Pocan Announces Committee Assignments for 116th Congress

Statement

U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today announced that he will once again serve on the Appropriations Committee in the 116th Congress and has joined a third subcommittee. Pocan will continue to serve on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, as well as the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. This year, he will also join the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

The University of Wisconsin--Madison receives 73% of its federal funding through agencies funded by the three subcommittees on which Pocan serves. The University of Wisconsin System receives 77% of its federal funding through agencies funded by these three subcommittees.

Pocan is also one of six Democrats named by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the new Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The Select Committee will work to ensure that Congress is ethical, transparent, unifying, and responsive to the needs and aspirations of the American people, as well as advance a House of Representatives that is diverse, dynamic, and oriented toward the future.

Jurisdiction for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Department of Agriculture (except Forest Service)
Farm Credit Administration
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Food and Drug Administration (HHS)
Jurisdiction for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services [except Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Food and Drug Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities; and National Institute of Environmental Sciences (formerly EPA/Superfund)]
Department of Labor
Related Agencies
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Corporation for National and Community Service
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
National Council on Disability
National Education Goals Panel
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
Social Security Administration
Jurisdiction for the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Department of Energy
Department of Defense-Civil; Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers-Civil
Department of the Interior; Bureau of Reclamation; Central Utah Project
Related Agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Delta Regional Authority
Denali Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Tennessee Valley Authority

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