DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR see also Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Geological Survey

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4594 [23JN], H4652, H4653 [24JN], H4731, H4732, H4733, H4734, H4735, H4736, H4737, H4738, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4743, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4748, H4752, H4753, H4754, H4755, H4757, H4758, H4759, H4760, H4775, H4776 [25JN], H4784, H4785, H4790, H4791, H4792, H4793, H4795, H4797, H4798, H4799, H4800, H4801, H4803, H4804, H4805, H4806, H4807, H4808, H4809, H4810, H4811, H4812, H4813, H4816, H4818, H4819, H4820, H4821, H4822, H4823, H4824, H4825, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4830, H4831, H4833, H4834, H4835, H4836, H4838, H4839, H4841, H4842, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847, H4848, H4850, H4851, H4852, H4853, H4854, H4855, H4864, H4865 [7JY], H4935, H4936, H4937, H4939, H4940, H4941, H4942, H4945 [8JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4614 [24JN]

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]

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]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (S. Res. 109), S3247, S3250 [21MY]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (S. 209), S7347 [20OC]

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]

Native Americans: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (S. 286), S3622 [2JN]

Articles and editorials

Where Republicans and Democrats Agree the Government Needs To Spend More, H1282 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions

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

Alabama Hills National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 496), H531 [22JA]

Alaska: convey certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council and the Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. (see S. 2421), S8794 [17DE] (see H.R. 4289), H9691 [17DE]

——— establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 339), H358 [13JA]

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

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see S. 2017), S6533 [9SE] (see H.R. 1730), H2111 [26MR]

‘‘American Civil Rights City’’: designate at least one city in the U.S. each year (see H.R. 1161), H1498 [27FE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2661), H3913 [4JN]

Animals: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 1204), S2687 [6MY] (see H.R. 152), H41 [6JA]

——— establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park (see S. 782), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1443), H1769 [18MR]

——— support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H4001 [9JN]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 331), H358 [13JA]

Arizona: convey certain land inholdings owned by the U.S. to the Tucson Unified School District and Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona (see H.R. 2009), H2464 [23AP]

Atlantic Ocean: permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1977), H2417 [22AP]

Baltimore, MD: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (see S. 610), S1201 [27FE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 521), S983 [12FE]

BIA: manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land (see S. 816), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1437), H1768 [18MR]

——— secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 1704), S4685 [7JY]

Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: designate and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (see S. 2326), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 2270), H2876 [12MY]

BLM: allow a land exchange in San Bernardino County, CA, with San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District (see H.R. 4024), H8279 [17NO]

——— designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1375), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]

——— ensure timely review of notices before appearance in the Federal Register in order to streamline energy development permitting process (see S. 113), S59 [7JA]

——— establish a program to enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas production activities (see S. 1230), S2688 [6MY]

——— establish Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Joaquin Rocks Wilderness, and designate additional components of the national wild and scenic rivers system in California (see H.R. 1838), H2305 [16AP]

——— incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands (see H.R. 1555), H1848 [23MR]

——— increase royalty rate for coal produced from surface mines on Federal land and prohibit export of coal produced on Federal land (see S. 2339), S8241 [1DE]

——— validate certain patent and associated land reconfiguration in Clark and Lincoln Counties, NV (see S. 1319), S2849 [13MY] (see H.R. 2307), H2957 [13MY]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1783), H2209 [14AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: allow proactive measures to maintain and repair dams and water infrastructure (see S. 1657), S4601 [24JN] (see H.R. 2749), H4343 [12JN]

——— authorize and implement water rights compact between Montana and the Blackfeet Indian Tribe (see S. 1125), S2473 [28AP]

——— authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (see S. 1291), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 404), H412 [16JA]

——— facilitate and streamline the process for creating or expanding surface water storage under reclamation law (see H.R. 2097), H2653 [29AP]

——— participate in design, planning and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 796), H855 [5FE]

——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (see S. 593), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1107), H1368 [26FE]

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

——— designate certain off-highway vehicle recreation areas, wilderness, wild, scenic, and recreational rivers, and protect and manage additional Federal lands (see H.R. 3668), H6787 [1OC]

——— enter into negotiations with interested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project (see H.R. 2085), H2652 [29AP]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast (see H.R. 1952), H2416 [22AP]

——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (see H.R. 1060), H1163 [25FE]

——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians (see S. 175), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 387), H405 [14JA]

California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 1971), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 3565), H6178 [18SE]

California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (see S. 414), S858 [9FE]

Carbon County, UT: convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the Scofield Project (see S. 14), S11 [6JA]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 1077), H1163 [25FE]

Chaffee County, CO: clarify effect of designating certain Federal land as a national monument (see S. 972), S2244 [16AP]

Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail: require a study on feasibility of establishing (see S. 479), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 984), H1068 [13FE]

Coal: improve coal royalties by collecting royalties based on actual market value of the coal and increasing transparency and standardizing the royalty collection process (see S. 1891), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3303), H5763 [29JY]

——— improve leasing (see S. 1340), S2933 [14MY]

——— retire coal preference right lease applications for which an affirmative commercial quantities determination has been made (see H.R. 1820), H2269 [15AP]

Colorado: 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]

——— require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest (see S. 1942), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 1554), H1848 [23MR]

Coltsville National Historical Park: facilitate addition of park administration (see H.R. 2857), H4591 [23JN]

