# United States House Energy Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

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.

## Jurisdiction

The committee has jurisdiction over:
* 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, 119th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Richard Hudson, North Carolina, Chair Rick Allen, Georgia, Vice Chair Bob Latta, Ohio Gus Bilirakis, Florida Buddy Carter, Georgia Neal Dunn, Florida John Joyce, Pennsylvania Russ Fulcher, Idaho August Pfluger, Texas Kat Cammack, Florida Jay Obernolte, California Erin Houchin, Indiana Russell Fry, South Carolina Tom Kean Jr., New Jersey Craig Goldman, Texas Julie Fedorchak, North Dakota | Doris Matsui, California, Ranking Member Darren Soto, Florida Yvette Clarke, New York Raul Ruiz, California Scott Peters, California Debbie Dingell, Michigan Nanette Barragán, California Troy Carter, Louisiana Rob Menendez, New Jersey Greg Landsman, Ohio Jennifer McClellan, Virginia Kathy Castor, Florida |
| Ex officio ||
| Brett Guthrie, Kentucky | Frank Pallone, New Jersey |

## Historical membership rosters
### 118th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| 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 | 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 ||
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington | Frank Pallone, New Jersey |

### 117th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| 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 | 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 ||
| Frank Pallone, New Jersey | Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington |

### 116th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| 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 | 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 ||
| Frank Pallone, New Jersey | Greg Walden, Oregon |

### 115th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| 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 | 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 ||
| Greg Walden, Oregon | Frank Pallone, New Jersey |

## Subcommittee activities in 115th Congress

The subcommittee typically has two types of meetings:
* 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 | Discuss a number of policy matters related to spectrum | S.19, To provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other purposes. |
| 3/29/17 | Hearing | Realizing Nationwide Next-Generation 911 | 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.” | None |
| 3/21/17 | Hearing | Broadband: Deploying America's 21st Century Infrastructure | "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." | Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2017 |