News Release:  January 8, 2009
Contact:  Karen Lightfoot (202) 225-5051

HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS AND MEMBERSHIP

WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Democratic Caucus of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce made subcommittee selections for the 111th Congress.

Below is the complete list:

Health

Chair, Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ                     Jim Matheson, UT
John D. Dingell, MI                                   Jane Harman, CA 
Bart Gordon, TN                                       Charles A. Gonzalez, TX 
Anna G. Eshoo, CA                                   John Barrow, GA 
Eliot L. Engel, NY                                      Donna M. Christensen, VI
Gene Green, TX                                        Kathy Castor, FL 
Diana DeGette, CO                                   John P. Sarbanes, MD 
Lois Capps, CA                                         Christopher S. Murphy, CT 
Jan Schakowsky, IL                                  Zach Space, OH
Tammy Baldwin, WI                                  Betty Sutton, OH
Mike Ross, AR                                           Bruce L. Braley, IA
Anthony D. Weiner, NY 

Energy and Environment

Chair, Edward J. Markey, MA                    Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ
Mike Doyle, PA                                         Eliot Engel, NY 
Jay Inslee, WA                                         Gene Green, TX
G. K. Butterfield, NC                                 Lois Capps, CA 
Charlie Melancon, LA                               Jane Harman, CA 
Baron P. Hill, IN                                       Charles A. Gonzalez, TX 
Doris O. Matsui, CA                                  Tammy Baldwin, WI
Jerry McNerney, CA                                  Mike Ross, AR
Peter Welch, VT                                       Jim Matheson, UT 
John D. Dingell, MI                                   John Barrow, GA
Rick Boucher, VA

Communications, Technology, and, the Internet
      
Chair, Rick Boucher, VA                            Charlie Melancon, LA
Edward J. Markey, MA                              Baron P. Hill, IN 
Bart Gordon, TN                                       Doris O. Matsui, CA
Bobby L. Rush, IL                                     Donna M. Christensen, VI
Anna G. Eshoo, CA                                   Kathy Castor, FL
Bart Stupak, MI                                        Christopher S. Murphy, CT
Diana DeGette, CO                                   Zachary T. Space, OH
Mike Doyle, PA                                          Jerry McNerney, CA
Jay Inslee, WA                                          Peter Welch, VA 
Anthony D. Weiner, NY                             John D. Dingell, MI 
G. K. Butterfield, NC 
      
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

Chair, Bobby L. Rush, IL                             Jim Matheson, UT 
Jan Schakowsky, IL                                    G. K. Butterfield, NC
John P. Sarbanes, MD                                John Barrow, GA
Betty Sutton, OH                                       Doris O. Matsui, CA
Frank Pallone, Jr., NJ                                 Kathy Castor, FL
Bart Gordon, TN                                        Zachary T. Space, OH
Bart Stupak, MI                                         Bruce L. Braley, IA
Gene Green, TX                                        Diana DeGette, CO
Charles A. Gonzalez, TX                           John D. Dingell, MI (Ex-Officio)
Anthony D. Weiner, NY

Oversight and Investigations

Chair, Bart Stupak, MI                               Mike Ross, AR
Bruce L. Braley, IA                                     Donna M. Christensen, VI
Edward J. Markey, MA                                Peter Welch, VT
Diana DeGette, CO                                    Gene Green, TX 
Mike Doyle, PA                                           Betty Sutton, OH
Jan Schakowsky, IL                                    John D. Dingell, MI (Ex-Officio)   

* Chairman Henry A. Waxman will serve as Ex-Officio on each of the subcommittees.