Columbia, TN: study suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1483), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 3769), H7026 [20OC]

Compact of Free Association: provide for adequate impact aid to affected States and territories (see H.R. 854), H917 [10FE]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]

Crime: increase penalties for wildlife trafficking and allow civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution for such crimes to be transferred to wildlife conservation funds (see S. 27), S11 [6JA]

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

Delaware River: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 921), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 1772), H2209 [14AP]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of adjacent municipalities (see H.R. 3620), H6306 [28SE]

Dept. of Education: increase low-income student assistance funding for outlying areas (see H.R. 851), H916 [10FE]

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, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1645), S4544 [23JN] (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 2822), H4541 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H4591 [23JN]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs through offshore oil and gas leasing and development (see H.R. 70), H38 [6JA]

Devils Tower National Monument: designate the mountain and populated place as Devils Tower (see S. 2039), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 3527), H6075 [16SE]

District of Columbia: designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 2453), H3388 [19MY]

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

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (see S. 1894), S6136 [29JY]

East Rosebud Creek: designate segments for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1577), S4137 [15JN] (see H.R. 2787), H4382 [15JN]

Ecology and environment: carry out programs and activities for connecting children and families with the outdoors (see S. 1078), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2014), H2464 [23AP]

——— publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published (see S. 112), S59 [7JA] (see H.R. 2098), H2653 [29AP]

——— review economic cost of adding species to endangered or threatened species list (see H.R. 2134), H2767 [30AP]

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]

Education: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see S. 805), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1541), H1848 [23MR]

Endangered species: permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and threatened species (see S. 855), S1781 [24MR]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see S. 736), S1495 [12MR] (see H.R. 2352), H3251 [15MY]

——— establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 585), H660 [28JA]

——— establish objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from lists of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 2735), H4241 [11JN]

——— improve disclosure of funds expended to respond to lawsuits, dedicate employees to litigation, and cover attorneys fees (see H.R. 3162), H5402 [22JY]

——— place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act (see H.R. 2109), H2653 [29AP]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 292), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 1667), H2108 [26MR]

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]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 1284), H1611 [4MR]

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]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2189), S7413 [21OC] (see H.R. 1651), H2107 [26MR]

Finger Lakes National Heritage Area: study suitability and feasibility of designating (see S. 1824), S5210 [21JY]

Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (see H.R. 890), H981 [11FE]

——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast (see S. 1171), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2276, 2279), H2877 [12MY]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast (see H.R. 1895), H2318 [20AP]

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]

Fort Frederica National Monument: expand boundary (see S. 2024), S6605 [10SE] (see H.R. 3480), H5941 [10SE]

Fort Scott, KS: acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site (see H.R. 2333), H3211 [14MY]

Gold Butte National Conservation Area: establish and designate certain wilderness areas (see S. 199), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 856), H917 [10FE]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (see S. 365), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 743), H812 [4FE]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (see S. Res. 109), S1781 [24MR] (see H. Res. 169), H1900 [24MR]

Helium: promote a greater domestic supply, establish a Federal leasing program for public land, and secure a supply for national defense and Federal researchers (see S. 1226), S2688 [6MY]

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

History Is Learned From the Living grant program: establish to enable communities to learn about historical movements through oral histories by participants in such movements (see H.R. 3205), H5466 [23JY]

Idaho: convey land in Blaine County, ID, to Ketchum, ID, to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage (see H.R. 2816), H4491 [17JN]

——— 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]

Illinois: conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating study area as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area (see H.R. 904), H982 [11FE]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 209), S347 [21JA]

Jackson, MS: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House (see S. 2177), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 959), H1035 [12FE]

John Muir National Historic Site: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion (see S. 651), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 1289), H1611 [4MR]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see S. 1930), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 3371), H5766 [29JY]

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: designate wilderness as Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area (see S. 873), S2040 [26MR]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 1724), S4952 [9JY] (see H.R. 3382), H5767 [29JY] (see H.R. 3692), H6835 [6OC]

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]

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 890), S2041 [26MR]

——— reauthorize (see S. 338), S697 [2FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2101), S7005 [29SE] (see S. 2164), S7219 [7OC] (see S. 2165, 2169), S7272 [8OC] (see S. 2318), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 1814), H2268 [15AP] (see H.R. 4151), H8859 [1DE]

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]

Local government: require payment to counties of a portion of revenues received by the U.S. under Federal oil and gas leases (see H.R. 3357), H5765 [29JY]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]

Maude Frazier Mountain: designate (see H.R. 807), H855 [5FE]

McKinley County, NM: implement property division of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity between the Zuni Tribe and Navajo Nation (see H.R. 1028), H1113 [24FE]

Mineral Leasing Act: grant rights-of-way on Federal land (see S. 1196), S2650 [5MY]

Mining and mineral resources: authorize the collection of claim location and maintenance fees for a certain period (see H.R. 3843), H7331 [28OC]

——— ensure scientific transparency in the development of environmental regulations (see S. 1458), S3309 [22MY]

——— ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (see H.R. 1644), H2107 [26MR]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 2254), S7814 [5NO]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 963), H1066 [13FE]

——— place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 912), H1032 [12FE]

——— 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]

——— provide for the termination of certain mineral materials contracts (see S. 154), S200 [13JA]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1052), H1114 [24FE]

