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January 2009
01/08/2009 Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight Hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Recent Major Coal Ash Spill.”
September 2008
09/25/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight Hearing on EPA’s Cleanup of the Superfund Site in Libby, Montana.”



09/24/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Bush Administration Environmental Record at Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency.”
09/23/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act.”
09/18/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight Hearing on Cleanup Efforts at Federal Facilities.”


09/17/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Business Meeting

· S. 3500, Water Infrastructure Financing Act (Lautenberg/Boxer) · S. 1387, Federal Greenhouse Gas Registry Act (substitute) · S. 2080, Sewage Overflow Right-to-Know Act · H.R.1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008 (substitute) · H.R. 1771, Crane Conservation Act of 2008 · H.R. 3224, Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act · S. 3496, Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008 (Boxer) · S. 3494, Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions Act · S. 3495, Protect Pregnant Women and Children from Dangerous Lead Exposures Act of 2008 · H.R. 3999, National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008 · Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2008 (Baucus) · H.R. 5001, Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008 · S. 3482, To designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the ‘‘John W. Warner Rapids’’(Lieberman) · S. 2970, Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act · S. 3489, To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions (Clinton/Carper) · S. 1828, To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of the feasibility of increasing consumption in the United States of certain ethanol-blended gasoline · GSA resolutions
09/16/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight Hearing on EPA’s Children’s Health Protection Efforts.”
09/10/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality hearing entitled, “Quality and Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water.”
09/10/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Improving the Federal Bridge Program: Including an Assessment of S. 3338 and H.R. 3999.”



09/09/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing entitled, “Economic Development Administration Oversight.”


09/04/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Transportation Field Briefing in Los Angeles
09/03/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Transportation Field Briefing in Sacramento
July 2008
07/31/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Business Meeting

The Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a Business Meeting to consider the following agenda: · S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act (substitute) · S. 3109, Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act · S. 24, Perchorate Monitoring and Right to Know (substitute) · S.150, Protecting Pregnant Women and Children from Perchlorate Act (substitute) · S. 1911, The TCE Reduction Act · S. 1933, Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act · S 2549, The Environmental Justice Renewal Act · S. 642, Environmental Justice Act · S. 199, Rural Alaska Native Village Water and Sewer Bill · S.2994, Great Lakes Legacy Act · GSA Resolutions
07/30/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Hearing on the Nomination of Thomas J. Madison, Jr. to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for the Department of Transportation."


07/29/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing entitled, “EPA’s Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR): Recent Court Decision and its Implications.”



07/24/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Business Meeting
07/23/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “The Midwest Floods: What Happened and What Might Be Improved for Managing Risk and Responses in the Future.”
07/22/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “An Update on the Science of Global Warming and its Implications.”


07/17/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Saving Lives on Our Nation’s Highways.”


07/16/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing entitled, “Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Licensing and Relicensing Processes for Nuclear Plants.”
07/10/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing entitled, "Environmental Protection Agency Oversight: Implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard.”
June 2008
06/25/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing entitled, “Future Federal Role for Surface Transportation.”
May 2008
05/21/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Business Meeting
05/13/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing entitled, “Hearing on Mercury Legislation.”
05/08/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Goods Movement on our Nation’s Highways.”


05/07/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children’s Health Protection hearing entitled, “Oversight Hearing on Science and Environmental Regulatory Decisions.”


05/06/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing entitled, “Perchlorate and TCE in Water.”
April 2008
04/29/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight on EPA Toxic Chemical Policies.”
04/16/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing entitled, “Surface Transportation and the Global Economy."


04/15/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality hearing entitled, “Pharmaceuticals in the Nation’s Water: Assessing Potential Risks and Actions to Address the Issue.”
04/10/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Hearing on the Nomination of David R. Hill to be Assistant Administrator (General Counsel) for the Environmental Protection Agency.”
04/09/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Legislative Hearing on S. 1870, the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007."


04/03/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Examining Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at U.S. Colleges and Universities.”
04/02/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight on the Listing Decision for the Polar Bear Under the Endangered Species Act.”



March 2008
03/11/2008
[ Webcast ] 		RESCHEDULED: Full Committee hearing entitled, “Examining the President’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2009 Budget for the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Implementation of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007.”

