DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE see also Agriculture; Forest Service

Amendments

Food industry: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), S6853 [21SE], H6287 [28SE]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4995, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005 [9JY]

Labeling: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), S8441 [7DE]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7114, H7115, H7116, H7117, H7118 [22OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), consideration (H. Res. 481), H7050 [21OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6108 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Congress’s Catfish Trade Scam, S3019 [19MY]

U.S. Catfish Program Could Stymie Pacific Trade Pact, 10 Nations Say, S3019 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3563), H6178 [18SE]

——— authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3410), H5768 [29JY]

——— eliminate direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries (see H. Con. Res. 20), H1499 [27FE]

——— express that specialty crops are vital and propose and enact funding programs that reflect importance and support priorities of specialty crops (see H. Res. 177), H2111 [26MR]

——— increase number of acres on which producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in payment acres when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert (see H.R. 3076), H5236 [15JY]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 3564), H6178 [18SE]

——— reform sugar price support program (see S. 475), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 1714), H2110 [26MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 1800), S5170 [16JY] (see S. 2129), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 3049), H5171 [14JY]

AID: reform Food for Peace Program (see S. 525), S983 [12FE]

Alaska: reverse designation of certain communities as nonrural (see H.R. 2388), H3252 [15MY]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5466 [23JY]

Animals: issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H5330 [21JY]

——— submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 2236), H2798 [5MY]

Bienville National Forest: convey certain lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (see H.R. 3249), H5588 [28JY]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 1423), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 1865), H2306 [16AP]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 755), S1585 [17MR]

Children and youth: establish feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk students on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 1676), H2108 [26MR]

——— repeal rule and nutrition standards that impose caloric limits in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H1635 [13MR]

Christmas trees: exclude ‘‘Choose and Cut’’ Christmas tree producers from the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order (see H.R. 4205), H9205 [9DE]

Colleges and universities: provide for an equitable distribution of formula funds between land-grant colleges and universities (see H.R. 3828), H7188 [26OC]

Colorado: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties (see S. 1941), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 2223), H2792 [1MY]

——— designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 3336), H5764 [29JY]

——— designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate Tenmile Recreation Management Area and Porcupine Gulch Protection Area (see H.R. 2554), H3560 [21MY]

Crime: provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations (see S. 2157), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3669), H6787 [1OC]

Crop insurance: disclose premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries and expenses covered and underwriting gains earned by private insurance providers (see H.R. 1322), H1613 [4MR]

——— extend final planting date for grain sorghum, corn, and cotton under Federal crop insurance polices due to extreme weather conditions that have adversely affected field conditions for planting (see H.R. 1580), H1899 [24MR]

——— limit premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (see S. 345), S736 [3FE]

——— permit renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see S. 1442), S3238 [21MY]

——— prohibit paying of premium subsidies on policies based on actual market price of agricultural commodity at time of harvest (see S. 463), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 892), H981 [11FE]

——— reform program (see S. 2244), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 3973), H8151 [5NO]

——— repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (H.R. 3845) (see H.R. 3845), H7331 [28OC]

Cuba: modify prohibition on U.S. assistance and financing for agricultural exports and allow limited U.S. investment in Cuban agribusinesses (see H.R. 3687), H6835 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: achieve border security on certain Federal lands in Arizona (see S. 750), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1412), H1721 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: coordinate Federal and State permitting processes relative to construction of new surface water storage projects on Federal lands and designate Bureau of Reclamation as lead agency (see S. 1533), S3925 [9JN]

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 the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H42 [6JA]

——— allow removal of pinyon-juniper trees to conserve and restore the habitat of the greater sage grouse and mule deer (see S. 468), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 1793), H2209 [14AP]

——— authorize agreements with States and subdivisions providing for continued operation of public lands during a Government shutdown (see S. 146), S150 [12JA] (see H.R. 1836), H2305 [16AP]

——— convey certain Federal lands to Nevada in fulfillment of Nevada Statehood Enabling Act (see H.R. 1484), H1802 [19MR]

——— convey parcels of national forest or public lands to private landowners, State, county, and local governments, or Indian tribes whose lands share a boundary with such lands (see H.R. 2324), H3211 [14MY]

——— expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (see S. 160), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 373), H405 [14JA]

——— expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see S. 2286), S8020 [17NO]

——— extend authority to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (see H.R. 1991), H2463 [23AP]

——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7771 [4NO] (see H.R. 1485), H1802 [19MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]

——— promote exploration for geothermal resources (see S. 562), S1118 [25FE]

——— 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. 1036), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1997), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S420 [22JA]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]

——— require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 2401), H3309 [18MY]

——— reverse designation of certain communities in Alaska as nonrural (see S. 1154), S2567 [30AP]

——— sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 1931), H2415 [22AP]

Douglas County, NV: promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (see S. 472), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 925), H1033 [12FE]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]

Farm to School Program: reauthorize (see S. 569), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1061), H1163 [25FE]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see S. 1522), S3860 [8JN] (see S. 1591), S4249 [17JN] (see H.R. 1531), H1847 [23MR]

Fish and fishing: disapprove rule on inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes, including catfish (see S.J. Res. 27), S8438 [7DE] (see S.J. Res. 28), S8602 [10DE]

Food: clarify availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel (see H.R. 3817), H7174 [23OC]

——— decrease incidence of food waste (see H.R. 4184), H9025 [7DE]

——— establish and implement a plan to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the national school lunch program (see H.R. 2627), H3877 [3JN]

——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 3187), H5465 [23JY]

——— improve the child and adult care food program (see S. 1833), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 3886), H7623 [3NO]

——— make improvements to the food safety education program (see H.R. 3540), H6136 [17SE]

——— prohibit further reductions in sodium levels and reinstate grain-rich requirements applicable to the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 1146), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2508), H3558 [21MY]

——— prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (see H.R. 881), H981 [11FE]

——— protect against foodborne illnesses and provide enhanced notification of recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products (see S. 1332), S2850 [13MY]

Food industry: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (see H.R. 2051), H2496 [28AP]

Forest Service: amend the Forest Legacy Program to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 1582), H1899 [24MR]

——— designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary (see S. 1448), S3238 [21MY]

——— establish a forest incentives program to keep forests intact and sequester carbon on private forest land (see S. 1733), S4953 [9JY]

——— expedite management activities developed by a collaborative process on certain lands, require posting of bonds for certain legal challenges, and authorize additional funding sources for such activities (see H.R. 2644), H3878 [3JN]

——— maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see S. 1777), S5129 [15JY]

——— resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program (see S. 644), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 392), H405 [14JA]

Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 695), H755 [3FE]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2647), H3912 [4JN]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), consideration (see H. Res. 347), H4860 [7JY]

——— improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (see S. 132), S100 [8JA]

Government regulations: prohibit regulations establishing certain limits for the school lunch program (see H.R. 1504), H1803 [19MR]

——— use negotiated rulemaking to develop a rule about agriculture quarantine inspection (see H.R. 1091), H1164 [25FE]

Grain: improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations and reauthorize certain authorities relative to grain standards (see H.R. 2088), H2652 [29AP]

Grambling State University: require eligibility to receive funds as a land-grant university (see H.R. 3022), H5088 [10JY]

Great Lakes: establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention (see H.R. 3120), H5329 [21JY]

GSA: repeal requirement to sell Plum Island, NY, and allow for the transfer to another Federal agency or entity to protect environmental and recreational benefits (see S. 1675), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 1887), H2307 [16AP]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 894), H981 [11FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

——— provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 1161), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 4105), H8411 [19NO]

Horticulture: prohibit funding for grants awarded for research on the prevention of rose rosette disease (see H.R. 2943), H4771 [25JN]

Housing: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (see H.R. 3700), H6892 [7OC]

