United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with issues related to the natural environment.

Current members

Majority	Minority
John Barrasso, Wyoming, Chairman Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia John Boozman, Arkansas Roger Wicker, Mississippi Mike Rounds, South Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Richard Shelby, Alabama Dan Sullivan, Alaska Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Mike Braun, Indiana	Tom Carper, Delaware, Ranking Member Ben Cardin, Maryland Bernie Sanders, Vermont[1] Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Jeff Merkley, Oregon Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Cory Booker, New Jersey Ed Markey, Massachusetts Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Chris Van Hollen, Maryland

Chairmen (since 1977)

• Jennings Randolph (D-WV) 1977–1981
• Robert T. Stafford (R-VT) 1981–1987
• Quentin N. Burdick (D-ND) 1987–1992
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) 1992–1993
• Max Baucus (D-MT) 1993–1995
• John H. Chafee (R-RI) 1995–1999
• Bob Smith (R-NH) 1999–2001
• Harry Reid (D-NV) 2001
• Bob Smith (R-NH) 2001
• James Jeffords (I-VT) 2001–2003
• James Inhofe (R-OK) 2003–2007
• Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 2007–2015
• James Inhofe (R-OK) 2015-2017
• John Barrasso (R-WY) 2017–Present