Congressman Deutch was appointed to serve on the following committees in the 115th Congress:
House Foreign Affairs Committee
In January 2013, Congressman Deutch was elected to serve as Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ted is deeply engaged in legislation involving economic sanctions and diplomacy, foreign assistance, national security, global human rights, and an array of other international issues. Learn more about the Congressman's views on foreign policy here.
House Judiciary Committee
Serving on the House Judiciary Committee has given Congressman Deutch the opportunity to debate important legislative issues that impact everything from civil rights and liberties and consumer protections to campaign finance and criminal law enforcement. The Judiciary Committee has oversight over all legislation involving the administration of the courts, the apportionment of congressional districts, issues surrounding bankruptcy, intellectual property, and counterfeiting, immigration policy and non-border enforcement, national penitentiaries, and other issues. Learn more about Congressman Deutch's work related to consumer protection, civil rights, and other related issues here.
House Ethics Committee
At the start of the 113th Congress, Democratic leaders tapped Congressman Deutch to serve on the House Ethics Committee. The House Ethics Committee is the only committee to operate with an equal number of both Democrats and Republicas and a completely nonpartisan staff. The Ethics Committee is charged with enforcing the Official Standards of Conduct, which include rules on gifts, travel, personal income, and other areas.
Caucus Memberships
A congressional caucus is formed by members of Congress who wish to meet regularly in support of a common legislative priority. Listed below are each of Congressman Deutch's caucus memberships.
- Office of the House Minority Whip, Assistant Whip
- House Democratic Caucus, Task Force on Seniors
- Congressional Contaminated Drywall Caucus (CCDC)
- Congressional Free Iran Caucus
- Bi‐Partisan Coalition for Combating Anti‐Semitism
- Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
- Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus
- Bipartisan Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Caucus
- Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
- Coalition on Autism Research and Education (CARE)
- Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Boating Caucus
- Congressional Buy American Caucus
- Congressional Caucus on Distracted Driving Awareness
- Congressional Caucus on Green Jobs
- Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
- Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention
- Congressional Children's Caucus
- Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
- Congressional Everglades Caucus
- Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
- Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
- Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus
- Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus
- Congressional Port Security Caucus
- Congressional Real Estate Caucus
- Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
- Democratic Israel Working Group
- Green Schools Caucus
- House Cancer Caucus
- House Hunger Caucus
- House Nursing Caucus
- House Oceans Caucus
- House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
- House Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus
- Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus
- Military Veterans Caucus
- Pediatric Cancer Caucus
- Task Force on Terrorism & Proliferation Financing
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