Hunger: increase support for income support and food programs to address hunger in communities (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6749 [30SE]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see S. 583), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1138), H1369 [26FE]

Insects: provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly (see H.R. 4226), H9270 [10DE]

Kisatchie National Forest: convey certain land (see S. 61), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 3127), H5329 [21JY]

Labeling: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (see H.R. 2393), H3308 [18MY]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S5526 [23JY]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), consideration (see H. Res. 303), H4000 [9JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands (see S. 390), S832 [5FE]

Law enforcement: reform oversight of law enforcement activities of the Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior and improve coordination and cooperation with local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3824), H7174 [23OC]

Los Angeles County, CA: establish St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Monument and designate Castaic Wilderness (see H.R. 3153), H5402 [22JY]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H8240 [16NO]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorize hunting under certain circumstances (see S. 90), S58 [7JA]

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 883), S2041 [26MR] (see H.R. 1937), H2415 [22AP]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), consideration (see H. Res. 481), H7026 [20OC]

National Forest Foundation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1671), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 2394), H3308 [18MY]

National forests: expand authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments (see S. 1712), S4686 [7JY] (see H.R. 1214), H1565 [3MR]

——— generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land by establishing a program for local, sustainable forest management (see H.R. 2316), H3211 [14MY]

——— restore employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 2178), H2769 [30AP]

National School Lunch Program: amend the fresh fruit and vegetable program to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables (see S. 2243), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 3532), H6135 [17SE]

——— authorize a summer electronic benefits transfer for children program and allow State flexibility in providing summer meals (see S. 1966), S6380 [5AU]

——— establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program (see S. 1539), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 2715), H4135 [10JN]

——— provide flexibility to school food authorities in establishing a price for paid school lunches (see S. 1805), S5210 [21JY]

——— repeal paid lunch equity requirements (see H.R. 3307), H5763 [29JY]

Native Americans: improve child nutrition in tribal areas (see S. 1937), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 3502), H5975 [11SE]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to develop and maintain or improve and expand before school, afterschool, and summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native students (see S. 1745), S4953 [9JY] (see H.R. 3252), H5588 [28JY]

Natural gas: authorize approval of pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land (see S. 411), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1616), H2032 [25MR]

Natural Resources Conservation Service: authorize purchase of a small parcel of property in Riverside, CA, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District (see H.R. 3281), H5762 [29JY]

Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives: establish (see H.R. 3152), H5401 [22JY]

Pest management: modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (see H.R. 3893), H7623 [3NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (see H.R. 3134), H5330 [21JY]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), call for committee and floor consideration (see H. Res. 399), H5769 [29JY]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (see H. Res. 421), H6073 [16SE]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 996), H1068 [13FE]

——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 792), H854 [5FE]

——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands unless the Federal budget is balanced (see H.R. 1445), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 1160), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2167), H2768 [30AP]

Renewable energy: promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1407), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 2663), H3913 [4JN]

Research: require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S832 [5FE] (see H.R. 746), H852 [5FE]

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]

Schools: ban meat and poultry products processed in China from school food programs (see H.R. 2152), H2768 [30AP]

——— issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (see S. 540), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 3316), H5764 [29JY]

——— require local school wellness policies to include a requirement that students receive a certain amount of school nutrition education per school year (see H.R. 3800), H7137 [22OC]

——— reverse declining milk consumption in schools (see H.R. 2407), H3386 [19MY]

Small business: improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 25), S11 [6JA]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC: increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits (see S. 1796), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 2660), H3913 [4JN]

Summer Food Service Program: improve efficiency (see S. 613), S1201 [27FE] (see H.R. 1728), H2111 [26MR]

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: change eligible foods allowed for purchase (see H.R. 2383), H3252 [15MY]

——— improve access by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 4121), H8411 [19NO]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for applicants (see S. 2420), S8794 [17DE] (see H.R. 1025), H1113 [24FE]

——— preserve access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive benefits (see H.R. 61), H38 [6JA]

