![]() ![]() Geological survey, fisheries, wildlife resources, oceanography, and insular areas, all matters regarding Native American, matters related to the National Park System, U.S. Responsible for issues of mineral resources on public land, geothermal resources, mining interests and most of the U.S. ![]() Holds jurisdiction over measures relating to law, courts and judges, Constitutional amendments, immigration, patents and trademarks, interstate compacts, presidential succession, state and territorial boundary lines, and national penitentiaries. ![]() Intelligence Community, though it does share some jurisdiction with other committees in the House, including the Armed Services Committee for some matters dealing with the Department of Defense and the various branches of the U.S. House of Representatives charged with the oversight of the U.S. The Committee on House Administration is the committee of the House of Representatives charged with the oversight of federal elections and the day-to-day functions of the House of Representatives. Relevance to the Academy: RDN involvement in emergency preparedness. Provides Congressional oversight over the Department of Homeland Security was started in 2002 to conduct oversight and handles legislation (and resolutions) related to U.S. Armed Forces peacekeeping, peace enforcement, arms control and disarmament issues. with foreign nations, including foreign assistance the Peace Corps national security developments affecting foreign policy strategic planning and agreements war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and the deployment and use of the U.S. Responsible for oversight and legislation relating to the relations of the U.S. Committee on Financial ServicesĬonsiders measures on banks, banking, economic stabilization, insurance, international finance and securities. Relevance to the Academy: This committee deals with public health, mental health and research biomedical programs and health protection in general, including Medicaid and national health insurance food and drugs. Writes legislation about interstate and foreign commerce, energy generation and conservation, travel and tourism, and consumer protection. Relevance to the Academy: Issues and legislation related to school lunch and other child nutrition programs, Head Start and worker health. ![]() Committee on Education and the WorkforceĬonsiders measures on workforce initiatives aimed at strengthening health care, job training, and retirement security for workers as well as issues related to education of all ages, including programs and services for the care and treatment of at-risk youth and anti-poverty programs (Community Services Block Grant Act). Budget Committeeĭrafts and prepares the Concurrent Resolution on the budget, which sets overall spending guidelines for Congress and hears supplemental budget requests from the President for items that were not addressed in the initial budget resolution. Armed Services CommitteeĬonsiders legislation related to defense policy generally, ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, counter-drug programs, acquisition and industrial base policy, technology transfer and export controls, joint inter-operability, the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, Department of Energy nonproliferation programs, and detainee affairs and policy. Relevance to the Academy: Any programs we advocate for will need an appropriations bill along with an authorization bill to be viable. Writes the legislation that allocates federal funds to agencies, departments and organizations. Pertinent legislation includes the Farm Bill. Relevance to the Academy: Issues relating to human nutrition, home economics, food safety, food production. The Committee has jurisdiction over issues including: general agriculture (economics, research, extension services, production and marketing including stabilization of prices of agricultural products and commodities), commodity exchanges, soil conservation, dairy industry, inspection of meat and poultry products, human nutrition and home economics, rural development, farm credit and farm security. This committee's prime objective is maintaining a healthy agriculture. The following is a list of House Committees: Committee on Agriculture ![]()
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