United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more than 200 years. The two other House standing committees with such continuous operation are the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Rules Committee. The committee has served as the principal guide for the House in matters relating to the promotion of commerce and to the public's health and marketplace interests, with the relatively recent addition of energy considerations among them.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has developed what is arguably the broadest (non-tax-oriented) jurisdiction of any congressional committee. The committee maintains principal responsibility for legislative oversight relating to telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health, air quality and environmental health, the supply and delivery of energy, and interstate and foreign commerce.[1] This jurisdiction extends over five Cabinet-level departments and seven independent agencies—from the Department of Energy, Health and Human Services, the Transportation Department to the Federal Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration, and Federal Communications Commission—and sundry quasi-governmental organizations.
Jurisdiction
The Energy and Commerce Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress. It legislates on a wide variety of issues, including:[2]
health care, including mental health and substance abuse
To manage the wide variety of issues it encounters, the committee relies on the front-line work of six subcommittees, one more than during the 111th Congress. During the 111th Congress, Chairman Henry Waxman combined the traditionally separate energy and environment subcommittees into a single subcommittee.[3] New Chairman Fred Upton restored them as separate subcommittees at the start of the 112th Congress.
The Subcommittees for the 118th Congress are to be determined
The committee was originally formed as the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures on December 14, 1795. Prior to this, legislation was drafted in the Committee of the Whole or in special ad hoc committees, appointed for specific limited purposes. However the growing demands of the new nation required that Congress establish a permanent committee to manage its constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause to "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States."
From this time forward, as the nation grew and Congress dealt with new public policy concerns and created new committees, the Energy and Commerce Committee has maintained its central position as Congress's monitor of commercial progress—a focus reflected in its changing jurisdiction, both in name and practice.
In 1819, the committee's name was changed to the Committee on Commerce, reflecting the creation of a separate Manufacturers Committee and also the increasing scope of and complexity of American commercial activity, which was expanding the committee's jurisdiction from navigational aids and the nascent general health service to foreign trade and tariffs. Thomas J. Bliley, who chaired the committee from 1995 to 2000, chose to use this traditional name, which underscores the committee's role for Congress on this front.
In 1891, in emphasis of the committee's evolving activities, the name was again changed to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce—a title it maintained until 1981, when, under incoming Chairman John Dingell, the committee first assumed what is now its present name to emphasize its lead role in guiding the energy policy of the United States. Dingell regained chairmanship of the committee in 2007 after having served as ranking member since 1995. In late 2008, Henry Waxman initiated a successful challenge to unseat Dingell as chairman. His challenge was unusual as the party caucus traditionally elects chairmen based on committee seniority. Waxman formally became chairman at the start of the 111th Congress.[9]
^"About E&C". Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee. December 19, 2013.
^"Jurisdiction". Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee. 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
^"House Energy and Commerce Committee announces Subcommittee Chairs and Membership". Energy and Commerce Committee Press Release. January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
^"Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster". 15 January 2021.
^"Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster". 21 January 2021.
^"Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster". 15 January 2021.
^"Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster". 21 January 2021.
^"Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster". 15 January 2021.
