WATER related term(s) Ecology and Environment
Amendments
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs (H.R. 1967), S8034 [22DE]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 440), S6549 [4OC]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 2074), S6550 [4OC]
——— facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6057 [11JY]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), S4879 [10JY], H4793, H4813, H4815, H4816, H4817, H4818, H4819, H4820, H4821, H4822, H4823, H4824, H4825, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4830, H4831, H4832, H4833, H4834, H4835, H4836, H4837, H4838, H4839, H4840, H4841, H4842 [6JN]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4791 [6JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (H.R. 3359), S6497, S6502, S6503 [3OC], H9501 [13NO]
Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S2112, S2127, S2128 [12AP], S2137, S2138, S2144, S2187 [16AP], S6826 [11OC], S6973 [15NO], H9604 [27NO]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), consideration (H. Res. 681), H103 [10JA]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 2850), S5072, S5074 [18JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S3985, S4006, S4007 [18JN], S4021, S4022, S4039, S4040, S4041, S4042, S4043, S4044, S4045, S4046, S4047, S4048, S4049, S4050, S4051, S4053, S4054, S4055, S4056, S4057, S4059, S4249 [19JN], S4265, S4287, S4288, S4289, S4290, S4291, S4292 [20JN], S4325, S4329, S4333, S4334, S4335, S4336, S4345, S4346, S4347, S4348, S4350, S4351 [21JN], S4458 [26JN], H4925, H4926, H4928, H4929, H4930, H4931, H4933, H4934, H4936, H4937, H4939, H4940, H4941, H4944, H4945, H4946, H4947, H4949, H4950, H4951, H4952, H4953, H4954, H4955, H4956, H4964, H4965, H4966, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4971, H4972, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4976, H4977 [7JN], H4985, H4986, H4987, H4988, H4990, H4991, H4993, H4994 [8JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4791 [6JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4868 [7JN]
FERC: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in Louisiana (S. 1142), S5864, S5868 [22AU]
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (S. 1425), S68, S69, S72 [8JA]
NOAA: reauthorize National Integrated Drought Information System (S. 2200), S7797, S7805, S7806 [18DE]
——— update environmental sensitivity index maps for coastal areas of the Great Lakes (S. 1586), S6103 [6SE]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, S4891 [11JY]
——— H.R. 5895, energy and water development appropriations, H5827 [28JN]
Articles and editorials
America Before Earth Day—Smog and Disasters Spurred the Laws Trump Wants To Undo, S2430 [25AP]
Bike Ferry Crew Recognized by Coast Guard for Heroic Rescue, S5573 [1AU]
Front Line of Climate Change—Black Sea Bass Surge Off R.I., S5053 [18JY]
Bills and resolutions
African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]
Agriculture: modify and improve environmental regulations and requirements for agriculture and agricultural producers (see S. 2663), S2120 [12AP]
Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah (see H.R. 6979), H9405 [28SE]
——— establish a Federal cost share percentage for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana (see S. 3570), S6770 [10OC]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota (see H.R. 6038), H4979 [7JN]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota (see H.R. 6039), H4979 [7JN]
——— facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), consideration (see H. Res. 985), H6040 [10JY]
——— modify terms of Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project in Colorado (see S. 3069), S3951 [14JN] (see H.R. 6083), H5151 [13JN]
——— reauthorize Colorado River System Conservation Program (see S. 2539), S1686 [13MR]
Clean the Bay Day: support efforts and goals (see H. Res. 912), H4729 [24MY]
Climate: develop and implement interagency plan to assist communities affected by climate change in the Ohio River Basin (see H.R. 7087), H9443 [23OC]
Coast Guard: establish Blue Technology center of expertise (see H.R. 6206), H5648 [25JN]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2472), S1286 [28FE]
Corps of Engineers: deauthorize portions of project for raising and improving existing levees on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, OR (see H.R. 5748), H3928 [10MY]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see S. 2800), S2552 [8MY] (see H.R. 8), H4242 [18MY]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 918), H4775 [5JN]
——— prioritize public health and safety in managing Lake Okeechobee and the Central and Southern Florida system by preventing toxic discharges and maintaining water quality and volume (see H.R. 6700), H7824 [4SE]
——— provide for certain water resources development activities (see S. 3789), S7926 [19DE]
Dams: promote hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams (see S. 2655), S2120 [12AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: address topsoil loss and protect drinking water from agricultural runoff (see H.R. 4892), H676 [29JA]
——— carry out nutrition education program to inform the public of sources of exposure to lead in the environment and of dietary nutrients that may reduce harmful effects of lead exposure (see H.R. 5696), H3782 [7MY]
——— expand substantially underserved trust area authority to all rural development programs (see S. 3104), S4343 [21JN]
——— improve soil moisture and precipitation monitoring (see S. 2936), S2877 [23MY]
——— improve wetland conservation program (see S. 2834), S2623 [10MY]
——— make acequias eligible for assistance under certain conservation programs (see H.R. 5055), H1212 [15FE]
——— modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (see S. 2772), S2484 [26AP] (see H.R. 5837), H4137 [16MY]
——— reauthorize and expand grant and loan programs to States, local governments, and tribes to provide clean drinking water, sewage and solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage for rural areas (see S. 2969), S2924 [24MY]
——— reauthorize certain agricultural and other programs (see S. 3080), S3982 [18JN]
——— streamline process for certain land-grant universities to access the Conservation Innovation Grant Program and create a database on effectiveness of conservation practices on soil, nutrients, and water (see H.R. 5426), H3058 [5AP]
