The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to environmental protection, resource utilization and conservation, and public infrastructure.
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican • WV
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat • RI
Bernard Sanders
Independent • VT
Kevin Cramer
Republican • ND
Cynthia M. Lummis
Republican • WY
Jeff Merkley
Democrat • OR
Edward John Markey
Democrat • MA
John R. Curtis
Republican • UT
Lindsey O. Graham
Republican • SC
Mark Edward Kelly
Democrat • AZ
Alejandro Padilla
Democrat • CA
Daniel Scott Sullivan
Republican • AK
Adam Schiff
Democrat • CA
John Peter Ricketts
Republican • NE
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democrat • DE
Roger F. Wicker
Republican • MS
Angela Deneece Alsobrooks
Democrat • MD
John Boozman
Republican • AR
Jon Husted
Republican • OH
Sound Science Act of 2026
The bill strengthens procedural rigor, interagency coordination, and EPA’s authority to set requirements — which can improve scientific quality and enable stronger controls — but it raises the evidentiary bar, prioritizes some federal thresholds, and adds procedural steps that may slow protections and leave cumulative and uncertain harms less likely to be addressed.
RED Tape Act
The bill reduces federal environmental review and CEQ oversight to streamline actions, but shifts responsibility to states/localities, reduces public visibility, and raises the risk of air-quality and health harms for communities.
No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act of 2026
The bill conditions federal highway funding on state verification of applicants' lawful presence—preserving funding for compliant states and improving ID integrity, but imposing new verification burdens, privacy risks, administrative costs, and funding penalties that could delay projects and spark political disputes.
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025
The bill broadens fuel options and restores compliance assets for eligible small refineries—reducing industry uncertainty and supporting some businesses—while raising risks of worse local air quality, shifting compliance costs in fuel markets, and reducing procedural transparency.
Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act
The bill preserves near-term access to federal green-building certification and provides a fixed timeline for revised DOE rules, but it does so by allowing fossil-fuel-reliant buildings to qualify and by temporarily removing current efficiency regulations—trading faster emissions and efficiency progress for broader short-term eligibility and regulatory predictability.
FENCES Act
The bill reduces penalties and provides multi-year regulatory certainty for states affected by out-of-country or uncontrollable pollution, trading stronger federal enforcement incentives and some environmental accountability — with potential health impacts and added state administrative costs.
Enhancing Long-Term, Efficient, and Viable Alternatives to Empower Flood-Prone Communities Act of 2026
The bill substantially expands Federal support and speeds delivery for nonstructural flood‑risk reduction — benefiting homeowners, disadvantaged communities, and environmental outcomes — but does so at appreciable cost to taxpayers and with added administrative, implementation, and community‑cohesion risks.
Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
The bill channels federal grants to encourage reshoring and expand manufacturing capacity and training — potentially creating local jobs and skills — but increases federal spending and risks favoring certain firms or producing low-quality jobs if strong conditions are not attached.
Shows active legislation in this committee's pipeline. Controversiality scores and analysis are AI-generated from the 119th Congress.
Stance scores range from -1 (opposes) to +1 (supports), based on bills referred to this committee in the 119th Congress. Confidence dot shown for high-confidence scores.
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