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Is Marcy Kaptur chair of the Energy and Water appropriations subcommittee?

Matches stated direction. She is the subcommittee's ranking member, its top Democrat, and the chair this Congress is Rep. Chuck Fleischmann.

Marcy Kaptur

Appropriations: her role on the Energy and Water subcommittee

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign describes her as chair of the Energy and Water subcommittee on Appropriations.

“As chair of the Energy and Water subcommittee on Appropriations, Marcy believes we need an “all of the above” energy policy.”

What the record shows

The House Appropriations Committee's own roster for the 119th Congress names Chuck Fleischmann as chairman of the Energy and Water Development subcommittee. Her own House office page says that today she serves as the first woman to be Ranking Member of that subcommittee, which is the minority counterpart to the chair and not the same post.

Limit: She is the subcommittee's ranking member, its top Democrat. The chair is Rep. Chuck Fleischmann.

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  1. Marcy's Prioritieshttps://marcykaptur.com/priorities/

    Marcy Kaptur for Congress · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. Positions are attributed, not independently verified facts.

    candidate statement

    For: Is Marcy Kaptur chair of the Energy and Water appropriations subcommittee?

  2. Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (119th Congress)https://appropriations.house.gov/subcommittees/energy-and-water-development-and-related-agencies-119th-congress

    House Committee on Appropriations · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    The committee's own subcommittee page for the current Congress, which names its chairman.

    official office record

    For: Is Marcy Kaptur chair of the Energy and Water appropriations subcommittee?

  3. About Marcy Kapturhttps://kaptur.house.gov/about

    U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Her own congressional office page. Used for the subcommittee post it states she currently holds.

    official office record

    For: Is Marcy Kaptur chair of the Energy and Water appropriations subcommittee?

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