Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Writes environmental laws on clean air, clean water, toxic chemicals, waste disposal and wildlife. It also covers highway construction, dams and flood control, federal buildings and the regulation of civilian nuclear power.
Writes laws on clean air and water, toxic chemicals and wildlife. Also covers highway construction, dams, flood control and federal buildings.
WHAT IT DECIDES
Clean airClean waterToxic chemicalsHighways and bridgesDams and flood controlFish and wildlife
Clean airClean waterToxic chemicalsHighways and bridgesDams and flood controlFish and wildlife
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS
287 bills sent here. 29 came out.287 bills in. 29 came out.
REFERRED287
CAME OUT10%29
PASSED THE SENATE38%11
BECAME LAW36%4
10% came out, against a Senate average of 12%.
REFERRED
287
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
29
10% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE SENATE
11
38% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
4
36% OF PREVIOUS
Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full Senate passed it.
AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR
MORE American Fuel Act of 2026UCPASSEDUCWildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026UCPASSEDUCGLRI Act of 2026UCPASSEDUCGreat Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act119-67BECAME LAW119-67Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025119-40BECAME LAW119-40BILLS WAITING HERE · 224
What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet
S. 5640 · SENT SEP 301 COSPONSORSS. 5640SENT SEP 30Require reports on data center air, water, and electricity useTL;DR Data centers’ effects on air and water quality and their electricity use are the subject of the bill. It would require reports about those effects and electricity consumption, but the title does not specify who would prepare them.Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DELisa Blunt RochesterD-DE1 COSPONSORS. 5604 · SENT SEP 301 COSPONSORSS. 5604SENT SEP 30Amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to make improvements to that ActTL;DR INSUFFICIENT_DATAAdam B. SchiffD-CAAdam B. SchiffD-CA1 COSPONSORS. 5588 · SENT SEP 293 COSPONSORSS. 5588SENT SEP 29Require the Army to issue an ecological restoration permitTL;DR INSUFFICIENT_DATAJohn BoozmanR-ARJohn BoozmanR-AR3 COSPONSORSS. 5578 · SENT SEP 291 COSPONSORSS. 5578SENT SEP 29Establishing the Hawaiian Islands ProgramTL;DR INSUFFICIENT_DATAMazie K. HironoD-HIMazie K. HironoD-HI1 COSPONSORS. 5577 · SENT SEP 291 COSPONSORSS. 5577SENT SEP 29Grant funds to upgrade or convert small-capacity cesspools in HawaiiTL;DR INSUFFICIENT_DATAMazie K. HironoD-HIMazie K. HironoD-HI1 COSPONSOR
MEMBERS · 19
In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line
REPUBLICANS10 SEATS
1Shelley Moore CapitoWVCHAIR2Kevin CramerNDSUBCMTE CHAIR3Cynthia M. LummisWYRETIRING4John R. CurtisUTSUBCMTE CHAIR5Dan SullivanAK6Pete RickettsNESUBCMTE CHAIR7Roger F. WickerMS8John BoozmanAR9Jon HustedOH10Darline GrahamSCDEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS9 SEATS
1Sheldon WhitehouseRIRANKING2Bernie SandersVT3Jeff MerkleyORSUBCMTE RANKING4Ed MarkeyMA5Mark KellyAZSUBCMTE RANKING6Alex PadillaCA7Adam B. SchiffCASUBCMTE RANKING8Lisa Blunt RochesterDE9Angela D. AlsobrooksMDSUBCMTE RANKINGWHERE THEY’RE FROM18 STATES
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Darker means more members. California has the most, with 2.
WHAT IT HANDLES
Mostly environmental protection
Environmental protection15454%
Transportation3311%
Public lands and resources196.6%
Government operations165.6%
Energy155.2%
Other5017%
ITS BILLS IN THE NEWSMOST COVERED
H.R. 4776 · PASSED A CHAMBERSPEED ActH.R. 6387 · PASSED A CHAMBERFIRE ActH.R. 6398 · PASSED A CHAMBERRED Tape ActITS BILLS IN THE NEWSSWIPE →
SUBCOMMITTEES · 4
Where the detailed work happens
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight9Superfund cleanups, hazardous waste, toxic chemicals and NEPA reviews● John R. Curtis● Jeff MerkleyCHAIR● John R. CurtisRANKING● Jeff Merkley9SEATSClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety15Air pollution, the Clean Air Act, nuclear safety, NRC and TVA● Cynthia M. Lummis● Mark KellyCHAIR● Cynthia M. LummisRANKING● Mark Kelly15SEATSFisheries, Water, and Wildlife11Wildlife, endangered species, water pollution and drinking water● Pete Ricketts● Adam B. SchiffCHAIR● Pete RickettsRANKING● Adam B. Schiff11SEATSTransportation and Infrastructure15Highways, bridges, dams, Army Corps projects and federal buildings● Kevin Cramer● Angela D. AlsobrooksCHAIR● Kevin CramerRANKING● Angela D. Alsobrooks15SEATS
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS
When it meets
33
hearings this Congress
13
markups
Includes the 4 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.
Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.
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