Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Scope and purpose
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to environmental protection, resource utilization and conservation, and public infrastructure.
Subcommittees
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
- Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Transportation and Infrastructure
Bills
- S. 5045 Passed Senate Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026
- S. 5249 Passed Senate MORE American Fuel Act of 2026
- S. 528 Passed Senate GLRI Act of 2026
- S. 5604 In committee Improving Species Recovery Act
- S. 5640 In committee Data Center Transparency Act of 2026
- S. 5577 In committee A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide grants to upgrade or convert small-capacity cesspools for households in the State of Hawaii.
- S. 5578 In committee A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes.
- S. 5588 In committee Ecological Restoration Project Permitting Act of 2026
- S. 5514 In committee Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026
- S. 5519 In committee Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery Act
Members
- Shelley Moore Capito(R-WV)— Chairman
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)— Ranking Member
- Angela D. Alsobrooks(D-MD)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester(D-DE)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- John R. Curtis(R-UT)
- Jon Husted(R-OH)
- Mark Kelly(D-AZ)
- Cynthia M. Lummis(R-WY)
- Edward J. Markey(D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Pete Ricketts(R-NE)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Adam B. Schiff(D-CA)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Roger F. Wicker(R-MS)