United States House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology explained

The U.S. House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is a subcommittee within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The subcommittee existed as the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet during the 111th Congress and beyond.^[1]

Jurisdiction

The committee has jurisdiction over:^[2]

• Interstate and foreign electronic communications, "both Interstate and foreign, including voice, video, audio and data, whether transmitted by wire or wirelessly, and whether transmitted by telecommunications, commercial or private mobile service, broadcast, cable, satellite, microwave, or other mode"
• Technology in general
• The emergency communication system and public safety communications
• "Cybersecurity, privacy, and data security"
• Oversight over:
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • Office of Emergency Communications in the Department of Homeland Security; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Members, 118th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign=top	Bob Latta, Ohio, Chair Buddy Carter, Georgia, Vice Chair Neal Dunn, Florida Gus Bilirakis, Florida Tim Walberg, Michigan John Curtis, Utah John Joyce, Pennsylvania Randy Weber, Texas Rick Allen, Georgia Troy Balderson, Ohio Russ Fulcher, Idaho August Pfluger, Texas Diana Harshbarger, Tennessee Kat Cammack, Florida Jay Obernolte, California	valign=top	Doris Matsui, California, Ranking Member Yvette Clarke, New York Marc Veasey, Texas Darren Soto, Florida Anna Eshoo, California Tony Cárdenas, California Angie Craig, Minnesota Lizzie Fletcher, Texas Debbie Dingell, Michigan Ann Kuster, New Hampshire Robin Kelly, Illinois
Ex officio
valign="top"	Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington	valign="top"	Frank Pallone, New Jersey

Historical membership rosters

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign=top	Mike Doyle, Pennsylvania, Chair Jerry McNerney, California Yvette Clarke, New York Marc Veasey, Texas Donald McEachin, Virginia Darren Soto, Florida Tom O'Halleran, Arizona Anna Eshoo, California G. K. Butterfield, North Carolina Doris Matsui, California, Vice Chair Peter Welch, Vermont Kurt Schrader, Oregon Tony Cárdenas, California Robin Kelly, Illinois Angie Craig, Minnesota Lizzie Fletcher, Texas	valign=top	Bob Latta, Ohio, Ranking Member Steve Scalise, Louisiana Brett Guthrie, Kentucky Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Gus Bilirakis, Florida Bill Johnson, Ohio Richard Hudson, North Carolina Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma Tim Walberg, Michigan Buddy Carter, Georgia Jeff Duncan, South Carolina John Curtis, Utah
Ex officio
valign=top	Frank Pallone, New Jersey	valign=top	Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign="top"	Mike Doyle, Pennsylvania, Chair Jerry McNerney, California Yvette Clarke, New York David Loebsack, Iowa Marc Veasey, Texas Donald McEachin, Virginia Darren Soto, Florida Tom O'Halleran, Arizona Anna Eshoo, California G. K. Butterfield, North Carolina Doris Matsui, California Peter Welch, Vermont Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico Kurt Schrader, Oregon Tony Cárdenas, California Debbie Dingell, Michigan	valign="top"	Bob Latta, Ohio, Ranking Member John Shimkus, Illinois Steve Scalise, Louisiana Pete Olson, Texas Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Gus Bilirakis, Florida Bill Johnson, Ohio Billy Long, Missouri Bill Flores, Texas Susan Brooks, Indiana Tim Walberg, Michigan Greg Gianforte, Montana
Ex officio
valign="top"	Frank Pallone, New Jersey	valign="top"	Greg Walden, Oregon

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
valign=top	Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee, Chair Leonard Lance, New Jersey, Vice Chair John Shimkus, Illinois Steve Scalise, Louisiana Bob Latta, Ohio Brett Guthrie, Kentucky Pete Olson, Texas Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Gus Bilirakis, Florida Bill Johnson, Ohio Billy Long, Missouri Bill Flores, Texas Susan Brooks, Indiana Chris Collins, New York Kevin Cramer, North Dakota Mimi Walters, California Ryan Costello, Pennsylvania	valign=top	Mike Doyle, Pennsylvania, Ranking Member Peter Welch, Vermont Yvette Clarke, New York David Loebsack, Iowa Raul Ruiz, California Debbie Dingell, Michigan Bobby Rush, Illinois Anna Eshoo, California Eliot Engel, New York G. K. Butterfield, North Carolina Doris Matsui, California Jerry McNerney, California
Ex officio
valign=top	Greg Walden, Oregon	valign=top	Frank Pallone, New Jersey

Subcommittee activities in 115th Congress

The subcommittee typically has two types of meetings:^[3]

• Hearings, in which subcommittee members discuss specific issues related to proposed legislation or general topics, listen to testimony from a panel of invited guests, and ask the panel questions
• Markups, in which the subcommittee considers specific bills, offers and votes on amendments, and then votes on whether to continue the bills through the legislative process

The following table shows some of the subcommittee's activities held in 2017, as of early March 2017.

Date	Type	Name	Purpose	Related legislation
4/5/17	Hearing	Facilitating the 21st Century Wireless Economy^[4]	Discuss a number of policy matters related to spectrum^[5]	S.19, To provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other purposes.^[6] ^[7]
3/29/17	Hearing	Realizing Nationwide Next-Generation 911^[8]	Examine the nation's 9-1-1 networks and discuss any weaknesses that may exist. Examine whether the national 9-1-1 system is “keeping pace with the next-generation innovations of voice, data, and video capabilities.”^[9]	None^[10]
3/21/17	Hearing	Broadband: Deploying America's 21st Century Infrastructure^[11]	"Discuss barriers at the federal level that hinder private sector investment in broadband infrastructure and to examine legislation intended to remove these barriers. Additionally, the Subcommittee will discuss the challenges of collecting, aggregating, and making available accurate data relating to the availability of broadband service across the United States."^[12]	Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2017

External links

• Official Homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Upton Announces Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chairs and Vice Chairs. December 16, 2010. 2011-01-06.
2. News: Communications and Technology (115th Congress). Energy and Commerce Committee. 2017-04-05. en.
3. Web site: The Legislative Process: Committee Consideration (Video). www.congress.gov. en. 2017-04-05.
4. News: Facilitating the 21st Century Wireless Economy. 2017-04-05. Energy and Commerce Committee. 2017-04-05. en.
5. Web site: HHRG-115-IF16-20170405-SD002 . docs.house.gov.
6. Web site: To provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other purposes . February 23, 2024 . docs.house.gov.
7. Web site: Fueling the 21st Century Wireless Economy | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives.
8. News: Realizing Nationwide Next-Generation 911. 2017-03-29. Energy and Commerce Committee. 2017-04-05. en.
9. News: House subcommittee holds hearing to examine the nation's 911 networks. 2017-04-03. Homeland Preparedness News. 2017-04-05. en-US.
10. Web site: March 27, 2017 . HHRG-115-IF16-20170329-SD002 . February 23, 2024 . docs.house.gov.
11. News: Broadband: Deploying America's 21st Century Infrastructure. 2017-03-21. Energy and Commerce Committee. 2017-04-05. en.
12. Web site: March 17, 2017 . U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE . February 23, 2024 . docs.house.gov.