Volume 166, No. 88 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.
“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S2342-S2343 on May 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:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Schatz, and
Mr. Casey):
S. 3672. A bill to provide States and Indian Tribes with flexibility in administering the temporary assistance for needy families program due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), to make emergency grants to States and Indian Tribes to provide financial support for low-income individuals affected by that public health emergency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HAWLEY:
S. 3673. A bill to investigate the role of the Chinese Communist Party in the novel coronavirus global pandemic and to secure damages on behalf of victims in the United States and abroad; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HAWLEY:
S. 3674. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Warner):
S. 3675. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in the intelligence community who move pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 3676. A bill to extend certain temporary credit union provisions enacted under the CARES Act, to include an exception for disaster area member business loans made by insured credit unions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal,
Mr. Markey, Ms. Harris, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. King, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Reed, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Peters, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Coons, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Udall, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 3677. A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Tillis, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Sinema, Mr.
Booker, Mr. Brown, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Mrs.
Loeffler, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Inhofe):
S. 3678. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment of work-study allowances during a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 and for allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions closed for emergency situations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Scott of South
Carolina, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Braun, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Lankford, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Ernst):
S. 3679. A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to establish a procedure by which parents may immediately claim the recovery rebate amount for children born in 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Booker, and Mr.
Carper):
S. 3680. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to carry out certain programs relating to environmental justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr.
Blumenthal)):
S. 3681. A bill to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel during and after COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ROUNDS:
S. 3682. A bill to provide States, Tribal governments, and local governments with spending discretion for part of their Coronavirus Relief Fund payment; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Daines, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Tillis, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young):
S. 3683. A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to the People's Republic of China for its obstruction or failure to cooperate in investigations relating to the outbreak of COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 3684. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Perdue):
S.J. Res. 72. A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Perdue):
S.J. Res. 73. A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Franklin D. Raines as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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