United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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Standing committee of the United States Senate

The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for legislation and oversight of the natural and built environment and for studying matters concerning environmental protection and resource conservation and utilitization.

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Jurisdiction

In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:

Air pollution;
Construction and maintenance of highways;
Environmental aspects of Outer Continental Shelf lands;
Environmental effects of toxic substances, other than pesticides;
Environmental policy;
Environmental research and development;
Fisheries and wildlife;
Flood control and improvements of rivers and harbors, including environmental aspects of deepwater ports;
Noise pollution;
Nonmilitary environmental regulation and control of nuclear energy;
Ocean dumping;
Public buildings and improved grounds of the United States generally, including Federal buildings in the District of Columbia;
Public works, bridges, and dams;
Regional economic development;
Solid waste disposal and recycling;
Water pollution; and,
Water resources.¹

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to environmental protection and resource utilization and conservation, and report thereon from time to time."²

Members, 119th Congress

Majority³	Minority⁴
Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia, Chair Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming John Curtis, Utah Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Dan Sullivan, Alaska Pete Ricketts, Nebraska Roger Wicker, Mississippi John Boozman, Arkansas Jon Husted, Ohio (from January 24, 2025)	Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island, Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, Vermont⁵ Jeff Merkley, Oregon Ed Markey, Massachusetts Mark Kelly, Arizona Alex Padilla, California Adam Schiff, California Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair⁶	Ranking Member⁷
Transportation and Infrastructure	Kevin Cramer (R-ND)	Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety	Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)	Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight	John Curtis (R-UT)	Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water	Pete Ricketts (R-WY)	Adam Schiff (D-CA)

Chairmen

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, 1838–1857

William S. Fulton (D-AR) 1838–1841
John Leeds Kerr (W-MD) 1841–1842
William L. Dayton (W-NJ) 1842–1845
Simon Cameron (D-PA) 1845–1846
Jesse D. Bright (D-IN) 1846–1847
Robert M. T. Hunter (D-VA) 1847–1851
James Whitcomb (D-IN) 1851–1852
Charles James (D-RI) 1852–1853
James Bayard (D-DE) 1853–1857

Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1857–1883

Jesse D. Bright (D-IN) 1857–1861
Solomon Foot (R-VT) 1861–1866
B. Gratz Brown (R-MO) 1866–1867
William P. Fessenden (R-ME) 1867–1869
Justin S. Morrill (R-VT) 1869–1878
Henry Dawes (R-MA) 1878–1879
Charles W. Jones (D-FL) 1879–1881
Edward H. Rollins (R-NH) 1881–1883

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1883–1947

William Mahone (R-VA) 1883–1887
Leland Stanford (R-CA) 1887–1893
George Vest (D-MO) 1893–1895
Matthew S. Quay (R-PA) 1895–1899
Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN) 1899–1905
Francis E. Warren (R-WY) 1905
Nathan B. Scott (R-WV) 1905–1911
George Sutherland (R-UT) 1911–1913
Claude A. Swanson (D-VA) 1913–1918
James A. Reed (D-MO) 1918–1919
Bert M. Fernald (R-ME) 1919–1926
Irvine L. Lenroot (R-WI) 1926–1927
Henry W. Keyes (R-NH) 1927–1933
Tom Connally (D-TX) 1933–1942
Francis Maloney (D-CT) 1942–1945
Charles O. Andrews (D-FL) 1945–1947

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 1947–1977

Chapman Revercomb (R-WV) 1947–1949
Dennis Chavez (D-NM) 1949–1953
Edward Martin (R-PA) 1953–1955
Dennis Chavez (D-NM) 1955–1962
Patrick V. McNamara (D-MI) 1962–1966
Jennings Randolph (D-WV) 1966–1977

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1977–present

Jennings Randolph (D-WV) 1977–1981
Robert T. Stafford (R-VT) 1981–1987
Quentin N. Burdick (D-ND) 1987–1992
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) 1992–1993
Max Baucus (D-MT) 1993–1995
John H. Chafee (R-RI) 1995–1999
Bob Smith (R-NH) 1999–2001
Harry Reid (D-NV) 2001
Bob Smith (R-NH) 2001
Jim Jeffords (I-VT) 2001–2003
James Inhofe (R-OK) 2003–2007
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 2007–2015
James Inhofe (R-OK) 2015-2017
John Barrasso (R-WY) 2017–2021
Tom Carper (D-DE) 2021–2025
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) 2025–present

