Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 110th Congress (2007–2008): Members & Record

Members, 110th Congress 20

Everyone who held a seat in the 110th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Chair
R-OK	James M. Inhofe	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond
R-WY	Craig ThomasLeft May 24, 2007
R-LA	David Vitter
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg
R-OH	George V. Voinovich
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton
R-WY	John BarrassoJoined Apr 18, 2007
R-VA	John Warner
R-GA	Johnny Isakson
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
R-ID	Larry E. Craig
D-MT	Max Baucus
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper

Subcommittees, 110th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 110th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SRES 664	A resolution celebrating the centennial of Union Station in Washington, District of Columbia.	Discharged From	Dec 12, 2008
S 3741	A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit regulation of certain emissions from agricultural production.	Referred To	Dec 12, 2008
SRES 729	A resolution expressing the opposition of the Senate to a proposed regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, now under review in the Office of Management and Budget, that would undercut air quality protections established by Congress in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 for national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, and national seashores.	Referred To	Dec 10, 2008
S 3729	Livestock Emissions Tax Ban Act	Referred To	Dec 10, 2008
S 3728	A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009.	Referred To	Dec 10, 2008
S 3727	A bill to require the designation of the Federal building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building".	Referred To	Dec 10, 2008
S 3696	Alaska Timber Industry Fairness Act	Referred To	Nov 19, 2008
HR 3036	No Child Left Inside Act of 2008	Referred To	Oct 2, 2008

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 110th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 110-1268	Oversight Hearing on the Epa's Cleanup of Superfund Site in Libby, Montana44 pages 3 witnesses Nesbitt, Stephen, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Black, Brad, Director of the Center for Asbestos Related Disease, Libby, Montana Roose, Marianne, Commissioner, Lincoln County, Montana	Sep 25, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-1267	Bush Administration Environmental Record at Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency127 pages 4 witnesses Pope, Carl, Executive Director, Sierra Club Clark, Jamie Rappaport, Executive Vice President, Defenders of Wildlife Ball, Reverend Jim, President and CEO, Evangelical Environmental Network Schaeffer, Alan, Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum	Sep 24, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-1269	Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act262 pages 6 witnesses Meyers, Robert, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nichols, Hon. Mary, Chairman, California Air Resources Board Burnett, Jason, Former Associate Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Bookbinder, David, Chief Climate Counsel, Sierra Club Kovacs, Bill, Vice President, Environment, Technology and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Lewis, Marlo, Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute	Sep 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-1266	Oversight Hearing on Cleanup Efforts at Federal Facilities192 pages 7 witnesses Bodine, Susa , Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste And Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Arny, Wayne, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installation and Environment, U.S. Department of Defense Marcinowski, Frank, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Compliance, Office Of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy Hirsch, Dan, President, Committee to Bridge the Gap Wilson, Shari T., Secretary of The Environment, Maryland Department of the Environment Buthker, Bonnie, Program Manager, Office of Federal Facilities Oversight, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Limbrick, Elizabeth, Associate Project Manager, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services	Sep 18, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-1265	Oversight on Epa's Children's Health Protection Efforts228 pages 5 witnesses Gray, Hon. George, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency Stephenson, John B., Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office Marmagas, Susan West, Director of Health Programs, Commonweal Trasande, Leo, Co-Director, Children's Environmental Health Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center Brent, Robert, Distinguished MD, Ph.D of Pediatrics, Radiology and Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University, A.I. Dupont Hospital for Children	Sep 16, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-1264	Quality and Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water147 pages 5 witnesses Lloyd, Emily, Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Wu, Mae, J.D., MPhil, Staff Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council Hauter, Wenonah, Executive Director, Food and Water Watch Edberg, Stephen C., PhD., A.B.M.M., Professor, Laboratory Medicine, Internal Medicine, Chemical Engineering, Yale University School of Medicine, and Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital Doss, Joseph K., President and CEO, International Bottled Water Association	Sep 10, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-1263	Improving the Federal Bridge Program: Including an Assessment of S. 3338 and H.R. 3999215 pagesOn H.R. 3999, H.R. 6532, H.Res. 3999, S. 338, S. 3338 7 witnesses Coleman, Hon. Norm, U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota Oberstar, Hon. James L., A Representative In Congress from the State of Minnesota Madison, Hon. Thomas J. Jr., Administrator, Federal Highway Administration Siggerud, Katherine, Managing Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues United States Government Accountability Office Herrmann, Andrew, P.E., F.Asce, Managing Partner, Hardesty And Hanover, Llp John Krieger, Staff Attorney, Federal Tax And Budget Policy, United States Public Interest Research Group Gary Ridley, Director, Oklahoma Department of Transportation	Sep 10, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-1262	Economic Deveplopment Administration Oversight99 pagesOn S. 3264 5 witnesses Erulkar, Benjamin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and Eda Chief Operating Officer Zinser, Todd J., Inspector General, United States Department of Commerce Edgerley, David W., Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Mazer, Leanne, Executive Director, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, President, National Association of Development Organizations Thoma, Hon. Larry, Mayor, City of Elgin, Oklahoma	Sep 9, 2008

