committees-current.yaml

- type: house
  name: House Committee on Agriculture
  url: http://agriculture.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.agriculture.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSAG
  house_committee_id: AG
  subcommittees:
  - name: Conservation and Forestry
    thomas_id: '15'
    address: 1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2171
  - name: Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
    thomas_id: '22'
    address: 1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2171
  - name: General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
    thomas_id: '16'
    address: 1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2171
  - name: Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
    thomas_id: '29'
    address: 1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2171
  - name: Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
    thomas_id: '14'
    address: 1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2171
  - name: Nutrition
    thomas_id: '03'
    address: 1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2171
  address: 1301 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6001
  phone: (202) 225-2171
  rss_url: http://agriculture.house.gov/rss.xml
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.agriculture.house.gov/Rss.aspx?GroupID=1
  jurisdiction: The House Committee on Agriculture has jurisdiction over federal agriculture
    policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding appropriations
    for various governmental agencies, programs, and activities, as defined by House
    rules.
  jurisdiction_source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Committee_on_Agriculture
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Appropriations
  url: http://appropriations.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov
  thomas_id: HSAP
  house_committee_id: AP
  subcommittees:
  - name: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
      Agencies
    thomas_id: '01'
    address: 2362A RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2638
  - name: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
    thomas_id: '19'
    address: H310 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3351
  - name: Defense
    thomas_id: '02'
    address: H405 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2847
  - name: Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
    thomas_id: '10'
    address: 2362B RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3421
  - name: Financial Services and General Government
    thomas_id: '23'
    address: 2000 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7245
  - name: Homeland Security
    thomas_id: '15'
    address: 2006 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5834
  - name: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    thomas_id: '06'
    address: 2007 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3081
  - name: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
    thomas_id: '07'
    address: 2358B RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3508
  - name: Legislative Branch
    thomas_id: '24'
    address: HT2 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-7252
  - name: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
    thomas_id: '18'
    address: HVC227 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3047
  - name: State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    thomas_id: '04'
    address: HT2 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2041
  - name: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    thomas_id: '20'
    address: 2358A RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2141
  address: H305 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6015
  phone: (202) 225-2771
  rss_url: http://appropriations.house.gov/news/rss.aspx
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The House Committee on Appropriations is responsible for setting specific
    expenditures of money by the government of the United States. As such, it is one
    of the most powerful of the committees, and its members are seen as influential.
    The bills passed by the committee are called appropriations bills.
  jurisdiction_source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Committee_on_Appropriations
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Armed Services
  url: http://armedservices.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.armedservices.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSAS
  house_committee_id: AS
  subcommittees:
  - name: Tactical Air and Land Forces
    thomas_id: '25'
    address: 2340 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4440
  - name: Military Personnel
    thomas_id: '02'
    address: 2340 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7560
  - name: Oversight and Investigations
    thomas_id: '06'
    address: 2119 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-5048
  - name: Readiness
    thomas_id: '03'
    address: 2340 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-8979
  - name: Seapower and Projection Forces
    thomas_id: '28'
    address: 2340 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-2211
  - name: Strategic Forces
    thomas_id: '29'
    address: 2340 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-1967
  - name: Emerging Threats and Capabilities
    thomas_id: '26'
    address: 2340 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-2843
  address: 2216 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6035
  phone: (202) 225-4151
  rss_url: http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/rss/feed
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/rss/feed
  jurisdiction: The House Committee on Armed Services has jurisdiction over defense
    policy generally, ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of
    the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, counter-drug programs, acquisition
    and industrial base policy, technology transfer and export controls, joint interoperability,
    the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, Department of Energy nonproliferation
    programs, and detainee affairs and policy.
