Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 21, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 21…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 21, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton).

I have an amendment that was made in order under the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, strike lines 9 through 15, and insert the following: ``(1) Review and…

This amendment clarifies who may submit public comments on a NEPA study concerning a Federal permit or land approval for Indian lands. It also preserves current NEPA requirements concerning tribal gaming proposals. When a NEPA study is…

I would like to mention one thing. I do have an amendment for a future day--I am speaking to the gentleman--on NEPA. We don't change the NEPA policy at all, other than the fact that only those affected can have comments on how it affects…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers). Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Native American Energy Act. Having an all-of-the-above energy policy means all people…

In closing, I suggest one thing. This bill came from the tribes, not from the Sierra Club and not from the friends of this and not from the friends of that. All 28 organizations had nothing to do with the tribes. I have said all along--and…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce).

I hope it is the right color for Ranking Member Grijalva. I yield back the balance of time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 2…

There is nothing in this act that changes the President's authority. I go back to self-determination. These are tribal lands owned by the tribes, controlled by the tribal council, and they will make a decision about the sacred sites; not…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 254, nays 173, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 544]…

Madam President, I have come to the floor to speak in support of the fiscal year 2016 Energy and Water appropriations bill. I want to thank the senior Senator from Tennessee for his leadership in developing this bill, for doing his part to…

Mr. President, I wish to speak this afternoon on a very important vote that we took today to move forward on the Defense authorization bill. I thought I would start by backing up a little bit. Last week we had the opportunity to vote on…

Mr. President, I wish to say a few words about the bill that we voted on this afternoon and put it into a broader context. This was the bill to begin the vote and debate on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations…

Madam President, I am here this morning to speak about the issue that is before this body, the motion to proceed to H.R. 2029, or what we refer to as the MILCON-VA appropriations bill. I certainly intend to support closing off debate on…