Committees of Interest
Below are the specific committees that appropriate funds, authorize programs, or oversee activities of the National Cancer Institute. Please note, the 116th Unites States Congress began on January 3, 2019, and several subcommittee leadership assignments are still to be determined.
Appropriations Committees
Appropriations committees provide the funding for federal programs.
House
Chair: Nita Lowey - NY
Ranking: Kay Granger - TX
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Chair: Rosa DeLauro - CT
Ranking: Tom Cole - OK
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: Frank Pallone, Jr. - NJ
Ranking: Greg Walden - OR
Chair: TBD
Ranking: TBD
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: Elijah Cummings - MD
Ranking: Jim Jordan - OH
Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Chair: TBD
Ranking: TBD
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Chair: Ron Johnson - WI
Ranking: Gary Peters - MI
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: TBD