MURKOWSKI, LISA (a Senator from Alaska)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1802, S1807, S1817, S1820 [24MR], S1883, S1884, S1901, S1920, S1921, S1925, S1937, S1947 [25MR], S1969, S1997, S2018, S2069 [26MR]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S151 [12JA], S184 [13JA], S263, S268 [20JA], S338, S364 [21JA], S390, S398, S399, S439 [22JA], S476, S477, S478, S479, S480, S481, S482, S483, S484, S485, S486, S487 [26JA], S514, S536 [27JA]
Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1440, S1442 [11MR], S1587 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3689, S3694, S3695, S3717, S3722 [3JN], S3789, S3793, S3815, S3840 [4JN], S3866 [8JN], S3943, S3960, S3969 [9JN], S4024 [10JN], S4144, S4146 [15JN], S4263 [18JN]
Dept. of HHS: convey certain property to Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp. (S. 230), S4655, S4656 [25JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7863, S7864, S7865 [9NO], S7879 [10NO]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8169 [19NO]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5067 [14JY], S5104 [15JY]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3083 [19MY], S3311 [22MY]
Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (S. 1893), S8906, S8910 [18DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6811 [17SE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5671, S5686 [24JY], S5715, S5716, S5717, S5721, S5722 [26JY], S5931 [27JY], S6138 [29JY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2486 [28AP]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8313 [2DE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (S. 1881), S6243 [3AU]
Appointments
Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]
Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]
Conferee: H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, S7887 [10NO]
——— S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]
Articles and editorials
Lost in the Line of Duty—A State Trooper’s Story 12 Years Later, Mallory Peebles and Shawn Wilson, KTUU.com (Internet site), S4596• [24JN]
Obama Says Keystone XL Is for Exporting Oil Outside the U.S., Experts Disagree, Lauren Carroll, PolitiFact (Internet site), S229 [16JA]
Obama’s Claim That Keystone XL Crude Would Go ‘Everywhere Else’ but the U.S., Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, S229 [16JA]
Oil-Export Ban Harms National Security, Wall Street Journal, S3766 [4JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 2152), S7274 [8OC]
AID: implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally (see S. 1911), S8884 [18DE]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans (see S. 1955), S6468 [8SE]
Alcoholic beverages: reform taxation (see S. 1562), S6467 [8SE]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY]
Appropriations: provide for automatic continuing resolutions (see S. 334), S7722 [3NO]
BIA: secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime (see S. 1704), S4685 [7JY]
Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE]
Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 301), S834 [5FE]
Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]
——— establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 150), S200 [13JA]
Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]
Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]
Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]
——— improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 83), S58 [7JA]
Coast Guard: provide multiyear procurement authority for the procurement of up to six polar icebreakers to be owned and operated by the Coast Guard (see S. 1386), S3060 [19MY]
Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S420 [22JA]
Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see S. 746), S3679 [3JN]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 720), S1439 [11MR]
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 11), S11 [6JA]
Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 1438), S4649 [25JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 613), S1201 [27FE]
Dept. of Education: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1118 [25FE]
Dept. of Energy: extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs (see S. 1398), S3183 [20MY]
Dept. of HHS: ensure access to screening mammography (see S. 1926), S7724 [3NO]
——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S7546 [27OC]
——— provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological diseases (see S. 849), S8494 [8DE]
——— provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see S. 898), S2174 [14AP]
——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1299), S2794 [12MY]
Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see S. 2401), S8684 [15DE]
——— improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see S. 295), S927 [11FE]
——— investigate whether Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., affiliates have engaged in illegal activity pertaining to fetal tissue and defund any affiliate receiving compensation for such activities (see S. 1917), S6239 [3AU]
——— provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by departmental attorneys (see S. 618), S1217 [2MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see S. 286), S589 [28JA]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC]
Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 762), S1585 [17MR]
——— extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 650), S1587 [17MR]
——— improve highway safety (see S. 1433), S3238 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S5171 [16JY]
——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA]
——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S5171 [16JY]
——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S7594 [28OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7816 [5NO]
Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7595 [28OC]
Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S653 [29JA]
Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 233), S420 [22JA]
EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 24), S7491 [26OC]
——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 23), S7491 [26OC]
——— fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see S. 1324), S3061 [19MY]
——— improve establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards (see S. 751), S1585 [17MR]
Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S1118 [25FE]
FAA: amend the Pilot’s Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to other issued certificates, and revise the third class medical certification regulations (see S. 571), S1202 [27FE]
FDA: establish certain requirements relative to labeling of pollock and golden king crab as being from Alaska (see S. 2095), S7005 [29SE]
Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 168), S201 [13JA]
——— repeal or revise one or more existing regulations before issuing a new regulation (see S. 1944), S6468 [8SE]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 283), S7272 [8OC]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S2273 [20AP]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC]
Flowers: express that domestically grown flowers support farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the U.S. and enhance the ability of people to honor their mothers on Mother’s Day (see S. Res. 166), S2599 [4MY]
Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]
France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]
——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]
FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see S. 264), S541 [27JA]
Griest, Kristen: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Haver, Shaye: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S8080 [18NO]
Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 733), S1495 [12MR]
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 209), S773 [4FE]
Information technology: accelerate adoption of smart building technologies in the private sector and key Federal agencies (see S. 1046), S4203 [16JN]
Insurance: provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see S. 1697), S8603 [10DE]
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 1886), S6468 [8SE]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see S. Res. 148), S4688 [7JY]
——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 269), S591 [28JA]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1661 [19MR]
——— require report on military dimensions of nuclear program and prohibit sanctions relief until Iran has verifiably ended all military dimensions of its nuclear program (see S. 2429), S8883 [18DE]
Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7722 [3NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]
Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]
Medicaid: provide a standard definition of therapeutic foster care services (see S. 429), S4545 [23JN]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1781 [24MR]
——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S1201 [27FE]
——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see S. 768), S1628 [18MR] (see S. 984), S2244 [16AP]
——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S4346 [22JN]
——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1509), S3776 [4JN]
——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S541 [27JA]
Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S6811 [17SE]
——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S6241 [3AU]
Mongolia: anniversary of first democratic elections (see S. Res. 189), S6075 [28JY]
Monuments and memorials: require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 228), S737 [3FE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]
National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]
National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]
National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 90), S1162 [26FE]
Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 307), S7815 [5NO]
Native Americans: enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities (see S. 1579), S4202 [16JN]
——— reauthorize program to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 1163), S2568 [30AP]
Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see S. 464), S926 [11FE]
Nepal: express condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following earthquake (see S. Res. 163), S2568 [30AP]
Netanyahu, Benjamin: welcome Israeli Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress and reaffirm unequivocal U.S. support for Israel (see S. Res. 76), S984 [12FE]
New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S2172 [14AP]
Nigeria: develop a strategy to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) (see S. 1632), S4649 [25JN]
NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6468 [8SE]
——— improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research (see S. 800), S1660 [19MR]
NOAA: develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2325), S8160 [19NO]
——— reduce incidence of sexual harassment and assault (see S. 2206), S8080 [18NO]
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S8080 [18NO]
Nuclear Waste Administration: establish (see S. 854), S1781 [24MR]
Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S348 [21JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 12), S11 [6JA]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE]
——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S11 [6JA]
——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S4250 [17JN]
——— repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE]
——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S737 [3FE]
——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE]
——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S347 [21JA]
Petroleum: repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1372), S3059 [19MY]
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 (see S. 822), S1660 [19MR]
Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S2473 [28AP]
Puerto Rico: provide assistance and support through tax relief and financial and pension reforms (see S. 2381), S8547 [9DE]
Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S7103 [1OC]
Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]
Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 856), S1781 [24MR]
Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]
Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S4202 [16JN]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN]
Sports: tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]
Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see S. 210), S5170 [16JY]
——— exclude from gross income payments under the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and certain amounts received under the Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program (see S. 536), S1074 [24FE]
——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see S. 637), S2301 [21AP]
——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1656), S4601 [24JN]
——— improve certain education savings plans (see S. 335), S2473 [28AP]
——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 431), S900 [10FE]
——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 330), S5211 [21JY]
——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see S. 375), S772 [4FE]
——— reduce the rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (see S. 1444), S4203 [16JN]
——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 860), S1891 [25MR]
——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 149), S200 [13JA]
Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]
Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2731 [7MY]
Transportation Security Administration: exempt certain flights in Hawaii and Alaska from increased aviation security service fees (see S. 712), S1438 [11MR]
Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 271), S4686 [7JY]
Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S6534 [9SE]
Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S.J. Res. 22), S6809 [17SE]
——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S2652 [5MY]
Women: provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8160 [19NO]
——— support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]
World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S7047 [30SE]
——— award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alaska: authorize Native regional and village corporations to establish energy assistance programs (see S. 1235), S2688 [6MY]
——— convey certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council and the Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. (see S. 2421), S8794 [17DE]
——— exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (see S. 631), S1246 [3MR]
——— provide for the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf region and make certain modifications to the North Slope Science Initiative (see S. 1278), S2759 [11MY]
——— reinstate certain mining claims (see S. 1395), S3183 [20MY]
——— retain and provide for future use of certain land on Point Spencer, support missions and duties of the Coast Guard, and convey certain Point Spencer lands to Bering Straits Native Corp., and the State (see S. 1316), S2849 [13MY]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (see S. 872), S2040 [26MR]
Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see S. 2017), S6533 [9SE]
BLM: 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]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 39), S466 [26JA]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 147), S151 [12JA]
Corps of Engineers: provide loans to enable eligible entities to purchase credits from mitigation banks or in-lieu fee programs or acquire interests in certain mitigation project-related real property (see S. 1700), S4648 [25JN]
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation: modify accreditation standards to prevent the standards from negatively impacting Alaska Native and American Indian teacher candidates (see S. Res. 301), S7675 [30OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from Coastal Plain in Alaska (see S. 494), S982 [12FE]
——— develop an implementation strategy to promote development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities (see S. 1227), S2688 [6MY]
——— establish an e-prize competition pilot program to provide financial awards to entities that develop and demonstrate technology that reduces the cost of electricity or space heat in high-cost regions (see S. 1346), S2933 [14MY]
——— improve loan guarantee program for innovative technologies (see S. 1223), S2688 [6MY]
——— submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions with National Laboratories (see S. 1229), S2688 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2060), S6809 [17SE]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
