Volume 164, No. 39 covering the 2nd Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 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.
“Senate” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D226-D227 on March 6, 2018.
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:
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1343-S1404
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2499-2505, and S. Res. 424.
Page S1378
Measures Considered:
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act--
Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2155, to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections.
Pages S1343-48, S1348-50, S1350-74
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 67 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 48), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Pages S1347-48
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, post-cloture, at approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 7, 2018.
Page S1398
Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. EX. 49), Terry A. Doughty, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
Pages S1348, S1404
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Lisa Porter, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
Patrick Fuchs, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the term of five years.
Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the term of five years.
James Edward Campos, of Nevada, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
Peter C. Wright, of Michigan, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury.
Jon Parrish Peede, of Mississippi, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four years.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy.
Pages S1402-04
Messages from the House:
Page S1376
Measures Referred:
Page S1376
Executive Communications:
Pages S1376-78
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S1378
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S1379-80
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Page S1380
Additional Statements:
Pages S1374-76
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S1380-98
Notices of Intent:
Page S1398
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S1398
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S1398
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--49)
Page S1348
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1398.
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