United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with matters related to the natural environment and infrastructure.
Jurisdiction
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.
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Historical membership
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Subcommittees
Chairmen
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, 1838–1857
- William S. Fulton 1838–1841
- John Leeds Kerr 1841–1842
- William L. Dayton 1842–1845
- Simon Cameron 1845–1846
- Jesse D. Bright 1846–1847
- Robert M. T. Hunter 1847–1851
- James Whitcomb 1851–1852
- Charles James 1852–1853
- James Bayard 1853–1857
Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1857–1883
- Jesse D. Bright 1857–1861
- Solomon Foot 1861–1866
- B. Gratz Brown 1866–1867
- William P. Fessenden 1867–1869
- Justin S. Morrill 1869–1878
- Henry Dawes 1878–1879
- Charles W. Jones 1879–1881
- Edward H. Rollins 1881–1883
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1883–1947
- William Mahone 1883–1887
- Leland Stanford 1887–1893
- George Vest 1893–1895
- Matthew S. Quay 1895–1899
- Charles W. Fairbanks 1899–1905
- Francis E. Warren 1905
- Nathan B. Scott 1905–1911
- George Sutherland 1911–1913
- Claude A. Swanson 1913–1918
- James A. Reed 1918–1919
- Bert M. Fernald 1919–1926
- Irvine L. Lenroot 1926–1927
- Henry W. Keyes 1927–1933
- Tom Connally 1933–1942
- Francis Maloney 1942–1945
- Charles O. Andrews 1945–1947
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 1947–1977
- Chapman Revercomb 1947–1949
- Dennis Chavez 1949–1953
- Edward Martin 1953–1955
- Dennis Chavez 1955–1962
- Patrick V. McNamara 1962–1966
- Jennings Randolph 1966–1977
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1977–present
- Jennings Randolph 1977–1981
- Robert T. Stafford 1981–1987
- Quentin N. Burdick 1987–1992
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan 1992–1993
- Max Baucus 1993–1995
- John H. Chafee 1995–1999
- Bob Smith 1999–2001
- Harry Reid 2001
- Bob Smith 2001
- James Jeffords 2001–2003
- James Inhofe 2003–2007
- Barbara Boxer 2007–2015
- James Inhofe 2015-2017
- John Barrasso 2017–Present