Volume 163, No. 97 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.
“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S3328-S3329 on June 7, 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:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 170
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to provide for nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes.
S. 203
At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 203, a bill to reaffirm that the Environmental Protection Agency may not regulate vehicles used solely for competition, and for other purposes.
S. 301
At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 301, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination against providers of health services that are not involved in abortion.
S. 319
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 319, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits.
S. 341
At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 341, a bill to provide for congressional oversight of actions to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
S. 379
At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 379, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
S. 447
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 447, a bill to require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues.
S. 486
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 486, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
S. 722
At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 722, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iran in relation to Iran's ballistic missile program, support for acts of international terrorism, and violations of human rights, and for other purposes.
S. 749
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 749, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disclosure of the annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans.
S. 751
At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 751, a bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
S. 806
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 806, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for All.
S. 829
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 829, a bill to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, and for other purposes.
S. 926
At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Young) was added as a cosponsor of S. 926, a bill to authorize the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
S. 928
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 928, a bill to prohibit, as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.
S. 1018
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1018, a bill to provide humanitarian assistance for the Venezuelan people, to defend democratic governance and combat widespread public corruption in Venezuela, and for other purposes.
S. 1050
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Idaho
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1050, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Chinese-American Veterans of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1050, supra.
S. 1055
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1055, a bill to restrict the exportation of certain defense articles to the Philippine National Police, to work with the Philippines to support civil society and a public health approach to substance abuse, to report on Chinese and other sources of narcotics to the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 1068
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1068, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for increased investment in clean energy.
S. 1099
At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1099, a bill to provide for the identification and prevention of improper payments and the identification of strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing the use of Federal agency charge cards.
S. 1129
At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1129, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
S. 1146
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1146, a bill to enhance the ability of the Office of the National Ombudsman to assist small businesses in meeting regulatory requirements and develop outreach initiatives to promote awareness of the services the Office of the National Ombudsman provides, and for other purposes.
S. 1154
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1154, a bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the housing treatment of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents undergoing a permanent change of station in the United States, and for other purposes.
S.J. RES. 42
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of 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.
S.J. RES. 44
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 44, a joint resolution condemning the deadly attack on May 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, expressing deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and supporting efforts to overcome hatred, bigotry, and violence.
S. RES. 136
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 136, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
S. RES. 174
At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 174, a resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International and celebrating the Lions Clubs International for a long history of humanitarian service.
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