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Legislative Calendar S. PRT. 114–39 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2015 FIRST SESSION ! ADJOURNED DECEMBER 18, 2015 CONVENED JANUARY 4, 2016 SECOND SESSION ! ADJOURNED JANUARY 3, 2017 JAMES M. INHOFE, Chairman FINAL CALENDAR January 3, 2017 30–826 PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE: 2019 VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:54 Jan 28, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7800 Sfmt 7800 S:\_EPW\DOCS\30826.TXT VERNE congress.#06 CONTENTS Page Committee members .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Subcommittees ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Jurisdiction of the committee ................................................................................................................................ 5 Rules of procedure ................................................................................................................................................. 6 History and work of the committee ...................................................................................................................... 9 Measures Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Environment and Public Works—114th Congress .... 10 Chronology and status of Senate bills .................................................................................................................. 27 Chronology and status of House Acts .................................................................................................................. 51 Chronology and status of Resolutions .................................................................................................................. 71 Nominations ........................................................................................................................................................... 75 Measures reported to the Senate ........................................................................................................................... 79 Measures discharged .............................................................................................................................................. 83 Measures enacted into law .................................................................................................................................... 85 Hearings and meetings held by the committee ..................................................................................................... 87 Presidential messages ............................................................................................................................................ 99 Executive communications .................................................................................................................................... 101 Petitions and Memorials ........................................................................................................................................ 181 Publications: Hearings ......................................................................................................................................................... 185 Committee prints ............................................................................................................................................ 188 Reports ........................................................................................................................................................... 188 Author index .......................................................................................................................................................... 191 Subject index .......................................................................................................................................................... 205 2 VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:54 Jan 28, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7801 Sfmt 7801 S:\_EPW\DOCS\30826.TXT VERNE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS JAMES M. INHOFE, OKLAHOMA, Chairman DAVID VITTER, LOUISIANA BARBARA BOXER, CALIFORNIA JOHN BARRASSO, WYOMING THOMAS R. CARPER, DELAWARE SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, WEST VIRGINIA BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, MARYLAND MIKE CRAPO, IDAHO BERNARD SANDERS, VERMONT JOHN BOOZMAN, ARKANSAS SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, RHODE ISLAND JEFF SESSIONS, ALABAMA JEFF MERKLEY, OREGON ROGER WICKER, MISSISSIPPI KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, NEW YORK DEB FISCHER, NEBRASKA CORY A. BOOKER, NEW JERSEY MIKE ROUNDS, SOUTH DAKOTA EDWARD J. MARKEY, MASSACHUSETTS DAN SULLIVAN, ALASKA RYAN JACKSON, Majority Staff Director BETTINA POIRIER, Democratic Staff Director 3 VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:54 Jan 28, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7801 Sfmt 7801 S:\_EPW\DOCS\30826.TXT VERNE SUBCOMMITTEES TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DAVID VITTER, LOUISIANA, Chairman JOHN BARRASSO, WYOMING BARBARA BOXER, CALIFORNIA SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, WEST VIRGINIA THOMAS R. CARPER, DELAWARE MIKE CRAPO, IDAHO BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, MARYLAND JOHN BOOZMAN, ARKANSAS BERNARD SANDERS, VERMONT JEFF SESSIONS, ALABAMA SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, RHODE ISLAND ROGER WICKER, MISSISSIPPI JEFF MERKLEY, OREGON DEB FISCHER, NEBRASKA KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, NEW YORK JAMES M. INHOFE, OKLAHOMA (ex officio) CLEAN AIR AND NUCLEAR SAFETY SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, WEST VIRGINIA, Chairman DAVID VITTER, LOUISIANA THOMAS R. CARPER, DELAWARE JOHN BARRASSO, WYOMING BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, MARYLAND MIKE CRAPO, IDAHO BERNARD SANDERS, VERMONT JEFF SESSIONS, ALABAMA SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, RHODE ISLAND ROGER WICKER, MISSISSIPPI JEFF MERKLEY, OREGON DEB FISCHER, NEBRASKA EDWARD J. MARKEY, MASSACHUSETTS JAMES M. INHOFE, OKLAHOMA (ex officio) BARBARA BOXER, CALIFORNIA (ex officio) SUPERFUND, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT MIKE ROUNDS, SOUTH DAKOTA, Chairman DAVID VITTER, LOUISIANA EDWARD J. MARKEY, MASSACHUSETTS MIKE CRAPO, IDAHO THOMAS R. CARPER, DELAWARE JOHN BOOZMAN, ARKANSAS JEFF MERKLEY, OREGON DAN SULLIVAN, ALASKA CORY A. BOOKER, NEW JERSEY JAMES M. INHOFE, OKLAHOMA (ex officio) BARBARA BOXER, CALIFORNIA (ex officio) FISHERIES, WATER, AND WILDLIFE DAN SULLIVAN, ALASKA, Chairman JOHN BARRASSO, WYOMING SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, RHODE ISLAND SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, WEST VIRGINIA THOMAS R. CARPER, DELAWARE JOHN BOOZMAN, ARKANSAS BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, MARYLAND JEFF SESSIONS, ALABAMA BERNARD SANDERS, VERMONT ROGER WICKER, MISSISSIPPI KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, NEW YORK DEB FISCHER, NEBRASKA CORY A. BOOKER, NEW JERSEY MIKE ROUNDS, SOUTH DAKOTA EDWARD J. MARKEY, MASSACHUSETTS JAMES M. INHOFE, OKLAHOMA (ex officio) BARBARA BOXER, CALIFORNIA (ex officio) 4 VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:54 Jan 28, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7801 Sfmt 7801 S:\_EPW\DOCS\30826.TXT VERNE JURISDICTION (Pursuant to Rule XXV, Sec. 2, Standing Rules of the Senate) The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is one of sixteen standing committees established by Rule XXV of the Senate, under which committee jurisdictions were last revised by the adoption of S. Res. 4, Senate Committee Reorganization, February 11, 1977. Section 2 of Rule XXV as amended on January 7, 1993 provides that the Committee shall consist of seventeen Senators. The pertinent section of Senate Rule XXV follows: (h)(1) Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: 1. Air pollution. 2. Construction and maintenance of highways. 3. Environmental aspects of outer continental shelf lands. 4. Environmental effects of toxic substances, other than pesticides. 5. Environmental policy. 6. Environmental research and development. 7. Fisheries and wildlife. 8. Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors, including environmental aspects of deepwater ports. 9. Noise pollution. 10. Nonmilitary environmental regulation and control of nuclear energy. 11. Ocean dumping. 12. Public buildings and improved grounds for the United States generally, including Federal buildings in the District of Columbia. 13. Public works, bridges, and dams. 14. Regional economic development. 15. Solid waste disposal and recycling. 16. Water pollution. 17. Water resources. (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to environmental protection and resource utilization and conservation, and report thereon from time to time. 5 VerDate Aug 31 2005 08:54 Jan 28, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7801 Sfmt 7801 S:\_EPW\DOCS\30826.TXT VERNE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE Rule 1. Committee Meetings in General. (a) REGULAR MEETING DAYS. For purposes of complying with paragraph 3 of Senate Rule XXVI, the regular meeting day of the committee is the first and third Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. If there is no business before the committee, the regular meeting shall be omitted. (b) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS. The chairman may call additional meetings, after consulting with the ranking minority member. Subcommittee chairmen may call meetings, with the concurrence of the chairman of the committee, after consulting with the ranking minority members of the subcommittee and the committee. (c) PRESIDING OFFICER. (1) The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the committee. If the chairman is not present, the ranking majority member who is present shall preside. (2) Subcommittee chairmen shall preside at all meetings of their subcommittees.
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