WASHINGTON (State)

Bills and resolutions

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit judges and divide ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 88), H101 [9JA] (see H.R. 270), H151 [10JA]

——— appoint additional Federal circuit judges for ninth circuit, divide ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, and appoint additional judges to certain district courts (see S. 1878), S2028 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend compensation provided under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program relative to claims related to uranium mining (see S. 1681), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3497), H2453 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (see S. 22), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 470), H276 [24JA] (see H.R. 4030), H2808 [12JN]

——— reaffirm that certain lands have been taken into trust for Samish Indian Nation (see H.R. 6723), H6859 [12DE]

——— withdraw certain documents relative to grizzly bears (see H.R. 5927), H4998 [11OC]

Federal Columbia River Power System: provide for operations pursuant to certain operation plan for specified period of time (see S. 966), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1762), H1409 [23MR]

Jayapal, Representative: censure (see H. Res. 606), H3888 [20JY]

Native Americans: take certain land in Washington (State) into trust for benefit of Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation (see S. 382), S313 [9FE] (see H.R. 929), H824 [9FE]

Public lands: designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 1254), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 2765), H1908 [20AP]

——— designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 1531), S1603 [10MY]

Certificates of election

Senate: Patty Murray, S3 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Cartwright, Tiffany M.: nomination to be district judge, S2212 [22JN], S2302 [11JY]

Evanson, Kymberly Kathryn: nomination to be district judge, S2212 [22JN], S2298 [11JY]

Whitehead, Jamal N.: nomination to be district judge, S438 [16FE], S513 [28FE]

Oaths of office

Murray, Patty: Senate, S5 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: tribute to Christmas tree growers, H6116 [5DE]

——— tribute to cranberry growers, H6116 [5DE]

Batayola, Teresita: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations and National Association of Community Health Centers Lifetime Achievement awards recipient, E797 [25AU]

Cathlamet, WA: tribute to Wahkiakum High School Mecha Mules robotics team, H1216 [9MR]

Columbia River: tribute to U.S. Coast Guard and Columbia River Bar pilots, H1216 [9MR]

Columbia Springs (organization): tribute to Repair Clark County volunteer program, H514 [31JA]

Dept. of Energy: limit approval of new oil and gas leases on Federal lands within Washington-Oregon Planning Area that would adversely impact coastal fisheries, H420 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in Washington/Oregon planning area, H1488 [28MR]

Disasters: anniversary of Oso landslide, H1319 [22MR]

Duncan, Jordan: Pacific Education Institute FieldSTEM Teacher of the Year award recipient, H6116 [5DE]

Firefighters: tribute to those fighting wildfires in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, H4387 [19SE]

Forest Service: transfer certain lands to Skamania County, WA, H514 [31JA]

iUrban Teen (organization): tribute to Seattle, WA, office, H514 [31JA]

Jones, Sam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H2982 [20JN]

Longview, WA: anniversary, H1216 [9MR]

Lumber industry: tribute to logging industry, H1958 [26AP]

Napavine, WA: tribute to Napavine High School football team, H1215 [9MR]

Refugees: tribute to efforts to house Ukrainian refugees, H6116 [5DE]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County, E277 [29MR]

Skamania County, WA: tribute to firefighters and first responders for assistance during Tunnel 5 wildfires, H3489 [13JY]

Tenino, WA: anniversary, H2892 [14JN]

Vancouver, WA: tribute to Columbia River High School girls’ volleyball, H514 [31JA]

Washington State University: anniversary of WSU Extension Master Gardeners Program, H2555 [24MY]

Zillah, WA: Evergreen Rural Water of Washington (organization) Water Taste Test winner, E116 [10FE]

Remarks in Senate

Cartwright, Tiffany M.: nomination to be district judge, S2212 [22JN], S2300, S2301, S2304 [11JY], S2333, S2336 [12JY]

de Alba, Ana: nomination to be circuit judge, S5482 [14NO]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in Pacific Ocean (S. 22), S56 [23JA]

Evanson, Kymberly Kathryn: nomination to be district judge, S2211 [22JN], S2299–S2302, S2304 [11JY]

India: removal of tariffs on Washington apples, S2210 [22JN]

Murray, Senator: tribute to casting 10,000th vote, S1280 [20AP]

Native Americans: take certain land in Washington (State) into trust for benefit of Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation (S. 382), S6011 [14DE]

Whitehead, Jamal N.: confirmation as district judge, S562 [1MR]

——— nomination to be district judge, S438 [16FE], S516 [28FE]

Wildfires: express condolences for victims of, commend first responders to, and provide disaster assistance to those affected by wildfires, S4257 [7SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Charnelle Bjelkengren To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1623 [11MY]

Nomination of Jamal N. Whitehead To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S228 [2FE]

Nomination of Kymberly Kathryn Evanson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S310 [9FE]

Nomination of Tiffany M. Cartwright To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S228 [2FE]

Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 382) (S. Rept. 118–130), S5918 [12DE]

Texts of

S. 382, Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act, S6011 [14DE]

Tributes

Murray, Senator, S8 [3JA], S61 [24JA], S417 [15FE], S820 [16MR], S4258 [7SE], S4369 [12SE]