  jurisdiction_source: http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/jurisdiction
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Financial Services
  url: http://financialservices.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.financialservices.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSBA
  house_committee_id: BA
  subcommittees:
  - name: Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment
    thomas_id: '16'
    address: 2129 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7502
  - name: Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
    thomas_id: '15'
    address: 2129 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7502
  - name: Housing and Insurance
    thomas_id: '04'
    address: 2129 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7502
  - name: Monetary Policy and Trade
    thomas_id: '20'
    address: 2129 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7502
  - name: Oversight and Investigations
    thomas_id: '09'
    address: 2129 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7502
  - name: Terrorism and Illicit Finance
    thomas_id: '01'
    address: 2129 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7502
  address: 2129 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6050
  phone: (202) 225-7502
  rss_url: http://financialservices.house.gov/news/rss.aspx
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.financialservices.house.gov/Rss.aspx?GroupID=1
  jurisdiction: The House Financial Services Committee has jurisdiction over issues
    pertaining to the economy, the banking system, housing, insurance, and securities
    and exchanges. Additionally, the Committee also has jurisdiction over monetary
    policy, international finance, international monetary organizations, and efforts
    to combat terrorist financing.
  jurisdiction_source: http://financialservices.house.gov/about/
- type: house
  name: House Committee on the Budget
  url: http://budget.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.budget.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSBU
  house_committee_id: BU
  address: B234 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6065
  phone: (202) 226-7270
  rss_url: http://budget.house.gov/news/rss.aspx
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.budget.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: 'The House Committee on the Budget has responsibilities under the
    following categories: the budget resolution, reconciliation, budget process reform,
    oversight of the Congressional Budget Office, revisions of allocations and adjustments,
    and scorekeeping.'
  jurisdiction_source: http://budget.house.gov/about/
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Education and the Workforce
  url: http://edworkforce.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSED
  house_committee_id: ED
  subcommittees:
  - name: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
    thomas_id: '14'
    address: 2176 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4527
  - name: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
    thomas_id: '02'
    address: 2176 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4527
  - name: Higher Education and Workforce Development
    thomas_id: '13'
    address: 2176 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4527
  - name: Workforce Protections
    thomas_id: '10'
    address: 2176 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4527
  address: 2176 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6100
  phone: (202) 225-4527
  rss_url: http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/rss.aspx
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s basic jurisdiction
    is over education and workforce matters generally.
  jurisdiction_source: http://edworkforce.house.gov/committee/committeehistory.htm
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  url: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.foreignaffairs.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSFA
  house_committee_id: FA
  subcommittees:
  - name: Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
    thomas_id: '16'
    address: 5210 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-7812
  - name: Asia and the Pacific
    thomas_id: '05'
    address: 5190 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-7825
  - name: Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
    thomas_id: '14'
    address: 5210 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-6434
  - name: Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
    thomas_id: '18'
    address: 5100 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-1500
  - name: The Middle East and North Africa
    thomas_id: '13'
    address: 5220 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3345
  - name: The Western Hemisphere
    thomas_id: '07'
    address: 5100 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-9980
  address: 2170 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6128
  phone: (202) 225-5021
  rss_url: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs considers legislation that
    impacts the diplomatic community, which includes the Department of State, the
    Agency for International Development (USAID), the Peace Corps, the United Nations,
    and the enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act.
  jurisdiction_source: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/about
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  url: http://oversight.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSGO
  house_committee_id: GO
  subcommittees:
  - name: Information Technology
    thomas_id: '25'
    address: 2157 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5074
  - name: Government Operations
    thomas_id: '24'
    address: 2157 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5074
  - name: National Security
    thomas_id: '06'
    address: 2157 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5074
  - name: Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules
    thomas_id: '27'
    address: 2157 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5074
  - name: The Interior, Energy and Environment
    thomas_id: '28'
    address: 2157 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5074
  - name: Intergovernmental Affairs
    thomas_id: '29'
    address: 2157 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5074
  address: 2157 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6143
  phone: (202) 225-5074
  rss_url: http://oversight.house.gov/feed/rss/
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has legislative jurisdiction
    over the District of Columbia, the government procurement process, federal personnel
    systems, the Postal Service and other oversight matters across the government.