Dept. of Commerce: undertake certain activities to support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency (see S. 3265), S5360 [25JY]
Dept. of HUD: improve removal of lead from drinking water in public housing (see S. 3492), S6304 [25SE] (see H.R. 6887), H8884 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior: approve Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement (see H.R. 7034), H9419 [5OC]
——— authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System (see H.R. 5073), H1220 [20FE]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (see S. 2850), S2679 [15MY]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), consideration (see H. Res. 681), H82 [9JA]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), correct enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 51), S7052 [15NO]
——— consider threat of invasive species before imposing a fishway requirement on a hydroelectric dam license (see H.R. 7170), H9667 [27NO]
——— convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (see H.R. 6652), H7742 [3AU]
——— convey certain lands and facilities of Big Sand Wash Project in Utah (see S. 3472), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 6583), H7722 [26JY]
——— convey Mancos Project features to the Mancos Water Conservancy District in Colorado (see S. 3613), S6924 [13NO] (see H.R. 6965), H9404 [28SE]
——— convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (see S. 3001), S3034 [6JN] (see H.R. 6040), H4979 [7JN]
——— determine feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-Federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment Federal water supply, ecosystem, and flexibility in certain areas (see H.R. 6782), H8169 [12SE]
——— establish a nonregulatory program to support restoration and protection efforts in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin region (see H.R. 7246), H9820 [10DE]
——— establish a program to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (see S. 2560), S1765 [15MR]
——— extend authority to carry out Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Federal reclamation project (see H.R. 5584), H3452 [23AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: make Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (see S. 3168), S4734 [28JN]
Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: require State or territorial approval of restrictions on recreational or commercial fishing access to any State or territorial marine waters or Great Lakes waters (see H.R. 5269), H1607 [14MR]
Disasters: improve U.S. water supply and drought resilience (see S. 2563), S1765 [15MR]
Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment to respect right to clean air, pure water, and sustainable preservation of ecological integrity, and aesthetic, scenic, and historical values of natural environment (see H.J. Res. 144), H10103 [11DE]
Employment: establish an innovative water infrastructure workforce development program (see S. 2346), S520 [25JA]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2975), S2924 [24MY] (see H.R. 5895), H4283 [21MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (see H. Res. 918), H4775 [5JN] (see H. Res. 923), H4848 [6JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1059), H8169 [12SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 46), S6143 [12SE]
EPA: address lead contamination in school drinking water (see H.R. 6951), H9150 [27SE]
——— award grants to water system owners or operators to increase resiliency or adaptability to any ongoing or forecasted changes to hydrologic conditions (see H.R. 5596), H3505 [24AP]
——— establish a discretionary grant program for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects (see S. 2727), S2342 [23AP]
——— establish a grant program for funding of water recycling and reuse projects (see H.R. 5127), H1333 [27FE]
——— establish a grant program to assist eligible entities in carrying out programs to replace lead water service lines for schools and solder that is not lead free used in the plumbing for schools (see H.R. 4907), H732 [30JA]
——— establish a pilot program that promotes cleanup of orphan hardrock mines by good samaritans (see S. 3727), S7356 [6DE] (see H.R. 7226), H9767 [6DE]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see H.R. 6944), H9150 [27SE]
——— establish innovative water technology grant program and encourage use of innovative water technology (see S. 3012), S3035 [6JN] (see H.R. 6727), H7920 [6SE]
——— establish Low-Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program (see S. 3015), S3035 [6JN]
——— establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water (see S. 3564), S6770 [10OC]
——— increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities for good financial and environmental management of water systems and strengthen enforcement of safe drinking water requirements (see H.R. 6818), H8725 [13SE]
——— make changes relative to water quality certification (see S. 3303), S5517 [31JY] (see H.R. 6889), H8884 [25SE]
——— prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes (see S. 3630), S7050 [15NO] (see H.R. 6967), H9404 [28SE]
——— provide assistance to schools to replace drinking water fountains that may contain lead (see H.R. 4908), H732 [30JA]
——— provide for an integrated water pollution control planning process and promote green infrastructure (see H.R. 7279), H10169 [12DE]
——— provide for technical assistance for small water treatment works (see H.R. 5030), H1211 [15FE]
——— provide grants for construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household decentralized wastewater systems to individuals with low or moderate income (see S. 2771), S2484 [26AP]
——— provide to State infrastructure financing authorities additional opportunities to receive loans to support drinking water and clean water State revolving funds to deliver water infrastructure to communities (see S. 2364), S581 [30JA] (see H.R. 4902), H731 [30JA]
——— publish maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin (see H.R. 7078), H9438 [19OC]
——— publish maximum contaminant level goal for drinking water and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 6705), H7870 [5SE]
——— reauthorize appropriations for national drinking water standards assessment and development (see H.R. 7155), H9568 [16NO]
——— replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program (see H.R. 7154), H9568 [16NO]
——— report certain hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 2869), S2725 [16MY]