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2019 The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives Established in 1795 it has operated continuously with various name changes and jurisdictional changes for more than 200 years The two other House standing committees with such continuous operation are the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Rules Committee The committee has served as the principal guide for the House in matters relating to the promotion of commerce and to the public s health and marketplace interests with the relatively recent addition of energy considerations among them House Energy and Commerce CommitteeStanding committeeActive United States House of Representatives118th CongressU S House Committee on Energy and Commerce official SealHistoryFormedDecember 14 1795LeadershipChairCathy McMorris Rodgers R Since January 3 2023Ranking memberFrank Pallone D Since January 3 2023StructureSeats58Political partiesMajority 32 Republican 32 Minority 26 Democratic 26 Websiteenergycommerce house gov Contents 1 Role of the committee 2 Jurisdiction 3 Members 118th Congress 4 Subcommittees 5 Historical membership rosters 5 1 117th Congress 5 2 116th Congress 5 3 115th Congress 5 4 114th Congress 6 History 7 Previous chairs 7 1 Committee on Commerce and Manufactures 7 2 Committee on Commerce 7 3 Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce 7 4 Committee on Energy and Commerce 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksRole of the committee EditThe House Committee on Energy and Commerce has developed what is arguably the broadest non tax oriented jurisdiction of any congressional committee The committee maintains principal responsibility for legislative oversight relating to telecommunications consumer protection food and drug safety public health air quality and environmental health the supply and delivery of energy and interstate and foreign commerce 1 This jurisdiction extends over five Cabinet level departments and seven independent agencies from the Department of Energy Health and Human Services the Transportation Department to the Federal Trade Commission Food and Drug Administration and Federal Communications Commission and sundry quasi governmental organizations Jurisdiction EditThe Energy and Commerce Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress It legislates on a wide variety of issues including 2 health care including mental health and substance abuse health insurance including Medicare and Medicaid biomedical research and development food drug device and cosmetic safety environmental protection clean air and climate change safe drinking water toxic chemicals and hazardous waste national energy policy renewable energy and conservation nuclear facilities electronic communications and the internet broadcast and cable television privacy cybersecurity and data security consumer protection and product safety motor vehicle safety travel tourism and sports interstate and foreign commerceMembers 118th Congress EditMajority MinorityCathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Chair Frank Pallone New Jersey Ranking MemberResolutions electing members H Res 14 Chair H Res 15 Ranking Member Subcommittees EditTo manage the wide variety of issues it encounters the committee relies on the front line work of six subcommittees one more than during the 111th Congress During the 111th Congress Chairman Henry Waxman combined the traditionally separate energy and environment subcommittees into a single subcommittee 3 New Chairman Fred Upton restored them as separate subcommittees at the start of the 112th Congress The Subcommittees for the 118th Congress are to be determinedHistorical membership rosters Edit117th Congress Edit Majority MinorityFrank Pallone New Jersey Chair Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Diana DeGette Colorado Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Kurt Schrader Oregon Tony Cardenas California Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell Michigan Marc Veasey Texas Ann McLane Kuster New Hampshire Robin Kelly Illinois Vice Chair 4 Nanette Barragan California Donald McEachin Virginia until November 28 2022 Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware Darren Soto Florida Tom O Halleran Arizona Kathleen Rice New York Angie Craig Minnesota Kim Schrier Washington Lori Trahan Massachusetts Lizzie Fletcher Texas Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Ranking Member Fred Upton Michigan Michael C Burgess Texas Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Brett Guthrie Kentucky David McKinley West Virginia Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Billy Long Missouri Larry Bucshon Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Tim Walberg Michigan Buddy Carter Georgia Jeff Duncan South Carolina Gary Palmer Alabama Neal Dunn Florida John Curtis Utah Debbie Lesko Arizona Greg Pence Indiana Dan Crenshaw Texas John Joyce Pennsylvania Kelly Armstrong North DakotaResolutions electing members H Res 9 Chair H Res 10 Ranking Member H Res 62 D H Res 63 R SubcommitteesSubcommittee 5 6 Chair Ranking MemberCommunications and Technology Mike Doyle D PA Bob Latta R OH Consumer Protection