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The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more than 200 years. The two other House standing committees with such continuous operation are the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Rules Committee. The committee has served as the principal guide for the House in matters relating to the promotion of commerce and to the public's health and marketplace interests, with the relatively recent addition of energy considerations among them. Due to its broad jurisdiction, it is considered one of the most powerful committees in the House.
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Formed | December 14, 1795 |
Leadership | |
Chair | Brett Guthrie (R) Since January 3, 2025 |
Ranking member | Frank Pallone (D) Since January 3, 2023 |
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Seats | 52 |
Political parties | Majority (29)
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Role of the committee
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has developed what is arguably the broadest (non-tax-oriented) jurisdiction of any congressional committee. The committee maintains principal responsibility for legislative oversight relating to telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health, air quality and environmental health, the supply and delivery of energy, and interstate and foreign commerce. This jurisdiction extends over five Cabinet-level departments and seven independent agencies—from the Department of Energy, Health and Human Services, the Transportation Department to the Federal Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration, and Federal Communications Commission—and sundry quasi-governmental organizations.
Jurisdiction
The Energy and Commerce Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress. It legislates on a wide variety of issues, including:
- health care, including mental health and substance abuse
- health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid
- biomedical research and development
- food, drug, device and cosmetic safety
- environmental protection
- clean air and climate change
- safe drinking water
- toxic chemicals and hazardous waste
- national energy policy
- renewable energy and conservation
- nuclear facilities
- electronic communications and the internet
- broadcast and cable television
- privacy, cybersecurity and data security
- consumer protection and product safety
- motor vehicle safety
- travel, tourism and sports
- interstate and foreign commerce
Members, 119th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 13 (Chair), H.Res. 14 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 21 (R), H.Res. 22 (D), H.Res. 40 (Menendez)
Subcommittees
To manage the wide variety of issues it encounters, the committee relies on the front-line work of six subcommittees, one more than during the 111th Congress. During the 111th Congress, Chairman Henry Waxman combined the traditionally separate energy and environment subcommittees into a single subcommittee. New Chairman Fred Upton restored them as separate subcommittees at the start of the 112th Congress, and they have been retained to this day.
Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Communications and Technology | Richard Hudson (R-NC) | Doris Matsui (D-CA) |
Energy | Bob Latta (R-OH) | Kathy Castor (D-FL) |
Environment | Morgan Griffith (R-VA) | Paul Tonko (D-NY) |
Health | Buddy Carter (R-GA) | Diana DeGette (D-CO) |
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade | Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) | Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) |
Oversight and Investigations | Gary Palmer (R-AL) | Yvette Clarke (D-NY) |
Historical membership rosters
118th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 56 (R), H.Res. 57 (D), H.Res. 1133 (R)
- Subcommittees
Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Communications and Technology | Bob Latta (R-OH) | Doris Matsui (D-CA) |
Energy, Climate and Grid Security | Jeff Duncan (R-SC) | Diana DeGette (D-CO) |
Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Minerals | Bill Johnson (R-OH) | Paul Tonko (D-NY) |
Health | Brett Guthrie (R-KY) | Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) |
Innovation, Data and Commerce | Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) | Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) |
Oversight and Investigations | Morgan Griffith (R-VA) | Kathy Castor (D-FL) |
117th Congress
Majority | Minority |
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R)
- Subcommittees
Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Communications and Technology | Mike Doyle (D-PA) | Bob Latta (R-OH) |
Consumer Protection and Commerce | Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) | Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) |
Energy | Bobby Rush (D-IL) | Fred Upton (R-MI) |
Environment and Climate Change | Paul Tonko (D-NY) | David McKinley (R-WV) |
Health | Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) | Brett Guthrie (R-KY) |
Oversight and Investigations | Diana DeGette (D-CO) | Morgan Griffith (R-VA) |
116th Congress
Majority | Minority |
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Sources: H.Res. 7 (Chair), H.Res. 8 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 42 (D), H.Res. 68 (R)
- Subcommittees
Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Communications and Technology | Mike Doyle (D-PA) | Bob Latta (R-OH) |
Consumer Protection and Commerce | Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) | Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) |
Energy | Bobby Rush (D-IL) | Fred Upton (R-MI) |
Environment and Climate Change | Paul Tonko (D-NY) | David McKinley (R-WV) |
Health | Anna Eshoo (D-CA) | Brett Guthrie (R-KY) |
Oversight and Investigations | Diana DeGette (D-CO) | Morgan Griffith (R-VA) |
115th Congress
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Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 7 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 29 (R) and H.Res. 45 (D).
