Committees of Interest
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: Kay Granger - TX
Ranking: Rosa DeLauro – CT
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Chair: Robert Aderholt - AL
Ranking: Rosa DeLauro - CT
Senate
Chair: Patty Murray - WA
Ranking: Susan Collins - ME
Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies
Chair: Tammy Baldwin - WI
Ranking: Shelley Moore Capito - WV
Authorizing Committees
Authorizing committees write laws that either create new or renew existing federal programs.
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers - WA
Ranking: Frank Pallone, Jr. - NJ
Chair: Brett Guthrie – KY
Ranking: Anna Eshoo - CA
Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions
Chair: Bernie Sanders - VT
Ranking: Bill Cassidy - LA
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 Accountability
Chair: James Comer - KY
Ranking: Jamie Raskin – MD
Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Chair: H. Morgan Griffith – VA
Ranking: Kathy Castor - FL
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Chair: Gary Peters - MI
Ranking: Rand Paul - KY