and Commerce Jan Schakowsky D IL Gus Bilirakis R FL Energy Bobby Rush D IL Fred Upton R MI Environment and Climate Change Paul Tonko D NY David McKinley R WV Health Anna G Eshoo D CA Brett Guthrie R KY Oversight and Investigations Diana DeGette D CO Morgan Griffith R VA 116th Congress Edit Majority MinorityFrank Pallone New Jersey Chair Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Eliot Engel New York Diana DeGette Colorado Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Vice Chair Dave Loebsack Iowa Kurt Schrader Oregon Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts Tony Cardenas California Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell Michigan Marc Veasey Texas Ann McLane Kuster New Hampshire Robin Kelly Illinois Nanette Barragan California Donald McEachin Virginia Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware Darren Soto Florida Tom O Halleran Arizona Greg Walden Oregon Ranking Member Fred Upton Michigan John Shimkus Illinois Michael C Burgess Texas Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Brett Guthrie Kentucky Pete Olson Texas David McKinley West Virginia Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Billy Long Missouri Larry Bucshon Indiana Bill Flores Texas Susan Brooks Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Tim Walberg Michigan Buddy Carter Georgia Jeff Duncan South Carolina Greg Gianforte MontanaSources H Res 7 Chair H Res 8 Ranking Member H Res 42 D H Res 68 R SubcommitteesSubcommittee 7 8 Chair Ranking MemberCommunications and Technology Mike Doyle D PA Bob Latta R OH Consumer Protection and Commerce Jan Schakowsky D IL Gus Bilirakis R FL Energy Bobby Rush D IL Fred Upton R MI Environment and Climate Change Paul Tonko D NY David McKinley R WV Health Anna Eshoo D CA Brett Guthrie R KY Oversight and Investigations Diana DeGette D CO Morgan Griffith R VA 115th Congress Edit Majority MinorityGreg Walden Oregon Chair Joe Barton Texas Vice Chair Fred Upton Michigan John Shimkus Illinois Michael C Burgess Texas Marsha Blackburn Tennessee Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Gregg Harper Mississippi Leonard Lance New Jersey Brett Guthrie Kentucky Pete Olson Texas David McKinley West Virginia Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Billy Long Missouri Larry Bucshon Indiana Bill Flores Texas Susan Brooks Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Kevin Cramer North Dakota Tim Walberg Michigan Mimi Walters California Ryan Costello Pennsylvania Buddy Carter Georgia Chris Collins New York removed August 8 2018 Frank Pallone New Jersey Ranking Member Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Eliot Engel New York Gene Green Texas Diana DeGette Colorado Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida Vice Ranking Member John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Dave Loebsack Iowa Kurt Schrader Oregon Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts Tony Cardenas California Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell MichiganSources H Res 6 Chair H Res 7 Ranking Member H Res 29 R and H Res 45 D 114th Congress Edit Majority MinorityFred Upton Michigan Chair Joe Barton Texas Marsha Blackburn Tennessee Vice Chair James Comer Kentucky John Shimkus Illinois Joseph Pitts Pennsylvania Greg Walden Oregon Tim Murphy Pennsylvania Michael C Burgess Texas Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Gregg Harper Mississippi Leonard Lance New Jersey Brett Guthrie Kentucky Pete Olson Texas David McKinley West Virginia Mike Pompeo Kansas Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Renee Ellmers North Carolina Larry Bucshon Indiana Bill Flores Texas Susan Brooks Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Chris Collins New York Kevin Cramer North Dakota Frank Pallone New Jersey Ranking Member Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Eliot Engel New York Gene Green Texas Diana DeGette Colorado Lois Capps California Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Dave Loebsack Iowa Kurt Schrader Oregon Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts Tony Cardenas CaliforniaHistory EditThe committee was originally formed as the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures on December 14 1795 Prior to this legislation was drafted in the Committee of the Whole or in special ad hoc committees appointed for specific limited purposes However the growing demands of the new nation required that Congress establish a permanent committee to manage its constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several States From this time forward as the nation grew and Congress dealt with new public policy concerns and created new committees the Energy and Commerce Committee has maintained its central position as Congress s monitor of commercial progress a focus reflected in its changing jurisdiction both in name and practice In 1819 the committee s name was changed to the Committee on Commerce reflecting the creation of a separate Manufacturers Committee and also the increasing scope of and complexity of American commercial activity which was expanding the committee s jurisdiction from navigational aids and the nascent general health service to foreign