,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ccab ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjah ,mr4 ,merkley introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to suspend proposed rulemaking signed by former ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency ,scott ,pruitt1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring ,scott ,pruitt is ,accountable ,act of #bjah or the ,,epa ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 on ,august #bh1 #bjag1 the ,office of ,inspector ,general of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7referred to in this ,act as the ,,epa ,,oig7 announced that it would conduct an audit of ,scott ,pruitt1 then-,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7referred to in this ,act as the ,agency71 for-- 7,a7 the unprecedented and frequent travel expenses incurred by ,mr4 ,pruitt for travel to his home ,state of ,oklahoma2 and 7,b7 the reliance by ,mr4 ,pruitt on first-class seats on commercial airplanes2 7#b7 on ,december #f1 #bjag1 the ,,epa ,,oig announced that it would review whether ,mr4 ,pruitt or his staff violated ,federal lobbying laws during a meeting in ,april #bjag with the ,national ,mining ,association1 during which meeting it was reported that ,mr4 ,pruitt advised the ,association to encourage ,president ,trump to withdraw from the ,paris ,climate ,agreement2 7#c7 on ,december #h1 #bjag1 the ,,epa ,,oig opened a review into the manner in which the ,agency decided to spend more than #be1jjj to install a secure soundproof communications booth in the office of ,mr4 ,pruitt2 7#d7 on ,january #h1 #bjah1 the ,,epa ,,oig began an audit on the exploitation of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq47 by ,mr4 ,pruitt to give pay raises to #b top aides1 even after the ,trump administration refused the request for those pay raises2 7#e7 on ,april #ag1 #bjah1 the ,,epa ,,oig opened an investigation into the use of a security detail by ,mr4 ,pruitt during personal trips to ,disneyland and the ,rose ,bowl2 7#f7 on ,april #ai1 #bjah1 the ,,epa ,,oig confirmed a probe into a request from ,mr4 ,pruitt for around-the-clock security protection2 7#g7 on ,april #be1 #bjah1 the ,,epa ,,oig agreed to examine the use by ,mr4 ,pruitt of ,agency staff for personal errands1 including-- 7,a7 inquiring about purchasing a used mattress from the ,trump ,international ,hotel2 7,b7 locating a particular lotion from the ,ritz-,carlton ,hotels2 and 7,c7 seeking a ,chick-fil-,a franchise for his wife2 7#h7 on ,april #bg1 #bjah1 the ,,epa ,,oig opened a review into the rental by ,mr4 ,pruitt of a bedroom in ,capitol ,hill1 ,washington1 ,,dc1 from an energy industry lobbyist for #ej per night1 a rate that is well below market value2 and 7#i7 on ,may #ae1 #bjah1 the ,,epa ,,oig announced that it would look into the use of multiple email addresses by ,mr4 ,pruitt as potential violations of chapter #ca of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 relating to records management by ,federal agencies1 and of the records management policy of the ,agency4 #c4 ,suspension of proposed rulemaking by ,pruitt 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of the ,agency shall not finalize or engage in any rulemaking with respect to a rule for which the advance notice of proposed rulemaking or the notice of proposed rulemaking was signed by ,scott ,pruitt until the date on which the report described in subsection 7b7 becomes publicly available4 7b7 ,report ,on completion of the audits1 reviews1 investigations1 and probe described in section #b1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,,epa ,,oig shall make publicly available a report that describes the findings and conclusions of each audit1 review1 investigation1 and probe4