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Amendments

EPA: revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), S7278 [4DE]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), S7567, S7600, S7615 [13DE], S7660, S7661, S7662, S7663, S7667, S7668, S7670, S7672, S7688, S7689, S7694, S7709, S7710, S7714, S7715, S7716, S7717, S7719, S7720 [17DE], S7797 [18DE], H10346 [20DE]

——— update environmental sensitivity index maps for coastal areas of the Great Lakes (S. 1586), S6103 [6SE]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6485 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

America Before Earth Day—Smog and Disasters Spurred the Laws Trump Wants To Undo, S2430 [25AP]

Companies Go Green on Their Own Steam, S5896 [23AU]

U.S. Has More Climate Skeptics Than Anywhere Else on Earth—Blame the GOP, S5896 [23AU]

Verleger—PES Bankruptcy Judge Could Inflict Lehman-Like Moment, S692 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

AID: prohibit funding for Global Climate Change Initiative (see H.R. 5852), H4138 [16MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H4583 [22MY]

Aviation: provide for use of unleaded aviation gasoline (see S. 3293), S5423 [26JY]

BLM: clarify authorized categorical exclusions and authorize additional categorical exclusions to streamline the oil and gas permitting process (see H.R. 6106), H5199 [14JN]

——— clarify that permits are not required for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent federally owned (see H.R. 6107), H5199 [14JN]

——— simplify permitting process for drilling on Federal lands (see H.R. 6088), H5152 [13JN]

Budget: exempt State and county payments under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act from sequestration (see S. 2777), S2485 [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program relative to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities (see H.R. 5175), H1441 [6MR]

——— carry out a program to lease underused facilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 3618), S6964 [14NO]

——— carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities (see H.R. 6511), H7686 [25JY]

——— establish coal technology program to improve conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels and continue research on rare earth element separation technologies (see S. 2803), S2552 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize recovery of cost of processing administrative protests for oil and gas lease sales, applications for permits to drill, and right of way applications by issuing filing fees for such protests (see H.R. 6087), H5152 [13JN]

——— codify Outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and well control rule and Arctic drilling rule to protect employees and environment in oil and gas exploration and development (see S. 2720), S2321 [19AP]

——— empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land (see S. 2319), S300 [18JA]

——— extend moratorium on oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 5014), H1177 [14FE]

——— permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4770), H168 [11JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off the coast of Mid-Atlantic States (see H.R. 6008), H4776 [5JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see S. 2292), S138 [10JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (see S. 2298), S168 [11JA] (see H.R. 4774), H168 [11JA]

——— provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H676 [29JA]

——— regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal lands (see H.R. 7211), H9758 [30NO]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program for the relocation of certain liquified petroleum gas storage facilities away from homes, schools, and other sensitive locations (see H.R. 6489), H7154 [24JY]

——— reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains (see H.R. 7076), H9438 [19OC]

EPA: provide regulatory relief for conventional marginally producing oil and gas wells from rule on methane leaks (see H.R. 7231), H9819 [10DE]

——— provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers, automobile manufacturers, and consumers to allow for fuel choice options (see S. 3761), S7656 [17DE]

——— reallocate renewable fuel obligation of certain exempted small refineries to other refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers (see H.R. 6731), H7941 [7SE]

——— reform renewable fuel standard by mitigating harmful environmental impacts and advancing the next generation of biofuels (see S. 2519), S1577 [8MR] (see H.R. 5212), H1500 [8MR]

——— revise labeling requirement for fuel pumps that dispense E15 ethanol-blend gasoline (see H.R. 5855), H4138 [16MY]

——— support vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5583 [1AU] (see H. Con. Res. 130), H7724 [26JY]

FAA: prohibit use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace (see H.R. 5421), H3052 [29MR]

Federal employees: provide for investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan that does not include investment in any fossil fuel companies (see S. 3424), S6059 [6SE]

Foreign trade: ban exportation of crude oil or refined petroleum products derived from Federal land (see S. 3011), S3035 [6JN]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: amend (see H.R. 6763), H8107 [10SE] (see H.R. 6771), H8169 [12SE]

Hazardous substances: require OSHA and EPA to update refinery and chemical plant safety regulations (see H. Con. Res. 147), H10511 [20DE]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 3214), S4965 [16JY] (see H.R. 5904), H4582 [22MY]

Motor vehicles: enable State and local promotion of alternative fuel and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 4834), H552 [18JA]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (see S. 3508), S6341 [26SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries (see S. 2929), S2877 [23MY]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3757), S7586 [13DE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 2604), S1947 [22MR] (see H.R. 6507), H7685 [25JY]

Pipelines: impose additional requirements on portions of petroleum pipelines that cross the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4787), H172 [12JA]

Postal Service: replace motor vehicle fleet with modern, efficient vehicles (see H.R. 6991), H9405 [28SE]

Power resources: improve process to authorize construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of oil and natural gas and transmission of electricity (see S. 3056), S3760 [12JN]

——— re-establish certain hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure rules, standards for well construction, and waste management rules (see H.R. 6768), H8107 [10SE]

