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Health Committee Members Health Committee Members Congressional committees have jurisdiction over certain aspects of federal policy and decide which bills and resolutions move forward to be voted on by the House or Senate as a whole. A full list of committees is available here. Committee chairs and ranking members have enormous influence over this process, along with input from the members of each committee. There are a number of committees in Congress that have jurisdiction over health care issues. This document highlights the committees with primary health care jurisdiction over substance use disorder/addiction programs, policy, and funding that impact NAADAC’s primary legislative objectives. Senate Appropriations Committee The House and Senate Appropriations Committees draft annual spending bills for programs across the federal government. The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services- Education (LHHS-Ed) provide spending totals for HHS programs, including substance use and workforce programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Committee Leadership • Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chair • Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Ranking Member • Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), LHHS-Ed Subcommittee Chair • Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), LHHS-Ed Subcommittee Ranking Member Majority Minority Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) Sen Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 (p) 703.741.7686 | (f) 703.741.7698 | www.naadac.org/advocacy-conference Senate Finance Committee The Senate Finance Committee has jurisdiction over tax and health policy, including federally financed health programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act). Committee Leadership • Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair • Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member • Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Health Subcommittee Chair • Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Majority Minority Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) Sen. John Thune (R-SD) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) Senate HELP Committee The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has jurisdiction over a wide range of public health programs, including: substance use and mental health, health care disparities, health workforce, education, labor, and public welfare. Committee Leadership • Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair • Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member • Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Primary Health Subcommittee Chair • Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Primary Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Majority Minority Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 (p) 703.741.7686 | (f) 703.741.7698 | www.naadac.org/advocacy-conference House Appropriations Committee The House and Senate Appropriations Committees draft annual spending bills for programs across the federal government. The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services- Education (LHHS-Ed) provide spending totals for HHS programs, including substance use and workforce programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Committee Leadership • Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-NY-17), Chair • Rep Kay Granger (R-TX-12), Ranking Member • Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3), LHHS-Ed Subcommittee Chair • Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4), LHHS-Ed Subcommittee Ranking Member Majority Minority Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY-5) (R-PA-14) Rep. David Price (D-NC-4) Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40) Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-2) Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-2) Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-42) Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25) Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH-13) Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR-3) Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1) Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-3) Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA-3) Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD-1) Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6) Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV-2) Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT-2) Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) Rep. Steve Palazzo (R-MS-4) Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2) Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-21) Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4) Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31) Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI-4) Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-21) Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL-4) Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6) Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI-14) Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA-25) Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA-35) Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-1) Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX-23) Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-2) Rep. Ed Case (D-HI-1) Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10) Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) Rep. David Trone (D-MD-6) Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV-3) NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 (p) 703.741.7686 | (f) 703.741.7698 | www.naadac.org/advocacy-conference House Energy & Commerce Committee The House Energy and Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over public health programs, Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, and substance use disorder. Committee Leadership • Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6), Chair • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5), Ranking Member • Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18), Health Subcommittee Chair • Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2) Health Subcommittee Ranking Majority Minority Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL-1) Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI-6) Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1) Rep. Mike Burgess (R-TX-26) Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA-18) Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA-1) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH-5) Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-1) Rep. David McKinley (R-WV-1) Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA-6) Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16) Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9) Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD-3) Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA-9) Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH-6) Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT-AL) Rep. Billy Long (R-MO-7) Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8) Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9) Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-2) Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12) Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC-8) Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX-33) Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI-7) Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5) Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-1) Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH-2) Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3) Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL-2) Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL-6) Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL-2) Rep. Nannette Barragan (D-CA-44) Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-3) Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36) Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8) Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-4) Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN-6) Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52) Rep. John Joyce (R-PA-13) Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL) Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL) Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-1) Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY-4) Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2) Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA-8) Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3) Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D-TX-7) NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 (p) 703.741.7686 | (f) 703.741.7698 | www.naadac.org/advocacy-conference House Ways & Means Committee The House Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over tax and health policy, including federally financed health programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act).
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