NEVADA
Articles and editorials
Company Wants To Expand Nuclear Waste Site in Texas, H2690 [30AP]
New Mexico Joins Race To Build Storage for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]
Yucca Mountain—Unsafe Site Won’t Ever Be Safe for Nuclear Waste, H2690 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions
BLM: validate certain patent and associated land reconfiguration in Clark and Lincoln Counties, NV (see S. 1319), S2849 [13MY] (see H.R. 2307), H2957 [13MY]
Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 166), H42 [6JA]
Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 331), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 994), H1068 [13FE]
Dept. of the Interior: convey land to be held in trust for certain Indian tribes in Nevada (see S. 1436), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 2733), H4241 [11JN]
——— 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]
——— transfer land to be held in trust for Moapa Band of Paiutes in Nevada (see S. 1986), S6381 [5AU]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: convey certain Federal lands to Nevada in fulfillment of Nevada Statehood Enabling Act (see H.R. 1484), H1802 [19MR]
Douglas County, NV: promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (see S. 472), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 925), H1033 [12FE]
Gold Butte National Conservation Area: establish and designate certain wilderness areas (see S. 199), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 856), H917 [10FE]
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]
Maude Frazier Mountain: designate (see H.R. 807), H855 [5FE]
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]
Mount Reagan: designate (see H.R. 2308), H2957 [13MY]
Public lands: facilitate pinyon-juniper related projects in Lincoln County, modify boundaries of certain wilderness areas, and implement conservation plan for the Virgin River (see S. 953), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 1815), H2268 [15AP]
——— provide for withdrawal of certain Federal land in Garden Valley (see S. 196), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 857), H917 [10FE]
Roads and highways: extend Interstate Route 11 (see S. 842), S1780 [24MR] (see H.R. 1612), H2032 [25MR]
Tarkanian, Jerry: tribute (see S. Res. 78), S984 [12FE]
Taxation: repeal occupational tax on gambling on wagers authorized under State law (see H.R. 2854), H4591 [23JN]
Poems
‘‘Nevada’s Subtle Beauty,’’ Georgie C. Sicking, S4987 [13JY]
Remarks in House
Basin and Range National Monument: designation, H5034 [10JY], H5176 [15JY]
Carson City (NV) Nevada Appeal: anniversary, H2970 [14MY]
Dept. of Energy: Nuclear Energy University Program funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2686 [30AP]
Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 994), E1074 [15JY]
Future Farmers of America: tribute to Livestock Judging team, H5126 [14JY]
Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2260–H2263 [15AP], H2689–H2691 [30AP], E527 [17AP], E642 [1MY]
House of Representatives: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, Chamber of Commerce hosting of Las Vegas Night in the Cannon Caucus Room, H5862 [9SE]
Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal: call for newspaper to reveal identities of new owners, H9358 [16DE]
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]
Pahrump, NV: delay in construction of new VA clinic, H4436 [17JN]
West, Favil: Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year award recipient, E719 [15MY]
Remarks in Senate
Basin and Range National Monument: designation, S4987 [13JY], S6271 [4AU]
Best, Justice: C–SPAN StudentCam documentary competition winner, S2036 [26MR]
Carson City, NV: anniversary of Carson City Chamber of Commerce, S4294 [18JN]
——— anniversary of Carson Tahoe Health Center, S8599 [10DE]
Carson City (NV) Nevada Appeal: anniversary, S2559 [30AP], S2728 [7MY]
Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 331), S5146 [16JY]
Dept. of State: tribute to Fulbright Award recipients, S4102 [11JN]
Douglass, Ana: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Nevada Professor of the Year award recipient, S8155 [19NO]
Ely, NV: anniversary of Hotel Nevada, S4949 [9JY]
Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada (organization): tribute to Veterans Integration Program, S1492 [12MR]
Henderson, NV: tribute to Foothill High School participants in Vans Custom Culture shoe designing contest, S4645 [25JN]
Honor Flight Nevada (organization): tribute, S3774 [4JN]
Landon, Bill: Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association Lynn Stevens Excellence in Safety Award recipient, S8375 [3DE]
Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of After-School All-Stars Las Vegas, S6847 [21SE]
——— anniversary of Bishop Gorman High School, S1657 [19MR]
——— anniversary of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, S8630 [14DE]
——— anniversary of Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce, S7654 [29OC], S8371 [3DE]
——— tribute to Mountain Ridge Little League baseball team, S980 [12FE]
McLee, Shirley: Magnet Schools of America (organization) Regional Magnet Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2036 [26MR]
Military Officers Association of America: anniversary of southern Nevada chapter, S8600 [10DE]
Miracle Flight for Kids (organization): anniversary, S4641 [25JN]
Ms. Senior Nevada, Inc.: anniversary, S4342 [22JN]
Nevada Indian Commission: anniversary, S8155 [19NO]
Nevada PEP (organization): tribute, S6181 [30JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7603 [29OC]
Reban, Alicia: Land Trust Alliance Ambassador of the Year award recipient, S7097 [1OC]
Reid, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S678 [2FE]
Reno, NV: anniversary of Davidson Academy of Nevada, S6376 [5AU]
Rodriguez, German: Dept. of Justice Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery award recipient, S2037 [26MR]
Sierra Club: anniversary of Southern Nevada Group, S6973 [28SE]
Skorkowsky, Pat: Jobs for America’s Graduates (organization) National Superintendent of the Year award recipient, S8879 [18DE]
Tarkanian, Jerry: tribute (S. Res. 78), S1011 [12FE]
United Labor Agency of Nevada, Inc.: anniversary, S6366 [5AU]
University of Nevada, Las Vegas: anniversary of School of Nursing, S5451 [22JY]
West, Favil: Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year award recipient, S2729 [7MY]
WestCare Foundation: tribute, S2397 [23AP]
Texts of
S. 196, Garden Valley Withdrawal Act, S285 [20JA]
S. 199, Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act, S286–S290 [20JA]
S. 1436, Nevada Native Nations Land Act, S3242 [21MY]
S. 1986, Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act, S6391 [5AU]
S. Res. 78, tribute to Jerry Tarkanian, S1008 [12FE]
Tributes
Cannon, Howard, H3206 [14MY]
Reid, Senator, S9 [6JA], S33 [7JA], S677, S678, S680 [2FE], S708 [3FE]