114th Congress
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History
The committee was originally formed as the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures on December 14, 1795. Prior to this, legislation was drafted in the Committee of the Whole or in special ad hoc committees, appointed for specific limited purposes. However the growing demands of the new nation required that Congress establish a permanent committee to manage its constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause to "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States."
From this time forward, as the nation grew and Congress dealt with new public policy concerns and created new committees, the Energy and Commerce Committee has maintained its central position as Congress's monitor of commercial progress—a focus reflected in its changing jurisdiction, both in name and practice.
In 1819, the committee's name was changed to the Committee on Commerce, reflecting the creation of a separate Manufacturers Committee and also the increasing scope of and complexity of American commercial activity, which was expanding the committee's jurisdiction from navigational aids and the nascent general health service to foreign trade and tariffs. Thomas J. Bliley, who chaired the committee from 1995 to 2000, chose to use this traditional name, which underscores the committee's role for Congress on this front.
In 1891, in emphasis of the committee's evolving activities, the name was again changed to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce—a title it maintained until 1981, when, under incoming Chairman John Dingell, the committee first assumed what is now its present name to emphasize its lead role in guiding the energy policy of the United States. Dingell regained chairmanship of the committee in 2007 after having served as ranking member since 1995. In late 2008, Henry Waxman initiated a successful challenge to unseat Dingell as chairman. His challenge was unusual as the party caucus traditionally elects chairmen based on committee seniority. Waxman formally became chairman at the start of the 111th Congress.
Previous chairs
Committee on Commerce and Manufactures
Chairman | Party | State | Years |
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Benjamin Goodhue | Federalist | Massachusetts | 1795–1796 |
John Swanwick | Democratic-Republican | Pennsylvania | 1796–1797 |
Edward Livingston | Democratic-Republican | New York | 1797–1798 |
Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | Maryland | 1798–1803 |
Samuel L. Mitchill | Democratic-Republican | New York | 1803–1805 |
Jacob Crowninshield | Democratic-Republican | Massachusetts | 1805–1806 |
Gurdon S. Mumford | Democratic-Republican | New York | 1806–1807 |
Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 1807–1819 |
Committee on Commerce
Chairman | Party | State | Years |
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Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Virginia | 1819–1827 |
Churchill C. Cambreleng | Democratic | New York | 1827–1833 |
Joel B. Sutherland | Democratic | Pennsylvania | 1833–1837 |
Francis O. J. Smith | Democratic | Maine | 1837–1838 |
Samuel Cushman | Democratic | New Hampshire | 1838–1839 |
Edward Curtis | Whig | New York | 1839–1841 |
John P. Kennedy | Whig | Maryland | 1841–1843 |
Isaac E. Holmes | Democratic | South Carolina | 1843–1845 |
Robert McClelland | Democratic | Michigan | 1845–1847 |
Washington Hunt | Whig | New York | 1847–1849 |
Robert Milligan McLane | Democratic | Maryland | 1849–1851 |
David L. Seymour | Democratic | New York | 1851–1853 |
Thomas J. D. Fuller | Democratic | Maine | 1853–1855 |
Elihu B. Washburne | Republican | Illinois | 1855–1857 |
John Cochrane | Democratic | New York | 1857–1859 |
Elihu B. Washburne | Republican | Illinois | 1859–1868 |
Thomas D. Eliot | Republican | Massachusetts | 1868–1869 |
Nathan F. Dixon II | Republican | Rhode Island | 1869–1871 |
Samuel Shellabarger | Republican | Ohio | 1871–1873 |
William A. Wheeler | Republican | New York | 1873–1875 |
Frank Hereford | Democratic | West Virginia | 1875–1877 |
Elijah Ward | Democratic | New York | 1877 |
John H. Reagan | Democratic | Texas | 1877–1881 |
Horace F. Page | Republican | California | 1881–1883 |
John H. Reagan | Democratic | Texas | 1883–1887 |
Martin L. Clardy | Democratic | Missouri | 1887–1889 |
Charles S. Baker | Republican | New York | 1889–1891 |
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Chairman | Party | State | Years |
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Roger Q. Mills | Democratic | Texas | 1891–1892 |
