S.Res. 473: A resolution expressing no confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and calling for the immediate resignation of the Administrator.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-18 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266-2267)

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2266-2267) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution expressing no confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and calling for the immediate resignation of the Administrator.

Plain summary

Calls for the immediate resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.

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Official text

A resolution expressing no confidence in the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and calling for the immediate resignation of the Administrator.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 38 cosponsors

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tina Smith (D-MN), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115sres473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/sres>

Record fed-us-cong115-sres473 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115