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Standing committees

The following list comprises 17 standing committees and 73 subcommittees.

Committee (and number of subcommittees) Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (4) Tom Harkin (D-IA) Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
• Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Production and Price Competitiveness • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Appropriations (12) Robert Byrd (D-WV) Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Defense • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• District of Columbia • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Energy and Water Development • Byron Dorgan (D-ND) • Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)
• Homeland Security • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Interior and Related Agencies • Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) • TBA
• Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Legislative Branch • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Military Construction and Veterans Affairs • Tim Johnson (D-SD)[1] • TBA
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Armed Services (6) Carl Levin (D-MI) John McCain (R-AZ)
• Airland • TBA (D/I-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Emerging Threats and Capabilities • TBA (D/I-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Personnel • TBA (D/I-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Readiness and Management Support • TBA (D/I-?) • TBA (R-?)
• SeaPower • TBA (D/I-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Strategic Forces • TBA (D/I-?) • TBA (R-?)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5) Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Richard Shelby (R-AL)
• Economic Policy • Carper (D-DE) • Bunning (R-KY)
• Financial Institutions • Johnson (D-SD) • Hagel (R-NE)
• Housing and Transportation • Schumer (D-NY) • Crapo (R-ID)
• International Trade and Finance • Bayh (D-IN) • Sununu (R-NH)
• Securities and Investment • Reed (D-RI) • Allard (R-CO)
Budget Kent Conrad (D-ND) Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Commerce, Science and Transportation (10) Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Ted Stevens (R-AK)
• Aviation • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Disaster Prevention and Prediction • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Fisheries and Coast Guard • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Global Climate Change and Impacts • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• National Ocean Policy Study • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Science and Space • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Energy and Natural Resources (4) Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Pete Domenici (R-NM)
• Energy • Byron Dorgan (D-ND) • Richard Burr (R-NC)
• National Parks • Daniel Akaka (D-HI) • Craig Thomas (R-WY)
• Public Lands and Forests • Ron Wyden (D-OR) • Larry Craig (R-ID)
• Water and Power • Tim Johnson (D-SD) • Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Environment and Public Works (5) Barbara Boxer (D-CA) James M. Inhofe (R-OK)
• Clean Air, Nuclear Plant Security and Community Development • Tom Carper (D-DE) • TBA
• Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection • Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) • TBA
• Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, Children's Health Protection and Nuclear Safety • Barbara Boxer (D-CA) • TBA
• Superfund and Environmental Health • Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) • TBA
• Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality • Max Baucus (D-MT) • TBA
Finance (5) Max Baucus (D-MT) Charles E. Grassley (R-IA)
• Health Care • TBA (DI-?) • TBA (R-?)
• International Trade • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Social Security and Family Policy • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Taxation and IRS Oversight • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Foreign Relations (7) Joseph Biden (D-DE) Richard Lugar (R-IN)
• African Affairs • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• East Asian and Pacific Affairs • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• European Affairs • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• International Economic Policy Export and Trade Promotion • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• International Operations and Terrorism • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Western Hemisphere Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (4) Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Mike Enzi (R-WY)
• Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Education and Early Childhood Development • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Employment and Workplace Safety • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Retirement Security and Aging • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (3) Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Indian Affairs Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Craig Thomas (R-WY)
Judiciary (8) Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Arlen Specter (R-PA)
• Administrative Oversight and the Courts • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• The Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Corrections and Rehabilitation • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Crime and Drugs • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Intellectual Property • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
• Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security • TBA (D-?) • TBA (R-?)
Rules and Administration Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Robert Bennett (R-UT)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship John Kerry (D-MA) Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Veterans' Affairs Daniel Akaka (D-HI) Larry Craig (R-ID)

