This Subcommittee will address policies that enhance rural economic growth, increasing America’s energy independence and ensuring that America’s small businesses can compete effectively in a global marketplace.   

• Oversight of agricultural policies.

• Oversight of environmental issues and regulations (including agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers).

• Oversight of energy issues, including expansion of domestic resources whether they are renewable or non-renewable.
   
• Oversight of international trade policy with particular emphasis on agencies that provide direct assistance to small businesses, such as: the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of International Trade, the Department of Commerce’s United States Export Assistance Centers, the Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Export-Import Bank.
   
• Oversight of infringement of intellectual property rights by foreign competition. 

The members of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade include:

• Chairman Scott Tipton (R-CO)
• Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
• Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
• Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA)
• Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC)
• Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA)

   

• Rep. Mark Critz (D-PA), Ranking Member 
• Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)
• Rep. William Keating (D-MA)
• Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA)