Environment (115th Congress)

Jurisdiction includes all matters related to soil, air, and water contamination, including Superfund and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste; the Clean Air Act and air emissions; emergency environmental response; industrial plant security, including cybersecurity; the regulation of drinking water (Safe Drinking Water Act), including underground injection of fluids (e.g., deep well injection or hydrofracking); toxic substances (Toxic Substances Control Act); noise; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Membership 115th Congress

Ranking Member

Paul Tonko
New York ~ 20

Democratic Members

Raul Ruiz
California ~ 36

Scott H. Peters
California ~ 52

Gene Green
Texas ~ 29

Diana DeGette
Colorado ~ 01

Jerry McNerney
California ~ 09

Tony Cárdenas
California ~ 29

Debbie Dingell
Michigan ~ 12

Doris O. Matsui
California ~ 06

Frank Pallone, Jr.
New Jersey ~ 06
Ex Officio

Chairman

John Shimkus
Illinois ~ 15

Republican Members

Joe Barton
Texas ~ 06

Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee ~ 07

Gregg Harper
Mississippi ~ 03

David B. McKinley (Vice Chair)
West Virginia ~ 01

Pete Olson
Texas ~ 22

Bill Johnson
Ohio ~ 06

Bill Flores
Texas ~ 17

Richard Hudson
North Carolina ~ 08

Kevin Cramer
North Dakota ~ 00

Tim Walberg
Michigan ~ 07

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Georgia ~ 01

Jeff Duncan
South Carolina ~ 03

Greg Walden
Oregon ~ 02
Ex Officio

Recent Activity

E&C Dem Leaders Request Update From CDC on Lead Poisoning Prevention & Flint Water Crisis

August 10, 2017

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Press Release

E&C Dems Blast Decision to Waive Environmental Laws for Border Wall Construction

August 4, 2017

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Press Release

E&C Democrats Request Review of EPA Administrator Pruitt’s Frequent Travel at Taxpayer Expense

July 28, 2017

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Press Release

H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017

Last Action:

July 19, 2017

Key Documents

Summary - H.R. 806 Provisions That Would Gut the Clean Air Act

Environment (115th Congress)

Subcommittee's Activity in Previous Congresses

Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials (118th Congress)

Environment and Climate Change (117th Congress)

Environment and Climate Change (116th Congress)

Environment (115th Congress)

Environment and the Economy (114th Congress)