Energy and Commerce Committee
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Showing the 112th Congress (2011–2012). Back to the 119th Congress
1,125 bills referred in the 112th Congress
21,903 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 2,592. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.
Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th
Served in the 112th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Members, 112th Congress 57
Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
Subcommittees, 112th Congress 6
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6719 | Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 | Referred To | Dec 30, 2012 |
| HR 6712 | Elgin's Law | Referred To | Dec 27, 2012 |
| HR 6711 | Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act | Referred To | Dec 27, 2012 |
| HR 6715 | Protecting Our Protectors Act of 2012 | Referred To | Dec 27, 2012 |
| HR 6710 | Caring for an Aging America Act | Referred To | Dec 27, 2012 |
| HR 6714 | Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act | Referred To | Dec 27, 2012 |
| HR 3116 | Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | Discharged From | Dec 21, 2012 |
| HR 1063 | Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 | Reported By | Dec 20, 2012 |
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-185 | State of Uncertainty: Implementation of Ppaca's Exchanges and Medicaid Expansion7 witnesses
| Dec 13, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-184 | Keeping the New Broadband Spectrum Law on Track5 witnesses
| Dec 12, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-183 | The Role of Receivers in a Spectrum Scarce World3 witnesses
| Nov 29, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-182 | Examining Options to Combat Healthcare Waste, Fraud, and Abuse7 witnesses
| Nov 28, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-181 | The Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: Could It Have Been Prevented?4 witnesses
| Nov 14, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-180 | The Lightsquared Network: an Investigation of the FCC'S Role2 witnesses
| Sep 21, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-179 | The American Energy Initiative, Part 29: a Focus on H.R. 61727 witnesses
| Sep 20, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-178 | Title 42: a Review of Special Hiring Authorities2 witnesses
| Sep 14, 2012 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 112-746 | ACTIVITY REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE of the U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for the ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS together with MINORITY VIEWS | Jan 2, 2013 |
| H. Rept. 112-715 | Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 | Dec 20, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-703 | North American Energy Access Act | Dec 17, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-694 | Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 | Nov 15, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-679 | U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012 | Sep 19, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-673 | Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012 | Sep 14, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-659 | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012 | Sep 10, 2012 |
| H. Rept. 112-654 | Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act | Sep 10, 2012 |
By Congress
The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.
| Congress | Members | Bills referred | Reported | Became law | Reports | Meetings | Printed hearings | Communications | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th2025–2026, sitting | 54 | 2,592 | 198 | 16 | 109 | 22 | 48 | 905 | 1 |
| 118th2023–2024 | 53 | 2,506 | 183 | 16 | 130 | 24 | 61 | 1,340 | 0 |
| 117th2021–2022 | 58 | 2,515 | 94 | 22 | 79 | 14 | 93 | 1,466 | 0 |
| 116th2019–2020 | 55 | 2,228 | 152 | 27 | 111 | 10 | 128 | 1,419 | 0 |
| 115th2017–2018 | 56 | 1,730 | 128 | 45 | 97 | 14 | 178 | 1,714 | 0 |
| 114th2015–2016 | 54 | 1,465 | 88 | 32 | 75 | 10 | 179 | 1,879 | 1 |
| 113th2013–2014 | 55 | 1,158 | 60 | 36 | 61 | 11 | 187 | — | 0 |
| 112th2011–2012 | 57 | 1,125 | 50 | 17 | 49 | 0 | 186 | — | 0 |
| 111th2009–2010 | 61 | 1,491 | 79 | 29 | 71 | — | 162 | — | 1 |
| 110th2007–2008 | 61 | 1,530 | 65 | 46 | 60 | — | 154 | — | 3 |
| 109th2005–2006 | 58 | 1,318 | 55 | 37 | 54 | — | 149 | — | 6 |
| 108th2003–2004 | 59 | 1,114 | 51 | 37 | 50 | — | 133 | — | 0 |
| 107th2001–2002 | 58 | 1,131 | 56 | 29 | 53 | — | 142 | — | 0 |
Membership changes 6
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2012 | John P. Sarbanes D-MD | Joined | H.Res. 590 |
| Mar 19, 2012 | Jay Inslee D-WA | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Jun 22, 2011 | Kathy Castor D-FL | Joined | H.Res. 321 |
| Jun 21, 2011 | Anthony D. Weiner D-NY | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Mar 8, 2011 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI | Joined | H.Res. 149 |
| Feb 19, 2011 | Jane Harman D-CA | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.