——— require maximum open and free competition in procurement for certain federally-assisted water projects (see S. 3121), S4368 [25JN]
——— study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sources of drinking water (see H.R. 5548), H3440 [18AP]
——— update and modernize reporting requirements for contaminants in drinking water and provide assistance to disadvantaged communities to improve water quality testing and compliance with standards (see S. 3192), S4916 [11JY]
Fannin County, TX: limit claims seeking judicial review of any environmental impact statement, review, or authorization of the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project (see S. 3202), S4950 [12JY]
Federal agencies and departments: enter into or amend agreements with States for removal and remedial actions to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in water and land surface and subsurface strata (see S. 3381), S5932 [23AU] (see H.R. 6835), H8731 [17SE]
FERC: extend deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in California (see H.R. 5817), H3976 [15MY]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see S. 2764), S2484 [26AP] (see H.R. 5248), H1542 [13MR]
——— phase out large-scale driftnet fishing and develop alternative fishing methods and gear types that reduce incidental catch of living marine resources (see S. 2773), S2484 [26AP] (see H.R. 5638), H3706 [26AP]
Government regulations: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 3760), S7656 [17DE]
——— repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ and clarify definition of navigable waters (see H.R. 7194), H9742 [29NO]
Great Lakes: issue Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 7049), H9424 [9OC]
Great Lakes Week: designate (see H. Res. 868), H3750 [3MY]
Hurricanes: alter Federal share of certain disaster assistance for Puerto Rico in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 6859), H8738 [20SE]
——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (see H.R. 4782), H169 [11JA]
Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 3341), S5582 [1AU] (see H.R. 6653), H7742 [3AU]
——— establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (see H.R. 5609), H3574 [25AP]
Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: develop plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in south Florida (see S. 3374), S5931 [23AU]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize and reform (see H.R. 5170), H1373 [5MR]
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 6270), H5974 [28JN]
National Center for Coastal Resilience: designate as a national center of excellence for research in coastal and recurrent flooding (see H. Res. 1182), H10336 [19DE]
Natural resources: recognize that national parks, national forests, and public lands and waters contribute greatly to our economic and physical well being and can be further improved by public-private partnerships (see H. Res. 794), H1754 [21MR]
NIST: establish a premise plumbing research laboratory to update data on plumbing standards in order to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency (see S. 3037), S3293 [7JN]
Parks and recreation areas: provide grants to acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes and develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities (see S. 3499), S6304 [25SE]
Pipelines: impose additional requirements on portions of petroleum pipelines that cross the waters of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4787), H172 [12JA]
Public works: ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the U.S. (see S. 2865), S2724 [16MY]
Renewable energy: provide support for production of algae (see H.R. 5373), H1754 [21MR]
Sewage disposal: improve processes for alternative wastewater systems (see H.R. 6804), H8724 [13SE]
Ships and vessels: extend period during which fishing and certain other vessels are not required to have permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel (see S. 2331), S467 [23JA]
Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4751), H131 [10JA]
States: provide grants to States to facilitate acquisition of land, water, and interests therein, made to substantially improve, preserve, or maintain water quality for an area in perpetuity (see H.R. 5264), H1542 [13MR]
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]
——— provide tax relief to small businesses in areas affected by toxic algal blooms (see S. 3206), S4950 [12JY]
——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3358), S5759 [21AU]
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: urge Senate to ratify (see S. Res. 598), S5455 [30JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: repeal desert terminal lakes assistance (see H.R. 5530), H3395 [17AP]
U.S. Geological Survey: perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds (see S. 3382), S5932 [23AU] (see H.R. 7284), H10169 [12DE]
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 2329), S467 [23JA]
World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 929), H5021 [8JN]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 802), H2042 [22MR]
Cloture motions
Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S2111 [12AP], S2137 [16AP], S2240 [18AP], S6803 [11OC], S6908 [13NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S4275 [20JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, S6116 [12SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), motion to proceed, S3930 [14JN], S3973 [18JN]
Conference reports
Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations (H.R. 5895), H7946–H8106 [10SE]
Cost Estimates
Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 8): CBO, H4798–H4800 [6JN]
Explanations
America’s Water Infrastructure Act (S. 3021), S6746 [10OC], H8222–H8224 [13SE]
Letters
Every Kid Outdoors Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8139 [12SE]
——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8139, H8140 [12SE]
——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8140 [12SE]
Uniform and environmentally sound standards governing ships and vessel discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S.: several maritime organizations and businesses, S2232 [18AP]
Lists
Congressional staff who worked on S. 3021, America’s Water Infrastructure Act, S6746 [10OC]
Organizations supporting S. 2773, Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, S2487 [26AP]
