Volume 165, No. 17 covering the 1st 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.
“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S698 on Jan. 28, 2019.
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. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Udall, and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 232. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require individuals nominated or appointed to Senate-confirmed positions or to positions of a confidential or policymaking character to disclose certain types of contributions made or solicited by, or at the request of, the individuals; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Carper):
S. 233. 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. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Ernst):
S. 234. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disclosure of the annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Gardner, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Reed):
S. 235. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to establish teacher leader development programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 236. A bill to require a Special Counsel report, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
S. 237. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Menendez, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Warren, and Mr.
Gardner):
S. 238. A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Hassan):
S. 239. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of Christa McAuliffe; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Jones):
S. 240. A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to establish, incrementally over five years, a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BENNET:
S. 241. A bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 242. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release reversionary and reserved interests in certain land in the Coconino National Forest in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. McSALLY (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
S. 243. A bill to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Bullhead City, Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. McSALLY:
S. 244. A bill to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest to the University; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Warner):
S. 245. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.
Murray, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Carper,
Mr. Udall, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin,
Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Ms. Hassan):
S. 246. A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner):
S. 247. A bill to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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On page S698, January 28, 2019, in the third column, the following appears:S. 247. A bill to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 247. A bill to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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By Mr. TILLIS:
S. 248. A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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