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| x House Committee on the Judiciary |
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John Conyers | Lamar S. Smith | Keith Ellison |
U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly) the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts,...
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| Elton Gallegly | |||||
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| x House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
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Silvestre Reyes | Terry Everett |
The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is a committee of the United States House of Representatives, currently chaired by Silvestre Reyes. It is the primary committee in the U.S. House of Representatives charged with the...
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| John M. McHugh | |||||
| Elton Gallegly | |||||
| Robert Cramer | |||||
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| x House Committee on Rules | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | David Dreier | Doris Matsui |
The Committee on Rules, or (more commonly) Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. Rather than being responsible for a specific area of policy, as most other committees are, it is in charge of determining under...
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| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | |||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | |||||
| Alcee Hastings | |||||
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| x House Committee on the Budget | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Paul Ryan | Chet Edwards |
The U.S. House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Its responsibilities include legislative oversight of the...
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| Patrick T. McHenry | |||||
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| Rosa DeLauro | |||||
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| x House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Jim Oberstar | John Mica | Russ Carnahan |
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Jim Oberstar (D-Minnesota) currently chairs the committee.
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was...
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| Timothy V. Johnson | |||||
| Nick Lampson | |||||
| John Boozman | |||||
| Tim Holden | |||||
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| x House Committee on Armed Services | Ike Skelton | Duncan Hunter | Terry Everett |
The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of Defense (DOD)...
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| Howard McKeon | |||||
| John M. McHugh | |||||
| Walter B. Jones | |||||
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| x House Committee on Homeland Security | Bennie Thompson | Peter T. King | Peter T. King |
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Its responsibilities include U.S. security legislation and oversight of the Department of Homeland...
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| Jane Harman | |||||
| Michael McCaul | |||||
| Bennie Thompson | |||||
| Donna Christian-Christensen | |||||
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| x House Committee on Natural Resources | Nick Rahall | Donald Young | Raul Grijalva |
The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, or Natural Resources Committee (often referred to as simply "Resources", as in "He's on Resources") is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. Originally called the ...
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| Dale E. Kildee | |||||
| Jeff Flake | |||||
| Rob Bishop | |||||
| Hilda Solis | |||||
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| x House Committee on Education and Labor | George Miller | Howard McKeon | Raul Grijalva |
The Committee on Education and Labor is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Until recently, it was known as the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Attempts were made to create a congressional committee on...
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| Dale E. Kildee | |||||
| Howard McKeon | |||||
| Phil Hare | |||||
| Carol Shea-Porter | |||||
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| x House Committee on Small Business | Nydia Velázquez | Steve Chabot | Raul Grijalva |
The United States House Committee on Small Business is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
On December 4, 1941, the U. S. House of Representatives created the first House Select Committee on Small Business in response...
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| Jim Jordan | |||||
| Bill Shuster | |||||
| Todd Akin | |||||
| Charlie Gonzalez | |||||
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| x House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Henry Waxman | Thomas M. Davis | John M. McHugh |
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the main investigative committee in the U.S....
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| William Lacy Clay, Jr. | |||||
| Patrick T. McHenry | |||||
| Betty McCollum | |||||
| Carolyn B. Maloney | |||||
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| x House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Doc Hastings | John Kline |
The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, often known simply as the Ethics Committee, is one of the committees of the United States House of Representatives.
The committee has an equal number of members from each party, unlike the rest of the...
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| Gene Green | |||||
| Michael McCaul | |||||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | |||||
| Bill Delahunt | |||||
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| x House Committee on Financial Services |
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Barney Frank | Spencer Bachus | Adam Putnam |
The United States House Committee on Financial Services (also referred to as the House Banking Committee) oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. The Committee also...
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| Keith Ellison | |||||
| Walter B. Jones | |||||
| Peter T. King | |||||
| William Lacy Clay, Jr. | |||||
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| x House Select Committee on the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 | Bill Delahunt | Artur Davis |
The House Select Committee on the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 is a defunct select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was established August 3, 2007 when the House adopted resolution H.Res. 611, introduced by House...
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| Stephanie Herseth | |||||
| Bill Delahunt | |||||
| Kenny Hulshof | |||||
| Steve LaTourette | |||||
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| x House Committee on Veterans' Affairs | Bob Filner | Steve Buyer | Steve Buyer |
The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability...
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| John Boozman | |||||
| Phil Hare | |||||
| Ciro D. Rodriguez | |||||
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| x House Committee on Energy and Commerce |
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John Dingell | Joe Barton | Albert Wynn |
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...
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| Steve Buyer | |||||
| Jane Harman | |||||
| Nathan Deal | |||||
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| x House Committee on Agriculture |
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Collin Peterson | Bob Goodlatte | Terry Everett |
The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of...
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| Timothy V. Johnson | |||||
| Nick Lampson | |||||
| Tim Holden | |||||
| David Scott | |||||
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| x House Committee on House Administration |
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Robert Brady | Vern Ehlers | Artur Davis |
The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.
The Committee on House Administration is a standing committee of the United States House of...
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| Charlie Gonzalez | |||||
| Michael E. Capuano | |||||
| Zoe Lofgren | |||||
| Dan Lungren | |||||
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| x House Committee on Appropriations | Dave Obey | Jerry Lewis | Denny Rehberg |
The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States. As such, it is one of the most powerful of the...
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| Joe Knollenberg | |||||
| Chet Edwards | |||||
| Ciro D. Rodriguez | |||||
| Ralph Regula | |||||
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| x House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming | Ed Markey | Hilda Solis |
The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was a select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was established March 8, 2007 through adoption of a resolution by a 269–150 vote of the full House.
Speaker Nancy...
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| John Shadegg | |||||
| Stephanie Herseth | |||||
| Jerry McNerney | |||||
| Marsha Blackburn | |||||
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| x House Committee on Foreign Affairs | Tom Lantos | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Russ Carnahan |
The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which has jurisdiction over bills and investigations related to the foreign affairs...
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| John Boozman | |||||
| Jeff Flake | |||||
| Joseph Crowley | |||||
| Elton Gallegly | |||||
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| x House Committee on Ways and Means |
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Charles B. Rangel | Jim McCrery | Devin Nunes |
The Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Ways and Means Committee cannot serve on any other House Committees, though they can apply for a waiver from their party...
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| Pete Stark | |||||
| Artur Davis | |||||
| Shelley Berkley | |||||
| Joseph Crowley | |||||
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| x House Committee on Science and Technology | Bart Gordon | Ralph Hall | Russ Carnahan | ||
| Nick Lampson | |||||
| Todd Akin | |||||
| Paul E. Kanjorski | |||||
| Gabrielle Giffords | |||||
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| x Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee |
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Rahm Emanuel |
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (commonly referred to as the "D triple C," or the "D-Trip") is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. They play a...
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