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The '''Committee on Energy and Commerce''' of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], in the 111th Congress, has [[Henry Waxman]] ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[California]]) as its Chair, [[Joe Barton]] (R-[[Texas]]) as Ranking Minority Member, and [[John Dingell]] (D-[[Michigan)]] as Chair Emeritus. | The '''Committee on Energy and Commerce''' of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], in the 111th Congress, has [[Henry Waxman]] ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[California]]) as its Chair, [[Joe Barton]] (R-[[Texas]]) as Ranking Minority Member, and [[John Dingell]] (D-[[Michigan)]] as Chair Emeritus. | ||
==Jurisdiction== | |||
It has jurisdiction over: | It has jurisdiction over: | ||
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#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 L. Rush, Illinois, Chairman | Bobby L. Rush, Illinois, Chairman | ||
===Communications, Technology, and the Internet=== | |||
==Communications, Technology, and the Internet== | |||
Rick Boucher, Virginia, Chairman | Rick Boucher, Virginia, Chairman | ||
===Energy and Environment=== | |||
==Energy and Environment== | |||
Ed Markey, Chairman | Ed Markey, Chairman | ||
===Health=== | |||
Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey, Chairman | |||
==Health== | ===Oversight and Investigations=== | ||
Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey, Chairman | |||
==Oversight and Investigations== | |||
Bart Stupak, Michigan, Chairman | Bart Stupak, Michigan, Chairman |
Revision as of 12:54, 9 April 2010
The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives, in the 111th Congress, has Henry Waxman (D-California) as its Chair, Joe Barton (R-Texas) as Ranking Minority Member, and John Dingell (D-Michigan) as Chair Emeritus.
Jurisdiction
It has jurisdiction over:
- National energy policy generally.
- Health and health facilities (except health care supported by payroll deductions).
- Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
- Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
- Exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all fossil fuels, solar energy, and other unconventional or renewable energy resources.
- Interstate energy compacts.
- Conservation of energy resources.
- 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 waterpower projects).
- General management of the U.S. Department of Energy and management and all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
- 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 interstate and foreign communications, including the Internet.
- Travel and tourism.
Organization
It has five subcommittees:
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
Bobby L. Rush, Illinois, Chairman
Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Rick Boucher, Virginia, Chairman
Energy and Environment
Ed Markey, Chairman
Health
Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey, Chairman
Oversight and Investigations
Bart Stupak, Michigan, Chairman