 [29AP]

Technology: ensure congressional representation on certain science advisory boards, H3451, H3452 [20MY]

——— establish minimum privacy standards for smart meters and their use in the smart grid, H8961 [2DE]

——— report on potential effects of commercial use of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration on the economy, energy infrastructure, and greenhouse gas emissions, H8927 [2DE]

——— study weaknesses in the security architecture of certain smart meters, H8964, H8965 [2DE]

Transportation: include energy transportation as a consideration in the Energy Security Valuation report, H8931, H8932 [2DE]

Water Power Program: funding, H2647, H2648 [29AP], H2752 [30AP]

Weatherization Assistance Program: reauthorize, H8842 [1DE], H8939 [2DE]

Yang, Peidong: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award recipient, E1092 [21JY]

Zhou, Jizhong: Dept. of Energy Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award recipient, E1092 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: provide for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission fees, S3445–S3447 [2JN]

Budget: deficit, S7195 [7OC]

——— exempt the Dept. of Defense and other national security agencies from sequestration (S. 2303), unanimous-consent request, S8133–S8135 [19NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8838, S8841 [18DE]

Conservation of energy: modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters, S6884 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7850 [9NO], S7869, S7876–S7878, S7883, S7908 [10NO], S8067 [18NO]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3636, S3642–S3651, S3655–S3661, S3663, S3665–S3667 [3JN], S3731, S3733–S3746, S3750–S3762, S3764–S3768, S3845–S3847 [4JN], S3850–S3855, S3885–S3887 [8JN], S3890–S3892, S3895–S3917, S3920, S3921 [9JN], S3978–S3982, S3984, S3986–S4000, S4004–S4010, S4012–S4018 [10JN], S4064, S4065, S4073–S4078, S4083–S4091, S4095–S4097 [11JN], S4122–S4125, S4128, S4131 [15JN], S4171–S4195 [16JN], S4213, S4214, S4218, S4220–S4230, S4244–S4247 [17JN], S4258–S4279, S4293, S4328 [18JN], S4620 [25JN], S4915–S4920 [9JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7089 [1OC], S7109 [5OC], S7129–S7136, S7144–S7147, S7150 [6OC], S7173–S7175, S7181–S7183, S7185–S7195, S7197–S7200, S7204, S7216 [7OC], S7233 [8OC], S7371, S7379 [21OC], S8660 [15DE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 81), S7225 [7OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to instruct conferees, S4916–S4920 [9JY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), motion to proceed, S3341 [31MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), unanimous-consent agreement, S3442 [2JN], S3745 [4JN], S4122 [15JN], S4188, S4189 [16JN], S4240 [17JN], S4621 [25JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), unanimous-consent request, S4085, S4086 [11JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), veto, S7427, S7447 [22OC], S7558 [28OC]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1118), S2478 [28AP]

Dept. of Education: establish competitive grant program for States to develop and improve educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions, S5115 [15JY]

Depts. of Energy and Agriculture: collaborate in promoting the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems (S. 1294), S2796 [12MY]

Developing countries: promote use of clean cookstoves and fuels in order to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions (S. 2194), S7472 [22OC]

Electric power: advance the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, S3663 [3JN]

——— establish competitive grant programs to promote electricity grid modernization (S. 1232), S2690 [6MY]

Elkind, Jonathan: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for International Affairs, S6355 [5AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), S7778 [5NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7204–S7206, S7208–S7210 [7OC], S7227, S7229–S7231, S7233, S7234, S7237, S7242, S7243, S7249 [8OC]

——— making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

——— making appropriations (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (S. 1058), S2354 [22AP]

Idaho Falls, ID: Idaho National Laboratory Energy Innovation Laboratory selected as Engineering News-Record (publication) Best Green Project, S855 [9FE]

Iran: require Dept. of Energy to report on Iranian crude oil and condensate exports and then lift de facto ban on U.S. crude oil and condensate exports relative to a nuclear agreement with Iran, S2507–S2509 [29AP]

Motor vehicles: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (S. 1408), S6120 [29JY]

National Nuclear Security Administration: dismantlement of old warheads funding, S3994 [10JN]

Natural gas: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas, S3660 [3JN]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, S400 [22JA], S507 [27JA], S568 [28JA]

——— provide certainty relative to timing of decisions to approve or deny applications to export natural gas (S. 33), S552 [28JA]

——— require approval or disapproval of liquified natural gas export applications upon completion of environmental review process, S3921 [9JN]

NIST: designate U.S. manufacturing universities to emphasize manufacturing in engineering programs (S. 771), S7077 [1OC]

Nonprofit organizations: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements, S6884 [22SE]

Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (S. 854), S1783 [24MR]

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: establish as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools, S514 [27JA], S571 [28JA], S622 [29JA]

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: annivesary, S1333 [9MR]

Petroleum: discourage export of crude oil if exports increase U.S. energy prices or reliance on imported oil, S3740 [4JN]

——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S506 [27JA], S2916–S2918 [14MY], S3766–S3768 [4JN], S6056 [28JY], S6678 [16SE], S6883 [22SE], S8072 [18NO], S8581 [10DE], S8659 [15DE], S8709–S8711, S8713–S8715 [16DE], S8756–S8758, S8761, S8780 [17DE], S8850 [18DE]

Pipelines: ensure compliance with U.S. regulations by TransCanada Pipelines LTD., and Canada upon construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, S312 [21JA]

