Committees and Caucuses for Austin Congressmen

Here’s some helpful info for targeting your Congressman by special interest.

A Congressional Committee is a sub-group within Congress that handles a specific duty. Congressional Committees can contain Members of Congress from multiple political parties.

A caucus is a group of people with shared concerns that usually align along party or racial/ethnic concerns but can also be “special interest”-based. (i.e. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, The Congressional Motorcycle Caucus).

District 10 – Michael McCaul (R)

• Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security
• Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Committee on Science and Technology
• Co-Chair of the Congressional High Tech Chair
• Co-Chair of the Childhood Cancer Caucus
• Co-Chair of the Congressional Cyber Security Caucus
• Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Sudan and South Sudan
• Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus

District 17 – Bill Flores (R)

• House Energy and Commerce Committee
• Energy and Power Subcommittee
• Environment and the Economy Subcommittee
• Oversight and Investigations Committee

District 21 – Lamar Smith (R)

• Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
• House Committee on Judiciary
• House Committee on Homeland Security

District 25 – Roger Williams (R)

• The Committee on Financial Services
• Vice Chairman of the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee on Financial Services

District 31 – John Carter (R)

• Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee
• Defence Subcommittee
• Chairman, Homeland Security Subcommittee
• Co-Chair, House Army Caucus (bi-partisan)

District 35 – Lloyd Doggett (D)

• House Ways and Means Committee (tax, trade, Social Security, Medicare)
• Subcommittee on Human Resources (child care, family services, and unemployment compensation)