Senate Environment and Public Works Committee the Committee’S Oversight Extends to Programs in ﬁve Cabinet-Level Departments and Seven Independent Agencies

March 2 2021 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee The committee’s oversight extends to programs in five Cabinet-level departments and seven independent agencies. Its jurisdiction covers proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters related to the environment and CHAIR infrastructure. Seventeen principal areas fall under the committee’s oversight, RANKING MEMBER including air, noise and water pollution; highway construction and maintenance; Tom Carper, Del. water resources; ocean dumping; environmental effects of toxic substances Shelley Moore Capito, W.Va. 513 Hart Senate Office (other than pesticides); and public works, bridges and dams. 172 Russell Senate Office Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 202-224-2441 202-224-6472 DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS TRANSPORTATION AND CLEAN AIR, CLIMATE, TRANSPORTATION AND FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND NUCLEAR SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER Ben Cardin, Md. Bernie Sanders*, Vt. Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I. Jim Inhofe, Okla. Kevin Cramer, N.D. Cynthia Lummis, Wyo. 509 Hart Senate Office 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building 530 Hart Senate Office 205 Russell Senate Office 400 Russell Senate Office SD-G12 Dirksen Senate Office Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 202-224-4524 202-224-5141 202-224-2921 202-224-4721 202-224-2043 202-224-3424 CHEMICAL SAFETY, WASTE CHEMICAL SAFETY, WASTE MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, CLEAN AIR, CLIMATE, FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AND WATER AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT Jeff Merkley, Ore. Ed Markey, Mass. Tammy Duckworth, Ill. Richard Shelby, Ala. John Boozman, Ark. Roger Wicker, Miss. 313 Hart Senate Office 255 Dirksen Senate Office 524 Hart Senate Office 304 Russell Senate Office 141 Hart Senate Office 555 Dirksen Senate Office Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3753 202-224-2742 202-224-2854 202-224-5744 202-224-4843 202-224-6253 Debbie Stabenow, Mich. Mark Kelly, Ariz. Alex Padilla, Calif. Dan Sullivan, Alaska Joni Ernst, Iowa Lindsey Graham, S.C. 731 Hart Senate Office B40B Dirksen Senate Office Suite B03, Russell Senate Office 302 Hart Senate Office 730 Hart Senate Office 290 Russell Senate Office Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 202-224-4822 202-224-2235 202-224-3553 202-224-3004 202-224-3254 202-224-5972 * Sanders is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats. Sources: U.S. Congress, Senate By Patterson Clark, POLITICO Pro DataPoint .

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Mcconnell Announces Senate Republican Committee Assignments for the 117Th Congress
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