Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989 (Record Group 233)
Chapter 7. Records of the Commerce Committees and Its Predecessors
Table of Contents
Records of Committees Relating to Commerce 1795-1988 from Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States
Committees discussed in this chapter:
- Committee on Commerce and Manufactures (1795-1819)
- Committee on Manufactures (1819-1911)
- Committee on Commerce (1819-1892)
- Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1892-1968)
- Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions (1903-1927)
Introduction
7.1 The Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, established on December 1, 1795, was one of the earliest standing committees of the House of Representatives. Since that time, the House has always had a standing committee whose primary area of jurisdiction is commerce, though five different titles [Manufactures, Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and Industrial Arts and Expositions].
