Committees of Interest
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Below are the specific committees that appropriate funds, authorize programs, or oversee activities of the National Cancer Institute.
Appropriations Committees
Appropriations committees provide the funding for federal programs.
House
Chair: Rodney Frelinghuysen - NJ
Ranking: Nita Lowey - NY
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Chair: Tom Cole - OK
Ranking: Rosa DeLauro - CT
Senate
Chair: Richard Shelby - AL
Ranking: Patrick Leahy - VT
Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies
Chair: Roy Blunt - MO
Ranking: Patty Murray - WA
Authorizing Committees
Authorizing committees write laws that either create new or renew existing federal programs.
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Chair: Greg Walden - OR
Ranking: Frank Pallone, Jr. - NJ
Chair: Michael Burgess - TX
Ranking: Gene Green - TX
Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions
Chair: Lamar Alexander - TN
Ranking: Patty Murray - WA
Oversight Committees
Oversight committees conduct audits on federal programs to ensure that the public trust is not misused or broken.
House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Chair: Trey Gowdy - SC
Ranking: Elijah Cummings - MD
Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Chair: Gregg Harper - MS
Ranking: Diana DeGette - CO
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Chair: Ron Johnson - WI
Ranking: Claire McCaskill - MO
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
Chair: Rand Paul - KY
Ranking: Tammy Baldwin - WI
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
Chair: James Lankford - OK
Ranking: Heidi Heitkamp - ND