George D. Wise | Democratic | Virginia | 1892–1895 |
William Peters Hepburn | Republican | Iowa | 1895–1909 |
James Robert Mann | Republican | Illinois | 1909–1911 |
William C. Adamson | Democratic | Georgia | 1911–1917 |
Thetus W. Sims | Democratic | Tennessee | 1917–1919 |
John J. Esch | Republican | Wisconsin | 1919–1921 |
Samuel Winslow | Republican | Massachusetts | 1921–1925 |
James S. Parker | Republican | New York | 1925–1931 |
Sam Rayburn | Democratic | Texas | 1931–1937 |
Clarence F. Lea | Democratic | California | 1937–1947 |
Charles A. Wolverton | Republican | New Jersey | 1947–1949 |
Robert Crosser | Democratic | Ohio | 1949–1953 |
Charles A. Wolverton | Republican | New Jersey | 1953–1955 |
Percy Priest | Democratic | Tennessee | 1955–1956 |
Oren Harris | Democratic | Arkansas | 1957–1966 |
Harley Orrin Staggers | Democratic | West Virginia | 1966–1981 |
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Chairman | Party | State | Years |
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John Dingell | Democratic | Michigan | 1981–1995 |
Thomas Bliley | Republican | Virginia | 1995–2001 |
Billy Tauzin | Republican | Louisiana | 2001–2004 |
Joe Barton | Republican | Texas | 2004–2007 |
John Dingell | Democratic | Michigan | 2007–2009 |
Henry Waxman | Democratic | California | 2009–2011 |
Fred Upton | Republican | Michigan | 2011–2017 |
Greg Walden | Republican | Oregon | 2017–2019 |
Frank Pallone | Democratic | New Jersey | 2019–2023 |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | Washington | 2023–2025 |
Brett Guthrie | Republican | Kentucky | 2025- |
See also
References
- "AOC, Rice face off for powerful committee post". Politico. 8 December 2020.
- "About E&C". Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee. December 19, 2013.
- "Jurisdiction". Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee. 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- "Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Members and Democratic Roster for the 119th Congress". Energy & Commerce Committee Democrats. January 14, 2025.
- "House Energy and Commerce Committee announces Subcommittee Chairs and Membership". Energy and Commerce Committee Press Release. January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
- "Chairman Guthrie Announces 119th Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Assignments". House Committee on Energy and Commerce. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- "Chair Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership, Subcommittee Membership for the 118th Congress". House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- "Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Members and Democratic Roster". Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- "Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster". 15 January 2021.
- "Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster". 21 January 2021.
- "Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster". 15 January 2021.
- "Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster". 21 January 2021.
- "Pallone Announces Energy & Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster". 15 January 2021.
- H.Res. 8
External links

- Official website (Archive)
- House Energy and Commerce Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearings and Meetings Video. Congress.gov
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2019 The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives Established in 1795 it has operated continuously with various name changes and jurisdictional changes for more than 200 years The two other House standing committees with such continuous operation are the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Rules Committee The committee has served as the principal guide for the House in matters relating to the promotion of commerce and to the public s health and marketplace interests with the relatively recent addition of energy considerations among them Due to its broad jurisdiction it is considered one of the most powerful committees in the House House Energy and Commerce CommitteeStanding committeeActive United States House of Representatives 119th CongressU S House Committee on Energy and Commerce official SealHistoryFormedDecember 14 1795LeadershipChairBrett Guthrie R Since January 3 2025Ranking memberFrank Pallone D Since January 3 2023StructureSeats52Political partiesMajority 29 Republican 29 Minority 23 Democratic 23 Websiteenergycommerce wbr house wbr gov Republican democrats energycommerce wbr house wbr gov Democratic Role of the committeeThe House Committee on Energy and Commerce has developed what is