Committees
Subcommittees
- Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality – VICE CHAIR
- National energy policy generally;
- Fossil energy, renewable energy resources and synthetic fuels; energy conservation; energy information; energy regulation and utilization;
- Utility issues and regulation of nuclear facilities;
- Interstate energy compacts;
- Nuclear energy and waste;
- The Clean Air Act;
- All laws, programs, and government activities affecting such matters; and,
- Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing.
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
- Interstate and foreign commerce, including all trade matters within the jurisdiction of the full committee;
- Regulation of commercial practices (the FTC), including sports-related matters;
- Consumer affairs and consumer protection, including privacy matters generally; consumer product safety (the CPSC); and product liability; and motor vehicle safety;
- Regulation of travel, tourism, and time; and,
- Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing, including cybersecurity.
- Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
- Environmental protection in general, including the Safe Drinking Water Act and risk assessment matters;
- Solid waste, hazardous waste and toxic substances, including Superfund and RCRA;
- Mining, oil, gas, and coal combustion wastes;
- Noise pollution control; and,
- Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing.
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