United States House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Select committee
Defunct United States House of Representatives 117th Congress
History
Formed	December 30, 2020
Disbanded	January 3, 2023
Leadership
Chair	Jim Himes (D) Since June 17, 2021
Ranking member	Bryan Steil (R) Since June 17, 2021
Structure
Seats	14
Political parties	Majority (8)   Democratic (8) Minority (6)   Republican (6)
Jurisdiction
Purpose	Develop legislative recommendations that would combat the crisis of income and wealth disparity in America.
Senate counterpart	None

On December 30, 2020, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced that the United States House of Representatives would create a select committee on "economic disparity and fairness in growth" to produce a report with legislative recommendations to address the worsening crisis of wealth and income inequality across the United States. ^{[1] [2]}

Members, 117th Congress

Pelosi announced the committee's Democratic members on June 16, 2021, and they were formally appointed the following day. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Majority	Minority
Jim Himes, Connecticut, Chair Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Vicente Gonzalez, Texas Pramila Jayapal, Washington Angie Craig, Minnesota Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Sara Jacobs, California	Bryan Steil, Wisconsin, Ranking Member Warren Davidson, Ohio Jodey Arrington, Texas Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma Kat Cammack, Florida Byron Donalds, Florida

References

1. "Pelosi Announces Creation of Select Committee on Economic Disparity & Fairness in Growth". Speaker Nancy Pelosi. December 30, 2020.
2. Jagoda, Naomi (December 30, 2020). "Pelosi announces creation of select committee on economic inequality". The Hill .
3. Pelosi, Nancy (June 16, 2021). "Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference Introducing Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth". Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
4. "Appointment of Members to Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth; Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 106". Congressional Record . June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
5. "Members". United States House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth . December 24, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

External links

• Archived version of the now-defunct official site