Congressional Committees & Subcommittees

Health IT is an emerging and increasingly important realm for legislators. CHIME's Advocacy Program seeks to inform and educate key members of Congress and their staff on the most pressing public policy questions affecting health IT. See below for information on the relevant committees and subcommittees in the legislative branch.

US House of Representatives

Appropriations

• Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Budget

Education and the Workforce

• Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
• Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training

Energy and Commerce

• Subcommittee on Health
• Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

• Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives
• Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending
• Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform

Judiciary

• Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet
Science, Space and Technology
• Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
• Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation

Veterans’ Affairs

• Subcommittee on Health
• Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Ways and Means

• Subcommittee on Health
• Subcommittee on Social Security
• Subcommittee on Oversight

US Senate

Appropriations

• Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
• Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

• Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet 
• Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion 
• Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance 
• Subcommittee on Science and Space 

Committee on Finance

• Subcommittee on Health Care 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

• Subcommittee on Children and Families
• Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety 
• Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging 

Committee on the Budget

Committee on the Judiciary

• Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law

Committee on Veterans' Affairs