MONTANA
Bills and resolutions
Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana (see S. 1987), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 5088), H4151 [28JY]
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: improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 4426), H3158 [30JN]
Dept. of the Interior: ensure full pool levels of Flathead Lake in Montana in accordance with certain requirements (see H.R. 6442), H5893 [15NO]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3149), H2171 [9MY]
Public lands: 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]
——— release certain land from wilderness study area designation and improve management of such land (see S. 2216), S2287 [10JY]
——— sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, add certain land to National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate new areas for recreation (see S. 2149), S2223 [22JN]
Rivers: designate certain streams in greater Yellowstone ecosystem and Smith River system as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3346), S5597 [27NO]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: issue new rule removing Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife (see H.R. 1419), H1149 [7MR]
——— reissue rule delisting grizzly bears in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and issue new rule delisting Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzly bears from threatened list (see H.R. 1364), H1113 [3MR]
——— reissue rule delisting grizzly bears in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and prohibit further judicial review of decision (see S. 445), S425 [15FE] (see H.R. 1245), H969 [28FE]
Remarks in House
Buckingham Ranch, LLC: Montana Historical Society Centennial Farm and Ranch register honoree, E179 [7MR]
Colstrip, MT: anniversary, E610 [23JN]
Frady, Parks: Forest Service Managerial Engineer of the Year award recipient, E274 [29MR]
Helena, MT: tribute to FUSION 4133 (robotics team), H1959 [26AP]
Lockhart, Lisa: American Rodeo barrel racing winner, E317 [17AP]
National Miners Day: observance, H6198 [6DE]
Sestrich, Clint: American Fisheries Society Montana Chapter Outstanding Fisheries Professional award recipient, E278 [29MR]
Statehood: anniversary, H5541 [7NO]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: reissue rule delisting grizzly bears in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and prohibit further judicial review of decision (H.R. 1245), H2494 [22MY]
Yellowstone National Park: anniversary of flooding, H2889 [14JN]
Remarks in Senate
Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, S3727 [27JY]
Ennis (MT) Madisonian: anniversary, S5478 [13NO]
Hoppe, Lori: Montana Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, S1786 [30MY]
National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (S. 1478), S6062 [19DE]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Program: reauthorize, expand areas eligible for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing, and improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, S3723, S3728 [27JY], S5912–S5915 [12DE], S5942 [13DE]
Reports filed
Anderson, Craig J.: nomination to be U.S. Marshal, S1973 [6JN]
Grizzly Bear State Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1245) (H. Rept. 118–204), H4436 [20SE]
Nomination of Craig J. Anderson To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1533 [4MY]
Texts of
S. 1478, National Medal of Honor Highway designation, S6062 [19DE]
Tributes