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Congressional Committees Addressing Infant and Toddler Issues 1 Congressional Committees Addressing Infant and Toddler Issues United States Senate Committees Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Child Nutrition Programs http://agriculture.senate.gov Overview: The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is tasked with helping to establish, guide, and examine agricultural policies in the U.S. and abroad. It writes legislation on commodity price and income supports, trade, research, food safety, nutrition, and soil conservation. Democratic Members (12) Republican Members (9) Tom Harkin (IA) Chair Saxby Chambliss (GA) Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (VT) Richard Lugar (IN) Kent Conrad (ND) Thad Cochran (MS) Max Baucus (MT) Mitch McConnell (KY) Blanche Lincoln (AR) Pat Roberts (KS) Debbie Stabenow (MI) Mike Johanns (NE) Ben Nelson (NE) Charles Grassley (IA) Sherrod Brown (OH) John Thune (SD) Robert Casey Jr. (PA) John Cornyn (TX) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Michael Bennet (CO) Kristen Gillibrand (NY) Appropriations Committee Child Care, Child Welfare, Disaster Relief, Early Head Start, Early Intervention, Higher Education, Social-Emotional Health, Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) http://appropriations.senate.gov Overview: The Senate Appropriations Committee is the largest committee in the U.S. Senate. The Committee writes legislation that allocates federal funds to the numerous government agencies, departments, and organizations on an annual basis. Appropriations are limited to the levels set by a Budget Resolution, drafted by the Senate Budget Committee. Twelve subcommittees are tasked with drafting legislation to allocate funds to government agencies within their jurisdictions. These subcommittees are responsible for reviewing the President's budget request, hearing testimony from government officials, and drafting the spending plans for 2000 M Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 PHONE 202.638.1144 FAX 202.638.0851 www.zerotothree.org/policy 2 the coming fiscal year. Their work is passed on to the full Senate Appropriations Committee, which may review and modify the bills and forward them to the full Senate for consideration. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses. Democratic Members (18) Republican Members (12) Daniel Inouye (HI) Chair Thad Cochran (MS) Ranking Member Robert Byrd (WV) Christopher Bond (MO) Patrick Leahy (VT) Mitch McConnell (KY) Tom Harkin (IA) Richard Shelby (AL) Barbara Mikulski (MD) Judd Gregg (NH) Herb Kohl (WI) Robert Bennett (UT) Patty Murray (WA) Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) Byron Dorgan (ND) Sam Brownback (KS) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Lamar Alexander (TN) Richard Durbin (IL) Susan Collins (ME) Tim Johnson (SD) George Voinovich (OH) Mary Landrieu (LA) Lisa Murkowski (AK) Jack Reed (RI) Frank Lautenberg (NJ) Ben Nelson (NE) Mark Pryor (AR) Jon Tester (MT) Arlen Specter (PA) Budget Committee Child Care, Child Welfare, Disaster Relief, Early Head Start, Early Intervention, Family and Medical Leave, Higher Education, Social-Emotional Health, Maternal and Child Health Programs, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) http://budget.senate.gov Overview: The Senate Committee on the Budget is responsible for drafting Congress' annual budget plan and monitoring action on the budget for the federal government. In addition, the Budget Committee has jurisdiction over the operation of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The Budget Committee is often confused with the Finance Committee and the Appropriations Committee, both of which have different jurisdictions. The Finance Committee (like the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives) has legislative jurisdiction in the areas of taxes, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and some other entitlement programs. The Appropriations Committee has legislative jurisdiction over appropriations bills, which provide funding for government programs. While the budget resolution prepared by the Budget Committee sets out a broad blueprint for the Congress with respect to the total levels of revenues and spending for the government as a whole, these other Committees prepare the legislation that actually enacts specific tax and spending policies. Democratic Members (13) Republican Members (10) Kent Conrad (ND) Chair Judd Gregg (NH) Ranking Member Patty Murray (WA) Charles Grassley (IA) Ron Wyden (OR) Michael Enzi (WY) 2000 M Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 PHONE 202.638.1144 FAX 202.638.0851 www.zerotothree.org/policy 3 Russ Feingold (WI) Jeff Sessions (AL) Robert Byrd (WV) Jim Bunning (KY) Bill Nelson (FL) Mike Crapo (ID) Debbie