United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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

Contents 1 Members, 110th Congress 2 Subcommittees 3 Chairmen 3.1 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, 1838-1857 3.2 Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1857-1883 3.3 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1883-1947 3.4 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 1947-1977 3.5 Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1977-present 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat of California). The Ranking Minority Member is Republican Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma. Effective with the 110th Congress, the number of subcommittees has been expanded from four to six, with the creation of the Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, Children's Health Protection and Nuclear Safety and the Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality.^[1] The remaining subcommittees received slight changes updated oversight responsibilities.

Majority Member State Barbara Boxer, Chairman California Max Baucus Montana Joe Lieberman Connecticut Thomas R. Carper Delaware Hillary Rodham Clinton New York Frank Lautenberg New Jersey Ben Cardin Maryland Bernie Sanders Vermont Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island

Minority Member State James M. Inhofe, Ranking Minority Member Oklahoma John Warner Virginia George Voinovich Ohio Johnny Isakson Georgia David Vitter Louisiana Larry Craig Idaho Lamar Alexander Tennessee Craig Thomas Wyoming Kit Bond Missouri

[edit] Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children’s Health Protection
  • Chairman: Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
  • Ranking Member: Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

• Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Chairman: Max Baucus (D-MT)
  • Ranking Member: Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

• Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection
  • Chairman: Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)
  • Ranking Member: John Warner (R-VA)

• Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
  • Chairman: Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)
  • Ranking Member: George Voinovich (R-OH)

• Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health
  • Chairman: Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
  • Ranking Member: Larry Craig (R-ID)

• Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality
  • Chairman: Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
  • Ranking Member: David Vitter (R-LA)

[edit] Chairmen

[edit] Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, 1838-1857

• William S. Fulton (D-AR) 1838-1841
• John Leeds Kerr (W-MD) 1841-1842
• William L. Dayton (W-NJ) 1842-1845
• Simon Cameron (D-PA) 1845-1846
• Jesse D. Bright (D-IN) 1846-1847
• Robert M. T. Hunter (D-VA) 1847-1851
• James Whitcomb (D-IN) 1851-1852
• Charles James (D-RI) 1852-1853
• James Bayard (D-DE) 1853-1857

[edit] Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1857-1883

• Jesse D. Bright (D-IN) 1857-1861
• Solomon Foot (R-VT) 1861-1866
• B. Gratz Brown (R-MO) 1866-1867
• William P. Fessenden (R-ME) 1867-1869
• Justin S. Morrill (R-VT) 1869-1878
• Henry Dawes (R-MA) 1878-1879
• Charles W. Jones (D-FL) 1879-1881
• Edward H. Rollins (R-NH) 1881-1883

[edit] Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, 1883-1947

• William Mahone (R-VA) 1883-1887
• Leland Stanford (R-CA) 1887-1893
• George Vest (D-MO) 1893-1895
• Matthew S. Quay (R-PA) 1895-1899
• Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN) 1899-1905
• Nathan Scott (R-WV) 1905-1911
• George Sutherland (R-UT) 1911-1913
• Claude A. Swanson (D-VA) 1913-1918
• James A. Reed (D-MO) 1918-1919
• Bert M. Fernald (R-ME) 1919-1926
• Irvine L. Lenroot (R-WI) 1926-1927
• Henry W. Keyes (R-NH) 1927-1933
• Tom Connally (D-TX) 1933-1942
• Francis Maloney (D-CT) 1942-1945
• Charles O. Andrews (D-FL) 1945-1947

[edit] Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 1947-1977

• Chapman Revercomb (R-WV) 1947-1949
• Dennis Chavez (D-NM) 1949-1953
• Edward Martin (R-PA) 1953-1955
• Dennis Chavez (D-NM) 1955-1962
• Patrick V. McNamara (D-MI) 1962-1966
• Jennings Randolph (D-WV) 1966-1977

[edit] Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 1977-present

• 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
• Robert C. Smith (R-NH) 1999-2001
• Harry Reid (D-NV) 2001
• Robert C. Smith (R-NH) 2001
• James Jeffords (I-VT) 2001-2003
• James Inhofe (R-OK) 2003-2007
• Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 2007-present

[edit] See also

Current United States Congressional committees
House (list)	Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and Labor • Energy and Commerce • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science and Technology • Small Business • Standards of Official Conduct • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means • (Whole)
Senate (list)	Aging (Special) • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Ethics (Select) • Environment and Public Works • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Judiciary • Narcotics Control • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs
Joint (list)	(Conference) • Economic • Library • Printing • Taxation	Defunct committees

[edit] References

1. ^ Chairman Boxer & Senator Inhofe Announce Subcommittee Assignments

[edit] External links

• U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works official website