Committees and Caucuses

Representative Kelly serves on the following committees:

House Committee on Ways and Means

The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress, and is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives. The Committee derives a large share of its jurisdiction from Article I, Section VII of the U.S. Constitution which declares, "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives." To read more, click here.

Subcommittee on 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. 

Subcommittee on 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.

Subcommittee on Oversight: The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Oversight shall include all matters within the scope of the full Committee’s jurisdiction but shall be limited to existing law.

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Additionally, Rep. Kelly is serving as the co-chair of the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives from the 18 Northeastern and Midwestern States. To learn more, click here.

Representative Kelly is also a member of the following caucuses:

The Pro-Life Caucus

The Congressional Steel Caucus

The Congressional Manufacturing Caucus

The Marcellus Shale Caucus

The Congressional Automotive Caucus

The Congressional Coal Caucus

The Job Creators Caucus

The Natural Gas Caucus

The Small Brewers Caucus

The Sportsman's Caucus

The Congressional Caucus on Korea

The Congressional Services Caucus

The Childhood Cancer Caucus

The Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth

The Congressional China Caucus

The International Conservation Caucus

The Republican Study Committee