  jurisdiction_source: http://oversight.house.gov/about-the-committee/
- type: house
  name: House Committee on House Administration
  url: http://cha.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.cha.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSHA
  house_committee_id: HA
  address: 1309 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6157
  phone: (202) 225-8281
  rss_url: http://cha.house.gov/rss.xml
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.cha.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The Committee on House Administration is charged with the oversight
    of federal elections and the day-to-day operations of the House of Representatives
  jurisdiction_source: http://cha.house.gov/about
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Homeland Security
  url: http://homeland.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://chsdemocrats.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSHM
  house_committee_id: HM
  subcommittees:
  - name: Border and Maritime Security
    thomas_id: '11'
    address: 176 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-8417
  - name: Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
    thomas_id: '12'
    address: 176 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-8417
  - name: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
    thomas_id: '08'
    address: 176 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-8417
  - name: Counterterrorism and Intelligence
    thomas_id: '05'
    address: 176 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-8417
  - name: Oversight and Management Efficiency
    thomas_id: '09'
    address: 176 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-8417
  - name: Transportation and Protective Security
    thomas_id: '07'
    address: 176 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-8417
  address: 176 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6480
  phone: (202) 226-8417
  rss_url: http://homeland.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The Committee on Homeland Security was established in 2002 to provide
    Congressional oversight for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and better
    protect the American people against a possible terrorist attack. 
  jurisdiction_source: http://homeland.house.gov/about/history-jurisdiction
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  url: http://energycommerce.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSIF
  house_committee_id: IF
  subcommittees:
  - name: Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection
    thomas_id: '17'
    address: 2125 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2927
  - name: Communications and Technology
    thomas_id: '16'
    address: 2125 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2927
  - name: Energy
    thomas_id: '03'
    address: 2125 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2927
  - name: Health
    thomas_id: '14'
    address: 2125 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2927
  - name: Oversight and Investigations
    thomas_id: '02'
    address: 2125 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2927
  - name: Environment
    thomas_id: '18'
    address: 2125 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2927
  address: 2125 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6115
  phone: (202) 225-2927
  rss_url: http://energycommerce.house.gov/rss.aspx
  jurisdiction: The Committee on Energy and Commerce, the oldest standing legislative
    committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, is vested with the broadest jurisdiction
    of any congressional authorizing committee. It has responsibility for the nation’s
    telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health research,
    environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce. It
    oversees multiple cabinet-level Departments and independent agencies, including
    the Departments of Energy, Health and Human Services, Commerce, and Transportation,
    as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Trade Commission,
    the Food and Drug Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission.
  jurisdiction_source: http://energycommerce.house.gov/about/committee-history
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Natural Resources
  url: http://naturalresources.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.naturalresources.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSII
  house_committee_id: II
  subcommittees:
  - name: Energy and Mineral Resources
    thomas_id: '06'
    address: 1522 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-9297
  - name: Federal Lands
    thomas_id: '10'
    address: 1332 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-7736
  - name: Water, Power and Oceans
    thomas_id: '13'
    address: 4120 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-8331
  - name: Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
    thomas_id: '22'
    address: 140 CHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-0200
  - name: Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs
    thomas_id: '24'
    address: 4450 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-9725
  - name: Oversight and Investigations
    thomas_id: '15'
    address: 4170 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-7107
  address: 1324 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6201
  phone: (202) 225-2761
  rss_url: http://naturalresources.house.gov/news.xml
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.naturalresources.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The House Committee on Natural Resources considers legislation about
    American energy production, mineral lands and mining, fisheries and wildlife,
    public lands, oceans, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation.
  jurisdiction_source: http://naturalresources.house.gov/about/
- type: house
  name: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  url: http://intelligence.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.intelligence.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HLIG
  house_committee_id: IG
  subcommittees:
  - name: Oversight and Investigations
    thomas_id: '09'
    address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4121
  - name: Technical and Tactical Intelligence
    thomas_id: '05'
    address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4121
  - name: Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence
    thomas_id: '08'
    address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4121
  - name: Central Intelligence Agency
    thomas_id: '01'
    address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6415
    phone: (202) 225-4121
  - name: National Security Agency and Cybersecurity
    thomas_id: '02'
    address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6415
    phone: (202) 225-4121
  - name: Emerging Threats
    thomas_id: '03'
    address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6415
    phone: (202) 225-4121
  - name: Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
    thomas_id: '04'
    address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6415
    phone: (202) 225-4121
  address: HVC304 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6415
  phone: (202) 225-4121
  rss_url: http://intelligence.house.gov/rss.xml
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.intelligence.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
    is charged with the oversight of the United States intelligence community, which
    includes the intelligence and intelligence related activities of 17 elements of
    the U.S. Government, and the Military Intelligence Program.
