The Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force was initiated with a focused mission and role: to build consensus around initiatives that will improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the broader watershed, and enhance the quality of life of the millions of people who live and work in this region.

The Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, currently co-chaired by Reps. Andy Harris (R-MD), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Bobby Scott (D-VA), and Rob Wittman (R-VA), provides a bipartisan forum for policy discussions and joint action related to water quality, conservation, resource management, and recreation issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In addition, the Task Force sets regional policy and funding agendas to implement through the federal legislative process.

Members of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force are:

Don Beyer (D-VA-8)
Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8)
Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11)
Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9)
Andy Harris (R-MD-1)
Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-AL)
Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4)
Jen Kiggans (R-VA-2)
Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4)
Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL)
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2)
John Sarbanes (D-MD-3)
Bobby Scott (D-VA-3)
Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7)
David Trone (D-MD-6)
Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10)
Robert Wittman (R-VA-1)

Bold indicates the member is a co-chair.