Volume 163, No. 40 covering the 1st 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.
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1947-H1948 on March 8, 2017.
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:
PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Larsen of
Washington):
H.R. 1420. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require an air carrier to provide information to the public regarding its policies for imposing baggage fees and assisting passengers during a widespread disruption of service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. Thompson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Tsongas,
Ms. McCollum, Mr. Langevin, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Heck,
Mr. Walz, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Sean Patrick
Maloney of New York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, and
Mr. Sensenbrenner):
H.R. 1421. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. ROSS (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida):
H.R. 1422. A bill to amend the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to require that certain buildings and personal property be covered by flood insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
H.R. 1423. A bill to reauthorize and improve the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Grothman, and Mr. Kind):
H.R. 1424. A bill to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. HULTGREN (for himself and Mr. Smith of
Missouri):
H.R. 1425. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lower rate of tax on a portion of pass-through business income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROTHFUS (for himself and Mr. Himes):
H.R. 1426. A bill to amend the Home Owners' Loan Act to allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. PITTENGER:
H.R. 1427. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service and to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather detection and forecasting; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. HURD:
H.R. 1428. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MESSER (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Carson of
Indiana, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Bucshon, Mr.
Rokita, and Ms. McSally):
H.R. 1429. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to provide students with annual estimates of student loan borrowing costs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr.
Lucas, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Posey, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Higgins of
Louisiana, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr.
Marshall, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr.
Schweikert, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Barton, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, Mr.
Tipton, and Mr. Goodlatte):
H.R. 1430. A bill to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Posey, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana,
Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Dunn, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Schweikert, Mr.
Palazzo, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Barton, Mr. Pearce,
Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Tipton, and Mr.
Goodlatte):
H.R. 1431. A bill to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.
Young of Alaska, and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 1432. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Mrs. Davis of California,
Ms. Titus, Ms. Moore, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Lee, Ms.
Bordallo, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Garamendi):
H.R. 1433. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand preventive health care services under the TRICARE program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Carter of
Georgia, Mr. Allen, Mr. Loudermilk, and Mr.
Ferguson):
H.R. 1434. A bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
H.R. 1435. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access the Exchanges under such Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. JORDAN (for himself and Mr. Meadows):
H.R. 1436. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. TED LIEU of California (for himself, Mr.
Gallego, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr.
Beyer, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Clay,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Foster, Mr.
Grijalva, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr.
Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr.
Takano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Yarmuth):
H.R. 1437. A bill to discourage the use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Judy Chu of
California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Polis, Mr.
Meeks, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms.
Matsui, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Kilmer, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. Speier, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.
McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Mr. Connolly, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Brendan F.
Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Beyer, Mr.
Cardenas, Mr. Keating, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Ellison, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Smith of Washington,
Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Foster, Mr. Pascrell,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Titus,
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Shea-
Porter, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New
York, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Adams, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Clay):
H.R. 1438. A bill to end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. Welch, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Aguilar, Mr.
Sarbanes, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Loebsack, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Raskin, Ms.
Shea-Porter, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Pocan, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tonko, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Keating, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Evans, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Ruiz):
H.R. 1439. A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise its sponsorship identification rules so as to require the disclosure of the names of significant donors to persons paying for or furnishing broadcast matter or origination cablecasting matter that is political matter or matter involving the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself, Mr.
Yarmuth, Mr. Welch, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Raskin, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Pocan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Quigley,
Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Loebsack,
Ms. McCollum, Mr. Keating, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Kaptur, Ms.
Brownley of California, Mr. Evans, and Mr. DeFazio):
H.R. 1440. A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations requiring material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity to be made available in a format that is machine-readable; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. TURNER:
H.R. 1441. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestration for the revised security category under section 251 and to eliminate the section 251A reduction in discretionary appropriations and direct spending accounts within function 050 (defense); to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Flores, Mr. Olson,
Mr. Lance, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Latta, Mr. Guthrie, Mr.
Kinzinger, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Long, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Costello of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Shimkus):
H.J. Res. 86. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to ``Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services''; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. KHANNA:
H. Res. 178. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that before any bill or joint resolution repealing or amending the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 in the House it should be made available on a public website of the House; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mrs. LAWRENCE (for herself, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Rush, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Raskin, Ms.
Barragan, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Foster, and Mr.
Welch):
H. Res. 179. A resolution to uphold the protections of the freedom of the press; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Marshall,
Mr. Williams, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Cramer, and
Mr. Bacon):
H. Res. 181. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. Price of North
Carolina):
H. Res. 182. A resolution recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the United States; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. O'HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr.
McGovern, and Mr. Soto):
H. Res. 183. A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the text of any legislation that will be marked up at a meeting for the markup of legislation by a committee to be publicly available in electronic form at least 72 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting; to the Committee on Rules.
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