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7 unusual facts about United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce


Barbara Cubin

In the 109th Congress, she was a member of the House Resources Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Staggers Rail Act

The act was named for Congressman Harley Staggers (D-WV), who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.

Stevenson Cove

He named it for Andrew Stevenson, economic advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, author of a report for the Committee on the IGY in the Arctic and Antarctic.

United States congressional subcommittee

Subcommittee leaders selected for the Appropriations Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, and Ways and Means Committee require Democratic Steering and Policy Committee approval.

United States House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

The U.S. House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

United States House Energy Subcommittee on Health

The U.S. House Energy Subcommittee on Health is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

The U.S. House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


George Washington Steele

While in the House, Steele served as the Chairman for the House Committee on Manufactures, during the 57th United States Congress.

Henry McMorran

He was chair of the U.S. House Committee on Manufacturers in the 60th and 61st U.S. Congresses.

Paul F. Schenck

Schenck, a member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, introduced a bill in 1957 that would have prohibited the sale of vehicles discharging hydrocarbons in levels found dangerous by the Surgeon General.


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