Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) was elected Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce for the 119th Congress.  Congresswoman Fletcher will also serve on the Subcommittee on Health, the Subcommittee on Energy, and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 

“I am honored and proud to serve as Vice Ranking Member in the 119th Congress, and to bring the important perspectives of the people who live and work in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District to Washington and craft policy issues critical to our community and our country,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “The Energy & Commerce Committee works on matters of all kinds important to people in our community in Houston and across the country.  From energy to health care to telecommunications to manufacturing, trade, and commerce, the matters before the Committee matter to us all, and I look forward to working with my constituents and my colleagues to build on the work we have done together and deliver meaningful results for the American people.”

The Energy & Commerce Committee is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and has the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.  Areas of jurisdiction for the Committee include energy, health care, telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health and research, environmental quality, and interstate and foreign commerce.