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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
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The
United States House of Representatives Committee on Finance is a standing committee of the
U.S. Senate. It was created during the 14th Congress between 1815 and 1817.
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Leadership
113th Congress
Max Baucus (D) retained his committee chair in the 113th Congress.[2]
112th Congress
The committee chair in the 112th Congress is Max Baucus (D).
Membership
2013-2014 (113th Congress)
2011-2012 (112th Congress)
Subcommittees
Healthcare
Taxation and IRS Oversight
Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
Jurisdiction
According to the official Senate website, the jurisdiction of the Finance Committee includes the following:
- taxation and other revenue measures generally, and those relating to the insular possessions
- bonded debt of the United States
- customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery
- reciprocal trade agreements
- tariff and import quotas, and related matters thereto
- the transportation of dutiable goods
- deposit of public moneys
- general revenue sharing
- health programs under the Social Security Act, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other health and human services programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund
- national social security
Contact
Committee on Finance
United States Senate
219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-6175
Phone: 202-224-8832
Fax: 202-228-0554
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