Volume 166, No. 28 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.
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1045-H1046 on Feb. 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:
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. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bost,
Mr. Cook, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rogers of
Kentucky, Mr. Wittman, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Bacon, Mr.
Bergman, Mr. Walker, Mr. Pence, Mr. Lamborn, Mr.
Thornberry, Mr. Mast, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr.
Kinzinger, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.
Wenstrup, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Cheney, Mr. David P. Roe of
Tennessee, Mr. Loudermilk, and Mr. Hudson):
H.R. 5840. A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to ensure that absent uniformed services voters serving at diplomatic and consular posts of the United States are able to receive and transmit balloting materials in the same manner and with the same rights and protections as other absent uniformed services voters under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Ms. PINGREE:
H.R. 5841. A bill to decrease the incidence of food waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. Barragan, and Mr.
Ruiz):
H.R. 5842. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to entities to enable such entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities in connection with the release of certain hazardous air pollutants and the permitting of solid waste disposal facilities and hazardous waste facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mrs.
Radewagen):
H.R. 5843. A bill to provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. RIGGLEMAN:
H.R. 5844. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the shareholder threshold for registration under that Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Barragan,
Mr. Case, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Engel, Ms. Haaland, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, Ms.
Lee of California, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Ted
Lieu of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Moulton, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Raskin, Mr.
Rouda, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Suozzi, Ms.
Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Welch):
H.R. 5845. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the production and use of certain single-use plastic products and packaging, to improve the responsibility of producers in the design, collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal of their consumer products and packaging, to prevent pollution from consumer products and packaging from entering into animal and human food chains and waterways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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. ZELDIN:
H.R. 5846. A bill to provide for working with allies to seek increased compliance by China with certain OECD export credit standards; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, and Mr. Price of North Carolina):
H.R. 5847. A bill to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Ms. Schrier, and
Mr. Gomez):
H.R. 5848. A bill to eliminate asset limits employed by certain Federally-funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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. GALLAGHER:
H.R. 5849. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force unit to investigate transnational criminal organization arms smuggling across the international border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Cole, Mr.
Huffman, Ms. Moore, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lujan, and Mr.
Case):
H.R. 5850. A bill to expedite and streamline the deployment of affordable broadband service on Tribal land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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. HIGGINS of New York (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania):
H.R. 5851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain qualified over-the-counter securities to be treated as readily traded on an established securities market for the purpose of diversification requirements for employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HIMES:
H.R. 5852. A bill to redesignate the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the State of Connecticut as the ``Weir Farm National Historical Park``; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr.
Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and
Mrs. Luria):
H.R. 5853. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. PALLONE:
H.R. 5854. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger):
H.R. 5855. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program supporting trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. SEWELL of Alabama:
H.R. 5856. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a decentralized wastewater grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
McEachin, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. DeFazio):
H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution encouraging the Trump Administration to maintain protections under the National Environmental Policy Act and reverse ongoing administrative actions to weaken this landmark law and its protections for American communities; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself, Mr. Himes, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Peters, Mr. Keating, Mr. Meeks, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Welch, Mr. Smith of
Washington, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rodney Davis of
Illinois, and Mr. Grijalva):
H. Res. 845. A resolution recognizing that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. RUSH:
H. Res. 846. A resolution urging the people of the United States to observe the month of April of each year as Hazel M. Johnson Environmental Justice Month; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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. HIMES:
H. Res. 847. A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 12, 2020, as ``Darwin Day'' and recognizing the importance of science to the betterment of humanity; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
By Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Upton, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Buck, Mr.
Blumenauer, Mr. Young, Ms. Dean, Mr. Amodei, Mr.
Cole, and Mrs. Davis of California):
H. Res. 848. A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the designation of ``Public Radio Music Day'' and its deep appreciation for the role of public radio music stations in serving listeners, musicians, and hundreds of communities in the United States; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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