Awards & Recognition
★Congressional Management Foundation Democracy Award for Innovation (2018)
★200th woman ever elected to U.S. House of Representatives
★First woman to chair House Energy and Commerce Committee
★First member of Congress to give birth to three children while in office
Notable Facts
→Served 20 years in U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2025)
→Chair of House Republican Conference (2013-2019)
→Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee - first woman to hold this position
→Delivered Republican response to Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address
→Led TikTok ban legislation and high-profile hearings with TikTok CEO
→Founded Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus
→Highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress (2009-2019)
→Announced retirement from Congress in February 2024