Volume 163, No. 91 covering the 1st Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S3211-S3213 on May 25, 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.
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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. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 1229. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Move America bonds and Move America credits; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Enzi, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Risch):
S. 1230. A bill to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Udall, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Ms. Harris, Mr. Van Hollen,
Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Heinrich,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Coons, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Booker, and Mr. Schatz):
S. 1231. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Paul):
S. 1232. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Franken):
S. 1233. A bill to improve the efficiency and reliability of rail transportation by reforming the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. NELSON:
S. 1234. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Merkley):
S. 1235. A bill to reduce the number of nuclear-armed submarines operated by the Navy, to prohibit the development of a new long-range penetrating bomber aircraft, to prohibit the procurement of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Casey):
S. 1236. A bill to require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Franken):
S. 1237. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to clarify the rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from the disposition of farm assets under chapter 12 bankruptcies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Rounds, and Mr.
Merkley):
S. 1238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr.
Schumer):
S. 1239. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules applicable to length of service award plans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Franken, Ms. Warren,
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Warner):
S. 1240. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Cornyn, and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 1241. A bill to improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Durbin, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Ms. Harris,
Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Schatz, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Cardin, and
Ms. Klobuchar):
S. 1242. A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 1243. A bill to require sexual assault prevention and response training for all individuals enlisted in the Armed Forces under a delayed entry program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Murkowski)):
S. 1244. A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for additional funds for the essential air service program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. FRANKEN:
S. 1245. A bill to award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and consortia of local educational agencies, to provide technical assistance within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to administer the grants and support the local educational agencies with the preparation of grant applications and management of grant funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Durbin)):
S. 1246. A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Warner):
S. 1247. A bill to provide for loan repayment for teachers in high-need schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cornyn, and
Mr. Warner):
S. 1248. A bill to amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson):
S. 1249. A bill to authorize additional district court judgeships for the northern, middle, and southern districts of Florida; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr.
Hoeven):
S. 1250. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER:
S. 1251. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Schatz):
S. 1252. A bill to reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors, to eliminate the increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, to reinvest in our communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Heller, and
Mr. Wyden):
S. 1253. A bill to improve the coordination and use of geospatial data; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Ms.
Baldwin):
S. 1254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the small employer health insurance credit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, and Mr.
Sanders):
S. 1255. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service, and to support State medical training programs for caregivers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Risch, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Kennedy):
S. 1256. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company in recognition of their unique and distinguished service as a ``Ghost Army'' that conducted deception operations in Europe during World War II; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Franken, Mr. Peters, and Mr.
Blumenthal):
S. 1257. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to adopt an electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and to provide funding to aid States in developing such a system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
S. 1258. A bill to require States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding use of force incidents involving law enforcement officers and civilians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THUNE:
S. 1259. A bill to improve and extend agricultural commodity programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
S. 1260. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain Federal land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore for certain non-Federal land in Jackson County, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CASSIDY:
S. 1261. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to certain veterans, to establish cost-sharing amounts for veterans receiving care at an emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr.
Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Murphy):
S. 1262. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Nelson,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey,
Ms. Hassan, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr.
Sanders):
S. 1263. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. COLLINS:
S. 1264. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to allow the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to exempt certain depository institutions from certain legal requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs.
Gillibrand):
S. 1265. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to provide for the expansion of emergency planning zones and the development of plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Lankford):
S. 1266. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Gardner, and Mr. Udall):
S. 1267. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to a State all right, title, and interest in and to a percentage of the amount of royalties and other amounts required to be paid to the State under that Act with respect to public land and deposits in the State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Peters):
S. 1268. A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse and to reauthorize grants to improve the well-being of families affected by substance abuse; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Peters):
S. 1269. A bill to require the Office of Pipeline Safety to consult with the Environmental Protection Agency or the Coast Guard in the event the Federal on-scene coordinator has concerns about the ability of a pipeline operator to respond to a worst case discharge; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mr. Merkley)):
S. 1270. A bill to direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Gardner):
S. 1271. A bill to designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado as ``Fowler Peak'' and ``Boskoff Peak''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Blumenthal, and Mr. Cotton):
S. 1272. A bill to preserve State, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Moran, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Young):
S. 1273. A bill to amend chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, relating to average fuel economy standards for automobiles; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr.
Perdue):
S. 1274. A bill to direct the President to establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate United States development programs and private sector investment activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HOEVEN:
S. 1275. A bill to improve the housing conditions and promote useful land uses within tribal communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Tillis, and Mrs. Ernst):
S. 1276. A bill to require the Attorney General to make a determination as to whether cannabidiol should be a controlled substance and listed in a schedule under the Controlled Substances Act and to expand research on the potential medical benefits of cannabidiol and other marihuana components; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Risch):
S. 1277. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a high technology education pilot program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Brown, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto,
Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Kaine,
Mr.
Markey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren):
S. 1278. A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. CRAPO:
S. 1279. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs through the use of non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Booker):
S. 1280. A bill to help keep law enforcement officers and communities safer by making grants to purchase body worn cameras for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mrs.
McCaskill, and Ms. Harris):
S. 1281. A bill to establish a bug bounty pilot program within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Tester):
S. 1282. A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MARKEY:
S. 1283. A bill to authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Nelson):
S. 1284. A bill to raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MERKLEY:
S. 1285. A bill to allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians to lease or transfer certain lands; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Flake, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, and Mr. King):
S. 1286. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Udall, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Whitehouse, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley,
Mr. Reed, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Heitkamp,
Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Markey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Paul, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Franken, Ms. Warren, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tester, Mr. Warner,
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Donnelly,
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Peters, Mr. Carper, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Casey, Mr. Crapo, Ms.
Duckworth, Mr. Daines, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Heller):
S. 1287. A bill to allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1288. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting Indian land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 1289. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Franken):
S.J. Res. 42. A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
S.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and associated persons or forces, that are engaged in hostilities against the United States, the Armed Forces, or its other personnel; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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