arguably the broadest non tax oriented jurisdiction of any congressional committee The committee maintains principal responsibility for legislative oversight relating to telecommunications consumer protection food and drug safety public health air quality and environmental health the supply and delivery of energy and interstate and foreign commerce This jurisdiction extends over five Cabinet level departments and seven independent agencies from the Department of Energy Health and Human Services the Transportation Department to the Federal Trade Commission Food and Drug Administration and Federal Communications Commission and sundry quasi governmental organizations JurisdictionThe Energy and Commerce Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress It legislates on a wide variety of issues including health care including mental health and substance abuse health insurance including Medicare and Medicaid biomedical research and development food drug device and cosmetic safety environmental protection clean air and climate change safe drinking water toxic chemicals and hazardous waste national energy policy renewable energy and conservation nuclear facilities electronic communications and the internet broadcast and cable television privacy cybersecurity and data security consumer protection and product safety motor vehicle safety travel tourism and sports interstate and foreign commerceMembers 119th CongressMajority Minority Brett Guthrie Kentucky Chair Bob Latta Ohio Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Richard Hudson North Carolina Buddy Carter Georgia Gary Palmer Alabama Neal Dunn Florida Dan Crenshaw Texas John Joyce Pennsylvania Randy Weber Texas Rick Allen Georgia Troy Balderson Ohio Russ Fulcher Idaho August Pfluger Texas Diana Harshbarger Tennessee Mariannette Miller Meeks Iowa Kat Cammack Florida Jay Obernolte California John James Michigan Cliff Bentz Oregon Erin Houchin Indiana Russell Fry South Carolina Laurel Lee Florida Nick Langworthy New York Thomas Kean Jr New Jersey Michael Rulli Ohio Gabe Evans Colorado Craig Goldman Texas Julie Fedorchak North Dakota Frank Pallone New Jersey Ranking Member Diana DeGette Colorado Jan Schakowsky Illinois Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell Michigan Marc Veasey Texas Robin Kelly Illinois Nanette Barragan California Darren Soto Florida Kim Schrier Washington Lori Trahan Massachusetts Lizzie Fletcher Texas Vice Ranking Member Alexandria Ocasio Cortez New York Jake Auchincloss Massachusetts Troy Carter Louisiana Rob Menendez New Jersey Kevin Mullin California Greg Landsman Ohio Jennifer McClellan Virginia Resolutions electing members H Res 13 Chair H Res 14 Ranking Member H Res 21 R H Res 22 D H Res 40 Menendez SubcommitteesTo manage the wide variety of issues it encounters the committee relies on the front line work of six subcommittees one more than during the 111th Congress During the 111th Congress Chairman Henry Waxman combined the traditionally separate energy and environment subcommittees into a single subcommittee New Chairman Fred Upton restored them as separate subcommittees at the start of the 112th Congress and they have been retained to this day Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member Communications and Technology Richard Hudson R NC Doris Matsui D CA Energy Bob Latta R OH Kathy Castor D FL Environment Morgan Griffith R VA Paul Tonko D NY Health Buddy Carter R GA Diana DeGette D CO Commerce Manufacturing and Trade Gus Bilirakis R FL Jan Schakowsky D IL Oversight and Investigations Gary Palmer R AL Yvette Clarke D NY Historical membership rosters118th Congress Majority Minority Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Chair Michael C Burgess Texas Bob Latta Ohio Brett Guthrie Kentucky Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio until January 21 2024 Larry Bucshon Indiana Richard Hudson North Carolina Tim Walberg Michigan Buddy Carter Georgia Jeff Duncan South Carolina Gary Palmer Alabama Neal Dunn Florida John Curtis Utah Debbie Lesko Arizona Greg Pence Indiana Dan Crenshaw Texas John Joyce Pennsylvania Kelly Armstrong North Dakota Vice Chair Randy Weber Texas Rick Allen Georgia Troy Balderson Ohio Russ Fulcher Idaho August Pfluger Texas Diana Harshbarger Tennessee Mariannette Miller Meeks Iowa Kat Cammack Florida Jay Obernolte California John James Michigan Frank Pallone New Jersey Ranking Member Anna Eshoo California Diana DeGette Colorado Jan Schakowsky Illinois Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida John Sarbanes Maryland Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Tony Cardenas California Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell