Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Members

This committee has 19 members. Use the buttons below to see all of the members.

Legislation in this Committee

Below are the bills that are assigned to this committee in this legislative session. These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.

Introduced Measures Pending Committee Consideration

S. 197: Crane Conservation Act of 2009

S. 198: A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009.

S. 231: A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

S. 232: Radioactive Import Deterrence Act

S. 237: Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2009

S. 308: ROAD Act

S. 309: Nationwide Freight and Personal Mobility Act

S. 373: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.

S. 377: A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse".

S. 398: Idaho Efficient Vehicle Demonstration Act of 2009

S. 430: Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2009

S. 432: Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009

S. 462: Captive Primate Safety Act

S. 480: Regional Economic Recovery Coordination Act of 2009

S. 489: Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2009

S. 527: A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.

S. 536: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term "renewable biomass".

S. 575: Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act

S. 584: Complete Streets Act of 2009

S. 591: National Commission on High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Establishment Act of 2009

S. 636: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.

S. 655: Teaming with Wildlife Act of 2009

S. 675: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains a high level of phosphorus, and for other purposes.

S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act

S. 724: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes.

S. 732: Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2009

S. 759: Indian School Bus Route Safety Reauthorization Act of 2009

S. 779: Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act

S. 785: Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act

S. 791: Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2009

S. 805: A bill to provide for a comprehensive study by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to assess the water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System.

S. 854: Clean Water Affordability Act

S. 856: Commercial Truck Highway Safety Demonstration Program Act of 2009

S. 884: Transportation Equity for All Americans Act

S. 903: Highway Fairness and Reform Act of 2009

S. 930: United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2009

S. 936: Water Quality Investment Act of 2009

S. 943: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other purposes.

S. 971: Jason's Law

S. 1014: A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to make technical corrections to a provision relating to project deauthorizations.

S. 1035: Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act

S. 1059: Idaho Efficient Vehicle Demonstration Act of 2009

S. 1095: America's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009

S. 1098: EnergySmart Transport Corridors Act of 2009

S. 1115: Freedom from Tolls Act of 2009

S. 1148: Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act

S. 1156: Safe Routes to School Program Reauthorization Act

S. 1214: National Fish Habitat Conservation Act

S. 1215: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

S. 1266: Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009

S. 1311: Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act

S. 1318: Axe the Stimulus Plaques Act

S. 1397: Electronic Device Recycling Research and Development Act

S. 1421: Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act

S. 1428: Mercury Pollution Reduction Act

S. 1471: Providing the Utmost safety Measures to the Permanent Protection System in New Orleans, Louisiana

S. 1519: Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009

S. 1534: Appalachian Development Highway System Completion Act of 2009

S. 1535: Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009

S. 1536: ALERT Drivers Act

S. 1566: Arctic Climate Adaptation Act

S. 1622: Clean Air Protection Act

S. 1641: A bill to modify and waive certain requirements under title 23, United States Code, to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects, and for other purposes.

S. 1660: Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act

S. 1662: Business Incubator Promotion Act

S. 1666: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to satisfy certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level ethanol blends a waiver from certain requirements under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

S. 1701: Bridge Life Extension Act of 2009

S. 1702: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

S. 1712: Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2009

S. 1777: Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009

S. 1809: Streamline Vehicle Conversions Act

S. 1816: Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009

S. 1933: Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act

S. 1938: Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009

S. 1965: Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act of 2009

S. 2724: Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2009

S. 2729: Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009

S. 2739: Puget Sound Recovery Act of 2009

S. 2811: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species, and for other purposes.

S.Res. 42: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

S.Res. 64: A resolution recognizing the need for the Environmental Protection Agency to end decades of delay and utilize existing authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to comprehensively regulate coal combustion waste and the need for the Tennessee Valley Authority to be a national leader in technological innovation, low-cost power, and environmental stewardship.

Bills and Resolutions Referred to this Committee on the Legislative Calendar

S. 479: Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act

S. 529: Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009

S. 690: A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.

S. 787: Clean Water Restoration Act

S. 849: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions.

S. 878: Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2009

S. 933: Contaminated Sediment Remediation Reauthorization Act

S. 937: Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act

S. 1005: Water Infrastructure Financing Act

S. 1498: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009

S. 1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

S. 2778: A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.

Bills and Resolutions Voted on in One Chamber, or Failed Passage

H.R. 80: Captive Primate Safety Act

H.R. 388: Crane Conservation Act of 2009

H.R. 411: Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009

H.R. 509: Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009

H.R. 631: Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act

H.R. 842: To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".

H.R. 869: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

H.R. 887: To designate the United States courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse".

H.R. 965: Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act

H.R. 1035: Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009

H.R. 1053: Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2009

H.R. 1145: National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009

H.R. 1262: Water Quality Investment Act of 2009

H.R. 1580: Electronic Waste Research and Development Act

H.R. 1700: National Women's History Museum Act of 2009

H.R. 2093: Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of 2009

H.R. 2188: Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2009

H.R. 2423: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

H.R. 3193: To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States Courthouse".

H.R. 3305: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

H.R. 3433: To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that Act, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3537: Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

S. 387: A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 211 South Court Street, Rockford, Illinois, as the "Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse".

Bills Considered by this Committee that have been Enacted

H.R. 813: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

H.R. 837: To designate the Federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building".

H.R. 1687: To designate the federally occupied building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, SW., Canton, Ohio, as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

H.R. 2053: To designate the United States courthouse located at 525 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "Albert Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse".

H.R. 2121: To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Galveston, Texas, to the Galveston Historical Foundation.

H.R. 2498: To designate the Federal building located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the "William O. Lipinski Federal Building".

H.R. 2913: To designate the United States courthouse located at 301 Simonton Street in Key West, Florida, as the "Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse".