S.Amdt. 3011

SA 3011. Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 79, line 22, insert ``, and, in recognition that
there is growing evidence that plastic straws contribute to
the 8,000,000 tons of plastic that enter the oceans every
year while not contributing significantly to the beverage
consumption experience, not more than $5,000 that shall be
used by the Architect of the Capitol to work with contractors
to eliminate or reduce the use of plastic straws in
facilities of the legislative branch that are under the care
of the Architect of the Capitol'' before ``; for''.

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