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Environment and Public Works Committee

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Committee on Environment and Public Works

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218 bills referred in the 114th 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 114th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 114th Congress

Members, 114th Congress 20

Everyone who held a seat in the 114th 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
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
D-NJ	Cory A. Booker
R-AK	Dan Sullivan
R-LA	David Vitter
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MA	Edward J. Markey
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
R-WY	John Barrasso
R-AR	John Boozman
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-SD	Mike Rounds
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper

Subcommittees, 114th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 4618	To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the "Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".	Discharged From	Dec 10, 2016
S 3533	Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act	Referred To	Dec 8, 2016
S 3508	Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016	Referred To	Dec 6, 2016
S 3498	A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Army obtains consent from certain entities before granting certain permits, casements, or rights-of-way.	Referred To	Dec 5, 2016
S 3497	Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act	Referred To	Dec 5, 2016
S 3493	A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey.	Referred To	Dec 1, 2016
HR 5873	To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse".	Discharged From	Nov 17, 2016
HR 3937	To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the "Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse".	Discharged From	Sep 29, 2016

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	Impacts of the Proposed Waters of the United States Rule on State and Local Governments2 documents	Scheduled	Feb 4, 2015

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 114th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 114-444	Examining the Impacts of the Federal African Elephant Ivory Ban and Related State Laws74 pages 4 witnesses Worl, Rosita, PhD., President, Sealaska Heritage, Inc Sweeney, Tara, Executive VP, External Affairs, ASRC Silook, Susie, Local Artist Williams, Margaret, Program Managing Director, WWF	Oct 20, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-445	Examining the Local Impacts of Epa's Climate Regulations136 pages 6 witnesses Jenkins, Hon. Evan H., U.S. Representative from the State of West Virginia Trisko, Eugene M., Counsel to United Mine Workers of America, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Pasley, Robert E., President, Wayne County, West Virginia Copley, Jimmy Dale "Bo," II, former Coal Miner, Delbarton, West Virginia Ireland, Karan, Program Director, West Viginia SUN Van Nostrand, James M., Professor of Law, Director, Center for Energy and Sustainable Development, West Virginia University College of Law	Oct 5, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-532	Reviewing the Proposed Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy74 pages 4 witnesses Bean, Michael, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior Kindred, Joshua M., Environmental Counsel, Alaska Oil and Gas Association Yates, Ryan, Chairman, National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition Colburn, Jamison, Professor of Law, Penn State University	Sep 21, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-392	Oversight of the Impact of EPA and FWS Regulationson Citizens Private Property108 pages 7 witnesses McGrath, Shaun, Region 8 Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Walsh, Noreen, Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region, Fish and Wildlife Service Clayton, Chuck, President, Prairie Pothole Consulting on behalf of the Izaak Walton League of America Parker, Denise, Volunteer, Humane Society of the United States Rhoden, Larry, Rancher and former State Senator Lage, Jeff, President, South Dakota Home Builders Association Williams, Myron, South Dakota Cattlemen's Association	Aug 30, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-393	Oversight of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement and Compliance Programs54 pages 1 witness Giles, Cynthia, Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Jun 29, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-363	Examining Pathways Toward Compliance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ground-Level Ozone: Legislative Hearing on S. 2882 and S. 2072128 pagesOn H.R. 4775, S. 2072, S. 2702, S. 2882 5 witnesses Karperos, Kurt, P.E., Deputy Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board Rice, Mary B., M.D., Vice-Chair, American Thoracic Society Environmental Health Policy Committee, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School BIDMC Chesley, Andrew T., Executive Director, San Joaquin Council of Governments, Stockton, California Raymond, Mark, Uintah County Commissioner and Chair, Uintah County, Utah Hamer, Glenn, President and CEO, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry	Jun 22, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-306	Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency's Progress in Implementing Inspector General and Government Accountability Office Recommendations74 pagesOn S. 543 2 witnesses Larsen, Alan, Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Chemical Safety And Hazard Investigation Safety Board Gomez, Alfredo, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office	Jun 14, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-362	Implications of the Supreme Court Stay of the Clean Power Plan101 pages 5 witnesses Dykes, Katie, Deputy Commissioner for Energy, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Revesz, Richard, Lawrence King Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus, Director, Institute for Policy Integrity, New York University School of Law Wood, Allison, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP Bondon, Jack, Representative, 56th District, Missouri House of Representatives McInnes, Michael, CEO, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association	Jun 9, 2016

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 114th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 114-285	Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization ActOn S. 2795	Jun 23, 2016
S. Rept. 114-284	Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2016On S. 2816	Jun 21, 2016
S. Rept. 114-283	Water Resources Development Act of 2016On S. 2848	Jun 20, 2016
S. Rept. 114-276	Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015On S. 1479	Jun 14, 2016
S. Rept. 114-294	Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015On S. 921	Jun 7, 2016
S. Rept. 114-256	Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015On S. 1724	May 18, 2016
S. Rept. 114-254	John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2016On S. 2808	May 16, 2016
S. Rept. 114-213	An Act to Provide for the Authority for the Successors and Assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to Maintain and Operate a Toll Bridge Across the Rio Grande Near Rio Grande City, TexasOn S. 2143	Feb 24, 2016

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 114th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1915	Rachel A. Meidl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, vice Mark A. Griffon, resigned.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.	Nov 29, 2016
PN1647	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, 2021. (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.	Jul 14, 2016
PN1646	Michael McWherter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2021. (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.	Jul 14, 2016
PN1645	C. Peter Mahurin, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2021. (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.	Jul 14, 2016
PN714	Richard Capel Howorth, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2020. (Reappointment)Tennessee Valley Authority	Confirmed Dec 10, 2015Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jul 27, 2015
PN669	Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2020, vice Jeffery Martin Baran, 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.	Jul 16, 2015
PN597	Janet Garvin McCabe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Regina McCarthy, 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.	Jun 24, 2015
PN596	Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Peter Silva Silva, resigned.Environmental Protection Agency	WithdrawnReceived message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.	Jun 24, 2015

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7902	A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah, Georgia; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7901	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of New Reactors, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Access Authorization Operational Program" (NUREG-0800) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7900	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of New Reactors, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fitness for Duty -- Introduction" (NUREG-0800) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7899	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of New Reactors, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Physical Security - Early Site Permit and Reactor Siting Criteria" (NUREG-0800) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7898	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of New Reactors, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Site Characteristics and Site Parameters" (NUREG-0800) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7897	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category -- Implementation Date Extension" (FRL No. 9956-05-OW) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7896	A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Determination of Attainment of the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard; Pennsylvania; Delaware County Nonattainment Area" (FRL No. 9956-41-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7895	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; Texas; Reasonable Further Progress Plan and Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the Dallas/Fort Worth 2008 Ozone Nonattainment Area" (FRL No. 9955-52-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 114th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 114-40	RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE APPROVING WATER PROJECTS AND PUBLIC BUILDING PROSPECTUSES DURING THE 114th CONGRESS	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-39	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-2	Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works	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

Membership changes 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 114th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 8, 2015	James M. Inhofe R-OK	Became Chair	S.Res. 23

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