Rep. Harley Rouda appointed to the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

For Immediate Release
Contact: Andrew Noh
202-225-2415
noh@mail.house.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Harley Rouda (CA-48) was appointed to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

“It is an honor to serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and I thank Speaker Pelosi and my Democratic colleagues for appointing me,” said Representative Harley Rouda (CA-48). “Infrastructure policy is not only the best way to fix our bridges and roads; it is the best way for us to combat climate change. By making the right investments, we can strengthen our communities and protect our environment for generations to come. I look forward to working with my colleagues to develop a comprehensive infrastructure bill that protects the environment, combats climate change, and incentivizes economic growth.”

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.

In addition, the Transportation Committee has broad jurisdiction over the Department of Transportation, the U.S. Coast Guard, Amtrak, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Economic Development Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and others. The Committee also has jurisdiction over federal buildings, which includes the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  

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