Volume 166, No. 157 covering the 2nd Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4333-H4334 on Sept. 11, 2020.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
5233. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice: Notice of Court Vacatur (RIN: 1210-AB96) received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
5234. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Office of Regulatory Affairs Division Director; Technical Amendments
[Docket No.: FDA-2019-N-0011] received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5235. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed Foods [Docket No.: FDA-2014-N-1021] (RIN: 0910-AH00) received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5236. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Colorado; Revisions to Air Pollution Emission Notice Rules [EPA-R08-OAR-2020-0110; FRL-10013-30-Region 8] received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5237. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Control of Emissions from Industrial Surface Coating Operations [EPA-R07-OAR-2020-0289; FRL-10013-51-Region 7] received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5238. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Pydiflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0273; FRL-10012-18] received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5239. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0746; FRL-10010-27-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AT85) received August 18, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5240. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District and Feather River Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0655; FRL-10012-28-Region 9] received August 18, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5241. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Massachusetts; Negative Declaration for the Oil and Gas Industry [EPA-R01-OAR-2019-0220; FRL-10012-83-Region 1] received August 18, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5242. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's direct final rule -- Technical Correction to the Flex-Fuel Vehicle Provisions in CAFE Regulations [EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0314; FRL-10012-25-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AU89) received August 18, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5243. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's direct final rule -- West Virginia: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference [EPA-R03-UST-2020-0205; FRL-10012-34-Region 3] received August 18, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5244. A letter from the Program Analyst, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Use of Common Antenna Site -- Section 73.239 and 73.635 [MB Docket No.: 19-282]; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative [MB Docket No.: 17-105] received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5245. A letter from the Program Analyst, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities
[Docket No.: 03-123] received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5246. A letter from the Attorney Advisor (Legal Advisor), Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection [WC Docket No.: 19-195]; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program [WC Docket No.: 11-10] received August 21, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
5247. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting continuation of the national emergency with respect to certain terrorist attacks, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 202(d); (90 Stat. 1257) (H. Doc. No. 116--151); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
5248. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting continuation of the national emergency with respect to foreign interference in or undermining public confidence in the United States elections, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 202(d); (90 Stat. 1257) (H. Doc. No. 116--150); jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), House Administration, and the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
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