United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Jim Oberstar (D-Minnesota) currently chairs the committee.

1 History
2 Subcommittees
3 Members, 110th Congress
4 External link

[edit] History

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was formerly known as the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

[edit] Subcommittees

There are six subcommittees:

Subcommittee on Aviation: jurisdiction over civil aviation, including most aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Transportation Security Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board.
- Chairman - Jerry Costello (D-Illinois)
- Ranking Member - Tom Petri (R-Wisconsin)

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation: maritime safety, security, law enforcement, and defense. Additionally, the Subcommittee exercises jurisdiction over merchant marine matters such as ocean shipping and cruise ships. The jurisdiction of this Subcommittee does not extend to matters directly related to national defense, which are handled by the Committee on Armed Services.
- Chairman - Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland)
- Ranking Member - Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio)

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management: oversees many federal real estate and economic development programs. The real estate management arm of the Subcommittee, for example, oversees the Public Buildings Service, which is responsible for the infrastructure and use of the Capitol Grounds, the Smithsonian Institution, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Subcommittee also manages the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and certain aspects of the Department of Homeland Security.
- Chairman - Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-District of Columbia)
- Ranking Member - Sam Graves (R-Missouri)

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit: construction of roads and other transit facilities. It has jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Transportation, and some provisions of the Clean Air Act.
- Chairman - Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon)
- Ranking Member - John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tennessee)

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials: regulation of railroads, including economic regulations, AMTRAK, rail safety, and labor.
- Chairman - Corrine Brown (D-Flordia)
- Ranking Member - Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania)

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: jurisdiction over water conservation, pollution control, infrastructure, and hazardous waste cleanup. Among other things, this Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Clean Water Act.
- Chairman - Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)
- Ranking Member - Richard H. Baker (R-Louisiana)

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

Majority	Minority
James L. Oberstar, Chairman, Minnesota Nick J. Rahall, II, West Virginia Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon Jerry F. Costello, Illinois Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia Jerrold Nadler, New York Corrine Brown, Florida Bob Filner, California Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas Gene Taylor, Mississippi Juanita Millender-McDonald, California Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland Ellen O. Tauscher, California Leonard L. Boswell, Iowa Tim Holden, Pennsylvania Brian Baird, Washington Rick Larsen, Washington Michael E. Capuano (MA) Anthony D. Weiner, New York Julia Carson, Indiana Timothy H. Bishop, New York Michael H. Michaud, Maine Brian Higgins, New York Russ Carnahan, Missouri John T. Salazar, Colorado Grace F. Napolitano, California Daniel Lipinski, Illinois Doris Matsui, California Nick Lampson, Texas Zack Space, Ohio Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Bruce Braley, Iowa Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania Tim Walz, Minnesota Heath Shuler, North Carolina Michael Arcuri, New York Harry Mitchell, Arizona Chris Carney, Pennsylvania John Hall, New York Steve Kagan, Wisconsin Steve Cohen, Tennessee Jerry McNerney, California	John L. Mica, Ranking Member, Florida Don Young (AK) Thomas E. Petri, Wisconsin Howard Coble (NC) John J. Duncan, Jr., Tennessee Wayne T. Gilchrest, Maryland Vern Ehlers, Michigan Steven C. LaTourette, Ohio Richard H. Baker, Louisiana Frank A. LoBiondo, New Jersey Jerry Moran, Kansas Gary G. Miller, California Robin Hayes, North Carolina Henry E. Brown, Jr., South Carolina Timothy V. Johnson, Illinois Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania Sam Graves, Missouri Bill Shuster, Pennsylvania John Boozman, Arkansas Jim Gerlach, Pennsylvania Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida Kenny Marchant, Texas Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania Ted Poe, Texas David G. Reichert, Washington Connie Mack IV, Florida Randy Kuhl, New York Lynn A. Westmoreland, Georgia Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Louisiana Jean Schmidt, Ohio Candice Miller, Michigan Thelma Drake, Virginia Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Vern Buchanan, Florida

[edit] External link

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