The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Insular Affairs is a defunct UnitedStates Congressional committeecommittee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives . The Treaty of Paris 1898 Treaty of Paris , signed on December 10, 1898, officially concluded the Spanish American War . According to the provisions of the treaty, Spain ceded the Philippine Islands , Puerto Rico and Guam to the UnitedStates , and relinquished her sovereignty over Cuba . On January 1, 1899, the Spanish ... the UnitedStates. On December 8, 1899, the U.S. House established the Committee on Insular Affairs ... which came to the UnitedStates through the treaty of 1899 with Spain, and to Cuba. ref Asher C. Hinds. Hinds Precedents of the House of Representatives of the UnitedStates Washington Government Printing Office, 1907 , vol. 4, p. 789. ref Just 6 days earlier, on December 6, 1899, the UnitedStates had acquired exclusive rights to certain islands in Samoa through an agreement with British Empire Britain and Germany . Subsequently, matters relating to American Samoa also came within the committee ... concerning Cuba was transferred to the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1906. Eventually, the jurisdiction of the Committee on Insular Affairs was expanded to cover the UnitedStates Virgin Islands which were purchased from Denmark by the treaty in 1916. In 1946 the committee was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Public Lands Committee on Public Lands . References references http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 13 insular affairs.html Records of the Committee on Insular Affairs 1899 1946 , Chapter 13. Records of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and Its Predecessors, Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789 1989 ... committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Insular Affairs ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Mileage is a former standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . The jurisdiction of the committee is described in Rule XI The ascertaining of the travel of Members of the House shall be made by the Committee on Mileage and reported to the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Sergeant at Arms Sergeant at Arms . The committee was an outgrowth of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Accounts Committee on Accounts which originally was charged with the audit of Members mileage. In 1927 the Committee on Mileage was discontinued and these duties were returned to the Accounts Committee. In addition to determining the travel expenses of Members, the committee reported on bills, resolutions, and petitions and memorials related to this subject. External links http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 12 mileage.html Committee on Mileage at NARA USCongressCommittees Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Mileage ... more details
UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Homeland Security ...Unreferenced date November 2008 The U.S. HouseCommittee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives , the lower house of UnitedStates Congress Congress ... Security . Role of the Committee The committee conducts oversight and handles legislation and resolutions related to the security of the UnitedStates. The committee may Bill proposed law amend , approve ... committeeUnitedStates Congress select committee with UnitedStates Representative Rep. Christopher ... wikitable Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Homeland Security Subcommittee ... UnitedStatesHouse Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Counterterrorism and Intelligence Pat Meehan R PA Jackie Speier D CA UnitedStatesHouse Homeland Security Subcommittee ... Protection, and Security Technologies Dan Lungren R CA Yvette Clarke D NY UnitedStatesHouse ... Preparedness, Response, and Communications Gus Bilirakis R FL Laura Richardson D CA UnitedStatesHouse ..., and Management Michael McCaul R TX William R. Keating D MA UnitedStatesHouse Homeland Security ... StatesHouse of Representatives Homeland Security Category Disaster preparedness in the UnitedStates ... oversight responsibilities over the Department of Homeland Security . Rules of the Committee The committee ..., the House Select Committee on Homeland Security was established on June 19, 2002, pursuant to H. Res. 449 adopted by voice vote . The Committee was composed of nine Members of the House Mr. Armey ... of homeland security. The Select Committee accomplished its mandate on November 22, 2002, when the House ... date of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security was after final disposition of a bill including ... congressional counterparts to facilitate legislative action and oversight. The committee was made permanent when it was elevated to standing committee standing status by vote of the House of Representatives ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Roads and Canals was a UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives U.S. Housecommittee, which was initially established as a select committee in 1815 and subsequently became a UnitedStates congressional committee Types of committees standing committee between 1831 and 1869. ref name ArchivesR&C cite web title Committee on Roads and Canals 1831 69 Jurisdiction and History url http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 17 roads and canals.html publisher ... from 1795 to 1815, federal government support for internal improvements