Montana: authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System (see S. 1552), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 3867), H7346 [29OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 232), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 488), H531 [22JA]

——— require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see H.R. 3389), H5767 [29JY]

——— require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S348 [21JA] (see H.R. 900), H981 [11FE]

——— require congressional approval, provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, and establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments (see S. 437), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 330), H358 [13JA]

Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 437), H479 [21JA]

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1690), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 2900), H4769 [25JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2661), H3913 [4JN]

National Energy Security Corridors: identify and designate for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land (see H.R. 2295), H2957 [13MY]

National forests: 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 Heritage Area Program: authorize (see H.R. 581), H660 [28JA]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]

——— establish the U.S. Civil Rights Network (see S. 2309), S8159 [19NO]

——— observe centennial through increased funding (see S. 2257), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 3556), H6177 [18SE]

——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]

——— refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 145), S150 [12JA]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 1505), H1803 [19MR]

——— provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 119), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 388), H405 [14JA]

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]

Native Americans: clarify criteria necessary for an Indian group to receive Federal acknowledgment as an Indian tribe (see H.R. 3764), H7026 [20OC]

——— empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (see H.R. 328), H358 [13JA]

——— exempt the Indian Health Service, BIA, and certain other programs for Indians from budget sequestration (see S. 1497), S3678 [3JN]

——— extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 2176), H2769 [30AP]

——— extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 35), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 286), H224 [12JA]

——— improve education (see S. 410), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1163 [25FE]

——— place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, WA, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 1632), H2033 [25MR]

——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1419), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 383), S832 [5FE] (see H.R. 812), H866 [9FE]

——— provide for the repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects (see S. 438), S900 [10FE]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 286), S589 [28JA]

——— reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 732), S1494 [12MR] (see H.R. 249), H188 [9JA] (see H.R. 407), H429 [20JA]

——— reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for certain Indian tribes (see S. 1931), S6296 [4AU]

——— take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria (see S. 1761), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 2212), H2791 [1MY]

——— take certain Federal lands located in Sonoma County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria (see H.R. 2538), H3560 [21MY]

——— take certain Federal lands located in Tuolumne County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians (see S. 1822), S5210 [21JY] (see H.R. 3079), H5236 [15JY]

——— take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians (see H.R. 1157), H1498 [27FE]

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]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 520), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 2957), H4861 [7JY]

Nevada: convey land to be held in trust for certain Indian tribes (see S. 1436), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 2733), H4241 [11JN]

——— transfer land to be held in trust for Moapa Band of Paiutes (see S. 1986), S6381 [5AU]

New Jersey: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast (see H.R. 569), H639 [27JA]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to Navajo water rights settlement (see S. 501), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 1406), H1721 [17MR]

——— take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos (see S. 986), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1880), H2307 [16AP]

Nonprofit organizations: provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 3707), H6892 [7OC]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 403), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 799), H855 [5FE]

Oklahoma: convey certain land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District (see H.R. 1219), H1565 [3MR]

Oregon: convey certain Federal land to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see S. 814), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1438), H1768 [18MR]

——— convey certain Federal land to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (see S. 815), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1436), H1768 [18MR]

——— designate certain BLM land as wilderness, authorize certain land exchanges, and convey certain BLM land to Wheeler County for economic and community development purposes (see S. 1255), S2730 [7MY]

——— provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see S. 817), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 3211), H5466 [23JY]

——— withdraw certain land in Curry and Josephine Counties from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws (see S. 346), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 682), H755 [3FE]

Oswego, NY: conduct special resource study of Fort Ontario (see H.R. 4202), H9205 [9DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales off the coast of Virginia (see H.R. 1840), H2305 [16AP]

——— conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 1330), H1613 [4MR]

——— extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 2630), H3877 [3JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions (see S. 2155), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]

——— reform administration (see S. 2011), S6532 [9SE]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 59), S58 [7JA]

Parks and recreation areas: maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see H.R. 2312), H2957 [13MY]

Payments in Lieu of Taxes program: restore mandatory funding status (see S. 517), S983 [12FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2164), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3257), H5588 [28JY]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians: authorize water rights settlement (see S. 1983), S6380 [5AU]

Petersburg National Battlefield: modify boundary (see S. 718), S1439 [11MR] (see H.R. 1621), H2033 [25MR]

Postage and stamps: provide authority to periodically increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of land for conservation of migratory birds (see H.R. 3645), H6705 [29SE]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see H.R. 866), H980 [11FE]

——— allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutions of higher education (see S. 1279), S2759 [11MY]

——— 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]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 459), H480 [21JA]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see S. 1280), S2759 [11MY]

——— issue regulations to prevent or minimize the venting or flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations (see S. 1271), S2759 [11MY]

——— 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]

——— prevent the waste of gas produced under oil and gas leases on Federal land and collect royalty on all gas production (see H.R. 3289), H5763 [29JY]

——— prohibit hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in Pacific Outer Continental Shelf region until completion of an environmental impact study (see H.R. 1951), H2416 [22AP]

——— prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see S. 1310), S2794 [12MY]

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

——— require Federal oil and gas leases to report and pay royalties on oil and gas production based on actual volume of oil and gas withdrawn under a lease (see H.R. 3140), H5330 [21JY]

——— stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see S. 2238), S7771 [4NO]

Processes: improve (see S. 1879), S6073 [28JY]

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]

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see S. 1225), S2688 [6MY] (see H.R. 3121), H5329 [21JY]

——— establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by BLM (see S. 2380), S8547 [9DE]

——— 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]

——— reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 2031), S6651 [15SE] (see H.R. 1992), H2463 [23AP]

——— sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see S. 361), S771 [4FE] (see H.R. 435), H479 [21JA]

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

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas (see S. 1240), S2730 [7MY]

Ripley, OH: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House (see S. 541), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 1033), H1113 [24FE]

Roads and highways: enhance tribal road safety (see S. 1776), S5129 [15JY]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (see S. 1329), S2850 [13MY] (see H.R. 2288), H2956 [13MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (see S. Res. 221), S4953 [9JY]

Ronald Reagan Birthplace National Historic Site: establish in Tampico, IL (see H.R. 1648), H2107 [26MR]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 630), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1208), H1565 [3MR]

San Diego, CA: conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park (see H.R. 3711), H6935 [8OC]

San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]

San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: clarify certain settlement terms (see H.R. 1296), H1612 [4MR]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2925), H4770 [25JN]

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S6380 [5AU]

Ships and vessels: promulgate regulations to allow use of hand-propelled vessels on certain waterways in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway (see H.R. 974), H1067 [13FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S833 [5FE] (see S. 556), S1117 [25FE] (see S. 659), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2406), H3386 [19MY]

States: convey to States all right, title, and interest in, and to a percentage of, the mineral royalties and other amounts required to be paid relative to public land and deposits in the State (see S. 500), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 945), H1034 [12FE]

——— enter into cooperative agreements with States to provide for State management of grazing permits and leases (see S. 937), S2173 [14AP] (see H.R. 1792), H2209 [14AP]

Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 211), S347 [21JA]

Trails: clarify status of North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park Service (see S. 1074), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 3511), H6074 [16SE]

Tucson, AZ: provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land for purposes of economic development by conveyance of Federal reversionary interest (see S. 2379), S8547 [9DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure Mexican wolf nonessential experimental population environmental impact rule has no force or effect (see H.R. 2910), H4769 [25JN]

——— prohibit listing northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 655), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 1589), H1899 [24MR]

——— reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 2281), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 884), H981 [11FE]

——— reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures (see H.R. 659), H703 [2FE]

Utah: convey certain land to Washington County and authorize the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land (see S. 1985), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 3560), H6178 [18SE]

——— withdraw BLM lands and transfer management to Dept. of the Interior and Air Force for enhanced weapons testing and pilot training, maintain public access of such lands, and provide for exchange of Federal and State lands (see S. 2383), S8602 [10DE]

Virgin Islands: establish a visa waiver program (see H.R. 2116), H2653 [29AP]

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: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see S. 1554), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 1460), H1801 [19MR]

——— 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]

——— reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (see S. 176), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 291), H356 [13JA]

——— use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects (see S. 1365), S2971 [18MY]

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]

Yakima River: authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project to improve water management in the Yakima River basin (see S. 1694), S4648 [25JN]

Cloture motions

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

Histories

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

Letters

Badger Army Ammunition Plant land transfer clarification on remediation of environmental contamination: John Conger, Dept. of Defense, S3054 [19MY]

——— Senator Baldwin, S3054 [19MY]

Devils Tower National Monument: Kelly B. Dennis, Jeanne A. Whalen, and Steve J. Stahla, S6700 [16SE]

Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine: John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, S4072 [11JN]

——— Representative Perlmutter, S4072 [11JN]

——— Senator Gardner and Representative Tipton, S4072 [11JN]

National Park Service Centennial Act: Sec. of the Interior Jewell, S7821 [5NO]

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]

Motions

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

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

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program: expand eligibility for participation, H4743 [25JN]

Aquaculture: add water hyacinth to invasive species control pilot program, H5272, H5273 [16JY]

Atlantic Ocean: funding for Atlantic lease sales from the proposed plan for offshore oil and gas development, H4843 [7JY], H4940 [8JY]

Aviation: prohibit funding for an unmanned aircraft system to perform surveying, mapping, or collecting remote sensing data, H4855, H4856 [7JY]

BIA: Bureau of Indian Education funding, H5126 [14JY]

——— Bureau of Indian Education funding through reductions in EPA administration accounts funding, H4744, H4746 [25JN], E1002 [7JY]

Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: designate and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (H.R. 2270), H2967 [14MY], H8429–H8431 [30NO]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (H.R. 2430), H3651 [2JN]

——— law enforcement activities funding, H4732, H4733 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement revision of resource management plan for forests in western Oregon, H4820 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to increase royalty rate for oil and gas production on Federal lands, H4817, H4818 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to issue grazing leases and permits to those not in compliance with certain regulations, H4816 [7JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (H.R. 404), H3586 [1JN]

——— facilitate and streamline the process for creating or expanding surface water storage under reclamation law (H.R. 2097), E619 [29AP]

——— funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development funding, H2642, H2643 [29AP]

——— update feasibility study completion requirements to align with recent memorandum of understanding with Sites Reservoir, H5274, H5275 [16JY]

——— water conservancy and delivery funding, H2643, H2644 [29AP]

