Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Business Meeting: January 21, 2015

Original title: BUSINESS MEETING

January 1, 2016

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Infrastructure Highway Bill Transportation Committee Organization

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The Frame

What this does

The meeting marks the formal change in committee leadership, which dictates the legislative agenda and priorities for federal environmental and infrastructure policy, including the development of the .

Who is mentioned in the record

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

Committee on Environment and Public Works members

The members are responsible for setting the committee's legislative agenda and voting on proposed bills.

Construction workers

The committee's work on the highway bill impacts infrastructure funding and potential job creation in the construction sector.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2016.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This transcript records the transition of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works chairmanship from Senator Barbara Boxer to Senator James Inhofe. The meeting included ceremonial exchanges and a discussion regarding future legislative priorities, specifically the upcoming .

Key Facts

The Committee on Environment and Public Works held a business meeting on January 21, 2015, to organize for the 114th Congress.
Senator James Inhofe assumed the role of Chairman of the committee.
The committee discussed the upcoming highway bill as a primary legislative priority.
The meeting included a resolution to authorize committee expenditures.
The committee reviewed and adopted rules for the 114th Congress.
Senator Boxer noted that 600,000 construction workers remained unemployed since the recession at the time of the meeting.
Senator Boxer highlighted that 35 million Americans use bicycles for transportation.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this meeting?

The meeting was held to organize the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for the 114th Congress, including the formal transfer of the chairmanship and the adoption of committee rules.

What legislative priorities were mentioned?

The committee identified the as a key piece of legislation to be addressed.