Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Meeting Records (2017-2018)

Original title: BUSINESS MEETINGS

January 1, 2019

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Presidential Nominations Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environmental Protection Agency Army Corps of Engineers

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The Frame

What this does

The committee's actions during these meetings advanced the confirmation process for high-level officials at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of the Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The agency received a reappointed member following the committee's action.

Environmental Protection Agency

The agency underwent a change in leadership for the Deputy Administrator position.

Department of the Army

The department received a new Assistant Secretary following the committee's action.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document contains the official records of three business meetings held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works between June 2017 and February 2018. The committee met to review and report on presidential nominations for key federal agency positions.

Key Facts

The committee held business meetings on June 15, 2017, December 13, 2017, and February 7, 2018.
The committee considered the reappointment of Kristine L. Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2022.
The committee considered the nomination of R. D. James to be Assistant Secretary of the Army, replacing Jo-Ellen Darcy.
The committee considered the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, replacing Robert Perciasepe.
All meetings were held in the Dirksen Senate Building in Washington, D.C.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of these meetings?

The meetings were held by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to process presidential nominations for federal agency leadership roles.

Who were the nominees discussed in these meetings?

The committee discussed Kristine L. Svinicki (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), R. D. James (Assistant Secretary of the Army), and Andrew Wheeler (Deputy Administrator of the EPA).