was under the jurisdiction of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures Committee on Commerce and Manufactures ... matters and the improvement of navigation of rivers were moved back to the renamed UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce Committee on Commerce . In 1883 however, the new UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Rivers and Harbors Committee on Rivers and Harbors was given jurisdiction over subjects ... accessdate 25 November 2011 ref which was later renamed the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Energy ... StatesHouse of Representatives Roads and Canals ... were made and competing modes of transportation developed, the government s consensus and perspectives of them also changed. The committee was renamed the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Railways and Canals Committee on Railways and Canals between 1869 and 1927, but over this period the committee ... web title Committee on Rivers and Harbors 1883 1946 History and Jurisdiction url http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 17 roads and canals.html publisher National Archives and Records Administration National Archives accessdate 25 November 2011 ref The Committee on Railways and Canals was dissolved in 1927 with its remaining issues and jurisdiction being added to those of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, ref name ArchivesRR&C cite web title Committee on Railways ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Accounts is a former committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives from 1803 to 1927. History The committee was created on December 27, 1803, and was made a standing committee in 1805. In 1911 the functions of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Ventilation and Acoustics Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics were transferred to the Committee on Accounts, and in 1927 the functions of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Mileage Committee on Mileage were similarly transferred. In 1947, the duties of the Committee on Accounts were moved into the newly formed UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on House Administration Committee on House Administration . Jurisdiction Its jurisdiction covered all subjects touching the expenditure of the contingent fund of the House, and the auditing and settling of all accounts which may be charged therein to the House. In addition, the committee was responsible for the accountability of officers of the House, the procurement of rooms for the use of House committees and for the Speaker of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Speaker , and for recommending and authorizing the employment of such persons as stenographers, reporters of debates, janitors, and clerks and staff assistants for committees, members and senators. External links http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 12 accounts.html Committee on Accounts at NARA USCongressCommittees NARA Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Accounts House ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Revolutionary Pensions was a UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives U.S. Housecommittee, established on January 10, 1831, that superseded the defunct UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Military Pensions Committee on Military Pensions to assume jurisdiction over issues related to pensions for service in the American Revolutionary War . ref name archives cite web title Committee on Revolutionary Pensions 1831 1880 url http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 06 pensions revolutionary war 1831 1880.html publisher National Archives and Records Administration National Archives accessdate 14 August 2011 ref In 1867, the committee assumed the role of administering to pension issues related to the War of 1812 to reduce the workload of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Invalid Pensions Committee on Invalid Pensions . The committee on Revolutionary Pensions was subsequently dissolved in 1880 following the creation of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Pensions Committee on Pensions ref name archives References reflist USCongressCommittees Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Revolutionary Pensions ... more details
other House standing committees with such continuous operation are the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Ways and Means House Ways and Means Committee and the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Rules House Rules Committee . The Committee has served as the principal guide for the House in matters ... StatesHouse Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Mary Bono Mack R CA G. K. Butterfield D NC UnitedStatesHouse Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Communications and Technology Greg Walden R OR Anna Eshoo D CA UnitedStatesHouse Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Power Energy and Power Ed Whitfield R KY Bobby Rush D IL UnitedStatesHouse Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy Environment and Economy John Shimkus R IL Gene Green D TX UnitedStatesHouse Energy Subcommittee on Health Health Joe Pitts R PA Frank Pallone D NJ UnitedStatesHouse Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Oversight and Investigations ... in 1795 de UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce ...Image USCoEaC Committee Seal Small.jpg right U.S. HouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce official Seal. The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committeeUnitedStates Congress standing committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . Established in 1795, it has operated ... policy of the UnitedStates. Dingell regained chairmanship of the committee in 2007 after having ... Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Energy Category Energy in the United ... recent addition of energy considerations among them. Role of the committee The HouseCommittee ... of any Congressional committee. Today, it maintains principal responsibility for legislative oversight ... view&id 1462&Itemid 93 title House Energy and Commerce Committee announces Subcommittee Chairs ... chairmen based on committee seniority. Waxman formally became chairman at the start of the 111th United ... more details
in 1775 US Congress stub ja es UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs ... of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives elections, 2010 . She succeeds Howard Berman , of California ... Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health ... Smith R NJ Vacant UnitedStatesHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Asia and the Pacific Donald Manzullo R IL Eni Faleomavaega D AS UnitedStatesHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia Europe and Eurasia Dan Burton R IN Gregory Meeks D NY UnitedStatesHouse ... R OH Gary Ackerman D NY UnitedStatesHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Ed Royce R CA Brad Sherman D CA UnitedStatesHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Oversight and Investigations Dana Rohrabacher R CA Russ Carnahan D MO UnitedStatesHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western ... of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Foreign Affairs Category Foreign relations of the United ...citations missing date February 2012 The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee , is a Standing committeeUnitedStates Congress standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives which has jurisdiction over bills and investigations related to the International relations foreign affairs of the UnitedStates. It is less powerful than its Senate counterpart, the UnitedStates Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Foreign Relations Committee , because the Housecommittee does not consider the ratification ... for ambassador and UnitedStates Secretary of State Secretary of State . Ileana Ros Lehtinen of Florida ... title Past Chairs of the Committee work History of the Committee publisher U.S. HouseCommittee on Foreign ... Home District Notes colspan 5 ? Henry Hyde Republican Party UnitedStates Republican 107th ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Mines and Mining is a defunct a UnitedStates Congressional committeecommittee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives . The Committee ... to mining interests. It exercised jurisdiction over the UnitedStates Geological Survey Geological Survey , the UnitedStates Bureau of Mines Bureau of Mines , the establishment of mining schools and mining ..., and the Government s fuel yards in the District of Columbia . In 1947, the committee was abolished and its duties were transferred to the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Public Lands . Committee chairmen Expand list date August 2008 Henry Waldron D MI 42nd UnitedStates Congress 42nd Congress Richard P. Bland D MO 44th UnitedStates Congress 44th Congress John Van Voorhis R NY 47th UnitedStates Congress 47th Congress Martin L. Clardy D MO 49th UnitedStates Congress 49th Congress Thomas H. Carter R MT 51st UnitedStates Congress 51st Congress Thomas A. E. Weadock D MI 53rd UnitedStates Congress 53rd Congress David D. Aitken R MI 54th UnitedStates Congress 54th Congress Rousseau Owen Crump R MI 56th UnitedStates Congress 56th Congress Frank Eddy R MN 57th UnitedStates Congress 57th Congress Webster E. Brown R WI 58th UnitedStates Congress 58th Congress , 59th UnitedStates Congress 59th Congress George Franklin Huff R PA 60th UnitedStates Congress 60th Congress , 61st UnitedStates Congress 61st Congress Martin D. Foster D IL 62nd UnitedStates Congress 62nd Congress , 63rd UnitedStates Congress 63rd Congress , 64th UnitedStates Congress 64th Congress , 65th UnitedStates Congress 65th Congress Mahlon Morris Garland R PA 66th UnitedStates Congress 66th Congress Marion E. Rhodes R MO 67th UnitedStates Congress 67th Congress John M. Robsion R KY 68th UnitedStates Congress 68th Congress , 69th UnitedStates Congress 69th Congress , 70th UnitedStates Congress 70th Congress , 71st UnitedStates Congress 71st Congress References http www.archives.gov legislative ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce was a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives U.S. House from 1819 until 1892 it was established when the previous UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures Committee on Commerce and Manufactures , which has existed since 1795, was split into two different committees. The committee existed until 1891, when its name was changed to the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce . Its issues and jurisdictions have variably flowed through several iterations and currently rest within the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce . History ... of the House of Representatives of the UnitedStates Washington Government Printing Office, 1907 Vol. 4, p. 736. ref In practice, the committee s responsibilities encompassed