**Please note that this hearing was originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 12th at 10am.**
February 2008
02/28/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing entitled, “Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight: Security of Our Nation’s Nuclear Plants.”


02/27/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Hearing on the President’s Proposed EPA Budget for FY 2009.”


02/14/2008
[ Webcast ] 		TIME CHANGED: Full Committee hearing entitled, “Legislative Hearing on the Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act of 2007, S.1499.”
02/06/2008 Full Committee Business Meeting

S. 2146, A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes *This bill was passed out of the Environment and Public Works Committee by voice vote on February 6, 2008.*
02/06/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Perspectives on the Surface Transportation Commission Report.”
January 2008
01/31/2008
[ Webcast ] 		TIME CHANGED: Full Committee hearing entitled, “A Hearing to Receive the Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.”

Start time for this hearing has been changed to 10:30am.
01/30/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing entitled, “Examining Threats and Protections for the Polar Bear.”
01/24/2008
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of EPA’s Decision to Deny the California Waiver."

Today's video is courtesy of C-SPAN.
December 2007
12/18/2007 Full Committee Business Meeting

RESCHEDULED: This markup was originally scheduled for Wednesday, December 19th at 10am.
12/13/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “The Clean Water Act following the recent Supreme Court decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and Rapanos-Carabell.”


12/05/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE BUSINESS MEETING

Today's video is courtesy of C-SPAN.
November 2007
11/15/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Legislative Hearing on America’s Climate Security Act of 2007, S. 2191.”
11/13/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Legislative Hearing on America’s Climate Security Act of 2007, S. 2191.”

**Please note the hearing time has changed from 10:00am to 11:00am**
11/08/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, “Legislative Hearing on America’s Climate Security Act of 2007, S. 2191.”


11/01/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection Business Meeting.
October 2007
10/31/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, "Examination of the Licensing Process for the Yucca Mountain Repository."
10/25/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality hearing entitled, “Oversight Hearing on Effectiveness of Federal Drunk Driving Programs.”


10/24/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection hearing entitled, “A Hearing to Examine America’s Climate Security Act of 2007.”
10/23/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing entitled, “Examining the Human Health Impacts of Global Warming."
10/18/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing entitled, "Lead and Children's Health."
10/17/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health hearing entitled, "Oversight Hearing on the Federal Superfund Program’s Activities to Protect Public Health."
10/03/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing entitled, “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Reactor Oversight Process.”


10/02/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing entitled, "A Hearing to Consider Pending Nominations."
September 2007
09/26/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, "An Examination of the Impacts of Global Warming on the Chesapeake Bay."
09/25/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, "Green Jobs Created by Global Warming Initiatives."
09/20/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, "Oversight Hearing to Examine the Condition of our Nation’s Bridges."
09/20/2007 Full Committee Business Meeting
09/19/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality hearing entitled, "Meeting America’s Wastewater Infrastructure Needs in the 21st Century."
09/06/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee hearing entitled, "An Examination of the Potential Human Health, Water Quality, and Other Impacts of the Confined Animal Feeding Operation Industry."
August 2007
08/23/2007 Field Hearing entitled, "A Perspective on the Endangered Species Act’s Impacts on the Oil and Gas Industry."
08/14/2007 Field Hearing entitled, "Green Job Growth and Global Warming."
08/09/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Field Hearing entitled, "Hearing to Examine Port Pollution and the Need for Additional Controls on Large Ships."
July 2007
07/31/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Business Meeting
07/26/2007
[ Webcast ] 		RESCHEDULED Full Committee Hearing, "Examining of the Case for the California Waiver: An Update from EPA."
07/25/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health hearing entitled, “Oversight of the EPA’s Environmental Justice Programs."
07/24/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection hearing entitled, "Economic and International Issues in Global Warming Policy"
07/17/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE hearing entitled, "A Hearing to Consider Pending Nominations."

Robert Lance Boldrey, nominated to be a Member of the Board of Trustees, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation. Kristine L. Svinicki, nominated to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Robert Lyle Laverty, nominated to be the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior.
07/11/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommitte on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing entitled, "Review of EPA’s Proposed Revision to the Ozone NAAQS."
07/10/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality hearing entitled, “Lessons Learned from Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Investigations, Including Texas City, Texas.”


