In his first term, he served as a minority member on two House committees: Commerce, and Labor and Management.

He served as chairman on the Committee on Commerce (Forty-first Congress).

He serves on the Labor, Commerce and Industry and Rules committees.

In the Senate, he served as the Chair of the Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor.

He was re-elected in 1870 and served as the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Navigation.

In 2010, Fred was selected by his House colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Served as Member of Committee on Commerce between 1996-97.

During that term he served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce.

In Congress, McCreery served as chair of the Committee on Commerce.

In the 2009-10 legislative biennium, he served on two committees: Banking and Insurance, and Commerce.