The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with matters related to the environment and infrastructure.
Members
The Committee is chaired by Senator James Inhofe (Republican of Oklahoma). The ranking member is Independent Senator James Jeffords of Vermont, who caucuses with the Democrats. Jeffords was the chairman from early 2001 to the elections of 2002, when the Democrats controlled the Senate; he was given the post as a reward for having switched parties, which threw control of the chamber to the Democrats. The members of the Committee are:
Subcommittees
- U.S. Senate Environment Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- U.S. Senate Environment Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety
- U.S. Senate Environment Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water
- U.S. Senate Environment Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management
Chairmen
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, 1838-1947
Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1857-1883
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1883-1947
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 1947-1977
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1977-present
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