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Environment and Public Works Committee

ChairShelley Moore Capito(R)RankingSheldon Whitehouse(D)epw.senate.gov

Meetings

Hearings, markups, and business meetings, most recent first.
Sep 232026
HearingHearings to examine updating America's nuclear waste management policy.
406 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
Sep 162026
Business MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.5045, to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the handling of air quality monitoring with respect to prescribed fires, S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions, and S.5249, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to align the licensing of uranium enrichment facilities with other fuel cycle facilities under that Act, and 21 Committee resolutions to approve prospectuses from the General Services Administration.
406 Dirksen Senate Office Building1:30 p.m.Scheduled
S. 3135Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025S. 5045Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026S. 5249MORE American Fuel Act of 2026
Jul 222026
Business MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior.
216 Capitol (Senate side)6:00 p.m.Scheduled
Jul 152026
Business MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.4949, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
406 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
S. 4949Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Jun 242026
HearingHearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
406 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
Jun 102026
HearingHearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
406 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
Jun 32026
HearingHearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Federal Highway Administration.
406 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
May 202026
HearingHearings to examine S.4529, to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the use of commercial-grade steel and concrete in non-safety-related structures at nuclear power plants, and proposed legislation entitled, "RECHARGE Act", and "Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act".
Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety406 Dirksen Senate Office Building1:45 p.m.Scheduled
S. 4529Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026
May 132026
HearingHearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
406 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
Apr 292026
HearingHearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building6:30 p.m.Scheduled
Apr 152026
MeetingHearings to examine restoration efforts in the Great Lakes Region, including S.528, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
S. 528GLRI Act of 2025
Mar 182026
MeetingHearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act.
Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife562 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
Mar 112026
MeetingHearings to examine S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
S. 3135Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025
Mar 42026
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nomination of  the nomination of Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine a discussion draft of an original bill entitled, "the Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026."
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:00 p.m.Scheduled
Feb 252026
MeetingHearings to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and priorities.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:00 p.m.Scheduled
Feb 42026
MeetingHearings to examine identifying and addressing cybersecurity challenges to protect America's water infrastructure.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:00 p.m.Scheduled
Jan 282026
MeetingHearings to examine improving the Federal environmental review and permitting process, part 2.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:00 p.m.Scheduled
Dec 102025
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nominations of Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030, and Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:00 p.m.Scheduled
Dec 32025
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:00 p.m.Scheduled
Nov 192025
MeetingHearings to examine the future of PFAS cleanup and disposal policy.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:00 p.m.Scheduled
Oct 292025
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.2082, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify the definition of "production facility" to exclude an equipment or device capable of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in a manner that does not separate plutonium from other transuranic elements, S.2235, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, S.2741, to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, S.3022, to amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to reauthorize certain Environmental Protection Agency programs, S.2110, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report on reuse and refill systems, S.2878, to reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin, S.287, to designate the Federal building located at 225 South Pierre Street in Pierre, South Dakota, as the "Marcella LeBeau Federal Building," and for other purposes, S.2319, to designate the Federal building located at 300 West Congress Street in Tucson, Arizona, as the "Raul M. Grijalva Federal Building", and the nominations of Jeffrey Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, and Douglas Troutman, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances, both of the Environmental Protection Agency, Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mitch Graves, and Jeff Hagood, both of Tennessee, Randall Jones, of Alabama, and Arthur Graham, of Florida, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and 3 General Services Administration resolutions.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
H.R. 144Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency ActS. 2082Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025S. 2110REUSE Act of 2025S. 2235Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025S. 2319A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300 West Congress Street in Tucson, Arizona, as the "Raul M. Grijalva Federal Building".S. 2741Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025S. 287Marcella LeBeau Recognition ActS. 2878Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization ActS. 3022Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization Act
Oct 232025
MeetingHearings to examine the beneficial use and regulation of chemicals.
Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight562 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:30 p.m.Scheduled
Oct 222025
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of Mitch Graves, and Jeff Hagood, both of Tennessee, Randall Jones, of Alabama, and Arthur Graham, of Florida, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
Oct 82025
MeetingHearings to examine the nominations of Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Douglas Troutman, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building2:00 p.m.Scheduled
Sep 172025
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider the nomination of Jeffrey Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; to be immediately followed by oversight hearings to examine the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building3:45 p.m.Scheduled
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Measures

