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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

115th Congress – Leadership & Key Committees

All members of Congress are important. When choosing members to target, we urge you to prioritize those in leadership and those on key committees that have jurisdiction and immediate authority over our priority issues (see chart below).

Priority Issue Key Senate Committee(s) Key House Committee(s) Research Funding (through Appropriations, Labor, Health Appropriations, LHHS the National Institutes of and Human Services (LHHS) Subcommittee Health and for the Neuro Subcommittee Data Collection System) Research Funding (through Appropriations, Defense Appropriations, Defense the Congressionally Subcommittee Subcommittee Directed Medical Research Program) Access to Healthcare Finance Energy and Commerce Health, Education, Labor and Ways and Means Pensions (HELP) Access to MS Medications Finance Energy and Commerce HELP Ways and Means Senate Special Committee on Oversight & Government Aging Reform

U.S. Senate *All committee and subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members are bolded. **Committee members are listed in alphabetical order by state (not seniority).

SENATE LEADERSHIP

Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (KY) Majority : John Cornyn (TX) Majority Conference Chair: John Thune (SD) Majority Conference Vice-Chair: (MO) Majority Policy Committee Chair: John Barrasso (WY) Minority Leader & Conference Chair: (NY) Minority Whip: Dick Durbin (IL) Minority Assistant Leader: Patty Murray (WA) Minority Conference Chair, Policy & Communications Committee: Debbie Stabenow (MI) Minority Conference Vice-Chair: Elizabeth Warren (MA) Minority Conference Vice-Chair: (VA) Minority Chair, Steering Committee: Amy Klobuchar (MN) Minority Chair, Outreach: (VT) Minority Conference Vice-Chair, Policy & Communications Committee: (WV) Minority Conference Secretary: Tammy Baldwin (WI) SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE Republicans Lisa Murkowski (AK) (Defense Subcommittee) Richard Shelby (AL) (Defense and LHHS Subcommittees) John Boozman (AR) Marco Rubio (FL) (LHHS Subcommittee) Jerry Moran (KS) (Defense and LHHS Subcommittees) Mitch McConnell (KY) (Defense Subcommittee) John Kennedy (LA) (LHHS Subcommittee) Susan Collins (ME) (Defense Subcommittee)

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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

Roy Blunt (MO) (Chair, LHHS Subcommittee; Defense Subcommittee) Thad Cochran (MS) (Chair, Full Committee; Chair, Defense Subcommittee; LHHS Subcommittee) Steve Daines (MT) (Defense Subcommittee) John Hoeven (ND) James Lankford (OK) (LHHS Subcommittee) Lindsey Graham (SC) (Defense and LHHS Subcommittees) Lamar Alexander (TN) (Defense and LHHS Subcommittees) Shelley Moore Capito (WV) (LHHS Subcommittee)

Democrats Dianne Feinstein (CA) (Defense Subcommittee) Chris Murphy (CT) (LHHS Subcommittee) Chris Coons (DE) Brian Schatz (HI) (Defense and LHHS Subcommittees) Richard Durbin (IL) (Ranking Member, Defense Subcommittee; LHHS Subcommittee) Chris Van Hollen (MD) Jon Tester (MT) (Defense Subcommittees) Jeanne Shaheen (NH) (LHHS Subcommittee) Tom Udall (NM) (Defense Subcommittees) Jeff Merkley (OR) (LHHS Subcommittee) Jack Reed (RI) (Defense and LHHS Subcommittees) Patrick Leahy (VT) (Ranking Member, Full Committee; Defense Subcommittee) Patty Murray (WA) (Ranking Member, LHHS Subcommittee; Defense Subcommittee) Joe Manchin (WV) (LHHS Subcommittee) Tammy Baldwin (WI) (Defense and LHHS Subcommittees)

SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE Republicans Lisa Murkowski (AK) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Johnny Isakson (GA) Todd Young (IN) Pat Roberts (KS) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) (KY) , M.D. (LA) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Susan Collins (ME) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Richard Burr (NC) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Tim Scott (SC) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Lamar Alexander (TN) (Chair, Full Committee; Ex Officio, Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Orrin Hatch (UT) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Michael Enzi (WY) (Chair, Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee)

Democrats Michael Bennet (CO) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Christopher Murphy (CT) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Elizabeth Warren (MA) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Al Franken (MN) Maggie Hassan (NH) Robert Casey Jr. (PA) Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Tim Kaine (VA) Patty Murray (WA) (Ranking Member, Full Committee; Ex Officio, Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee) Tammy Baldwin (WI) (Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee)

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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

Independents Bernie Sanders (VT) (Ranking Member, Primary Health and Retirement Subcommittee)

