Volume 166, No. 43 covering the 2nd 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.
“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S1476 on March 4, 2020.
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:
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:
EC-4176. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Fiscal Year 2019 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and Privacy Management Report; to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4177. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10004-86-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4178. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Chrysodeixis includens Nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate #460; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance''
(FRL No. 10003-94-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4179. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10004-08-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4180. A communication from the Regulatory Officer, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Market Access Program'' (RIN0551-AA97) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4181. A communication from the Regulatory Officer, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Foreign Market Development Program'' (RIN0551-AA96) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4182. A communication from the Regulatory Officer, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program''
(RIN0551-AA98) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4183. A communication from the Regulatory Officer, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Emerging Markets Programs'' (RIN0551-AA95) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4184. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Second Limited Maintenance Plans for 1997 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 10006-00-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4185. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production Residual Risk and Technology Review'' (FRL No. 10006-06-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4186. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to emergency funding to support critical response and preparedness activities for the coronavirus (COVID-19); to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4187. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 23-218, ``Go-Go Official Music of the District of Columbia Designation Act of 2020''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-4188. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual report of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) for fiscal year 2019; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
EC-4189. A communication from the Report to the Nation Delegation Director, Boy Scouts of America, transmitting, pursuant to law, the organization's 2019 annual report; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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