United States House Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection
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The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade is a subcommittee
United States Congressional subcommittee
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 within the Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is chaired by Mary Bono Mack of California
California
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's .

Jurisdiction

The committee has jurisdiction over issues affecting interstate and foreign commerce, including all trade matters within the jurisdiction of the full committee; regulation of commercial practices at the Federal Trade Commission
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, including sports-related matters; consumer affairs and consumer protection, including privacy matters generally; consumer product safety at the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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; product liability; and motor vehicle safety; Regulation of travel, tourism, and time. Within these specific areas, the committee also has jurisdiction over all aspects related to Homeland security, including cybersecurity.

Members, 112th Congress

Majority Minority
  • Mary Bono Mack, California, Chairman
  • Marsha Blackburn
    Marsha Blackburn
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    , Tennessee, Vice Chair
  • Cliff Stearns
    Cliff Stearns
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    , Florida
  • Charlie Bass, New Hampshire
  • Gregg Harper
    Gregg Harper
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    , Mississippi
  • Leonard Lance
    Leonard Lance
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    , New Jersey
  • Bill Cassidy
    Bill Cassidy
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    , Louisiana
  • Brett Guthrie
    Brett Guthrie
    Steven Brett Guthrie is the U.S. Representative for , a Bowling Green-based district, since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Kentucky Senate.-Early life, education, and career:...

    , Kentucky
  • Pete Olson
    Pete Olson
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    , Texas
  • David McKinley
    David McKinley
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    , West Virginia
  • Mike Pompeo
    Mike Pompeo
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    , Kansas
  • Adam Kinzinger
    Adam Kinzinger
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    , Illinois
  • Joe Barton
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    , Texas
  • G.K. Butterfield, North Carolina, Ranking Member
  • Charlie Gonzalez
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    , Texas
  • Jim Matheson
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    , Utah
  • John Dingell
    John Dingell
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    , Michigan
  • Ed Towns
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    , New York
  • Bobby Rush
    Bobby Rush
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    , Illinois
  • Jan Schakowsky
    Jan Schakowsky
    Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes many of Chicago's northern suburbs, including Evanston, Skokie, Wilmette, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Rosemont...

    , Illinois
  • Mike Ross, Arkansas
  • Ex officio
  • Fred Upton
    Fred Upton
    Frederick Stephen Upton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. He is a member of the Republican Party and Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The district, based in Kalamazoo, stretches along the Michigan-Indiana border in the southwestern part of the state.-Early life,...

    , Michigan
  • Henry Waxman
    Henry Waxman
    Henry Arnold Waxman is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1975. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress...

    , California
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