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233 bills referred in the 107th Congress

3,168 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 306. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 107th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 107th Congress 20

Everyone who held a seat in the 107th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
I-VT	James M. JeffordsJoined Jul 10, 2001	Chair
R-NH	Bob Smith	Ranking Member
R-PA	Arlen Specter
D-CA	Barbara Boxer
R-CO	Ben Nighthorse CampbellLeft Apr 23, 2002
D-FL	Bob Graham
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond
R-OH	George V. Voinovich
D-NV	Harry Reid
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton
R-OK	James M. Inhofe
R-VA	John Warner
D-NJ	Jon S. Corzine
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
R-RI	Lincoln Chafee
D-MT	Max Baucus
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-NM	Pete V. DomeniciJoined Apr 23, 2002
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper

Subcommittees, 107th Congress 4

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 107th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 556	Clean Power Act of 2002	Reported By	Nov 19, 2002
S 2065	Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act of 2002	Reported By	Nov 19, 2002
S 1602	Chemical Security Act of 2002	Reported By	Nov 15, 2002
S 3152	A bill to clarify the boundaries of the Plum Island Unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System.	Referred To	Nov 13, 2002
S 2928	Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002	Reported By	Nov 13, 2002
S 2730	RARE Act	Reported By	Nov 12, 2002
S 2332	A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the "Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building And United States Courthouse".	Reported By	Nov 12, 2002
S 1746	Nuclear Security Act of 2002	Reported By	Nov 12, 2002

