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HOUSE COMMITTEE

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Republican control · 30R·24D

Chair: Brett Guthrie (R)

Ranking Member: Frank Pallone (D)

54 members in the 119th Congress

About

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more than 200 years. Due to its broad jurisdiction, it is considered one of the most powerful committees in the House.

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In the 119th Congress

Energy and Commerce among House and joint committees, ringed below; the rest are faded.

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A–Z · 27 committees

AgricultureChair Thompson (R)RM Craig (D)AppropriationsChair Cole (R)RM DeLauro (D)Armed ServicesChair Rogers (R)RM Smith (D)BudgetChair Arrington (R)RM Boyle (D)Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeChair Wicker (R)RM —Education and WorkforceChair Walberg (R)RM Scott (D)EthicsChair Guest (R)RM DeSaulnier (D)Financial ServicesChair Hill (R)RM Waters (D)Foreign AffairsChair Mast (R)RM Meeks (D)Homeland SecurityChair Garbarino (R)RM Thompson (D)House AdministrationChair Steil (R)RM Morelle (D)IntelligenceChair Crawford (R)RM Himes (D)Joint EconomicChair Schweikert (R)RM Hassan (D)Joint LibraryChair Steil (R)RM —Joint PrintingChair McConnell (R)RM —Joint TaxationChair Crapo (R)RM —JudiciaryChair Jordan (R)RM Raskin (D)Natural ResourcesChair Westerman (R)RM Huffman (D)Oversight and Government ReformChair Comer (R)RM Garcia (D)RulesChair Foxx (R)RM McGovern (D)Science, Space, and TechnologyChair Babin (R)RM Lofgren (D)Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021Chair Loudermilk (R)RM —Small BusinessChair Williams (R)RM Velázquez (D)Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist PartyChair Moolenaar (R)RM Khanna (D)Transportation and InfrastructureChair Graves (R)RM Larsen (D)Veterans' AffairsChair Bost (R)RM Takano (D)Ways and MeansChair Smith (R)RM Neal (D)

Member roster · dimension 1

This committee’s 54 members on the same left–right axis. Committee membership isn’t tracked historically — only the 119th Congress — so there’s no trajectory view here the way there is for an individual member.

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Lizzie FletcherTX-7D-0.82Yvette ClarkeNY-9D-0.65Jan SchakowskyIL-9D-0.62Kathy CastorFL-14D-0.57Robert MenendezNJ-8D-0.57Jennifer McClellanVA-4D-0.56Diana DeGetteCO-1D-0.53Troy CarterLA-2D-0.52Marc VeaseyTX-33D-0.51Kevin MullinCA-15D-0.51Frank Pallone— Ranking MemberNJ-6D-0.51Robin KellyIL-2D-0.49Nanette BarragánCA-44D-0.47Alexandria Ocasio-CortezNY-14D-0.46Paul TonkoNY-20D-0.46Lori TrahanMA-3D-0.41Doris MatsuiCA-7D-0.40Debbie DingellMI-6D-0.40Raul RuizCA-25D-0.38Darren SotoFL-9D-0.33Greg LandsmanOH-1D-0.25Jake AuchinclossMA-4D-0.24Kim SchrierWA-8D-0.23Scott PetersCA-50D-0.23Thomas KeanNJ-7R0.24Jay ObernolteCA-23R0.32Gabe EvansCO-8R0.34Mariannette Miller-MeeksIA-1R0.36Brett Guthrie— ChairKY-2R0.37Cliff BentzOR-2R0.41John JamesMI-10R0.41Nicholas LangworthyNY-23R0.44Gus BilirakisFL-12R0.46Michael RulliOH-6R0.46Morgan GriffithVA-9R0.47Robert LattaOH-5R0.47Dan CrenshawTX-2R0.49Laurel LeeFL-15R0.50Buddy CarterGA-1R0.52Richard HudsonNC-9R0.53Gary PalmerAL-6R0.54Neal DunnFL-2R0.55August PflugerTX-11R0.57Troy BaldersonOH-12R0.58Kat CammackFL-3R0.60Julie FedorchakND-ALR0.61Erin HouchinIN-9R0.62Rick AllenGA-12R0.64Russ FulcherID-1R0.64Randy WeberTX-14R0.65Russell FrySC-7R0.65John JoycePA-13R0.69Diana HarshbargerTN-1R0.74Craig GoldmanTX-12R0.78

Subcommittees

6 subcommittees of the Energy and Commerce committee. Each row’s tick is the full committee’s own blended position — subcommittee rosters are usually too small for a separate mean to mean much, so there isn’t one here; the dots are the subcommittee’s chair and ranking member.

Legislation in this committee

2,221 bills and joint resolutions referred this Congress. Loading their steps…