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Standing Committee Size and Party Distribution
112th U.S. House of Representatives (2011-2013)
Committee
Name
Jurisdictional
Highlights
Agriculture
Agriculture
policy,
including
livestock and
farming
Sets specific
money
expenditures
by the
government
Defense policy
and ongoing
military
operations
Taxing and
spending;
budget process
Education and
workforce
Energy and
commerce
Code of
official
conduct with
respect to
members,
officers and
employees
Economy,
banking
system,
housing,
insurance, and
securities and
exchanges
Oversight and
Appropriations
Armed Services
Budget
Education and
the Workforce
Energy and
Commerce
Ethics
Financial
Services
Foreign Affairs
Party Distribution
(Republicans/
Democrats)
26/20
Committee
Size
Number of
Subcommittees
46
6
29/21
50
12
35/27
62
7
22/16
38
0
23/17
40
4
31/23
54
6
5/5
10
0
34/27
26/20
6
46
7
Homeland
Security
House
Administration
Judiciary
Natural
Resources
Oversight and
Government
Reform
legislation
relating to
foreign
assistance, war
powers,
national
security and
international
law
Oversight for
the U.S.
Department of
Homeland
Security and
protecting
Americans
against
possible
terrorist
attacks.
Oversight of
federal
elections and
day-to-day
House
operations.
19/14
33
9
6/3
9
2
39
5
48
5
40
7
Judicial
23/16
proceedings,
apportionment,
constitutional
amendments,
immigration
Fisheries and
27/21
wildlife,
conservation,
national parks,
land grants
District of
23/17
Columbia, the
government
procurement
process,
federal
personnel
systems and
Rules
Science, Space
and Technology
Small Business
Transportation
and
Infrastructure
Veterans’
Affairs
Postal Service
Special orders
for the
consideration
of legislation
(rules for
consideration
of bills) and
original
jurisdiction
(standing rules
of the House)
9/4
13
2
Energy
23/17
research, nonmilitary
energy
laboratories,
standardization
of weights and
measures and
the metric
system
Protect and
15/11
assist small
businesses
including
financial aid,
regulatory
flexibility, and
the Small
Business
Administration
40
5
26
5
Aviation,
maritime and
waterborne
transportation,
roads, bridges,
mass transit,
and railroads
Veterans'
measures,
pensions, life
insurance,
rehabilitation,
medical care,
33/26
59
6
15/11
26
4
Ways and
Means
national
cemeteries
Revenue
measures
generally and
relating to
insular
possessions,
reciprocal
trade
agreements,
bonded debt of
the U.S.
22/15
37
6
Discussion Question
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