Historical committee rosters

118th Congress

Majority⁸	Minority⁹
Tom Carper, Delaware, Chair Ben Cardin, Maryland Bernie Sanders, Vermont¹⁰ Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Jeff Merkley, Oregon Ed Markey, Massachusetts Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Mark Kelly, Arizona Alex Padilla, California John Fetterman, Pennsylvania	Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia, Ranking Member Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma Pete Ricketts, Nebraska John Boozman, Arkansas Roger Wicker, Mississippi Dan Sullivan, Alaska Lindsey Graham, South Carolina

Subcommittee

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight	Jeff Merkley (D-OR)	Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety	Ed Markey (D-MA)	Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife	Alex Padilla (D-CA)	Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Transportation and Infrastructure	Mark Kelly (D-AZ)	Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Tom Carper, Delaware, Chair Ben Cardin, Maryland Bernie Sanders, Vermont¹¹ Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Jeff Merkley, Oregon Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Mark Kelly, Arizona Alex Padilla, California	Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia, Ranking Member Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Richard Shelby, Alabama John Boozman, Arkansas Roger Wicker, Mississippi Dan Sullivan, Alaska Joni Ernst, Iowa Lindsey Graham, South Carolina

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight	Jeff Merkley (D-OR)	Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety	Ed Markey (D-MA)	Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife	Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)	Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Transportation and Infrastructure	Ben Cardin (D-MD)	Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
John Barrasso, Wyoming, Chairman Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia John Boozman, Arkansas Roger Wicker, Mississippi Mike Rounds, South Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Richard Shelby, Alabama Dan Sullivan, Alaska Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Mike Braun, Indiana	Tom Carper, Delaware, Ranking Member Ben Cardin, Maryland Bernie Sanders, Vermont¹² Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Jeff Merkley, Oregon Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Cory Booker, New Jersey Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Chris Van Hollen, Maryland

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Clean Air and Nuclear Safety	Mike Braun (R-IN)	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Fisheries, Water and Wildlife	Kevin Cramer (R-ND)	Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight	Mike Rounds (R-SD)	Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Transportation and Infrastructure	Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)	Ben Cardin (D-MD)

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
John Barrasso, Wyoming, Chairman Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia John Boozman, Arkansas Roger Wicker, Mississippi Deb Fischer, Nebraska Jerry Moran, Kansas Mike Rounds, South Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Richard Shelby, Alabama Dan Sullivan, Alaska	Tom Carper, Delaware, Ranking Member Ben Cardin, Maryland Bernie Sanders, Vermont¹³ Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Jeff Merkley, Oregon Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Cory Booker, New Jersey Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Chris Van Hollen, Maryland

114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma, Chair David Vitter, Louisiana John Barrasso, Wyoming Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Mike Crapo, Idaho John Boozman, Arkansas Jeff Sessions, Alabama Roger Wicker, Mississippi Deb Fischer, Nebraska Mike Rounds, South Dakota Dan Sullivan, Alaska	Barbara Boxer, California, Ranking Member Tom Carper, Delaware Ben Cardin, Maryland Bernie Sanders, Vermont¹⁴ Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Jeff Merkley, Oregon Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Cory Booker, New Jersey Ed Markey, Massachusetts

Source: 2013 Congressional Record, Vol. 159, Page S296

External links

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works official website (Archive)
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
Public Works Agency – Public Works Industry Social Network including Municipal Contractors, Municipalities and Citizen Engagement

References

"Rule XXV(h) of the United States Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration". United States Senate. Retrieved March 14, 2021. https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate ↩
"Rule XXV(h) of the United States Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration". United States Senate. Retrieved March 14, 2021. https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate ↩
S.Res. 16, S.Res. 38 (119th Congress) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/16 ↩
S.Res. 17 (119th Congress) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/17 ↩
Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ↩
"Capito, Whitehouse Announce EPW Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. January 28, 2025. https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=5A9BB438-F5C7-4EFE-A944-EB07A2B6124A ↩
"Capito, Whitehouse Announce EPW Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. January 28, 2025. https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases-republican?ID=5A9BB438-F5C7-4EFE-A944-EB07A2B6124A ↩
S.Res. 30 (118th Congress) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/30 ↩
S.Res. 31 (118th Congress) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/31 ↩
Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ↩
Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ↩
Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ↩
Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ↩
Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ↩