Volume 163, No. 11 covering the 1st Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D56-D57 on Jan. 20, 2017.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, Committee ordered favorably reported (upon receipt by the Senate) the nomination of James Mattis, of Washington, to be Secretary of Defense.
NOMINATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., to be Secretary of Commerce, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Rubio, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: On Thursday, January 19, 2017, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Rick Perry, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Cornyn and Manchin, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Scott Pruitt, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Inhofe and Lankford, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: On Thursday, January 19, 2017, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Steven Terner Mnuchin, to be Secretary of the Treasury, after the nominee, who was introduced by Representatives McCarthy and Hensarling, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Nikki R. Haley, of South Carolina, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative to the United Nations, after the nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
IMPROVING SMALL BUSINESS INPUT ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: On Thursday, January 19, 2017, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management concluded a hearing to examine improving small business input on Federal regulations, focusing on ideas for Congress and a new Administration, after receiving testimony from Rosario Palmieri, National Association of Manufacturers, and Karen R. Harned, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, both of Washington, D.C.; Jerry Hietpas, Action Safety Supply Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and LaJuanna Russell, Business Management Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia..
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Tom Price, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Isakson, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
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