Role of the committee

[pradeepr]

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has developed what is arguably the broadest (non-tax-oriented) jurisdiction of any Congressional committee. Today, it 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 in general. This jurisdiction extends over five Cabinet-level departments and seven independent agencies--from the Energy Department, 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.

[raju.mohan19]

Before bill is sent to House or Senate floor for debate and vote, it is investigated, debated on in the appropriate committee. Committee members consult with experts, research the bill, and even straw poll other members of House or Senate to see what support the bill would have for passage. The bill is then submitted, by committee, to clerk to be written as bill for debate and vote on floor.
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