Committees: Pat Meehan

Pat Meehan is in the following 3 committees:
1.) Homeland Security Committee-
i.) Peter T. King is the chairman (10th term in H.R.)
ii.) The Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence passed, by voice vote, H.R. 2764, the “WMD Intelligence and information Sharing Act of 2011,” and H.R. 3140, the “Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act.”
iii.) Meehan is the Chairman of counterterrorism

2.) Oversight and Government Reform Committee-
i.) Main idea of committee is the oversight of virtually everything government does – from national security to homeland security grants, from federal workforce policies to regulatory reform and reorganization authority, 
from information technology procurements at individual agencies to government-wide data security standards.
ii.) Basically an "all seeing eye" above even the government.
iii.)  A sort of spin off of checks and balances within the legislative branch.

3.) Transportation and Infrastructure Committee-
i.) Meehan supports the creation of jobs in SEPTA.
ii.) Meehan co-authored legislation to encourage savings for home ownership.
iii.) Meehan says, "Our national transportation infrastructure is the backbone of the American economy.   A safe and secure approach to best utilize a complex system of air, land, and sea modes of transportation remains the highest priority.  It is imperative that we focus on securing our rails, roadways, and airspace."


http://meehan.house.gov/committee-assignments/