CORPS OF ENGINEERS related term(s) Department of Defense

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4738, H4739, H4741, H4743, H4745, H4746, H4748, H4750 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4409 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4452 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S3118 [23MY], H3700, H3701, H3702, H3703, H3704, H3705, H3706, H3708, H3709 [10MY], H4184 [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3518 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

America’s Water Infrastructure Act: technical corrections (see S. 1811), S3363 [12JN]

Arizona: establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Arizona (see H.R. 2206), H3252 [10AP]

Beaches: amend guidelines relative to acquisition of beach fill (see S. 2460), S5447 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of military construction or Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of barriers, land acquisition, or other associated activities on the border without congressional consent (see S. 326), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 1293), H2032 [14FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (see H. Res. 431), H4387 [10JN] (see H. Res. 436), H4431 [11JN] (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see H.R. 2157), H3216 [9AP]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (see H. Res. 357), H3473 [7MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4216 [3JN]

——— prohibit certain disaster relief funding from being transferred or reprogrammed to plan, develop, or construct a continuous wall or fence along the southern U.S. border (see S. 534), S1384 [14FE] (see H.R. 1214), H1583 [13FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2470), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 2960), H4160 [23MY]

EPA: restrict authority to veto certain Corps of Engineers flood control projects (see S. 2410), S5249 [31JY]

Everglades restoration project: expedite implementation of comprehensive plan (see H.R. 462), H462 [10JA]

Every Kid Outdoors program: codify and make permanent program to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students (see H.R. 1184), H1581 [13FE]

Firearms: ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects (see S. 2013), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 664), H718 [17JA]

Flood Control Civilian Advisory Council: establish to address flood control and navigation along the Missouri River (see S. 1565), S3004 [21MY]

Floods: establish permanent features for flood control in areas in which temporary features have been constructed (see S. 3082), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5476), H12209 [18DE]

——— modify procedure for communicating certain emergency risks (see H.R. 3944), H7377 [24JY]

Florida: 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. 3324), H4770 [18JN]

——— remove authorized purpose of maintaining water supply for agricultural uses for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas project (see H.R. 4844), H8457 [23OC]

GAO: study Corps of Engineers contracting practices with a focus on compliance with and enforcement of requirement to pay prevailing wages on federally financed construction jobs (see H.R. 2122), H3128 [8AP]

Gateway National Recreation Area: grant States and local governments easements and rights-of-way for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion (see H.R. 415), H358 [9JA]

Great Lakes: carry out coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7465 [25JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (see H.R. 2396), H3338 [30AP] (see H.R. 2440), H3403 [1MY]

Harbors: modify criteria used to dredge small ports (see S. 2923), S6755 [21NO]

Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 403), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1159), H1580 [13FE]

——— waive certain procurement provisions for a project that receives funds from certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 4687), H8197 [16OC]

Jacksonville, FL: making supplemental appropriations for flood control and storm damage reduction projects (see H.R. 3945), H7377 [24JY]

Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 2050), H3067 [3AP]

Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System: remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose and make flood control the higest priority (see H.R. 2174), H3216 [9AP]

——— remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose and make flood control the highest priority (see S. 1571), S3004 [21MY]

Native Americans: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from Corps of Engineers to BIA to take such lands into trust for Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 184), H207 [3JA]

New London, CT: deauthorize waterfront channel (see H.R. 3863), H7157 [19JY]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see S. 1967), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3458), H5165 [25JN]

Public works: consider navigation benefits when deciding whether a levee is worthy of rehabilitation (see H.R. 3898), H7240 [23JY]

——— repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (see H.R. 1137), H1517 [11FE]

Sportsmen: provide for preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 1326), H2046 [22FE]

Table Rock Lake: exempt certain structures from removal from property (see H.R. 2132), H3128 [8AP]

Taxation: exempt certain shipping from the harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 5351), H9346 [6DE]

Tulare County, CA: rename Success Dam as Richard L. Schafer Dam (see H.R. 2695), H3787 [14MY]

Upper Mississippi River Basin: develop plan to address water resources problems (see H.R. 5288), H9221 [3DE]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 376), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 2287), H3255 [10AP]

——— notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects (see H.R. 977), H1361 [5FE]

——— 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. 667), H718 [17JA]

Waterways: recognize start of inland waterway system navigation season and call for investment in waterway infrastructure (see H. Res. 484), H5727 [11JY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5486 [16SE], S5561 [18SE], S5881 [17OC], S6188 [28OC], S6326 [31OC]

