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Subcommittees

Chairman Waxman has announced the new subcommittee organization of the Oversight Committee for the 110th Congress.

Domestic Policy

Jurisdiction includes domestic policies, including matters relating to energy, labor, education, criminal justice, the economy, as well as the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Majority
Dennis J. Kucinich, Chairman
Elijah E. Cummings
Diane E. Watson
Christopher S. Murphy
Danny K. Davis
John F. Tierney
Brian Higgins
Bruce L. Braley
Minority
Darrell E. Issa, Ranking Member
Dan Burton
Christopher Shays
John L. Mica
Mark E. Souder
Chris Cannon
Brian Bilbray

Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia

Jurisdiction includes federal employee issues, non-appropriation municipal affairs of the District of Columbia, and the Postal Service, including post office namings, holidays, and celebrations.
Majority
Danny K. Davis, Chairman
Eleanor Holmes Norton
John P. Sarbanes
Elijah E. Cummings
Dennis J. Kucinich
Wm. Lacy Clay
Stephen F. Lynch
Minority
Kenny Marchant, Ranking Member
John M. McHugh
John L. Mica
Darrell E. Issa
Jim Jordan

Government Management, Organization, and Procurement

Jurisdiction includes management of government operations, reorganizations of the executive branch, and federal procurement.
Majority
Edolphus Towns, Chairman
Paul E. Kanjorski
Christopher S. Murphy
Peter Welch
Carolyn B. Maloney
Minority
Brian Bilbray, Ranking Member
Todd Russell Platts
John J. Duncan

Information Policy, Census, and National Archives

Jurisdiction includes public information and records laws such as the Freedom of Information Act, the Presidential Records Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Census Bureau, and the National Archives and Records Administration.
Majority
Wm. Lacy Clay, Chairman
Paul E. Kanjorski
Carolyn B. Maloney
John A. Yarmuth
Paul W. Hodes
Minority
Michael Turner, Ranking Member
Chris Cannon
Bill Sali

National Security and Foreign Affairs

Jurisdiction includes oversight of national security, homeland security, and foreign affairs.
Majority
John F. Tierney, Chairman
Carolyn B. Maloney
Stephen F. Lynch
Brian Higgins
John A. Yarmuth
Bruce L. Braley
Betty McCollum
Jim Cooper
Chris Van Hollen
Paul W. Hodes
Peter Welch
Minority
Christopher Shays, Ranking Member
Dan Burton
John M. McHugh
Todd Russell Platts
John J. Duncan
Michael Turner
Kenny Marchant
Lynn A. Westmoreland
Patrick T. McHenry
Virginia Foxx