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REPUBLICAN MEMBERS:

Bliley Jr., Thomas J., VA--Chairman

Moorhead, Carlos J. , CA
Fields, Jack, TX
Oxley, Michael G., OH
Bilirakis, Michael, FL
Schaefer, Daniel, CO
Barton, Joseph, TX
Hastert, J. Dennis, IL
Upton, Frederick S., MI
Stearns, Clifford B., FL
Paxon, L. W., NY
Gillmor, Paul E., OH
Klug, Scott, WI
Franks, Gary, CT
Greenwood, Jim, PA
Crapo, Michael D., ID
Cox, Christopher, CA
Burr, Richard, NC
Bilbray, Brian, CA
Whitfield, Edward, KY
Ganske, Greg, IA
Frisa, Daniel, NY
Norwood, Charlie, GA
White, Rick, WA
Coburn, Tom, OK

DEMOCRAT MEMBERS:

Dingell, John D., MI--Ranking minority member

Waxman, Henry A., CA
Markey, Edward J., MA
Tauzin, W. J., LA
Wyden, Ronald, OR
Hall, Ralph M., TX
Bryant, John, TX
Boucher, Rick, VA
Manton, Thomas J., NY
Towns, Edolphus, NY
Studds, Gerry E., MA
Pallone Jr., Frank, NJ
Brown, Sherrod, OH
Lambert, Blanche, AR
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln , FL
Gordon, Bart , TN
Furse, Elizabeth , OR
Deutsch, Peter , FL
Rush, Bobby L. , IL
Eshoo, Anna G. , CA
Klink, Ron , PA
Stupak, Bart , MI

DESCRIPTION

The Committee on Commerce deals with:

1. Biomedical research and development.
2. Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
3. Health and health facilities, except health care supported by payroll deductions.
4. Interstate energy compacts.
5. Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
6. Measures relating to the exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all fossil fuels, solar energy, and other unconventional or renewable energy resources.
7. Measures relating to the conservation of energy resources.
8. Measures relating to energy information generally.
9. Measures relating to
   (A) the generation and marketing of power (except by federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing authorities),
   (B) the reliability and interstate transmission of, and ratemaking for, all power, and
   (C) the siting of generation facilities; except the installation of interconnections between Government waterpower projects.
10. Measures relating to general management of the Department of Energy, and the management and all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
11. National energy policy generally.
12. Public health and quarantine.
13. Regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry, including regulation of research and development reactors and nuclear regulatory research.
14. Regulation of interstate and foreign communications.
15. Securities and exchanges.
16. Travel and tourism.

SUBCOMMITTEES

COMMERCE, TRADE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ENERGY AND POWER
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCE