Committees & Caucuses
Congressman Frost serves on the:
Committee of Oversight and Accountability
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, Vice Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Subcommittee on Environment
Congressman Frost is also a member of multiple caucuses. You can read more about his committee assignments and caucuses below.
Committees
In addition to their other responsibilities, Members of Congress are appointed by the Majority and Minority Leaders to serve on House committees. Committees are small groups of Members, both Democrats and Republicans, who hold committee hearings and debate legislation specific to the focus area of that committee.
A committee is usually the first stop for a bill. So, for example, if a bill is focused on space exploration, it will usually first be debated by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology– because legislation on space falls within that committee's 'jurisdiction.' Then, if a majority of Members of that Committee vote to support the bill, it will go to the House floor, where all Representatives vote.
Although Members can request which committee they serve on, they are not guaranteed a spot. House Leadership will sometimes appoint a Member to a committee because it aligns with their professional expertise or their district's interest. For example, several House Armed Services Committee members are veterans or represent districts with large military bases. Since committees can dictate which legislation makes it to the floor for a larger vote, there is sometimes intense competition for committee spots; then seniority or more political considerations dictate who House Leadership chooses for those spots.
Congressman Frost serves on the powerful Committee of Oversight and Accountability, the House's central investigative committee. In April 2023, he was selected as the Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs. He also serves on the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce.
Congressman Frost also serves on the important Committee on Science, Space, and Technology which has important jurisdiction on issues critical for Florida like climate change and NASA, and the Subcommittee on Environment.
Caucuses
Unlike Committees, Members can usually join a Caucus without being appointed, and there's no limit on the number of members. Caucuses generally serve to build voting coalitions.
Congressman Frost serves as:
- Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce
- Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus
- Freshman Leader of the Pro Choice Caucus
- Member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Chair of the Youth Task Force
- Member of the Equal Rights Amendment Caucus
- Member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Member of the Future of Work Task Force and it’s Haiti Sub-Caucus
- Member of the Future Forum Caucus
- Member of the Congressional Everglades Caucus
- Member of the Bipartisan Task Force on Combating Anti-Semitism
- Member of the Voting Rights Caucus
- Member of the Congressional Mamas' Caucus
- Member of the Fix Congress Caucus
- Member of the Labor Caucus
- Member of the Renters Caucus
- Member of the Freethought caucus
- Commissioner of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys
- Member of the Food Allergy Research Caucus
- Member of the Rock and Roll Caucus