Committee Assignments

Congressman Boehlert has served on the SCIENCE COMMITTEE since 1983, and was elected Chairman in January 2001. The Committee has jurisdiction over all federal nonmilitary scientific and technology research and development programs. The Committee has jurisdiction over NASA, the National Science Foundation, and research and development initiatives within the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Commerce.

Boehlert's priorities as Science Committee Chairman are in the areas of energy, education and environmental policy. His focus is on improving the nation's K-12 math and science education in the nation's public schools, fully supporting university-based scientific research, developing sound research and development policies to promote better energy efficiency, including alternative fuels for vehicles.

Boehlert is the third-ranking member of the House TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, serving as Chairman of its SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT from 1995 to 2000. He remains an active member of that Subcommittee. Boehlert also sits on the SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT, and the SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.

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