Volume 163, No. 131 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.
“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S4766-S4767 on Aug. 2, 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:
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. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Peters, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Franken, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Alexander):
S. 1700. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish a WaterSense program within the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 1701. A bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. RISCH:
S. 1702. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation by sea lions on endangered Columbia River salmon and other species not listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
S. 1703. A bill to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH:
S. 1704. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Boozman):
S. 1705. A bill to provide to the Secretary of Agriculture the ability to enter into a lease agreement for administrative sites on National Forest System land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Coons):
S. 1706. A bill to prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 1707. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for a standard medical expense deduction under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 1708. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that certain students who are family caregivers are eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr.
Cornyn):
S. 1709. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a certification process for the issuance of nondisclosure requirements accompanying certain administrative subpoenas, to provide for judicial review of such nondisclosure requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Nelson, Mr.
Franken, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Peters, Ms. Hassan, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Stabenow, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Booker):
S. 1710. A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
S. 1711. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist States in adopting updated interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and standards for supplemental, backup, and standby power fees for projects for combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 1712. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the automatic recertification of income for income-driven repayment plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Coons, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Reed):
S. 1713. A bill to require certain financial assistance under the State energy program and the Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
S. 1714. A bill to provide for the conduct of certain economic activities in Malheur County, Oregon, to provide for the conduct of a study on the need for a regional economic commission for certain counties in the State of Oregon, to withdraw certain Federal land located in Malheur County, Oregon, from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral leasing laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hirono,
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Booker, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Kaine, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Franken, Mr.
Heinrich, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cardin,
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Carper, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Coons,
Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Harris, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Reed, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Donnelly,
Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Peters, Mr. Udall, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Murphy, Ms. Heitkamp, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Nelson, Mr. King, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Manchin):
S. 1715. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. King):
S. 1716. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to employers who provide paid family and medical leave, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 1717. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cassidy, and Ms. Warren):
S. 1718. A bill to authorize the minting of a coin in honor of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. Cantwell):
S. 1719. A bill to eliminate duties on imports of recreational performance outerwear, to establish the Sustainable Textile and Apparel Research Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. Perdue):
S. 1720. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Boozman,
Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Heinrich):
S. 1721. A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SULLIVAN:
S. 1722. A bill to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider the reciprocity of foreign investment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SANDERS:
S. 1723. A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Capito, and
Mr. Casey):
S. 1724. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 1725. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien who has served, or is serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when any alien applies for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Markey, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Franken, Mrs.
Shaheen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Udall, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Leahy, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 1726. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 1727. A bill to establish a naturalization office at every initial military training site; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CARDIN:
S. 1728. A bill to require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Cardin, and Mr. Young):
S. 1729. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurances of high quality surveys; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Moran, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 1730. A bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. THUNE:
S. 1731. A bill to address the forest health crisis on National Forest System land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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