Energy and Natural Resources Committee
· Subcommittee on Forests and Public
Land Management
· Subcommittee on Water and Power
· Subcommittee on National Parks
Finance
Committee
Special Committee on Aging
Select Committee on Intelligence
Budget
Committee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
The Senate Energy Committee's jurisdiction
includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: national
energy policy, including international energy affairs and emergency
preparedness; strategic petroleum reserves; Outer Continental Shelf
leasing; nuclear waste policy; privatization of federal assets;
territorial affairs, including Freely Associated States; regulation
of Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and other oil or gas pipeline transportation
systems within Alaska; National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska; Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act; Antarctica Arctic research and energy development; and Native
Hawaiian matters.
The Energy Committee has a total
of four subcommittees; Senator Wyden serves on the following three:
National Parks
Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
Water and Power Subcommittee
Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee oversees a number of key issues including
Federal health programs, tax policy, Social Security and trade.
As a member of the committee, Wyden will have a greater opportunity
to help bolster Oregon's recovering economy and chart the course
of Federal health care spending and policy. He intends to address
a number of home-state economic issues, including ending reimbursement
inequities for Oregon in many Federal programs, opening new trade
markets abroad for Oregon products, and promoting policies to encourage
the growth of business while ensuring fair treatment of workers.
The Senate Finance Committee has five subcommittees: on health
care, international trade, long-term growth and debt reduction,
social security and family policy, and taxation and Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) oversight.
Special Committee on Aging
The Senate Special Committee on Aging was first
established in 1961 as a temporary committee. It was granted permanent
status on February 1, 1977. While special committees have no legislative
authority, they can study issues, conduct oversight of programs,
and investigate reports of fraud and waste. Throughout its existence,
the Special Committee on Aging has served as a focal point in the
Senate for discussion and debate on matters relating to older Americans.
Often, the committee will submit its findings and recommendations
for legislation to the Senate. The committee has regularly reviewed
pension coverage and employment opportunities for older Americans.
It has conducted oversight of the administration of major programs
like Social Security and Medicare. Finally, it has crusaded against
frauds targeting the elderly and federal programs on which the elderly
depend.
Select
Committee on Intelligence
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
is charged with overseeing and making continuing studies of the
intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government.
The committee submits to the Senate appropriate legislation regarding
intelligence, and ensures that government agencies provide informed
intelligence in order to assist the legislative and executive branches
in making informed decisions regarding national security. The committee
also oversees all United States intelligence activities to be certain
that they conform with the laws and Constitution of the United States.
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