House Tri-Committee

  1. The Committee on Ways and Means
    • jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs and other revenue-raising measures
    • Also oversees other programs including: Social Security, Unemployment benefits, Medicare, Enforcement of child support laws, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Foster care and adoption programs
    • For more information, visit: http://waysandmeans.house.gov/
  2. The Committee on Energy and Commerce
    • Has developed what is arguably the broadest (non-tax-oriented) jurisdiction of any Congressional committee
    • Maintains principal responsibility for legislative oversight relating to telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health, air quality and environmental health, the supply and delivery of energy, and interstate and foreign commerce in general
    • For more information, visit: http://energycommerce.house.gov/
  3. The Committee on Education and Labor
    • The Committee and its five subcommittees oversee education and workforce programs including: early learning, secondary education, higher education, job training, labor, pensions, workforce protection, lifelong education, and retirement
    • For more information, visit: http://edlabor.house.gov/