Stabenow (MI) John Ensign (NV) Robert Menendez (NJ) John Cornyn (TX) Ben Cardin (MD) Lindsey Graham (SC) Bernard Sanders (VT) Lamar Alexander (TN) Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) Mark Warner (VA) Jeff Merkley (OR) Finance Committee Child Care, Child Welfare, Disaster Relief, Home Visiting, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) http://finance.senate.gov Overview: The Senate Finance Committee’s jurisdiction is defined by subject matter – not by agency or Department. As a consequence of the Committee’s broad subject matter jurisdiction, the Finance Committee has sole or shared jurisdiction to create legislation regarding the following issues: bonded debt, customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery, deposit of public moneys, general revenue sharing, health programs under the Social Security Act (Medicare and Medicaid), health programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund, national social security, reciprocal trade agreements, revenue measures generally, revenue measures relating to the insular possessions, tariffs and import quotas, and the transportation of dutiable goods. The Finance Committee’s jurisdiction generally corresponds with that of the Ways and Means Committee in the House. Democratic Members (13) Republican Members (10) Max Baucus (MT) Chair Charles Grassley (IA) Ranking Member John Rockefeller (WV) Orrin Hatch (UT) Kent Conrad (ND) Olympia Snowe (ME) Jeff Bingaman (NM) Jon Kyl (AZ) John Kerry (MA) Jim Bunning (KY) Blanche Lincoln (AR) Mike Crapo (ID) Ron Wyden (OR) Pat Roberts (KS) Charles Schumer (NY) John Ensign (NV) Debbie Stabenow (MI) Mike Enzi (WY) Maria Cantwell (WA) John Cornyn (TX) Bill Nelson (FL) Robert Menendez (NJ) Thomas Carper (DE) Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Child Care, Child Welfare, Early Head Start, Disaster Relief, Early Intervention, Family and Medical Leave, Higher Education, Home Visiting, Social-Emotional Health, Maternal and Child Health Programs http://help.senate.gov 2000 M Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 PHONE 202.638.1144 FAX 202.638.0851 www.zerotothree.org/policy 4 Overview: The Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) writes legislation relating to issues such as education, labor, health, public welfare, aging, agricultural colleges, arts and humanities, biomedical research and development, child labor, individuals with disabilities, public health, student loans as well as other issues. The HELP Committee’s jurisdiction generally corresponds with that of the Education and Labor Committee in the House. Democratic Members (13) Republican Members (10) Edward Kennedy (MA) Chair Michael Enzi (WY) Ranking Member Christopher Dodd (CT) Judd Gregg (NH) Tom Harkin (IA) Lamar Alexander (TN) Barbara Mikulski (MD) Richard Burr (NC) Jeff Bingaman (NM) Johnny Isakson (GA) Patty Murray (WA) John McCain (AZ) Jack Reed (RI) Orrin Hatch (UT) Bernard Sanders (VT) Lisa Murkowski (AK) Sherrod Brown (OH) Tom Coburn (OK) Robert Casey Jr. (PA) Pat Roberts (KS) Kay Hagan (NC) Jeff Merkley (OR) Al Franken (MN) Judiciary Committee Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice http://judiciary.senate.gov Overview: The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over a variety of issues including judicial proceedings, civil, criminal, and in general, federal courts and judges, local courts in the territories and possessions, the revision and codification of the statues of the United States as well as other matters. Democratic Members (12) Republican Members (7) Patrick Leahy (VT) Chair Jeff Sessions (AL) Ranking Member Herb Kohl (WI) Orrin Hatch (UT) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Charles Grassley (IA) Russ Feingold (WI) Jon Kyl (AZ) Charles Schumer (NY) Lindsey Graham (SC) Richard Durbin (IL) John Cornyn (TX) Ben Cardin (MD) Tom Coburn (OK) Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Ted Kaufman (DE) Arlen Specter (PA) Al Franken (MN) 2000 M Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036 PHONE 202.638.1144 FAX 202.638.0851 www.zerotothree.org/policy 5 United States House of Representatives Committees Agriculture Committee Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) http://agriculture.house.gov Overview: The jurisdiction of the Agriculture Committee consists of all subjects relating to agriculture and forestry including the adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of birds and animals in forest reserves, agricultural colleges and experiment stations, agricultural production and marketing and stabilization of prices of agricultural products, human nutrition and a variety of other issues. Democratic Members (28) Republican Members (18) Collin Peterson (MN-7th) Chair Frank Lucas (OK-3rd) Ranking
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