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: 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: Thad Cochran - MS
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: Jason Chaffetz - UT
Ranking: Elijah Cummings - MD
Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Chair: Tim Murphy - PA
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
Cancer Groups
Groups formed by members who share a common interest in improving cancer research.
House
Co-chairs: Charlie Dent (R-PA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), and Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
Co-chairs: Michael McCaul (R-TX), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Senate
Senate Cancer Coalition
Co-chairs: Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA)