Congressman Deutch was appointed to serve on the following committees in the 115th Congress:
House Foreign Affairs Committee
In January 2019, Congressman Deutch was elected to serve as Chairman for the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. As a senior 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 as a senior member on the House Judiciary Committee has given Congressman Deutch the opportunity to debate important legislative issues, from civil rights and gun violence prevention 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 116th Congress, Democratic leaders tapped Congressman Deutch to Chair the House Ethics Committee. The House Ethics Committee is the only committee to operate with an equal number of both Democrats and Republicans 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.
- Gun Violence Protection Task Force, Chief Whip
- Congressional Trademark Caucus, Co-Chair
- Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, Co-Chair
- Congressional Song Writers Caucus, Co-Chair
- Bipartisan AntiāSemitism Taskforce, Co-Chair
- Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus, Vice-Chair
- Democracy Reform Task Force, Vice-Chair
- Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
- House Democratic Caucus, Task Force on Seniors
- Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
- Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
- Coalition on Autism Research and Education (CARE)
- Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Buy American Caucus
- Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
- Congressional Caucus on Homelessness
- Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
- Congressional Everglades Caucus
- Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
- Congressional Real Estate Caucus
- Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
- Congressional Taiwan Caucus
- Democratic Israel Working Group
- House Cancer Caucus
- House Hunger Caucus
- House Oceans Caucus
- House Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus
- Pediatric Cancer Caucus
- Task Force on Terrorism & Proliferation Financing
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