——— water reclamation programs and water reuse projects for Western States and Hawaii funding, H5278, H5279 [16JY]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H148 [8JA]

——— require annual report detailing instream flow releases for Central Valley Project and California State Water Project and measured outcomes as a result of such releases, H5276 [16JY]

——— Sites Reservoir project funding, H687 [2FE]

——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (H.R. 1060), H4585 [23JN]

——— take certain land into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians (H.R. 387), H5103, H5104 [13JY]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding, H4851 [7JY]

Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail: require a study on feasibility of establishing (H.R. 984), H2487, H2488 [28AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H3302 [18MY]

Colorado: Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine, H4423 [16JN], H5341 [22JY]

——— require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest (H.R. 1554), H5997, H5998 [16SE]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H4936 [8JY]

Corps of Engineers: require issuance of permits for discharges of dredged or fill material impacting wetlands, H4855 [7JY]

Courts: 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, H7117 [22OC]

Delaware River: establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (H.R. 1772), H2886 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: ensure that Native American children do not attend school in dilapidated or deteriorating buildings, H1281–H1283 [26FE]

——— increase low-income student assistance funding for outlying areas (H.R. 851), E191 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4813, H4814 [7JY]

——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H4937, H4938 [8JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4699–H4761 [25JN], H4783–H4814, H4816–H4856 [7JY], H4875, H4888–H4900, H4935–H4946 [8JY], H4962, H4963, H4964, H4965, H4966, H4967, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4971, H4972, H4973, H4978–H4980, H5017 [9JY], H5034 [10JY], E1002 [7JY], E1014 [8JY], E1022 [9JY], E1033 [10JY], E1041 [13JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4608–H4617 [24JN]

——— prohibit California drought response or relief funding from being used in contravention of implementation of the California Water Code, H4833 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H4824 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding in contravention of Executive order relative to efforts to reduce Government greenhouse gas emissions, H4826, H4827 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to pay salaries and expenses of personnel to negotiate or conclude a settlement that includes terms requiring the defendant to donate or contribute funds, H4937 [8JY]

——— prohibit limitation of funding to implement National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4793, H4794 [7JY]

Depts. of Commerce and the Interior: collaborate with California Dept. of Water Resources to install a fish screen at the Delta Cross Channel Gates, H5273 [16JY]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 70), H3299 [18MY]

——— establish Office of Energy Employment and Training, H3299 [18MY]

District of Columbia: designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (H.R. 2453), E747 [19MY]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California, H148 [8JA], H2785 [1MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H644 [28JA]

Education: include Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions in list of institutions eligible for historic preservation training and degree programs, H8428 [30NO]

——— provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (H.R. 1541), H8428 [30NO]

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]

Endangered species: conduct study on whether the American farmer should be classified as an endangered species, H4936 [8JY]

Endangered Species Act: limit attorney fees in civil suits, H4854, H4855 [7JY]

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]

EPA: brownfields restoration funding through reductions in Office of the Sec. of the Interior funding, H4746, H4747 [25JN]

——— Drinking Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement funding, H4742 [25JN]

——— prohibit funding to regulate location of ozone air monitors within a State, H4939 [8JY]

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]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1651), E437 [26MR]

Fire prevention: prohibit transfer of funds for fire preparedness activities to Wildland Fire Management fire suppression activities, H4830, H4831 [7JY]

Florida: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast, H4841, H4842 [7JY]

Forest Service: create pilot program that executes contracts with Indian tribes to perform administrative, management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest Protection Act, H5004, H5005 [9JY], H6918 [8OC]

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

——— review management of the National Forest System and active forest management, H2667 [30AP], H9192–H9198 [9DE]

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]

——— 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]

——— reform management plan of Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands (O&C Lands), H4989, H4991 [9JY]

——— restore ability to file lawsuits against potentially illegal or improper forest management tools, H5002, H5003 [9JY]

Fort Pulaski National Monument: authorize the lease of certain lands, H4727, H4728 [25JN]

Historic Preservation Fund: funding, H4737 [25JN]

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]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: anniversary, E1599 [5NO]

Jackson, MS: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House (H.R. 959), H5994, H5995 [16SE]

John Muir National Historic Site: acquire land in Martinez, CA, for inclusion (H.R. 1289), H5996, H5997 [16SE], E1305 [17SE]

Kings Canyon National Park: anniversary, E1287 [16SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4588 [23JN], H4734 [25JN]

——— reauthorize, H4655 [25JN], H6939 [9OC], H8366, H8403 [19NO], E1298 [16SE], E1405 [1OC]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1814), H4606 [24JN], H4871 [8JY], H4970 [9JY], H6007–H6010 [16SE], H6798 [6OC], H7049 [21OC], H7260 [28OC], E986 [25JN]

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, H7112–H7115 [22OC]

——— ensure all mine explorations or mine permits require environmental impact statements, H7115, H7116 [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]

——— ensure transparency in development of environmental regulations (H.R. 1644), H4868 [8JY], H5575, H5578, H5579 [28JY], H8637 [30NO]

——— modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (H.R. 963), H7049 [21OC], E1521 [23OC]

——— 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]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit funding for Presidential designation of national monuments in certain Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada counties, H4821, H4822 [7JY]

——— require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, H5093 [13JY]

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 Security Corridors: identify and designate for the construction of natural gas pipelines on Federal land, H8844 [1DE]

