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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S2846 on May 9, 2017.
The Department oversees energy policies and is involved in how the US handles nuclear programs. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department's misguided energy regulations have caused large losses to consumers for decades.
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. FLAKE (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill):
S. 1071. A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs within the Department of Energy; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Tester, and
Mr. Manchin):
S. 1072. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. RUBIO:
S. 1073. A bill to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennet):
S. 1074. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide uniform standards for the use of electronic signatures for third-party disclosure authorizations; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr.
Portman):
S. 1075. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing an ethane storage and distribution hub in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Franken, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 1076. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain provisions relating to multiemployer pensions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MANCHIN:
S. 1077. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to amend the mission statement of the Food and Drug Administration; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mrs.
McCaskill, and Mr. King):
S. 1078. A bill to establish procedures regarding the approval of opioid drugs by the Food and Drug Administration; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MANCHIN:
S. 1079. A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the approval of one opioid pain medication for each new opioid pain medication approved; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Duckworth):
S. 1080. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
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