Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy

112th Congress
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Communications and Technology
Energy and Power
Environment and the Economy
Health
Oversight and Investigations

111th Congress
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection
Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Energy and Environment
Health
Oversight and Investigations

Jurisdiction includes All matters relating to soil and water contamination; The regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes; The regulation of industrial plant security; The regulation of drinking water; and, The regulation of toxic substances and noise.

Membership

Democrats
Gene Green, Texas, Ranking Member
Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
G. K. Butterfield, North Carolina
John Barrow, Georgia
Doris O. Matsui, California
Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey
Diana DeGette, Colorado
Lois Capps, California
John D. Dingell, Michigan (Ex Officio – non voting)
Henry A. Waxman, California (Ex Officio)
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Republicans
John Shimkus, Illinois, Chair
Tim Murphy, Pennsylvania, Vice Chair
Ed Whitfield, Kentucky
Joe Pitts, Pennsylvania
Mary Bono Mack, California
John Sullivan, Oklahoma
Charlie Bass, New Hampshire
Bob Latta, Ohio
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington
Gregg Harper, Mississippi
Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Cory Gardner, Colorado
Joe Barton, Texas
Fred Upton, Michigan (Ex Officio)

Recent News
Ranking Members Waxman and Rush Call for Hearing on Rate of Decarbonization and Global Warming 12/11/2012
Committee Leaders Request Documents from Drug Compounding Industry Association 12/07/2012
Markey, Waxman to Continue Probe of Presence of New Oil Sheen Near Macondo Well 12/07/2012
GAO Report Finds Notable Differences Between Medicare and Medicaid Consumer Protections 12/06/2012
Rep. Waxman and Senators Feinstein and Boxer Call on House and Senate Appropriators to Protect ECA Emissions Reductions 12/04/2012
Rep. Waxman Statement on Court Ruling on FCC Data-Roaming Order 12/04/2012
Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources Committee Democrats Request Briefing on Grand Isle Shipyard Involvement in Gulf Oil Spill 12/03/2012
Leading Committee Democrats Request Briefing on Recent Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Explosion 11/26/2012
Briefing: "Should Telecom Companies Edit the Internet?" 11/21/2012
Ranking Members Waxman and Rush Call for Hearing on Sobering World Bank Climate Report 11/19/2012