,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjag ,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,durbin1  
,mr4 ,carper1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the use 
of fiscal year #bjah funds for the      
closure1 consolidation1 or elimination  
of certain offices of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,recognizing the ,environmental ,gains  
,in ,overcoming ,negligence ,act or the 
,,region ,act4  #b4 ,regional and       
program offices of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency ,no regional or     
program office of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall be closed1    
consolidated1 or eliminated using funds 
made available for fiscal year #bjah4