What the committee has done with the bills sent to it, grouped by how far each one got: reported to the Senate, ordered reported, given a hearing, or referred and not yet taken up.
Reported
S.J.Res. 204A 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 and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration relating to "Rescinding the Definition of 'Harm' Under the Endangered Species Act".Adam B. Schiff(Democratic-California)
Aug 3, 2026
Referred To
Sep 15, 2026
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 187A 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 "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".Sheldon Whitehouse(Democratic-Rhode Island)
Apr 27, 2026
Referred To
Jul 29, 2026
Discharged From
S. 4949Water Resources Development Act of 2026Shelley Moore Capito(Republican-West Virginia)
Jul 13, 2026
Referred To
Jul 15, 2026
Markup By
Jul 15, 2026
Reported By
S.J.Res. 188A 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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".Sheldon Whitehouse(Democratic-Rhode Island)
Apr 27, 2026
Referred To
May 12, 2026
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 139A 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 "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".Michael F. Bennet(Democratic-Colorado)
Mar 19, 2026
Referred To
Mar 19, 2026
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 86A 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 "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".Sheldon Whitehouse(Democratic-Rhode Island)
Oct 1, 2025
Referred To
Dec 9, 2025
Discharged From
H.R. 3426Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act of 2025Jefferson Shreve(Republican-Indiana)
Sep 16, 2025
Referred To
Nov 20, 2025
Discharged From
Dec 1, 2025
Referred To
S. 3022Save Our Seas 2.0 Marine Debris Infrastructure Programs Reauthorization ActDan Sullivan(Republican-Alaska)
Oct 21, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S. 2878Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization ActGary C. Peters(Democratic-Michigan)
Sep 18, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S. 2741Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2025Mark Kelly(Democratic-Arizona)
Sep 9, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S. 2319A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300 West Congress Street in Tucson, Arizona, as the "Raul M. Grijalva Federal Building".Mark Kelly(Democratic-Arizona)
Jul 17, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S. 2110REUSE Act of 2025Jeff Merkley(Democratic-Oregon)
Jun 18, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S. 2235Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Sheldon Whitehouse(Democratic-Rhode Island)
Jul 10, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S. 2082Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025Jon Husted(Republican-Ohio)
Jun 12, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S. 287Marcella LeBeau Recognition ActMike Rounds(Republican-South Dakota)
Jan 28, 2025
Referred To
Oct 29, 2025
Markup By
Oct 29, 2025
Reported By
S.Res. 454A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2025, to October 31, 2025, as "Bat Week".Peter Welch(Democratic-Vermont)
Oct 16, 2025
Referred To
Oct 28, 2025
Discharged From
H.R. 2316Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025Jeff Hurd(Republican-Colorado)
Jul 15, 2025
Referred To
Oct 23, 2025
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 69A 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 "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California".John Kennedy(Republican-Louisiana)
Jul 24, 2025
Referred To
Oct 15, 2025
Discharged From
S.Res. 418A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 20 through September 27, 2025, as "National Estuaries Week".Sheldon Whitehouse(Democratic-Rhode Island)
Sep 19, 2025
Referred To
Sep 30, 2025
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 76A 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 "Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final Rule".Adam B. Schiff(Democratic-California)
Sep 4, 2025
Referred To
Sep 16, 2025
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 65A 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 "Air Plan Approval; Florida; Revisions to Stationary Sources-Removal of Clean Air Interstate Rule Provisions".Sheldon Whitehouse(Democratic-Rhode Island)
Jul 22, 2025
Referred To
Sep 3, 2025
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 60A 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 "Emissions Budget and Allowance Allocations for Indiana Under the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update".Sheldon Whitehouse(Democratic-Rhode Island)
Jun 27, 2025
Referred To
Aug 1, 2025
Discharged From
S. 1596Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge ActJohn Cornyn(Republican-Texas)
May 5, 2025
Referred To
May 13, 2025
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 31A 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 "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".John R. Curtis(Republican-Utah)
Mar 6, 2025
Referred To
Mar 14, 2025
Discharged From
S.J.Res. 12A 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 "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".John Hoeven(Republican-North Dakota)
Feb 4, 2025
Referred To
Feb 20, 2025
Discharged From
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Nominations

