Table 3

Senate and House Subcommittees Overseeing FEMA’s Disaster and General Operations

Senate/HouseCommitteeSubcommitteeClassification
SenateAppropriationsVeterans Administration, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent AgencyStafford
SenateEnvironment and Public WorksClean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear SafetyStafford
SenateGovernment AffairsOversight of Government Management and D.C.Non-Stafford
SenateBanking, Housing, and Urban AffairsHousing Opportunity and Community DevelopmentNon-Stafford
SenateCommerce, Science, and TransportationScience, Technology, and SpaceNon-Stafford
HouseAppropriations CommitteeTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesStafford
HouseTransportation and InfrastructureWater Resources and EnvironmentStafford
HouseFinancial ServicesHousing and Community OpportunityNon-Stafford
HouseScience and technologyResearch and Science EducationNon-Stafford
  • Source: Data from the Almanac of American Politics (Barone and Ujifusa 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994; Barone, Ujifusa, and Cohen 1996, 1998; Barone et al. 2000; Barone, Cohen, and Cook Jr. 2002; Barone and Cohen 2004, 2006, 2008).