Ben Ray Luján

Committee assignments

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

• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryMember

  The Senate Committee on Agriculture has legislative jurisdiction over agriculture, food, and nutrition.

  Subcommittees: Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology · Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research (Ranking Member) · Rural Development, Energy, and Credit

• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationMember

  The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has legislative jurisdiction on matters related to science and technology, oceans policy, transportation, communications, and consumer affairs.

  Subcommittees: Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy · Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety · Telecommunications and Media (Ranking Member)

• Senate Committee on FinanceMember

  The Senate Committee on Finance has legislative jurisdiction on matters relating to taxation, debt, customs, foreign trade, and health programs under the Social Security Act such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other health and human services programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund.

  Subcommittees: Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure · Health Care · Taxation and IRS Oversight

• Senate Committee on Indian AffairsMember

  The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties. These issues include, but are not limited to, Indian education, economic development, land management, trust responsibilities, health care, and claims against the United States. Additionally, all legislation proposed by Members of the Senate that specifically pertains to American Indians, Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives is under the jurisdiction of the Committee.

• Senate Committee on the BudgetMember

  The Senate 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 senators of violations to the budget, and by working with other committees, such as the Committee on Appropriations, to prevent potential violations.

• United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlMember

  The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control was created to “monitor and encourage United States Government and private programs seeking to expand international cooperation against drug abuse and narcotics trafficking” and to “monitor and promote international compliance with narcotics control treaties.” As a formal organization of the U.S. Senate, the Caucus has the status of a standing committee. The Caucus exercises oversight on a wide range of issues, including international counternarcotics assistance and domestic drug prevention and treatment programs. The Caucus has held numerous hearings over the years and has issued a number of reports on U.S. narcotics control policy.

Source: the public-domain congress-legislators dataset, refreshed daily. Descriptions of a committee's remit are the dataset's own wording.