Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 111th Congress (2009–2010): Members & Record

Members, 111th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th 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-PA	Arlen Specter
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
R-MO	Christopher S. Bond
R-LA	David Vitter
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg
R-OH	George V. Voinovich
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-WY	John Barrasso
D-NY	Kirsten E. GillibrandJoined May 5, 2009
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
D-MT	Max Baucus
R-ID	Mike Crapo
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper
D-NM	Tom Udall

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 10

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SCONRES 78	A concurrent resolution honoring the work and mission of the Delta Regional Authority on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Federal-State partnership created to uplift the 8-State Delta region.	Discharged From	Dec 23, 2010
S 3973	Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010	Reported By	Dec 20, 2010
HR 6510	To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes.	Discharged From	Dec 18, 2010
S 3481	A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution.	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
HR 2062	Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 3874	Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act	Reported By	Dec 16, 2010
HR 5282	To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.	Reported By	Dec 14, 2010
HR 4973	National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010	Reported By	Dec 14, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 111-1249	Water Resources Development Act: Legislative and Policy Proposals to Benefit the Economy, Create Jobs, Protect Public Safety and Maintain America's Water Resources Infrastructure262 pagesOn H.R. 5892, S. 732, S. 2312, S. 3213 4 witnesses Woodruff, Matt, Director, Government Affairs, Kirby Corporation Weakley, James H.I., President, Lake Carriers' Association Verigin, Stephen W., P.E, G.E., Vice President, GEI Consultants, Inc., and Member, National Committee on Levee Safety Roth, Lawrence, Senior Vice President, ARCADIS U.S., Inc	Nov 17, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1250	Toxic Chemicals and Children's Environmental Health113 pages 5 witnesses Jackson, Hon. Lisa, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Gupta, Sanjay, M.D., Chief Medical Correspondent, Cable News Network (CNN) Huguenin, Lisa, Ph.D., New Jersey mother of child with autism and an immune system disorder Marcus, Steven, M.D., Executive and Medical Director, New Jersey Poison Information and Education System; Professor, Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Perera, Frederica, DrPH, Director, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health; Professor of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health	Oct 26, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1247	Innovative Project Finance76 pages 4 witnesses Kienitz, Roy, Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation Villaraigosa, Antonio R., Mayor, City of Los Angeles, California Kopelousos, Stephanie C., Secretary of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation Seltzer, David, Principal, Mercator Advisors LLC	Sep 28, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1246	Oversight Hearing on the Use of Oil Dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill121 pages 6 witnesses Anastas, Paul, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Westerholm, David, Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Kendall, Ronald J., Ph.D., Director, the Institute of Environmental and Human Health, and Professor and Chairman, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University Smith, David C., Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island Overton, Edward B., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University Department of Environmental Sciences, School of the Coast and Environment Savitz, Jacqueline, Senior Campaign Director, Oceana	Aug 4, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1248	State of Research on Potential Environmental Health Factors with Autism and Related Neurodevelopment Disorders88 pages 5 witnesses Anastas, Paul, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, and Science Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Birnbaum, Linda, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S., Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, and Director, National Toxicology Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pessah, Isaac N., Ph.D., Director, Department of Molecular Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Director, University of California Davis Children's Center for Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Lanphear, Bruce, M.D., MPH, Senior Scientist, Child and Family Research Institute, and Professor, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Adjunct Professor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Moen, Mary	Aug 3, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1245	Protecting America's Water Treatment Facilities144 pagesOn S. 1005, S. 3598 5 witnesses Dougherty, Cynthia C., Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grumbles, Benjamin H., Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Orum, Paul, Blue Green Chemical Security Coalition, Independent Consultant to Center for American Progress Perea, Carlos, Chief Executive Officer, MIOX Corporation Sivin, Darius D., Ph.D., Legislative Representative, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)	Jul 28, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1244	Assessing Natural Resource Damages Resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster144 pagesOn S. 3305 7 witnesses Dohner, Cynthia, Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Penn, Tony, Deputy Chief, Assessment and Restoration Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pell, Eva J., Under Secretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution Spies, Robert B., President, Applied Marine Sciences; former Chief Scientist, Exxon Valdez Trustee Council Senner, Stanley, Conservation Science Director, Ocean Conservancy Rifkin, Erik, Interim Executive Director, National Aquarium Conservation Center Young, John F., Jr., Chairman, Jefferson Parish Council	Jul 27, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1243	Oversight: Epa's Proposal for Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone352 pagesOn S. 2995 5 witnesses McCarthy, Regina, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Snyder, Jared, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Korleski, Chris, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Svenson, Eric, Vice President, Policy and Environment, Health and Safety, Public Service Enterprise Group Schneider, Conrad G., Advocacy Director, Clean Air Task Force	Jul 22, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 111-375	Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009On H.R. 2062	Dec 17, 2010
S. Rept. 111-367	To Provide Funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to Hire Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces to Assist the Corps with Curation and Historic Preservation Activities and for Other PurposesOn H.R. 5282	Dec 14, 2010
S. Rept. 111-366	National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010On H.R. 4973	Dec 14, 2010
S. Rept. 111-361	Clean Water Restoration ActOn S. 787	Dec 10, 2010
S. Rept. 111-358	Columbia River Basin Restoration Act	Dec 8, 2010
S. Rept. 111-333	S. 1816 Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration ActOn S. 1816	Sep 28, 2010
S. Rept. 111-298	Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act of 2010On S. 3119	Sep 20, 2010
S. Rept. 111-293	Clean Estuaries Act of 2010On H.R. 4715	Sep 16, 2010

