Congressional Committee Members Announced

One of the first orders of business for a new Congress is to select members of Congressional Committees. While there is much continuity from Congress to Congress, retirements, new members and a change in party control lead to changes, and new members on the committees of interest to educate about the value of the advertising industry.

The new Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction concerning tax matters, is Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO). Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), the former Chair, is now the Ranking Minority Member. A full list committee members can be found here.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is the new Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee which has jurisdiction with most non-tax advertising issues, including privacy and data security. The former Chair, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), is now the Ranking Minority Member. A full list of committee members can be found here.

As of this writing, membership of Senate Committees have not been finalized.