SSEV00 · Senate Standing

Environment and Public Works Committee

epw.senate.gov

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004). Back to the 119th Congress

216 bills referred in the 108th 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 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-OK	James M. Inhofe	Chair
I-VT	James M. Jeffords	Ranking Member
D-CA	Barbara Boxer
D-FL	Bob Graham
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond
R-WY	Craig Thomas
R-OH	George V. Voinovich
D-NV	Harry Reid
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-VA	John Warner
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
R-RI	Lincoln Chafee
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-MT	Max Baucus
R-ID	Mike Crapo
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper
R-CO	Wayne Allard

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 4

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 2619	Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2004	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2004
SCONRES 151	A concurrent resolution recognizing the essential role that the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 has played in development of peaceful uses of atomic energy.	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2004
S 3035	Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 2004	Referred To	Dec 8, 2004
HR 3884	To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 615 East Houston Street in San Antonio, Texas, as the "Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse".	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2004
HR 3147	To designate the Federal building located at 324 Twenty-Fifth Street in Ogden, Utah, as the "James V. Hansen Federal Building".	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2004
HR 2523	To designate the United States courthouse located at 125 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia, as the "Tomochichi United States Courthouse".	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2004
S 3001	A bill entitled the "Hybrid HOV Access Act".	Referred To	Nov 18, 2004
S 2993	National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 17, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 108-909	Oversight on Sage Grouse Conservation107 pages 8 witnesses Back, Gary, principal ecologist, SRK Consulting Calvert, Chad D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior Crawforth, Terry, director, Nevada Department of Wildlife Deeble, Ben, sage grouse project coordinator, National Wildlife Federation Knight, Bruce I., Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture O'Keeffe, John, chairman, Public Land Committee, Oregon Cattleman's Association; vice chair, Federal Lands Committee, National Cattlemen's Beef Association; Oregon's Director to the Public Lands Council Mosher, James A., Ph.D., executive director, North American Grouse Partnership Schnacke, Greg, executive vice president, Colorado Oil and Gas Association	Sep 24, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-904	Cost of Clean Water and Drinking Water Regulations to Municipalities45 pagesOn S. 2550 6 witnesses Bourque, Rick, city manager, city of Wewoka Carr, Robert, on behalf of the city of Owasso and the city of Collinsville Hardt, Charles, public works director, city of Tulsa Komiske, Ken, public works director, city of Norman McAlpine, Clay, director of engineering, city of Muskogee Morgan, Arvil, district manager, Wagoner Water District Number 5	Jul 26, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-507	Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission342 pagesOn H.R. 6, S. 14, S. 2095 7 witnesses Diaz, Nils J., Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fertel, Marvin, senior vice president of Nuclear Generation, Nuclear Energy Institute Jones, Barclay, professor, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Kray, Marilyn, vice president for project development, Exelon Generation Lochbaum, David, nuclear safety engineer, Union of Concerned Scientist McGaffigan, Edward., Jr. Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Merrifield, Jeffrey S., Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission	May 20, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-506	Impact of Environmental Regulations on Oil Refining355 pagesOn H.R. 6, S. 791 5 witnesses Cooper, Mark, director of Research, Consumer Federation of America Dosher, John, director, Jacobs Consultancy Early, A. Blakeman ``Blake,'' American Lung Association Ports, Michael, president, Ports Petroleum Company, Inc., on behalf of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and the National Association of Convenience Stores Slaughter, Bob, president, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, Appearing on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute	May 12, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-505	Reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration93 pagesOn H.R. 2535, H.R. 3550, S. 645, S. 1134, S. 2364 5 witnesses Gatson, Charles R., vice president and Chief Operating Officer, Swope Community Builders Gorshing, Gary, president, National Association of Development Organizations Sampson, David A., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Economic Development Administration Saudade, James J., deputy commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Affairs, State of Vermont Singerman, Phillip A., executive director, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, on behalf of the International Economic Development Council	Apr 28, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-504	Detection of Lead in the DC Drinking Water System398 pagesOn S. 503 8 witnesses Best, Dana, M.D., director, Smoke Free Homes Project; medical director, Healthy Generations Program; assistant professor, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; and Children's National Medical Center Borland, Gloria, DuPont Circle Parents Grumbles, Benjamin H., Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency Jacobus, Thomas P., general manager, Washington Aqueduct, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Johnson, Jerry, N., general manager, District of Columbia, Water and Sewer Authority Lanard, Jody, M.D., risk communication consultant Lucey, Daniel R., interim chief health officer, District of Columbia Department of Health Welsh, Donald, Director, Region III, Environmental Protection Agency	Apr 7, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-503	S. 1366, the Chronic Wasting Disease Financial Assistance Act of 2003, and to Consider Views on the Subject of Chronic Wasting Disease73 pagesOn H.R. 2636, S. 1036, S. 1366 6 witnesses Clifford, John, Assistant Deputy Administrator, National Health Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC George, Russell, executive director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Washington, DC Groat, Charles G., Director, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Taylor, Gary J., legislative director, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington, DC; accompanied by Tom Thorne, chair, Fish and Wildlife Health Subcommittee on Chronic Wasting Disease, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Walther, Jack O., president, American Veterinary Medical Association, Washington, DC Wolfe, Gary, project leader, Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance, Missoula, MT	Apr 6, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-502	Implementation of the New Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone215 pagesOn S. 843, S. 1844 4 witnesses Eckels, Robert, County Judge, Harris County, TX Fisher, Michael, president, Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Leavitt, Michael O., Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Thurston, George D., New York University School of Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine	Apr 1, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 108-386	Water Infrastructure Financing ActOn S. 2550	Oct 7, 2004
S. Rept. 108-382	Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2004On S. 1134	Oct 1, 2004
S. Rept. 108-315	National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004On H.R. 2408	Aug 25, 2004
S. Rept. 108-314	Water Resources Development Act of 2004On S. 2773	Aug 25, 2004
S. Rept. 108-313	Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004On S. 2547	Aug 25, 2004
S. Rept. 108-312	The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration ActOn S. 2495	Aug 25, 2004
S. Rept. 108-261	Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2003On S. 994	May 11, 2004
S. Rept. 108-256	Pops, Lrtap Pops, and Pic Implementation Act of 2003On S. 1486	Apr 29, 2004

