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Senator Stabenow's Committee Assignments
In 2009, Senator Stabenow was appointed to the following Senate Committees:
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Committee on Finance
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Committee on the Budget
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
The Senate Energy Committee has jurisdiction over the national energy policy, including international energy issues and emergency preparedness.
Subcommittee on Water and Power (Chair)
Senator Stabenow chairs this subcommittee, which has oversight and legislative responsibilities for: irrigation; reclamation projects, including related flood control purposes; power marketing administrations; energy development impacts on water resources; groundwater resources and management; hydroelectric power; low head hydro; and energy related aspects of deepwater ports.
Subcommittee on Energy
Subcommittee on National Parks
Committee on Finance
The Senate Finance Committee is one of the most influential committees in the U.S. Senate and has jurisdiction over a wide range of issues important to Michigan. All legislation regarding Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, trade policy, pensions and tax policy is referred to the Finance Committee.
Subcommittee on International Trade and Global Competitiveness
Subcommittee on Health Care
Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
The Senate Agriculture Committee has jurisdiction over agriculture programs, nutrition programs, and rural development.
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit (Chair)
Senator Stabenow chairs this subcommittee, which has legislative responsibilities and oversight involving rural economic revitalization and quality of life; rural job and business growth; rural electrification, telecommunications and utilities; conservation, protection and stewardship of natural resources; state, local and private forests and general forestry; agricultural and rural credit.
Subcommittee on Energy, Science, and Technology
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation
Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health
Committee on the Budget
Along with the House Budget Committee, it is responsible for drafting Congress' annual budget plan and monitoring action on the budget for the Federal Government. In addition, the Budget Committee has jurisdiction over the operation of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). While the budget resolution prepared by the Budget Committee sets out a broad blueprint for the Congress with respect to the total levels of revenues and spending for the government as a whole, the Finance Committee and the Appropriations Committee prepare the legislation that actually enacts specific tax and spending policies. The Budget Committee does not have subcommittees.
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