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Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight

A subcommittee of Committee on Environment and Public Works focused on the subject named in its title: Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight.

Kind of body
subcommittee
Membership scope
senate
Source snapshot
No effective date specified; collected October 19, 2026
Parent body
Committee on Environment and Public Works

This is an orientation based on the subcommittee’s name and parent. It is not a complete independent statement of legal jurisdiction.

Leadership

PersonActual source title
John R. CurtisChairman
Jeff MerkleyRanking

Source-snapshot members

Leadership and minority titles vary by body. Committee membership describes an assignment, not an individual’s opinion on every issue.

MemberRole in sourceCurrent party, where recorded
Bernard SandersmemberIndependent
Dan SullivanmemberRepublican
Darline GrahammemberRepublican
Edward J. MarkeymemberDemocratic
Jeff MerkleyRankingDemocratic
John R. CurtisChairmanRepublican
Jon HustedmemberRepublican
Lisa Blunt RochestermemberDemocratic
Roger F. WickermemberRepublican
Sheldon WhitehousememberDemocratic
Shelley Moore CapitomemberRepublican

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