Committees

I'm proud to be a member of a selection of key committees, along with the agencies, boards, and panels that we oversee.

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Committee on Facilities

Committee Chair: 
Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
  • Commission on Persons with Disabilities
  • Department of Buildings (jointly, only for oversight purposes, with the Committee of the Whole)
  • Department of General Services
  • Department on Disability Services
  • Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Developmental Disabilities State Planning Council
  • Office on Caribbean Affairs (including Advisory Committee)
  • Office for the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing
  • Office of Disability Rights
  • State Rehabilitation Council
  • Statewide Independent Living Council

Committee on Health

Committee Chair: 
At Large Councilmember Christina Henderson
The Committee on Health is responsible for matters concerning health and environmental health; the regulation of health occupations and professions, and health-care inspectors.
  • All of the advisory committees and professional boards serving the Department of Health or Department of Behavioral Health
  • Behavioral Health Planning Council
  • Cedar Hill Hospital
  • Commission on Health Equity
  • Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Nutrition
  • Department of Behavioral Health
  • Department of Health
  • Department of Health Care Finance
  • Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
  • District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority
  • Food Policy Council
  • Health Information Exchange Policy Board
  • Health Literacy Council
  • Metropolitan Washington Regional Ryan White Planning Council
  • Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation
  • Statewide Health Coordinating Council

Committee on Human Services

Committee Chair: 
Ward 3 Councilmember Matthew Frumin
The Committee of Human Services is responsible for matters concerning welfare; social services; youth affairs (other than juvenile justice); homelessness (for purposes of legislation, and jointly with the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization for purposes of oversight); and disability services.

  • Commission on Latino Community Development
  • Department of Human Services
  • District of Columbia Public Library System
  • Interagency Council on Homelessness
  • Office and Commission on Asian and Pacific Islanders Affairs
  • Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment
  • Office and Commission on Fathers, Men, and Boys
  • Office and Commission on Latino Affairs
  • Public Access Corporation

Committee on Transportation and the Environment

Committee Chair: 
Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen
The Committee on Transportation and the Environment is responsible for matters relating to the environmental-protection regulation and policies; highways, bridges, traffic, vehicles, and other transportation issues; maintenance of public spaces; public parks and recreation; recycling; waste management; water supply and wastewater treatment; maintenance of public buildings; and property management, including the declaration of government property as no longer required for public purposes.
  • Commission on Climate Change and Resiliency
  • Department of Energy and Environment
  • Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Department of Public Works
  • Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure
  • District Department of Transportation
  • District of Columbia Bicycle Advisory Council
  • District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
  • Food Policy Council
  • Gas Station Advisory Board
  • Green Buildings Advisory Council
  • Green Finance Authority
  • Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River
  • Public Space Committee
  • Major Crash Review Task Force
  • Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council
  • Pedestrian Advisory Council
  • Recreational Trails Advisory Committee
  • Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Streetcar Financing and Governance Task Force
  • Sustainable Energy Utility Advisory Board
  • Transit Rider Advisory Council
  • Urban Forestry Advisory Council
  • Washington Aqueduct