  jurisdiction_source: http://intelligence.house.gov/about/history-jurisdiction
- type: house
  name: House Committee on the Judiciary
  url: http://judiciary.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.judiciary.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSJU
  house_committee_id: JU
  subcommittees:
  - name: The Constitution and Civil Justice
    thomas_id: '10'
    address: 362 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-2825
  - name: Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
    thomas_id: '03'
    address: 6310 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5741
  - name: Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
    thomas_id: '08'
    address: 6340 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5727
  - name: Immigration and Border Security
    thomas_id: '01'
    address: 6320 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3926
  - name: Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
    thomas_id: '05'
    address: 6240 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-7680
  address: 2138 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6216
  phone: (202) 225-3951
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.judiciary.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The Committee on the Judiciary has been called the lawyer for the
    House of Representatives because of its jurisdiction over matters relating to
    the administration of justice in federal courts, administrative bodies, and law
    enforcement agencies. Its infrequent but important role in impeachment proceedings
    has also brought it much attention.
  jurisdiction_source: http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/about-the-committee
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  url: http://transportation.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.transportation.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSPW
  house_committee_id: PW
  subcommittees:
  - name: Aviation
    thomas_id: '05'
    address: 2251 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-3220
  - name: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    thomas_id: '07'
    address: 507 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-3552
  - name: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
    thomas_id: '13'
    address: 586 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3014
  - name: Highways and Transit
    thomas_id: '12'
    address: 2251 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-6715
  - name: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
    thomas_id: '14'
    address: 2029 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-0727
  - name: Water Resources and Environment
    thomas_id: '02'
    address: 585 FHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-4360
  address: 2251 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6256
  phone: (202) 225-9446
  rss_url: http://transportation.house.gov/rss.xml
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.transportation.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: 'The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has jurisdiction
    over all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation,
    highways, bridges, mass transit, and railroads.  The Committee also has jurisdiction
    over other aspects of our national infrastructure, such as clean water and waste
    water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction,
    the management of federally owned real estate and public buildings, the development
    of economically depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness and response,
    and hazardous materials transportation.'
  jurisdiction_source: http://transportation.house.gov/about/history.htm
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Rules
  url: http://rules.house.gov/
  minority_url: http://democrats.rules.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSRU
  house_committee_id: RU
  subcommittees:
  - name: Legislative and Budget Process
    thomas_id: '02'
    address: H312 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-9191
  - name: Rules and Organization of the House
    thomas_id: '04'
    address: H312 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-9191
  address: H312 CAPITOL; Washington, DC 20515-6269
  phone: (202) 225-9191
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.rules.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: 'The Rules Committee has two broad categories of jurisdiction: special
    orders for the consideration of legislation (known as “special rules” or “rules”)
    and original jurisdiction matters. A special rule provides the terms and conditions
    of debate on a measure or matter, consideration of which constitutes the bulk
    of the work of the Rules Committee. The Committee also considers original jurisdiction
    measures, which commonly represent changes to the standing rules of the House,
    or measures that contain special rules, such as the expedited procedures in trade
    legislation.'
  jurisdiction_source: http://rules.house.gov/about
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Small Business
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    thomas_id: '23'
    address: 2361 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5821
  - name: Investigations, Oversight and Regulations
    thomas_id: '24'
    address: 2361 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5821
  - name: Agriculture, Energy and Trade
    thomas_id: '25'
    address: 2361 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5821
  - name: Health and Technology
    thomas_id: '26'
    address: 2361 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5821
  - name: Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access
    thomas_id: '27'
    address: 2361 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5821
  address: 2361 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6315
  phone: (202) 225-5821
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  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.smallbusiness.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The House Small Business Committee was established to protect and
    assist small businesses.  The Committee has jurisdiction over matters related
    to small business financial aid, regulatory flexibility, paperwork reduction,
    and the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its programs.
  jurisdiction_source: http://smallbusiness.house.gov/about/rulesandjurisdiction.htm
- type: house
  name: House Committee on Ethics
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  thomas_id: HSSO
  house_committee_id: SO
  address: 1015 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6328
  phone: (202) 225-7103
  rss_url: http://ethics.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The House Ethics Committee has the jurisdiction to administer travel,
    gift, financial disclosure, outside income, and other regulations related to the
    actions of members of the House.
