Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

1. Interstate and foreign commerce, including all trade matters within the jurisdiction of the full committee;
2. Regulation of commercial practices (the FTC), including sports-related matters;
3. Consumer affairs and consumer protection, including privacy matters generally; consumer product safety (the CPSC); and product liability; and motor vehicle safety; 
4. Regulation of travel, tourism, and time; and, 
5.  Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing, including cybersecurity.

Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality

1. National energy policy generally;
2. Fossil energy, renewable energy resources and synthetic fuels; energy conservation; energy information; energy regulation and utilization;
3. Utility issues and regulation of nuclear facilities;
4. Interstate energy compacts;
5. Nuclear energy and waste;
6. The Clean Air Act;
7. All laws, programs, and government activities affecting such matters; and,
8. Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing.

Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

1. Environmental protection in general, including the Safe Drinking Water Act and risk assessment matters;
2. Solid waste, hazardous waste and toxic substances, including Superfund and RCRA;
3. Mining, oil, gas, and coal combustion wastes;
4. Noise pollution control; and,
5. Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing.

Subcommittee on Health

1. Public health and quarantine; hospital construction; mental health and research;biomedical programs and health protection in general, including Medicaid and national health insurance;
2. Food and drugs;
3. Drug abuse; and,
4. Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing.

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

1. Responsibility for oversight of agencies, departments, and programs within the jurisdiction of the full committee, and for conducting investigations within such jurisdiction.

Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

1. Interstate and foreign telecommunications including, but not limited to all telecommunication and information transmission by broadcast, radio, wire, microwave, satellite, or other mode; and,
2. Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing, including cybersecurity.