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
Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026
The bill shifts control and stronger property protections to States and private landowners (faster review, consent rights, and higher compensation) while reducing federal water jurisdiction and enforcement capacity — a trade-off between local/private control and potentially weaker, uneven protections for water quality and delayed or costlier federal regulation.
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2026
The bill trades ending the Yucca Mountain repository effort and reclaiming the site (reducing local environmental and safety concerns) for shifted national spent-fuel burdens, potential higher costs and legal uncertainty, while directing a short, potentially limited federal study to explore redevelopment options.
New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act
The bill trades clearer, lower‑cost, and more predictable permitting for industry and reduced operational disruption against a meaningful risk of higher local and cumulative emissions, weakened enforcement, and greater environmental justice and health harms for nearby communities.
MORE American Fuel Act of 2026
The bill accelerates the start and regulatory alignment of uranium enrichment projects and increases local notice, but does so by allowing pre-license construction that raises community safety, financial, and procedural-risk concerns and places greater strain on NRC oversight.
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2026
The bill sharply reduces asbestos-related health and environmental risks by banning most uses while easing short-term disruptions with narrow, time‑limited exemptions — a trade-off that improves public health but creates transition costs, potential price impacts, enforcement complexity, and limited continued exposure risks where exemptions apply.
Judicial Space and Facilities Management Effectiveness Act of 2026
The bill centralizes control and funding for federal court buildings to improve responsiveness, maintenance, and transparency, but it shifts operational costs and responsibilities to the judiciary (and ultimately taxpayers), increases administrative and security risks, and creates long-term uncertainty through sunset and transfer rules.
Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026
The bill strengthens cybersecurity and resilience for water systems through targeted funding, reporting, and oversight—reducing risks to public health and enabling federal support—while imposing compliance costs, administrative and coordination burdens, and privacy/exemptions that may disproportionately strain smaller or under-resourced systems.
MRRRI Act
The bill directs coordinated federal resources, science, and funding toward restoring the Mississippi River Corridor — improving water quality, resilience, Tribal participation, and scientific capacity — in exchange for new federal administrative costs, local matching requirements, potential impacts to private property and existing infrastructure, and some implementation and funding uncertainty.
CHARM Act
The bill aims to boost domestic critical-mineral supply, create business and job opportunities, and increase transparency while trading off potential taxpayer costs, environmental/residual risks near recovery sites, and added regulatory burdens for small firms.
AWRC Act of 2025
The bill provides modest, predictable federal funding and statutory support to advance regional water research and wastewater-reuse projects—improving coordination and project readiness—but does so while reserving funds for multi‑state priorities and leaving potential trade-offs in funding scale, local flexibility, legal clarity, and possible industry influence.
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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