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The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) is one of four standing joint committees of the U.S. Congress. The committee was established as a part of the Employment Act of 1946, which deemed the committee responsible for reporting the current economic condition of the United States and for making suggestions for improvement to the economy. The JEC is chaired by the former Vice Chair in the 114th Congress Representative Pat Tiberi of Ohio.

Jurisdiction

Study the implications of the Economic Report of the President
Seek ways to coordinate programs involved in the Report
File an annual report relating to its study of these implications and programs with the Senate, the House of Representatives, and all Congressional committees having legislative duties relating to the Report
Make other reports and recommendations to the Senate and the House as the committee members see fit
Hold hearings on the report and other economic matters as the committee members see fit.^[1]

Members, 115th Congress

	Majority	Minority
Senate members	Mike Lee, Utah, Vice Chair Tom Cotton, Arkansas Ben Sasse, Nebraska Rob Portman, Ohio Ted Cruz, Texas Bill Cassidy, Louisiana	Martin Heinrich, New Mexico, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Gary Peters, Michigan Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire
House members	Pat Tiberi, Ohio, Chair Justin Amash, Michigan Erik Paulsen, Minnesota Richard L. Hanna, New York David Schweikert, Arizona Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin	Carolyn Maloney, New York John Delaney, Maryland Alma Adams, North Carolina Don Beyer, Virginia

Source ^[2] ^[3]

References

^ U.S. Senate. Rules and Administration Committee. Authority and Rules of Senate Committees, 2009–2010. (Senate Document 111-3) Washington, DC: GPO, 2009. p.223 See also 15 USC 1024.
^ Committee, United States Joint Economic. "About - United States Joint Economic Committee". www.jec.senate.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
^ "U.S. Senate: Joint Economic Committee". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

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[1] U.S. Senate. Rules and Administration Committee. Authority and Rules of Senate Committees, 2009–2010. (Senate Document 111-3) Washington, DC: GPO, 2009. p.223 See also 15 USC 1024.

[2] Committee, United States Joint Economic. "About - United States Joint Economic Committee". www.jec.senate.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

[3] "U.S. Senate: Joint Economic Committee". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

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	The '''Joint Economic Committee''' ('''JEC''') is one of four standing [[joint committee]]s of the [[Congress of the United States\|U.S. Congress]]. The committee was established as a part of the [[Employment Act of 1946]], which deemed the committee responsible for reporting the current economic condition of the [[United States]] and for making suggestions for improvement to the economy. The JEC is chaired by ~~Senator~~ [[~~Dan~~ ~~Coats~~]] of ~~Indiana~~.		The '''Joint Economic Committee''' ('''JEC''') is one of four standing [[joint committee]]s of the [[Congress of the United States\|U.S. Congress]]. The committee was established as a part of the [[Employment Act of 1946]], which deemed the committee responsible for reporting the current economic condition of the [[United States]] and for making suggestions for improvement to the economy. The JEC is chaired by the former Vice Chair in the 114th Congress Representative [[Pat Tiberi]] of Ohio.

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