National Ocean Policy: funding, E658 [5MY]

National Park Service: Centennial Challenge funding, H4739, H4740 [25JN]

——— funding, H4729, H4738 [25JN]

——— maintenance backlog funding, H4738, H4739 [25JN]

——— National Heritage Areas Corridor designation funding, H4839 [7JY]

——— proposal to consolidate administration of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial with other sites, H4728 [25JN]

National Park System: Everglades Restoration funding, H4736, H4737 [25JN]

——— funding, H4737 [25JN]

National parks and recreation areas: limit acquisition of federally protected lands as national parks, H4876 [8JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: funding, H4735, H4736 [25JN]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (H.R. 2176), E636 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding to contravene Executive order protecting Indian sacred sites, H4804 [7JY]

——— take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria (H.R. 2212), H8429 [30NO]

New Mexico: ensure continued co-development of oil, gas, and potash deposits in designated potash areas, H7117 [22OC]

——— make technical corrections to Navajo water rights settlement (S. 501), H6002 [16SE]

——— take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos (S. 986), H6820, H6821 [6OC]

NOAA: prohibit funding to implement California Central Valley Domain existing recovery plan for salmon and steelhead populations if plan fails to address predation by non-native species, H3807 [3JN]

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

——— proposal to modify disposition of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues, H3303 [18MY]

Office of Insular Affairs: funding, H4938 [8JY]

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement: regulations relative to stream buffer zone in mountaintop removal coal mining, H4792, H4793 [7JY], H5575, H5578 [28JY], H9663, H9664 [17DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 2630), H3882 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to research, investigate, or study offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, H4825, H4826 [7JY]

Port Chicago, CA: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, H5223 [15JY]

Power resources: address disparity between onshore and offshore energy policies relative to revenue sharing for States, H3301–H3304 [18MY]

——— 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]

——— notify landowners, and any adjacent landholders, when federally owned minerals beneath their land have been leased for oil and gas development, H8942, H8943 [2DE]

——— prevent the waste of gas produced under oil and gas leases on Federal land and collect royalty on all gas production (H.R. 3289), E1156 [29JY]

——— prohibit funding to issue any oil and gas lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program without a revenue sharing agreement with each affected State, H4830 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to issue new oil or gas lease or drilling permit to any person that does not follow Dept. of Commerce regulations relative to requirement of obtaining a license for exporting crude oil, H4821 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to redirect certain Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing revenues, H4823 [7JY]

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]

——— prohibit funding to contravene the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, H4805 [7JY]

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

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (H.R. 2288), H8427, H8428 [30NO], E691 [13MY]

San Gabriel National Recreation Area: establish as a unit of the National Park System in California (H.R. 3820), H7142 [23OC]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns, E970 [24JN]

Sequoia National Park: anniversary, E1287 [16SE]

Territories: insular areas territorial assistance funding, H4745, H4747 [25JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: opposition to proposal to raise Shasta Dam due to negative impact on salmon habitat, H655 [28JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, H4835, H4836 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to keep the gray wolf on the endangered species list, H4831, H4832 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to list certain freshwater mussel species as threatened or endangered, H4853, H4854 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to treat the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species, H4845, H4846 [7JY], E1022 [9JY]

——— prohibit listing northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act, H1668 [17MR]

——— reissue delisting of the gray wolf from the endangered species list, H4807, H4808 [7JY]

——— restore inclusion of the sage-grouse on the endangered species list, H4807, H4808 [7JY], H4944 [8JY]

——— reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures, H3191, H3192 [14MY]

U.S. Geological Survey: California aquifer study funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas permitting activities funding, H4732 [25JN]

Water: reauthorize EPA WaterSense program, create State and local conservation and efficiency programs, support recycling, storage, and management projects, improve water data, and provide for drought preparedness (H.R. 291), H5246 [16JY], H5580 [28JY]

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]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary, E1379 [29SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (S. 2017), S6536 [9SE]

Animals: establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park (S. 782), S2319 [22AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: proposal to preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, S456–S460 [26JA], S558–S560 [28JA]

Baltimore, MD: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 610), S1202 [27FE]

——— conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 610), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station as a unit of the National Park System (S. 521), S996 [12FE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of adding President Station as a unit of the National Park System (S. 521), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

BIA: manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land (S. 816), S1664 [19MR]

Billy Frank, Jr., Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: designate and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (H.R. 2270), S8640 [14DE]

——— designate and establish Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge (S. 2326), S8165 [19NO]

BLM: release certain wilderness study areas for preservation as wilderness, S515 [27JA], S557–S560, S572 [28JA]

——— streamline and reform drilling permit application process, S382, S394 [22JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (S. 593), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

California Coastal National Monument: expand boundary (S. 1971), S6388 [5AU]

California Desert Conservation Area: provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy (S. 414), S860 [9FE]

Coal: improve coal royalties by collecting royalties based on actual market value of the coal and increasing transparency and standardizing the royalty collection process (S. 1891), S6140 [29JY]

Colorado: Federal district court decision on environmental compliance of Dept. of the Interior permit issued to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Inc., for expansion of Colowyo mine, S3984 [10JN], S4070–S4073 [11JN]

Columbia, TN: study suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in as a unit of the National Park System (S. 1483), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

