Committees and Caucuses
Congressman John Moolenaar is a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and serves as the Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
The House Committee on Appropriations is considered to be one of the most powerful committees in Congress and it is responsible for writing legislation that formally sets the funding levels for departments, agencies, and programs in the federal budget. As a member of this committee, Moolenaar serves on following three subcommittees:
- This subcommittee has oversight over the Department of Agriculture, including its Office of Rural Development.
The subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
- This subcommittee has oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education.
The subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
- This subcommittee has oversight of the Department of State, aspects of the Department of the Treasury, and foreign operations of the United States government.
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party is responsible for assessing the threats to the economy and national security posed by the government of China and proposing plans to ensure a strong American future.
Congressman Moolenaar is the co-chair of the Congressional School Choice Caucus and the Congressional Chemistry Caucus. As the co-chair of the Congressional School Choice Caucus, Congressman Moolenaar works to ensure parents have a right to be involved in their children's education. As the co-chair of the Congressional Chemistry Caucus, he works to recognize how important chemistry is to our everyday lives and economy.