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Committees and Caucuses

Committee Assignments

  • House Committee on Ways and Means
    • The Ways and Means Committee is the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives.  As an Executive Committee, members of Congress historically serve exclusively on Ways and Means.  The Committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, trade, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measures, as well as Social Security, Medicare, unemployment benefits, child and family support laws, and adoption and foster care programs. The committee has six subcommittees pertaining to issues in health, human resources, oversight, tax policy, social security, and trade.

    • The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade is responsible for matters related to international trade, including customs, tariffs, reciprocal trade agreements, and international trade rules and organizations.  The subcommittee also addresses issues involving market access, competitive industry conditions, export policy, and bilateral trade relations including trade with developing countries.

  • House Committee on Armed Services

    • The House Armed Services Committee s responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Armed Forces, as well as substantial portions of the Department of Energy. Every year, the committee considers and passes into law the National Defense Authorization Act which sets priorities for national security which impact Central Coast defense installations as well as the wellbeing of servicemembers and their families.

    • The Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations has jurisdiction over Department of Defense policy and programs and accounts related to military intelligence, national intelligence, countering weapons of mass destruction, counter-proliferation, counter-terrorism, other sensitive military operations, and special operations forces.

    • The Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces has jurisdiction over Navy and Marine Corps acquisition programs and accounts related to shipbuilding and conversion, reconnaissance and surveillance, tanker, and airlift aircraft, ship and submarine-launched weapons, ammunition, and other procurements; Air Force programs and accounts related to bomber, tanker, and airlift aircraft; Army programs and accounts related to waterborne vessels; and Maritime policy and programs and accounts

  • House Committee on the Budget

    • The House Committee on the Budget's chief responsibility is to draft an annual concurrent resolution on the budget that provides a Congressional framework for spending and revenue levels, the federal surplus or deficit, and public debt. The budget resolution can contain reconciliation instructions directing authorizing committees to change laws in their jurisdiction to change revenues or mandatory spending levels.  The resolution also can include mechanisms that aid in enforcing budget procedures in general or for particular purposes.  In drafting the budget resolution, the Committee examines the President’s annual budget request, as well as economic and fiscal projections from the Congressional Budget Office.  The Committee also has jurisdiction over budget process laws and tracks the budgetary effects of legislative action. 

 

Leadership Assignments

  • Chief Deputy Whip
  • House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

Caucus Memberships

  • Co-Chair and Founder: Agriculture Research Caucus
  • Co-Chair and Founder: For Country Caucus
  • Co-Chair and Founder: Naval Education Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Sportsmen's Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Cut Flowers Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Physical Activity Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Advanced Air Mobility Caucus
  • Co-Chair: America's Languages Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Service Organization Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Naval Education Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Physical Activity Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Golf Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Explosive Ordnance Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Offshore Wind Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Agriculture Workforce Caucus
  • Co-Chair: Future Farmers of America
  • California Democratic Congressional Delegation
  • Equality Caucus
  • Asian Pacific American Caucus
  • Bus Caucus
  • California Aerospace Caucus
  • Cannabis Caucus
  • Cybersecurity Caucus
  • Diabetes Caucus
  • Endangered Species Act Caucus
  • Friends of Australia Caucus
  • Gun Violence Task Force
  • Kazakhstan Caucus
  • Land-Grant and Public Research Universities Caucus
  • Medicare for All Caucus
  • Military Mental Health Caucus
  • National Service Congressional Caucus
  • Navy Marine Corps Caucus
  • Oceans Caucus
  • Organic Caucus
  • Pro Choice Caucus
  • Quiet Skies Caucus
  • Travel & Tourism Caucus
  • U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on Prisoners of War and Missing in Action
  • Wine Caucus
  • Work for Warriors Caucus
  • Abraham Accords Caucus
  • Ethiopia Caucus