Letters

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program funding reallocation for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border: several Representatives, H4740 [18JN]

Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act: National Taxpayers Union, H8483 [28OC]

——— Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8481 [28OC]

——— Representative Yarmuth, Committee on the Budget (House), H8480 [28OC]

——— William D. Friedman, Port of Cleveland, OH, H8529 [28OC]

Prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border: Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, and Texas congressional delegation, H648 [16JA]

Lists

Committee on Appropriations (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, S3085 [23MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act, H8481 [28OC]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), S5486 [16SE], S5562 [18SE], S5881 [17OC], S6187 [28OC], H4731 [18JN], H4795 [19JN]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3713 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Arizona: establish a program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in Arizona (H.R. 2206), E445 [10AP]

Civil Works Program: prohibit reallocation of funding for construction of wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H4739–H4741 [18JN]

——— prohibit reallocation of funding to another Federal department or agency, H4748, H4749 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: use of military construction and Corps of Engineers appropriations for construction of continuous wall or fence along southern U.S. border, H7565 [10SE]

Dept. of HUD: allow Community Development Block Grant Program disaster recovery funds to be used for certain FEMA and Corps of Engineers projects, H652, H653 [16JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), H4332, H4333 [5JN], H4399 [11JN], H4452–H4625 [12JN], H4632–H4670, H4673–H4687 [13JN], H4710–H4767 [18JN], H4776, H4777, H4789–H4797 [19JN], H4922, H4928 [20JN], H8790 [13NO], E789 [18JN], E816 [21JN], E827 [24JN], E833 [25JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 431), H4402–H4411 [11JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 436), H4445–H4452 [12JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), corrections in engrossment, H4797 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to recommit, H4795 [19JN]

Disasters: flood and storm damage reduction funding, H4748 [18JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), H3349 [1MY], H3430, H3431 [2MY], H3481 [8MY], H3687–H3717 [10MY], H3851 [16MY], H3953, H3954 [17MY], E578 [10MY], E609, E613 [16MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), consideration (H. Res. 357), H3510–H3519 [9MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 45), H4206 [3JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), motion to recommit, H3713 [10MY]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), Senate amendment, H4184–H4195, H4197, H4207 [3JN], H4335, H4338 [5JN], E733, E736 [10JN]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), unanimous-consent request, H4169 [24MY], H4173, H4174 [28MY], H4177 [30MY]

——— prohibit supplemental disaster appropriations from being used to plan, develop, or construct a wall along southern U.S. border, H621, H647–H649 [16JA], H1530 [13FE]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H4738, H4739 [18JN]

——— across-the-board funding reduction for non-defense activities, H4750 [18JN]

——— making appropriations, H10384, H10588, H10590, H10593 [17DE]

Everglades restoration project: expedite implementation of comprehensive plan (H.R. 462), E29 [10JA]

——— funding, H10384, H10593 [17DE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Arkansas, H4228 [4JN]

——— disaster assistance to Iowa, H2819 [26MR]

Florida: prohibit issuance of permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material from a project within Water Conservation Areas in the Everglades, H4741, H4742 [18JN]

Funding, E816 [21JN]

GAO: investigate Corp of Engineers contracting practices relative to enforcement of payment of prevailing wages at Federal construction projects, H5691 [11JY], E913 [12JY]

Gateway National Recreation Area: grant States and local governments easements and rights-of-way for construction, operation, and maintenance of projects for control and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion (H.R. 415), H296 [9JA]

Great Lakes: invest in resiliency of coastal communities, H3509 [9MY]

Great Lakes Fishery Commission: grass carp control funding, E789 [18JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: provide for use of funds for the purposes for which the funds were collected and ensure credited funds are used to support navigation (H.R. 2440), H3468 [7MY], H4228 [4JN], H8479–H8484, H8529 [28OC], E1367 [29OC], E1385 [31OC]

Mining: prohibit funding to finalize environmental impact statement for proposed Pebble Mine project, H4746–H4748 [18JN]

Native Americans: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from Corps of Engineers to BIA to take such lands into trust for Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (H.R. 184), H4784 [19JN], H4925 [20JN]

New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam: decision to remove, E1369 [30OC]

Orange County, CA: Surfside-Sunset Beach Nourishment Project funding, H8528 [28OC]

