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Congressional Advocacy and Key Housing Committees Congressional Advocacy and Key Housing Committees By Kimberly Johnson, Policy Analyst, • The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, NLIHC and Urban Affairs. obbying Congress is a direct way to advocate • The Senate Committee on Appropriations. for the issues and programs important to • The Senate Committee on Finance. you. Members of Congress are accountable to See below for details on these key committees Ltheir constituents and as a constituent, you have as of December 1, 2019. For all committees, the right to lobby the members who represent members are listed in order of seniority and you. As a housing advocate, you should exercise members who sit on key housing subcommittees that right. are marked with an asterisk (*). CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL To find the contact information for your Member SERVICES of Congress, visit NLIHC’s congressional Visit the Committee’s website at http:// directory at http://capwiz.com/nlihc/dbq/officials, financialservices.house.gov. or call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224- 3121. The House Committee on Financial Services oversees all components of the nation’s housing MEETING WITH YOUR MEMBER OF and financial services sectors, including banking, CONGRESS insurance, real estate, public and assisted Scheduling a meeting, determining your main housing, and securities. The Committee reviews “ask” or “asks,” developing an agenda, creating laws and programs related to HUD, the Federal appropriate materials to take with you, ensuring Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance your meeting does not veer off topic, and Corporation, government sponsored enterprises following-up afterward are all crucial to holding including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and effective meetings with Members of Congress. international development and finance agencies such as the World Bank and the International For more tips on how to lobby effectively, refer to Monetary Fund. the lobbying section of this chapter. The Committee also ensures the enforcement of KEY CONGRESSIONAL housing and consumer protection laws such the COMMITTEES “U.S. Housing Act,” the “Truth in Lending Act,” the “Housing and Community Development Act,” The following are key housing authorizing and the “Fair Credit Reporting Act,” the “Real Estate appropriating committees in Congress: Settlement Procedures Act,” the “Community • The House of Representatives Committee on Reinvestment Act,” and financial privacy laws. Financial Services. The Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance • The House of Representatives Committee on oversees HUD and the Government National Appropriations. Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). The Subcommittee also handles matters related to • The House of Representatives Committee on housing affordability, rural housing, community Ways and Means. development including Opportunity Zones, and NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION 2–21 government sponsored insurance programs such • Jake Auchincloss (MA) as the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Minority Members (Republicans) the National Flood Insurance Program. • Patrick McHenry (NC), Ranking Member *Members marked with an asterisk sit on the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. • Frank D. Lucas (OK) Majority Members (Democrats) • Bill Posey* (FL) • Maxine Waters (CA), Chair • Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO) • Carolyn B. Maloney* (NY) • Bill Huizenga* (MI) • Nydia M. Velázquez* (NY) • Steve Stivers* (OH), Subcommittee Ranking Member • Brad Sherman* (CA) • Ann Wagner (MO) • Gregory Meeks (NY) • Andy Barr (KY) • David Scott (GA) • Roger Williams (TX) • Al Green* (TX) • French Hill (AR) • Emanuel Cleaver* (MO), Subcommittee Chair • Tom Emmer (MN) • Ed Perlmutter (CO) • Lee M. Zeldin* (NY) • Jim A. Himes (CT) • Barry Loudermilk (GA) • Bill Foster (IL) • Alexander X. Mooney (WV) • Joyce Beatty* (OH) • Warren Davidson (OH) • Juan Vargas* (CA) • Ted Budd (NC) • Josh Gottheimer (NJ) • David Kustoff (TN) • Vicente Gonzalez* (TX) • Trey Hollingsworth* (IN) • Al Lawson* (FL) • Anthony Gonzalez (OH) • Michael San Nicolas (GU) • John Rose* (TN) • Cindy Axne* (IA) • Bryan Steil* (WI), Subcommittee Vice Ranking • Sean Casten (IL) Member • Ayanna Pressley (MA) • Lance Gooden* (TX) • Ritchie Torres* (NY) • William Timmons (SC) • Stephen F. Lynch (MA) • Van Taylor* (TX) • Alma Adams (NC) • Rashida Tlaib (MI) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS • Madeline Dean (PA) Visit the committee’s website at http://appropriations. • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) house.gov. • Jesús “Chuy” García (IL) The House Committee on Appropriations • Sylvia Garcia (TX) is responsible for determining the amount of funding made available to all authorized • Nikema Williams (GA) programs each year. 2–22 2021 ADVOCATES’ GUIDE The Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, • Adriano Espaillat* (NY) and Urban Development and Related Agencies • Josh Harder (CA) (THUD) determines the amount of government revenues dedicated to HUD and other relevant • Jennifer Wexton* (VA) agencies, including the United States Interagency • David Trone* (MD) Council on Homelessness. • Lauren Underwood (IL) *Members marked with an asterisk sit on the • Susie Lee (NV) THUD Subcommittee. Minority Members (Republicans) Majority Members (Democrats) • Kay Granger (TX), Ranking Member • Rosa DeLauro (CT), Chair • Harold Rogers (KY) • Marcy Kaptur (OH) • Robert Aderholt (AL) • David Price* (NC), Subcommittee Chair • Michael Simpson (ID) • Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) • John Carter (TX) • Sanford Bishop (GA) • Ken Calvert (CA) • Barbara Lee (CA) • Tom Cole (OK) • Betty McCollum (MN) • Mario Diaz-Balart* (FL), Subcommittee Ranking • Tim Ryan (OH) Member • C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD) • Steve Womack* (AR) • Debbie Wasserman Shultz (FL) • Jeff Fortenberry (NE) • Henry Cuellar (TX) • Charles Fleischmann (TN) • Chellie Pingree (ME) • Jamie Herrera Beutler (WA) • Mike Quigley* (IL) • David Joyce (OH) • Derek Kilmer (WA) • Andy Harris (MD) • Matt Cartwright (PA) • Mark Amodei (NV) • Grace Meng (NY) • Chris Stewart (UT) • Mark Pocan (WI) • Stephen Palazzo (MS) • Katherine Clark* (MA) • David Valadao (CA) • Pete Aguilar* (CA) • Dan Newhouse (WA) • Lois Frankel (FL) • John Moolenaar (MI) • Cheri Bustos (IL) • John Rutherford* (FL) • Bonnie Watson Coleman* (NJ) • Ben Cline (VA) • Brenda Lawrence* (MI) • Guy Reschenthaler (PA) • Norma Torres* (CA) • Mike Garcia* (CA) • Charlie Crist (FL) • Ashley Hinson* (IA) • Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ) • Tony Gonzales* (TX) • Ed Case (HI) NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION 2–23 House of Representatives • Stacey E. Plaskett (VI) Committee on Ways and Means Minority Members (Republicans) Visit the committee’s website at http://waysandmeans. • Kevin Brady (TX), Ranking Member house.gov. • Devin Nunes (CA) The Committee on Ways and Means is the • Vern Buchanan (FL) chief tax writing committee in the House of Representatives and has jurisdiction over • Adrian Smith (NE) taxation, tariffs, many programs including Social • Kenny Marchant (TX) Security, Medicare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and unemployment • Tom Reed (NY) insurance. • Mike Kelly (PA) Majority Members (Democrats) • George Holding (NC) • Richard Neal (MA), Chair • Jason Smith (MO) • Lloyd Doggett (TX) • Tom Rice (SC) • Mike Thompson (CA) • David Schweikert (AZ) • John Larson (CT) • Jackie Walorski (IN) • Earl Blumenauer (OR) • Darin LaHood (IL) • Ron Kind (WI) • Brad Wenstrup (OH) • Bill Pascrell (NJ) • Jodey Arrington (TX) • Danny Davis (IL) • Drew Ferguson (GA) • Linda Sanchez (CA) • Ron Estes (KS) • Brian Higgins (NY) SENATE COMMITTEE ON • Terri Sewell (AL) BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN • Suzan DelBene (WA) AFFAIRS • Judy Chu (CA) Visit the committee’s website at www.banking.senate. gov. • Gwen Moore (WI) The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and • Dan Kildee (MI) Urban Affairs oversees legislation, petitions, and • Brendan Boyle (PA) other matters related to financial institutions, • Don Beyer (VA) economic policy, housing, transportation, urban development, international trade and finance, • Dwight Evans (PA) and securities and investments. • Brad Schneider (IL) The Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, • Tom Suozzi (NY) and Community Development oversees mass transit systems, general urban affairs and • Jimmy Panetta (CA) development issues and is the primary oversight • Stephanie Murphy (FL) committee for HUD. The subcommittee oversees • Jimmy Gomez (CA) HUD community development programs, the FHA, the Rural Housing Service, Fannie Mae and • Steven Horsford (NV) Freddie Mac, and all issues related to public and 2–24 2021 ADVOCATES’ GUIDE private housing, senior housing, nursing home SENATE COMMITTEE ON construction, and indigenous housing issues. APPROPRIATIONS *Members marked with an asterisk sit on the Visit the committee’s website at http://www. Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and appropriations.senate.gov. Community Development. The Senate Committee on Appropriations Majority Members (Democrats) is responsible for determining the amount • Sherrod Brown (OH), Chair of funding made available to all authorized programs each year. • Jack Reed* (RI) THUD has jurisdiction over funding for the • Robert Menendez* (NJ) Department of Transportation and HUD, • Jon Tester* (MT) including community planning and development, • Mark Warner (VA) fair housing and equal opportunity, the FHA, Ginnie Mae, public housing, and indigenous • Elizabeth Warren (MA) housing issues. • Chris Van Hollen* (MD) *Members marked with an asterisk sit on the • Catherine Cortez Masto* (NV) THUD Subcommittee.
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