ALASKA

Amendments

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (S. 1492), S1774 [6AP]

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 (S. 1579), S2422 [25AP]

——— support efforts to stop theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the U.S. and internationally (H. Con. Res. 122), S6283, S6287 [29SE], H7100 [1DE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), S6646, S6667, S6668 [1DE], S6712, S6714 [5DE], S6761 [6DE], H6894 [30NO]

——— authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 174), S6696, S6716 [5DE], H7255 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Federation of Natives: anniversary (see S. Res. 577), S6080 [26SE]

Alaska Land Use Council: establish (see S. 3005), S3291 [26MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: technical corrections (see S. 3004), S3291 [26MY] (see S. 3273), S5156 [14JY]

Alaska State Troopers: anniversary (see S. Res. 464), S2749 [12MY]

Anchorage, AK: remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality (see S. 3098), S4551 [23JN] (see H.R. 6475), H7397 [7DE]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2477), S424 [1FE]

——— divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2490), S575 [3FE] (see H.R. 4457), H567 [3FE]

Dept. of the Interior: complete a land exchange with Chugach Regional Alaska Native Corp. (see H.R. 6529), H7588 [13DE]

——— express that Arctic lease sales already included in the Draft Proposed Plan must stay in the proposed 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (see H. Res. 788), H3914 [15JN]

——— provide for exchange of Federal and non-Federal lands in Alaska to construct a road between King Cove, AK, and Cold Bay, AK (see S. 3204), S5079 [13JY] (see H.R. 5777), H4925 [13JY]

Economy: provide economic development and access to resources (see S. 3203), S5079 [13JY]

FERC: correct Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and convey remaining tract of land within corrected survey boundary to Alaska (see H.R. 5402), H3502 [7JN]

——— issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in Alaska (see H.R. 5302), H2880 [19MY]

Land use: more accurately identify and transfer subsurface gravel sources originally intended to be made available to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corp., in exchange for its relinquishment of related property rights (see H.R. 5086), H2066 [27AP]

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls: designate (see S. Res. 514), S4641 [28JN] (see H. Res. 807), H4276 [5JY]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H1923 [21AP]

Native Americans: facilitate import of marine mammal products by Alaska Natives (see S. 2728), S1592 [17MR]

——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (see S. 2920), S2708 [11MY]

——— support efforts to stop theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the U.S. and internationally (see S. Con. Res. 49), S5157 [14JY] (see H. Con. Res. 122), H1116 [2MR]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 934), H6365 [29NO]

——— authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 174), H7058 [30NO]

Power resources: facilitate transport of additional hydrocarbons to extend the life of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline (see S. 3202), S5079 [13JY]

Public lands: fulfill land conveyance requirements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for Alaska Native Village of Canyon Village (see H.R. 6115), H5799 [21SE]

——— provide for exchange of certain National Forest System land and non-Federal land to benefit the Alaska Mental Health Trust (see S. 3006), S3291 [26MY]

Shee Atika, Inc.: ensure equitable treatment of certain claims relative to transfer of land on Admiralty Island, AK (see H.R. 5909), H5011 [14JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: clarify treatment of Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts (see S. 2637), S1278 [3MR]

Cloture motions

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), S6645 [1DE], S6697 [5DE]

Essays

State of the Union: Alexis Manchester, S343 [28JA]

Motions

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), S6645, S6646 [1DE], S6794 [7DE], H6897 [30NO]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H981, H982 [26FE]

Bohman, Cora A. McCarrey (Cam): American Mothers, Inc., Alaska Mother of Achievement award recipient, E674 [11MY]

Dept. of Education: provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (H.R. 2962), H2102 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to change existing placer mining plans of operations relative to reclamation activities, including revegetation, or to modify bond requirements, H4891, H4892 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement a final plan to designate areas of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska as wilderness, H4888, H4889 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce new regulations on offshore Arctic energy exploration and development, H4887, H4888 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to remove certain Arctic Sales from the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program, H4891 [13JY]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (H.R. 812), H879–H884 [24FE]

Government regulations: prohibit or withdraw Federal rules that preempt State management authority over wildlife, wildlife refuges, and hunting and trapping, H980, H981 [26FE]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (S. 1492), H2391 [16MY]

Hot Springs, AR: tribute to Cooperative Christian Ministries and Clinic Bridges to Hope Program, H6374 [30NO]

Housing: make permanent the exception to public housing agency resident board member requirement, H470, H471 [2FE]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (H.R. 4238), H1005, H1006 [29FE], H1850 [19AP]

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 (S. 1579), H5289–H5292 [12SE]

——— support efforts to stop theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the U.S. and internationally (H. Con. Res. 122), H5772–H5774 [21SE], H6376 [30NO], H7100 [1DE], E1337 [22SE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 934), H6887–H6893 [30NO]

——— authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 174), H7048 [30NO], H7255 [6DE]

——— authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), Senate amendment, H6370, H6372, H6373, H6375, H6894–H7006, H7049 [30NO], H7061, H7068, H7069, H7101–H7105 [1DE], H7186, H7189, H7190, H7197 [6DE], H7519, H7552 [8DE], E1553 [30NO], E1589 [5DE], E1602 [6DE], E1623, E1627 [7DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to implement final rule to manage fish and wildlife for both nonsubsistence and subsistence uses on Federal wildlife refuges in Alaska, H4889, H4890 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Federation of Natives: anniversary (S. Res. 577), S6089 [26SE]

Alaska Hemophilia Association: tribute, S1587 [17MR]

Alaska State Troopers: anniversary (S. Res. 464), S2795 [12MY]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2477), S697–S700 [8FE]

Denali Commission: funding, S2319–S2322 [20AP]

Dept. of Education: provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students, S569, S570 [3FE]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (S. 1716), S321 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for exchange of Federal and non-Federal lands in Alaska to construct a road between King Cove, AK, and Cold Bay, AK, S5663 [13SE]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (H.R. 812), S3812 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve accountability of employees and improve health care and benefits for veterans, S3267 [26MY]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, S329–S331 [28JA]

GSA: convey certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK (S. 1492), S1774 [6AP]

Hecla Mining Co.: anniversary, S88 [19JA]

Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute to Mission 6 veterans, S2453 [26AP]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, S6450 [17NO], S6983 [9DE]

Marine mammals: importance of whaling tradition, S4574 [27JN]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (H.R. 4238), S2649 [9MY]

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 (S. 1579), S2423 [25AP]

——— provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities (S. 2920), S2710 [11MY]

——— support efforts to stop theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the U.S. and internationally (H. Con. Res. 122), S6286 [29SE], S6571 [29NO]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 174), S6696, S6697 [5DE]

——— authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), House amendment, S6521, S6534–S6536 [29NO], S6579, S6584, S6591–S6596, S6606–S6611 [30NO], S6631, S6636, S6640, S6643, S6645–S6649 [1DE], S6683, S6685, S6686, S6690–S6699 [5DE], S6717, S6719, S6724–S6731, S6737–S6741, S6745 [6DE], S6765, S6769, S6789–S6795, S6833 [7DE], S6913 [8DE], S6936, S6956 [9DE]

——— authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), unanimous-consent agreement, S6762 [6DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S2962–S2964 [18MY]

Sports: tribute to Iditarod dogsled race, S1518 [16MR]

Talkeetna, AK: anniversary, S4705, S4706 [29JN]

World War II: tribute to African American Army engineers who worked on the Alaska Highway, S1055 [25FE]

Reports filed

Advancements in Public Safety Services to Indian Communities: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2920) (S. Rept. 114–404), S7031 [9DE]

Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2387) (H. Rept. 114–832), H6312 [22NO]

Convey Reversionary Interests of the U.S. in and to Certain Non-Federal Land in Glennallen, AK, to Alaska Bible College: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 114–322), S5278 [6SE]

Conveyance of Certain Property to Tanana Tribal Council and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp.: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2421) (S. Rept. 114–362), S6137 [27SE]

GSA Conveyance of Certain Federal Property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1492) (S. Rept. 114–228), S1503 [15MR]

Indian Trust Asset Reform Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 383) (S. Rept. 114–207), S702 [8FE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 812) (H. Rept. 114–432), H891 [24FE]

Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 114–201), S72 [12JA]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 1579) (H. Rept. 114–721), H5095 [6SE]

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1419) (S. Rept. 114–215), S1085 [29FE]

Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2417) (S. Rept. 114–376), S6414 [16NO]

Testimonies

Support Law Enforcement Officers: Allen Brandt (excerpt), S6984 [9DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 122, Protection of the Right of Tribes To Stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional (PROTECT) Patrimony Resolution, H5772 [21SE]

H.R. 812, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act, H880–H882 [24FE]

H.R. 4238, strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms, H1005 [29FE]

S. 1492, GSA conveyance of certain Federal property in Alaska to Anchorage, AK, H2391 [16MY]

S. Con. Res. 49, Protection of the Right of Tribes To Stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional (PROTECT) Patrimony Resolution, S5177 [14JY]

S. Res. 464, Alaska State Troopers anniversary, S2752 [12MY]

S. Res. 514, National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls, S4651 [28JN]

S. Res. 577, Alaska Federation of Natives anniversary, S6084 [26SE]

Tributes

Murkowski, Senator, S2017 [13AP]

Young, Representative Don, H3602 [9JN]