Ralph M. Hall, representing the Fourth Congressional District in Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 and has been re-elected to each succeeding Congress Congressman Hall was selected as Ranking Member of the Committee on Science and Technology for the 110th Congress and received a waiver to continue as a Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he serves on the Energy and Air Quality, Health, and Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittees.