Congressional Leadership and Committees of Interest to Academic Medicine 116th Congress
The following congressional committees and subcommittees have jurisdiction over policies and issues relevant to AAMC and its member institutions. Below are their areas of jurisdiction that align with academic medicine priorities, along with the leaders of each committee.
Senate Leadership
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) Majority Whip John Thune (SD) Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (IL) Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso (WY) Assistant Democratic Leader Patty Murray (WA) Republican Conference Vice Chair Joni Ernst (IA)
Senate Finance Committee
Jurisdiction: taxation and other revenue measures generally, and those relating to the insular possessions; bonded debt of the United States; customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery; reciprocal trade agreements; tariff and import quotas, and related matters thereto; the transportation of dutiable goods; deposit of public moneys; general revenue sharing; health programs under the Social Security Act, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other health and human services programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund; and national social security.
Republican Members (15) Democratic Members (13) Grassley, Chuck (IA), Chairman Wyden, Ron (OR), Ranking Member Crapo, Mike (ID) Stabenow, Debbie (MI) Roberts, Pat (KS) Cantwell, Maria (WA) Enzi, Michael B. (WY) Menendez, Robert (NJ) Cornyn, John (TX) Carper, Thomas R. (DE) Thune, John (SD) Cardin, Benjamin L. (MD) Burr, Richard (NC) Brown, Sherrod (OH) Isakson, Johnny (GA) Bennet, Michael F. (CO) Portman, Rob (OH) Casey, Robert P. (PA) Toomey, Patrick J. (PA) Warner, Mark R. (VA) Scott, Tim (SC) Whitehouse, Sheldon (RI) Cassidy, Bill (LA) Hassan, Maggie (NH) Lankford, James (OK) Cortez Masto, Catherine (NV) Daines, Steve (MT) Young, Todd (IN)
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Jurisdiction: Most of the agencies, institutes, and programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Administration on Aging, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. It also oversees the Department of Education.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Republican Members (12) Democratic Members (11) Alexander, Lamar (TN), Chairman Murray, Patty (WA), Ranking Member Enzi, Michael B. (WY) Sanders, Bernard (VT) Burr, Richard (NC) Casey, Robert P. (PA) Isakson, Johnny (GA) Baldwin, Tammy (WI) Paul, Rand (KY) Murphy, Christopher (CT) Collins, Susan M. (ME) Warren, Elizabeth (MA) Cassidy, Bill (LA) Kaine, Tim (VA) Roberts, Pat (KS) Hassan, Maggie (NH) Murkowski, Lisa (AK) Smith, Tina (MN) Scott, Tim (SC) Jones, Doug (AL) Romney, Mitt (UT) Rosen, Jacky (NV) Braun, Mike (IN)
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Jurisdiction: Oversees funding for the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor. Certain agencies within Health and Human Services are handled by separate subcommittees, such as the Indian Health Service (Interior Subcommittee) and the Food and Drug Administration (Agriculture Subcommittee).
