SENATE COMMITTEE
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Republican control · 9R·9D
Chair: Shelley Capito (R)
Ranking Member: Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
18 members in the 119th Congress
About
The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for legislation and oversight of the natural and built environment and for studying matters concerning environmental protection and resource conservation and utilitization.
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In the 119th Congress
Environment and Public Works among Senate and joint committees, ringed below; the rest are faded.
A–Z · 25 committees
AgingChair Scott (R)RM Gillibrand (D)Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryChair Boozman (R)RM Klobuchar (D)AppropriationsChair Collins (R)RM Murray (D)Armed ServicesChair Wicker (R)RM Reed (D)Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsChair Scott (R)RM Warren (D)BudgetChair Johnson (R)RM Merkley (D)Commerce, Science, and TransportationChair Cruz (R)RM Cantwell (D)Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeChair Wicker (R)RM —Energy and Natural ResourcesChair Lee (R)RM Heinrich (D)EthicsChair Lankford (R)RM —FinanceChair Crapo (R)RM Wyden (D)Foreign RelationsChair Risch (R)RM Shaheen (D)Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsChair Cassidy (R)RM Sanders (I)Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsChair Paul (R)RM Peters (D)Indian AffairsChair Murkowski (R)RM —IntelligenceChair Cotton (R)RM —International Narcotics ControlChair Whitehouse (D)RM —Joint EconomicChair Schweikert (R)RM Hassan (D)Joint LibraryChair Steil (R)RM —Joint PrintingChair McConnell (R)RM —Joint TaxationChair Crapo (R)RM —JudiciaryChair Grassley (R)RM Durbin (D)Rules and AdministrationChair McConnell (R)RM Padilla (D)Small Business and EntrepreneurshipChair Ernst (R)RM Markey (D)Veterans' AffairsChair Moran (R)RM Blumenthal (D)Member roster · dimension 1
This committee’s 18 members on the same left–right axis. Committee membership isn’t tracked historically — only the 119th Congress — so there’s no trajectory view here the way there is for an individual member.
Ed MarkeyMAD-0.75
Bernie SandersVTI-0.70
Alex PadillaCAD-0.52
Jeff MerkleyORD-0.50
Lisa Blunt RochesterDED-0.47
Angela AlsobrooksMDD-0.46
Adam SchiffCAD-0.39
Mark KellyAZD-0.30
Sheldon Whitehouse— Ranking MemberRID-0.29
Dan SullivanAKR0.29
John BoozmanARR0.40
Shelley Capito— ChairWVR0.41
Roger WickerMSR0.41
Pete RickettsNER0.47
Kevin CramerNDR0.49
Jon HustedOHR0.58
John CurtisUTR0.67
Cynthia LummisWYR0.86Subcommittees
4 subcommittees of the Environment and Public Works committee. Each row’s tick is the full committee’s own blended position — subcommittee rosters are usually too small for a separate mean to mean much, so there isn’t one here; the dots are the subcommittee’s chair and ranking member.
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Markey | D | -0.751 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | -0.704 |
| Jeff MerkleyRanking Member | D | -0.500 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | -0.474 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | -0.288 |
| Dan Sullivan | R | 0.292 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Roger Wicker | R | 0.413 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| John CurtisChair | R | 0.665 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Markey | D | -0.751 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | -0.704 |
| Alex Padilla | D | -0.515 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | -0.500 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | -0.474 |
| Adam Schiff | D | -0.385 |
| Mark KellyRanking Member | D | -0.304 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | -0.288 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Roger Wicker | R | 0.413 |
| Pete Ricketts | R | 0.475 |
| Kevin Cramer | R | 0.489 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| John Curtis | R | 0.665 |
| Cynthia LummisChair | R | 0.861 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders | I | -0.704 |
| Alex Padilla | D | -0.515 |
| Angela Alsobrooks | D | -0.455 |
| Adam SchiffRanking Member | D | -0.385 |
| Mark Kelly | D | -0.304 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | -0.288 |
| Dan Sullivan | R | 0.292 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Pete RickettsChair | R | 0.475 |
| Kevin Cramer | R | 0.489 |
| Jon Husted | R | 0.585 |
| Cynthia Lummis | R | 0.861 |
| Name | Party | Dim. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Markey | D | -0.751 |
| Alex Padilla | D | -0.515 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | -0.500 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | -0.474 |
| Angela AlsobrooksRanking Member | D | -0.455 |
| Adam Schiff | D | -0.385 |
| Mark Kelly | D | -0.304 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | -0.288 |
| Dan Sullivan | R | 0.292 |
| John Boozman | R | 0.400 |
| Shelley Capito | R | 0.413 |
| Roger Wicker | R | 0.413 |
| Pete Ricketts | R | 0.475 |
| Kevin CramerChair | R | 0.489 |
| John Curtis | R | 0.665 |
| Cynthia Lummis | R | 0.861 |
Legislation in this committee
286 bills and joint resolutions referred this Congress. Loading their steps…