A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 937 To amend Public Law 117–169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 22, 2023 Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. ERNST) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend Public Law 117–169 to prohibit the Environ- mental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. METHANE MONITORING. 3 Section 60105(e) of Public Law 117–169 (136 Stat. 4 2068) is amended— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘In addition to’’ and inserting 6 the following: 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to’’; and 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:55 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S937.IS S937 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 937 IS (2) by adding at the end the following: 1 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—Amounts made available 2 under paragraph (1) may not be used to monitor 3 emissions of methane from livestock.’’. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:55 Mar 31, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S937.IS S937 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS