The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, chaired by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), has advanced the nomination of Katherine Scarlett to become a member of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The committee also approved 10 resolutions from the General Services Administration (GSA) concerning various prospectuses.
Scarlett’s nomination was reported favorably by the committee and will now move to the full U.S. Senate for further consideration. The GSA resolutions were passed by voice vote.
In her opening statement, Chairman Capito addressed colleagues and commented on Scarlett’s qualifications: “I’m going to give my opening statement to welcome and thank my colleagues for attending today, but also to vote on the nomination of Katherine Scarlett to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality, or CEQ.
“Katherine is an excellent choice to lead CEQ.
“As CEQ’s current chief of staff, she has worked with federal agencies to implement the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act and coordinate updates to agencies’ individual NEPA procedures to reflect recent court decisions and executive policies.
“She has also led efforts in this Administration to modernize the NEPA process through the use of technology. Prior to her current position, she worked here for me at the Committee, at EPW, and served at both CEQ and the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council in the previous Trump administration, experiences that make her well-qualified to lead the Council.
“I urge my colleagues to support this nomination and I look forward to her swift consideration on the floor. I also encourage my colleagues to support the 10 GSA resolutions that will authorize important repair and alteration projects across the country.”