——— reform administration of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2011), S6532 [9SE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1645), S4544 [23JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 1358), S2933 [14MY]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: reverse designation of certain communities in Alaska as nonrural (see S. 1154), S2567 [30AP]
Electric power: provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (see S. 1219), S2688 [6MY]
EPA: modify provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relative to discharges of dredged or fill material into navigable waters at specified disposal sites (see S. 1701), S4648 [25JN]
FAA: clarify whether an unmanned aircraft conducting aeronautical research flights qualifies for public aircraft status (see S. 387), S832 [5FE]
FERC: authorize expansion of an existing hydroelectric project in Alaska (see S. 1583), S4202 [16JN]
——— issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in Alaska (see S. 1585), S4202 [16JN] (see S. 2046), S6809 [17SE]
——— modify certain requirements relative to trial-type hearings for certain license applications (see S. 1236), S2688 [6MY]
——— provide reports on electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address procurement of electric capacity resources (see S. 1222), S2688 [6MY]
——— require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (see S. 1221), S2688 [6MY]
Fish and fishing: reduce risks associated with genetically altered salmon (see S. 738), S1495 [12MR]
——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S2850 [13MY]
Forest Service: resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program (see S. 644), S1246 [3MR]
Glennallen, AK: convey reversionary interests of the U.S. in and to certain non-Federal land to Alaska Bible College (see S. 2018), S6533 [9SE]
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]
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: designate wilderness as Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area (see S. 873), S2040 [26MR]
Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 1849), S5526 [23JY]
Mining and mineral resources: promote domestic production of critical minerals and materials (see S. 883), S2041 [26MR]
Monuments and memorials: 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]
Mount Denali: designate (see S. 319), S653 [29JA]
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: facilitate ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources (see S. 1443), S3238 [21MY]
Natural Gas Act: modify a provision relating to civil penalties (see S. 1216), S2688 [6MY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: correct inconsistencies in definitions relative to Native Americans (see S. 2114), S7102 [1OC]
Power resources: establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, establish a FERC Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and modify terms of Federal rights-of-way for electric transmission systems (see S. 1217), S2688 [6MY]
——— improve distribution of energy in the U.S. (see S. 1220), S2688 [6MY]
——— 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]
——— modernize U.S. energy policy (see S. 2012), S6532 [9SE]
——— provide for the development of methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy (see S. 1215), S2688 [6MY]
——— reconcile differing Federal approaches to condensate (see S. 1224), S2688 [6MY]
Ships and vessels: remove limitation on a prohibition relative to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels (see S. 371), S772 [4FE]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S833 [5FE] (see S. 556), S1117 [25FE]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: require congressional notification for certain operations and determine options available for the continued operation (see S. 1231), S2688 [6MY]
Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (see S. 2360), S8438 [7DE]
U.S. Geological Survey: establish National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (see S. 2056), S6809 [17SE]
Women: provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see S. 1590), S4249 [17JN]
Cloture motions
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S407 [22JA], S454, S455 [26JA], S626 [29JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S85 [8JA], S145 [12JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1151 [26FE], S1190 [27FE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY]
——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]
Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform (S. 534), motion to proceed, S1152 [26FE], S1192 [27FE]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S7585 [28OC], S7668 [30OC]
Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2295 [21AP], S2371 [23AP]
Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3340 [31MY], S3427 [2JN]
——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]
Cost Estimates
Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012): CBO, S8236 [1DE]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S. 720): CBO, S8236 [1DE]
Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act (S. 2011): CBO, S8236 [1DE]
Creeds
Alaska State Trooper Creed: Division of Alaska State Troopers, S2916 [14MY]
Discharge petitions signed
EPA: disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23), S7965 [16NO]
Lists
Foreign Service nominations, S7955 [10NO]
Motions
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S265, S266 [20JA], S393, S394 [22JA]
Privilege of the floor
Ackerman, Grant, S4656 [25JN]
Adams, Cassandra, S5087 [14JY]
Benson, Denae, S4656 [25JN]
Blust, Max, S5087 [14JY]
Bowers, Kaitlin, S5087 [14JY]
Boyer, Tasha, S4656 [25JN]
Cahill, Cathy, S131 [9JA]
Chong, Kellie, S5087 [14JY]
Clingenpeel, Cale, S1311 [4MR]
Colligan, Kelsey, S4656 [25JN]
Dahlgren, Justin, S4656 [25JN]
Dietderich, Anna, S4656 [25JN]
Dolan, Kayla, S609 [28JA]
Dreydoppel, Jenna, S4656 [25JN]
Escalante, Christian, S5087 [14JY]
Landis, Claire, S4656 [25JN]
Lekanof, Anthony, S4656 [25JN]
Logan, Tavish, S4656 [25JN]
MacNaughton, Jasper, S3844 [4JN], S4656 [25JN]
Murphy, Steven, S5087 [14JY]
O’Brien, Holly, S3844 [4JN], S4656 [25JN]
Peirovi, Samin, S445 [22JA]
Ranniger, Gwen, S5087 [14JY]
Sheldon, Taylor, S5087 [14JY]
Treadwell, William, S445 [22JA]
Walters, Malia, S5087 [14JY]
Wong, Alexander, S5087 [14JY]
Remarks
Alaska: exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (S. 631), S1252 [3MR]
——— impact of the drop in oil prices on the State and local economy, S226 [16JA]
——— reinstate certain mining claims (S. 1395), S3185 [20MY]
——— tribute to firefighters and local and State response to wildfires, S4629 [25JN]
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (S. 872), S2049 [26MR]
Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (S. 2017), S6536 [9SE]
Anchorage, AK: tribute to Anchorage Fire Dept. Honor Guard, S7064 [1OC]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8720, S8723 [16DE], S8757 [17DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: proposal to preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, S456–S458 [26JA], S558–S560 [28JA]
Arctic regions: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the construction of arctic polar icebreakers, S1884 [25MR]
——— implementation of national strategy for development, S1289 [4MR]
Arizona: investment allocation and distribution of revenues in permanent land endowment trust fund, S8876 [18DE]
BLM: release certain wilderness study areas for preservation as wilderness, S515 [27JA], S557, S558, S572 [28JA]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1884 [25MR], S1991 [26MR]
Carroll, Bonnie: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S8238 [1DE]
Climate: express agreement that climate change is real and is not a hoax, S271 [20JA]
——— express agreement that climate change is real and prepare to mitigate future impact on infrastructure, S571 [28JA]
——— express agreement with Dept. of State environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline that climate change is real and caused by human activities, S330, S331 [21JA], S393 [22JA]
——— express agreement with majority of worldwide scientific community that climate change is real and caused by human activities, and encourage research and development in clean fossil fuel technology, S393 [22JA]
——— express agreement with majority of worldwide scientific community that climate change is real and caused by human activities, and encourage shift away from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and sustainable energy, S393 [22JA]
——— impact of carbon emissions from oil sands on climate change, S312 [21JA]
Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S4629 [25JN], S8469 [8DE]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), S44 [7JA], S184, S189 [13JA], S226, S230 [16JA], S255, S262, S270, S271 [20JA], S311, S313, S329, S330, S331, S338 [21JA], S372, S377, S390, S393, S394, S395, S398, S403 [22JA], S450, S451, S455, S456, S458 [26JA], S503, S512, S515, S547 [27JA], S556, S558, S567, S568, S570, S571, S572, S573, S575 [28JA], S621, S622, S623, S624, S635, S636, S637, S641, S642 [29JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), motion to proceed, S124 [9JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S184 [13JA], S537 [27JA]
——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1284 [4MR]
Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, S230 [16JA]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 720), S8236 [1DE]
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation: modify accreditation standards to prevent the standards from negatively impacting Alaska Native and American Indian teacher candidates (S. Res. 301), S7676 [30OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3766 [4JN]
——— proposal to construct new petroleum reserve on the west coast, S7905 [10NO]
Dept. of Education: reform Alaska Native Education Equity program, S5055 [14JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from Coastal Plain in Alaska (S. 494), S989 [12FE]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools, S571 [28JA], S622 [29JA]
——— provide rebates for the purchase and installation of new solar energy systems, S568 [28JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (S. 272), S547 [27JA]
Dept. of Justice: promote pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence (S. 2280), S7954 [10NO]
Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Job Corps, S2351• [22AP]
Dept. of the Interior: reform administration of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 2011), S8236 [1DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, S7062–S7064 [1OC]
——— improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 1203), S7939 [10NO]
——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (S. 1358), S2936 [14MY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7955 [10NO]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8720, S8723 [16DE], S8757 [17DE]
——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7062 [1OC]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S8720, S8723 [16DE]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 235), S6429• [6AU]
District of Columbia: revise certain authorities of courts, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, and Public Defender Service (S. 1629), S6610 [10SE]
Economy: importance of job creation, S312 [21JA]