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 108th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2034	Albert Henry Konetzni, Jr., of New York, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2009, vice Richard A. Meserve, resigned.Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Nov 16, 2004
PN2010	Michael Butler, of Tennessee, 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, 2008, vice Eric D. Eberhard, 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 at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Oct 5, 2004
PN1904	Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice Isadore Rosenthal, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Sep 10, 2004
PN1903	Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Linda J. Fisher, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Environmental Protection Agency	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Sep 10, 2004
PN1878	Thomas V. Skinner, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice John Peter Suarez, resigned.Environmental Protection Agency	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Sep 8, 2004
PN1853	D. Michael Rappoport, 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 October 6, 2008. (Reappointment)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 at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Sep 7, 2004
PN1824	Brigadier General Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, under the provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (33 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 at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Jul 19, 2004
PN1774	Ann R. Klee, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Robert E. Fabricant, resigned, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.Environmental Protection Agency	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate at the sine die adjournment of the 108th Congress.	Jun 24, 2004

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-10115	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Tennessee: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision" (FRL7846-2) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10114	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Preliminary Assessment Information Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals" (FRL7366-8) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10113	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC Requirements for Consumer Products" (FRL7845-1) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10112	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC Requirements for Portable Fuel Containers" (FRL7845-3) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10111	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Indiana; Rules to Control Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide from Incinerators" (FRL7838-3) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10110	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Oregon; Removal of Perchlorethylene Dry Cleaning Systems Rules" (FRL7839-5) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10109	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Revision to Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds - Exclusion of t-Butyl Acetate" (FRL7840-8) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004
EC-10108	A communication from Deputy Associate Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Petition Process, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List; Petition to Delist of Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether" (FRL7841-8) received on December 6, 2004; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 108-8	Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 108-50	Resolutions Adopted by the Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate	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

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.