The United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.
The committee was established to have jurisdiction over subjects related to the ventilation and acoustics of the Hall of the House of Representatives. The ventilation and acoustics of the House Chamber had been known to be unsatisfactory from 1857 when the chamber was first occupied. Before the establishment of the standing committee, numerous select committees were named to study the problem and suggest solutions. In 1911 the committee was abolished and the subjects in its jurisdiction were included in the jurisdiction of the Committee on Accounts.
Chairmen Representative Party State Years Congress George Washington Shell Democrat South Carolina 1893–1895 53rd William S. Linton Republican Michigan 1895–1897 54th Joel Prescott Heatwole Republican Minnesota 1897–1899 55th George Washington Prince Republican Illinois 1899–1901 56th Roswell P. Bishop Republican Michigan 1901–1907 57th, 58th and 59th William H. Graham Republican Pennsylvania 1907–1909 60th George D. McCreary Republican Pennsylvania 1909–1911 61st
External links Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics at NARA