Committees and Caucuses

Committees

The House of Representatives’ standing committees have different legislative jurisdictions. Each committee considers bills and issues and recommends measures for consideration by the House. Committees also have oversight responsibilities to monitor agencies, programs, and activities within their jurisdictions, and in some cases in areas that cut across committee jurisdictions. 

Each Member of Congress generally serves on one to three committees. Congressman Ciscomani serves on two committees: Appropriations and Veterans’ Affairs.

The House Committee on Appropriations is one of the oldest committees in Congress, and has significant influence over the shape and contents of the federal budget in any given year. On the Appropriations Committee, Congressman Ciscomani is a part of three subcommittees, focusing on appropriations bills related to those topics:

• Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development
• Vice Chair of Homeland Security
• National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies

The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is the authorizing committee for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The committee is responsible for recommending legislation expanding, curtailing, or fine-tuning existing laws relating to veterans' benefits. The Veterans’ Affairs committee is the voice of Congress for veterans in dealings with the VA. On the Veterans’ Affairs committee, Congressman Ciscomani serves on two subcommittees:

• Oversight and Investigations
• Economic Opportunity

Caucuses

Representatives, seeking to work together to achieve a shared goal, will often create caucuses, focused on a specific issue. Congressman Ciscomani helped found, and is a member of, a significant number of caucuses:

• Colorado River Caucus (Co-Chair)
• Problem Solvers Caucus
• Western Caucus
• Republican Governance Group
• Main Street Caucus
• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Caucus (Co-Chair)
• Suburban Caucus
• Southwest Caucus
• Congressional Future Caucus
• School Choice Caucus
• Border Security Caucus
• Conservative Climate Caucus (Vice Chair)
• Animal Protection Caucus
• Taiwan Caucus
• Valley Fever Task Force
• Fentanyl Prevention Caucus
• Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus (Co-Chair)
• Copper Caucus
• Abraham Accords Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Community College Caucus
• The Congressional Zoo & Aquarium Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Climate Solutions Caucus
• Congressional Hindu Caucus
• Tobacco Harm Reduction Caucus
• Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus
• Pre-K & Child Care Caucus
• American 250 Caucus
• Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus
• Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Border Trade Caucus
• Real Estate Caucus
• Optics and Photonics Caucus
• Wild Horse Caucus (Co-Chair)