Committees & Caucuses

Ways and Means

Rick serves as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, the oldest committee of the United States Congress, and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives.

He is also a member of three Ways and Means Subcommittees:

• Select Revenue Measures: The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures shall consist of those revenue measures that, from time to time, shall be referred to it specifically by the Chairman of the full Committee.
• Human Resources: The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the public assistance provisions of the Social Security Act, including temporary assistance for needy families, child care, child and family services, child support, foster care, adoption, supplemental security income, social services, eligibility of welfare recipients for food stamps, and low-income energy assistance.
• Social Security: The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Social Security shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the Federal Old Age, Survivors’ and Disability Insurance System, the Railroad Retirement System, and employment taxes and trust fund operations relating to those systems.

Caucuses

Rick has also joined a number of caucuses to better address a variety of issues, especially those that directly affect North Dakota.

• Congressional Western Caucus
• Unmanned Systems Caucus
• General Aviation Caucus
• Coal Caucus
• Friends of Norway Caucus
• Job Creators Caucus
• E-911 Caucus
• National Archives Caucus
• Rural Health Care Coalition
• Sportsman Caucus
• Sugar Caucus
• Congressional Prayer Caucus
• House National Guard and Reserve Caucus
• Congressional Prayer Caucus
• Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus
• Congressional Farmers Cooperative Caucus