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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Standing committee
Active United States Senate 119th Congress
History
Formed	February 4, 1977
Succeeded	Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds Committee on Public Works
Leadership
Chair	Shelley Moore Capito (R) Since January 3, 2025
Ranking member	Sheldon Whitehouse (D) Since January 3, 2025
Structure
Seats	19 members
Political parties	Majority (10)  Republican (10) Minority (9)  Democratic (8)  Independent (1)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Air pollution,Biodiversity,Bridges anddams,Environmental policy,Environmental management,Environmental science,Federal buildings,Fisheries andwildlife,Flood control,Highways androads,Infrastructure generally,Light pollution,Marine debris,Noise pollution,Nuclear safety,Recycling,Soil contamination,Waste management,Water pollution,Water resources
Oversight authority	Appalachian Regional Commission,Council on Environmental Quality,Delta Regional Authority,Economic Development Administration,Federal Highway Administration,General Services Administration,Mississippi River Commission,Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation,Nuclear Regulatory Commission,Tennessee Valley Authority,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,United States Environmental Protection Agency,U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
House counterpart	House Committee on Energy and Commerce,House Committee on Natural Resources,House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittees
Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Transportation and Infrastructure
Meeting place
304 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C.
Website
epw.senate.gov
Rules
Rule XXV.1.(h), Standing Rules of the Senate Rules of the Committee on Environment and Public Works

TheUnited States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for legislation and oversight of the natural and built environment and for studying matters concerningenvironmental protection andresource conservation andutilitization.

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:

1. Air pollution;
2. Construction andmaintenance ofhighways;
3. Environmental aspects ofOuter Continental Shelf lands;
4. Environmental effects of toxic substances, other than pesticides;
5. Environmental policy;
6. Environmental research and development;
7. Fisheries andwildlife;
8. Flood control andimprovements of rivers and harbors, including environmental aspects ofdeepwater ports;
9. Noise pollution;
10. Nonmilitary environmental regulation and control of nuclear energy;
11. Ocean dumping;
12. Public buildings andimproved grounds of the United States generally, includingFederal buildings in theDistrict of Columbia;
13. Public works,bridges, anddams;
14. Regional economic development;
15. Solid waste disposal andrecycling;
16. Water pollution; and,
17. Water resources.^[1]

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating toenvironmental protection andresource utilization andconservation, and report thereon from time to time."^[1]

The committee has gone through several iterations starting in 1838. A list of these chairs is below.^[6]

A list of ranking members is below.^[8][9]

Subcommittee

Subcommittees

Subcommittees

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

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