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This is a complete list of U.S. Congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees) that are currently operating in the United States Senate.
[edit] Standing Committees
As of 2009[update], there are 16 standing committees.
| Committee |
Chair |
Ranking Member |
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Subcommittee |
| Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (5) |
Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) |
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Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation |
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
TBD |
| Energy, Science and Technology |
Kent Conrad (D-ND) |
John Thune (R-SD) |
| Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health |
Max Baucus (D-MT) |
Lindsey Graham (D-SC) |
| Production, Income Protection and Price Support |
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) |
Pat Roberts (R-KS) |
| Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit |
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) |
Mike Crapo (D-ID) |
| Appropriations (12) |
Daniel Inouye (D-HI) |
Thad Cochran (R-MS) |
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
Herb Kohl (D-WI) |
Sam Brownback (R-KS) |
| Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) |
Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
| Defense |
Daniel Inouye (D-HI) |
Thad Cochran (R-MS) |
| Energy and Water Development |
Byron Dorgan (D-ND) |
Robert Bennett (R-UT) |
| Financial Services and General Government |
Richard Durbin (D-IL) |
Susan Collins (R-ME) |
| Homeland Security |
Robert Byrd (D-WV) |
George Voinovich (R-OH) |
| Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) |
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) |
| Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
TBA |
| Legislative Branch |
Ben Nelson (D-LA) |
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
| Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies |
Tim Johnson (D-SD) |
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) |
| State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs |
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
Judd Gregg (R-NH) |
| Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
Patty Murray (D-WA) |
Christopher Bond (R-MO) |
| Armed Services (6) |
Carl Levin (D-MI) |
John McCain (R-AZ) |
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Airland |
Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) |
John Thune (R-SD) |
| Emerging Threats and Capabilities |
Jack Reed (D-RI) |
Roger Wicker (R-MS) |
| Personnel |
Ben Nelson (D-NE) |
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
| Readiness and Management Support |
Evan Bayh (D-IN) |
Richard Burr (R-NC) |
| SeaPower |
Ted Kennedy (D-MA) |
Mel Martinez (R-FL) |
| Strategic Forces |
Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) |
| Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5) |
Christopher Dodd (D-CT) |
Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
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Securities, Insurance, and Investment |
Jack Reed (D-RI) |
Jim Bunning (R-KY) |
| Financial Institutions |
Tim Johnson (D-SD) |
Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
| Housing, Transportation, and Community Development |
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) |
David Vitter (R-LA) |
| Economic Policy |
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) |
Jim DeMint (R-SC) |
| Security and International Trade and Finance |
Evan Bayh (D-IN) |
Bob Corker (R-TN) |
| Budget |
Kent Conrad (D-ND) |
Judd Gregg (R-NH) |
| Commerce, Science and Transportation (7) |
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) |
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) |
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Communications and Technology |
John Kerry (D-MA) |
John Ensign (R-NV) |
| Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security |
Byron Dorgan (D-ND) |
Jim DeMint (R-SC) |
| Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance |
Mark Pryor (D-AR) |
Roger Wicker (R-MS) |
| Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion |
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) |
Mel Martinez (R-FL) |
| Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard |
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) |
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) |
| Science and Space |
Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
David Vitter (R-LA) |
| Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security |
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) |
John Thune (R-SD) |
| Energy and Natural Resources (4) |
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) |
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
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Energy |
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) |
Jim Risch (R-ID) |
| National Parks |
Mark Udall (D-CO) |
Richard Burr (R-NC) |
| Public Lands and Forests |
Ron Wyden (D-OR) |
John Barrasso (R-WY) |
| Water and Power |
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) |
Sam Brownback (R-KS) |
| Environment and Public Works (7) |
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) |
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) |
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Children’s Health |
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) |
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) |
| Transportation and Infrastructure |
Max Baucus (D-MT) |
George Voinovich (R-GA) |
| Clean Air and Nuclear Safety |
Tom Carper (D-DE) |
David Vitter (R-LA) |
| Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health |
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) |
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) |
| Water and Wildlife |
Ben Cardin (D-MD) |
Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
| Green Jobs and the New Economy |
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) |
Kit Bond (R-MO) |
| Oversight |
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) |
John Barrasso (R-WY) |
| Finance (5) |
Max Baucus (D-MT) |
Charles Grassley (R-IA) |
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Health Care |
John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) |
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) |
| Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth |
Kent Conrad (D-ND) |
Jon Kyl (R-AZ) |
| Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure |
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) |
Jim Bunning (R-KY) |
| Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy |
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) |
Pat Roberts (R-KS) |
| International Trade and Global Competitiveness |
Ron Wyden (D-OR) |
Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
| Foreign Relations (7) |
John Kerry (D-MA) |
Richard Lugar (R-IN) |
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Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs |
Chris Dodd (D-CT) |
John Barrasso (R-WY) |
| Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs |
Bob Casey (D-PA) |
Jim Risch (R-ID) |
| African Affairs |
Russ Feingold (D-WI) |
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) |
| East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
Jim Webb (D-VA) |
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) |
| International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues |
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) |
Roger Wicker (R-MS) |
| European Affairs |
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) |
Jim DeMint (R-SC) |
| International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection |
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) |
Bob Corker (R-TN) |
| Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3) |
Ted Kennedy (D-MA) |
Mike Enzi (R-WY) |
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Children and Families |
Chris Dodd (D-CT) |
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) |
| Retirement and Aging |
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) |
Richard Burr (R-NC) |
| Employment and Workplace Safety |
Patty Murray (D-WA) |
Johnny Isakson (R-GA) |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (6) |
Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) |
Susan Collins (R-ME) |
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Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security |
Tom Carper (D-DE) |
John McCain (R-AZ) |
| Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia |
Daniel Akaka (D-HI) |
George Voinovich (R-OH) |
| Investigations (Permanent) |
Carl Levin (D-MI) |
Tom Coburn (R-OK) |
| State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ad Hoc) |
Mark Pryor (D-AR) |
John Ensign (R-NV) |
| Disaster Recovery (Ad Hoc) |
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) |
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
| Contracting Oversight (Ad Hoc) |
Claire McCaskill (D-MO) |
Susan Collins (R-ME) (Acting) |
| Judiciary (6) |
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) |
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Administrative Oversight and the Courts |
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) |
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) |
| Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights |
Herb Kohl (D-WI) |
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) |
| The Constitution |
Russ Feingold (D-WI) |
Tom Coburn (R-OK) |
| Crime and Drugs |
Arlen Specter (D-PA) |
Lindsay Graham (R-SC) |
| Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security |
Chuck Schumer (D-NY) |
John Cornyn (R-TX) |
| Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security |
Ben Cardin (D-MD) |
Jon Kyl (R-AZ) |
| Rules and Administration |
Chuck Schumer (D-NY) |
Robert Bennett (R-UT) |
| Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) |
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) |
| Veterans' Affairs |
Daniel Akaka (D-HI) |
Richard Burr (R-NC) |
[edit] Special, select, and other committees of the U.S. Senate
There are four non-standing, select, or special committees, which are treated similarly to standing committees, and one caucus that operates as a committee. There is one temporary select committee established on June 24, 2009, to consider the impeachment of Judge Samuel B. Kent.[1]
[edit] Committee's classes
Senate committees are divided, according to relative importance, into three categories: Class A, Class B, and Class C. Individual Senators are in general limited to service on two Class A committees and one Class B committee. Assignment to Class C committees is made without reference to a member's service on any other panels.
[edit] Standing committees
Standing Committes are permanent bodies with specific responsibilities spelled out in the Senate's rules. Twelve of the sixteen current standing committees are Class A panels. They are Agriculture; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Governmental Affairs; Judiciary; and Labor and Human Resources.
There are four Class B standing committees: Budget; Rules and Administration; Small Business; and Veterans' Affairs. There are currently no Class C standing committees.
[edit] Select and special committees
Select and special committees are ranked as Class B or Class C committees. They are created for clearly specified purposes. There are currently two Class B committees: the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Special Committee on Aging, and two Class C committees: the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Select Committee on Ethics.
[edit] Joint Committees
Joint Committes are used for purposes of legislative and administrative coordination. At present there are four: the Joint Economic Committee (Class B) and the Joint Committee on Library of Congress (Class C), Joint Committee on Printing (Class C), and Joint Committee on Taxation (Class C).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Guide Service ( board), Capitol Police ( board), Chiefs of staff, GAO, Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate | House: Chaplain, Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations, Historian, Page ( board), Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Recording Studio, Sergeant at Arms | Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Historian, Librarian, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
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Botanic Garden, Capitol, Capitol Complex, Office buildings (House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, Rayburn, O'Neill ( demolished), Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell)
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