Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
- Type
- Body with AI jurisdiction and named seats
- Place
- United States
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Next check due
- 2026-12-21
Named seats
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann — chair, R, TN
- Marcy Kaptur — ranking, D, OH
Official, up-to-date list of members Verified
Ways to reach them
- Public submission route
Its AI responsibilities
Funds the Department of Energy and the national laboratories — increasingly the government's largest AI compute holder and a proposed venue for frontier-model risk evaluation. Send here: DOE AI program funding, lab compute, and the energy-side of AI buildout.
Current business
UNVERIFIED for AI-specific FY27 actions. Relevant because S.2938 (Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act) would site an advanced-AI evaluation program at DOE, which would be funded here.
Public route
Full-committee contact https://appropriations.house.gov/contact, 202-225-2771.
Research note
Leadership verified 2026-09-22 from the House Clerk's MemberData.xml (subcommittee code AP10). Ranking member identified as the highest-ranking Democrat on the subcommittee roster.