Committees

House Committee on Energy and Commerce 

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce was established in 1795, and is among the oldest standing legislative committees in the U.S. House of Representatives.  The Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress, and oversees a range of cabinet-level departments and independent agencies, including the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Federal Communications Commission. 

In addition, the Committee is responsible for dealing with matters related to telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health, energy policy, the environment, interstate commerce and technology.

Congressman Butterfield currently serves as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and as a member of the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.