In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:
- Air pollution;
- Construction and maintenance of highways;
- Environmental aspects of Outer Continental Shelf lands;
- Environmental effects of toxic substances, other than pesticides;
- Environmental policy;
- Environmental research and development;
- Fisheries and wildlife;
- Flood control and improvements of rivers and harbors, including environmental aspects of deepwater ports;
- Noise pollution;
- Nonmilitary environmental regulation and control of nuclear energy;
- Ocean dumping;
- Public buildings and improved grounds of the United States generally, including Federal buildings in the District of Columbia;
- Public works, bridges, and dams;
- Regional economic development;
- Solid waste disposal and recycling;
- Water pollution; and,
- Water resources.[1]
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to environmental protection and resource utilization and conservation, and report thereon from time to time."[1]
The committee has gone through several iterations starting in 1838. The chairs of these committees were:[6]
Chairs of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, 1838–1857
[edit]Chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1857–1883
[edit]Chairs of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1883–1947
[edit]Chairs of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 1947–1977
[edit]Chairs of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1977–present
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| Majority[7]
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Minority[8]
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- Tom Carper, Delaware, Chair
- Ben Cardin, Maryland
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont[4]
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Jeff Merkley, Oregon
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Debbie Stabenow, Michigan
- Mark Kelly, Arizona
- Alex Padilla, California
- John Fetterman, Pennsylvania
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- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia, Ranking Member
- Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
- Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma
- Pete Ricketts, Nebraska
- John Boozman, Arkansas
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
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- Subcommittee
| Majority
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Minority
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- Tom Carper, Delaware, Chair
- Ben Cardin, Maryland
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont[4]
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Jeff Merkley, Oregon
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Debbie Stabenow, Michigan
- Mark Kelly, Arizona
- Alex Padilla, California
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- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia, Ranking Member
- Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma
- Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
- Richard Shelby, Alabama
- John Boozman, Arkansas
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Joni Ernst, Iowa
- Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
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- Subcommittees
| Majority
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Minority
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- John Barrasso, Wyoming, Chair
- Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- John Boozman, Arkansas
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Mike Rounds, South Dakota
- Joni Ernst, Iowa
- Richard Shelby, Alabama
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
- Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
- Mike Braun, Indiana
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- Tom Carper, Delaware, Ranking Member
- Ben Cardin, Maryland
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont[4]
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Jeff Merkley, Oregon
- Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
- Cory Booker, New Jersey
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Chris Van Hollen, Maryland
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- Subcommittees
| Majority
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Minority
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- John Barrasso, Wyoming, Chair
- Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- John Boozman, Arkansas
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska
- Jerry Moran, Kansas
- Mike Rounds, South Dakota
- Joni Ernst, Iowa
- Richard Shelby, Alabama
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
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- Tom Carper, Delaware, Ranking Member
- Ben Cardin, Maryland
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont[4]
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Jeff Merkley, Oregon
- Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
- Cory Booker, New Jersey
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
- Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
- Chris Van Hollen, Maryland
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| Majority
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Minority
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- Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma, Chair
- David Vitter, Louisiana
- John Barrasso, Wyoming
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Mike Crapo, Idaho
- John Boozman, Arkansas
- Jeff Sessions, Alabama
- Roger Wicker, Mississippi
- Deb Fischer, Nebraska
- Mike Rounds, South Dakota
- Dan Sullivan, Alaska
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- Barbara Boxer, California, Ranking Member
- Tom Carper, Delaware
- Ben Cardin, Maryland
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont[4]
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Jeff Merkley, Oregon
- Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
- Cory Booker, New Jersey
- Ed Markey, Massachusetts
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Source: 2013 Congressional Record, Vol. 159, Page S296
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