Education: reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, S5054 [14JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5054 [14JY]
——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8469 [8DE]
Endangered Species Act: place caps on attorneys fees for suits filed under such Act, S268 [20JA]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2028), motion to proceed, S7237 [8OC]
EPA: consult with Dept. of Transportation to promulgate rules to regulate transportation and storage of petroleum coke, S329 [21JA]
——— exempt electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy from emission limits, S270 [20JA]
——— impact of regulations on the use of hydropower as a renewable energy source, S4631 [25JN]
FDA: approval of genetically-engineered salmon for food, S8137 [19NO]
——— require labeling of genetically-engineered salmon, S8137 [19NO]
Federal agencies and departments: supplement Keystone XL Pipeline environmental impact statement if significant new circumstances or information relevant to environmental concerns occurs, S635 [29JA]
FERC: authorize expansion of an existing hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 1583), S4204 [16JN]
——— issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 1585), S4205 [16JN]
Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S2916 [14MY]
Glennallen, AK: convey reversionary interests of the U.S. in and to certain non-Federal land to Alaska Bible College (S. 2018), S6537 [9SE]
Iran: disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6593 [10SE]
——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2507, S2509 [29AP], S6595 [10SE]
——— require Dept. of Energy to report on Iranian crude oil and condensate exports and then lift de facto ban on U.S. crude oil and condensate exports relative to a nuclear agreement with Iran, S2507, S2509 [29AP]
IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2916 [14MY]
Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (S. Res. 302), S7955 [10NO]
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: designate wilderness as Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area (S. 873), S2049 [26MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S622, S623 [29JA]
——— reform, S8526 [9DE]
Medicare: extend the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (S. 1461), S6610 [10SE]
Mount Denali: designate (S. 319), S657 [29JA]
National Police Week: observance, S2915 [14MY]
Native Americans: prohibit Keystone XL Pipeline construction from impacting any trust obligation or treaty requirement, S624 [29JA]
——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program, S5055 [14JY]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize, S8526 [9DE]
North Dakota State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 41), S488 [26JA]
Obama, President: evaluation of energy policies, S8138 [19NO]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for States’ revenue sharing from oil and gas leasing program reforms and wind energy production facilities, S621, S622 [29JA]
Parliamentary inquiry, S265 [20JA], S458 [26JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6593 [10SE]
——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5917 [27JY]
——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2507, S2509 [29AP], S6595 [10SE]
——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S8333 [3DE]
——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8333 [3DE]
Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices relative to construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, S313 [21JA]
——— remove restrictions on the export of crude oil from the U.S., S2916–S2918 [14MY], S3766 [4JN], S8757 [17DE]
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: ensure adequate inspection and availability of resources to maintain safety of pipelines in the Great Lakes, S567 [28JA]
Pipelines: delay construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline until potential negative impacts have been determined, S636 [29JA]
——— provide communities that rely on drinking water from a source that may be affected by a tar sands spill with analysis of potential risks to public health and the environment from a leak or rupture of the pipeline, S567 [28JA]
——— require all forms of unrefined and unprocessed petroleum be subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund nominal per-barrel excise tax, S395 [22JA]
——— require all iron, steel, or manufactured goods used in the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and facilities be produced in the U.S., S231 [16JA], S262 [20JA]
Political campaigns: require campaign finance disclosures for certain individuals benefiting from tar sands development, S570 [28JA]
Power resources: importance of energy innovation, S8139 [19NO]
——— modernize U.S. energy policy (S. 2012), S8139 [19NO], S8236 [1DE]
——— prohibit export of crude oil, bitumen, or refined petroleum products transported into the U.S. by the Keystone XL Pipeline, S228 [16JA]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S7955 [10NO]
Public lands: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow sale, transfer, or exchange of certain Federal land to State or local governments, S1884 [25MR], S1991 [26MR]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard, S624 [29JA]
Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S5917 [27JY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to clarify definition of ‘‘underground injection’’ relative to natural gas for purposes of storage, S573 [28JA]
Seattle Seahawks (football team): tribute, S373 [22JA]
Senate: legislative program, S488 [26JA], S547 [27JA], S6611 [10SE], S7955, S7956 [10NO]
