### Question
Can you define what appropriate congressional committees means?


### Answer
**Appropriate congressional committees** is defined as the following in *49 U.S.C. § 114*:

> the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 114*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > CHAPTER 1-ORGANIZATION**

