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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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

19 members14 hearingsOfficial Website

Leadership

Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
Ranking MemberDemocraticRI
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
ChairmanRepublicanWV

Industry Funding Concentration

PAC funding by industry vs. Senate average

ProConcordia Exclusive
$2.0M classified PAC funding13 members with finance data9 industries above 1.5x Senate average

Home Building

CON · $5K from 1 member

5.8x

Very High

Committee avg: $385/memberSenate avg: $66/member

Gun Control

IDL · $3K from 1 member

5.8x

Very High

Committee avg: $192/memberSenate avg: $33/member

Reproductive Rights

IDL · $3K from 1 member

5.8x

Very High

Committee avg: $192/memberSenate avg: $33/member

Tobacco

AGR · $5K from 1 member

2.9x

High

Committee avg: $385/memberSenate avg: $132/member

K-12 Education

EDU · $12K from 2 members

2.2x

High

Committee avg: $923/memberSenate avg: $421/member

Airlines & Aerospace

TRN · $30K from 3 members

1.9x

Elevated

Committee avg: $2K/memberSenate avg: $1K/member

Lobbyists & Lobbying Firms

LAW · $886K from 3 members

1.7x

Elevated

Committee avg: $68K/memberSenate avg: $40K/member

Industrial & Manufacturing Unions

LAB · $20K from 3 members

1.7x

Elevated

Committee avg: $2K/memberSenate avg: $921/member

General Manufacturing

MFG · $15K from 2 members

1.6x

Elevated

Committee avg: $1K/memberSenate avg: $717/member

Intelligence & Security

DEF · $28K from 3 members

1.4x

Average

Committee avg: $2K/memberSenate avg: $2K/member

Members

Majority (9)

Kevin Cramer
ND
Cynthia M. Lummis
WY
John R. Curtis
UT
Lindsey Graham
SC
Dan Sullivan
AK
Pete Ricketts

Subcommittees (2)

Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory

11 members

Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety

17 members

Hearing Activity

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Open Hearing

Hearings to examine proposed legislation entitled, "Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act", "RECHARGE Act", and "Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act".

May 20, 2026

Open Hearing

Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

May 13, 2026

Open Hearing

Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency.

April 29, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine restoration efforts in the Great Lakes Region, including S.528, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

April 15, 2026

Bills Discussed in Committee

S 3135

Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act of 2025

introduced

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), Congress.gov Committee Meeting API, FEC campaign finance data

NE
Roger F. Wicker
MS
John Boozman
AR
Jon Husted
OH

Minority (8)

Bernard Sanders
VT
Jeff Merkley
OR
Edward J. Markey
MA
Mark Kelly
AZ
Alex Padilla
CA
Adam B. Schiff
CA
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
Angela D. Alsobrooks
MD
Meeting

Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act.

March 18, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine S.3135, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize manufacturers of certain vehicles to suspend engine derate or shutdown functions in prolonged cold weather conditions.

March 11, 2026

Meeting

Business meeting to consider the nomination of  the nomination of Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine a discussion draft of an original bill entitled, "the Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026."

March 4, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and priorities.

February 25, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine identifying and addressing cybersecurity challenges to protect America's water infrastructure.

February 4, 2026

Meeting

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

January 28, 2026

Meeting

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.

December 10, 2025

Meeting

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.

December 3, 2025

Meeting

Hearings to examine the road ahead, focusing on proposals to improve America's transportation infrastructure.

July 23, 2025

Meeting

Hearings to examine the nominations of Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, and Jeffrey Hall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the Environmental Protection Agency.

July 23, 2025