List of United States House committees

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Members of the Committee on Financial Services sit in the tiers of raised chairs (R), while those testifying and audience members sit below (L).
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Members of the Committee on Financial Services sit in the tiers of raised chairs (R), while those testifying and audience members sit below (L).

This is a list of active United States Congressional committees (standing committees, joint committees, special committees and subcommittees) of the United States House of Representatives.

Contents


[edit] Standing Committees

Committee Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee
Agriculture Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research Frank Lucas (R-OK) Tim Holden (D-PA)
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Gil Gutknecht (R-MN) Joe Baca (D-CA)
Livestock and Horticulture Robin Hayes (R-NC) Ed Case (D-HI)
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Jerry Moran (R-KS) Bob Etheridge (D-NC)
Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs Bill Jenkins (R-TN) Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Appropriations Jerry Lewis (R-CA) David Obey (D-WI)
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Henry Bonilla (R-TX) Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)
Defense C.W. Bill Young (R-FL) John P. Murtha (D-PA)
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Dave Hobson (R-OH) Peter J. Visclosky (D-IN)
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
Homeland Security Harold Rogers (R-KY) Martin Olav Sabo (D-MN)
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Charles H. Taylor (R-NC) Norman D. Dicks (D-WA)
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Ralph Regula (R-OH) David R. Obey (D-WI)
Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies James T. Walsh (R-NY) Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Science, the Departments of State, Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV)
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, The Judiciary, District of Columbia Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) John W. Olver (D-MA)
Armed Services Duncan Hunter (R-CA) Ike Skelton (D-MO)
Projection Forces Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Readiness Joel Hefley (R-CO) Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX)
Strategic Forces Terry Everett (R-AL) Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)
Tactical Air and Land Forces Curt Weldon (R-PA) Neil Abercrombie (D-HI)
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Jim Saxton (R-NJ) Marty Meehan (D-MA)
Total Force John M. McHugh (R-NY) Vic Snyder (D-AR)
Budget Jim Nussle (R-IA) John Spratt (D-SC)
Education and the Workforce Buck McKeon(R-CA) George Miller (D-CA)
21st Century Competitiveness Ric Keller (R-FL) Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)
Education Reform Michael N. Castle (R-DE) Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
Employer-Employee Relations Sam Johnson (R-TX) Robert Andrews (D-NJ)
Select Education Patrick Tiberi (R-OH) Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Workforce Protections Charlie Norwood (R-GA) Major Owens (D-NY)
Energy and Commerce Joe Barton (R-TX) John Dingell (D-MI)
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Cliff Stearns (R-FL) Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Energy and Air Quality Ralph Hall (R-TX) Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Environment and Hazardous Materials Paul Gillmor (R-OH) Hilda Solis (D-CA)
Health Nathan Deal (R-GA) Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Oversight and Investigations Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Bart Stupak (D-MI)
Telecommunications and the Internet Fred Upton (R-MI) Edward Markey (D-MA)
Financial Services Michael Oxley (R-OH) Barney Frank (D-MA)
Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Richard H. Baker (R-LA) Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA)
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology Deborah Pryce (R-OH) Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Spencer Bachus (R-AL) Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Housing and Community Opportunity Robert W. Ney (R-OH) Maxine Waters (I-CA)
Oversight and Investigations Sue W. Kelly (R-NY) Luis V. Gutierrez (I-IL)
Government Reform Tom Davis (R-VA) Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources Mark Souder (R-IN) Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Energy and Resources Darrell Issa (R-CA) Diane Watson (D-CA)
Federalism and the Census Mike Turner (R-OH) Lacy Clay (D-MO)
Federal Workforce and Agency Organization Jon Porter (R-NV) Danny Davis (D-IL)
Government Management, Finance, and Accountability Todd Platts (R-PA) Edolphus Towns (D-NY)
National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations Christopher Shays (R-CT) Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Regulatory Affairs Candice Miller (R-MI) Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
Homeland Security Peter T. King (R-NY) Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity Dan Lungren (R-CA) Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology Dave Reichert (R-WA) Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ)
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Rob Simmons (R-CT) Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Investigations Michael McCaul (R-TX) Bob Etheridge (D-NC)
Management, Integration, and Oversight Mike Rogers (R-AL) Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL)
Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack John Linder (R-GA) James R. Langevin (D-RI)
House Administration Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI) Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA)
International Relations Henry Hyde (R-IL) Tom Lantos (D-CA)
Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Christopher H. Smith, (R-NJ) Donald M. Payne, (D-NJ)
Asia and the Pacific James A. Leach, (R-IA) Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, (D-AS)
Europe and Emerging Threats Elton Gallegly, (R-CA) Robert Wexler, (D-FL)
International Terrorism and Nonproliferation Edward R. Royce, (R-CA) Brad Sherman, (D-CA)
Middle East and Central Asia Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (R-FL) Gary L. Ackerman, (R-NY)
Oversight and Investigations Dana Rohrabacher, (R-CA) William D. Delahunt, (D-MA)
Western Hemisphere Dan Burton, (R-IN) Eliot L. Engel, (D-NY)
Judiciary James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) John Conyers (D-MI)
Commercial and Administrative Law Chris Cannon (R-UT) Melvin L. Watt (D-NC)
Constitution Steve Chabot (R-OH) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) Howard L. Berman (D-CA)
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Howard Coble (R-NC) Robert C. Scott (D-VA)
Immigration, Border Security, and Claims John N. Hostettler (R-IN) Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)
Resources Richard Pombo (R-CA) Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Office of Native American and Insular Affairs Richard Pombo (R-CA) Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Energy and Mineral Resources Jim Gibbons (R-NV) Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
Fisheries and Oceans Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Forests and Forest Health Greg Walden (R-OR) Tom Udall (D-NM)
National Parks Steve Pearce (R-NM) Donna Christensen (D-VI)
Water and Power George Radanovich (R-CA) Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
Rules David Dreier (R-CA) Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Legislative and Budget Process Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) Alcee L. Hastings, (D-FL)
Rules and the Organization of the House Doc Hastings, (R-WA) James P. McGovern, (D-MA)
Science Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Energy Judy Biggert (R-IL) Michael Honda (D-CA)
Environment, Technology, and Standards Vern Ehlers (R-MI) David Wu (D-OR)
Research Bob Inglis (R-SC) Darlene Hooley (D-OR)
Space and Aeronautics Ken Calvert (R-CA) Mark Udall (D-CO)
Small Business Donald Manzullo (R-IL) Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Regulatory Reform and Oversight Todd Akin (R-MO) Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU)
Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology Sam Graves (R-MO) John Barrow (D-GA)
Tax, Finance, and Exports Jeb Bradley (R-NH) Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA)
Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs Marilyn Musgrave {R-CO) Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
Standards of Official Conduct Doc Hastings (R-WA) Howard Berman (D-CA)
Transportation and Infrastructure Don Young (R-AK) James Oberstar (D-MN)
Aviation John Mica (R-FL) Jerry F. Costello (D-IL)
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ) Bob Filner (D-CA)
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Bill Shuster (R-PA) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Highways, Transit and Pipelines Thomas E. Petri (R-WI) Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR)
Railroads Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH) Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Water Resources and Environment John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Veterans' Affairs Steve Buyer (R-IN) Lane Evans (D-IL)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Jeff Miller (R-FL) Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
Economic Opportunity John Boozman (R-AR) Stephanie Herseth (D-SD)
Health Henry Brown (R-SC) Michael Michaud (D-ME)
Oversight and Investigations Mike Bilirakis (R-FL) Ted Strickland (D-OH)
Ways and Means Bill Thomas (R-CA) Charles Rangel (D-NY)
Health Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT) Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA)
Human Resources Wally Herger (R-CA) Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Oversight Jim Ramstad (R-MN) John Lewis (D-GA)
Select Revenue Measures Dave Camp (R-MI) Michael R. McNulty (D-NY)
Social Security Jim McCrery (R-LA) Sander M. Levin (D-MI)
Trade E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-FL) Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)

[edit] Select Committees

Committee Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) Jane Harman (D-CA)
Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy [1] Mike Rogers (R-MI) Rush D. Holt (D-NJ)
Subcommittee on Oversight [2] Mac Thornberry (R-TX) Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr (D-AL)
Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence [3] Heather Wilson (R-NM) Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA)
Subcommittee on Terrorism/HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence [4] Jo Ann Davis (R-VA) Leonard L. Boswell (D-IA)

[edit] Joint House and Senate Committees

Committee Chairman[1] Ranking Minority Member[2]
Joint Economic Committee Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Joint Committee on the Library Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI) Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Joint Committee on Printing Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Joint Committee on Taxation Rep. William Thomas (R-CA) Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chairmanship of joint committees alternates with each Congress between the senior majority Senator and the senior majority Representative.
  2. ^ Because the list did not specify ranking minority members of joint committees, entries in the Congressional Biographical Dictionary were used to determine length of service. To determine seniority on joint committees, total time in Congress--Senate and House--is counted.

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