Messages
Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2019: President Trump, S870 [12FE], H1080 [13FE]
Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: President Trump, S872 [12FE], H1103 [13FE]
Motions
Bureau of Reclamation: establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 440), S7141 [27NO]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 2074), S7141 [27NO]
——— facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), H6160 [12JY]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4843 [6JN]
Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S2111, S2112 [12AP], S2137 [16AP], S6803 [11OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S3930 [14JN], S4329 [21JN], S4890 [11JY], H4998 [8JN]
Remarks in House
Air Force: conduct core sampling study at Lackland AFB, TX, to determine if any regulated or hazardous substances are present along route of wastewater pipeline replacement project, H4702 [24MY]
Alabama: effects of inadequate wastewater treatment on African Americans, E1056 [24JY]
Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H572 [19JA], H1489, H1493–H1495 [8MR]
Banning, CA: ensure continued receipt of water from conveyance flume, H6383 [17JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (H.R. 4689), H8144 [12SE]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 440), H9480–H9482 [13NO]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 2074), H9482, H9483 [13NO]
——— facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), H6154–H6162 [12JY], H6269 [17JY]
——— facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6053–H6057 [11JY]
——— facilitate transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities (H.R. 3281), motion to recommit, H6160 [12JY]
——— prohibit transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities if qualifying entity has recently employed senior Dept. of the Interior officials as lobbyists, H6160 [12JY]
——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (H.R. 660), H8142–H8144 [12SE]
California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H3922–H3924 [10MY], H6269 [17JY]
——— water infrastructure funding, H8895 [26SE]
Canada: ensure the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin, H3893 [10MY]
Coast Guard: establish Blue Technology center of expertise, H7643–H7645 [25JY]
Corps of Engineers: acquire minimum interest in real property necessary to support projects or actions, H4824 [6JN]
——— Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program funding, H4956 [7JN]
——— assess certain dams and report on impact of Federal versus local maintenance of dams, H4840 [6JN]
——— Camp Ellis Beach Shore Damage Mitigation Project funding, H4859 [7JN]
——— consider historic and national significance of dredging projects when allocating funds, H4926 [7JN]
——— consider recreational boat traffic levels in making funding determinations relative to operation and maintenance of locks on the Allegheny River, H4823 [6JN]
——— consider water storage when carrying out a water resource development feasibility study, H4816 [6JN]
——— construction account funding, H4925, H4926 [7JN]
——— dam rehabilitation funding, H4789 [6JN]
——— ensure local communities, with an emphasis on low-income, minority, rural, and tribal communities, are involved in the planning and implementation process of projects, H4821 [6JN]
——— ensure timely payback of advanced funds paid toward the Federal share of flood damage reduction and coastal navigation projects by non-Federal interests, H4820 [6JN]
——— expand authority to permit cooperation with regional coalitions seeking to create or improve water infrastructure, H4817 [6JN]
——— expand the number of water projects eligible under the non-Federal implementation pilot program, H4816 [6JN]
——— expedite and complete Plymouth Harbor dredging project, H4831 [6JN]
——— expedite completion of repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike in Florida, E849 [15JN]
——— expedite process for study and implementation of dredged material management plans, H4827, H4828 [6JN]
——— expedite projects in Puerto Rico in aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H4827 [6JN]
——— expedite reset and restoration of damaged Mississippi River and Tributaries Project levees after any flood event, H4839 [6JN]
——— GAO study on compliance with stormwater runoff mitigation requirements, H4826 [6JN]
——— grant authority to accept funds from non-Federal interests to update water operations manuals, H4840, H4841 [6JN]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, H8175, H8185–H8229 [13SE]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), H4793, H4798–H4846 [6JN], H4859 [7JN]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4785–H4792 [6JN]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), corrections in engrossment, H4846 [6JN]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4843, H4844 [6JN]
——— include universities in the list of entities considered when reporting on development of innovative materials by entities involved in water resource development projects, H4818 [6JN]
——— municipality water supply assistance funding relative to adverse affects of construction projects, H4823 [6JN]
——— notify all residential property stakeholders of the Corps’ interest in adjacent properties, H4841 [6JN]
——— post-disaster watershed assessment studies funding, H4952, H4953 [7JN]
——— prioritize operation and maintenance projects of existing infrastructure, H4821, H4822 [6JN]
——— prohibit building any new, unproven structures for endangered species along the Missouri River, H8226 [13SE]
——— provide greater flexibility and the ability to use a variety of factors in determining financial assurances for certain projects, H4815 [6JN]
——— provide National Academy of Sciences assessment on evaluation of projects to advance flood control, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and promote water quality, H4817, H4818, H4825 [6JN]
——— Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters Restoration program funding, H4830, H4831 [6JN]
——— reform cost and benefit feasibility assessment relative to repair of non-Federal levees after flood disasters, H4825, H4826 [6JN]
——— require payment of outstanding balance of the Federal cost share for any project with a cost share agreement with local communities, H4822, H4823 [6JN]
——— storm and hurricane restoration and impact minimization program funding, H4842 [6JN]