——— prohibit use of benefits to purchase marijuana products (see H.R. 2331), H3211 [14MY]

——— require beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits (see S. 57), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 733), H811 [4FE]

——— require benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (see H.R. 3657), H6749 [30SE]

Taxation: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 3095), H5290 [16JY]

Trails: publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see S. 1110), S2472 [28AP] (see H.R. 845), H916 [10FE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1417), S3237 [21MY]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 1510), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2665), H3914 [4JN]

Water: reduce Federal, State, and local costs of providing high-quality drinking water to those residing in rural communities by facilitating greater use of cost-effective well water and alternative systems (see S. 1642), S4346 [22JN] (see H.R. 1160), H1498 [27FE] (see H.R. 3533), H6136 [17SE]

Wildfires: establish interagency working group to study use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting (see H.R. 2909), H4769 [25JN]

——— implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (see H.R. 3363), H5766 [29JY]

——— provide additional wildfire suppression activities and for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects (see S. 508), S983 [12FE]

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 (see H.R. 2399), H3309 [18MY]

Histories

Resilient Federal Forests Act (H.R. 2647): Title IX—Major Disaster for Wildfire on Federal Land, H4987 [9JY]

Letters

Defund Planned Parenthood Act: National Health Law Program (organization) and National Women’s Law Center, H6326 [29SE]

——— several organizations, H6163 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Catfish Inspection Program: Jim Bacchus, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, S3020 [19MY]

——— Matt Walker and Laura Abshire, National Restaurant Association, S3020 [19MY]

——— Pham Quang Vinh, Vietnamese Ambassador, S3021 [19MY]

——— several taxpayer organizations, S3020 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture expansion of authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5996 [16SE]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5996 [16SE]

Dept. of Agriculture repeal of country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken: several organizations, H4026 [10JN]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7111 [22OC]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7111 [22OC]

Messages

Forest Service Wildland Fire Management Funding Emergency Designation: President Obama, S7098 [1OC], H6785 [1OC]

Motions

Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7122 [22OC]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H6165 [18SE]

Press releases

Planned Parenthood Inspections Find Deficiencies at Clinics: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (final version), H6157 [18SE]

——— Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (original version), H6156 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: recognize waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. resources occuring in Afghan reconstruction, H1665 [17MR], H3313 [19MY], H5527 [28JY], H6839 [7OC], H6983 [20OC], H7394 [3NO]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs, H4547 [23JN]

——— reform sugar price support program (S. 475), H6087 [17SE]

California: almond industry fosetyl-aluminum levels and contribution to drought conditions, H6125 [17SE]

Colorado: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties (H.R. 2223), H6005, H6006 [16SE]

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

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 167), H4831 [7JY], H4944 [8JY], H5869 [10SE], H5984 [16SE]

——— expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, H234 [13JA]

——— expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (H.R. 373), H2485–H2487 [28AP]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws, H5252 [16JY]

——— sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction, H5219 [15JY]

Electric power: authorize voluntary vegetation management within a certain distance of the exterior boundary of the right-of-way near structures on Forest Service land, H8953 [2DE]

Fall River Mills, CA: Mayers Memorial Hospital recipient of Dept. of Agriculture rural development grant to address hospital and region’s most urgent needs, H5861 [9SE]

Farm to School Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1061), H7199, H7245 [27OC], E1547 [27OC], E1564 [29OC]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (H.R. 1531), H4782, H4783 [7JY]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, H6718 [30SE]

——— decrease incidence of food waste (H.R. 4184), H9089 [9DE]

——— prohibit implementation of certain nutrition rules on food sold at schools as fundraisers (H.R. 881), H1835 [23MR]

Food industry: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), H3929–H3931 [9JN]

——— extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), Senate amendment, H6287–H6290 [28SE]

Food Research and Action Center (organization): report on Dept. of Agriculture School Breakfast Program, H870 [10FE]

Food Stamp Act: anniversary, E1174 [29JY]

Forest Service: Forest Legacy Program funding through reductions in BLM funding, H4845 [7JY]