The Senate confirms these appointments, and this committee examines the nominee first.
Reported
Department of the InteriorPN806-5Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, vice Shannon Aneal Estenoz, resigned.
Nominees
  • Kevin Lilly
Feb 11, 2026
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 12, 2026
Referred jointly to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works by unanimous consent.
Jun 23, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Jun 24, 2026
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Jul 16, 2026
Reported by Senator Lee, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, without printed report.
Jul 16, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jul 22, 2026
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 900. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Jul 22, 2026
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Jul 22, 2026
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Aug 3, 2026
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Aug 3, 2026
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 817, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Aug 5, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 8/6/2026.
Aug 5, 2026
Considered by Senate.
Aug 5, 2026
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 221.
Aug 5, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Aug 6, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 8/7/2026.
Aug 6, 2026
Considered by Senate.
Aug 7, 2026
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.
Aug 7, 2026
Considered by Senate.
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionPN786-11Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2031. (Reappointment)
Nominees
  • Douglas Weaver
Jan 29, 2026
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 4, 2026
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 665. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Mar 4, 2026
Reported by Senator Cramer for Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Mar 4, 2026
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
May 12, 2026
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
May 12, 2026
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 690, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
May 14, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/18/2026.
May 14, 2026
Considered by Senate.
May 14, 2026
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 124.
May 14, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
May 18, 2026
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 43. Record Vote Number: 125.
May 18, 2026
Considered by Senate.
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionPN645-2Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026, vice Annie Caputo.
Nominees
  • Douglas Weaver
Nov 5, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 3, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Dec 10, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 594. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Dec 10, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 29. Record Vote Number: 652.
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 651.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN141-20Jeffrey Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice David M. Uhlmann, resigned.
Nominees
  • Jeffrey Hall
May 6, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 23, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 510. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Oct 29, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 532, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Dec 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPN379-11Mitch Graves, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2029, vice Brian Noland, term expired.
Nominees
  • Mitch Graves
Jun 30, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 22, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 511. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Oct 29, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 532, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Dec 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPN379-13Jeff Hagood, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term of expiring May 18, 2029, vice Beth Harwell, term expired.
Nominees
  • Jeff Hagood
Jun 30, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 22, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 512. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Oct 29, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 532, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Dec 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPN379-15Randall Jones, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2028, vice William B. Kilbride, term expired.
Nominees
  • Randall Jones
Jun 30, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 22, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 513. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Oct 29, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 532, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Dec 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPN416-4Arthur Graham, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2026, vice L. Michelle Moore.
Nominees
  • Arthur Graham
Jul 16, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 22, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 514. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Oct 29, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 532, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Dec 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN445-11Douglas Troutman, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Michal Ilana Freedhoff, resigned.
Nominees
  • Douglas Troutman
Jul 30, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 8, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 516. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Oct 29, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 532, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Dec 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionPN445-6Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029, vice Christopher T. Hanson.
Nominees
  • Ho Nieh
Jul 30, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 8, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 515. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Oct 29, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Oct 29, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Nov 10, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Nov 10, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Nov 18, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 11/19/2025.
Nov 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Nov 18, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 32. Record Vote Number: 619.
Nov 18, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Nov 19, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 32. Record Vote Number: 620.
Nov 19, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Executive Office of the PresidentPN345-16Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, vice Brenda Mallory, resigned.
Nominees
  • Katherine Scarlett
Jun 16, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 23, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Sep 3, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 362. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Sep 3, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Sep 3, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Sep 15, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Sep 15, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress on 9/18/2025.
Sep 17, 2025
Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.
Sep 17, 2025
Upon reconsideration, cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 525.
Sep 17, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to appeal the ruling of the chair agreed to, the question being, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate" determined by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 524.
Sep 17, 2025
Ruling of the Chair that the precedents set on November 21, 2013 and September 11, 2025 do not apply to the consideration of en bloc nominations; the point of order raised by Senator Thune was not sustained.
Sep 17, 2025
Point of order made by Senator Thune that consistent with the precedents of the Senate established on November 21, 2013, and September 11, 2025, the threshold for cloture on the en bloc consideration of nominations pursuant to an Executive resolution with a calendar number on the Executive Calendar, other than those on Level 1 of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5312, or Article 3 judges, is a simple majority raised in Senate.
Sep 17, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote (Record Vote No. 522), by which cloture was not invoked on the nominations en bloc agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 523.
Sep 17, 2025
Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 522.
Sep 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Sep 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.
Sep 18, 2025
Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionPN345-20David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2030. (Reappointment)
Nominees
  • David Wright
Jun 16, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 9, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 273. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Jul 9, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Jul 9, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jul 24, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Jul 24, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 39. Record Vote Number: 439.
Jul 28, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 438.
Jul 28, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Jul 28, 2025
Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN55-46Usha-Maria Turner, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Jane Toshiko Nishida, resigned.
Nominees
  • Usha-Maria Turner
Mar 24, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 9, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 272. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Jul 9, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Jul 9, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Oct 3, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Oct 3, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 412, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.
Oct 6, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Oct 6, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Oct 7, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
Oct 7, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Department of TransportationPN26-31Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, vice Shailen P. Bhatt.
Nominees
  • Sean Mcmaster
Mar 10, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 14, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Jun 11, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 177. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Jun 11, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Jun 11, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Sep 15, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Sep 15, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress on 9/18/2025.
Sep 17, 2025
Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.
Sep 17, 2025
