Committees
United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources oversees legislation in the following major areas: energy resources and development, including regulation, conservation, strategic petroleum reserves and appliance standards; nuclear energy; Indian affairs; public lands and their renewable resources; surface mining, Federal coal, oil, and gas, other mineral leasing; territories and insular possessions; and water resources.
www.energy.senate.gov
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
The Small Business Committee has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and also researches and investigaties all problems of American small businesses.
U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC)
The Republican Policy Committee (RPC) publishes a variety of policy papers that are used by Republican Senators and their staffs to prepare for committee deliberations, floor debate, and votes. These RPC publications, which are posted on this website, include in-depth policy papers on issues facing Congress, legislative notice summaries for every major bill awaiting Senate floor action, and a variety of shorter papers on timely issues as they arise.
U.S. Senate Budget Committee - Majority (Democratic) Website
The Senate Budget Committee was established in 1974 by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act. Along with the House Budget Committee, it is responsible for drafting Congress' annual budget plan and monitoring action on the budget for the Federal Government. In addition, the Budget Committee has jurisdiction over the operation of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules - Majority Site
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The Committee on Rules is amongst the oldest standing committees in the House, having been first formally constituted on April 2, 1789. The Committee is commonly known as “The Speaker’s Committee” because it is the mechanism that the Speaker uses to maintain control of the House Floor, and was chaired by the Speaker until 1910.
