1) A whole bunch of stuff was scheduled for debate, meaning the committees want the whole Senate to consider it and they will get to it when the majority leadership decides to get to it. Such topics include national trail system, water quality, environmental effects on children, land exchange, historic site boundaries, A second bill to add the same two rivers (reported in issue #3) to the national wild and scenic rivers system, aging water infrastructure, wilderness designation, establish a commemorative trail connecting sites related in some way to women's rights (Go Hilary), initiate a theme study to find sites to commemorate the Cold War,
2) (HR-5893) A bill to reautherize the preservation of sound recordings and films by the Library of Congress passed the Senate and awaits the president's signature.
3) The Senate passed a resolution congratulating Latvia for it's 90th anniversary of its declaration of Independence.
4) House Budget Report of HR-6899:Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection act
The actual act also passed the House and awaits Senate approval.
5)Shigeru Yamada, Esther Karinge, Kumi Iizuka-Barcena and Corina de Chalup Turcinovic were granted permanent Resident status.
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