Committees and Caucuses
Congressman Rice will be service on the Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business and Budget Committees. He will also Chair the Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Subcommittee for the 113th Congress.
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Jurisdiction
The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee currently has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, roads, bridges, mass transit, and railroads. The Committee also has jurisdiction over other aspects of national infrastructure including: clean water and waste water management, economic development of depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness, activities of the Army Corps of Engineers and the various missions of the Coast Guard.
The jurisdiction of the House Budget Committee is derived from the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (the Budget Act) as well as House Rule X. This jurisdiction is protected under the Budget Act, which states that no bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report dealing with any matter within the jurisdiction of the Budget Committee shall be considered in the House of Representatives unless it is a bill or resolution that has been reported by the Budget Committee or unless it is an amendment to a bill or resolution reported by the Budget Committee. House Rule X, clause 1(d) states that the Budget Committee will have jurisdiction over the concurrent resolution on the budget; other matters required to be referred to it pursuant to the Budget Act; establishment, extension, and enforcement of special controls over the federal budget; and the budget process generally.
Over the years, the duties and responsibilities of the Budget Committee have been established in statute, as well as House Rules. These responsibilities include: drafting and preparation of the annual Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, commonly referred to as the “budget resolution”; budget reconciliation; budget process reform; oversight of the President’s annual budget request and Congressional Budget Office; and revisions of budget allocations, emergency budget requests and adjustments;.
Small Business Committee Jurisdiction
The House Small Business Committee was established to protect and assist small businesses. As such, the Committee has jurisdiction over matters related to small business financial aid, regulatory flexibility, and paperwork reduction. Additionally, the House Small Business Committee has oversight and legislative authority over the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its programs.