Frank Lucas (R-Ok.) (Anna Rose Layden Photo) House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Chair: Rep. Republicans have promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, inducing federal agencies. As chair, Comer will be able to unilaterally issue subpoenas. The Oversight and Accountability Committee is the main investigative body in the House. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chair: Rep. Wetserman, in Congress since 2015, holds a master’s degree in forestry from Yale. The Natural Resources Committee considers legislation related to energy production, mining, fisheries, wildlife, public lands and Native Americans. McMorris Rodgers has long been a proponent of domestic energy production. McMorris Rodgers, who has been in Congress since 2005, is the former chair of the House Republican Conference. The Energy and Commerce Committee has oversight of a broad swath of issues, including telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health, energy supply and delivery and foreign and domestic commerce. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) (Greg Nash Photo) House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair: Rep. House GOP rules allow members to serve only three consecutive terms as the head of a panel. Foxx has already served as chair of the committee for three terms, but was granted a waiver by Republican leadership to lead it again. The Education and the Workforce Committee (formerly the Education and Labor Committee before a Republican rebrand this year) oversees federal education and workforce programs in the U.S. The incident was captured by CSPAN cameras. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) during a rift over the Speaker’s vote. Rogers made news last week for supposedly lunging at Rep. It is annually responsible for the National Defense Authorization Act, which lays out the budget for Defense. The Armed Services Committee oversees and funds the Department of Defense and U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chair: Rep. She is a fiscal conservative who was previously the committee’s ranking member. Longtime lawmaker Granger, who has been in the House since 1997, was the first Republican woman to sit on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations.
One of the most powerful panels in Congress, the Appropriations Committee allocates federal funds to government agencies and regulated federal expenditures.
House Committee on Appropriations Chair: Rep. Thompson, who has been in office since 2009, previously served as the ranking member on the committee in the last Congress. The Agriculture Committee has jurisdiction over federal agricultural policies and retains oversight duty of a number of federal agencies, including the Department of Agriculture. David Scott (D-Ga.) who previously served as chair. House Committee on Agriculture Chair: Rep.
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