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
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
Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act of 2026
The bill trades faster, more certain approvals and longer authorizations for energy and infrastructure projects—benefiting developers, utilities, and some local economies—against substantially reduced environmental review, weakened state/local enforcement, and narrower judicial oversight that increase risks to communities, ecosystems, and taxpayers.
DEEP Act
The bill trades substantially faster, more predictable permitting and reduced federal procedural burdens for dredging and port projects against reduced federal environmental oversight, compressed review timelines, and increased risk that vulnerable communities and waterways will bear the consequences of weaker protections.
Sound Science Act of 2026
The bill strengthens scientific review, interagency coordination, and EPA's authority to act—potentially improving protection and transparency—but also raises evidentiary deference, procedural hurdles, and cost burdens that could delay action and weaken protections for vulnerable communities.
End EPA Abuse Act of 2026
The bill protects current fuel choices and short-term grid and vehicle-market stability, but does so by constraining EPA authority in ways that could raise air-pollution risks, slow adoption of cleaner technologies, and reduce incentives for clean-energy investment over the long term.
Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026
The bill substantially reduces regulatory and legal burdens for marginal well operators and speeds state approvals, but does so at the likely expense of local and regional air quality, public health, and fair allocation of cleanup costs and regulatory deterrence.
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.
The bill expands E15 sales and provides sizable regulatory relief to small refineries to preserve jobs and fuel supply, but it raises air‑quality and vehicle‑compatibility risks, shifts compliance costs that could affect fuel prices, and reduces confidentiality for exemption petitions.
Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026
The bill increases transparency, planning, and standardization to identify and reduce AI data centers' environmental impacts—helping communities, utilities, and policymakers—while imposing new costs, potential data‑sensitivity risks, and the risk that growth in AI infrastructure could worsen local pollution and environmental justice harms unless stronger, binding protections follow.
Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act
The bill trades stronger short-term protection for building owners and clearer regulatory rules against weaker near-term incentives to electrify federal buildings, which could slow federal decarbonization and raise long-term energy costs for taxpayers.
Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026
The bill trades lower short‑term construction and scheduling costs for nuclear operators and faster project timelines against potentially higher safety risks and reduced regulatory scrutiny that could impose long‑term costs on taxpayers and local communities.
No FED in West Texas Act
The bill protects local landowners' access and existing uses near Muleshoe Refuge but does so by restricting federal refuge management, which risks weaker habitat protections and greater uncertainty for conservation projects.
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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