Crime: increase penalties for wildlife trafficking and allow civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution for such crimes to be transferred to wildlife conservation funds (S. 27), S14 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), S4903 [9JY], S5022 [14JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Depts. of Education and the Interior: conduct study on elementary and secondary education in rural or poverty areas of Indian country to identify Federal barriers that restrict tribes from implementing regional policies, S4814 [8JY]

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]

Devils Tower National Monument: designate the mountain and populated place as Devils Tower (S. 2039), S6700 [16SE]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California (S. 1894), S6141 [29JY]

East Rosebud Creek: designate segments for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1577), S4140 [15JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S500–S502 [27JA]

Endangered species: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to conservation agreements with relevant Western States before the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a listing determination on the greater sage-grouse, S1876 [25MR]

Endangered Species Act: place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, S268 [20JA], S320, S327 [21JA]

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]

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]

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]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (S. 365), S3299 [22MY]

Hawaii: recognize Hui Panala’au colonists who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there (S. Res. 109), S3250 [21MY], S3305 [22MY]

Idaho: anniversary of Arrowrock Dam, S7589 [28OC]

——— 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]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (S. 209), S416 [22JA], S8617 [10DE]

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: designate wilderness as Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area (S. 873), S2049 [26MR]

——— designate wilderness as Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area (S. 873), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

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

——— provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (S. 890), S7149 [6OC], S7210–S7212 [7OC]

——— reauthorize, S526, S536 [27JA], S566 [28JA], S622, S623 [29JA], S691 [2FE], S7405, S7406, S7407 [21OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 338), S702 [2FE], S707 [3FE], S817 [5FE], S7242 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 338), unanimous-consent request, S816, S817 [5FE], S7241 [8OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), S7022–S7027 [30SE], S7071–S7073 [1OC], S7156 [6OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2101), unanimous-consent request, S7042, S7043 [30SE], S7067, S7070 [1OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2165), S7281 [8OC], S7306 [19OC], S7561–S7566 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2165), unanimous-consent request, S7245 [8OC], S7561 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 2169), S7281 [8OC], S7306 [19OC]

——— reform, S8526 [9DE]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (S. 2254), S7817–S7819 [5NO]

Monuments and memorials: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to State and local approval of national monuments, S1773 [24MR], S1834, S1865 [25MR]

——— provide for State and local approval of national monuments, S402 [22JA], S570 [28JA]

National Park Service: observe centennial through increased funding (S. 2257), S7820 [5NO]

——— refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (S. 145), unanimous-consent request, S8843, S8844 [18DE]

National parks and recreation areas: acknowledge the economic benefits provided local and regional communities of preserving federally protected lands as national parks, S391 [22JA]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program, S4936 [9JY], S5055 [14JY]

——— provide for the repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian irrigation projects (S. 438), S924 [11FE]

——— provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (S. 286), S591 [28JA], S4802 [7JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize, S2756 [11MY]

——— reauthorize (S. 520), S995 [12FE]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to Navajo water rights settlement (S. 501), S3249 [21MY]

——— take parcels of Federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos (S. 986), S6906 [22SE]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (S. 403), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

Oregon: convey certain Federal land to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (S. 814), S1664 [19MR]

——— convey certain Federal land to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (S. 815), S1664 [19MR]

——— provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (S. 817), S1664 [19MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: finalize oil and gas leasing program and provide revenue sharing for States included in the Mid-Atlantic and the South Atlantic Planning Area, S377 [22JA], S522, S525 [27JA]

——— reform administration (S. 2011), S8236 [1DE]

Payments in Lieu of Taxes program: modify spending-neutral reserve fund at levels equivalent to property tax revenues lost due to the presence of Federal land, S2008 [26MR]

——— restore mandatory funding status (S. 517), S992 [12FE]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians: authorize water rights settlement (S. 1983), S6390 [5AU]

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]

——— 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]

Power resources: 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]

——— establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to promote offshore energy production, S1882 [25MR]

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

——— stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (S. 2238), S7772 [4NO]

Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to secure such access, S1484 [12MR]

——— establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow sale, transfer, or exchange of certain Federal land to State or local governments, S1884 [25MR], S1991, S1992 [26MR]

——— limit designation of new federally protected land, S267, S270 [20JA], S323 [21JA], S392 [22JA]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas (S. 1240), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

Roads and highways: enhance tribal road safety (S. 1776), S5131 [15JY]

Rockingham County, VA: remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center (S. 1329), S2851 [13MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (S. Res. 221), S4984 [9JY]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (S. 630), S1250 [3MR]

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (S. 1975), S6389 [5AU]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S837–S839, S842 [5FE], S843 [9FE], S1483 [12MR]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 556), S8525 [9DE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 659), S2756 [11MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to require examination of economic impact of critical habitat designations, S2009, S2010 [26MR]

——— impact of listing northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act, S2961 [18MY]

——— impact of listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, S2961 [18MY], S8226 [1DE]

——— reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, S402, S403 [22JA], S569 [28JA]

Washington (State): anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption, S2968 [18MY]

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

Wisconsin: transfer land from Badger Army Ammunition Plant to the Ho-Chunk Nation, S3054 [19MY]

Yosemite National Park: anniversary, S7715 [3NO]

Reports filed

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 986) (S. Rept. 114–114), S6294 [4AU]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1880) (H. Rept. 114–271), H6748 [30SE]

