The House Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives has chosen its new slate of committee chairman, who will take office when the new Congress is seated in January.
The new chairmen include:
West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito (R—2ndDistrict) will serve as chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. Meanwhile, incoming freshman Congressman David McKinley (R-1st District) has been named to the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) becomes chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, replacing Nick Rahall (D-WV).
Hal Rogers (R-KY) was picked to be the new chairman of the Appropriations Committee over ranking member Jerry Lewis (R-CA).
Fred Upton (R-Mich.) won the contest to chair the Energy and Commerce Committee. He will decide next week on who will chair subcommittees, with Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) reported to be a likely choice to head the Energy and Environment panel.
Ralph Hall (R-TX) will chair the Science and Technology Committee, putting Hall in the forefront of efforts to question the administration’s climate policies. NMA looks forward to working with the new committee leadership to strengthen the nation’s energy independence and its economy.