Environment and the Economy (114th Congress)

Jurisdiction includes all matters related to soil and water contamination, including Superfund and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste; emergency environmental response; industrial plant security, including cybersecurity; the regulation of drinking water (Safe Drinking Water Act), including underground injection of fluids (e.g., deep well injection or hydrofracking); toxic substances (Toxic Substances Control Act); noise; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Membership 114th Congress

Ranking Member

Paul Tonko
New York ~ 20

Democratic Members

Kurt Schrader
Oregon ~ 05

Gene Green
Texas ~ 29

Diana DeGette
Colorado ~ 01

Lois Capps
California ~ 24

Michael F. Doyle
Pennsylvania ~ 14

Jerry McNerney
California ~ 09

Tony Cárdenas
California ~ 29

Frank Pallone, Jr.
New Jersey ~ 06
Ex Officio

Chairman

John Shimkus
Illinois ~ 15

Republican Members

Ed Whitfield
Kentucky ~ 01

Joseph R. Pitts
Pennsylvania ~ 16

Tim Murphy
Pennsylvania ~ 18

Robert E. Latta
Ohio ~ 05

Gregg Harper (Vice Chair)
Mississippi ~ 03

David B. McKinley
West Virginia ~ 01

Bill Johnson
Ohio ~ 06

Larry Bucshon
Indiana ~ 08

Bill Flores
Texas ~ 17

Richard Hudson
North Carolina ~ 08

Kevin Cramer
North Dakota ~ 00

Fred Upton
Michigan ~ 06
Ex Officio

Recent Activity

Hearing on “The Nuclear Waste Fund: Budgetary, Funding, and Scoring Issues,” Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy (December 3, 2015)

December 3, 2015

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Hearing

H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015

Last Action:

December 3, 2015

Bill Status:

Passed by House

H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, as reported (RH)

Committee on Energy and Commerce (114th Congress)

Environment and the Economy (114th Congress)

S.J. Res. 23; S.J. Res. 24

Last Action:

November 18, 2015

Bill Status:

Passed by Full Committee

Floor Statements of Ranking Member Pallone, as prepared for delivery

Committee on Energy and Commerce (114th Congress)

Environment and the Economy (114th Congress)

Pallone on Keystone XL Decision: “We’ve wasted enough time on this Canadian pipedream”

November 6, 2015

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Press Release

Subcommittee's Activity in Previous Congresses

Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials (118th Congress)

Environment and Climate Change (117th Congress)

Environment and Climate Change (116th Congress)

Environment (115th Congress)

Environment and the Economy (114th Congress)