regulation of both ..., and transportation of livestock also came under the committee s purview. When the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Rivers and Harbors HouseCommittee on Rivers and Harbors was established on December 19, 1883, the Committee on Commerce relinquished its jurisdiction over appropriations for the improvement ..., its Interstate Commerce Commission added greatly to the committee s purview and the commercial regulation of railroads. References Reflist Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse ... guide house chapter 07 commerce.html Records of the Committee on Commerce 1819 1892 History and Jurisdiction ... as the UnitedStates Lifesaving Service Lifesaving Service , UnitedStates Revenue Cutter Service Revenue Cutter Service and the Marine Hospital Service the predecessor of the UnitedStates Public ..., the committee s jurisdiction extended to commerce, Life Saving Service, and light houses, other than ... additions and some subtractions. The committee s responsibilities included its traditional customs .... The committee exercised jurisdiction over obstructions to harbor navigation, such as sunken vessels ... more details
The standing committee standing Committee on Veterans Affairs in the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new Act of Congress bill s or amendments concerning veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pension s, life insurance ... guarantees. The committee oversees the UnitedStates Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans ... the UnitedStates Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior . The committee was created by Section 121 a of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 Public Law Seventy ninth UnitedStates Congress 79 601 , which authorized a standing committee of 27 members. Past and current chairs The chairs of the committee 1947 1948 Edith Nourse Rogers R MA 1949 1952 John Elliott Rankin D MS 1953 1954 ... Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance ... D CA UnitedStatesHouse Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Economic Opportunity Marlin Stutzman R IN Bruce Braley D IA UnitedStatesHouse Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health Health Ann Marie Buerkle R NY Michael Michaud D ME UnitedStatesHouse Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Oversight and Investigations Bill Johnson Ohio politician Bill Johnson R OH Joe Donnelly D IN See also UnitedStates Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs UnitedStates Department of Veterans Affairs External links http veterans.house.gov HouseCommittee on Veterans Affairs http www.va.gov index.htm UnitedStates Department of Veterans Affairs http democrats.veterans.house.gov Veterans Affairs Committee Democratic Webpage House VA Chairmen USCongressCommittees Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Category Military veterans affairs in the UnitedStates Category Military related organizations Category 1947 establishments in the UnitedStates Category Organizations established in 1947 ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Enrolled Bills is a former standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . The House standing Committee on Enrolled Bills was a result of the dissolution of the old UnitedStates Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills . The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills was established on July 27, 1789, with the responsibility for the enrollment of engrossed bills. The enacting resolution states the following blockquote After a bill shall have passed both Houses, it shall be duly enrolled on Parchment by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, as the bill may have originated in one or the other House, before it shall be presented to the President of the UnitedStates . . . . When bills are enrolled they shall be examined by a joint committee for that purpose, who shall carefully compare the enrollment with the engrossed bills as passed in the two Houses, and, correcting any ... Houses. ref Journal of the House of Representatives of the UnitedStates , 1st Cong., 1st sess., July ... Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Enrolled Bills ... the committee continued to be referred to as a joint committee, it consisted thereafter of a separate committee in each house, each supervising the enrolling of bills originated in its own house. Under the Reorganization Act of 1946 the functions of the Committee on Enrolled Bills were incorporated into those of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on House Administration House Administration Committee . The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has since that date been composed of three members from the House Administration Committee and three members from the UnitedStates Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Senate Committee on Rules and Administration . See also Enrolled Bill External links http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 12 enrolled bills.html Committee ... more details
Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Agriculture Category Agriculture in the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Agriculture Category 1820 establishments in the UnitedStates Category ...File Longworth House 1300.JPG 325px right thumb The main hearing room for the House Agriculture Committee in 1300 Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The U.S. HouseCommittee on Agriculture , or Agriculture Committee is a committee Standing committees standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . The HouseCommittee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding appropriations for various governmental agencies, programs, and activities, as defined by House rules. History of the Agriculture Committee The Agriculture Committee was created on May 3, 1820, after Lewis Williams of North Carolina sponsored a resolution law resolution to create the committee and give agriculture agricultural issues equal weight with commerce commercial and manufacturing interests. The committee originally consisted of seven members, from the states of Maryland , New Hampshire , New ... grown to its current size of 46 members. The UnitedStates Senate U.S. Senate counterpart to the House ... Member UnitedStatesHouse Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Glenn G.T. Thompson R PA Tim Holden D PA UnitedStatesHouse Agriculture ... Jeff Fortenberry R NE Marcia Fudge D OH UnitedStatesHouse Agriculture Subcommittee on General ... R TX Leonard Boswell D IA UnitedStatesHouse Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Tom Rooney politician Tom Rooney R FL Dennis Cardoza D CA UnitedStates ... R OH Joe Baca D CA UnitedStatesHouse Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research ... House Rules , the Committee on Agriculture s jurisdiction includes the following multicol ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Invalid Pensions is a former committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives from 1831 to 1946. The committee was created on January 10, 1831 with jurisdiction over matters relating to pension s for disabled veteran s. Originally, the jurisdiction of the committee included pensions from the War of 1812. The committee had become so overburdened with pensions from the American Civil War Civil War , that on March 26, 1867, jurisdiction for pensions from the War of 1812 was transferred to the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Revolutionary Pensions Committee on Revolutionary Pensions . Subsequently, jurisdiction of the Committee on Invalid Pensions included only matters relating to pensions of the Civil War, with the committee reporting general and special bills authorizing payments of pensions and bills for relief of soldiers of that war. In 1939 the jurisdiction of the committee was changed to include, the pensions of all the wars of the UnitedStates and peace time service, other than the Spanish American War , Philippine American War Philippine Insurrection , Boxer Rebellion , and World War I World War , while those pensions that fell in the excluded categories were tended to by the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Pensions Committee on Pensions . The committee was abolished under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and its jurisdiction transferred, in large part, to the executive agencies. References http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 06 invalid pensions.html Committee on Invalid Pensions at NARA USCongressCommittees NARA Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Invalid Pensions ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Ventilation and Acoustics is a former standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . The committee was established to have jurisdiction over subjects related to the ventilation and acoustics of the UnitedStates Capitol House Chamber Hall of the House of Representatives . The ventilation and acoustics of the House Chamber had been known to be unsatisfactory ... committee, numerous select committees were named to study the problem and suggest solutions. In 1911 the committee was abolished and the subjects in its jurisdiction were included in the jurisdiction of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Accounts Committee on Accounts . Chairmen class wikitable ... of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Ventilation and Acoustics ... Shell Democratic Party UnitedStates Democrat South Carolina 1893 1895 Fifty third UnitedStates Congress 53rd Party shading Republican William S. Linton Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Michigan 1895 1897 Fifty fourth UnitedStates Congress 54th Party shading Republican Joel Prescott Heatwole Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Minnesota 1897 1899 Fifty fifth UnitedStates Congress 55th Party shading Republican George W. Prince George Washington Prince Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Illinois 1899 1901 Fifty sixth UnitedStates Congress 56th Party shading Republican Roswell P. Bishop Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Michigan 1901 1907 Fifty seventh UnitedStates Congress 57th , Fifty eighth UnitedStates Congress 58th and Fifty ninth UnitedStates Congress 59th Party shading Republican William H. Graham Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Pennsylvania 1907 1909 Sixtieth UnitedStates Congress 60th Party shading Republican George D. McCreary Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Pennsylvania 1909 1911 Sixty first UnitedStates Congress 61st External links http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 12 ventilation and acoustics.html ... more details