——— study harbor noise abatement and mitigation technologies and practices, H4823, H4824 [6JN]
Dams: promote hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams, H8228 [13SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow drainage districts to compete for Environmental Quality Incentives Program contracts to provide irrigation or water efficiency, H4123, H4124 [16MY]
——— modify Household Water Well System Grant Program (H.R. 5837), H4859 [7JN]
——— Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program funding, H4874 [7JN]
——— Sites Reservoir construction in Colusa County, CA, funding, H10191 [13DE]
——— streamline process for certain land-grant universities to access Conservation Innovation Grant Program and create a database on effectiveness of conservation practices on soil, nutrients, and water, H4055 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient funding to address drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated chemicals near the former Wurtsmith AFB, MI, H4972, H4973 [7JN]
——— report to Congress on environmental restoration efforts to address groundwater contamination from defense-related activities, H4655 [23MY]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for purchase of heavy water from Iran, H4954, H4955 [7JN]
——— Water Powers Technologies Office marine and hydrokinetic energy research and technologies funding, H4930, H4931 [7JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (H.R. 3359), Senate amendment, H9501–H9506 [13NO]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize a pilot project for an innovative water project financing program, H8226 [13SE]
——— authorize a pilot project for an innovative water project financing program (H.R. 434), H6450 [17JY]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), H114–H125 [10JA], E70 [19JA]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), consideration (H. Res. 681), H96–H103 [10JA]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), correct enrollment (S. Con. Res. 51), H9655 [27NO]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), Senate amendment, H9604–H9652 [27NO]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 2850), H6629, H6630 [23JY]
——— convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District (H.R. 6652), H10305, H10306 [19DE], E1123 [3AU]
——— convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (H.R. 6040), H8160–H8162 [12SE]
——— correct Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and convey remaining tract of land within corrected survey boundary to Alaska (H.R. 219), H761, H762 [5FE], H896 [6FE]
——— prohibit funding to implement California Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan relative to New Melones reservoir, H6521–H6523 [18JY]
——— Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act administrative expenses account funding, H6449 [17JY]
Detroit, MI: shutoff of drinking water in public schools, H7877 [6SE]
Disasters: improve disaster response system, E810 [8JN]
Drought: provide drought assistance to California (H.R. 23), H3544 [25AP], H5698 [26JN]
Ecolab, Inc.: World Environment Center (organization) Gold Medal Award for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development recipient, E657 [16MY]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H4951, H4955 [7JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4884–H4977 [7JN], H4984, H4985–H5000 [8JN], H7937 [7SE], E813, E815, E816 [8JN], E832 [13JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, H8239–H8245 [13SE], E1281 [24SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 918), H4785–H4792 [6JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration (H. Res. 923), H4862–H4869 [7JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1059), H8181–H8184 [13SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46), H8245 [13SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), motion to recommit, H4998, H4999 [8JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), Senate amendment, H5826 [28JN]
EPA: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey funding, H6451 [17JY]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (H.R. 3906), H6219–H6221 [16JY], E1043 [23JY]
——— Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H1380 [6MR], H6277 [17JY], H9100 [27SE]
——— improve public water systems and enhance compliance with safe drinking water requirements, H8175, H8224, H8226 [13SE]
——— improve public water systems and enhance compliance with safe drinking water requirements (H.R. 3387), H1250 [26FE]
——— increase assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities for good financial and environmental management of water systems and strengthen enforcement of safe drinking water requirements, H8225 [13SE]
——— Lake Champlain Basin Program funding, H6447 [17JY]
——— lead in drinking water reduction programs funding, H6504, H6505 [18JY]
——— National Estuary Program funding, H6452 [17JY]
——— prohibit funding for revised water quality standard implementation in Washington (State), H6505, H6506 [18JY]
——— prohibit funding to force Chesapeake Bay watershed States to comply with total maximum daily load nutrient limits and certain watershed implementation plans, H6509, H6510 [18JY]
——— provide for an integrated water pollution control planning process and promote green infrastructure (H.R. 7279), H10288–H10291 [19DE]
——— publish maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin (H.R. 7078), E1426 [19OC]
——— reauthorize Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, H8175, H8228 [13SE]
——— require permit for certain discharges of dredged or fill material, H4926–H4928 [7JN]
——— U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior operations funding, H6447, H6448 [17JY]
Every Kid Outdoors program: establish to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (H.R. 3186), H8139, H8140 [12SE]
FEMA: clarify that hazard mitigation funding can be used to remove standing burned trees and replacing water systems that have been burned and caused contamination, H3715 [27AP]
FERC: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Gibson Dam (S. 490), H6226, H6227 [16JY]
Fish and fishing: waive compensatory mitigation requirements for maintenance dredging projects in certain inland waterways, inlets, or harbors, H6089, H6090 [11JY]
Flint, MI: status of contaminated water crisis, H5754 [27JN], H7095 [24JY]
Foreign policy: provide developing countries access to clean water and proper sanitation, H3084 [10AP]
