Ben Cline

Committee assignments

Current assignments in the House of Representatives. Listed for context only: nothing on this page connects a trade to committee business.

• House Committee on AppropriationsMember

  The House Committee on Appropriations is responsible for legislation allocating federal funds prior to expenditure from the treasury. Appropriations are generally limited to the levels set by the Budget Resolution drafted by the House Committee on the Budget. The Committee is also responsible for supplemental spending bills, which are sometimes needed in the middle of a fiscal year to compensate for emergency expenses.

  Subcommittees: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

• House Committee on the BudgetMember

  The House Committee on the Budget is responsible for drafting a concurrent resolution on the budget for congressional action on spending, revenue, and debt-limit legislation. The Budget Resolution must be jointly agreed to by both the House and the Senate, but does not need to be signed by the President. The Committee is also responsible for enforcing the Budget Resolution by informing representatives of violations to the budget, and by working with other committees, such as the Committee on Appropriations, to prevent potential violations.

• House Committee on the JudiciaryMember

  The Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction over matters relating to the administration of justice in federal courts, administrative bodies, and law enforcement agencies. Its role in impeachment proceedings has also brought it much attention. The committee’s jurisdiction also includes a range of issues such as bankruptcy, espionage, terrorism, the protection of civil liberties, constitutional amendments, and more. The Committee oversees the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security.

  Subcommittees: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet · The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

• House Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceMember

  The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. Created in 1977, HPSCI is charged with oversight of the United States Intelligence Community—which includes the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the following seventeen elements of the U.S. Government—and the Military Intelligence Program.

  Subcommittees: Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture · National Security Agency and Cyber

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