The UnitedStates Senate Committee on Patents was a committee of the UnitedStates Senate . It was established September 7, 1837 as the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office when the Senate approved a resolution of Henry Hubbard of Kentucky . Prior to this, legislation and other matters relating to patents and the Patent Office were referred to the UnitedStates Senate Committee on the Judiciary . In 1869, the name of the committee was shortened to simply the Committee on Patents, which it remained until the committee was eliminated by the provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 . Beginning January 2, 1947, jurisdiction over patents, the Patent Office, and patent law reverted to the UnitedStates Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks . Chairmen 1837 1838 John Ruggles D ME 1838 1840 Robert Strange D NC 1840 1841 Daniel Sturgeon D PA 1841 1842 Samuel Prentiss W VT 1842 1843 John Leeds Kerr W MD 1843 1845 Samuel S. Phelps W VT 1845 1846 Simon Cameron D PA ref William Woodbridge was named as chairman of the committee in the Senate Executive Journal, although the Senate Historian s Office makes no mention of Woodbridge. cite journal title Monday, March 10, 1845 journal Journal of the Executive Proceeding of the Senate of the UnitedStates of America volume 6 pages 428 publisher The Library of Congress url http rs6.loc.gov cgi bin ampage?collId llej&fileName 006 llej006.db&recNum 429 ref 1846 1847 Walter Colquitt D GA 1847 1849 James ... Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStates Senate Patents Category 1837 establishments in the UnitedStates Category 1947 disestablishments Category UnitedStates patent law US Congress ... senate chapter 13 patents.html Records of the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office, 1837 69 and the Committee on Patents, 1869 1946 , Records of the Committee on the Judiciary and Related Committees, 1816 1968, Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives ... more details
Millender McDonald . The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . Jurisdiction The Committee on House Administration is a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . The powers and duties of the Committee include the statutory responsibilities of the Committee on House ... Reorganization Act of 1946 , which merged the Committees on UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Enrolled Bills Enrolled Bills created in 1789 as Joint Committee , UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Elections Elections created in 1794 , UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Accounts Accounts created in 1803 , UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Printing Printing created in 1846 , UnitedStatesHouse ... , UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Memorials Memorials created in 1929 , and some functions of the United ... of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Rules of the House of Representatives adopted on January 6, 1999. The Committee on House Administration, which consists of 9 members, has jurisdiction ... for the Inspector General of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Inspector General and oversight of the Clerk of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Clerk , Sergeant at Arms of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Sergeant at Arms , Chief Administrative Officer of the UnitedStates ... on behalf of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives House of Representatives a gift ... Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Administration Subcommittee on Elections Elections Gregg Harper R MS Charlie Gonzalez D TX UnitedStatesHouse Administration Subcommittee on Oversight Oversight ... Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Administration House Category 1946 establishments ..., except for the Committee on Appropriations House Information Resources and allowances and expenses .... UnitedStates Botanic Garden . Purchase of books and manuscripts. The Smithsonian Institution ... 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
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
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
refimprove date August 2007 The UnitedStatesPatents Quarterly USPQ is a UnitedStates Reporter law legal reporter published by the Bureau of National Affairs in Washington, D.C. The USPQ covers intellectual property cases including patent s, copyright s, trademark s, and trade secret s, from 1913 to the present. The USPQ reports case law from the UnitedStates Supreme Court and most federal appeals courts, including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit , UnitedStates Court of Federal Claims , and UnitedStates Court of Customs and Patent Appeals . The UnitedStates Patent and Trademark Office regulations require that any case other than a case from the UnitedStates Supreme Court cited in any proceeding before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences include a parallel citation to the USPQ. ref Citation of authority , http www.uspto.gov web offices pac mpep documents appxr 41 12.htm 37 C.F.R. 41.12 a 2 ref In trademark cases, USPQ citations are also suggested. ref Citation of Decisions and Office Publications , http tess2.uspto.gov tmdb tmep 0700.htm T70505 Trademark Manual of Examination Procedures 705.05 ref The cases reported in the USPQ are available through many commercial services, including LexisNexis , First American Corporation First American , and Westlaw . See also List of intellectual property law journals European Patent Office Reports EPOR References reflist US law stub Category UnitedStates patent law Category Case law reporters ... 