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE Republicans Johnny Isakson (GA) (Health Subcommittee) Chuck Grassley (IA) (Health Subcommittee) Mike Crapo (ID) Pat Roberts (KS) (Health Subcommittee) Bill Cassidy (LA) (Health Subcommittee) Richard Burr (NC) (Health Subcommittee) Dean Heller (NV) (Health Subcommittee) Rob Portman (OH) (Health Subcommittee) Patrick Toomey (PA) (Chair, Health Subcommittee) Tim Scott (SC) John Thune (SD) (Health Subcommittee) John Cornyn (TX) Orrin Hatch (UT) (Chair, Full Committee) Michael Enzi (WY) (Health Subcommittee)

Democrats Michael Bennet (CO) Tom Carper (DE) (Health Subcommittee) Bill Nelson (FL) Benjamin Cardin (MD) (Health Subcommittee) Debbie Stabenow (MI) (Ranking Member, Health Subcommittee) Claire McCaskill (MO) Robert Menendez (NJ) (Health Subcommittee) Sherrod Brown (OH) (Health Subcommittee) Ron Wyden (OR) (Ranking Member, Full Committee; Health Subcommittee) Robert Casey Jr. (PA) Mark Warner (VA) (Health Subcommittee) Maria Cantwell (WA) (Health Subcommittee)

SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING Republicans (AZ) Marco Rubio (FL) Susan Collins (ME) (Chair) Deb Fischer (NE) Richard M. Burr (NC) Thom Tillis (NC) Tim Scott (SC) Bob Corker (TN) Orrin G. Hatch (UT)

Democrats Richard Blumenthal (CT) Bill Nelson (FL) Joe Donnelly (IN) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) (NY) Elizabeth Warren (MA) Bob Casey (PA) (Ranking Member) Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)

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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

U.S. House of Representatives *All committee and subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members are bolded. **Committee members are listed in alphabetical order (not seniority).

HOUSE LEADERSHIP

Speaker: (WI-1) Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) Majority Whip: Steve Scalise (LA-1) Majority Conference Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) Majority Conference Vice-Chair: Doug Collins (GA-9) Majority Conference Secretary: (MO-8) Majority Policy Committee Chair: Luke Messer (IN-6) Minority Leader: (CA-12) Minority Whip: (MD-5) Asst. Democratic Leader: James Clyburn SC-6) Minority Caucus Chair: Joe Crowley (NY-14)

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE Republicans (AL-4) (Defense Subcommittee) Martha Roby (AL-2) (LHHS Subcommittee; Defense Subcommittee) (AR-3) (Vice Chair, LHHS Subcommittee; Defense Subcommittee) (CA-42) (Vice-Chair, Defense Subcommittee) (CA-21) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) (Defense Subcommittee) Thomas Rooney (FL-17) Tom Graves (GA-14) (Defense Subcommittee) David Young (IA-3) Michael Simpson (ID-2) (LHHS Subcommittee) Kevin Yoder (KS-3) Harold Rogers (KY-5) (Defense Subcommittee) , M.D. (MD-1) (LHHS Subcommittee) (MI-4) (LHHS Subcommittee) (MS-4) (NE-1) Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) (Chair, Full Committee) (NV-2) (OH-14) (OK-4) (Chair, LHHS Subcommittee; Defense Subcommittee) Charles Dent (PA-15) Charles Fleischmann (TN-3) (LHHS Subcommittee) John Carter (TX-31) (Defense Subcommittee) John Culberson (TX-7) (TX-12) (Chair, Defense Subcommittee) Chris Stewart (UT-2) Scott Taylor (VA-2) (WA-3) (LHHS Subcommittee) (WA-4) Evan Jenkins (WV-3)

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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

Democrats (CA-31) (CA-13) (LHHS Subcommittee) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) (LHHS Subcommittee) Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) (Ranking Member, LHHS Subcommittee) (FL-23) Jr. (GA-2) Mike Quigley (IL-5) Peter Visclosky (IN-1) (Ranking Member, Defense Subcommittee) C.A. (MD-2) (Defense Subcommittee) (MA-5) (ME-1) Betty McCollum (MN-4) (Defense Subcommittee) David Price (NC-4) (NY-17) (Ranking Member, Full Committee) (NY-6) Jose Serrano (NY-15) (OH-9) (Defense Subcommittee) Tim Ryan (OH-13) (Defense Subcommittee) Chaka Fattah (PA-2) (LHHS Subcommittee) (PA-17) (TX-28) (WA-6) (WI-2)

HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Republicans Mimi Walters (CA-45) (FL-12) (Health Subcommittee) Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-1) (Health Subcommittee) (IL-16) John Shimkus (IL-15) (Health Subcommittee) Susan Brooks (IN-5) (Health Subcommittee) (IN-8) (Health Subcommittee) (KY-2) (Vice-Chair, Health Subcommittee) Steve Scalise (LA-1) (MI-6) (Health Subcommittee) (MI-7) (MO-7) (Health Subcommittee) Gregg Harper (MS-3) Leonard Lance (NJ-7) (Health Subcommittee) Chris Collins (NY-27) (Health Subcommittee) Richard Hudson (NC-8) (Health Subcommittee) Kevin Cramer (ND-AL) Bill Johnson (OH-6) Robert Latta (OH-5) (OK-2) (Health Subcommittee) Greg Walden (OR-2) (Chair, Full Committee; Ex Officio, Health Subcommittee) Ryan Costello (PA-6) Tim Murphy (PA-18) (Health Subcommittee) Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) (Health Subcommittee) Joe Barton (TX-6) (Vice Chair, Full Committee; Health Subcommittee) Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) (Chair, Health Subcommittee) Bill Flores (TX-17)

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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

Pete Olson (TX-22) (VA-9) (Health Subcommittee) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) (Health Subcommittee) David McKinley (WV-1)

Democrats Tony Cardenas (CA-29) (Health Subcommittee) (CA-18) (CA-6) (Health Subcommittee) Jerry McNerney (CA-9) Diana Degette (CO-1) (FL-14) (Health Subcommittee) David Loebsack (IA-2) (IL-1) Janice Schakowsky (IL-9) (Health Subcommittee) (KY-3) Joseph Kennedy III (MA-4) (Health Subcommittee) (MD-3) (Health Subcommittee) Ben Ray Lujan (NM-3) (Health Subcommittee) (NY-9) (NY-16) (Health Subcommittee) (NY-20) George Butterfield Jr. (NC-1) (Health Subcommittee) Jr. (NJ-6) (Ranking Member, Full Committee; Ex Officio, Health Subcommittee) (OR-5) (Health Subcommittee) Michael Doyle Jr. (PA-14) Gene Green (TX-29) (Ranking Member, Health Subcommittee) (VT-AL)

HOUSE OVERSIGHT & GOVERNMENT REFORM Republicans (AL-6) (AZ-4) (CO-4) Ron DeSantis (FL-6) (GA-1) (GA-10) Rod Blum (IA-1) (KY-4) Justin Amash (MI-3) Tim Walberg (MI-7) Mark Meadows (NC-11) Mark Walker (NC-6) Jim Jordan (OH-4) Michael Turner (OH-10) Steve Russell (OK-5) Trey Gowdy (SC-4) Mick Mulvaney (SC-5) Scott Desjarlais (TN-4) John Duncan (TN-2) Blake Farenthold (TX-27) William Hurd (TX-23) Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) (Chair, Full Committee) (WI-6)

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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

Democrats Mark Desaulnier (CA-11) (CA-33) Eleanor Norton Holmes (DC-AL) (IL-2) Elijah Cummings (MD-7) (Ranking Member) Stephen Lynch (MA-8) (MI-14) William Lacy Clay (MO-1) (NJ-12) Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-1) (NY-12) (PA-13) (TN-5) Peter Welch (VT-AL) Gerald Connolly (VA-11)

HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Republicans (CA-22) (Health Subcommittee) (FL-16) (Health Subcommittee) Peter J. Roskam (IL-6) (Health Subcommittee) Lynn Jenkins (KS-2) (Health Subcommittee) Erik Paulsen (MN-3) (Health Subcommittee) Jason Smith (MO-8) George Holding (NC-2) Adrian Smith (NE-3) (Health Subcommittee) (NY-23) Jim B. Renacci (OH-16) Pat Tiberi (OH-12) (Chair, Health Subcommittee) Mike Kelly (PA-3) Patrick Meehan (PA-7) (SC-7) Kristi Noem (SD-AL) Diane Black (TN-6) (Health Subcommittee) (TX-8) (Chair, Full Committee) Sam Johnson (TX-3) (Health Subcommittee) Kenny Marchant (TX-24) (Health Subcommittee) David G. Reichert (WA-8)

Democrats Linda Sánchez (CA-38) Mike Thompson (CA-5) (Health Subcommittee) John B. Larson (CT-1) John Lewis (GA-5) (Health Subcommittee) Danny Davis (IL-7) (Health Subcommittee) Richard E. Neal (MA-1) (Ranking Member, Full Committee) Sander Levin (MI-9) Jr. (NJ-9) (Health Subcommittee) Joseph Crowley (NY-14)

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As of March 7, 2017 **NOTE: Since it is a new Congress, Committee assignments may shift a bit more.

Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) (Health Subcommittee) (TX-35) (WI-3) (Health Subcommittee)

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