United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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Background United States Congress • United States Senate • United States House of Representatives • United States Constitution • 113th United States Congress • 112th United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Leadership

113th congress

Bill Shuster (R) was appointed committee chair in the 113th Congress.

112th congress

The committee chair in the 112th Congress was John L. Mica (R).

Subcommittees

Aviation

Jurisdiction: The Subcommittee on Aviation has jurisdiction over all aspects of civil aviation, including safety, infrastructure, labor, and international issues. This jurisdiction includes all aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) except for research activities, which are within the jurisdiction of the Science Committee.

• 113th Congress Chair: Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ)
• 112th Congress Chair: Thomas Petri (WI-6)

Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation

Jurisdiction: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation oversees the activities of the United States Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission.

• 113th Congress Chair: Duncan Hunter (CA)
• 112th Congress Chair: Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Members, 2013-2014
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (8)
John Garamendi Ranking Member	Duncan Hunter Chairman
Elijah Cummings	Don Young
Corrine Brown	Howard Coble
Rick Larsen	Frank LoBiondo
Tim Bishop	Patrick Meehan
Janice Hahn	Steve Southerland
Lois Frankel	Tom Rice
	Trey Radel

Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management

Jurisdiction: The Subcommittee conducts oversight of programs addressing the Federal management of emergencies and natural disasters, an issue that gained more prominence following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the Hurricane Katrina tragedy of 2005. The Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security’s other disaster management responsibilities; the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance Act and its mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs; the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act; and several first responder programs.

The Subcommittee has jurisdiction over agencies and programs promoting economic development in communities suffering economic distress, such as the Economic Development Administration and the Appalachian Regional Commission.

The Subcommittee also is responsible for oversight of Federal real estate programs and the Public Buildings Service (PBS) of the General Services Administration (GSA): the civilian landlord of the Federal Government.

• 113th Congress Chair: Louis Barletta (PA)
• 112th Congress Chair: Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2)

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Members, 2013-2014
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (8)
Eleanor Norton Ranking Member	Louis Barletta Chairman
Mike Michaud	Tom Petri
Donna Edwards	John Mica
Rick Nolan	Rick Crawford
Ann Kirkpatrick	Blake Farenthold
Dina Titus	Markwayne Mullin
Tim Walz	Mark Meadows
	Scott Perry

Highways & Transit

Jurisdiction: The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit is primarily charged with responsibilities relating to the construction of roads and transit facilities and the development of national surface transportation policy, including safety and research measures. As such, the Subcommittee has jurisdiction over many programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).

• 113th Congress Chair: Tom Petri (WI)
• 112th Congress Chair: John. J. Duncan (TN-2)

Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials

Jurisdiction: The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials has jurisdiction over the economic and safety regulation of railroads and the agencies that administer those regulations. Economic regulation is administered by the three-member Surface Transportation Board (STB). This independent agency also has the authority to address national emergencies as they affect the nation’s rail transportation system.

• 113th Congress Chair: Jeff Denham (CA)
• 112th Congress Chair: Bill Shuster (PA-9)

Water Resources & Environment

Jurisdiction: The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment consists generally of matters relating to water resources development, conservation and management, water pollution control and water infrastructure, and hazardous waste cleanup. A number of agencies administer programs that address one or more of these issues; two agencies in particular, the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), oversee the larger programs of concern to the Subcommittee.

• 113th Congress Chair: Bob Gibbs (OH-18)
• 112th Congress Chair: Bob Gibbs (OH-18)

Jurisdiction

According to the official House website, the jurisdiction of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee includes the following:

1. all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, roads, bridges, mass transit, and railroads
2. clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction
3. the economic development of depressed rural and urban areas
4. disaster preparedness and response

Contact

2165 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-9446
Fax: (202) 225-6782

See also

• U.S. House of Representatives

External links

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• Official House Page
• Committee Minority House Page
• Official Committee Twitter Page
• Official Committee Youtube Channel
• Committee profile at Congress Merge
• Committee profile on Govtrack
• Committee profile on Legistorm