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 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Insular Affairs ... 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 UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Territories was a committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives from 1825 to 1946 19th UnitedStates Congress 19th to 79th UnitedStates Congress 79th Congresses . ref http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 13 territories.html 1 ref Its jurisdiction was reporting on a variety to topics related to the territories, including legislation concerning them, and their admission as new states. ref Asher C. Hinds, Hinds Precedents of the House of Representatives of the UnitedStates Washington Government Printing Office, 1907 , vol. 4, p. 768. via http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 13 territories.html 1 ref References reflist Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives US Congress stub ... 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
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 ... of the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures Committee on Commerce and Manufactures ... 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 ... 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 and Commerce in 1981. References reflist USCongressCommittees Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Roads and Canals ... 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 and Canals, 1869 1927 History and Jurisdiction url http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter ... 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 ... 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 guide house chapter 13 mines and mining.html Records of the Committee on Mines and Mining 1865 1946 ... 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 ... 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 ..., 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 ... 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 ..., 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
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
image UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Armed Services emblem.gif thumb UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Armed Services emblem The U.S. HouseCommittee on Armed Services , commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee , is a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . It is responsible for funding and Congressional oversight oversight of the UnitedStates Department of Defense Department of Defense DOD and the Military of the UnitedStatesUnitedStates armed forces , as well as substantial portions of the UnitedStates Department of Energy Department of Energy . History ... StatesHouse of Representatives Armed Services Category Military of the UnitedStatesCommittee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Category 1822 establishments in the UnitedStates Category Organizations established in 1822 de UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Armed Services fi UnitedStates ... Services. Members, 112th UnitedStates Congress 112th Congress The committee chairman is Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Howard McKeon Buck McKeon of California , and the Ranking Member is Democratic Party UnitedStates Democrat Adam Smith politician Adam Smith of Washington U.S. State Washington ... Member UnitedStatesHouse Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Tactical Air and Land Forces Roscoe Bartlett R MD Silvestre Reyes D TX UnitedStatesHouse Armed Services Subcommittee ... politician Susan Davis D CA UnitedStatesHouse Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Oversight and Investigations Rob Wittman R VA Jim Cooper D TN UnitedStatesHouse Armed ... Todd Akin R MO Mike McIntyre D NC UnitedStatesHouse Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Strategic Forces Mike Turner R OH Loretta Sanchez D CA UnitedStatesHouse Armed Services Subcommittee ... guide house chapter 04.html Chapter 4. Records of the Armed Services Committee and Its Predecessors ... Record Group 233 ref When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 1994, the committee ... 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
Image US House Committee.jpg right thumb 200px Meeting of the House Financial Services Committee The UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Financial Services also referred to as the House Banking Committee is the UnitedStates congressional committeecommittee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives ... established in 1865 US Congress stub de UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Financial Services fi UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Financial Services es UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Financial Services ..., and housing industries. The Committee also oversees the work of the Federal Reserve , the UnitedStates ... services regulators. It is chaired by Spencer Bachus Republican Party UnitedStates R Alabama AL and the ranking Democratic Party UnitedStates Democrat is Barney Frank D Massachusetts MA . History The committee ... was created in 1865 to take over responsibilities previously handled by the UnitedStatesHouse ... Committee operates with six UnitedStates congressional subcommittee subcommittees . This is an increase from five subcommittees in the 110th UnitedStates Congress 110th Congress . The former UnitedStatesHouse Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade ... wikitable Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital ... Scott Garrett R NJ Maxine Waters D CA UnitedStatesHouse Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial ... R WV Carolyn B. Maloney D NY UnitedStatesHouse Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing ... Gutierrez D IL UnitedStatesHouse Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology ..., Jr. D MO UnitedStatesHouse Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade ... Spencer Bachus See also UnitedStates Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs References ... Services Homepage USCongressCommittees Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives ... Banking and Financial Services Committee from the House Energy and Commerce Committee . Since that time ... 