——— request certain stewardship contracts be modified to include fire liability provisions, H5003 [9JY]

——— wildfire suppression and prevention funding through reductions in EPA funding, H4755, H4756 [25JN]

Forests: authorize the President to declare a major disaster for wildfires on Federal lands and provide assistance for extraordinary wildfire suppression costs in excess of the 10 year average, H4987 [9JY]

——— develop and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects that include the generation of material that will be used to promote advanced wood products, H5005 [9JY]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks, H5878 [10SE]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4985–H5007 [9JY], H5520 [27JY], H5758, H5760 [29JY], H5984 [16SE], H6126–H6130 [17SE], H8228 [16NO], H9194–H9197 [9DE], H9332 [16DE], E1040 [10JY]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4879–H4887 [8JY]

——— improve timber management, H7746 [5NO]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, H5858 [9SE]

Georgia: tribute to efforts to prepare for potential outbreak of bird flu, H6232 [25SE]

Grain: improve inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations and reauthorize certain authorities relative to grain standards (H.R. 2088), H3926–H3929 [9JN]

Hunger: recognize hunger problem in U.S. and the importance of food assistance programs, H6315 [29SE]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), H5475–H5478 [27JY], E1139 [28JY], E1155 [29JY]

Labeling: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken, H9674 [17DE]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), H4013, H4016, H4017, H4032–H4039 [10JN], H4339 [12JN], E906 [16JN]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken (H.R. 2393), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4020–H4030 [10JN]

Mining and mineral resources: allow judicial review and awarding of attorney fees recoverable under the Equal Access to Justice Act in litigation cases dealing with certain mining exploration and mining permits on Federal lands, H7116, H7117 [22OC]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ to only include minerals identified by the National Research Council as strategic and critical, H7109 [22OC]

——— ensure projects to promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials will allow for process to assess how project may contribute to climate change, H7122, H7123 [22OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), H7107–H7124 [22OC], E1521 [23OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), consideration (H. Res. 481), H7047–H7050 [21OC]

——— promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (H.R. 1937), motion to recommit, H7122, H7123 [22OC]

——— require proposed strategic and critical minerals projects to meet certain domestic supply and demand milestones and notification of intent to sell such minerals outside the U.S., H7118, H7119 [22OC]

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 Farm to School Month: observance, H7245 [27OC]

National Forest Foundation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2394), H3931, H3932 [9JN], E866 [10JN]

National Forest Products Week: observance, H6984 [20OC], H7142, H7169 [23OC]

National forests: expand authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments (H.R. 1214), H5995, H5996 [16SE]

Obama, President: issuance of ‘‘Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment’’ memorandum, H7639 [4NO]

Pendleton County, WV: anniversary of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, H6311 [29SE]

Pest management: modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (H.R. 3893), H7638 [4NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, H6213 [24SE], H6728, H6729, H6734, H6738–H6742 [30SE], H8871 [2DE], H9686 [17DE], E1401 [1OC]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), H5320, H5327 [21JY], H5607, H5608 [29JY], H5969 [11SE], H6083, H6123, H6124, H6125, H6126, H6131–H6133 [17SE], H6152–H6167 [18SE], H6316 [29SE], E1327 [18SE], E1335 [22SE], E1339 [24SE], E1362 [25SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), consideration (H. Res. 421), H6096–H6109 [17SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), motion to recommit, H6165 [18SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to prohibit funding, H6781 [1OC]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (H.R. 996), E218 [13FE]

——— prohibit change in regulations relative to availability of vacant grazing allotments, H4795, H4796 [7JY]

——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands unless the Federal budget is balanced (H.R. 1445), H1727 [18MR]

Regional Conservation Partnership Program: assessment of projects, H586 [27JA]

Research: require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (H.R. 746), H759 [4FE], E170 [5FE]

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (H.R. 3820), H7142 [23OC]

Schools: reverse declining milk consumption in schools (H.R. 2407), H3648 [2JN]

