Committees and Leadership
Committees
As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee, Pallone deals with many issues of great importance to the people of New Jersey, including health care, energy, the environment and fisheries.
On the Energy and Commerce Committee, Pallone serves as Chairman of the Health Subcommittee. The subcommittee has sole jurisdiction over Medicaid, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and shares jurisdiction of Medicare with the Ways and Means Committee. It oversees public health, biomedical programs, food and drug safety, mental health and research, hospital construction and all health care homeland security-related concerns.
He is also a member of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, and the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee.
On the Natural Resources Committee, Pallone serves on the Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee.
If you would like more information about some of the issues and activities the Committees are working on, please visit the majority web sites:
House Natural Resources Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Leadership
Pallone serves as Communications Chair of the Democratic Policy Committee and is responsible for developing the party's message on the issues before Congress and coordinating that message on the House floor.
In addition, Pallone serves as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan-Americans and the Congressional Coastal Caucus. He is also the founder of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans. For more information on these and other caucuses on which he serves, please see below.
Caucuses
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Congressional Caucus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka and Sri-Lankan Americans
Congressional Coastal Caucus
Other Caucuses on which Congressman Pallone serves
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