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 110th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 110-515	Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures ActOn S. 3639	Sep 26, 2008
S. Rept. 110-509	Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2008	Sep 26, 2008
S. Rept. 110-501	Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008On H.R. 5001	Sep 24, 2008
S. Rept. 110-500	An Act to Address the Health and Economic Development Impacts of Nonattainment of Federally-Mandated Air Quality Standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by Designating Air Quality Empowerment ZonesOn S. 3565	Sep 24, 2008
S. Rept. 110-499	Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions ActOn S. 3564	Sep 24, 2008
S. Rept. 110-498	Environmental Justice Renewal ActOn S. 2549	Sep 24, 2008
S. Rept. 110-497	Sewage Overflow Community Right-To-Know ActOn S. 2080	Sep 24, 2008
S. Rept. 110-495	The Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007On H.R. 3224	Sep 24, 2008

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 110th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2111	G. David Banks, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Judith Elizabeth Ayres, 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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Sep 29, 2008
PN1967	Robert B. Eley, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of nine years, vice Sam Epstein Angel, term expiring.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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Sep 8, 2008
PN1872	Thomas J. Madison, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, vice Richard Capka.Department of Transportation	Confirmed Aug 1, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jul 15, 2008
PN1684	Michael B. Bemis, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2013, vice Skila Harris, resigned.Tennessee Valley Authority	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate pursuant to sine die adjournment.	May 22, 2008
PN1481	David R. Hill, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Roger Romulus Martella, Jr.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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Mar 13, 2008
PN1456	Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey, NOAA, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission.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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Mar 11, 2008
PN1455	William Clifford Smith, of Louisiana, 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 pursuant to sine die adjournment.	Mar 11, 2008
PN1107	Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2013. (Reappointment)Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Confirmed Mar 13, 2008Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 4, 2007

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9116	A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Acquisition Management, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Agency's 2008 competitive sourcing; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2008
EC-7567	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Dichlobenil; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 8377-7) received on August 29, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Sep 12, 2008
EC-7405	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Tribenuron Methyl; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 8374-5) received on August 8, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7404	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Thifensulfuron Methyl; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 8374-4) received on August 8, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7403	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Tebuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances" (FRL No. 8376-2) received on August 8, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7402	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerance" (FRL No. 8360-2) received on August 8, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7401	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; State of Arizona, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality" (FRL No. 8701-7) received on August 8, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008
EC-7400	A communication from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Arizona; Maricopa County PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-Hour and Annual PM-10 Standards" (FRL No. 8703-3) received on August 8, 2008; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2008

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 110th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 110-66	RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE APPROVING WATER PROJECTS AND PUBLIC BUILDING PROSPECTUSES DURING THE 110th CONGRESS	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	44	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 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 110th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 10, 2007	John Barrasso R-WY	Joined	S.Res. 266
May 24, 2007	Craig Thomas R-WY	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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