Space policy: facilitate pro-growth environment for developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions (H.R. 2262), S7954 [10NO]
Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S837 [5FE]
——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 556), S8525 [9DE]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: preserve as a national security asset, S5201 [21JY], S5917–S5919 [27JY]
——— proposed sale of petroleum, S7905 [10NO]
Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S395 [22JA], S637 [29JA]
——— ensure that all forms of bitumen or synthetic crude oil from bitumen are subject to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund per-barrel excise tax, S394 [22JA]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8720, S8723 [16DE]
Territories: improve administration of programs in the insular areas (S. 2360), S8439 [7DE]
TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: preserve existing Keystone XL Pipeline permits and the authority of agencies issuing permits to modify the permits if necessary, S636 [29JA]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S2916 [14MY]
Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7737 [4NO]
——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (S. 1140), S4629 [25JN], S7737 [4NO]
Reports filed
Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. Rept. 114–6), S1891 [25MR]
Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1324) (S. Rept. 114–194), S8725 [16DE]
Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 114–183), S8724 [16DE]
Bureau of Reclamation Authorization of Use of Active Capacity of Colorado River Storage Project Fontenelle Reservoir in Wyoming: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1305) (S. Rept. 114–135), S6532 [9SE]
Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 593) (S. Rept. 114–128), S6532 [9SE]
Cerros del Norte Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1240) (S. Rept. 114–134), S6532 [9SE]
Clarify Mapping Error To Allow the Purchase of Certain Kaibab National Forest Lands by Young Life (organization): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1592) (S. Rept. 114–186), S8724 [16DE]
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]
Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: 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]
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]
Energy Policy Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2012) (S. Rept. 114–138), S6532 [9SE]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 114–130), S6532 [9SE]
Expenditures: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. Res. 39), S466 [26JA]
FERC Expansion of Existing Hydroelectric Project in Alaska: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1583) (S. Rept. 114–185), S8724 [16DE]
FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project Involving Gibson Dam: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1104) (S. Rept. 114–133), S6532 [9SE]
FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project Involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2083) (S. Rept. 114–192), S8725 [16DE]
FERC Order Continuing a Stay of a Hydroelectric License for the Mahoney Lake Hydroelectric Project in Alaska: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2046) (S. Rept. 114–190), S8725 [16DE]
FERC Reinstatement and Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project Involving Clark Canyon Dam: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1103) (S. Rept. 114–132), S6532 [9SE]
Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 373) (S. Rept. 114–193), S8725 [16DE]
Grand Canyon Bison Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 114–184), S8724 [16DE]
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]
Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 147) (S. Rept. 114–1), S150 [12JA]
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 329) (S. Rept. 114–182), S8724 [16DE]
Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2069) (S. Rept. 114–191), S8725 [16DE]
National Park Access Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 145) (S. Rept. 114–124), S6532 [9SE]
Nomination of Cherry A. Murray To Be Dept. of Energy Office of Science Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8159 [19NO]
Nomination of John F. Kotek To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Nuclear Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8159 [19NO]
Nomination of Jonathan Elkind To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for International Affairs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S6073 [28JY]
Nomination of Suzette M. Kimball To Be U.S. Geological Survey Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8159 [19NO]
Nomination of Victoria M. Baecher Wassmer To Be Under Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8159 [19NO]
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 403) (S. Rept. 114–125), S6532 [9SE]
President Street Station Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 521) (S. Rept. 114–126), S6532 [9SE]
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]
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]
Rules
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S978 [12FE]
Tributes
Andrew, Bobby, S3181• [20MY]
Bayless, Jeff, S7064 [1OC]
Bugarin, Fernando (Fred), S418• [22JA]
Cole, Forrest, S2398• [23AP]
Cuddy, Dan, S2931• [14MY]
Fisher, Scott, S8156• [19NO]
Harter, Bob, S8155• [19NO]
Huntington, Sidney C., S2931• [14MY], S8527 [9DE]
Johnson, P. Scott, S2916 [14MY]
Moen, James A., S4596• [24JN]
Peters, Megan, S4596• [24JN]
Rich, Gabriel L., S2916 [14MY]
Wyden, Senator, S2915 [14MY]
Zielinski, Chad W., S418• [22JA]