StrikeForce Initiative for Rural Growth and Opportunity: tribute, H9191 [9DE]

Summer Food Service Program: importance to ensure low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session, H5530 [28JY]

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: demographics of participants, H707 [3FE]

——— funding, H228 [13JA], H1004 [12FE], H1170 [26FE], H1726 [18MR], H1864, H1865 [24MR], H2883 [13MY], H3316 [19MY], H4547 [23JN], H6310, H6315 [29SE], H8345 [18NO], E1407 [1OC]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for applicants (H.R. 1025), E239 [24FE]

——— require benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan as determined by the Dept. (H.R. 3657), H6718 [30SE]

Wildfires: implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (H.R. 3363), H6142 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: recognize waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. resources occuring in Afghan reconstruction, S3981 [10JN]

Agriculture: impact of country of origin labeling regulations on trade relations, S2324 [22AP]

——— reform sugar price support program (S. 475), S4567 [24JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Children and youth: impact of budget cuts on Federal aid programs for children, S1775–S1777 [24MR]

Commodity certificates: reauthorization, S8341 [3DE]

Crop insurance: funding, S7608, S7609 [29OC], S8341, S8363 [3DE]

——— repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance, S7634 [29OC]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S1835 [25MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (S. 982), S7634 [29OC]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S8720–S8723 [16DE]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 235), S422 [22JA], S1467 [12MR], S3450 [2JN], S6285 [4AU], S6363 [5AU], S6429–S6431 [6AU]

——— wildfire suppression and prevention operations funding, S2630 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to preserve mandatory appropriations for agricultural conservation programs, S1882 [25MR]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 232), S6325 [4AU]

Farm Service Agency: tribute to Fargo, ND, staff, S1381 [10MR]

Farm to School Program: reauthorize (S. 569), S1120 [25FE]

Federal aid programs: extend authorization of Summer Food Service Program and National School Lunch Program, S7072 [1OC]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (H.R. 1531), S6425 [5AU]

Fish and fishing: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish, S3017–S3022 [19MY], S3294 [22MY]

Food: improve the child and adult care food program (S. 1833), S7894 [10NO]

Food industry: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), S6852, S6854 [21SE]

Forest Service: designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary (S. 1448), S3243 [21MY]

Forests: improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (S. 132), S101 [8JA]

Idaho: establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (H.R. 1138), S6270, S6271 [4AU], S6646 [15SE]

Labeling: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken, S5489 [23JY]

——— repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (S. 1844), S5528 [23JY], S5900–S5903 [27JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access to public lands, S1484 [12MR]

Lillehoj, Hyun: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalist, S3773 [4JN]

Lincoln University: anniversary of receipt of land-grant status, S4294 [18JN]

Marketing grants: funding, S2595 [4MY]

Pipelines: impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel of oil transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline with fee revenues going to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, S402 [22JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding, S7011 [30SE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services, S6837 [21SE], S6869, S6876, S6888 [22SE], S6910, S6911, S6913–S6918, S6930, S6931 [24SE], S6961, S6967–S6972 [28SE], S6991 [29SE], S7020 [30SE], S8182 [30NO], S8232 [1DE], S8255–S8257, S8259, S8260, S8269 [2DE], S8329, S8330, S8343, S8371 [3DE]

——— provide for a moratorium on Federal funding relative to provision of abortion services (H.R. 3134), S6855 [21SE], S6859, S6860 [22SE]

Prieto, Jeffrey M.: nomination to be Dept. of Agriculture General Counsel, S6093 [29JY]

——— nomination to be Dept. of Agriculture General Counsel, unanimous-consent agreement, S6084 [28JY]

Public debt: reduce the national debt and eliminate waste in Government spending, S8459 [8DE]

Schools: issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities and training school food service personnel (S. 540), S1077 [24FE]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC: increase age of eligibility for children to receive benefits (S. 1796), S7894 [10NO]

Summer Food Service Program: tribute, S4131 [15JN]