——— reinstate ban on export of coal, crude oil, and natural gas produced in the U.S. (see S. 2886), S2793 [21MY]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (see S. 2916), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 5893), H4284 [21MY]

Taxation: deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for the discharge of oil or other hazardous substances into navigable waters (see H.R. 6658), H7747 [7AU]

——— eliminate taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (see S. 2674), S2141 [16AP]

——— free States to spend gas tax revenues on their transportation priorities (see S. 2634), S2012 [9AP]

——— impose a tax on fossil fuels and use revenues for economic benefit (see H.R. 6928), H9149 [27SE]

——— impose an excise tax on fuel based on the carbon content of such fuel (see H.R. 6605), H7723 [26JY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3706 [26AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (see H. Res. 1001), H6462 [17JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 2368), S612 [5FE] (see H.R. 4926), H783 [5FE]

——— reinstate taxation of foreign oil related income (see S. 3804), S8017 [21DE]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (see S. 3052), S3760 [12JN]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3756), S7586 [13DE]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 3190), S4875 [10JY]

Cloture motions

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), S7567 [13DE], S7650 [17DE]

Letters

Save Our Seas Act: Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1356 [2OC]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E1356 [2OC]

Motions

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), S7566 [13DE]

Remarks in House

Barton, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10098–H10101 [11DE]

Climate: effects of climate change, H31 [9JA]

Cline, Joyce: Penn Brad Oil Museum Yellow Dog Award recipient, H4593 [23MY]

Corpus Christi, TX: port widening and deepening project funding, H1273 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities (H.R. 6511), H8792–H8794 [25SE]

——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy SuperTruck II program funding, H4930 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently extend moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico (H.R. 4770), H491 [18JA], H3381 [17AP], H3561 [25AP]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (H.R. 2272), H485 [18JA]

——— prohibit funding to redirect Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act allocated funds, H6511 [18JY]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing and related activities off the coast of Mid-Atlantic States (H.R. 6008), H4763 [5JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (H.R. 2002), H29 [9JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (H.R. 4774), H485 [18JA]

——— proposal to allow offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, H27 [9JA], H127 [10JA], H484 [18JA]

——— proposal to charge a fee for States that oppose offshore drilling, H5162 [14JN]

EPA: prohibit funding to enforce methane emissions rule, H6502, H6503 [18JY], E1066 [25JY]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), H10558–H10560 [21DE]

FAA: prohibit use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace (H.R. 5421), E384 [29MR]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), H9734, H9736 [29NO], E397 [5AP]

JWF Industries, Inc.: Environmental Tank & Container (division) recipient of Oil & Gas Awards (organization) Manufacturer of the Year Award, H1646 [15MR]

Monopolies: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 5904), H5188 [14JN]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), H7640–H7645 [25JY]

——— promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), Senate amendment, H10346–H10366, H10398 [20DE]

——— promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 3508), H9135–H9138 [27SE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: reauthorize (H.R. 6507), H7876 [6SE]

Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association: anniversary, H6115 [12JY]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence, H1345 [5MR]

——— expand export of crude oil and natural gas produced in the U.S., H7168 [25JY]

——— global competitiveness of U.S. oil and gas industry, H5349–H5355 [20JN], E719 [23MY]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary of Refugio/Plains pipeline oil spill, H4234 [18MY]

Ships and vessels: require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 1240), H3497 [24AP]

——— require a certain percentage of liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports be transported on vessels documented under U.S. laws (H.R. 5893), H4580 [22MY], H4586 [23MY], H7147 [24JY], H7889 [6SE]

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.: anniversary, E1210 [5SE]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), H6562–H6569 [19JY]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H6478–H6486 [18JY]

——— repeal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks and trailers (H.R. 2946), H4763 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: request to extend moratorium on oil-related activities in the Gulf of Mexico to prevent interference with training and testing operations, S5602 [15AU]

Climate: American Petroleum Institute actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S1234–S1236 [27FE]

——— effects of climate change, S13–S16 [3JA], S242 [17JA], S494 [24JA], S1429–S1431 [7MR], S2030–S2032 [10AP], S5822–S5824 [22AU], S5888–S5890 [23AU], S6014–S6018 [4SE], S6127–S6130 [12SE], S6485–S6488 [3OC], S6706–S6708 [9OC], S6758–S6761 [10OC], S6778, S6787, S6788 [11OC], S6950 [14NO]

——— efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S1234 [27FE], S1430 [7MR], S1680 [13MR], S2030–S2032 [10AP], S2356–S2358 [23AP], S2378 [24AP], S2426 [25AP], S2462 [26AP], S2839–S2841 [22MY], S2988 [5JN], S4031 [19JN], S4904–S4906 [11JY], S5261 [24JY], S5481–S5483 [31JY], S5823 [22AU], S6129 [12SE], S6211 [18SE], S6375–S6378 [28SE], S7305–S7308 [5DE]

——— National Association of Manufacturers actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S899 [13FE]

——— U.S. Chamber of Commerce actions to oppose efforts to address climate change and support fossil fuel industry, S800 [8FE], S1234 [27FE]

