Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 113th Congress (2013–2014): Members & Record

Members, 113th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th 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-LA	David Vitter	Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
D-NJ	Cory A. BookerJoined Oct 31, 2013
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MA	Edward J. MarkeyJoined Feb 12, 2014
D-NJ	Frank R. LautenbergLeft May 23, 2013
R-OK	James M. Inhofe
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
R-WY	John Barrasso
R-AR	John Boozman
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-MT	Max BaucusLeft Feb 6, 2014
D-HI	Mazie K. HironoJoined Jun 20, 2013 · Left Oct 31, 2013
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper
D-NM	Tom Udall

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SRES 564	A resolution honoring conservation on the centennial of the passenger pigeon extinction.	Discharged From	Dec 17, 2014
S 3017	Sage-Grouse Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 13, 2014
S 2055	Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act	Reported By	Dec 12, 2014
HR 3096	To designate the building occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, Virginia, as the "Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center".	Discharged From	Dec 12, 2014
S 1463	Captive Primate Safety Act	Reported By	Dec 12, 2014
S 3002	Guarding Our Great Lakes Act	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
S 2785	Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014	Discharged From	Dec 11, 2014
HR 3044	To approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi.	Discharged From	Dec 11, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 113-810	Oversight Hearing: Epa's Proposed National Ambient Airquality Standards for Ozone113 pagesOn S.Res. 253 4 witnesses Mccabe, Janet, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wellenius, Gregory A., SC.D., Associate Professor of Epidemiology; Associate Director, Center for Environmental Health and Technology, Brown University School of Public Health Patton, Vicki, General Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund Ferkol, Thomas William, Jr., M.D., Alexis Hartmann Professor of Pediatrics; Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine	Dec 17, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-809	Oversight of the Implementation of the President's Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security120 pages 2 witnesses Michaels, David, Ph.D., Mph, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor Stanislaus, Mathy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Dec 11, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-773	NRC'S Implementation of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendations and Other Actions to Enhance and Maintain Nuclear Safety412 pages 9 witnesses Capps, Hon. Lois, U.S. Representative from the State of California Macfarlane, Allison M., Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Svinicki, Kristine L., Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ostendorff, William C., Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Baran, Jeff, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Burns, Stephen G., Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hirsch, Daniel, Lecturer, University of California, Santa Cruz Blakeslee, Hon. Sam, Ph.D., former State Senator, State of California, and former Commissioner, California Seismic Safety Commission Pietrangelo, Anthony R., Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute	Dec 3, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-804	Innovation and the Utilities of the Future: How Local Water Treatment Facilities Are Leading the Way to Better Manage Wastewater and Water Supplies126 pages 6 witnesses Johnson, Jerry, General Manager and CEO, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Sigmund, Tom, Executive Director, Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District Harlan, Kelly, L., Jr., General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Kricun, Andrew, P.E. BCEE Executive Director/Chief Engineer, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Longsworth, Jeffrey, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Hall, John C., Director, Center for Regulatory Reasonableness, President, Hall & Associates	Dec 2, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-796	Legislative Hearing to Examine S. 2911, Super Pollutants Act of 2014111 pagesOn S. 911, S. 2911 5 witnesses Zaelke, Durwood, President, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development Fay, Kevin, Executive Director, Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy Shindell, Drew, Ph.D., Professor of Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Peiser, Benny, Director, The Global Warming Policy Foundation Moore, Stephen, Chief Economist, Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity, The Heritage Foundation	Dec 2, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-785	Hearing on the Nominations of Virginia T. Lodge and Ronald A. Walter to Be Members of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority12 pages 2 witnesses Lodge, Virginia T., Nominated by President Obama to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority Walter, Ronald A., Nominated by President Obama to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority	Nov 13, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-795	Hearing on the Nominations of Jeffery M. Baran and Stephen G. Burns to Be Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission110 pages 2 witnesses Baran, Jeffrey M., Nominated to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Burns, Stephen G., Nominated to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Sep 9, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-794	Examining the Strategy for Achieving the Goals of the New Voluntary Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement110 pages 6 witnesses Dipasquale, Nick, Director, Chesapeake Bay Program, Environmental Protection Agency Robertson Peyton, Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Ward Hon. Molly, Secretary of Natural Resources, State of Virginia Miller, Hon. Ronald , Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Lisanti, Hon. Mary Ann, Councilmember, Harford County Council Hershey, Hon. Steve, Senator, Maryland Senate	Sep 8, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 113-309	Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration ActOn S. 2055	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-308	Captive Primate Safety ActOn S. 1463	Dec 11, 2014
S. Rept. 113-284	A Bill to Remove a Limitation on a Prohibition Relating to Permits for Discharges Incidental to Normal Operation of VesselsOn S. 2963	Dec 4, 2014
S. Rept. 113-239	Clean Estuaries Act of 2014On S. 2042	Jul 31, 2014
S. Rept. 113-238	Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014On S. 1961	Jul 31, 2014
S. Rept. 113-210	Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement ActOn S. 1865	Jul 15, 2014
S. Rept. 113-192	National Fish Habitat Conservation ActOn S. 2080	Jun 5, 2014
S. Rept. 113-191	Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2013On S. 1451	Jun 5, 2014

