House Committees: Energy

The House committee that corresponds with my topic of energy is the Energy and Commerce Committee. The chairman of the E&C committee is Fred Upton. He is a republican from Michigan. The E&C reviews a broad range of bills. This includes those concerning commerce, manufacturing, communications, technology, energy and power, the environment, economy as well as heath regulations. The E&C committee is the oldest standing committee in the house and was created to help regulate the growing manufacturing industry.