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- type: house
  name: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
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  minority_url: http://democrats.science.house.gov/
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  house_committee_id: SY
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    thomas_id: '20'
    address: 2319 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-6371
  - name: Oversight
    thomas_id: '21'
    address: 2321 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-6371
  - name: Space
    thomas_id: '16'
    address: 4220 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-6371
  - name: Environment
    thomas_id: '18'
    address: 2319 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-6371
  - name: Research and Technology
    thomas_id: '15'
    address: 4220 OFOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-6371
  address: 2321 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6301
  phone: (202) 225-6371
  rss_url: http://science.house.gov/rss.xml
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.science.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has jurisdiction over
    energy research, all federally owned or operated non-military energy laboratories,
    astronautical research and development, civil aviation, environmental research
    and development, marine research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
    NASA, NSF, NWS, outer space, and other aspects of scientific research.
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- type: house
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    in Benghazi
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  minority_url: http://democrats.benghazi.house.gov/
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  thomas_id: HLZI
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  phone: (202) 226-7100
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  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.benghazi.house.gov/rss.xml
- type: house
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  minority_url: http://democrats.veterans.house.gov/
  thomas_id: HSVR
  house_committee_id: VR
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    thomas_id: '09'
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    phone: (202) 225-9164
  - name: Economic Opportunity
    thomas_id: '10'
    address: 335 CHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 226-5491
  - name: Health
    thomas_id: '03'
    address: 338 CHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-9154
  - name: Oversight and Investigations
    thomas_id: '08'
    address: 337A CHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3569
  address: 335 CHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6335
  phone: (202) 225-3527
  rss_url: http://veterans.house.gov/rss.xml
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.veterans.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is the authorizing Committee for
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    curtailing, or fine-tuning existing laws relating to veterans’ benefits. The Committee
    also has oversight responsibility of the VA.
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  house_committee_id: WM
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    thomas_id: '02'
    address: 1104 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-3943
  - name: Human Resources
    thomas_id: '03'
    address: 1129 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-1025
  - name: Oversight
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    address: 2018 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-9263
  - name: Tax Policy
    thomas_id: '05'
    address: 1136 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-5522
  - name: Social Security
    thomas_id: '01'
    address: 2018 RHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-9263
  - name: Trade
    thomas_id: '04'
    address: 1103 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515
    phone: (202) 225-6649
  address: 1102 LHOB; Washington, DC 20515-6348
  phone: (202) 225-3625
  minority_rss_url: http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/rss.xml
  jurisdiction: The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United
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    The Committee derives a large share of its jurisdiction from Article I, Section
    VII of the U.S. Constitution which declares, “All Bills for raising Revenue shall
    originate in the House of Representatives.”
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  name: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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  senate_committee_id: JCSE
  wikipedia: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- type: joint
  name: Joint Economic Committee
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  thomas_id: JSEC
  senate_committee_id: JSEC
  rss_url: http://www.jec.senate.gov/republicans/public/?a=RSS.Feed
  minority_rss_url: http://www.jec.senate.gov/public/?a=RSS.Feed
  wikipedia: Joint Economic Committee
- type: joint
  name: Joint Committee on the Library
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  thomas_id: JSLC
  senate_committee_id: JSLC
  wikipedia: Joint Committee on the Library
- type: joint
  name: Joint Committee on Printing
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  thomas_id: JSPR
  senate_committee_id: JSPR
  wikipedia: Joint Committee on Printing
- type: joint
  name: Joint Committee on Taxation
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  senate_committee_id: JSTX
  wikipedia: United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation
- type: senate
  name: United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
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  thomas_id: SCNC
  senate_committee_id: SCNC
- type: senate
  name: Senate Select Committee on Ethics
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  thomas_id: SLET
  senate_committee_id: SLET
  rss_url: http://www.ethics.senate.gov/public/?a=RSS.Feed
  wikipedia: United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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  thomas_id: SLIA
  senate_committee_id: SLIA
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- type: senate
  name: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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  thomas_id: SLIN
  senate_committee_id: SLIN
  wikipedia: United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- type: senate
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  thomas_id: SPAG
  senate_committee_id: SPAG
  wikipedia: United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
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  thomas_id: SSAF
  senate_committee_id: SSAF
  subcommittees:
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    thomas_id: '13'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets,
      Trade and Risk Management
  - name: Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources
    thomas_id: '14'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry
      and Natural Resources
  - name: Rural Development and Energy
    thomas_id: '15'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic
      Growth and Energy Innovation
  - name: Nutrition, Agricultural Research, and Specialty Crops
    thomas_id: '16'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty
      Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
  - name: Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security
    thomas_id: '17'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy,
      Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security
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  minority_rss_url: http://www.ag.senate.gov/rss/feeds/?type=press&groups=republican
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
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  thomas_id: SSAP
  senate_committee_id: SSAP
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    thomas_id: '16'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
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  - name: Energy and Water Development
    thomas_id: '22'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services
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  - name: Financial Services and General Government
    thomas_id: '23'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services
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  - name: Department of Homeland Security
    thomas_id: '14'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
  - name: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    thomas_id: '17'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment,
      and Related Agencies
  - name: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
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    thomas_id: '18'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
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  - name: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
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    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction,
      Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  - name: State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    thomas_id: '20'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department
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  - name: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation,
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  - name: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
      Agencies
    thomas_id: '01'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
      Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  - name: Department of Defense
    thomas_id: '02'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
  - name: Legislative Branch
    thomas_id: '08'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
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  thomas_id: SSAS
  senate_committee_id: SSAS
  subcommittees:
  - name: Airland
    thomas_id: '14'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland
  - name: Emerging Threats and Capabilities
    thomas_id: '20'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats
      and Capabilities
  - name: Personnel
    thomas_id: '17'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
  - name: Readiness and Management Support
    thomas_id: '15'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management
      Support
  - name: SeaPower
    thomas_id: '13'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower
  - name: Strategic Forces
    thomas_id: '16'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
  - thomas_id: '21'
    name: Cybersecurity
  rss_url: http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press/index.cfm?xml=Press%20Releases,RSS2.0
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  url: http://banking.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSBK
  senate_committee_id: SSBK
  subcommittees:
  - name: Economic Policy
    thomas_id: '12'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy
  - name: National Security and International Trade and Finance
    thomas_id: '05'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Security and International
      Trade and Finance
  - name: Securities, Insurance, and Investment
    thomas_id: '04'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance,
      and Investment
  - name: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
    thomas_id: '09'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation,
      and Community Development
  - name: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
    thomas_id: '08'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
      and Consumer Protection
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on the Budget
  url: http://budget.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSBU
  senate_committee_id: SSBU
  rss_url: http://www.budget.senate.gov/democratic/index.cfm?a=RSS.Feed&Type=press-releases,statements
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  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on the Budget
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  url: http://commerce.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSCM
  senate_committee_id: SSCM
  subcommittees:
  - name: Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
    thomas_id: '26'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology,
      and the Internet
  - name: Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovation
    thomas_id: '27'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation,
      and Export Promotion
  - name: Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security
    thomas_id: '20'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection,
      Product Safety, and Insurance
  - name: Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
    thomas_id: '22'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries,
      and Coast Guard
  - name: Space, Science, and Competitiveness
    thomas_id: '24'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space
  - name: Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
    thomas_id: '25'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
      and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
  - name: Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
    thomas_id: '01'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations,
      Safety, and Security
  rss_url: http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=RSS.Feed
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  url: http://energy.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSEG
  senate_committee_id: SSEG
  subcommittees:
  - name: Water and Power
    thomas_id: '07'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power
  - name: National Parks
    thomas_id: '04'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks
  - name: Energy
    thomas_id: '01'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy
  - name: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
    thomas_id: '03'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and
      Mining
  rss_url: http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/rss/feed?type=democratic-news
  minority_rss_url: http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/rss/feed?type=republican-news
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  url: http://epw.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSEV
  senate_committee_id: SSEV
  subcommittees:
  - name: Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
    thomas_id: '10'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean
      Air and Nuclear Safety
  - name: Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight
    thomas_id: '09'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund,
