Number: RS20982
Title: Elevating the Environmental Protection Agency to a Department: Analysis of Major Issues
Authors: Martin R. Lee, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: There is a history of bipartisan support for proposals that would elevate the EPA from an independent regulatory agency to a federal department. In the 108th Congress, H.R. 37 and H.R. 2138 propose such an elevation.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated October 3, 2003