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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\|name = Frank Pallone		\|name = Frank Pallone
	\|image = Frank Pallone~~, Official Portrait, 113th Congress~~.jpg		\|image = Frank Pallone Photo.jpg
	\|office = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce\|House Energy and Commerce Committee]]		\|office = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce\|House Energy and Commerce Committee]]
	\|term_start = January 3, 2019		\|term_start = January 3, 2019
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	===Tenure===		===Tenure===
			[[File:Frank Pallone, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Pallone in 2013]]

	Pallone is a Progressive Caucus Member. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Native American Caucus, where he has worked on a bipartisan basis to protect the inherent sovereignty of tribal governments and promote the needs of Indian Country. As a senior member of the House Resources Committee—the committee with jurisdiction over all matters regarding U.S. relations with American Indians and [[Alaska Natives]]—he has been a defender of the sovereign status of Indian Tribal governments as independent from the United States.		Pallone is a Progressive Caucus Member. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Native American Caucus, where he has worked on a bipartisan basis to protect the inherent sovereignty of tribal governments and promote the needs of Indian Country. As a senior member of the House Resources Committee—the committee with jurisdiction over all matters regarding U.S. relations with American Indians and [[Alaska Natives]]—he has been a defender of the sovereign status of Indian Tribal governments as independent from the United States.

	He also serves as a co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues along with Congressman [[Ed Royce]] (previously [[Joe Knollenberg]] and [[Mark Kirk]]) and was instrumental in garnering the support of 127 members (30%) of the U.S. House for the Armenian Caucus.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Avakian \|first=Florence \|url=http://www.armeniafundusa.org/news/20031114-gala-success.htm \|title=Karabakh president Ghoukassian starts US tour with successful tribute gala in New York \|publisher=Armenia Fund USA \|date=November 14, 2003 \|access-date=February 21, 2012}}</ref> In 2002 he was awarded the Mkhitar Gosh Medal by the [[President of Armenia]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.armeniaemb.org/DiplomaticMission/Ambassador/RemarksandStatements/Remarks/HonoringPallone.htm \|title=Remarks by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the Ceremony honoring Representative Frank Pallone, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues \|publisher=Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the USA \|date=June 12, 2002 \|access-date=February 21, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207193233/http://www.armeniaemb.org/DiplomaticMission/Ambassador/RemarksandStatements/Remarks/HonoringPallone.htm \|archive-date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref>		He also serves as a co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues along with Congressman [[Ed Royce]] (previously [[Joe Knollenberg]] and [[Mark Kirk]]) and was instrumental in garnering the support of 127 members (30%) of the U.S. House for the Armenian Caucus.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Avakian \|first=Florence \|url=http://www.armeniafundusa.org/news/20031114-gala-success.htm \|title=Karabakh president Ghoukassian starts US tour with successful tribute gala in New York \|publisher=Armenia Fund USA \|date=November 14, 2003 \|access-date=February 21, 2012 \|archive-date=June 30, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630135814/http://armeniafundusa.org/news/20031114-gala-success.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2002 he was awarded the Mkhitar Gosh Medal by the [[President of Armenia]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.armeniaemb.org/DiplomaticMission/Ambassador/RemarksandStatements/Remarks/HonoringPallone.htm \|title=Remarks by Ambassador Arman Kirakossian at the Ceremony honoring Representative Frank Pallone, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues \|publisher=Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the USA \|date=June 12, 2002 \|access-date=February 21, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207193233/http://www.armeniaemb.org/DiplomaticMission/Ambassador/RemarksandStatements/Remarks/HonoringPallone.htm \|archive-date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref>

	In 2002, he was awarded [[India]]'s third highest civilian award, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions as member of the India Caucus in the Congress.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040112/asp/nation/story_2776242.asp "Fund push to AIDS war"], ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]]'' ([[Calcutta]]), January 12, 2004. Accessed May 26, 2007. "Pallone, a Democrat {{sic}} Congressman from New Jersey and recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 2002 for his contribution towards bringing India and the US closer, said America has promised to make $15 billion available to combat AIDS in 14 hard-hit countries ranging from Haiti to Kenya."</ref>		In 2002, he was awarded [[India]]'s third highest civilian award, the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his contributions as member of the India Caucus in the Congress.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040112/asp/nation/story_2776242.asp "Fund push to AIDS war"], ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]]'' ([[Calcutta]]), January 12, 2004. Accessed May 26, 2007. "Pallone, a Democrat {{sic}} Congressman from New Jersey and recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 2002 for his contribution towards bringing India and the US closer, said America has promised to make $15 billion available to combat AIDS in 14 hard-hit countries ranging from Haiti to Kenya."</ref>
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	Pallone has questioned the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) on its update of flood plain maps in Monmouth County, specifically in the [[Raritan Bayshore\|Bayshore area]].<ref>"Pallone looks for FEMA flood map intermission". Gaffney, Melissa. ''The Courier''. May 8, 2008. May 31, 2008.</ref>		Pallone has questioned the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) on its update of flood plain maps in Monmouth County, specifically in the [[Raritan Bayshore\|Bayshore area]].<ref>"Pallone looks for FEMA flood map intermission". Gaffney, Melissa. ''The Courier''. May 8, 2008. May 31, 2008.</ref>

