United States House Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy

The Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Prior to 2009, it was known as the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, and was part of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment from 2009 to 2011. In December 2010, Congressman Fred Upton, the incoming chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 112th Congress announced his intention to establish the Environment and Economy Subcommittee as a separate subcommittee.^[1]

Jurisdiction

According to its website the subcommittee dealt with the following; "Environmental protection in general, including the Safe Drinking Water Act and risk assessment matters; Solid waste, hazardous waste and toxic substances, including Superfund and RCRA; Mining, oil, gas, and coal combustion wastes; Noise pollution control; and, Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing."

Members, 113th Congress

Majority	Minority
John Shimkus, Illinois, Chairman Phil Gingrey, Georgia, Vice Chair Ralph Hall, Texas Ed Whitfield, Kentucky Joe Pitts, Pennsylvania Timothy F. Murphy, Pennsylvania Bob Latta, Ohio Gregg Harper, Mississippi Bill Cassidy, Louisiana David McKinley, West Virginia Gus Bilirakis, Florida Bill Johnson, Ohio Joe Barton, Texas	Paul Tonko, New York, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, New Jersey Gene Green, Texas Diana DeGette, Colorado Lois Capps, California Jerry McNerney, California John Dingell, Michigan Jan Schakowsky, Illinois John Barrow, Georgia Doris Matsui, California
Ex officio
Fred Upton, Michigan	Henry Waxman, California

External links

Official website

References

↑ "Upton Announces Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chairs". December 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-17.