Committees & Other Assignments
Congressman Rush is proud to be part of the following committees and caucuses:
Committees
Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection
In 1995, U.S. Rep. Rush was appointed to the exclusive and powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. In 2007 he was elected chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection. This committee has jurisdiction over:
- Interstate and foreign commerce, including all trade matters within the jurisdiction of the full committee;
- Regulation of commercial practices (the FTC), including sports-related matters;
- Consumer affairs and consumer protection, including privacy matters generally;
- Consumer product safety (the CPSC), product liability; and motor vehicle safety;
- Regulation of travel, tourism, and time; and, Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing, including cyber security.
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Rush also serves on the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Congressional Caucuses
Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
Biomedical Research Caucus
Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Congressional Automotive Caucus
Congressional Caucus on American Issues
Congressional Caucus on Central and Eastern Europe
Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy
Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian American Issues
Congressional DTV Caucus
Congressional Humanities Caucus
Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
Congressional Pakistan Caucus
Congressional Philanthropy Caucus
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Urban Caucus
Great Lakes Task Force
House Congressional Biotech Caucus
House Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition
Out of Iraq Caucus
Out of Poverty Caucus
The United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus
Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Webcast
Listen to hearings conducted by the Commerce, Trade, & Consumer Protection Subcommittee.
