--- title: Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority description: "![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DC-852x1024.png) ## Committee on Executive Administration and Labor #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-on-executive-administration-and-labor/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction \"(a) The Committee on Executive Administration and Labor is responsible for matters related to the Executive Office of…" url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/committees-with-jurisdictional-oversight-authority/" updated: "2026-03-10" category: District of Columbia --- # Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority ![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DC-852x1024.png) ## Committee on Executive Administration and Labor #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-on-executive-administration-and-labor/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "(a) The Committee on Executive Administration and Labor is responsible for matters related to the Executive Office of the Mayor; matters related to seniors; elections and campaign finance; labor relations; matters related to workforce development; and employment" ([Council Rules, Article II, D, 233](https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CP-26-Council-Rules-FINAL-12-31-24.pdf)). "Agencies Under This Committee - Workforce Investment Council - Adult Career Pathways Task Force - Advisory Committee on Community Use of Public Space - Age-Friendly DC Task Force - City Administrator - Commission on Aging - Commission on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - Commission on Poverty - Department of Aging and Community Living - Department of Employment Services - Department of Human Resources - District of Columbia Board of Elections - Employees’ Compensation Fund - Executive Office of the Mayor - Financial Literacy Council - Inspector General - Labor/Management Partnership Council - Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs - Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel - Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships - Office of Campaign Finance - Office of Employee Appeals - Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining - Public Employee Relations Board - Secretary of the District of Columbia - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund - Universal Paid Leave Fund" (committee website). --- ## Committee on Facilities #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-on-facilities-and-family-services/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "(a) The Committee on Facilities is responsible for matters concerning disability services; parks and recreation; Caribbean affairs; and matters relating to the maintenance of public buildings and property management, including the declaration of government property as no longer required for public purposes" ([Council Rules, Article II, D, 234](https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CP-26-Council-Rules-FINAL-12-31-24.pdf)). "Agencies Under This Committee - Statewide Independent Living Council - 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" (committee website). --- ## Committee on Health #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-on-health/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Committee on Health is responsible for matters concerning health and environmental health; the regulation of health occupations and professions, and health-care inspectors" (committee website). "Agencies Under This Committee - Statewide Health Coordinating Council - 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" (committee website). --- ## Committee on Housing #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/housing-neighborhood-revitalization/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Committee on Housing is responsible for matters relating to the development, maintenance, preservation, and regulation of housing stock, including rental housing and public housing; neighborhood revitalization, development, improvement, and stabilization; joint jurisdiction for the purpose of oversight (not legislation) with the Committee on Business and Economic Development for New Communities; urban affairs; homelessness; housing vouchers; matters regarding Advisory Neighborhood Commissions; and matters regarding returning citizens" (committee website). "Agencies Under This Committee - Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, including the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions - Rental Housing Commission - Board of Real Estate Appraisers - Commission and Office on Re-Entry and Returning Citizen Affairs - Department of Housing and Community Development - District of Columbia Housing Authority - Housing Finance Agency - Housing Production Trust Fund - Office on Returning Citizen Affairs - Office of the Tenant Advocate - Real Estate Commission" (committee website). --- ## Committee on Human Services #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-human-services/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "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" (committee website). "Agencies Under This Committee: - 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 website)](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-human-services/) --- ## Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-judiciary-public-safety/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "(a) The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety is responsible for matters affecting the judiciary and legal systems; matters affecting criminal law, procedure, and justice; juvenile justice; public safety, including policing, violence prevention and intervention, and civilian police oversight; access to justice; family law, probate, and estates; fire, emergency medical services, and 9-1-1 and 3-1-1; homeland security; adult and youth corrections; forensic science; fatality review and medical examination; victim services and justice grants; child support; government ethics; and issues related to women. The Committee shall also serve as the Council’s liaison to federal partners in the justice system, including the District of Columbia courts; the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia; the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; the Pretrial Services Agency; the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and the United States Parole Commission" ([Council Rules, Article II, D, 238](https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CP-26-Council-Rules-FINAL-12-31-24.pdf)). "Agencies Under This Committee - Access to Justice Initiative - Board of Ethics and Government Accountability - Child Support Guideline Commission - Clemency Board - Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure - Commission on Women - Corrections Information Council - Criminal Code Reform Commission - Criminal Justice Coordinating Council - Department of Corrections - Department of Forensic Sciences (including Science Advisory Board) - Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice - District of Columbia National Guard - District of Columbia Sentencing Commission - Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department - Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency - Judicial Nomination Commission - Metropolitan Police Department - Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement - Office of Police Complaints - Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (including all of the fatality review committees at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner) - Office of Unified Communications - Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants - Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives - Uniform Law Commission" (committee website). --- ## Committee on Public Works and Operations #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-on-public-works-and-operations/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Committee on Public Works and Operations is responsible for matters relating to the general operation and service of government, including procurement; human rights; partnerships and grants management; matters relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning affairs; veterans affairs; matters affecting administrative law and procedure; consumer and regulatory affairs; recycling; waste management; and regulation of for-hire vehicles" ([Council Rules, Article II, D, 239](https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CP-26-Council-Rules-FINAL-12-31-24.pdf)). "Agencies Under This Committee - Office on Religious Affairs, including Interfaith Council - Advisory Committee on Street Harassment - Board of Industrial Trades - Commission on Fashion Arts and Events - Contract Appeals Board - Department of For-Hire Vehicles - Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection - Department of Public Works - Interfaith Council - Office of Administrative Hearings - Office of Contracting and Procurement - Office of and Commission on Human Rights - Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs - Office of Risk Management - Office of the Chief Technology Officer - Office of Veterans Affairs, including the Advisory Board" (committee website). --- ## Committee on Transportation and the Environment #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-transportation-environment/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Committee on Transportation and the Environment is responsible for matters relating to environmental protection; highways, bridges, traffic, vehicles, and other transportation issues; maintenance of public spaces; waterways; and water supply and wastewater treatment" (committee website). "Agencies Under This Committee - Washington Metrorail Safety Commission - Bicycle Advisory Council - Commission on Climate Change and Resiliency - Department of Energy and Environment - Department of Motor Vehicles - District Department of Transportation - District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority - Green Buildings Advisory Council - Green Finance Authority - Pedestrian Advisory Council - Soil and Water Conservation District - Sustainable Energy Utility - Washington Aqueduct - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority" (committee website). --- ## Committee on Youth Affairs #### [Website](https://dccouncil.gov/committees/committee-on-youth-affairs/) Membership, committee rules, and agencies under committee available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Committee on Youth Affairs is responsible for matters relating to African, African American, and youth affairs (including juvenile justice)" ([Council Rules, Article II, D, 241](https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CP-26-Council-Rules-FINAL-12-31-24.pdf)). "Agencies Under This Committee - Child and Family Services Agency - Citizen Review Panel on Child Abuse and Neglect - Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services - Juvenile Abscondence Review Committee - Office and Commission on African Affairs - Office and Commission on African American Affairs - Office of the Attorney General (jointly, only for oversight purposes, with the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety) - Office of the Ombudsperson for Children" (committee website).