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Here you will find a list of the Members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 110th Congress, the Committee and subcommittee memberships, as well as the membership history for the Committee (81st - 109th Congress).

Democratic Members of the Committee

[star]JOHN D. DINGELL (Michigan)

Chairman of the full Committee; ex officio member of each of the six standing subcommittees

[star]HENRY A. WAXMAN (California)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]EDWARD J. MARKEY (Massachusetts)

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet; Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]RICK BOUCHER (Virginia)

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality; Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]EDOLPHUS TOWNS (New York)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]FRANK PALLONE, JR. (New Jersey)

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health; Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]BART GORDON (Tennessee)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]BOBBY L. RUSH (Illinois)

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]ANNA G. ESHOO (California)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]BART STUPAK (Michigan)

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]ELIOT L. ENGEL (New York)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]GENE GREEN (Texas)***

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials; Member of the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

[star]DIANA DEGETTE (Colorado)

Vice Chair to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Member of the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]LOIS CAPPS (California)

Vice Chair to the Subcommittee on Health and Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]MIKE DOYLE (Pennsylvania)

Vice Chair to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

[star]JANE HARMAN (California)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality

[star]TOM ALLEN (Maine)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]JAN SCHAKOWSKY (Illinois)

Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and Member of the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]HILDA L. SOLIS (California)

Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials and Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]CHARLES A. GONZALEZ (Texas)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]JAY INSLEE (Washington)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

[star]TAMMY BALDWIN (Wisconsin)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]MIKE ROSS (Arkansas)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]DARLENE HOOLEY (Oregon)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]ANTHONY D. WEINER (New York)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]JIM MATHESON (Utah)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]G. K. BUTTERFIELD (North Carolina)

Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]CHARLIE MELANCON (Louisiana)

Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]JOHN BARROW (Georgia)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]BARON P. HILL (Indiana)

Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]DORIS O. MATSUI (California)***

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

 

Republican Members of the Committee

[star]JOE BARTON (Texas)

Ranking Member of the full Committee; ex officio member of each of the six standing subcommittees

[star]RALPH M. HALL (Texas)**

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

[star]FRED UPTON (Michigan)

Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]CLIFF STEARNS (Florida)

Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet; Member of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]NATHAN DEAL (Georgia)

Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee; Member of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]ED WHITFIELD (Kentucky)

Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality

[star]BARBARA CUBIN (Wyoming)

Member of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]JOHN SHIMKUS (Illinois)

Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]HEATHER WILSON (New Mexico)

Member of the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]JOHN SHADEGG (Arizona)

Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials; Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]CHARLES W. "CHIP" PICKERING (Mississippi)

Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]VITO FOSSELLA (New York)

Member of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]ROY BLUNT (Missouri)*

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality

[star]STEVE BUYER (Indiana)**

Member of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]GEORGE RADANOVICH (California)

Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]JOSEPH R. PITTS (Pennsylvania)

Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]MARY BONO MACK (California)

Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]GREG WALDEN (Oregon)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]LEE TERRY (Nebraska)

Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]MIKE FERGUSON (New Jersey)

Member of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

[star]MIKE ROGERS (Michigan)

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]SUE WILKINS MYRICK (North Carolina)

Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, and the Subcommittee on Health

[star]JOHN SULLIVAN (Oklahoma)**

Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

[star]TIM MURPHY (Pennsylvania)

Member of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

[star]MICHAEL C. BURGESS (Texas)

Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

[star]MARSHA BLACKBURN (Tennessee)**

Member of the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality

*NOTES:

Changes in membership were due to the death of the Honorable Charlie Norwood (R-GA) on February 13, 2007, and the resignation of the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) from the Congress. The vacancy became effective on November 27, 2007.

*A motion was offered to the full Committee on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, by Mr. Barton regarding the election by the House of Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) to the full Committee membership, ranking behind Mr. Fossella, and that Mr. Blunt fill the vacancy on the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, ranking behind Mr. Pickering.

**A motion was offered to the full Committee on Thursday, March 13, 2008, by Mr. Shimkus resolving that the Republican membership of the standing subcommittees of the Committee for the One Hundred Tenth Congress be changed as reflected above.

***Membership change due to the resignation of Rep. Albert R. Wynn (D-MD) from the Committee on Energy and Commerce effective 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Rep. Matsui (D-CA) was appointed to the Subcommitteees on June 17, 2008. Rep. Gene Green was appointed Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials on July 15, 2008.