Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Bills

There are 119 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

• S. 992: I–27 Numbering Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 1608: Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act
  Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 788: Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 1111: ADVANCE Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 418: Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Joshua “Josh” Hawley [R-MO]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 1278: A bill to designate the Federal building located at 985 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the “Rosa Parks Federal Building”, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 2395: WILD Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 2195: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 1189: Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 1381: Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 1194: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 3399: Soo Locks Security and Economic Reporting Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Rep. John James [R-MI10]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 1149: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1435: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
  Sponsor: Rep. John Joyce [R-PA13]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 1358: LAKES Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2707: Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1478: A bill to designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the “National Medal of Honor Highway”, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 242: A resolution commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933.
  Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1335: New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1915: ONSHORE Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ]
  Status: Introduced
• S.J.Res. 24: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endan
  Sponsor: Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
  Status: Passed House & Senate (President next)
• S.J.Res. 9: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser
  Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
  Status: Passed House & Senate (President next)
• S.J.Res. 11: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty
  Sponsor: Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
  Status: Vetoed & Override Failed in Senate
• S.J.Res. 23: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 1034: Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 796: Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1863: PROVE IT Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 654: Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 33: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 785: Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2125: National Ambient Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1449: RESTART Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2228: Building Chips in America Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2390: Small Refinery Relief Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1145: Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 702: Urban Waters Federal Partnership Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2571: Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 345: Highway Formula Fairness Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 292: Northern Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1923: POPP Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1185: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency
  Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV]
  Status: Introduced
• S.J.Res. 38: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Charg
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 366: Democracy in Design Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2811: A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2090: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 997: Livestock Regulatory Protection Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1433: Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1429: Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1427: Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1432: Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1430: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2781: Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2870: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a controlled environment in the United States, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2793: Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2779: Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Alejandro “Alex” Padilla [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 966: Northwest Energy Security Act
  Sponsor: Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1772: Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2599: AIR FAIR Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2635: Flex Fuel Fairness Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2572: Economic Empowerment Through Predevelopment Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Alejandro “Alex” Padilla [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2075: Shovel-Ready Streets Act
  Sponsor: Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2089: A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1943: Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1895: A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
  Sponsor: Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1920: International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1818: Safe Routes Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1788: A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1741: No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 445: Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 944: Next Generation Fuels Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1746: STOP NJ CONGESTION Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez [D-NJ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 919: A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2660: Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 282: Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Edward “Ed” Markey [D-MA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2430: A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2337: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1718: Primacy Certainty Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1948: Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1917: Clean Shipping Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Alejandro “Alex” Padilla [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 115: Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1932: Bridge Corrosion Prevention and Repair Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1304: DIRTY CAR EV Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1685: SUPERSAFE Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Alejandro “Alex” Padilla [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2118: Real Emergencies Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2319: Interactive Federal Review Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 876: 90-Day Review Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2383: Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2242: Safeguarding Domestic Energy Production and Independence Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 857: MONARCH Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Con.Res. 13: A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urg
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2654: Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Sustainability Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Alejandro “Alex” Padilla [D-CA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2604: Rural Outdoor Investment Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1022: Define WOTUS Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2105: Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 937: A bill to amend Public Law 117-169 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using funds for methane monitoring to be used to monitor emissions of methane from livestock, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 877: Federal Permitting Modernization Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 771: SAVES Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 773: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1708: Extinction Prevention Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
  Status: Introduced

Reports

Subcommittees

• Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
• Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety
• Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
• Transportation and Infrastructure

Press Statements

Committee press statements from ProPublica Represent:

“Carper Introduces Legislation to Address Disparities in Federal Transportation Infrastructure Investments for Native American Communities”
    — Nov 18, 2020

“Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Revitalize America’s Nuclear Infrastructure”
    — Nov 17, 2020

“Carper Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990”
    — Nov 15, 2020

“Carper Celebrates America Recycles Day”
    — Nov 13, 2020

“President Trump Signs Barrasso’s Wildlife Conservation Bill into Law”
    — Oct 30, 2020

“President Trump Signs Bipartisan Wildlife Conservation Bill into Law”
    — Oct 30, 2020

“Senate Environmental Justice Caucus Co-Founders Honor National Native American Heritage Month this November”
    — Oct 30, 2020

“Barrasso Praises Trump Administration’s Final Rule to Delist the Gray Wolf in the Lower 48 States”
    — Oct 29, 2020

“Carper Joins Conservation Groups in Celebrating America’s Conservation Enhancement Act”
    — Oct 29, 2020

“Carper Briefed on Oil Washing Ashore on Delaware's Beaches”
    — Oct 27, 2020

“Carper Tours Natural Barriers Protecting Communities from Coastal Erosion, Flooding and Preserving Habitat for Critical Species”
    — Oct 27, 2020

“ICYMI: Barrasso Op-Ed: Activist Judges Cause Grizzly Danger for Wyoming”
    — Oct 26, 2020

“Carper, Duckworth and Murray Call on EPA to Implement GAO Recommendations to Improve Drinking Water Safety at Child Care Facilities”
    — Oct 22, 2020

“Carper, Van Hollen, Feinstein Lead Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Stop Rollback of Protections for Migratory Birds”
    — Oct 15, 2020

“Carper, Senators Press EPA on Implementation of Trump Order to Withhold Federal Funding from Major U.S. Cities”
    — Oct 6, 2020

“University of Wyoming Awarded Contract for Snow Pack Monitoring and Flood Prevention”
    — Oct 5, 2020

“What They Are Saying... Broad Support for ACE Act as it Passes Congress”
    — Oct 2, 2020

“Congress Passes Bipartisan Wildlife Conservation Bill”
    — Oct 1, 2020

“Carper Slams EPA Rollback That Allows Industry to Relax Air Toxic Pollution Controls”
    — Oct 1, 2020

“Carper Applauds House Passage of Wildlife Conservation Legislation”
    — Oct 1, 2020