Volume 164, No. 80 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.
“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S2724-S2725 on May 16, 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:
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. THUNE:
S. 2853. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure Internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr.
Perdue):
S. 2854. A bill to establish requirements for use of a driver's license or personal identification card by certain financial institutions for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CARDIN:
S. 2855. A bill to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to State, tribal, and local governments to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 2856. A bill to reform the requirements regarding the safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. CANTWELL:
S. 2857. A bill to designate the Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washington, as the ``National Nordic Museum'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Risch, Ms. Smith, and
Mr. Gardner):
S. 2858. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the establishment of a small business voucher program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
S. 2859. A bill to provide for the use of passenger facility charge revenue to enhance security at airports and to make projects for the installation of security cameras eligible for the airport improvement program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Casey, and
Mr. Tester):
S. 2860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Hoeven):
S. 2861. A bill to prosecute, as a Federal crime, the assault or intimidation of a passenger train crew member to the same extent as such actions against aircraft crew members are prosecuted; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. Scott):
S. 2862. A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding the buyout practices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Murkowski,
Mr. Manchin, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Rounds, Ms.
Heitkamp, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cornyn, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Tester, Mr. Alexander,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Smith, Mr.
Moran, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Wicker):
S. 2863. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Ms. Heitkamp):
S. 2864. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a Joint Task Force to enhance integration of the Department of Homeland Security's border security operations to detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Durbin):
S. 2865. A bill to ensure that certain materials used in carrying out Federal infrastructure aid programs are made in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz):
S. 2866. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of certain feasibility studies and reports and to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to ensure public safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WICKER:
S. 2867. A bill to improve the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, to authorize an expansion of their presence in low-income, rural, and underserved areas of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GARDNER:
S. 2868. A bill to enhance the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program to assist law enforcement agencies in protecting law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Carper):
S. 2869. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report certain hiring to carry out the Safe Drinking Water Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
S. 2870. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as
``Amache'' in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Toomey, and Mr.
Murphy):
S. 2871. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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