Republican Members (10) Democratic Members (10) Blunt, Roy (MO), Chairman Murray, Patty (WA), Ranking Member Shelby, Richard C. (AL) Durbin, Richard J. (IL) Alexander, Lamar (TN) Reed, Jack (RI) Graham, Lindsey (SC) Shaheen, Jeanne (NH) Moran, Jerry (KS) Merkley, Jeff (OR) Capito, Shelley Moore (WV) Schatz, Brian (HI) Kennedy, John (LA) Baldwin, Tammy (WI) Hyde-Smith, Cindy (MS) Murphy, Christopher (CT) Rubio, Marco (FL) Manchin, Joe (WV) Lankford, James (OK) Leahy, Patrick J. (VT), Ex Officio
House of Representatives Leadership Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL) Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) Chief Deputy Republican Whip Drew Ferguson (R-GA) Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-TX) 2
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Jurisdiction: Oversight of health care, including mental health and substance abuse; health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid; biomedical research and development; food, drug, device and cosmetic safety; environmental protection; clean air and climate change; national energy policy; renewable energy and conservation; nuclear facilities; electronic communications and the internet; privacy, cybersecurity and data security
Democratic Members (31) Republican Members (24) Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ), Chair Greg Walden (OR) Bobby Rich (VA) Fred Upton (MI) Anna G. Eshoo (CA) John Shimkus (IL) Eliot L. Engel (NY) Michael C. Burgess (TX) Diana DeGette (CO) Steve Scalise (LA) Michael F. Doyle (PA) Robert E. Latta (OH) Janice D. Schakowsky (IL) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) G. K. Butterfield (NC) Brett Guthrie (KY) Doris O. Matsui (CA) Pete Olson (TX) Kathy Castor (FL) David B. McKinley (WV) John P. Sarbanes (MD) Adam Kinzinger (IL) Jerry McNerney (CA) H. Morgan Griffith (VA) Peter Welch (VT) Gus M. Bilirakis (FL) Ben Ray Luján (NM) Bill Johnson (OH) Paul Tonko (NY) Billy Long (MO) Yvette D. Clarke (NY), Vice Chair Larry Bucshon (IN) David Loebsack (IA) Bill Flores (TX) Kurt Schrader (OR) Susan W. Brooks (IN) Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA) Markwayne Mullin (OK) Tony Cárdenas (CA) Richard Hudson (NC) Raul Ruiz (CA) Tim Walberg (MI) Scott H. Peters (CA) Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA) Debbie Dingell (MI) Jeff Duncan (SC) Marc A. Veasey (TX) Greg Gianforte (MT) Ann M. Kuster (NH) Robin L. Kelly (IL) Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA) A. Donald McEachin (VA) Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) Darren Soto (FL) Tom O'Halleran (AZ)
House Ways and Means Committee
Jurisdiction: All taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measures, as well as other programs including, Social Security; unemployment insurance; Medicare; enforcement of child support laws; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; foster care and adoption programs
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House Ways and Means Committee
Democratic Members (25) Republican Members (17) Richard E. Neal (MA), Chair Kevin Brady (TX), Ranking Member John Lewis (GA) Devin Nunes (CA) Lloyd Doggett (TX) Vern Buchanan (FL) Mike Thompson (CA) Adrian Smith (NE) John B. Larson (CT) Kenny Marchant (TX) Earl Blumenauer (OR) Tom Reed (NY) Ron Kind (WI) Mike Kelly (PA) Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ) George Holding (NC) Danny K. Davis (IL) Jason Smith (MO) Linda T. Sánchez (CA) Tom Rice (SC) Brian Higgins (NY) David Schweikert (AZ) Terri A. Sewell (AL) Jackie Walorski (IN) Suzan K. DelBene (WA) Darin LaHood (IL) Judy Chu (CA) Brad R. Wenstrup (OH) Gwen Moore (WI) Jodey C. Arrington (TX) Daniel T. Kildee (MI) Drew Ferguson IV (GA) Brendan F. Boyle (PA) Ron Estes (KS) Donald S. Beyer Jr. (VA) Dwight Evans (PA) Brad Schneider (IL) Thomas R. Suozzi (NY) Jimmy Panetta (CA) Stephanie N. Murphy (FL) Jimmy Gomez (CA) Steven Horsford (NV)
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Jurisdiction: Oversees funding for the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor. Certain agencies within Health and Human Services are handled by separate subcommittees, such as the Indian Health Service (Interior Subcommittee) and the Food and Drug Administration (Agriculture Subcommittee).
Democratic Members (8) Republican Members (5) Rosa L. DeLauro (CT), Chair Tom Cole (OK), Ranking Member Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA), Vice Chair Andy Harris (MD) Barbara Lee (CA) Jaime Hererra Beutler (WA) Mark Pocan (WI) John Moolenaar (MI) Katherine M. Clark (MA) Tom Graves (GA) Lois Frankel (FL) Cheri Bustos (IL) Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ)
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