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Committee on Environment and Public Works

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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to environmental protection, resource utilization and conservation, and public infrastructure.

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Committee on Environment and Public Works

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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to environmental protection, resource utilization and conservation, and public infrastructure.

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Leadership

Chairman

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican • West Virginia

Ranking Member

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat • Rhode Island

Members (24)

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican • WV

Chairman

Thomas Richard Carper

Democrat • DE

Chairman

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat • RI

Ranking Member

Benjamin Louis Cardin

Democrat • MD

Member

Bernard Sanders

Independent • VT

Member

Kevin Cramer

Republican • ND

Member

Cynthia M. Lummis

Republican • WY

Member

Jeff Merkley

Democrat • OR

Member

Edward John Markey

Democrat • MA

Member

John R. Curtis

Republican • UT

Member

Markwayne Mullin

Republican • OK

Member

Lindsey O. Graham

Republican • SC

Member

Mark Edward Kelly

Democrat • AZ

Member

Alejandro Padilla

Democrat • CA

Member

Daniel Scott Sullivan

Republican • AK

Member

Adam Schiff

Democrat • CA

Member

Deborah Ann Stabenow

Democrat • MI

Member

John Peter Ricketts

Republican • NE

Member

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democrat • DE

Member

Roger F. Wicker

Republican • MS

Member

Angela Deneece Alsobrooks

Democrat • MD

Member

John Boozman

Republican • AR

Member

John Karl Fetterman

Democrat • PA

Member

Jon Husted

Republican • OH

Member

Recent Legislation

S-4135

Reauthorize the Federal lands access program.

3/18/2026Referred To

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight

Senate

Subcommittee

Meeting Videos

Hearings to examine improving the Federal environmental review and permitting process, part 2.

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2030, and Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Hearings to examine the future of PFAS cleanup and disposal policy.

Nov 19, 2025

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Hearing Records

27 transcripts available

Senate

S.Hrg.119-266

Business Meeting

Jan 23, 2025View PDF

Senate

S.Hrg.119-36

[errata] Improving The Federal Environment Review And Permitting Process On The Committee Members Page Of This Hearing, Improving The Federal Environment Review And Permitting Process, Held On February 19, 2025, S. Hrg. 119-36, Jon Husted Morgan, Ohio Was Published Incorrectly. His Correct Name Should Be Published As Jon Husted, Ohio.

Feb 19, 2025View PDF

Senate

S.Hrg.119-274

Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act Implementation And Case Studies

Feb 26, 2025View PDF

Senate

S.Hrg.119-268

Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Sequestration Technologies And Ensuring Effective Implementation Of The Use It Act

Feb 12, 2025View PDF

Senate

S.Hrg.119-267

Business Meeting

Feb 5, 2025View PDF

Senate

S.Hrg.119-277

Hearing On The Nominations Of David Fotouhi To Be Deputy Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency And Aaron Szabo To Be Assistant Administrator For The Office Of Air And Radiation Of The Environmental Protection Agency

Mar 5, 2025View PDF

Oregon senator

Designate certain categorical exclusions for water resources development projects, and for other purposes.

Mark Edward Kelly

Arizona senator

3/17/2026Referred To

Amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes.

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Delaware senator

3/16/2026Referred To

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Approval; Montana; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

Sheldon Whitehouse

Rhode Island senator

3/9/2026Referred To

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions; Correction".

Sheldon Whitehouse

Rhode Island senator

3/9/2026Referred To

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review: Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources".

Sheldon Whitehouse

Rhode Island senator

3/9/2026Referred To

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

Sheldon Whitehouse

Rhode Island senator

3/9/2026Referred To

Direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Maria E. Cantwell

Washington senator

3/5/2026Referred To

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight

Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety

Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water

Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Hearings to examine improving the Federal environmental review and permitting process, part 2.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Lee Beaman, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Hearings to examine the future of PFAS cleanup and disposal policy.

Business Meeting

Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act Implementation And Case Studies

Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Sequestration Technologies And Ensuring Effective Implementation Of The Use It Act

Business Meeting

Hearing On The Nominations Of David Fotouhi To Be Deputy Administrator Of The Environmental Protection Agency And Aaron Szabo To Be Assistant Administrator For The Office Of Air And Radiation Of The Environmental Protection Agency