Committees and Caucuses

Committees

In the current 115th Congress, Don serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Armed Services, and the House Homeland Security Committee:

The House Agriculture Committee has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy including agriculture, forestry, nutrition, water conservation, and other agriculture-related fields.  The Committee can recommend funding appropriations for various governmental agencies, programs, and activities, as defined by House rules.   I currently serve on the following subcommittees:

• Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
• Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

The House Armed Services Committee is responsible for policy related to defense policy generally; ongoing military operations; the organization and reform of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy; counter-drug programs; acquisition and industrial base policy; technology transfer and export controls; joint interoperability; the Cooperative Threat Reduction program; Department of Energy nonproliferation programs; and detainee affairs and policy.  I currently serve on the following subcommittees:

• Subcommittee on Military Personnel
• Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces

The House Homeland Security Committee provides Congressional oversight for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and better protect the American people against a possible terrorist attack. This Congress, the Committee has passed several critical pieces of bipartisan, homeland security legislation to prevent terrorist attacks on the homeland, secure our borders, protect against cyber attacks, ensure the Department of Homeland Security runs efficiently, and shield the homeland from international and domestic threats.   I currently serve on the following subcommittees:

• Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
• Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security

Caucuses

What is a Caucus?

A caucus is an organization of Members of Congress interested in a particular issue or set of issues. Caucuses sponsor educational activities, such as briefings on timely topics or pending legislation, and sometimes encourage legislative action that will advance their members’ common goals.

Caucus Membership

I am a proud member of the following caucuses:

• Airborne ISR Caucus (Co-Chair)
• Beef Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force to Combat Identity
• Bipartisan Dyslexia Caucus
• Bipartisan Working Group
• Caucus on US-Turkey Relations
• Climate Solutions Caucus
• Congressional Air Force Caucus
• Congressional American Religious Freedom Caucus
• Congressional Army Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Hungarian Caucus
• Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus
• Congressional Motorcycle Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus 
• Congressional Term Limits Caucus
• Electronic Warfare Working Group (Co-Chair)
• Filipino Caucus
• House Republican Israel Caucus
• International Religious Freedom Caucus
• Israel Allies Caucus
• Missile Defense Caucus
• Soccer Caucus (Co-Chair)
• Space Power Caucus
• US-Japan Caucus
• Civility and Respect Caucus