,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,ms4 
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend ,public    
,law #aag-afi to prohibit the           
,environmental ,protection ,agency from 
using funds for methane monitoring to be
 used to monitor emissions of methane   
from livestock1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,methane monitoring ,section        
#fjaje7;e7 of ,public ,law #aag-afi is  
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,in addition 
to and inserting the following3  7#a7   
,in general ,in addition to  2 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#b7 ,prohibition ,amounts made         
available under paragraph 7#a7 may not  
be used to monitor emissions of methane 
from livestock4  4