Michigan Marc Veasey Texas Annie Kuster New Hampshire Robin Kelly Illinois Nanette Barragan California Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware Darren Soto Florida Angie Craig Minnesota Kim Schrier Washington Vice Ranking Member Lori Trahan Massachusetts Lizzie Fletcher Texas Resolutions electing members H Res 14 Chair H Res 15 Ranking Member H Res 56 R H Res 57 D H Res 1133 R Subcommittees Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member Communications and Technology Bob Latta R OH Doris Matsui D CA Energy Climate and Grid Security Jeff Duncan R SC Diana DeGette D CO Environment Manufacturing and Critical Minerals Bill Johnson R OH Paul Tonko D NY Health Brett Guthrie R KY Anna G Eshoo D CA Innovation Data and Commerce Gus Bilirakis R FL Jan Schakowsky D IL Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith R VA Kathy Castor D FL 117th Congress Majority Minority Frank Pallone New Jersey Chair Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Diana DeGette Colorado Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Kurt Schrader Oregon Tony Cardenas California Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell Michigan Marc Veasey Texas Ann McLane Kuster New Hampshire Robin Kelly Illinois Vice Chair Nanette Barragan California Donald McEachin Virginia until November 28 2022 Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware Darren Soto Florida Tom O Halleran Arizona Kathleen Rice New York Angie Craig Minnesota Kim Schrier Washington Lori Trahan Massachusetts Lizzie Fletcher Texas Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Ranking Member Fred Upton Michigan Michael C Burgess Texas Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Brett Guthrie Kentucky David McKinley West Virginia Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Billy Long Missouri Larry Bucshon Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Tim Walberg Michigan Buddy Carter Georgia Jeff Duncan South Carolina Gary Palmer Alabama Neal Dunn Florida John Curtis Utah Debbie Lesko Arizona Greg Pence Indiana Dan Crenshaw Texas John Joyce Pennsylvania Kelly Armstrong North Dakota Resolutions electing members H Res 9 Chair H Res 10 Ranking Member H Res 62 D H Res 63 R Subcommittees Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member Communications and Technology Mike Doyle D PA Bob Latta R OH Consumer Protection and Commerce Jan Schakowsky D IL Gus Bilirakis R FL Energy Bobby Rush D IL Fred Upton R MI Environment and Climate Change Paul Tonko D NY David McKinley R WV Health Anna G Eshoo D CA Brett Guthrie R KY Oversight and Investigations Diana DeGette D CO Morgan Griffith R VA 116th Congress Majority Minority Frank Pallone New Jersey Chair Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Eliot Engel New York Diana DeGette Colorado Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Vice Chair Dave Loebsack Iowa Kurt Schrader Oregon Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts Tony Cardenas California Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell Michigan Marc Veasey Texas Ann McLane Kuster New Hampshire Robin Kelly Illinois Nanette Barragan California Donald McEachin Virginia Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware Darren Soto Florida Tom O Halleran Arizona Greg Walden Oregon Ranking Member Fred Upton Michigan John Shimkus Illinois Michael C Burgess Texas Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Brett Guthrie Kentucky Pete Olson Texas David McKinley West Virginia Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Billy Long Missouri Larry Bucshon Indiana Bill Flores Texas Susan Brooks Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Tim Walberg Michigan Buddy Carter Georgia Jeff Duncan South Carolina Greg Gianforte Montana Sources H Res 7 Chair H Res 8 Ranking Member H Res 42 D H Res 68 R Subcommittees Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member Communications and Technology Mike Doyle D PA Bob Latta R OH Consumer Protection and Commerce Jan Schakowsky D IL Gus Bilirakis R FL Energy Bobby Rush D IL Fred Upton R MI Environment and Climate Change Paul Tonko D NY David McKinley R WV Health Anna Eshoo D CA Brett Guthrie R KY Oversight and Investigations Diana DeGette D CO Morgan Griffith R VA 115th Congress Majority Minority Greg Walden Oregon Chair Joe Barton Texas Vice Chair Fred Upton Michigan John Shimkus Illinois Michael C Burgess Texas Marsha Blackburn Tennessee Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Gregg Harper Mississippi Leonard Lance New Jersey Brett Guthrie Kentucky Pete Olson Texas David McKinley West Virginia Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Billy