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Committee Membership COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ————— COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES (Ratio: 33-28) JEB HENSARLING, Texas, Vice Chairman SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama, Emeritus MAXINE WATERS, California, Ranking Member PETER T. KING, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York† EDWARD R. ROYCE, California NYDIA M. VELÁZQUEZ, New York FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma† BRAD SHERMAN, California GARY G. MILLER, California, Vice Chairman GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey RUBÉN HINOJOSA, Texas RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri PATRICK T. MCHENRY, North Carolina CAROLYN MCCARTHY, New York JOHN CAMPBELL, California STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts MICHELE BACHMANN, Minnesota DAVID SCOTT, Georgia KEVIN MCCARTHY, California AL GREEN, Texas STEVAN PEARCE, New Mexico EMANUEL CLEAVER, Missouri BILL POSEY, Florida GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania KEITH ELLISON, Minnesota LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri JAMES A. HIMES, Connecticut BILL HUIZENGA, Michigan GARY C. PETERS, Michigan SEAN P. DUFFY, Wisconsin JOHN C. CARNEY, JR., Delaware ROBERT HURT, Virginia TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama STEVE STIVERS, Ohio BILL FOSTER, Illinois STEPHEN LEE FINCHER, Tennessee DANIEL T. KILDEE, Michigan MARLIN A. STUTZMAN, Indiana PATRICK MURPHY, Florida MICK MULVANEY, South Carolina JOHN K. DELANEY, Maryland RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona DENNIS A. ROSS, Florida JOYCE BEATTY, Ohio ROBERT PITTENGER, North Carolina DENNY HECK, Washington1 ANN WAGNER, Missouri STEVEN HORSFORD, Nevada3 GARLAND “ANDY” BARR, Kentucky TOM COTTON, Arkansas KEITH J. ROTHFUS, Pennsylvania LUKE MESSER, Indiana4 1 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITAL MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES (Ratio: 18-15) SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey, Chairman ROBERT HURT, Virginia, Vice Chairman CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York, Ranking Member SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama BRAD SHERMAN, California PETER T. KING, New York RUBÉN HINOJOSA, Texas EDWARD R. ROYCE, California STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado MICHELE BACHMANN, Minnesota DAVID SCOTT, Georgia KEVIN MCCARTHY, California JAMES A. HIMES, Connecticut LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia GARY C. PETERS, Michigan BILL HUIZENGA, Michigan KEITH ELLISON, Minnesota STEVE STIVERS, Ohio BILL FOSTER, Illinois STEPHEN LEE FINCHER, Tennessee JOHN C. CARNEY, JR., Delaware MICK MULVANEY, South Carolina TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois DANIEL T. KILDEE, Michigan DENNIS A. ROSS, Florida PATRICK MURPHY, Florida ANN WAGNER, Missouri MAXINE WATERS, California, ex officio LUKE MESSER, Indiana JEB HENSARLING, Texas, ex officio SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSUMER CREDIT (Ratio: 17-14) SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia, Chairman SEAN P. DUFFY, Wisconsin, Vice Chairman GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York, Ranking Member SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York GARY G. MILLER, California RUBÉN HINOJOSA, Texas PATRICK T. MCHENRY, North Carolina CAROLYN MCCARTHY, New York JOHN CAMPBELL, California DAVID SCOTT, Georgia KEVIN MCCARTHY, California AL GREEN, Texas STEVAN PEARCE, New Mexico KEITH ELLISON, Minnesota BILL POSEY, Florida NYDIA M. VELÁZQUEZ, New York MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts MARLIN A. STUTZMAN, Indiana JOHN K. DELANEY, Maryland ROBERT PITTENGER, North Carolina DENNY HECK, Washington GARLAND “ANDY” BARR, Kentucky KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona TOM COTTON, Arkansas MAXINE WATERS, California, ex officio KEITH J. ROTHFUS, Pennsylvania JEB HENSARLING, Texas, ex officio 2 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND INSURANCE (Ratio: 11-9) RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas, Chairman BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri, Vice Chairman MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts, Ranking Member EDWARD R. ROYCE, California NYDIA M. VELÁZQUEZ, New York GARY G. MILLER, California EMANUEL CLEAVER, Missouri SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey CAROLYN MCCARTHY, New York LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia BRAD SHERMAN, California SEAN P. DUFFY, Wisconsin GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin ROBERT HURT, Virginia JOYCE BEATTY, Ohio STEVE STIVERS, Ohio STEVEN HORSFORD, Neveda DENNIS A. ROSS, Florida MAXINE WATERS, California, ex officio JEB HENSARLING, Texas, ex officio SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama, emeritus SUBCOMMITTEE ON MONETARY POLICY AND TRADE (Ratio: 11-9) JOHN CAMPBELL, California, Chairman BILL HUIZENGA, Michigan, Vice Chairman WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri, Ranking Member FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma GARY C. PETERS, Michigan STEVAN PEARCE, New Mexico BILL FOSTER, Illinois BILL POSEY, Florida JOHN C. CARNEY, JR., Delaware STEPHEN LEE FINCHER, Tennessee JAMES A. HIMES, Connecticut MARLIN A. STUTZMAN, Indiana TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama MICK MULVANEY, South Carolina PATRICK MURPHY, Florida ROBERT PITTENGER, North Carolina KYRSTEN SINEMA, Arizona TOM COTTON, Arkansas DENNY HECK, Washington LUKE MESSER, Indiana MAXINE WATERS, California, ex officio JEB HENSARLING, Texas, ex officio SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama, emeritus 3 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS (Ratio: 11-9) PATRICK T. MCHENRY, North Carolina, Chairman MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania, Vice Chairman AL GREEN, Texas, Ranking Member SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama EMANUEL CLEAVER, Missouri PETER T. KING, New York KEITH ELLISON, Minnesota MICHELE BACHMANN, Minnesota CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York SEAN P. DUFFY, Wisconsin JOHN K. DELANEY, Maryland STEPHEN LEE FINCHER, Tennessee JOYCE BEATTY, Ohio RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois DENNY HECK, Washington ANN WAGNER, Missouri DANIEL T. KILDEE, Michigan GARLAND “ANDY” BARR, Kentucky STEVEN HORSFORD, Nevada KEITH J. ROTHFUS, Pennsylvania MAXINE WATERS, California, ex officio JEB HENSARLING, Texas, ex officio MEMBERSHIP NOTES ————— †The following members are on leave from the Committee on Financial Services: Mr. Sessions, ranking immediately after Mr. Lucas; and Mr. Gutierrez, ranking immediately after Mrs. Maloney. 1Mr. Heck was elected to the Committee on January 14, 2013, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Gutierrez on January 14, 2013. 2Mr. Rothfus was elected to the Committee on April 16, 2013, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Renacci on February 26, 2013. Mr. Renacci had ranked immediately after Mr. Duffy. 3Mr. Horsford was elected to the Committee on April 3, 2014, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Watt on January 6, 2014. Mr. Watt had ranked immediately after Ms. Velázquez. 4Mr. Messer was elected to the Committee on May 20, 2014, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Grimm on April 28, 2014. Mr. Grimm had ranked immediately after Mr. Hurt. 4.
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