GAO: include trough bars, coastal wetlands, and barrier reefs in study on feasibility of natural features projects for Corps of Engineers flood risk management, hurricane, storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration projects, H4819, H4820 [6JN]
Government regulations: prohibit repeal of Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H6460, H6461 [17JY]
——— repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3938 [15MY], H4225–H4227 [18MY]
Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, H3160 [12AP]
——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, H177 [16JA]
Illinois: construction of Lusk Creek Kayak Ramp, E1042 [23JY]
Infrastructure: establish a trust fund to be funded by ending the deferral on income taxes on offshore corporate profits in order to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure (H.R. 5609), H5754 [27JN]
——— importance of investment, H1328–H1330 [27FE], H1421–H1424 [6MR], H3962–H3964 [15MY], H3988 [16MY], H4143 [17MY], H4590 [23MY], H4788 [6JN], H7816 [4SE]
Infrastructure Week: observance, H3958, H3962 [15MY], H3990 [16MY], H4235 [18MY]
Kern County, CA: anniversary of Arvin-Edison Water Storage District, E573, E575 [1MY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize (H.R. 502), H5502, H5503 [21JN]
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining the impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (H.R. 6270), E1268 [20SE]
National Ocean Policy: implementation funding, H4947–H4949 [7JN]
Natural resources: recognize that national parks, national forests, and public lands and waters contribute greatly to our economic and physical well being and can be further improved by public-private partnerships (H. Res. 794), E357 [21MR]
NOAA: reauthorize National Integrated Drought Information System (S. 2200), H10420–H10424 [20DE]
Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: support efforts to address issues of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy and militarism, H5188–H5195 [14JN]
Sacramento Groundwater Authority: anniversary, E1413 [16OC]
Shafer, Kevin L.: Water & Wastewater International (Internet site) Top 25 Global Water Leaders honoree, E120 [30JA]
Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S., H9648 [27NO]
Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act: reauthorize, H4186 [17MY]
Taxation: facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (H.R. 519), H7110–H7112 [24JY]
Water for the Poor Act: implementation, H5004 [8JN]
Water pollution: increase watershed-based collaboration between nonpoint sources and regulated point sources of pollution in order to advance goals of Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4124 [16MY]
Winemiller, Jim: Taylor County, IA, Conservation Leadership Award recipient, E565 [27AP]
World Oceans Day: observance (H. Res. 929), H4984, H5004 [8JN]
Remarks in Senate
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska (H.R. 4689), S8034 [22DE]
——— authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs (H.R. 1967), S8034, S8035 [22DE]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 440), S6549, S6550 [4OC]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 440), House amendment, S7141 [27NO]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 2074), S6550 [4OC]
——— establish procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota (S. 2074), House amendment, S7141 [27NO]
Climate: impact of climate change on agriculture, S4473 [27JN]
——— impact of climate change on drought conditions, S1677 [13MR]
——— impact of climate change on fishing industry, S1675 [13MR], S5052–S5056 [18JY]
——— impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1669 [13MR], S1715 [14MR]
——— impact of climate change on Great Barrier Reef, S2542 [8MY]
——— impact of climate change on occurrence of algal blooms in the Great Lakes, S1673 [13MR]
Colorado: ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, CO, S7901, S7902 [19DE]
Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, S6200, S6212 [18SE], S6697 [5OC], S6703, S6704, S6708–S6712, S6714–S6717 [9OC], S6735–S6737, S6742–S6749, S6751, S6754, S6755 [10OC], S6807 [11OC]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 8), S4902, S4920 [11JY], S5676 [16AU]
——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (S. 2800), S2801 [22MY], S2862, S2863 [23MY], S3747 [12JN]
——— require report on status of returning excess non-Federal funds to non-Federal project sponsors, S4021 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve soil moisture and precipitation monitoring, S4393 [26JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (H.R. 3359), S6503 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior: clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), S927 [13FE], S7129 [27NO]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), correct enrollment (S. Con. Res. 51), S7019 [15NO]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), House amendment, S2111 [12AP], S2131–S2138, S2188 [16AP], S2191, S2192, S2194, S2197, S2225 [17AP], S2228, S2231–S2235, S2238–S2241, S2249–S2252 [18AP], S2309, S2315 [19AP], S2373 [24AP], S6803 [11OC], S6903–S6908 [13NO], S6937–S6940, S6942, S6949, S6956–S6958 [14NO], S6973–S7020, S7042 [15NO]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), unanimous-consent agreement, S6908 [13NO]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 140), unanimous-consent request, S2249, S2250, S2251 [18AP]
——— clarify use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund (S. 2850), S2683 [15MY], S2731 [16MY], S5074 [18JY]
——— convey title of canal system to Contra Costa Water District of the Central Valley Project in California (S. 3001), S3036 [6JN]
——— correct Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and convey remaining tract of land within corrected survey boundary to Alaska (H.R. 219), S4808, S4809 [28JN]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, S2062 [11AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), S3861 [12JN], S3864 [13JN], S3973–S3976 [18JN], S4011, S4014–S4016, S4018–S4024, S4026, S4028, S4030, S4031, S4249 [19JN], S4253–S4257, S4271–S4275 [20JN], S4313, S4324, S4325, S4328–S4330 [21JN], S4353, S4354, S4358–S4364, S4367 [25JN], S4398 [26JN], S4501 [27JN], S6045 [6SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, S6116–S6118, S6122, S6133–S6136, S6148 [12SE], S6183 [17SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S6124 [12SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46)—unanimous-consent agreement, S6124 [12SE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), motion to instruct conferees, S4886–S4891 [11JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), motion to proceed, S3973 [18JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5895), unanimous-consent agreement, S4265 [20JN], S4333 [21JN], S4458 [26JN], S4880 [10JY]
EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, S1673 [13MR], S2863 [23MY]
——— provide for an integrated water pollution control planning process and promote green infrastructure (H.R. 7279), S8036 [22DE]
——— provide to State infrastructure financing authorities additional opportunities to receive loans to support drinking water and clean water State revolving funds to deliver water infrastructure to communities, S6709 [9OC], S6743 [10OC]
——— provide to State infrastructure financing authorities additional opportunities to receive loans to support drinking water and clean water State revolving funds to deliver water infrastructure to communities (S. 2364), S583 [30JA]
FAA: allow airports the option of using fluorine-free foam for combating fires, S6430 [2OC]
FERC: authorize expansion of Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project in Alaska (H.R. 220), S4808, S4809 [28JN]
——— extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Gibson Dam (S. 490), S4808, S4809 [28JN]
——— extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam (H.R. 2292), S4808, S4809 [28JN]
——— extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Flannagan Dam (H.R. 447), S4808, S4810 [28JN]
——— extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gathright Dam (H.R. 446), S4808, S4810 [28JN]
——— extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam (H.R. 951), S4808, S4810 [28JN]
——— extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in Louisiana (S. 1142), S5868 [22AU]
——— issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 215), S4808, S4809 [28JN]
——— reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam (H.R. 2122), S4808, S4810 [28JN]
Fish and fishing: phase out large-scale driftnet fishing and develop alternative fishing methods and gear types that reduce incidental catch of living marine resources (S. 2773), S2487 [26AP]
Floods: impact of South Texas flooding, S4354 [25JN]
Government regulations: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S4328, S4329 [21JN], S4361 [25JN]
Hurricanes: assessment of disaster relief for those affected by Hurricane Maria, S685–S688 [7FE]
——— provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria (S. 2165), S30 [4JA]
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (S. 1425), S69, S72 [8JA]
Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act: repeal (S. 1223), S1972 [22MR]
Lake Champlain: tribute to Colchester Causeway Bike Ferry crew for water rescue of stranded boaters, S5573 [1AU]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorize, S5400–S5403 [26JY], S7210 [29NO], S7891, S7904 [19DE]
——— reauthorize (S. 896), S5799–S5801 [22AU], S5893–S5895 [23AU], S6324–S6327 [26SE]
——— reauthorize (S. 896), unanimous-consent request, S5799 [22AU], S5895 [23AU]
NOAA: reauthorize National Integrated Drought Information System (S. 2200), S7805–S7809 [18DE]
——— update environmental sensitivity index maps for coastal areas of the Great Lakes (S. 1586), S6103 [6SE]
Public works: require EPA and Bureau of Reclamation agreement on administration of loan program for storage, recycling, and other water supply projects, S6744 [10OC]
Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S., S802–S804 [8FE], S2194, S2197, S2225 [17AP], S2228, S2231–S2235, S2238–S2241, S2249–S2252 [18AP], S2373 [24AP], S6903–S6906 [13NO], S6938–S6940 [14NO], S7042 [15NO]
Reports
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act—Good for the Environment—Good for Business: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2234 [18AP]
Reports filed
Alexander Creek, AK, Recognition as a Native Village: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1418) (H. Rept. 115–1058), H9757 [30NO]
America’s Water Infrastructure Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2800), S2834 [22MY]
——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2800) (S. Rept. 115–294), S4874 [10JY]
Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 132) (S. Rept. 115–369), S7050 [15NO]
Bureau of Reclamation and BIA Water Project Streamlining Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4419) (H. Rept. 115–1001), H9462 [2NO]
Bureau of Reclamation Authorization of Early Repayment of Obligations Within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4689) (H. Rept. 115–700), H4582 [22MY]
Bureau of Reclamation Procedure for Conveyance of Certain Federal Land Around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 440), S5455 [30JY]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 440) (S. Rept. 115–313), S5581 [1AU]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6038) (H. Rept. 115–900), H7754 [14AU]
Bureau of Reclamation Procedure for Conveyance of Certain Federal Land Around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2074), S5455 [30JY]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2074) (S. Rept. 115–314), S5581 [1AU]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6039) (H. Rept. 115–901), H7754 [14AU]
Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1967) (S. Rept. 115–377), S7088 [26NO]
Bureau of Reclamation Use of Active Capacity of Colorado River Storage Project Fontenelle Reservoir in Wyoming: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 648) (S. Rept. 115–235), S2439 [25AP]
Clean Water for Rural Communities Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 685) (S. Rept. 115–373), S7050 [15NO]
Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6206) (H. Rept. 115–1020), H9509 [13NO]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 5895, Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1059) (H. Rept. 115–949), H8169 [12SE]
Consideration of H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 918) (H. Rept. 115–711), H4775 [5JN]
Consideration of H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 985) (H. Rept. 115–812), H6040 [10JY]
Consideration of H.R. 5895, Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 918) (H. Rept. 115–711), H4775 [5JN]