Long Missouri Larry Bucshon Indiana Bill Flores Texas Susan Brooks Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Kevin Cramer North Dakota Tim Walberg Michigan Mimi Walters California Ryan Costello Pennsylvania Buddy Carter Georgia Chris Collins New York removed August 8 2018 Frank Pallone New Jersey Ranking Member Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Eliot Engel New York Gene Green Texas Diana DeGette Colorado Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida Vice Ranking Member John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Dave Loebsack Iowa Kurt Schrader Oregon Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts Tony Cardenas California Raul Ruiz California Scott Peters California Debbie Dingell Michigan Sources H Res 6 Chair H Res 7 Ranking Member H Res 29 R and H Res 45 D 114th Congress Majority Minority Fred Upton Michigan Chair Joe Barton Texas Marsha Blackburn Tennessee Vice Chair James Comer Kentucky John Shimkus Illinois Joseph Pitts Pennsylvania Greg Walden Oregon Tim Murphy Pennsylvania Michael C Burgess Texas Steve Scalise Louisiana Bob Latta Ohio Cathy McMorris Rodgers Washington Gregg Harper Mississippi Leonard Lance New Jersey Brett Guthrie Kentucky Pete Olson Texas David McKinley West Virginia Mike Pompeo Kansas Adam Kinzinger Illinois Morgan Griffith Virginia Gus Bilirakis Florida Bill Johnson Ohio Renee Ellmers North Carolina Larry Bucshon Indiana Bill Flores Texas Susan Brooks Indiana Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Richard Hudson North Carolina Chris Collins New York Kevin Cramer North Dakota Frank Pallone New Jersey Ranking Member Bobby Rush Illinois Anna Eshoo California Eliot Engel New York Gene Green Texas Diana DeGette Colorado Lois Capps California Mike Doyle Pennsylvania Jan Schakowsky Illinois G K Butterfield North Carolina Doris Matsui California Kathy Castor Florida John Sarbanes Maryland Jerry McNerney California Peter Welch Vermont Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico Paul Tonko New York Yvette Clarke New York Dave Loebsack Iowa Kurt Schrader Oregon Joe Kennedy III Massachusetts Tony Cardenas CaliforniaHistoryThe committee was originally formed as the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures on December 14 1795 Prior to this legislation was drafted in the Committee of the Whole or in special ad hoc committees appointed for specific limited purposes However the growing demands of the new nation required that Congress establish a permanent committee to manage its constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several States From this time forward as the nation grew and Congress dealt with new public policy concerns and created new committees the Energy and Commerce Committee has maintained its central position as Congress s monitor of commercial progress a focus reflected in its changing jurisdiction both in name and practice In 1819 the committee s name was changed to the Committee on Commerce reflecting the creation of a separate Manufacturers Committee and also the increasing scope of and complexity of American commercial activity which was expanding the committee s jurisdiction from navigational aids and the nascent general health service to foreign trade and tariffs Thomas J Bliley who chaired the committee from 1995 to 2000 chose to use this traditional name which underscores the committee s role for Congress on this front In 1891 in emphasis of the committee s evolving activities the name was again changed to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce a title it maintained until 1981 when under incoming Chairman John Dingell the committee first assumed what is now its present name to emphasize its lead role in guiding the energy policy of the United States Dingell regained chairmanship of the committee in 2007 after having served as ranking member since 1995 In late 2008 Henry Waxman initiated a successful challenge to unseat Dingell as chairman His challenge was unusual as the party caucus traditionally elects chairmen based on committee seniority Waxman formally became chairman at the start of the 111th Congress Previous chairsCommittee on Commerce and Manufactures Chairman Party State Years Benjamin Goodhue Federalist Massachusetts 1795 1796 John Swanwick Democratic Republican Pennsylvania 1796 1797 Edward Livingston Democratic Republican New York 1797 1798 Samuel Smith Democratic Republican Maryland 1798 1803 Samuel L Mitchill Democratic Republican New York 1803 1805 Jacob Crowninshield Democratic Republican Massachusetts 1805 1806 Gurdon S Mumford Democratic Republican New York 1806 1807 Thomas