ARCTIC REGIONS

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2461), S5447 [11SE]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1523), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 309), H282 [8JA]

Arctic Research Commission: modify membership (see S. 1179), S2434 [11AP]

Climate: accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis (see S. Res. 342), S5706 [25SE] (see H. Res. 589), H7989 [25SE]

Coast Guard: provide acquisition requirements for Polar Security Cutters (see H.R. 1822), H2754 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic (see S. 2707), S6156 [24OC]

——— state U.S. policy relative to need for strategic placement of military assets in the Arctic (see S. 3080), S7156 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Arctic Executive Steering Committee (see S. 1179), S2434 [11AP]

Dept. of State: establish a U.S. Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (see H.R. 3493), H5199 [26JN]

——— establish positions of Climate Security Envoy and Special Representative for the Arctic and outline policies on relationship between climate change and national security (see S. 745), S1792 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Federal advisory committee to provide policy recommendations on positioning the U.S. to take advantage of emerging opportunities for Arctic maritime transportation (see S. 2786), S6392 [5NO]

Shipping industry: establish a congressionally chartered seaway development corporation (see S. 1177), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 3020), H4164 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: effects of climate change, S4896–S4901 [17JY], S6290–S6293 [30OC]

——— impact of climate change on frequency of wildfires, S5496 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic (S. 2707), S6618 [18NO]

Foreign policy: develop comprehensive policy to protect interests, S3079–S3081 [23MY]

Texts of

S. Res. 342, accept findings of U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and support ocean-centric solutions to climate crisis, S5711 [25SE]