Public works: consider navigation benefits when deciding whether a levee is worthy of rehabilitation (H.R. 3898), H7561 [10SE]

——— repeal Presidential authority to terminate or defer civil works projects funding for national defense or emergencies (H.R. 1137), E157 [11FE]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI: construction of Soo Locks, H4053 [21MY]

Sewer overflow systems infrastructure projects: funding, H4745 [18JN]

Tulare County, CA: rename Success Dam as Richard L. Schafer Dam (H.R. 2695), H4378 [10JN], H5009 [21JN]

Water: repeal Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H2792 [25MR]

——— repeal of Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, H7769 [18SE]

Waterways: work with State officials to establish a no wake zone in covered navigation channels when certain criteria exists, H4745 [18JN]

Remarks in Senate

America’s Water Infrastructure Act: technical corrections (S. 1811), S4776 [10JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1785 [12MR], S1810 [13MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2740), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5485 [16SE], S5583, S5586, S5588 [19SE], S5618 [23SE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), motion to proceed, S5487 [16SE], S5499, S5500 [17SE], S5547–S5549, S5551, S5553–S5556, S5559–S5562 [18SE], S5809 [16OC], S5860, S5880, S5881 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933 [22OC], S6187 [28OC], S6205, S6207 [29OC], S6262–S6265, S6287–S6290 [30OC], S6309, S6315, S6323–S6326, S6348–S6350, S6352 [31OC], S6366, S6369 [5NO], S6434, S6439 [6NO], S6455, S6456, S6457 [7NO], S6490 [12NO], S6522, S6529, S6530 [13NO], S6579 [14NO], S6615 [18NO], S6633, S6640 [19NO], S6799 [3DE], S6844 [4DE], S6912 [10DE], S7007 [12DE]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2740), unanimous-consent agreement, S5553 [18SE], S5951 [22OC]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), S2553, S2554 [1MY], S2732 [8MY], S2757 [9MY], S2777, S2778 [13MY], S2837 [14MY], S2860, S2873, S2877 [15MY], S2953 [20MY], S2986, S2988 [21MY], S3018, S3030 [22MY], S3066, S3071, S3077, S3084–S3086, S3095 [23MY], S3185 [4JN], S3273 [10JN], S5354 [9SE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2157), corrections in enrollment, S3179 [4JN]

EPA: restrict authority to veto certain Corps of Engineers flood control projects (S. 2410), S5254–S5256 [31JY]

Every Kid Outdoors program: establish to provide free access to Federal land and waters to 4th grade students, S898 [6FE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Ilinois, S3307 [11JN]

——— disaster assistance to Iowa, S1919 [25MR], S1967 [26MR], S3273 [10JN]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: funding, S2261 [4AP]

Lower Mississippi River Valley: flood control project funding, S2757 [9MY]

Missouri River Recovery Program: impact of prioritization of wildlife over flood control, S2554 [1MY]

Public lands: convey Colonel James Barker, Sr., House and land to Friends of the Barker House (organization), S6465 [7NO]

——— promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (S. 1967), S4508 [25JN]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, S901 [6FE], S1161 [11FE]

Tulare County, CA: rename Success Dam as Richard L. Schafer Dam (H.R. 2695), S5149 [29JY]

Water: repeal of Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’, S6974 [11DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2157, Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 357) (H. Rept. 116–51), H3473 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 431) (H. Rept. 116–109), H4387 [10JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 116–111), H4431 [11JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2960) (H. Rept. 116–83), H4160 [23MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2470) (S. Rept. 116–102), S5474 [12SE]

Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2440) (H. Rept. 116–136), H5268 [2JY]

Statements

Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation Budget Request Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Approprations (Senate) Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S2380 [10AP]

Tables

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund spending versus tax revenue, H8529 [28OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 45, correction in enrollment of H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H4206 [3JN]

H. Res. 357, consideration of H.R. 986, Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act and H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H3510 [9MY]

H. Res. 431, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4402 [11JN]

H. Res. 436, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4445 [12JN]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4779 [19JN]

H.R. 2157, disaster relief supplemental appropriations, H3691–H3699 [10MY], H4184–H4192 [3JN]

H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act, H8479 [28OC]

H.R. 2695, Success Dam in Tulare County, CA, renaming as Richard L. Schafer Dam, H4378 [10JN]

H.R. 2740, Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, Defense, and State, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations, H4461–H4530 [12JN]

S. 1811, America’s Water Infrastructure Act technical corrections, S4776 [10JY]