Congressional Committees
Find a list of congressional committees to focus on when advocating for primary care and academic family medicine.
Senate Committees
Appropriations Committee
From the Committee Jurisdiction page of the committee's website: "The Senate Appropriations Committee is the largest committee in the U.S. Senate, consisting of 30 members in the 114th Congress. Its role is defined by the U.S. Constitution, which requires "appropriations made by law" prior to the expenditure of any money from the Federal treasury." Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
From the Issues page of the committee's website: "The HELP Committee jurisdiction encompasses most of the agencies, institutes, and programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Administration on Aging, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality." Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
Finance Committee
From the Jurisdiction page of the committee's website: "The Committee concerns itself with matters relating to…health programs under the Social Security Act, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other health and human services programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund; and national social security." Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
Budget Committee
From the History page of the committee's website: "…the Committee remains responsible for drafting budget plans for Congress and for monitoring and enforcing rules surrounding spending, revenue, and the federal budget." Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
House Committees
Appropriations Committee
The committee's website provides tools that help you find health-related legislative activity, as well as legislation by fiscal year. Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
Energy & Commerce Committee
From the About page of the committee's website: "…the committee has responsibility for matters including telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health and research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce among others." Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
Ways and Means Committee
From the website of the Subcommittee on Health: "The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to programs providing payments (from any source) for health care, health delivery systems, or health research." Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
Budget Committee
The Budget Committee's website includes tools on current and past hearings, current and past budgets, and explanations of the budget process. Find a list of members and subcommittees on the website.