Upon reconsideration, cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 525.
Sep 17, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to appeal the ruling of the chair agreed to, the question being, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate" determined by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 524.
Sep 17, 2025
Ruling of the Chair that the precedents set on November 21, 2013 and September 11, 2025 do not apply to the consideration of en bloc nominations; the point of order raised by Senator Thune was not sustained.
Sep 17, 2025
Point of order made by Senator Thune that consistent with the precedents of the Senate established on November 21, 2013, and September 11, 2025, the threshold for cloture on the en bloc consideration of nominations pursuant to an Executive resolution with a calendar number on the Executive Calendar, other than those on Level 1 of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5312, or Article 3 judges, is a simple majority raised in Senate.
Sep 17, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote (Record Vote No. 522), by which cloture was not invoked on the nominations en bloc agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 523.
Sep 17, 2025
Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 522.
Sep 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Sep 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.
Sep 18, 2025
Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN55-12John Busterud, of California, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Peter C. Wright.
Nominees
  • John Busterud
Mar 24, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 14, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Jun 11, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 178. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Jun 11, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Jun 11, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Oct 3, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Oct 3, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 412, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.
Oct 6, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Oct 6, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Oct 7, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
Oct 7, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Department of DefensePN55-43Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Michael Lee Connor.
Nominees
  • Adam Telle
Mar 24, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services; that when the Committee on Armed Services reports the nomination it then be referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for 20 days of session; that if not reported within 20 days it be discharged and placed on the Calendar, under authority of the order of the Senate of 03/10/2005.
May 13, 2025
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.
May 14, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
May 20, 2025
Referred sequentially to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for 20 days of session; that if not reported within 20 days it be discharged and placed on the Calendar, under authority of the order of the Senate of 03/10/2005.
May 20, 2025
Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Armed Services, without printed report.
May 20, 2025
Committee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jun 11, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 179. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Jun 11, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Jun 11, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jul 31, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Jul 31, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Aug 2, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 72 - 22. Record Vote Number: 498.
Aug 2, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Aug 2, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 8/2/2025.
Aug 2, 2025
Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Aug 2, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN25-11Sean Donahue, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Jeffrey M. Prieto.
Nominees
  • Sean Donahue
Feb 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 26, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Apr 9, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 88. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Apr 9, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Apr 9, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
May 12, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
May 12, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
May 14, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/15/2025.
May 14, 2025
Considered by Senate.
May 14, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 257.
May 14, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
May 15, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 258.
May 15, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN25-28Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Radhika Fox.
Nominees
  • Jessica Kramer
Feb 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 26, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Apr 9, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 89. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Apr 9, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Apr 9, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Sep 15, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Sep 15, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress on 9/18/2025.
Sep 17, 2025
Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.
Sep 17, 2025
Upon reconsideration, cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 525.
Sep 17, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to appeal the ruling of the chair agreed to, the question being, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate" determined by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 524.
Sep 17, 2025
Ruling of the Chair that the precedents set on November 21, 2013 and September 11, 2025 do not apply to the consideration of en bloc nominations; the point of order raised by Senator Thune was not sustained.
Sep 17, 2025
Point of order made by Senator Thune that consistent with the precedents of the Senate established on November 21, 2013, and September 11, 2025, the threshold for cloture on the en bloc consideration of nominations pursuant to an Executive resolution with a calendar number on the Executive Calendar, other than those on Level 1 of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5312, or Article 3 judges, is a simple majority raised in Senate.
Sep 17, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote (Record Vote No. 522), by which cloture was not invoked on the nominations en bloc agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 523.
Sep 17, 2025
Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 522.
Sep 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Sep 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.
Sep 18, 2025
Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.
Department of the InteriorPN25-35Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, vice Martha Williams, resigned.
Nominees
  • Brian Nesvik
Feb 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 26, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Apr 9, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 90. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Apr 9, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Apr 9, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jul 30, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Jul 30, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jul 31, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 8/1/2025.
Aug 1, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 470.
Aug 1, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 8/1/2025.
Aug 1, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 41. Record Vote Number: 468.
Aug 1, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Aug 1, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN13-6David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Janet Garvin McCabe.
Nominees
  • David Fotouhi
Jan 22, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 5, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-277.
Mar 13, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 49. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Mar 13, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Mar 13, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jun 5, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Jun 5, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jun 9, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/10/2025.
Jun 9, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Jun 9, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 298.
Jun 9, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Jun 10, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 41. Record Vote Number: 299.
Jun 10, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN25-53Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Joseph Goffman, resigned.
Nominees
  • Aaron Szabo
Feb 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 5, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-277.
Mar 13, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 50. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Mar 13, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Mar 13, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jul 21, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Jul 21, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jul 23, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 432.
Jul 23, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Jul 23, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 431.
Jul 23, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Environmental Protection AgencyPN11-23Lee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nominees
  • Lee Zeldin
Jan 20, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 23, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 8. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Jan 23, 2025
Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
Jan 23, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Jan 27, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Jan 27, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jan 28, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 1/29/2025.
Jan 29, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 24.
Jan 29, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 23.
Jan 29, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Jan 29, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Received
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPN786-6Arthur Graham, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2031. (Reappointment)
Nominees
  • Arthur Graham
Jan 29, 2026
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPN730-6Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030, vice Joe H. Ritch, term expired.
Nominees
  • Lee Beaman
Jan 13, 2026
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Returned to the President
Tennessee Valley AuthorityPN379-2Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030, vice Joe H. Ritch, term expired.
Nominees
  • Lee Beaman
Jun 30, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 3, 2025
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Jan 3, 2026
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