June 2007
06/28/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Hearing entitled, "Examining Global Warming Issues in the Power Plant Sector."
06/27/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality hearing entitled, "Protecting Water Quality at America's Beaches."
06/20/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health hearing entitled, “EPA's Response to 9-11 and Lessons Learned for Future Emergency Preparedness.”
06/12/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Hearing entitled, “Examination of the Health Effects of Asbestos and Methods of Mitigating Such Impacts.”



06/07/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE hearing entitled, “An Examination of the Views of Religious Organizations Regarding Global Warming.”
06/06/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Business Meeting
May 2007
05/24/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE hearing on “The Issue of the Potential Impacts of Global Warming on Recreation and the Recreation Industry.”


05/22/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Hearing entitled "Examining the Case for the California Waiver"
05/16/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety hearing entitled “The State of Mercury Regulation, Science, and Technology.”


05/15/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Hearing on "Green Buildings: Benefits to Health, the Environment, and the Bottom Line"
05/09/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee hearing on “Emerging Technologies and Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions.”


April 2007
04/25/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee “Oversight Hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.”


04/24/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing on “The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision Regarding EPA’s Authorities with Respect to Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act.”


04/18/2007 Full Committee Hearing on the nomination of Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. to be Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers
04/05/2007 FIELD HEARING “Oversight of Federal Efforts to Cleanup Asbestos in Lincoln County, Montana.”

This hearing will begin at 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time.
March 2007
03/29/2007 ***LOCATION CHANGED*** FULL COMMITTEE BUSINESS MEETING
03/28/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE HEARING on “Reducing Government Building Operational Costs through Innovation and Efficiency: Legislative Solutions.”
03/21/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE: Vice President Al Gore’s Perspective on Global Warming
03/19/2007 Subcommittee Field Hearing to examine the importance of state and local authorities in ensuring chemical plant security.
03/15/2007
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing on Water Resources Needs and the President’s Budget Proposal for the Army Corps of Engineers for Fiscal Year 2008
03/07/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE “Hearing on the President’s Proposed EPA Budget for FY 2008.”

This hearing was originally scheduled for February 15.
03/01/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: “State, Regional, and Local Perspectives on Global Warming”


February 2007
02/26/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE FIELD HEARING: "Moving Forward after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita" PLEASE NOTE: This hearing will start at 10:00 AM Central Time (11:00 Eastern Time)
02/13/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Hearing on the U.S. Climate Action Partnership Report
02/07/2007
[ Webcast ] 		SUBCOMMITTEE Hearing on "Global Warming and Wildlife"
02/06/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Hearing on Oversight of Recent EPA Decisions
January 2007
01/30/2007
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE: "Senators' Perspectives on Global Warming."


01/17/2007 Full Committee BUSINESS MEETING 406 Dirksen (EPW Committee Hearing Room)

Full Committee
Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works
December 2006
12/06/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing on Climate Change and the Media


September 2006
09/28/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management Legislative Hearing to Consider S. 3871, a Bill Directing the EPA to Establish a Hazardous Waste Manifest System Thursday, September 28, 2006


09/20/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing Examining Approaches Embodied in the Asia Pacific Partnership


09/14/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Oversight Hearing on NRC’s Regulatory Responsibilities and Capabilities for Long- and Short- term Spent Fuel Storage Programs


09/13/2006
[ Webcast ]
Committee on Environment and Public Works Consider Pending Nominations September 13, 2006 406 Dirksen, 9:30 AM


Full Committee
Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works
09/06/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing Oversight on Federal Renewable Fuels Programs


August 2006
08/08/2006 Full Committee Field Hearing: Oversight of the Army Corps of Engineers' Management of the ACT and ACF River Basins


08/02/2006
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE Oversight on the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Chemicals Management Program at EPA


08/01/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Fish, Wildlife, and Water Interpreting the Effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Decision in the Joint Cases of Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on “The Waters of the United States”


July 2006
07/27/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee A Hearing on the Stafford Act: A Path Forward for the Nation’s Emergency Preparedness and Response System


07/19/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee The Science and Risk Assessment Behind the EPA’s Proposed Revisions to the Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards


07/13/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety EPA’s Proposed Revisions to the Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards


June 2006
06/28/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Oversight Hearing on EPA Regional Inconsistencies


06/22/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Oversight Hearing on the Regulatory Processes for New and Existing Nuclear Plants


06/21/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Inherently Safer Technology in the Context of Chemical Site Security


06/15/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management Oversight Hearing on the Superfund Program


06/14/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Oversight Hearing to Consider Whether Potential Liability Deters Abandoned Hard Rock Mine Clean-Up


May 2006
05/17/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Pending Nominations


April 2006
04/20/2006 Field Hearing Impact of the Last Reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional Commission and Issues Regarding the Upcoming Reauthorization


04/18/2006 Field Hearing Oversee the Ongoing Rebuilding and Restoration Efforts of Hurricane and Flood Protection by the Army Corps of Engineers


04/05/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Pending Nominations


March 2006
03/29/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing An Oversight Hearing on the Impact of the Elimination of MTBE
03/16/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing Great Lakes Regional Collaboration’s Strategy to Restore and Protect the Great Lakes


03/09/2006 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Hearing to Conduct Oversight on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission


03/01/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Oversight Hearing on the Status of the Yucca Mountain Project
February 2006
02/15/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Receive Testimony on EPA's Proposed Budget for FY 2007


02/09/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Impact of Clean Air Regulations on Natural Gas Prices


02/08/2006
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing An Informational Hearing on Pending Nominations


December 2005
12/14/2005
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE HEARING EPA’s Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Program


November 2005
11/17/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Evaluate the Degree to which the Preliminary Findings on the Failure of the Levees are Being Incorporated into the Restoration of Hurricane Protection


11/16/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Oversight to Examine Transportation Fuels of the Future


11/10/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Implementation of the Existing Particulate Matter and Ozone Air Quality Standards


11/09/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to meet the Water Resources Needs in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita


11/08/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management Impact of Certain Government Contractor Liability Proposals on Environmental Laws


11/02/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing Hurricane Katrina Response


October 2005
10/26/2005
[ Webcast ] 		FULL COMMITTEE HEARING Eco-terrorism


10/26/2005
[ Webcast ] 		COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BUSINESS MEETING October 26, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. 406 Dirksen


10/18/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing A legislative hearing on S. 1772, “The Gas Price Act of 2005.”


10/06/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing Actions of EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Highway Administration as they relate to Hurricane Katrina


10/05/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Kyoto Protocol: Assessing the Status of Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gases


September 2005
09/28/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing The Role of Science in Environmental Policy-Making


09/22/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Nominations Hearing
09/21/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, And Water Endangered Species Act and the Roles of States, Tribes and Local Governments


August 2005
08/26/2005 Full Committee Field Hearing Field Hearing to Examine Coastal Erosion Causes, Effects and Solutions in Louisiana


July 2005
07/26/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management An Oversight Hearing on Electronics Waste

Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management
An Oversight Hearing on Electronics Waste
07/14/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Nominations
07/13/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Fisheries Wildlife and Water Endangered Species Act and Incentives for Private Landowners


07/12/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Saftey S. 1265, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2005


May 2005
05/26/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcomittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Oversight on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission


05/25/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Hearing Oversight to review the permitting of Energy Projects


05/19/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Oversight on the Endangered Species Act


05/18/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Oversight on Eco-terrorism specifically examining the Earth Liberation Front (“ELF”) and the Animal Liberation Front (“ALF”)


April 2005
04/22/2005 Full Committee Field Hearing on S. 260, The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act


04/20/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nominees


04/06/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Nominations Hearing


February 2005
02/09/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Legislative hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Budget for FY2006


02/02/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Full Committee Legislative Hearing on S. 131, Clear Skies Act of 2005


January 2005
01/26/2005
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Multi-Emmissions Legislation


September 2004
09/24/2004
[ Webcast ] 		Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Oversight to review state and private programs for sage grouse conservation


August 2004
08/26/2004 Full Committee Field Oversight Hearing on Endangered Species Act