      Toxics and Environmental Health
  - thomas_id: '16'
    name: Green Jobs and the New Economy
    wikipedia: United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green
      Jobs and the New Economy
  - thomas_id: '18'
    name: Oversight
    wikipedia: United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Oversight
  - thomas_id: '08'
    name: Transportation and Infrastructure
    wikipedia: United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation
      and Infrastructure
  - thomas_id: '15'
    name: Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
    wikipedia: United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water
      and Wildlife
  rss_url: http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=RSS.Majority
  minority_rss_url: http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=RSS.Minority
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
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  name: Senate Committee on Finance
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  thomas_id: SSFI
  senate_committee_id: SSFI
  subcommittees:
  - name: Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
    thomas_id: '12'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources,
      and Infrastructure
  - name: Health Care
    thomas_id: '10'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care
  - name: International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
    thomas_id: '13'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs,
      and Global Competitiveness
  - name: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
    thomas_id: '14'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility
      and Economic Growth
  - name: Taxation and IRS Oversight
    thomas_id: '11'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
  - name: Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
    thomas_id: '02'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions,
      and Family Policy
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  minority_rss_url: http://www.finance.senate.gov/rss/feed/ranking/
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Finance
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  thomas_id: SSFR
  senate_committee_id: SSFR
  subcommittees:
  - name: International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International
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    thomas_id: '12'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International
      Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental
      Protection, and Peace Corps
  - name: International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and
      Global Women's Issues
    thomas_id: '13'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International
      Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
  - name: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
    thomas_id: '01'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs
  - name: Africa and Global Health Policy
    thomas_id: '09'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs
  - name: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
    thomas_id: '02'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and
      Pacific Affairs
  - name: Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
    thomas_id: '07'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern
      and South and Central Asian Affairs
  - name: Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human
      Rights, and Global Women's Issues
    thomas_id: '06'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
      and Global Narcotics Affairs
  - thomas_id: '15'
    name: Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International
      Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
  - thomas_id: '14'
    name: State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral
      International Development
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  minority_rss_url: http://www.foreign.senate.gov/rss/feed/ranking/
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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  thomas_id: SSGA
  senate_committee_id: SSGA
  subcommittees:
  - thomas_id: '01'
    name: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
    wikipedia: United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
  - thomas_id: '17'
    name: Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia
  - thomas_id: '15'
    name: Financial and Contracting Oversight
  - thomas_id: '16'
    name: the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce
  - thomas_id: '18'
    name: Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
  - thomas_id: '19'
    name: Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  url: http://help.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSHR
  senate_committee_id: SSHR
  subcommittees:
  - name: Employment and Workplace Safety
    thomas_id: '11'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace
      Safety
  - name: Primary Health and Retirement Security
    thomas_id: '12'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
  - name: Children and Families
    thomas_id: '09'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Children and Families
  rss_url: http://www.help.senate.gov/rss/feed/chair/
  minority_rss_url: http://www.help.senate.gov/rss/feed/ranking/
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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  name: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  url: http://judiciary.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSJU
  senate_committee_id: SSJU
  subcommittees:
  - name: the Constitution
    thomas_id: '21'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil
      Rights and Human Rights
  - name: Crime and Terrorism
    thomas_id: '22'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
  - name: Privacy, Technology and the Law
    thomas_id: '23'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology
      and the Law
  - name: Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
    thomas_id: '01'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition
      Policy and Consumer Rights
  - name: Border Security and Immigration
    thomas_id: '04'
    wikipedia: United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees
      and Border Security
  - thomas_id: '24'
    name: Bankruptcy and the Courts
  - thomas_id: '25'
    name: Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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  name: Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  url: http://rules.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSRA
  senate_committee_id: SSRA
  rss_url: http://www.rules.senate.gov/public/?a=RSS.Feed
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- type: senate
  name: Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  url: http://sbc.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSSB
  senate_committee_id: SSSB
  rss_url: http://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/?a=RSS.Feed
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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  name: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  url: http://veterans.senate.gov/
  thomas_id: SSVA
  senate_committee_id: SSVA
  rss_url: http://www.veterans.senate.gov/rss.cfm
  minority_rss_url: http://www.veterans.senate.gov/rankingmember/rss.cfm
  wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs