MASSACHUSETTS

Bills and resolutions

Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission: extend authorization (see S. 3527), S6388 [28SE] (see H.R. 5585), H3452 [23AP]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

Essex National Heritage Area: repeal funding authorization sunset and total funding cap (see S. 2570), S1790 [19MR] (see H.R. 5334), H1698 [19MR]

FCC: move Berkshire County, MA, from the Albany, NY, television market into the Springfield, MA, market in order to provide carriage of television stations covering Massachusetts news (see S. 3524), S6356 [27SE]

Native Americans: reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (see S. 2628), S1948 [22MR] (see H.R. 5244), H1507 [9MR]

Rivers: designate segments of Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3468), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 6825), H8725 [13SE]

Letters

Gun control: Amherst, MA, Amherst Regional Middle School students, H1282 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Brett, James T.: Eire Society of Boston, MA, Gold Medal Award recipient, E375 [26MR]

Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission: extend authorization (H.R. 5585), H8860 [25SE]

Corps of Engineers: expedite and complete Plymouth Harbor dredging project, H4831 [6JN]

——— grant authority to repair or replace any bridge that is necessary for evacuation during extreme weather or natural disasters in New England, H4833, H4834 [6JN]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: ruling to extend property casualty loss tax provisions to homeowners affected by pyrrhotite-related residential damage, H1077 [13FE]

Dowd Insurance Agency Inc.: anniversary, E963 [3JY]

EPA: Southern New England Estuaries Program funding, H6453 [17JY]

Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: tribute to Monte’s March event, H10274 [19DE]

Leominster, MA: anniversary of Johnny Appleseed Arts and Cultural Festival, E1251 [13SE]

Lowell, MA: tribute to placement of memorial stone at Centralville Memorial Park in honor of U.S. Army and Naval aviators who died as POWs during atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, E729 [24MY]

Native Americans: reaffirm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation (H.R. 5244), H10303, H10304 [19DE]

New Bedford, MA: anniversary of Dennison Memorial Community Center, E221 [26FE]

New England National Scenic Trail: funding, H6436 [17JY]

O’Ree, Willie: recognize anniversary as first African-American to play in NHL, E63 [18JA]

Plymouth Fragment Society: anniversary, E797 [7JN]

Shea, Marybeth: Norwell, MA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E677 [17MY]

Worcester, MA: anniversary of George’s Coney Island restaurant, E1308 [26SE]

Yarmouth, MA: tribute to grave marking of Isaac Berry at Woodside Cemetery, E973 [6JY]

Zammer, Bill and Linda: Mashpee, MA, Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year award recipients, E722 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Massachusetts (organization): tribute to Fall Field Day Tour of Duty, S6383 [28SE]

Corps of Engineers: Boston Harbor improvement project, Plymouth Harbor dredging project, and Cape Cod bridge replacement project funding, S6748 [10OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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, S151 [11JA]

Firearms: tribute to victims of gun violence, S1696–S1699 [14MR]

Law enforcement: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, S2745 [17MY]

Reports filed

U.S. Interest in Certain Submerged Lands in the Area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge Clarification: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 115–541), H736 [2FE]

Texts of

H.R. 5585, Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission authorization extension, H8860 [25SE]

Tributes

Capuano, Representative, E1699 [20DE]

Tsongas, Representative, H7701 [26JY]