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The '''Committee on Energy and Commerce''' of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], in the 111th Congress, has [[Henry Waxman]] ([[ | {{PropDel}}<br><br> | ||
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The '''Committee on Energy and Commerce''' of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], in the 111th Congress, has [[Henry Waxman]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D-]][[California (U.S. state)]]) as its Chair, [[Joe Barton]] (R-[[Texas (U.S. state)|Texas]]) as Ranking Minority Member, and [[John Dingell]] (D-[[Michigan)]] as Chair Emeritus. | |||
In the challenging U.S. [[health care reform]] context, it is part of the "Tri-Committee", or three committees with jurisdiction, in the House, over health legislation: | |||
*[[House Ways and Means Committee]] | |||
*Energy and Commerce | |||
*[[House Education and Labor Committee]]s | |||
==Jurisdiction== | |||
It has jurisdiction over: | It has jurisdiction over: | ||
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#[[Interstate commerce|Interstate]] and foreign commerce generally. | #[[Interstate commerce|Interstate]] and foreign commerce generally. | ||
#Consumer affairs and consumer protection. | #Consumer affairs and consumer protection. | ||
#Exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all [[fossil fuel]]s, [[solar energy]], and other unconventional or renewable energy resources. | #Exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all [[fossil fuel]]s, [[solar energy]], and other unconventional or [[renewable energy]] resources. | ||
#Interstate energy compacts. | #Interstate energy compacts. | ||
#Conservation of energy resources. | #Conservation of energy resources. | ||
#Energy information generally. | #Energy information generally. | ||
#The generation and marketing of power (except by federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing authorities); reliability and interstate transmission of, and ratemaking for, all power; and siting of generation facilities (except the installation of interconnections between Government | #The generation and marketing of power (except by federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing authorities); reliability and interstate transmission of, and ratemaking for, all power; and siting of generation facilities (except the installation of interconnections between Government [[water power]] projects). | ||
#General management of the [[U.S. Department of Energy]] and management and all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. | #General management of the [[U.S. Department of Energy]] and management and all functions of the [[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]]. | ||
#Biomedical research and development. | #Biomedical research and development. | ||
#[[ | #Public health and [[quarantine]]. | ||
#Regulation of the domestic [[nuclear energy]] industry, including regulation of research and development reactors and nuclear regulatory research. | #Regulation of the domestic [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]] industry, including regulation of research and development [[nuclear reactor|reactors]] and nuclear regulatory research. | ||
#Regulation of interstate and foreign communications, including the [[Internet]]. | #Regulation of interstate and foreign communications, including the [[Internet]]. | ||
#Travel and tourism. | #Travel and tourism. | ||
==Organization== | |||
It has five subcommittees: | It has five subcommittees: | ||
==Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection== | ===Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection=== | ||
[[Bobby Rush]], Illinois, Chairman | |||
Bobby | ===Communications, Technology, and the Internet=== | ||
[[Rick Boucher]], Virginia, Chairman | |||
===Energy and Environment=== | |||
==Communications, Technology, and the Internet== | [[Ed Markey]], Massachusetts, Chairman | ||
===Health=== | |||
Rick Boucher, Virginia, Chairman | [[Frank Pallone]], New Jersey, Chairman | ||
===Oversight and Investigations=== | |||
==Energy and Environment== | [[Bart Stupak]], Michigan, Chairman[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Ed Markey, Chairman | |||
==Health== | |||
Frank Pallone | |||
==Oversight and Investigations== | |||
Bart Stupak, Michigan, Chairman |
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The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives, in the 111th Congress, has Henry Waxman (D-California (U.S. state)) as its Chair, Joe Barton (R-Texas) as Ranking Minority Member, and John Dingell (D-Michigan) as Chair Emeritus. In the challenging U.S. health care reform context, it is part of the "Tri-Committee", or three committees with jurisdiction, in the House, over health legislation:
JurisdictionIt has jurisdiction over:
OrganizationIt has five subcommittees: Commerce, Trade, and Consumer ProtectionBobby Rush, Illinois, Chairman Communications, Technology, and the InternetRick Boucher, Virginia, Chairman Energy and EnvironmentEd Markey, Massachusetts, Chairman HealthFrank Pallone, New Jersey, Chairman Oversight and InvestigationsBart Stupak, Michigan, Chairman |