| Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth | |
| Type: | select |
| Chamber: | house |
| Congress: | 117th |
| Status: | defunct |
| Formed: | December 30, 2020 |
| Disbanded: | January 3, 2023 |
| Chair: | Jim Himes |
| Chair Since: | June 17, 2021 |
| Chair Party: | D |
| Ranking Member: | Bryan Steil |
| Rm Since: | June 17, 2021 |
| Rm Party: | R |
| Seats: | 14 |
| Majority1: | D |
| Majority1 Seats: | 8 |
| Minority1: | R |
| Minority1 Seats: | 6 |
| Purpose: | Develop legislative recommendations that would combat the crisis of income and wealth disparity in America. |
| Counterpart: | None |
On December 30, 2020, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced that the United States House of Representatives would create a select committee on "economic disparity and fairness in growth" to produce a report with legislative recommendations to address the worsening crisis of wealth and income inequality across the United States.[1] [2]
Pelosi announced the committee's Democratic members on June 16, 2021, and they were formally appointed the following day.[3] [4]