Climate Leadership Council: release of ‘‘Exceeding Paris—How the Baker-Schultz Carbon Dividends Plan Would Significantly Exceed the U.S. Paris Commitment’’ report, S6211 [18SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S232–S234 [17JA], S2975–S2978 [5JN], S3283 [7JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S2978–S2981 [5JN]

Dept. of Energy: review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of refining used lubricating oil (H.R. 1733), S7962 [20DE]

Dept. of the Interior: codify Outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and well control rule and Arctic drilling rule to protect employees and environment in oil and gas exploration and development (S. 2720), S2324 [19AP]

——— empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land (S. 2319), S301 [18JA]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, S231 [17JA]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean and Straits of Florida (S. 999), S1677 [13MR]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida, S5602 [15AU]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (S. 2292), S139–S141 [10JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of New England (S. 2298), S494 [24JA]

——— proposal to allow offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S8 [3JA], S36 [4JA], S151 [11JA], S231 [17JA], S494 [24JA], S627, S631–S638, S646 [6FE], S700 [7FE], S1672 [13MR]

Economy: gasoline price levels, S2638 [14MY], S2845 [23MY], S2914 [24MY]

EPA: address price of renewable identification number credits (RINs) paid by oil refineries to show compliance with Renewable Fuel Standard, S688–S694 [7FE]

——— prohibit hardship waivers to renewable fuel standard, S4358 [25JN]

——— reform renewable fuel standard, S4483 [27JN]

——— repeal of Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants, S6210 [18SE]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 1934), S7277, S7278 [4DE]

Foreign policy: provide congressional review and impose sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea to counter aggression (H.R. 3364), S639 [6FE], S808 [8FE], S4338 [21JN]

Motor vehicles: reform corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S2611 [10MY]

NOAA: promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), House amendment, S7566 [13DE], S7639–S7642, S7644–S7646, S7649 [17DE], S7737, S7739, S7740, S7742–S7749, S7752–S7765, S7769–S7771, S7773–S7782 [18DE], S7828, S7838–S7841, S7916–S7918 [19DE]

——— promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), unanimous-consent agreement, S7781 [18DE]

——— promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 756), unanimous-consent request, S7753, S7758, S7778 [18DE]

——— promote international action to reduce marine debris (S. 3508), S6330–S6334 [26SE], S6489 [3OC]

——— update environmental sensitivity index maps for coastal areas of the Great Lakes (S. 1586), S6103 [6SE]

Power resources: impact of efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S2377 [24AP], S6128–S6130 [12SE], S6758–S6761 [10OC], S6787 [11OC]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (S. 987), S1683 [13MR]

Pruitt, E. Scott: assessment of tenure as EPA Administrator, S531 [29JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, S2975 [5JN]

Taxation: oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (H. Con. Res. 119), S5482 [31JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1639), S899 [13FE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 2368), S5482 [31JY], S6211 [18SE], S7419 [11DE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S570–S572 [30JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to environmental regulations and policy, S2429 [25AP]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S125 [10JA]

Wheeler, Andrew: suitability to be EPA Deputy Administrator relative to views on climate change and ties to the fossil fuel industry, S2108–S2110 [12AP]

Reports filed

Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1934), S6221 [18SE]

——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1934) (S. Rept. 115–379), S7088 [26NO]

Common Sense Permitting Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6106) (H. Rept. 115–955), H8737 [20SE]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 119, Oppose Federal Efforts To Establish a Carbon Tax on Fuels for Electricity and Transportation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1001) (H. Rept. 115–834), H6462 [17JY]

Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6771) (H. Rept. 115–1083), H10335 [19DE]

Ending Duplicative Permitting Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6107) (H. Rept. 115–1004), H9462 [2NO]

Helium Extraction Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3279) (S. Rept. 115–391), S7132 [27NO]

Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 210) (H. Rept. 115–993), H9442 [23OC]

Oil Region National Heritage Area Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6507) (H. Rept. 115–1062), H9762 [3DE]

Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5175) (H. Rept. 115–951), H8724 [13SE]

Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6087) (H. Rept. 115–1005), H9462 [2NO]

SEC Disclosure Requirements Relative to Resource Extraction Repeal: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4519) (H. Rept. 115–500), H82 [9JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Rept. 115–965), H8882 [25SE]

Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development (SPEED) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6088) (H. Rept. 115–921), H7919 [6SE]

Strengthening the Economy With Critical Untapped Resources To Expand (SECURE) American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4239) (H. Rept. 115–1000), H9462 [2NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 119, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, H6563 [19JY]

H. Res. 1001, consideration of H. Con. Res. 119, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, H6478 [18JY]

H.R. 6511, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act, H8792 [25SE]

S. 756, NOAA promotion of international action to reduce marine debris, H7640–H7642 [25JY]

S. 1934, Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act, S7278 [4DE], H10558 [21DE]

S. 3508, Save Our Seas Act, S6331–S6334, S6343–S6346 [26SE], H9135–H9138 [27SE]

S. Con. Res. 42, support EPA vehicle emissions standards and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil usage and recognize rights of States to set stronger standards under the Clean Air Act, S5588 [1AU]