Subcommittees
Subcommittee Assignments for the 113th Congress are as follows:
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice shall have jurisdiction over the following subject matters: constitutional amendments, constitutional rights, Federal civil rights, ethics in government, tort liability, including medical malpractice and product liability, legal reform generally, other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.
Rep. Trent Franks, Chairman; Rep. Jim Jordan, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Chabot | Rep. Cohen |
Rep. Forbes | Rep. Nadler |
Rep. King | Rep. Scott |
Rep. Gohmert | Rep. Johnson |
Rep. DeSantis | Rep. Deutch |
Rep. Smith (MO) |
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
The Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet shall have jurisdiction over the following subject matters: Administration of U.S. Courts, Federal Rules of Evidence, Civil and Appellate Procedure, judicial ethics, copyright, patent, trademark law, information technology, other appropriate matters as referred to by the Chairmand and relevant oversight.
Rep. Howard Coble, Chairman; Rep. Tom Marino, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Sensenbrenner | Rep. Nadler |
Rep. Smith (TX) | Rep. Conyers |
Rep. Chabot | Rep. Chu |
Rep. Issa | Rep. Deutch |
Rep. Poe | Rep. Bass |
Rep. Chaffetz | Rep. Richmond |
Rep. Farenthold |
Rep. DelBene |
Rep. Holding | Rep. Jeffries |
Rep. Collins | Rep. Cicilline |
Rep. DeSantis | Rep. Lofgren |
Rep. Smith (MO) | Rep. Jackson Lee |
Vacancy | Rep. Cohen |
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations shall have jurisdiction over the following subject matters: Federal Criminal Code, drug enforcement, sentencing, parole and pardons, internal and homeland security, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, prisons, criminal law enforcement, and other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Chairman; Rep. Louie Gohmert, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Coble | Rep. Scott |
Rep. Bachus | Rep. Pierluisi |
Rep. Forbes | Rep. Chu |
Rep. Franks | Rep. Gutierrez |
Rep. Chaffetz | Rep. Bass |
Rep. Gowdy | Rep. Richmond |
Rep. Labrador |
Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
The Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security shall have jurisdiction over the following subject matters: immigration and naturalization, border security, admission of refugees, treaties, conventions and international agreements, claims against the United States, Federal charters of incorporation, private immigration and claims bills, nonborder immigration enforcement, other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.
Rep. Trey Gowdy, Chairman; Rep. Ted Poe, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Smith (TX) | Rep. Lofgren |
Rep. King | Rep. Jackson Lee |
Rep. Jordan | Rep. Gutierrez |
Rep. Labrador | Rep. Garcia |
Rep. Holding |
Rep. Pierluisi |
Vacancy |
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
The Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law shall have jurisdiction over the following subject matters: bankruptcy and commercial law, bankruptcy judgeships, administrative law, independent counsel, state taxation affecting interstate commerce, interstate compacts, antitrust matters, other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.
Rep. Spencer Bachus, Chairman; Mr. Blake Farenthold, Vice-Chairman
Rep. Issa | Rep. Johnson |
Rep. Marino | Rep. DelBene |
Rep. Holding | Rep. Garcia |
Rep. Collins | Rep. Jeffries |
Rep. Smith (MO) | Rep. Cicilline |
Over-Criminalization Task Force
The Overcriminalization Task Force is a bipartisan task force on over-criminalization to assess our current federal criminal statutes and make recommendations for improvements.
Mr. Sensenbrenner, Chairman
Mr. Bachus | Mr. Scott |
Mr. Gohmert | Mr. Cohen |
Mr. Labrador | Mr. Johnson |
Mr. Holding | Ms. Bass |
Mr. Jeffries |