The U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management is a standing subcommittee within the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Homeland Security House Homeland Security Committee . The duties of the former Homeland Security Subcommittee on Investigations were combined with this subcommittee starting with the 110th Congress. Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Michael McCaul , Texas, Chairman Gus Bilirakis , Florida Billy Long , Missouri, Vice Chair Jeff Duncan politician Jeff Duncan , South Carolina Tom Marino , Pennsylvania party shading Democratic valign top William R. Keating , Massachusetts, Ranking Member Yvette Clarke , New York Danny K. Davis , Illinois colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Republican valign top Peter T. King , New York party shading Democratic valign top Bennie Thompson , Mississippi External links http hsc.house.gov about subcommittees.asp?subcommittee 13 Official site UnitedStatesHouse Homeland Security Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Homeland Security House Management, Investigations, and Oversight US Congress stub ... more details
The House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit is a UnitedStates congressional subcommittee subcommittee within the House Agriculture Committee . The subcommittee is responsible for oversight, review, analysis, and special investigations of the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as oversight of agricultural credit issues. ref name subcommittees cite web url http agriculture.house.gov subcommittees.shtml title House Agriculture Subcommittees for the 112th Congress accessdate 2011 01 10 ref Jurisdiction Prior to the 112th Congress, the subcommittee had jurisdiction over forestry issues, including the UnitedStates Forest Service U.S. Forestry Service along with nutrition and consumer programs such as the federal food stamp program, which provides assistance to needy families and the Food Pyramid . Those authorities were transferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry and the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture , respectively. ref name subcommittees The subcommittee also gained jurisdiction over agricultural credit from the former UnitedStatesHouse Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research . Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Jeff Fortenberry , Nebraska, Chairman Timothy V. Johnson , Illinois Steve King , Iowa Rick Crawford politician Rick Crawford , Arkansas party shading Democratic valign top Marcia Fudge , Ohio, Ranking Member Jim McGovern , Massachusetts Joe Baca , California colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Republican valign top Frank Lucas Oklahoma Frank Lucas , Oklahoma party shading Democratic valign top Collin Peterson , Minnesota ... reflist UnitedStatesHouse Agriculture Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Agriculture Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Elections is a former standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . Article 1, section 5, of the Constitution of the UnitedStates specifies Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns, and Qualifications of its own Members. The Committee on Elections was established as the first standing committee of the House to perform this function on April 13, 1789, just two weeks after the first quorum allowed the House of Representatives to organize itself. Rule number 7 of the first rules adopted by the House of Representatives specifies the character and jurisdiction of the committee 7. A standing Committee on Elections shall be appointed, to consist of seven members, it shall be the duty of the said committee to examine and report upon the certificates of election, or other credentials of the members returned to serve in this House, and to take into their consideration all such matters as shall or may come in question, and be referred to them by the House, touching returns and elections, and to report their proceedings, with their opinion thereupon, to the House. ref Annals of the Congress of the UnitedStates, 1st Cong., 1st sess., April 13, 1789, p. 122. ref From 1789 until the mid 19th century the number of contested election cases remained stable at an average of three per Congress. After the 34th Congress 1855 57 the number of contested seats rose sporadically to a peak of 38 during the 54th Congress 1895 97 . In 1895, due to the increase in workload, the committee was split into three separate committees Elections ... included in that of the new UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on House Administration House Administration Committee . External links http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 12 elections.html Committee on Elections at NARA References Reflist USCongressCommittees Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Elections ... more details
Chairmen date January 7, 2011 accessdate 2011 01 07 Committee Task Forces UnitedStatesHouse ...?A 770 Anti Trust Panel to Examine XM Sirius Merger UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on the Judiciary Press ... List of UnitedStatesHouse committees UnitedStates congressional committeeUnitedStates Senate ... UnitedStatesHouseCommittee On The Judiciary Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse ... States Category Organizations established in 1813 de UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on the Judiciary ... member is UnitedStates Democratic Party Democrat John Conyers of Michigan . History The committee ... class wikitable Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts ... Steve Cohen D TN UnitedStatesHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution The Constitution Trent Franks R AZ Jerrold Nadler D NY UnitedStatesHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property ... R VA Mel Watt D NC UnitedStatesHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security ... Scott D VA UnitedStatesHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Immigration ... Antitrust Review.com ref UnitedStatesHouse Judiciary Antitrust Task Force 110th Congress ... to inquire whether the House should impeach Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the UnitedStates District ... John Conyers date 2009 05 29 publisher UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives quote ref leading to hearings ... Subcommittee hearing regarding his pardon of Richard Nixon October 17, 1974 . The U.S. HouseCommittee on the Judiciary , also called the House Judiciary Committee , is a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the UnitedStates federal courts federal courts , administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement ... officials. Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but this is not required. In the 112th Congress , the chairman of the committee is United ... more details
In the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives , the Committee of the Whole , short for Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, is a parliamentary device in which the House of Representatives is considered one large UnitedStates congressional committee congressional committee . The presiding officer is chosen by the Speaker of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Speaker of the House and is normally a member of the majority party who does not hold the chair of a standing committee . Procedurally, the Committee of the Whole differs from the House of Representatives even though they have identical membership. The Committee of the Whole only requires 100 members for a quorum , while only 25 members are required to force a recorded rather than voice vote. In the version of the Committee of the Whole that existed in the British House of Commons , the original use of this committee ... Rules of the House of Representatives of the 109th Congress USCongressCommittees DEFAULTSORT Committee Of The Whole UnitedStatesHouse Of Representatives Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Committee of the Whole Category Terminology of the UnitedStates Congress ... to all the formal rules of a House session, such as needing a quorum of 218. All measures on the Union Calendar must be considered first by the Committee of the Whole. ref http www.votesmart.org resource govt101 02.php ref Use in the UnitedStates Senate The UnitedStates Senate used the Committee ... five minute rule. The House and the Committee of the Whole do not operate at the same time rather, to consider bills, the House must resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole. To dissolve itself, the Committee of the Whole must rise and report with a recommendation . The Committee of the Whole can recommend amendments to any bill. The House must then approve these amendments before the amendments ... to bills and joint resolution s. The Senate continued to utilize the Committee of the Whole ... more details
The HouseCommittee on Rivers and Harbors was a UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives U.S. Housecommittee from 1883 until 1946. It was authorized early in the 48th UnitedStates Congress 48th Congress in December 1883, when the committee was given jurisdiction over subjects relating to the improvements of rivers and harbors it also had the responsibility of reporting the Rivers and Harbors Act river and harbor bills to the floor. These functions previously had been handled by the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce Committee on Commerce . ref name House R&Hcomte http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 17 rivers and harbors.html Records of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors ... being UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Public Works HouseCommittee on Public Works , ref name HousePWcmtes http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 17.html Chapter 17. Records of the Public ... the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure . History and jurisdiction With the establishment of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors on December 19, 1883, the Committee on Commerce relinquished its previous jurisdiction over ... 764 Jurisdiction , UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ref and for rivers from 1824. The latter beginning for rivers followed the List of landmark court decisions in the UnitedStates landmark decision of the US ... improvements was still contentious, it was generally less so by the time the committee was formed. References Reflist USCongressCommittees Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse ... guide house chapter 07 commerce.html Records of the Committee on Commerce 1819 1892 History and Jurisdiction ... ref The committee s jurisdiction changed over time with many additional considerations and jurisdictions and some reductions. The Rivers and Harbors committee, as well as other committees related ... more details
