The House of Representatives has a total of 20 committees, in addition to 2 select committees and 4 joint committees shared with the Senate. These committees and their respective subcommittees are tasked with conducting hearings, examining and developing legislation, conducting oversight, and/or helping to manage chamber business and activities.
In the 118th Congress, I serve on the following committees:
House Committee on Ways and Means - The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress, and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. The Committee derives a large share of its jurisdiction from Article I, Section VII of the U.S. Constitution which declares, “All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.”
- Subcommittee on Work and Welfare
- Subcommittee on Health
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is charged with the oversight of the United States Intelligence Community, which includes the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 17 elements of the U.S. Government and the Military Intelligence Program.
- Subcommittee on Oversight, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence & Overhead Architecture
- Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise
Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic - The Select Subcommittee will be conducting a thorough after-action report on the COVID-19 pandemic, including investigating economic impacts, vaccines and treatments, roles of our agencies, effects of lockdowns, use of taxpayer funds, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the effectiveness of our various public health responses.
