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Environment and Public Works Committee

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Committee on Environment and Public Works

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224 bills referred in the 112th 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 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 112th Congress 18

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th 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-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
R-LA	David Vitter
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
R-WY	John Barrasso
R-AR	John Boozman
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
D-MT	Max Baucus
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-NE	Mike Johanns
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper
D-NM	Tom Udall

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 847	Safe Chemicals Act of 2011	Reported By	Dec 27, 2012
S 2251	A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska, as the Robert Boochever United States Courthouse.	Reported By	Dec 27, 2012
S 2326	A bill to designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse".	Reported By	Dec 27, 2012
S 3697	Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
S 3674	Farmers Protection Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 12, 2012
S 3658	A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse".	Referred To	Dec 5, 2012
S 1735	A bill to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi.	Reported By	Nov 30, 2012
S 810	Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011	Reported By	Nov 30, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 112-979	Sandy and Its Impacts: a Local Perspective49 pages 15 witnesses Reed, Hon. Jack, U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island Schumer, Hon. Charles E., U.S. Senator from the State of New York Menendez, Hon. Robert, U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey Blumenthal, Hon. Richard, U.S. Senator from the State of Connecticut Pallone, Hon. Frank, Jr., U.S. Representative from the State of New Jersey Langevin, Hon. Jim, U.S. Representative from the State of Rhode Island Bishop, Hon. Timothy, U.S. Representative from the State of New York Cicilline, Hon. David, U.S. Representative from the State of Rhode Island Holt, Hon. Rush, U.S. Representative from the State of New Jersey Harris, Hon. Andy, U.S. Representative from the State of Maryland Pascrell, Hon. Bill, Jr., U.S. Representative from the State of New Jersey Engel, Hon. Eliot, U.S. Representative from the State of New York Grimm, Hon. Michael, U.S. Representative from the State of New York Courtney, Hon. Joe, U.S. Representative from the State of Connecticut Smith, Hon. Chris, U.S. Representative from the State of New Jersey	Nov 29, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-978	A Legislative Hearing on the Water Resources Development Act of 2012315 pagesOn S. 3626 4 witnesses Curtis, Stephen A., P.E., M.ASCE, Board Member and At-Large Director, American Society of Civil Engineers Sullivan, Terry, State Director, Rhode Island Chapter, The Nature Conservancy Responses to additional questions from: Senator Boxer Senator Inhofe Larson, Amy W., Esq., President and CEO, National Waterways Conference, Inc Williams, Warren Dusty, President, NAFSMA, and General Manager and Chief Engineer, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District	Nov 15, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-977	Water Resources Development Act: Growing the Economy and Protecting Public Safety106 pagesOn H.R. 4342, S. 1936, S. 3362 5 witnesses Herrmann, Andrew, P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers Bridges, Jerry A., Chairman of the Board, American Association of Port Authorities, and Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority Calhoun, Rick, President, Cargo Carriers, Cargill, Incorporated Soth, Jeffrey, Assistant Director, Legislative and Political Department, International Union of Operating Engineers Kavinoky, Janet, Executive Director, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Vice President, Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition, U.S. Chamber of Commerce	Sep 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-976	Oversight Hearing: NRC'S Implementation of Recommendations for Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Safety in the 21st Century115 pages 5 witnesses Macfarlane, Hon. Allison M., Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Svinicki, Hon. Kristine L., Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Apostolakis, Hon. George, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Magwood, Hon. William D., IV, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ostendorff, Hon. William C., Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Sep 12, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-975	Update on the Latest Climate Change Science and Local Adaptation Measures268 pages 6 witnesses Field, Christopher B., Ph.D., Founding Director, Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Global Ecology, Professor of Biology and Environmental Earth Science, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow, Stanford University Christy, John R., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Director of the Earth System Science Center, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville McCarthy, James J., Ph.D., Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Griffin, John B., Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fielding, Jonathan, M.D., MPH, MBA, Director, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, National Association of County and City Health Officials Thorning, Margo, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, American Council for Capital Formation	Aug 1, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-974	Oversight of EPA Authorities and Actions to Control Exposures to Toxic Chemicals146 pagesOn S. 847 6 witnesses Jones, James J., Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pingree, Hannah, mother, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Stapleton, Heather M., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Moore, Marshall, Director, Technology, Advocacy and Marketing, Great Lakes Solutions, a Chemtura business Rawson, William K., Partner and Chair of the Environment, Land and Resources Department in Washington, DC, Latham & Watkins Stefani, Tony, Founder, President, San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation	Jul 24, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-973	The Latest Science on Lead's Impacts on Children's Development and Public Health39 pagesOn H.R. 4899 2 witnesses Portier, Christopher J., Ph.D., Director, National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vandenberg, John, Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Jul 12, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-972	Review of Recent Environmental Protection Agency's Air Standards for Hydraulically Fractured Natural Gas Wells and Oil and Natural Gas Storage120 pages 6 witnesses McCarthy, Hon. Gina, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Krupp, Fred, President, Environmental Defense Fund Corra, John V., Director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Schuller, Tisha Conoly, President and CEO, Colorado Oil and Gas Association Smith, Darren, Environmental Manager, Devon Energy Corporation Allison, William C., V, Director, Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment	Jun 19, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 112-264	Safe Chemicals Act of 2011On S. 847	Dec 27, 2012
S. Rept. 112-243	To Approve the Transfer of Yellow Creek Port Properties in Iuka, MississippiOn S. 1735	Nov 30, 2012
S. Rept. 112-242	Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011On S. 810	Nov 30, 2012
S. Rept. 112-217	North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2012On S. 2282	Sep 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-216	Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement ActOn S. 2156	Sep 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-215	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2011On S. 1494	Sep 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-214	Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011On S. 357	Sep 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-213	Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities from Disease Clusters ActOn S. 76	Sep 19, 2012

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 112th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2080	Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice William E. Wright, term expired.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.	Dec 17, 2012
PN1966	Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2016, vice Thomas C. Gilliland, term expired.Tennessee Valley Authority	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 21, 2012
PN1965	Michael McWherter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2016, vice Dennis Bottorff, term expired.Tennessee Valley Authority	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 21, 2012
PN1964	Vera Lynn Evans, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2017, vice William H. Graves, term expired.Tennessee Valley Authority	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 21, 2012
PN1963	Marilyn A. Brown, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2017. (Reappointment)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.	Sep 21, 2012
PN1950	Beth J. Rosenberg, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice William B. Wark, term expired.Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 19, 2012
PN1694	Allison M. Macfarlane, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2013, vice Gregory B. Jaczko, resigned.Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Confirmed Jun 29, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 24, 2012
PN1568	Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2017. (Reappointment)Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Confirmed Jun 29, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	May 8, 2012

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8743	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals; Withdrawal of Final Rule" (FRL No. 9375-3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8742	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; Determination of Attainment of the 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter Standard for the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE Nonattainment Area" (FRL No. 9765-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8741	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Alaska: Eagle River PM10 Nonattainment Area Limited Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request" (FRL No. 9764-7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8740	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Utah; Determination of Clean Data for the 1987 PM10 Standard for the Ogden Area" (FRL No. 9765-6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8739	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical Substances; Removal of Significant New Use Rules" (FRL No. 9369-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8738	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule" (FRL No. 9684-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8737	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan" (FRL No. 9734-8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012
EC-8736	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of the Huntington-Ashland 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area to Attainment" (FRL No. 9764-9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 28, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 112-9	Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-60	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-59	RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE APPROVING WATER PROJECTS AND PUBLIC BUILDING PROSPECTUSES DURING THE 112th 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

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