July 2004
07/28/2004 Full Committee Field hearing to examine the cost of clean water and drinking water regulations to municipalities


07/26/2004 Full Committee Field hearing to examine the cost of clean water and drinking water regulations to municipalities


07/20/2004 Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization legislation, July 20, 2004

Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization legislation, July 20, 2004
07/07/2004 Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization legislation, July 7, 2004

Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization legislation, July 7, 2004
June 2004
06/23/2004 Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization bill, June 23, 2004

Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization bill, June 23, 2004
06/09/2004 Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization legislation June 9, 2004

Conference Committee on H.R. 3550 -- Highway program reauthorization bill
May 2004
05/20/2004 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission


05/12/2004 Full Committee Environmental Regulations in Oil Refining


April 2004
04/28/2004 Full Committee Reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration


04/07/2004 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing Oversight of Drinking Water in the District of Columbia


04/06/2004 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Hearing Chronic Wasting Disease Financial Assistance Act of 2003.


04/01/2004 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Hearing Implementation of NAAQS on PM2.5


March 2004
03/31/2004 Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers role in the nation’s water resource needs in the 21st century.


03/31/2004 Full committee hearing: Nominations to the EPA and Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


03/24/2004 Full Committee Environmental impacts of U.S. natural gas production.


03/23/2004 Full Committee "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea".


03/10/2004 Full committee EPA's Budget for FY 2005


03/03/2004 Full Committee Hearing Oversight of EPA Grants


January 2004
01/23/2004 Table of Funding Allocations to States Under SAFETEA, S. 1072 (to be part of Floor Manager's Amendment)

Table of Funding Allocations to States Under SAFETEA, S. 1072 (to be part of Floor Manager's Amendment)
September 2003
09/24/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety hearing. FEMA Oversight.
09/23/2003 Full Committee Hearing. Nomination of Gov. Michael O. Leavitt to be Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


09/16/2003 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Oversight of the Clean Water Act.


August 2003
08/26/2003 Subcommittee of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water field hearing, Boise, ID. Cooperation Between U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the States on Bull Trout Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act.


08/25/2003 Full committee field hearing, Cleveland, OH. Water Quality in the Great Lakes.


08/14/2003 Full committee field hearing. Medford, OR. TEA-21 Reauthorization


08/11/2003 Full committee field hearing. Brownsville, TX. TEA-21 Reauthorization


July 2003
07/29/2003 Full committee hearing. Climate history, science, and health effects of mercury emissions.


07/17/2003 Full committee hearing. Importation of exotic species and the impact on public health and safety.


07/08/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety hearing. Agricultural sequestration to address climate change through reducing atmosphering levels of carbon dioxide.


June 2003
06/25/2003 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Consulting process required by Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.


06/24/2003 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Implementation of the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological Opinion for listed anadromous fish regarding operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System.


06/17/2003 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water.

National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003,
06/10/2003 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Current regulatory and legal status of federal jurisdiction of navigable waters under the Clean Water Act, in light of the issues raised by the Supreme Court in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 99-1178 (SWANCC).


06/05/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety. Clear Skies Act, S. 485.


May 2003
05/20/2003 Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Review of S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003, the Administration's proposal to reauthorize TEA-21.


05/08/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety hearing. Clear Skies Act, S. 485.


April 2003
04/14/2003 Full committee field hearing, Palmer, Alaska. Transportation infrastructure needs in Alaska


04/10/2003 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act.


04/08/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety. Clear Skies Act of 2003, S. 485


04/07/2003 Full committee field hearing. TEA-21 Reauthorization: "Illinois Transportation: Crossroads of Our Nation"


04/02/2003 Full committee. Impact of military training on the environment.


04/01/2003 Full committee. Nominations pending before the committee


March 2003
03/20/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety. Alternative fuels and fuel additives.


03/18/2003 Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Budget for Fiscal Year 2004.


03/13/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety. Oversight hearing on the implementation of the CMAQ and Conformity programs.


February 2003
02/27/2003 Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. To consider the Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation.


02/26/2003 Full committee. To consider the Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the Environmental Protection Agency.


02/13/2003 Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety. Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
Jere Witt, Commissioner, Ottowa County, Ohio, Statement for the Record
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