trade and tariffs Thomas J Bliley who chaired the committee from 1995 to 2000 chose to use this traditional name which underscores the committee s role for Congress on this front In 1891 in emphasis of the committee s evolving activities the name was again changed to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce a title it maintained until 1981 when under incoming Chairman John Dingell the committee first assumed what is now its present name to emphasize its lead role in guiding the energy policy of the United States Dingell regained chairmanship of the committee in 2007 after having served as ranking member since 1995 In late 2008 Henry Waxman initiated a successful challenge to unseat Dingell as chairman His challenge was unusual as the party caucus traditionally elects chairmen based on committee seniority Waxman formally became chairman at the start of the 111th Congress 9 Previous chairs EditCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures Edit Chairman Party State YearsBenjamin Goodhue Federalist Massachusetts 1795 1796John Swanwick Democratic Republican Pennsylvania 1796 1797Edward Livingston Democratic Republican New York 1797 1798Samuel Smith Democratic Republican Maryland 1798 1803Samuel L Mitchill Democratic Republican New York 1803 1805Jacob Crowninshield Democratic Republican Massachusetts 1805 1806Gurdon S Mumford Democratic Republican New York 1806 1807Thomas Newton Jr Democratic Republican Virginia 1807 1819Committee on Commerce Edit Chairman Party State YearsThomas Newton Jr Democratic Republican Virginia 1819 1827Churchill C Cambreleng Democratic New York 1827 1833Joel B Sutherland Democratic Pennsylvania 1833 1837Francis O J Smith Democratic Maine 1837 1838Samuel Cushman Democratic New Hampshire 1838 1839Edward Curtis Whig New York 1839 1841John P Kennedy Whig Maryland 1841 1843Isaac E Holmes Democratic South Carolina 1843 1845Robert McClelland Democratic Michigan 1845 1847Washington Hunt Whig New York 1847 1849Robert Milligan McLane Democratic Maryland 1849 1851David L Seymour Democratic New York 1851 1853Thomas J D Fuller Democratic Maine 1853 1855Elihu B Washburne Republican Illinois 1855 1857John Cochrane Democratic New York 1857 1859Elihu B Washburne Republican Illinois 1859 1868Thomas D Eliot Republican Massachusetts 1868 1869Nathan F Dixon II Republican Rhode Island 1869 1871Samuel Shellabarger Republican Ohio 1871 1873William A Wheeler Republican New York 1873 1875Frank Hereford Democratic West Virginia 1875 1877Elijah Ward Democratic New York 1877John H Reagan Democratic Texas 1877 1881Horace F Page Republican California 1881 1883John H Reagan Democratic Texas 1883 1887Martin L Clardy Democratic Missouri 1887 1889Charles S Baker Republican New York 1889 1891Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Edit Chairman Party State YearsRoger Q Mills Democratic Texas 1891 1892George D Wise Democratic Virginia 1892 1895William Peters Hepburn Republican Iowa 1895 1909James Robert Mann Republican Illinois 1909 1911William C Adamson Democratic Georgia 1911 1917Thetus W Sims Democratic Tennessee 1917 1919John J Esch Republican Wisconsin 1919 1921Samuel Winslow Republican Massachusetts 1921 1925James S Parker Republican New York 1925 1931Sam Rayburn Democratic Texas 1931 1937Clarence F Lea Democratic California 1937 1947Charles A Wolverton Republican New Jersey 1947 1949Robert Crosser Democratic Ohio 1949 1953Charles A Wolverton Republican New Jersey 1953 1955Percy Priest Democratic Tennessee 1955 1956Oren Harris Democratic Arkansas 1957 1966Harley Orrin Staggers Democratic West Virginia 1966 1981Committee on Energy and Commerce Edit Chairman Party State YearsJohn Dingell Democratic Michigan 1981 1995Thomas Bliley Republican Virginia 1995 2001Billy Tauzin Republican Louisiana 2001 2004Joe Barton Republican Texas 2004 2007John Dingell Democratic Michigan 2007 2009Henry Waxman Democratic California 2009 2011Fred Upton Republican Michigan 2011 2017Greg Walden Republican Oregon 2017 2019Frank Pallone Democratic New Jersey 2019 See also EditList of current United States House of Representatives committeesReferences Edit About E amp C Democrats Energy and Commerce Committee December 19 2013 Jurisdiction Democrats Energy and Commerce Committee 2014 01 06 Retrieved 2021 03 02 House Energy and Commerce Committee announces Subcommittee Chairs and Membership Energy and Commerce Committee Press Release January 8 2009 Retrieved January 8 2009 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster 15 January 2021 Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster 21 January 2021 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster 15 January 2021 Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster 21 January 2021 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster 15 January 2021 H Res 8External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Official website Archive House Energy and Commerce Committee Legislation activity and reports Congress gov House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearings and Meetings Video Congress gov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce amp oldid 1133332067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