Sent to this committee

Official communications addressed to this committee — reports a statute requires an agency to file, messages from the President, and petitions and memorials asking Congress to act. The committee takes receipt of all of them.
Sep 142026
Executive CommunicationEC-4495

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Michigan; 2015 Ozone Moderate Reasonably Available Control Technology" (FRL No. 13185-02-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4494

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Arkansas; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period" (FRL No. 9405-02-R6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4493

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Florida; Emissions Reporting Requirements and Permitting Forms" (FRL No. 13036-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4492

A communication from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Regulatory Guide 1.247 Trial Guide, Revision 1, Trial Acceptability of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Results for Non-Light-Water Reactor Risk-Informed Activities" received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 20, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4491

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Moderate Attainment Plan Elements for Wisconsin's 2015 Ozone Standard Areas" (FRL No. 133164-02-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 20, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4490

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; Department Name Change" (FRL No. 13296-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 20, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4489

A communication from the Chief Counsel, Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Removing Regulations Related to Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms" (RIN0610-AA76) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 20, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4479

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date; 1997 Ozone Standards; California; Coachella Valley" (FRL No. 13098-02-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4478

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Clean Data Determination for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the Missouri Portion of the St. Louis Nonattainment Area" (FRL No. 13204-02-R7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4477

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Clean Data Determination for the Illinois portion of the St. Louis area for the 2015 Ozone Standard" (FRL No. 13224-02-R5) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4423

A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Report to the Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2027"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.

Executive CommunicationEC-4415

A communication from the Director, Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "NRC Modernization; Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security" (RIN3150-AL46) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4414

A communication from the Acting Branch Supervisor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Determination to Defer Sanctions; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Gasoline Loading" (FRL No. 13518-01-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 12, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4413

A communication from the Acting Branch Supervisor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date and Clean Data Determination for the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate Standard; Plumas County, California" (FRL No. 13323-02-R9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4412

A communication from the Manager, Branch of Classification and Program Support, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat" (RIN1018-BI76) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4411

A communication from the Manager, Branch of Classification and Program Support, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants" (RIN1018-BI74) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 17, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Aug 72026
Executive CommunicationEC-4366

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Alaska: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program" (FRL No. 13305-02-R10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 5, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Aug 52026
Executive CommunicationEC-4308

A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Aug 42026
Executive CommunicationEC-4289

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District" (FRL No. 13058-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4288

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Operating Permit Program Approval; New Hampshire; Revised Definitions" (FRL No. 13018-02-R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4287

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference" (FRL No. 13485-01-R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 3, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jul 292026
Executive CommunicationEC-4259

A communication from the Principal Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy and designation of an acting officer for a position covered by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 for the position of Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4258

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC); Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions" (FRL No. 13023-02-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jul 272026
Executive CommunicationEC-4163

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Maine; Chapter 140: Part 70 Air Emission License Regulation" (FRL No. 13016-02-R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 22, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Executive CommunicationEC-4162

A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Significant New Use Rule on a Certain Chemical Substance; Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes" (FRL No. 13126-02-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 22, 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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