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: funding, S6885 [22SE]

——— modify exception to the work requirement for applicants, S1864 [25MR]

Taxation: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (S. 440), S902 [10FE]

Wildfires: provide additional wildfire suppression activities and for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects (S. 508), S2031 [26MR]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3049) (H. Rept. 114–205), H5171 [14JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1800) (S. Rept. 114–82), S5169 [16JY]

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 750) (S. Rept. 114–150), S7101 [1OC]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act and H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 114–192), H4860 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 481) (H. Rept. 114–301), H7026 [20OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2685, Dept. of Defense Appropriations and H.R. 2393, Dept. of Agriculture Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling Requirements for Beef, Pork, and Chicken: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 114–145), H4000 [9JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 114–262), H6073 [16SE]

Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2223) (S. Rept. 114–196), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1941) (S. Rept. 114–188), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 114–258), H5865 [9SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Authority To Sell or Exchange Small Parcels of National Forest System Land To Enhance Management and Resolve Minor Encroachments: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1214) (H. Rept. 114–140), H3921 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Improvement of Inspection Services Performed at Export Elevators at Port Locations and Reauthorization of Authorities Relative to Grain Standards: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2088) (H. Rept. 114–133), H3581 [29MY]

Dept. of Agriculture Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling Requirements for Beef, Pork, and Chicken: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2393) (H. Rept. 114–131), H3581 [29MY]

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1991) (H. Rept. 114–151), H4342 [12JN]

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 373) (S. Rept. 114–193), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 114–75), H2267 [15AP]

Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1531), S6294 [4AU]

——— Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1531) (S. Rept. 114–123), S6466 [8SE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1531) (H. Rept. 114–182), H4768 [25JN]

Mandatory Price Reporting Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 2051), S6809 [17SE]

——— Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2051) (H. Rept. 114–132), H3581 [29MY]

National Forest Foundation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 114–138), H3912 [4JN]

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1937) (H. Rept. 114–253), H5846 [8SE]

Nomination of Jeffrey M. Prieto To Be Dept. of Agriculture General Counsel: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S3775 [4JN]

Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 114–185), H4768 [25JN]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 114–185), H4768 [25JN]

Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 583) (S. Rept. 114–127), S6532 [9SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1138) (H. Rept. 114–229), H5522 [27JY]

U.S. Grain Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1417), S3236 [21MY]

Statements

Repeal Country of Origin Labeling Requirements for Beef, Pork, and Chicken: Gerry Ritz, Canadian Agriculture Minister and Ed Fast, Canadian International Trade Minister, S5490 [23JY]

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act: Several Veterinary and Animal Organizations, S902 [10FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 303, consideration of H.R. 2685, Dept. of Defense appropriations and H.R. 2393, Dept. of Agriculture repeal of country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken, H4020 [10JN]

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act, H4879 [8JY]

H. Res. 421, consideration of H.R. 3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H6096 [17SE]

H. Res. 481, consideration of H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, H7047 [21OC]

H.R. 373, Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act, H2485 [28AP]

H.R. 1138, Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act, H5475–H5477 [27JY]

H.R. 1214, Dept. of Agriculture expansion of authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments, H5995 [16SE]

H.R. 1531, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, H4782 [7JY]

H.R. 1937, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act, H7113 [22OC]

H.R. 2051, Mandatory Price Reporting Act, S6853 [21SE], H3929 [9JN]

H.R. 2088, Dept. of Agriculture inspection services performed at export elevators at export port locations improvement and grain standards authorities reauthorization, H3926–H3928 [9JN]

H.R. 2223, Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act, H6005 [16SE]

H.R. 2393, Dept. of Agriculture repeal of country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken, H4032 [10JN]

H.R. 2394, National Forest Foundation Act reauthorization, H3931 [9JN]

H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act, H4995–H5002 [9JY]

H.R. 3134, Defund Planned Parenthood Act, H6152 [18SE]

S. 569, Farm to School Act, S1121 [25FE]

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

S. Res. 232, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day, S5933 [27JY]