UTAH

Bills and resolutions

Bears Ears National Monument: expand boundaries and ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the proclamation establishing the Monument (see H.R. 871), H1333 [30JA]

BLM: authorize Utah to select lands that are available for disposal under the Pony Express Resource Management Plan to be used for support and benefit of State institutions (see H.R. 418), H358 [9JA]

——— designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 3056), S7048 [16DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah (see S. 1207), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 644), H716 [17JA]

——— execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (see S. 1057), S2293 [8AP] (see H.R. 2030), H2985 [2AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 947), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 3783), H5911 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: create dedicated funds to protect North American butterflies, Pacific Island plants, freshwater mussels, and Southwest desert fish (see S. 3117), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 2918), H4118 [22MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 90), S142 [10JA]

Mountains: designate a mountain that protected Elk Ridge City, UT, from wildfire as ‘‘Miracle Mountain’’ (see S. 1870), S3477 [13JN] (see H.R. 722), H1170 [23JA]

Public lands: protect Presidentially designated national monuments, establish National Monument Enhancement Fund, and designate certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness (see S. 367), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1050), H1459 [7FE]

Certificates of election

Senate: Mitt Romney, S3 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Barlow, David B.: nomination to be district judge, S6727 [21NO], S6820 [3DE]

Nielson, Howard C., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S2995 [21MY]

Oaths of office

Romney, Mitt: Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Ballet West: anniversary of performance of ‘‘The Nutcracker’’, E1535 [4DE]

Bohme, Fernanda: SBA Utah Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1044 [9AU]

Bohme, Vivien: SBA Utah Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1044 [9AU]

Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (H.R. 2030), H3112–H3115 [8AP]

Emery County, UT: tribute to county leaders efforts to establish San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area, E316 [18MR]

Golden Spike: anniversary, H3452 [7MY]

Mountains: designate a mountain that protected Elk Ridge City, UT, from wildfire as ‘‘Miracle Mountain’’ (H.R. 722), H10300, H10301 [16DE]

Salt Lake County, UT: Salt Lake County Health Dept., recipient of National Association of County and City Health Officials Health Dept. of the Year award, E1041 [9AU]

San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area: establish, E316 [18MR], E1026 [2AU]

Utah Valley University: tribute to Utah International Mountain Forum efforts to advance sustainable mountain development particularly for women and girls, E453 [12AP]

Wasatch Front Regional Council: anniversary, E1061 [20AU]

West Jordan, UT: tribute to Copper Hills High School teachers with cancer, E609 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Barlow, David B.: nomination to be district judge, S6835, S6836 [4DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (H.R. 2030), S2229, S2230 [3AP], S2298 [9AP]

——— execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (S. 1057), S2298 [9AP], S2379 [10AP]

——— execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations (S. 1057), unanimous-consent agreement, S2291, S2292 [8AP]

Climate: effects of climate change, S2206–S2208 [2AP]

Colleges and universities: tribute to service academy nominees, S3049 [22MY]

History: anniversary of placement of golden spike to signify completion of first transcontinental railroad, S2763–S2765, S2767 [9MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress, S1152, S1158–S1160 [11FE]

Nielson, Howard C., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2907 [16MY], S3018 [22MY]

Romney, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S3174–S3176 [4JN]

Reports filed

Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1207) (S. Rept. 116–79), S5360 [9SE]

Nomination of David B. Barlow To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5895 [17OC]

Nomination of Howard C. Nielson, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1131 [7FE]

Texts of

H.R. 722, Miracle Mountain Designation Act, H10300 [16DE]

H.R. 2030, Bureau of Reclamation execution and carrying out of agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations, H3112 [8AP]

S. 1057, Bureau of Reclamation execution and carrying out of agreements concerning Colorado River drought contingency management and operations, S2292, S2295 [8AP]

S. 3056, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, S7050–S7053 [16DE]