Senate · Standing committee

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

18 members as currently published (9 in the majority, 9 in the minority). 302 bills and resolutions were referred to it in the 119th Congress; 4 became law.

Members
18
Majority 9 · Minority 9
Referred
302
119th Congress
Reported or further
56
Became law
4
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Members

Current seats as published, by side and rank, with their titles.

Majority · 9

  1. Shelley Moore CapitoR-WVChairman
  2. Kevin CramerR-ND#2
  3. Cynthia M. LummisR-WY#3
  4. John R. CurtisR-UT#4
  5. Dan SullivanR-AK#5
  6. Pete RickettsR-NE#6
  7. Roger F. WickerR-MS#7
  8. John BoozmanR-AR#8
  9. Jon HustedR-OH#9

Minority · 9

  1. Sheldon WhitehouseD-RIRanking Member
  2. Bernard SandersI-VT#2
  3. Jeff MerkleyD-OR#3
  4. Edward J. MarkeyD-MA#4
  5. Mark KellyD-AZ#5
  6. Alex PadillaD-CA#6
  7. Adam B. SchiffD-CA#7
  8. Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DE#8
  9. Angela D. AlsobrooksD-MD#9

Subcommittees

Agencies in its jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies, with each agency's contract obligations in FY2026. A mapping, not an official list.

  1. Department of Transportation$13B90%
  2. Environmental Protection Agency$1.2B8.3%
  3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission$184.4M1.3%
  4. Corps of Engineers - Civil Works$0

Bills referred in the 119th Congress

Measures referred to this committee in the current Congress and how far they got.

  1. S. 5640 A bill to require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers.
    Introduced· Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)· Sep 30, 2026
  2. S. 5604 A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)· Sep 30, 2026
  3. S. 5249 MORE American Fuel Act of 2026
    Passed one chamber· Mark Kelly (D-AZ)· Energy· Sep 30, 2026
  4. S. 5588 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to issue a general ecological restoration permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· John Boozman (R-AR)· Sep 29, 2026
  5. S. 5578 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish the Hawaiian Islands Program, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)· Sep 29, 2026
  6. S. 5577 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide grants to upgrade or convert small-capacity cesspools for households in the State of Hawaii.
    Introduced· Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)· Sep 29, 2026
  7. S. 528 GLRI Act of 2026
    Passed one chamber· Gary C. Peters (D-MI)· Environmental Protection· Sep 29, 2026
  8. S. 5045 Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026
    Passed one chamber· John R. Curtis (R-UT)· Environmental Protection· Sep 29, 2026

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.