——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 923) (H. Rept. 115–712), H4848 [6JN]
Consideration of S. 140, Dept. of the Interior Clarification of Use of Amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 681) (H. Rept. 115–503), H82 [9JA]
Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 6040) (S. Rept. 115–362), S6963 [14NO]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3001) (S. Rept. 115–359), S6963 [14NO]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6040) (H. Rept. 115–911), H7781 [31AU]
Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Facilities, Easements, and Rights-of-Way to Kennewick Irrigation District: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6652) (H. Rept. 115–1082), H10335 [19DE]
Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2773) (S. Rept. 115–430), S7431 [11DE]
Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5895) (H. Rept. 115–929), H8106 [10SE]
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5895) (H. Rept. 115–697), H4283 [21MY]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2975) (S. Rept. 115–258), S2923 [24MY]
Every Kid Outdoors Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3186) (S. Rept. 115–394), S7189 [28NO]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3186) (H. Rept. 115–880), H7741 [3AU]
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 115–828), H6262 [16JY]
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 237) (H. Rept. 115–1038), H9573 [20NO]
J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1142), S5455 [30JY]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1142) (S. Rept. 115–311), S5516 [31JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 502) (H. Rept. 115–1091), H10509 [20DE]
Listing Reform Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 115–560), H1211 [15FE]
Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 664) (S. Rept. 115–401), S7240 [29NO]
New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1012) (S. Rept. 115–358), S6963 [14NO]
NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2200) (S. Rept. 115–256), S2834 [22MY]
Reclamation Title Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2560) (S. Rept. 115–395), S7189 [28NO]
Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 497), S5455 [30JY]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 497) (S. Rept. 115–320), S5618 [15AU]
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2764) (S. Rept. 115–442), S7925 [19DE]
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 115–532), H676 [29JA]
Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 519) (H. Rept. 115–857), H6648 [23JY]
Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 115–708), H4738 [1JN]
Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3265) (S. Rept. 115–348), S6924 [13NO]
Rulings of the Chair
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4925 [7JN]
Tables
Energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4885–H4898 [7JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 681, consideration of S. 140, Dept. of the Interior clarification of use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund, H96 [10JA]
H. Res. 918, consideration of H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act, H4785 [6JN]
H. Res. 918, consideration of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H4785 [6JN]
H. Res. 923, consideration of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations and H.R. 3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H4862 [7JN]
H. Res. 985, consideration of H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act and H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act, H6053 [11JY]
H. Res. 1059, consideration of conference report on H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H8181 [13SE]
H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act, H4804–H4813 [6JN]
H.R. 219, Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act, H761 [5FE]
H.R. 519, Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act, H7110 [24JY]
H.R. 660, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act, H8142 [12SE]
H.R. 1967, Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act, S8034 [22DE]
H.R. 3186, Every Kid Outdoors Act, H8139 [12SE]
H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act, H6155 [12JY]
H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, H9501–H9506 [13NO]
H.R. 3906, Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act, H6219 [16JY]
H.R. 4689, early repayment of Bureau of Reclamation obligations within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska, H8144 [12SE]
H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H4905–H4924 [7JN]
H.R. 6040, Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act, H8160 [12SE]
H.R. 6652, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Kennewick Irrigation District, H10305 [19DE]
H.R. 7279, Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, H10288 [19DE]
S. 140, Dept. of the Interior clarification of use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund, H114 [10JA]
S. 215, FERC issuance of order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in Alaska, S4809 [28JN]
S. 440, Bureau of Reclamation procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota, H9480 [13NO]
S. 490, FERC deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Gibson Dam extension, S4809 [28JN], H6226 [16JY]
S. 1142, J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act, S5869 [22AU]
S. 1223, Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act, S1972 [22MR]
S. 1425, Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act, S69–S75 [8JA]
S. 2074, Bureau of Reclamation procedure for conveyance of certain Federal land around the Jamestown Reservoir in North Dakota, H9482 [13NO]
S. 2200, NOAA National Integrated Drought Information System reauthorization, S7806–S7809 [18DE], H10420–H10422 [20DE]
S. 2850, Dept. of the Interior clarification of use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund, S2681 [15MY]
S. 2850, Dept. of the Interior use of amounts in the White Mountain Apache Tribe Settlement Fund clarification, H6629 [23JY]
S. 3021, America’s Water Infrastructure Act, H8185–H8221 [13SE]
S. Con. Res. 46, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, S6147 [12SE], H8245 [13SE]
S. Res. 598, urge Senate to ratify U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, S5458 [30JY]