Newton Jr Democratic Republican Virginia 1807 1819 Committee on Commerce Chairman Party State Years Thomas Newton Jr Democratic Republican Virginia 1819 1827 Churchill C Cambreleng Democratic New York 1827 1833 Joel B Sutherland Democratic Pennsylvania 1833 1837 Francis O J Smith Democratic Maine 1837 1838 Samuel Cushman Democratic New Hampshire 1838 1839 Edward Curtis Whig New York 1839 1841 John P Kennedy Whig Maryland 1841 1843 Isaac E Holmes Democratic South Carolina 1843 1845 Robert McClelland Democratic Michigan 1845 1847 Washington Hunt Whig New York 1847 1849 Robert Milligan McLane Democratic Maryland 1849 1851 David L Seymour Democratic New York 1851 1853 Thomas J D Fuller Democratic Maine 1853 1855 Elihu B Washburne Republican Illinois 1855 1857 John Cochrane Democratic New York 1857 1859 Elihu B Washburne Republican Illinois 1859 1868 Thomas D Eliot Republican Massachusetts 1868 1869 Nathan F Dixon II Republican Rhode Island 1869 1871 Samuel Shellabarger Republican Ohio 1871 1873 William A Wheeler Republican New York 1873 1875 Frank Hereford Democratic West Virginia 1875 1877 Elijah Ward Democratic New York 1877 John H Reagan Democratic Texas 1877 1881 Horace F Page Republican California 1881 1883 John H Reagan Democratic Texas 1883 1887 Martin L Clardy Democratic Missouri 1887 1889 Charles S Baker Republican New York 1889 1891 Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Chairman Party State Years Roger Q Mills Democratic Texas 1891 1892 George D Wise Democratic Virginia 1892 1895 William Peters Hepburn Republican Iowa 1895 1909 James Robert Mann Republican Illinois 1909 1911 William C Adamson Democratic Georgia 1911 1917 Thetus W Sims Democratic Tennessee 1917 1919 John J Esch Republican Wisconsin 1919 1921 Samuel Winslow Republican Massachusetts 1921 1925 James S Parker Republican New York 1925 1931 Sam Rayburn Democratic Texas 1931 1937 Clarence F Lea Democratic California 1937 1947 Charles A Wolverton Republican New Jersey 1947 1949 Robert Crosser Democratic Ohio 1949 1953 Charles A Wolverton Republican New Jersey 1953 1955 Percy Priest Democratic Tennessee 1955 1956 Oren Harris Democratic Arkansas 1957 1966 Harley Orrin Staggers Democratic West Virginia 1966 1981 Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Party State Years John Dingell Democratic Michigan 1981 1995 Thomas Bliley Republican Virginia 1995 2001 Billy Tauzin Republican Louisiana 2001 2004 Joe Barton Republican Texas 2004 2007 John Dingell Democratic Michigan 2007 2009 Henry Waxman Democratic California 2009 2011 Fred Upton Republican Michigan 2011 2017 Greg Walden Republican Oregon 2017 2019 Frank Pallone Democratic New Jersey 2019 2023 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Washington 2023 2025 Brett Guthrie Republican Kentucky 2025 See alsoList of current United States House of Representatives committeesReferences AOC Rice face off for powerful committee post Politico 8 December 2020 About E amp C Democrats Energy and Commerce Committee December 19 2013 Jurisdiction Democrats Energy and Commerce Committee 2014 01 06 Retrieved 2021 03 02 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Members and Democratic Roster for the 119th Congress Energy amp Commerce Committee Democrats January 14 2025 House Energy and Commerce Committee announces Subcommittee Chairs and Membership Energy and Commerce Committee Press Release January 8 2009 Retrieved January 8 2009 Chairman Guthrie Announces 119th Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Assignments House Committee on Energy and Commerce January 14 2025 Retrieved January 17 2025 Chair Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership Subcommittee Membership for the 118th Congress House Committee on Energy and Commerce Retrieved 2023 01 27 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Members and Democratic Roster Democrats Energy and Commerce Committee 2023 01 27 Retrieved 2023 01 28 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster 15 January 2021 Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster 21 January 2021 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster 15 January 2021 Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Republican Subcommittee Leaders and Republican Roster 21 January 2021 Pallone Announces Energy amp Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Democratic Roster 15 January 2021 H Res 8External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Official website Archive House Energy and Commerce Committee Legislation activity and reports Congress gov House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearings and Meetings Video Congress gov