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 113th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2135	Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2018, vice Allison M. Macfarlane, resigning.Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Confirmed Dec 8, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 40. Record Vote Number: 316.	Nov 13, 2014
PN2093	Mark Scarano, of New Hampshire, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission, vice Sandford Blitz, resigning.Northern Border Regional Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 12, 2014
PN1988	Ronald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019, vice Barbara Short Haskew, term expired.Tennessee Valley Authority	Confirmed Dec 9, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 12. Record Vote Number: 321.	Sep 8, 2014
PN1987	Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019, vice William B. Sansom, term expired.Tennessee Valley Authority	Confirmed Dec 9, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 12. Record Vote Number: 320.	Sep 8, 2014
PN1931	Stephen G. Burns, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2019, vice George Apostolakis, term expired.Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Confirmed Sep 16, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 40. Record Vote Number: 266.	Jul 23, 2014
PN1930	Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2015, vice William D. Magwood, IV, resigning.Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Confirmed Sep 16, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 44. Record Vote Number: 265.	Jul 23, 2014
PN1556	Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Michelle DePass, 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.	Apr 7, 2014
PN1370	Manuel H. Ehrlich, Jr., of New Jersey, to be a Member 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 Dec 16, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 30, 2014

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8178	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Ethylene Glycol Ethers; Significant New Use Rule" ((RIN2070-AJ52)(FRL No. 9915-61)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8177	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "EPAAR Clause for Work Assignments" (FRL No. 9920-48-OARM) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8176	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "National Priorities List" (FRL No. 9920-06-OSWER) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8175	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Feather River Air Quality Management District" (FRL No. 9919-52-Region 9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8174	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; Maryland; Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Maryland Portion of the Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard" (FRL No. 9920-42-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8173	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; Maryland; Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Baltimore, Maryland Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard" (FRL No. 9920-41-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8172	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; Illinois; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule" (FRL No. 9920-13-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8171	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; Texas; Repeal of Lead Emission Rules for Stationary Sources in El Paso and Dallas County" (FRL No. 9920-34-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 113-44	Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate: Legislative Calendar, One Hundred Thirteenth 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 6

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 12, 2014	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Joined	S.Res. 359
Feb 6, 2014	Max Baucus D-MT	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Oct 31, 2013	Mazie K. Hirono D-HI	Left the committee	S.Res. 283
Oct 31, 2013	Cory A. Booker D-NJ	Joined	S.Res. 283
Jun 20, 2013	Mazie K. Hirono D-HI	Joined	S.Res. 179
May 23, 2013	Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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