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1992) (H. Rept. 114–236), H5762 [29JY]

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

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 114–183), S8724 [16DE]

Bureau of Reclamation Authorization of Early Repayment of Obligations Within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 404) (H. Rept. 114–76), H2267 [15AP]

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 593) (S. Rept. 114–128), S6532 [9SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1107) (H. Rept. 114–366), H9010 [3DE]

Cerros del Norte Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1240) (S. Rept. 114–134), S6532 [9SE]

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

Consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 114–177), H4591 [23JN]

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 152) (H. Rept. 114–84), H2318 [20AP]

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2822) (H. Rept. 114–170), H4541 [18JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 114–70), S4544 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior Outer Continental Shelf Administration Reform: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2011) (S. Rept. 114–137), S6532 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior Study on Feasibility of Establishing Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 114–78), H2267 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior Taking of Certain Federal Lands Located in Lassen County, CA, Into Trust for the Benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2212) (H. Rept. 114–314), H7253 [27OC]

Dept. of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 286) (S. Rept. 114–60), S3309 [22MY]

Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 387) (H. Rept. 114–173), H4591 [23JN]

Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1554) (S. Rept. 114–195), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1942) (S. Rept. 114–189), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 114–257), H5865 [9SE]

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]

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]

Grand Canyon Bison Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 114–184), S8724 [16DE]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 209) (S. Rept. 114–149), S7046 [30SE]

James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1483) (S. Rept. 114–136), S6532 [9SE]

Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 873) (S. Rept. 114–131), S6532 [9SE]

John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1289) (H. Rept. 114–213), H5329 [21JY]

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]

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 35) (S. Rept. 114–139), S6604 [10SE]

Medgar Evers House Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 959) (H. Rept. 114–251), H5846 [8SE]

National Energy Security Corridors Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2295) (H. Rept. 114–285), H6835 [6OC]

National Park Access Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 145) (S. Rept. 114–124), S6532 [9SE]

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

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 501) (S. Rept. 114–41), S2759 [11MY]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 501) (H. Rept. 114–255), H5847 [8SE]

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 403) (S. Rept. 114–125), S6532 [9SE]

Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities (PRISM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1541) (H. Rept. 114–275), H6748 [30SE]

President Street Station Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 521) (S. Rept. 114–126), S6532 [9SE]

Remove Use Restriction on a Certain Parcel of Land in Rockingham County, VA That Was To Be Used for a Child Care Center: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2288) (H. Rept. 114–286), H6835 [6OC]

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]

Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment (SURVIVE) Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1704) (S. Rept. 114–172), S8378 [3DE]

Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 114–377), H9269 [10DE]

Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1644) (H. Rept. 114–277), H6786 [1OC]

Tell Your Story Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2270) (H. Rept. 114–335), H8238 [16NO]

Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 114–129), S6532 [9SE]

Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1694) (S. Rept. 114–187), S8724 [16DE]

Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 114–373), H9078 [8DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4739, H4759 [25JN], H4830, H4833 [7JY], H4937 [8JY]

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

Statements

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H4724–H4726 [25JN]

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

Summaries

National Park Service Centennial Act (S. 2257), S7821 [5NO]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4701–H4722 [25JN]

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

Texts of

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

H. Res. 333, consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act, H4608 [24JN]

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

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. 387, Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act, H5103 [13JY]

H.R. 404, Bureau of Reclamation early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska, H3586 [1JN]

H.R. 959, Medgar Evers House Study Act, H5994 [16SE]

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

H.R. 1289, John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act, H5996 [16SE]

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

H.R. 1541, Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities (PRISM) Act, H8428 [30NO]

H.R. 1554, Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act, H5997 [16SE]

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

H.R. 2212, take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, H8429 [30NO]

H.R. 2270, Tell Your Story Act, H8430 [30NO]

H.R. 2288, remove use restriction on a certain parcel of land that was to be used for a child care center in Rockingham County, VA, H8427 [30NO]

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

S. 199, Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act, S286–S290 [20JA]

S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S601 [28JA]

S. 293, establish a procedure for approval of certain Endangered Species Act settlements, S602 [28JA]

S. 501, New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act, S3249 [21MY], H6002 [16SE]

S. 520, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act reauthorization, S995 [12FE]

S. 521, President Street Station Study Act, S996 [12FE]

S. 610, Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act, S1203 [27FE]

S. 630, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act, S1251 [3MR]

S. 814, Oregon Coastal Land Act, S1664 [19MR]

S. 815, Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act, S1665 [19MR]

S. 816, BIA management of the Coquille Forest in accordance with laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land, S1665 [19MR]

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

S. 986, Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act, S6906 [22SE], H6820 [6OC]

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

S. 1375, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, S3064–S3067 [19MY]

S. 1436, Nevada Native Nations Land Act, S3242 [21MY]

S. 1552, Clean Water for Rural Communities Act, S4105 [11JN]

S. 1891, Coal Royalty Fairness Act, S6140 [29JY]

S. 1986, Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act, S6391 [5AU]

S. Res. 109, recognize Hui Panala’au colonists of Hawaii who occupied remote Pacific islands on behalf of the U.S. prior to, and immediately after, World War II and extend condolences to families of those who lost their lives there, S1784 [24MR], S3250 [21MY]

S. Res. 221, Rocky Mountain National Park anniversary, S4962 [9JY]