United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Don Young (R-Alaska) currently chairs the committee. Beginning in the 110th Congress, Jim Oberstar (D-Minnesota) will become the chair of the committee as control of Congress passes to the Democratic Party following the 2006 midterm election.

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The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was formerly known as the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

There are six subcommittees:

Subcommittee on Aviation: jurisdiction over civil aviation, including most aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Transportation Security Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management: oversees many federal real estate and economic development programs. The real estate management arm of the Subcommittee, for example, oversees the Public Buildings Service, which is responsible for the infrastructure and use of the Capitol Grounds, the Smithsonian Institution, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Subcommittee also manages the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and certain aspects of the Department of Homeland Security.

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit: construction of roads and other transit facilities. It has jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Transportation, and some provisions of the Clean Air Act.

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation: maritime safety, security, law enforcement, and defense. Additionally, the Subcommittee exercises jurisdiction over merchant marine matters such as ocean shipping and cruise ships. The jurisdiction of this Subcommittee does not extend to matters directly related to national defense, which are handled by the Committee on Armed Services.

Subcommittee on Railroads: regulation of railroads, including economic regulations, AMTRAK, rail safety, and labor.

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: jurisdiction over water conservation, pollution control, infrastructure, and hazardous waste cleanup. Among other things, this Subcommittee has jurisdiction over the Clean Water Act.

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Current United States Congressional committees
House (list)	Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and the Workforce • Energy and Commerce • Financial Services • Government Reform • Homeland Security • House Administration • Hurricane Katrina (Select) • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • International Relations • Judiciary • Resources • Rules • Science • Small Business • Standards of Official Conduct • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means • (Whole)
Senate (list)	Aging (Special) • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Ethics (Select) • Environment and Public Works • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Judiciary • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs
Joint	(Conference) • Economic • Library • Printing • Taxation	Defunct committees