Volume 162, No. 169 covering the 2nd Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) 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.
“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S6516-S6517 on Nov. 28, 2016.
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:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 441
At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 441, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
S. 974
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 974, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
S. 1566
At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1566, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.
S. 1831
At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1831, a bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
S. 2219
At the request of Mrs. Ernst, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2219, a bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 2659
At the request of Mrs. Ernst, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2659, a bill to reaffirm that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot regulate vehicles used solely for competition, and for other purposes.
S. 2748
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2748, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, social work schools, and other programs, including physician assistant education programs, to promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.
S. 2800
At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Arizona
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2800, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide an exclusion from income for student loan forgiveness for students who have died or become disabled.
S. 2873
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. 2873, a bill to require studies and reports examining the use of, and opportunities to use, technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
S. 3348
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3348, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates of major parties for the office of President to disclose recent tax return information.
S. 3360
At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3360, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.
S. 3476
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3476, a bill to waive recoupment by the United States of certain bonuses and similar benefits erroneously received by members of the Army National Guard, and for other purposes.
S. 3478
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3478, a bill to require continued and enhanced annual reporting to Congress in the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, the safety and security of European Jewish communities, and the efforts of the United States to partner with European governments, the European Union, and civil society groups, to combat anti-Semitism, and for other purposes.
S. CON. RES. 30
At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 30, a concurrent resolution expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 426
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 426, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should support and protect the right of women working in developing countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, reprisals, and intimidation.
S. RES. 590
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 590, a resolution commemorating 100 years of health care services provided by Planned Parenthood.
S. RES. 616
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 616, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.
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