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Committees of Interest

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Below are the specific committees that appropriate funds, authorize programs, or oversee activities of the National Cancer Institute. 

Appropriations Committees

Appropriations committees provide the funding for federal programs.

House

Committee on Appropriations

Chair: Tom Cole – OK

Ranking: Rosa DeLauro – CT

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

Chair: Robert Aderholt - AL

Ranking: Rosa DeLauro - CT

Senate

Committee on Appropriations

Chair: Susan Collins - ME

Ranking: Patty Murray - WA

Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies

Chair: Shelley Moore Capito - WV

Ranking: Tammy Baldwin - WI

Authorizing Committees

Authorizing committees write laws that either create new or renew existing federal programs.

House

Committee on Energy and Commerce

Chair: Brett Guthrie - KY

Ranking: Frank Pallone, Jr. - NJ

Subcommittee on Health

Chair: Earl "Buddy" Carter – GA

Ranking: Diana DeGette - CO 

Senate

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions

Chair: Bill Cassidy - LA

Ranking: Bernie Sanders - VT

Oversight Committees

Oversight committees conduct audits on federal programs to ensure that the public trust is not misused or broken.

House

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Chair: James Comer - KY

Ranking: Gerry Connolly – VA

Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Chair: Gary Palmer – AL

Ranking: Yvette Clarke - NY

Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Chair: Rand Paul - KY 

Ranking: Gary Peters - MI 

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