Committee Assignments

US Senate Committee on Appropriations

The Appropriations Committee writes legislation allocating federal funds to the numerous government agencies, department and organizations on an annual basis. The committee also is responsible for supplemental spending bills which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses, such as funding to help with natural disasters or military operations. The Appropriations Committee gives Sen. Landrieu an opportunity to be a strong and effective voice for Louisiana's interests, particularly in the areas of health, transportation and education.

US Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

The Energy and Natural Resources Committee handles issues ranging from offshore drilling and revenue sharing to nuclear power generation and the creation of national parks. From her seat on the Energy Committee, Senator Landrieu successfully passed the landmark Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act which opened up more than 8 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to energy exploration and, for the first time, granted Louisiana and other Gulf states who allow offshore drilling a 37.5% revenue share.  Those funds will be used exclusively for coastal restoration, infrastructure and hurricane protection along the Gulf Coast – an area suffering from devastating erosion at the rate of 25 square miles of land each year – or about one acre every 33 minutes.  Today, Senator Landrieu continues to use her seat on this committee to push the United States closer to energy independence and to promote the development of clean domestic fuels.

US Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Sen. Landrieu chairs the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, which studies the issues relating to American small business enterprises. Senator Landrieu realizes that more than 65% of the new jobs in Louisiana in the past decade were created by small businesses; she lessened burdensome federal regulations and created tax relief for small businesses. In fact, her pro-growth, pro-business voting record in the 105th Congress earned her the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise Award.

US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

This committee was established on February 17, 2005 when it replaced the Committee on Governmental Affairs. It is the chief oversight committee for the United States Senate. Sen. Landrieu chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Disaster Recovery Subcommittee, and is committed to reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure the nation’s disaster response arm is speedy and effective the next time a disaster strikes the United States, be it natural or manmade.

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