page_title: Joe Wilson (American politician)
section_title: Committee assignments
hierarchical_section_title: Joe Wilson (American politician) / U.S. House of Representatives / Committee assignments
caption_attribution_description: Joe Wilson (U.S. politician), U.S. Congressman.
context_page_description: Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Sr. is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2001. The district stretches from the state capital, Columbia, to the Georgia–South Carolina border. From 1985 to 2001, he served in the South Carolina Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.
  He is a member of the House Republican Policy Committee and is an Assistant Republican Whip.
  In September 2009, Wilson interrupted a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama to a joint session of Congress by shouting "You lie!" The incident resulted in a reprimand by the House of Representatives.
context_section_description: As of the 113th Congress, Wilson served on three standing committees and various subcommittees overseeing specific areas of legislation. Wilson serves on the Committee on Armed Services and is Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel; he also serves on the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. He serves on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for which he also is a member of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. As a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Wilson serves on the Subcommittee on Europe and Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia. Wilson is a member of the Republican Study Committee and the Tea Party Caucus.
caption: Official House photo portrait (109th Congress)
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