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 107th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 107-1012	Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act95 pagesOn H.R. 1, S. 1961, S. 2813 10 witnesses Chin, Jordan, student, Portland, OR Chris, Grace, student, White River Junction, VT Hoeft, Kristen, student, Eagan, MN Kennedy, Robert F., Jr., senior counsel, Natural Resources Defense Council Mehan, G. Tracey, Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency Mitchell, Hon. George, retired U.S. Senator from the State of Maine Pinault, Paul, president, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies and director, Narragansett Bay Commission Savage, Roberta H., president, America's Clean Water Foundation Stafford, Hon. Robert, retired U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont Weber, Thomas A., Associate Chief, Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Oct 8, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1011	Health Impacts of PM-2.5 Associated with Power Plant Emissions157 pagesOn S. 556 5 witnesses Levy, Jonathan, assistant professor, Environmental Health and Risk Assessment, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health O'Keefe, Robert, vice president, Health Effects Institute Rose, Ben, executive director, The Green Mountain Club, Inc Samet, Jonathan M., M.D., professor and chairman, Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Wyzga, Ronald E., technical executive and program manager, Electric Power Research Institute	Oct 2, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1010	Green Schools: Environmental Standards for Schools95 pagesOn H.R. 1, H.R. 111, H.R. 3275, S. 1716, S. 2054 4 witnesses Barnett, Claire, executive director, Healthy Schools Network Gibbs, Lois M., executive director, Center for Health, Environment and Justice Trovato, E. Ramona, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Environmental Information, Environmental Protection Agency Wilson, Alex, president, BuildingGreen, Inc., representing the U.S. Green Buildings Council	Oct 1, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-962	Innovative Financing: Beyond the Highway Trust Fund137 pagesOn S. 370, S. 870, S. 1991, S. 2678 13 witnesses Carey, Jeff, managing director, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., New York, NY Articles: Road to Revolution Coming?, Bond Buyer Senate Panel Leaders Lobby DOT to Use Innovation in Its Funding, Bond Buyer Leftovers, Bond Buyer Transportation for Upcoming Reauthorization of TEA-21, Transportation Watch Hahn, Hon. Janice, Councilwoman, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, on behalf of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Hecker, JayEtta, Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting Office Horsley, John, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC Rahn, Hon. Peter, Secretary, New Mexico Department of Transportation, Santa Fe, NM Scheinberg, Phyllis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, Department of Transportation Seltzer, David, Distinguished Practitioner, Mercator Advisors, Philadelphia, PA, on behalf of the University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA National Center for Innovations in Public Finance Report, Findings and Recommendations for Innovative Financing, National Center for Innovations in Public Finance Table, Key Drivers on Innovative Finance	Sep 25, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1009	Implementing the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan [cerp]156 pagesOn S. 2437, S. 2797 10 witnesses Brownlee, Hon. R.L., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of the Army Estenoz, Shannon, Director, World Wildlife Fund Gastesi, Roman, Federal Coordinator, Miami-Dade County, Office of the County Manager, Miami, FL Gibson, Tom, Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy and Reinvention, Environmental Protection Agency Gosa, Mary Ann, Assistant Director of Government Affairs, Florida Farm Bureau, Gainesville, FL Klee, Ann, Counselor to the Secretary of the Interior and Chair, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Lehtinen, Dexter, General Counsel, Miccosukee Tribe, Miami, FL Nelson, Hon. Bill, U.S. Senator from the State of Florida Power, Patricia A., Seminole Tribe of Florida Struhs, David, Secretary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection	Sep 13, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-671	Tea-21 Reauthorization: Freight Issues149 pagesOn H.R. 1260, H.R. 2654, H.R. 2950, H.R. 3132, S. 1530 and 1 more 8 witnesses Caruthers, John D., Jr., Chairman, I-69 Mid-Continent Highway Coalition Dusenberry, Katie, Chairman, Arizona Department of Transportation Board Hamberger, Edward R., President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of American Railroads Hecker, JayEtta, Director, Physical Infrastructure Group, U.S. General Accounting Office Huerta, Michael P., Senior Vice President and Managing Director, ACS State and Local Solutions, on behalf of the Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors Larrabee, Rick, Director of Port Commerce, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Shane, Jeffrey N., Associate Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of Intermodalism, U.S. Department of Transportation Wickham, Michael W., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Roadway Express, Inc., on behalf of American Trucking Associations	Sep 9, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1008	Water Quality in Lake Erie97 pagesOn S. 961 8 witnesses Culver, David A., professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Heath, Robert T., professor and director of the Water Resources Research Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH Isbell, Gary L., Executive Administrator, Fisheries Management and Research, Ohio Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Columbus, OH Marsh, Elaine, board member, Great Lakes United, Buffalo, NY Matisoff, Gerald, professor and chair, Department of Geological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Reutter, Jeffrey M., director, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory, Center for Lake Erie Area Research, Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystem Research Consortium, Columbus, OH Ullrich, David A., Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5, Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL Report, Great Lakes Strategy 2002............................ 40-70 Responses to additional questions from Senator Voinovich	Aug 5, 2002
S. Hrg. 107-1007	Superfund Program: Review of the EPA Inspector General's Report125 pagesOn S. 2596 4 witnesses Horinko, Marianne Lamont, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nelson, Hon. Bill, U.S. Senator from the State of Florida Tinsley, Nikki, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Torricelli, Hon. Robert, U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey	Jul 31, 2002

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 107th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 107-347	Clean Power Act of 2002On S. 556	Nov 19, 2002
S. Rept. 107-346	Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act of 2002On S. 2065	Nov 19, 2002
S. Rept. 107-342	Chemical Security Act of 2002On S. 1602	Nov 15, 2002
S. Rept. 107-339	Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002On S. 2928	Nov 13, 2002
S. Rept. 107-338	Restore the Apalachicola River Ecosystem (RARE) Act of 2002On S. 2730	Nov 12, 2002
S. Rept. 107-336	Unemployment Assistance Extension for September 11 VictimsOn S. 2715	Nov 12, 2002
S. Rept. 107-335	Nuclear Security Act of 2002On S. 1746	Nov 12, 2002
S. Rept. 107-329	A Bill to Authorize the Project for Environmental Restoration at Pine Flat Dam, CaliforniaOn S. 2999	Nov 4, 2002