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 111th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2378	Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, vice Samuel D. Hamilton.Department of the Interior	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 6, 2010
PN2122	Samuel Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of nine years. (Reappointment)Mississippi River Commission	Confirmed Dec 22, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 13, 2010
PN1730	Malcolm D. Jackson, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Molly A. O'Neill, resigned.Environmental Protection Agency	Confirmed Jun 23, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 29, 2010
PN1672	Christopher A. Masingill, of Arkansas, to be Federal Cochairperson, Delta Regional Authority, vice P. H. Johnson, resigned.Delta Regional Authority	Confirmed Jun 23, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 26, 2010
PN1574	Mark A. Griffon, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice Carolyn W. Merritt, term expired.Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board	Confirmed Jun 23, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 24, 2010
PN1573	Rafael Moure-Eraso, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice Gary Lee Visscher, term expired.Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board	Confirmed Jun 23, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 24, 2010
PN1572	Rafael Moure-Eraso, of Massachusetts, to be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice John S. Bresland, resigned.Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board	Confirmed Jun 23, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 24, 2010
PN1313	Timothy McGee, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Phillip A. Singerman.Department of Commerce	WithdrawnReceived message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.	Dec 21, 2009

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8079	A communication from the Chief, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Services, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Marine Mammal; Polar Bear Deterrence Guidelines" (RIN1018-AW94) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2010
EC-7921	A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Southern District Population Segment of the Spotted Seal" (RIN0648-XR74) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2010
EC-7659	A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "FY2011 - 2015 EPA Strategic Plan"; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Nov 15, 2010
EC-6622	A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2008 Report to Congress"; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Jul 14, 2010
EC-5957	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Transportation Conformity Regulations" (FRL No. 9156-2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 25, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	May 27, 2010
EC-5956	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans: Florida; Approval of Section 110(a)(1) Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards for the Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and Southeast Florida Areas" (FRL No. 9155-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 25, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	May 27, 2010
EC-5955	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York State Implementation Plan Revision" (FRL No. 9146-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 25, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	May 27, 2010
EC-5954	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan Revisions; State of North Dakota; Air Pollution Control Rules, and Interstate Transport of Pollution for the 1997 PM2.5 and 8-hour Ozone NAAQS: 'Significant Contribution to Nonattainment' and 'Interference with Prevention of Significant Deterioration' Requirements" (FRL No. 9155-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 25, 2010; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	May 27, 2010

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 111-9	Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-78	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 111-77	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	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 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 5, 2009	Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY	Joined	S.Res. 130

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