Congressional Record publishes “PETITION TO DISCHARGE” on July 18, 2005

Volume 151, No. 97 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.

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“PETITION TO DISCHARGE” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S8416 on July 18, 2005.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

PETITION TO DISCHARGE

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c), I have submitted a petition to discharge the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works from consideration of S.J. Res. 20, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule relating to the delisting of coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act, submitted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under chapter 8 title 5, United States Code, the Congressional Review Act.

Discharge Petition

We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, hereby direct that the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 20, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relating to the delisting of coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act, and further, that the resolution be placed upon the Legislative Calendar under General Orders.

Patrick Leahy, Jim Jeffords, Barbara Boxer, Joe Biden,

Tom Carper, Jon S. Corzine, Susan Collins, Olympia

Snowe, John F. Kerry, Maria Cantwell, Jay Rockefeller,

Mark Dayton, Harry Reid, Hillary Rodham Clinton,

Russell D. Feingold, Tom Harkin, Herb Kohl, Frank R.

Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Patty Murray, Paul Sarbanes,

Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Ted Kennedy,

Barack Obama, Carl Levin, Barbara A. Mikulski, Jack

Reed, Charles Schumer, Ron Wyden, Daniel K. Akaka.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 151, No. 97