	Pallone has introduced a bill to modify the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the U.S.'s most important set of [[fishery\|fisheries]] regulations.;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR1584: \|title=Bill Summary & Status - 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) - H.R.1584 - THOMAS (Library of Congress) \|publisher=Thomas.loc.gov \|access-date=2010-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Editorial: Of Fish and Flexibility\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/opinion/13sat3.html?th&emc=th\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=June 12, 2009}}</ref>		Pallone has introduced a bill to modify the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the U.S.'s most important set of [[fishery\|fisheries]] regulations.;<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR1584: \|title=Bill Summary & Status - 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) - H.R.1584 - THOMAS (Library of Congress) \|publisher=Thomas.loc.gov \|access-date=2010-07-12 }}{{Dead link\|date=August 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Editorial: Of Fish and Flexibility\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/opinion/13sat3.html?th&emc=th\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=June 12, 2009}}</ref>

	On October 3, 2008, Pallone voted for the [[Troubled Asset Relief Program]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll681.xml \|title=2008 - FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 681 \|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]] \|date=2008-10-03 \|access-date=2010-08-30}}</ref> believing that [[Article One of the United States Constitution\|the enumerated powers]] grant Congress the authority to "purchase assets and equity from financial institutions in order to strengthen its financial sector."{{citation needed \| date=February 2021}}		On October 3, 2008, Pallone voted for the [[Troubled Asset Relief Program]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll681.xml \|title=2008 - FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 681 \|publisher=[[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]] \|date=2008-10-03 \|access-date=2010-08-30}}</ref> believing that [[Article One of the United States Constitution\|the enumerated powers]] grant Congress the authority to "purchase assets and equity from financial institutions in order to strengthen its financial sector."{{citation needed \| date=February 2021}}

	In 2014, Pallone defeated Representative [[Anna Eshoo]] 100 to 90 in a secret-ballot vote to becoming the ranking member of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce\|Committee on Energy and Commerce]]. He had been the third-ranking Democrat, and was in line to becoming ranking member after the 2014 midterm elections due to the retirements of [[John Dingell]] and [[Henry Waxman]]. Pallone was backed by Minority Whip [[Steny Hoyer]] and the [[Congressional Black Caucus]], the latter of which "made a repeated point to stress the importance of Pallone’s seniority. Black lawmakers have a deep appreciation for seniority, as it was historically the quickest way African-American members earned gavels". House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] aggressively campaigned on Eshoo's behalf, while the Steering Committee, packed with Pelosi allies, recommended Eshoo for the ranking slot by 30 to 19 votes.<ref>https://~~www~~.~~politico.com~~/~~story/2014/11/frank~~-~~pallone~~-~~energy~~-~~commerce-committee-113024 {{Bare URL inline~~\|~~date~~=~~June 2021~~}}</ref>		In 2014, Pallone defeated Representative [[Anna Eshoo]] 100 to 90 in a secret-ballot vote to becoming the ranking member of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce\|Committee on Energy and Commerce]]. He had been the third-ranking Democrat, and was in line to becoming ranking member after the 2014 midterm elections due to the retirements of [[John Dingell]] and [[Henry Waxman]]. Pallone was backed by Minority Whip [[Steny Hoyer]] and the [[Congressional Black Caucus]], the latter of which "made a repeated point to stress the importance of Pallone’s seniority. Black lawmakers have a deep appreciation for seniority, as it was historically the quickest way African-American members earned gavels". House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] aggressively campaigned on Eshoo's behalf, while the Steering Committee, packed with Pelosi allies, recommended Eshoo for the ranking slot by 30 to 19 votes.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=French\|first=Lauren\|last2=Bresnahan\|first2=John\|title=Rep. Pallone to be ranking member on influential committee\|url=https://politi.co/38TAHbj\|access-date=2021-08-03\|website=POLITICO\|language=en}}</ref>

	After Representative [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)\|Chris Smith]] said he did "not construe homosexual rights as human rights", Pallone issued a statement supporting homosexual rights. The statement read, in part, "Representatives in Congress must be promoting the expansion of human rights, not fighting to limit its definition to people that they deem to be appropriate."<ref name=Ring1>{{cite news\|last1=Ring\|first1=Trudy\|title=New Jersey Rep Gets Blowback on Antigay Statements\|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2015/02/06/new-jersey-rep-gets-blowback-antigay-statements\|access-date=6 February 2015\|publisher=The Advocate\|date=February 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Gaudiano1>{{cite news\|last1=Gaudiano\|first1=Nicole\|title=NJ Congressman: Gay rights, civil rights not the same\|url=http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/04/chris-smith-gay-rights/22874173/\|access-date=6 February 2015\|newspaper=USA Today\|date=February 5, 2015}}</ref>		After Representative [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)\|Chris Smith]] said he did "not construe homosexual rights as human rights", Pallone issued a statement supporting homosexual rights. The statement read, in part, "Representatives in Congress must be promoting the expansion of human rights, not fighting to limit its definition to people that they deem to be appropriate."<ref name=Ring1>{{cite news\|last1=Ring\|first1=Trudy\|title=New Jersey Rep Gets Blowback on Antigay Statements\|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2015/02/06/new-jersey-rep-gets-blowback-antigay-statements\|access-date=6 February 2015\|publisher=The Advocate\|date=February 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Gaudiano1>{{cite news\|last1=Gaudiano\|first1=Nicole\|title=NJ Congressman: Gay rights, civil rights not the same\|url=http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/04/chris-smith-gay-rights/22874173/\|access-date=6 February 2015\|newspaper=USA Today\|date=February 5, 2015}}</ref>

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