——— ensure the Keystone XL Pipeline is built safely and in compliance with U.S. environmental laws, S520 [27JA], S564 [28JA]

——— require report to Congress on impact of Keystone XL Pipeline construction on landowners, S505 [27JA]

Power resources: authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from Coastal Plain in Alaska (S. 494), S989 [12FE]

——— 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. 822), S1667 [19MR]

——— modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S6884 [22SE], S7024 [30SE], S8139 [19NO], S8236 [1DE]

——— national energy policy, S232 [16JA], S488 [26JA], S848 [9FE]

——— promote geothermal energy (S. 1057), S2354 [22AP]

——— 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, S506 [27JA]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8611–S8613 [10DE]

Regalbuto, Monica C.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management, S6355 [5AU]

Renewable energy: eliminate corn ethanol mandate from the renewable fuel standard, S146 [12JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment, S1971 [26MR]

Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (S. 747), S2188 [15AP]

Solar energy: provide rebates for the purchase and installation of new solar energy systems, S518 [27JA], S568 [28JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: allow flexibility for sales of petroleum products to occur when the price of oil is high, S7636 [29OC]

——— preserve as a national security asset, S5201 [21JY], S5511 [23JY], S5917–S5919 [27JY], S6065 [28JY]

——— proposed sale of petroleum, S7905 [10NO]

U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day: designate (S. Res. 229), S5559 [23JY]

Reports filed

American Super Computing Leadership Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 874) (H. Rept. 114–122), H3386 [19MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 449) (H. Rept. 114–273), H6748 [30SE]

Consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 114–353), H8644 [30NO]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]

Consideration of H.R. 351, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 48) (H. Rept. 114–5), H581 [26JA]

Consideration of H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act and H.R. 702, Remove Restrictions on the Export of Crude Oil from the U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 466) (H. Rept. 114–290), H6892 [7OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 114–111), H2875 [12MY]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 114–112), H2956 [13MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. Rept. 114–94), H2495 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1735) (H. Rept. 114–270), H6704 [29SE]

——— Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 1735) (H. Rept. 114–102), H2798 [5MY], H2875 [12MY]

——— Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 114–49), S3058 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 114–124), H3386 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy Modification of Efficiency Standards for Grid-Enabled Water Heaters: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 906) (H. Rept. 114–142), H4000 [9JN]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2028) (H. Rept. 114–91), H2474 [27AP]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2028) (S. Rept. 114–54), S3236 [21MY]

Energy Policy Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2012) (S. Rept. 114–138), S6532 [9SE]

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1646) (H. Rept. 114–169), H4541 [18JN]

Nomination of Cherry A. Murray To Be Dept. of Energy Office of Science Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8159 [19NO]

Nomination of John F. Kotek To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8159 [19NO]

Nomination of Jonathan Elkind To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for International Affairs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S6073 [28JY]

Nomination of Monica C. Regalbuto To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S3058 [19MY]

Nomination of Victoria M. Baecher Wassmer To Be Under Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8159 [19NO]

North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 114–347), H8409 [19NO]

Remove Restrictions on the Export of Crude Oil From the U.S.: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 702) (H. Rept. 114–267), H6259 [25SE], H6786 [1OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4247 [17JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2721, H2724 [30AP]

Statements

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H2512 [29AP]

National Nuclear Security Administration Funding: Senator Alexander, Committee on Appropriations (Senate) Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S1778 [24MR]

North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act: Executive Office of the President, H8659 [1DE]

NRC Budget: Senator Alexander, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S1582 [17MR]

Tables

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2028), H2625–H2628 [29AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 81, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6779 [1OC]

H. Con. Res. 90, corrections in enrollment of S. 1356, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8133 [5NO]

H. Res. 48, consideration of H.R. 351, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act, H611 [27JA]

H. Res. 223, consideration of H.R. 2028, energy and water development appropriations, H2506 [29AP]

H. Res. 255, consideration of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H2892 [13MY]

H. Res. 260, consideration of H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H2989 [14MY]

H. Res. 340, return to Senate, H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H4657 [25JN]

H. Res. 449, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6752 [1OC]

H. Res. 466, consideration of H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act and H.R. 702, remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., H6902 [8OC]

H. Res. 507, allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation, H7403 [3NO]

H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, H8658 [1DE]

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act and conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8875 [2DE]

H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, H8894–H8919 [2DE]

H.R. 35, Low-Dose Radiation Research Act, H82 [7JA]

H.R. 351, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act, H645 [28JA]

H.R. 874, American Super Computing Leadership Act, H3361 [19MY]

H.R. 1158, Dept. of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act, H3373 [19MY]

H.R. 1646, Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act, H4569 [23JN]

H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S4358–S4521 [22JN], H2999–H3153 [14MY]

S. 747, American Innovation Act, S1531 [16MR]

S. 822, Geothermal Production Expansion Act, S1668 [19MR]

S. 1057, Geothermal Energy Opportunities (GEO) Act, S2354–S2356 [22AP]

S. 1058, Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act, S2356 [22AP]

S. 1232, Smart Grid Act, S2690 [6MY]

S. 1294, Bioenergy Act, S2796 [12MY]

S. 1356, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7747–H7954 [5NO]

S. 1763, Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act, S5063 [14JY]

S. 1825, Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act, S5456 [22JY]

S. Res. 229, U.S. Intelligence Professionals Day, S5537 [23JY]