The Committee on Appropriations is a UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives committees committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . It is in charge of setting the specific expenditure s of money by the government of the UnitedStates . As such, it is one of the most powerful of the committees, and its members are seen as influential. History The UnitedStates Constitution constitutional basis for the Appropriations Committee comes from Article One of the UnitedStates Constitution Article ... Chairmen DEFAULTSORT UnitedStatesHouseCommittee On Appropriations Category UnitedStates federal budgets HouseCommittee on Appropriations Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse ... President of the UnitedStates President . The root of the Committee s power is its ability to disburse ... class wikitable Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee ... Sam Farr D CA UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related ... ref UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Energy and Water Development Rodney Frelinghuysen R NJ Pete Visclosky D IN UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee ... Emerson R MO Jos Enrique Serrano Jos Serrano D NY UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee ... Price D NC UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Mike Simpson R ID Jim Moran D VA UnitedStatesHouse ... CT UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch Legislative Branch Ander Crenshaw R FL Mike Honda D CA UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction ... John Culberson R TX Sanford Bishop D GA UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on State ... R TX Nita Lowey D NY UnitedStatesHouse Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing ... See also UnitedStates Senate Committee on Appropriations References reflist External links http appropriations.house.gov ... more details
The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures was a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives U.S. House from 1795 until 1819, when the two initially related subjects were split into the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce Committee on Commerce and the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Manufactures Committee on Manufactures . ref name HouseC&M http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 07 commerce and manufactures.html Records of the Committee ... legislative guide senate chapter 07 1816 1825.html Commerce and Manufactures Committee 1816 25 , National Archives and Records Administration National Archives ref The committee s commerce commercial aspects, issues and jurisdiction follow through the Committee on Commerce from 1819 to 1892, the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee on Interstate ... related to energy , commerce is now within the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce . History and jurisdiction The standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures was created in December ... National Archives ref Its related committee in the UnitedStates Senate U.S. Senate was the UnitedStates Senate Committee on Commerce and Manufactures Senate Committee on Commerce and Manufactures ... and manufactures of the UnitedStates, as shall be presented, or shall or may come into question, and be referred to them by the House, and to report their opinion thereupon, together with such propositions for relief therein, as to them shall be expedient. ref Journal of the House of Representatives of the UnitedStates, 3d and 4th Congresses, Dec. 14, 1795, p. 376. ref The records of the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, during the 4th UnitedStates Congress 4th to 15th UnitedStates Congress ..., asked that the UnitedStates purchase and maintain the lighthouse they had constructed by private ... received favorable treatment. References Reflist Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStates ... more details
The Committee on Education and the Workforce is a Standing committeeUnitedStates Congress standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . From 1947 until 1994 and again from 2007 to 2011, during Democratic Party UnitedStates Democratic control of the House, it was known as the Committee ... Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary ... D MI UnitedStatesHouse Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Workforce Protections Tim Walberg R MI Lynn Woolsey D CA UnitedStatesHouse Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce ... UnitedStatesHouse Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Health, Employment ... External links http edlabor.house.gov Official Homepage clear UnitedStatesHouse Education and the Workforce Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Education and the Workforce Category Education in the UnitedStates Category Labor related organizations Category 1867 establishments in the UnitedStates Category Organizations established ... Act of 1946 , becoming the Committee on Education and Labor again. On January 4, 1995, when the Republicans took over the House, the Committee was renamed the Committee on Economic and Educational ... first Molly K. url http thehill.com homenews house 134799 new gop rules will make it tougher for house to raise debt ceiling title New GOP rules will make it tougher for House to raise debt ceiling work The Hill date December 22, 2010 accessdate 2011 01 06 ref History of the Committee Attempts were made to create a congressional committee on education and labor starting with the early congresses but issues over Congress s constitutional ability to oversee such issues delayed the committee s formation. Finally, on March 21, 1867, the Committee on Education and Labor was founded following the end ... 19, 1883, the committee was divided into two, the Committee on Education and the Committee on Labor ... more details
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