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 UnitedStates ... 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 UnitedStates Congress 107th Congress 109th UnitedStates Congress 109th Congress Illinois Illinois ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... policy of the UnitedStates. Dingell regained chairmanship of the committee in 2007 after having ... links http energycommerce.house.gov House Energy and Commerce Committee web site USCongressCommittees 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 ... 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
The U.S. HouseCommittee on the Budget , commonly known as the House Budget Committee , is a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives , the lower house of UnitedStates Congress ... process. The committee briefly operated as a select or special committeeUnitedStates Congress select committee in 1919 and 1921, during the 66th Congress 66th and 67th Congress es, before being made a standing committee in 1974. ref name stubbs cite author Walter Stubbs title Congressional ... related to the UnitedStates budget process federal budget process . The committee holds hearings on the President of the UnitedStates President s UnitedStates federal budget annual budget request to UnitedStates Congress Congress and drafts the annual Congressional Budget Resolution, which sets ... no budget resolution was ultimately adopted. This resolution also gives to each committee of the House ... The committee meets on the second Wednesday of each month while the House is in session ... be subject to a point of order on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives . The committee ... Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Paul Ryan politician Paul Ryan and the Ranking member Ranking ... Resolution 5 or House Resolution 6. Several high profile budget committee members have gone on to serve ... is Republican Party UnitedStates Republican Paul Ryan politician Paul Ryan and the Ranking Member is Democratic Party UnitedStates Democrat Chris Van Hollen of Maryland . class wikitable Majority ... 112 HRes 52 reflist External links http www.house.gov budget House Budget Committee homepage http budget.house.gov members.shtml House Budget Committee Members USCongressCommittees Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Budget Category Economy of the UnitedStates Category 1974 establishments in the UnitedStates Category Organizations established in 1974 fi UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on the Budget ... more details
The U.S. HouseCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives . John Mica R Florida currently chairs the committee. History The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has formerly been known as the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, and the Committee on Public Works between 1947 and 1968. This committee was formed ... on UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds Public Buildings and Grounds 1837 1946 , UnitedStatesHouse Committees on Rivers and Harbors Rivers and Harbors 1883 1946 , UnitedStatesHouse Committees on Roads Roads 1913 46 , and the UnitedStatesHouse Committees on Flood Control Flood Control 1916 46 were combined to form the Committee on Public Works. Its jurisdiction ... transportation.house.gov Committee website USCongressCommittees Category Transportation in the UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Category Committees of the UnitedStatesHouse of Representatives Transportation Category 1842 establishments in the UnitedStates Category ... There are six subcommittees class wikitable Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member UnitedStatesHouse Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation Aviation Tom Petri R WI Jerry Costello D IL UnitedStates ... Transportation Frank LoBiondo R NJ Rick Larsen D WA UnitedStatesHouse Transportation Subcommittee ... and Emergency Management Jeff Denham R CA Eleanor Holmes Norton D DC UnitedStatesHouse Transportation ... Duncan R TN Peter DeFazio D OR UnitedStatesHouse Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines ... Brown D FL UnitedStatesHouse Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Water .... ref http www.archives.gov legislative guide house chapter 17 public works.html Chapter 17. Committee on Public Works 1947 68 , National Archives , Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives ... StatesHouse of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789 1989 Bicentennial Edition Doct ... more details
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 Category 2002 establishments in the UnitedStates Category Organizations established in 2002 de UnitedStatesHouseCommittee on Homeland Security ..., 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 ... permanent when it was elevated to standing committee standing status by vote of the House of Representatives on January 4, 2005 on the opening day of the 109th UnitedStates Congress 109th Congress ... more details
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