Pelosi Announces New Committee Appointments

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the following Committee appointments, which are scheduled to be approved by the House Democratic Caucus tomorrow.

"As House Speaker, I am pleased to announce the appointments of these outstanding Members of Congress to critical committees," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Their great experience, expertise and energy will be essential to accelerating House Democrats' progress to not only recover from this pandemic and economic crisis, but to Build Back Better in a way that advances justice and progress for all Americans, in all communities."

Agriculture Committee:

• Congressman Jimmy Panetta of California

Education and Labor Committee:

• Congressman Adriano Espaillat of New York
• Congressman John Yarmuth of Kentucky

Natural Resources Committee:

• Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee
• Congresswoman Betty McCollum of Minnesota
• Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
• Congressman Paul Tonko of New York

Veteran's Affairs Committee:

• Congressman Anthony Brown of Maryland
• Congresswoman Lois Frankel of Florida
• Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
• Congressman David Trone of Maryland