Government Information Research Guide

Agriculture
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Conservation, Energy, and Forestry
• Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit
• General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
• Nutrition and Horticulture
• Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
• Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture

 

Appropriations
Committee Rules
Subcommittees

• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
• Defense
• Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies 
• Financial Services and General Government
• Full Committee
• Homeland Security
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Legislative Branch
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
• Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Armed Services
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Tactical Air and Land Forces
• Military Personnel
• Oversight & Investigations
• Readiness
• Seapower & Projection Forces
• Strategic Forces
• Emerging Threats & Capabilities

Budget
Committee Rules

Education and the Workforce
Committee History
Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
• Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
• Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training
• Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

Energy and Commerce
Committee Rules
Subcommittees
 

• Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
• Subcommittee on Energy and Power
• Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
• Subcommittee on Health
• Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

 

Ethics
Jurisdiction

Financial Services
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
• Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology
• Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
• Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity
• International Monetary Policy and Trade
• Oversight and Investigations

•   Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
•   Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights
•   Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
•   Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia
•   Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
•   Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
•   Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Homeland Security
Committee Rules
Subcommittees

• Border and Maritime Security
• Counterterrorism and Intelligence
• Cybersecurity, Infrastructure
• Protection, and Security Technologies
• Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
• Oversight, Investigations, and Management
• Transportation Security
• House Administration

Judiciary
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Elections
• Subcommittee on Oversight
• Joint Committee on Printing
• Joint Committee on the Library

Natural Resources
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
• Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
• Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
• Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
• Subcommittee on Water and Power

Oversight and Government Reform
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees
 

• Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy
• Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management
• Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives
• Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations 
• Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending
• Subcommittee on TARO, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs
• Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform

 

Rules
About the committee
Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
• Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House

 

Science, Space, and Technology
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
• Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
• Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
• Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
• Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight

 

Small Business
Jurisdiction
Subcommittee

• The Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade
• The Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology
• The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access
• The Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations
•  The Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

Transportation and Infrastructure
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Aviation
• Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
• Maritime Transportation
• Subcommittee on Economic
• Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
• Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
• Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials
• Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Veterans’ Affairs
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Full Committee
• Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA)
• Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (EO)
• Subcommittee on Health
• Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations (O&I)
• Report Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Ways and Means
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

•  Full Committee
• Health 
• Human Resources
• Oversight
• Select Revenue Measures 
• Social Security 
• Trade

Intelligence             
Jurisdiction
Subcommitees
 

• Subcommittee on Oversight
• Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence
• Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence

Standing Committees
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

• Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management
• Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
• Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
• Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
• Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security

Appropriations
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
• Defense
• Energy and Water Development
• Financial Services and General Government
• Homeland Security
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Legislative Branch
• Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
• Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

 

 

Armed Services
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Airland
• Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capibilities
• Capabilities
• Subcommittee on Personnel
• Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
• Subcommittee on Seapower
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Economic Policy
• Housing, Transportation, and
• Community Development
• Financial Institutions and Consumer
• Protection
• Security and International Trade and Finance
• Securities, Insurance, and Investment

Budget

 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
• Communications, Technology, and the Internet
• Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
• Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
• Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
• Science and Space
• Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

Energy and Natural Resources
Jurisdiction
Subcommittee

• Energy
• National Parks
• Public Lands and Forest
• Water and Power

 

Environment and Public Works
Subcommittees

• Children’s Health and Environmental Responsibility
• Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
• Green Jobs and the New Economy
• Oversight
• Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Water and Wildlife

Finance
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Health Care
• Taxation and IRS Oversight
• Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
• International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
• Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
• Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth

Foreign Relations
Rules

• Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs
• Subcommittee on African Affairs
• Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women’s Issues
• Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection
• Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
• Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
• Subcommittee on European Affairs

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Children and Families
• Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
• Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
• Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Jurisdiction
• Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
• Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia

 

•  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
• Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight

 

Judiciary
Jurisdiction
Subcommittees

• Administrative Oversight and the Courts
• Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
• The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
• Crime and Terrorism
• Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
• Privacy, Technology and the Law

Rules and Administration
Jurisdiction

 

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Jurisdiction

Veterans' Affairs
Jurisdiction

Special, Select, and Other

Indian Affairs
Jurisdiction

Select Committee on Ethics
Jurisdiction

Select Committee on Intelligence
Responsibilities

Special Committee on Aging
Rules

 

 Joint Committees

• Joint Economic Committee
• Joint Committee on the Library
• Joint Committee on Printing
• Joint Committee on Taxation
• Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

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