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 107th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2180	Rear Admiral Nicholas Augustus Prahl, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved 28 June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (22 USC 642).Mississippi River Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 18, 2002
PN2179	Rickey Dale James, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of nine years. (Reappointment)Mississippi River Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 18, 2002
PN2143	Richard J. Peltz, of Pennsylvania, to be Alternative Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission, vice Ella Wong-Rusinko, resigned.Appalachian Regional Commission	Confirmed Nov 18, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 5, 2002
PN2142	Anne B. Pope, of Tennessee, to be Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission, vice Jesse L. White, resigned.Appalachian Regional Commission	Confirmed Nov 18, 2002Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 5, 2002
PN1957	Bradley Udall, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006, vice Matt James, term expired.Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence In National Environmental Policy Foundation	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 10, 2002
PN1956	Richard Narcia, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring August 25, 2006, vice Norma Gilbert Udall, term expired.Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence In National Environmental Policy Foundation	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 10, 2002
PN1955	Herbert Guenther, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term of two years. (New Position)Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence In National Environmental Policy Foundation	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 10, 2002
PN1954	Malcolm B. Bowekaty, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2006, vice Bill Anoatubby, term expired.Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence In National Environmental Policy Foundation	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 10, 2002

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 107th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9790	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Finding of Attainment for PM20; Wallula PM10 Nonattainment Area, Washington" (FRL 7397-1) received on October 28, 2002 ; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9789	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Determination of Attainment of the 1 Hour Ozone Standard for San Diego County, California" (FRL 7397-5) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9788	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans State of North Carolina : Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions to the Meeklenburg County Air Pollution Control Ordinance" (FRL7395-7) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9787	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans North Carolina: Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions to Regulations Within the Forsyth County Local Implementation Plan" (FRL 7395-3) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9786	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans North Carolina: Approval of Miscellaneous Revisions to Regulation Within the North Carolina State Implementation Plan" (FRL7395-5) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9785	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Idaho; Northern Ada County Carbon Monoxide Redesignation to Attainment and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes" (FRL 7398-1) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9784	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Publicly Owned Treatment Works" (FRL 7394-7) received on October 28, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002
EC-9783	A communication from the Principle Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Implementation Guidance for Radionuclides" received on November 7, 2002; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 20, 2002

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 107th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 107-97	RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE APPROVING WATER PROJECTS AND PUBLIC BUILDING PROSPECTUSES DURING THE 107th CONGRESS	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-62	Children's Environmental Health: What Role for the Federal Government?	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-40	Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate and Standing Rules of the Senate Relative to the Activities of Committees	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 107-23	Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate and Standing Rules of the Senate Relative to the Activities of Committees	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	21	306	15	4	0	45	36	26	530	0
118th2023–2024	19	279	26	11	8	47	68	11	843	1
117th2021–2022	20	266	15	15	6	57	72	50	825	1
116th2019–2020	21	269	25	13	15	41	63	21	882	1
115th2017–2018	23	231	24	10	18	—	81	30	1,093	2
114th2015–2016	20	218	26	17	20	1	73	19	1,123	3
113th2013–2014	21	209	25	9	21	—	47	26	1,056	1
112th2011–2012	18	224	39	9	29	—	59	18	1,145	3
111th2009–2010	19	227	61	22	47	—	74	39	520	3
110th2007–2008	20	265	68	29	53	—	84	23	860	1
109th2005–2006	18	225	55	16	41	—	59	48	955	3
108th2003–2004	19	216	43	23	31	—	39	29	1,065	2
107th2001–2002	20	233	68	20	47	—	60	50	1,253	4

Membership changes 3

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 107th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Apr 23, 2002	Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO	Left the committee	S.Res. 251
Apr 23, 2002	Pete V. Domenici R-NM	Joined	S.Res. 251
Jul 10, 2001	James M. Jeffords I-VT	Joined as Chair	Congressional Record, S7417

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