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Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is the senior United States Senator from Idaho. ... This article is about the U.S. Senator from South Dakota. ... Lisa Ann Murkowski (born May 22, 1957) is an American politician. ... The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with matters related to the environment and infrastructure. ... Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. ... James Mountain Inhofe (born November 17, 1934) is an American politician from Oklahoma. ... Categories: People stubs | United States Senators | Governors of Delaware | Vietnam War veterans | 1947 births ... Joseph Isadore Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician from Connecticut. ... Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. ... Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the Biggest loser/retard these united states have seen from New York. ... Max Sieben Baucus (b. ... The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... Max Sieben Baucus (b. ... Charles Ernest Chuck Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from Iowa. ... U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... Senator Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ... Richard Green Dick Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Indiana. ... The Subcommittee on African Affairs is a subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. ... The Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, a subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has 6 majority members and 4 minority members. ... The Subcommittee on European Affairs is a subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. ... The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has jurisdiction over matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions. ... Edward Kennedy Edward Moore Ted Kennedy, (born February 22, 1932, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts. ... Michael Bradley Mike Enzi (born February 1, 1944) is a United States senator from Wyoming. ... The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to the Department of Homeland Security and other homeland security concerns, as well as the functioning of the government itself, including the National Archives, budget and accounting measures other than appropriations, the Census, the... 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Patrick Joseph Leahy (born March 31, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Vermont. ... Arlen Specter (born February 12, 1930) is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. ... // Jurisdiction Membership Republicans Democrats Senior Subcommittee Staff William Smith, Majority Chief Counsel Preet Bharara, Democratic Chief Counsel Contact information U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Majority Office Phone: (202) 224-7572 Majority Office... Jurisdiction Membership Republican Members R. Michael DeWine, OH (Chairman) Arlen Specter, PA Orrin Hatch, UT Charles Grassley, IA Lindsey Graham, SC Sam Brownback, KS Democratic Members Herbert Kohl, WI (Ranking Member) Patrick Leahy, VT Joe Biden, DE Russell Feingold, WI Charles Schumer, NY Senior Subcommittee Staff Peter Levitas, Majority Chief... // Jurisdiction Membership Republican members Sam Brownback, KS (Chairman) Arlen Specter, PA Lindsey Graham, SC John Cornyn, TX Tom Coburn, OK Democratic members Russell Feingold, WI (Ranking Member) Charles Schumer, NY Edward Kennedy, MA Dianne Feinstein, CA Richard Durbin, IL Senior Subcommittee Staff Ajit Pai, Majority Chief Counsel Robert F. Schiff... Jurisdiction Membership Republican Members Tom Coburn, OK (Chairman) Arlen Specter, PA Jeff Sessions, AL John Cornyn, TX Sam Brownback, KS Democratic Members Richard Durbin, IL (Ranking Member) Patrick Leahy, VT Joe Biden, DE Russell Feingold, WI Senior Subcommittee Staff Mary Chesser, Majority Chief Counsel Mark Keam, Democratic Chief Counsel Contact... Jurisdiction Membership Republican Members Lindsey Graham, SC (Chairman) Charles Grassley, IA Jon Kyl, AZ R. Michael DeWine, OH Jeff Sessions, AL Tom Coburn, OK Democratic Members Joe Biden, DE (Ranking Member) Herbert Kohl, WI Dianne Feinstein, CA Russell Feingold, WI Charles Schumer, NY Senior Subcommittee Staff James Galyean, Majority Chief... Jurisdiction Membership Republican Members John Cornyn, TX (Chairman) Charles Grassley, IA Jon Kyl, AZ R. Michael DeWine, OH Jeff Sessions, AL Sam Brownback, KS Tom Coburn, OK Democratic Members Edward Kennedy, MA (Ranking Member) Joe Biden, DE Dianne Feinstein, CA Russell Feingold, WI Charles Schumer, NY Richard Durbin, IL Senior... Jurisdiction Membership Republican Members Orrin Hatch, UT (Chairman) Jon Kyl, AZ R. Michael DeWine, OH Lindsey Graham, SC John Cornyn, TX Sam Brownback, KS Tom Coburn, OK Democratic Members Patrick Leahy, VT (Ranking Member) Edward Kennedy, MA Joe Biden, DE Dianne Feinstein, CA Herbert Kohl, WI Richard Durbin, IL Senior... Jurisdiction Membership Republican Members Jon Kyl, AZ (Chairman) Orrin Hatch, UT Charles Grassley, IA John Cornyn, TX R. Michael DeWine, OH Jeff Sessions, AL Lindsey Graham, SC Democratic Members Dianne Feinstein, CA (Ranking Member) Edward Kennedy, MA Joe Biden, DE Herbert Kohl, WI Russell Feingold, WI Richard Durbin, IL Senior... 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Special, select and other committees of the U.S. Senate

Committee Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Select Committee on Ethics Tim Johnson (D-SD)[2] John Cornyn (R-TX)
Select Committee on Intelligence John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) Kit Bond (R-MO)
Special Committee on Aging Herb Kohl (D-WI) Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Caucus on International Narcotics Control[3] Joseph Biden (D-DE) Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Co-chairman

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Joint House and Senate Committees

Committee Chairman[4] Ranking Minority Member[5]
Joint Economic Committee  ?  ?
Joint Committee on the Library  ?  ?
Joint Committee on Printing  ?  ?
Joint Committee on Taxation  ?  ?

The Joint Economic Committee is one of only four joint committees of the U.S. Congress. ... The Joint Committee on the Library is a joint committee of the U.S. Congress devoted to the affairs and administration of the U.S. Library of Congress, which is the library of the federal legislature. ... The Joint Committee on Printing is a joint committee of the U.S. Congress devoted to overseeing the functions of the Government Printing Office and general printing procedures of the Federal Government. ... The Joint Committee on Taxation is a Committee of the U.S. Congress established under the Internal Revenue Code. ...

See also

A Congressional committee in the parlance of the United States Congress and politics of the United States is a legislative sub-organization that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of Congress, making necessary and proper laws). ... Members of the Committee on Financial Services sit in the tiers of raised chairs (R), while those testifying and audience members sit below (L). ...

References

  1. ^ Jack Reed (D-RI) is interim chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee while Tim Johnson undergoes rehabilitation for his medical condition
  2. ^ Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is the interim chair of the Senate Ethics Committee during Tim Johnson's rehabilitation. See argusleader.com
  3. ^ Although called a "caucus", it has the rank of committee.
  4. ^ Chairmanship of joint committees alternates with each Congress between the senior majority Senator and the senior majority Representative.
  5. ^ For purpose of seniority on joint committees, total time in Congress— Senate and House— is counted.

John Francis Jack Reed (b. ... This article is about the U.S. Senator from South Dakota. ... Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. ... This article is about the U.S. Senator from South Dakota. ...

External links

  • U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
  • U.S. Senate Committees home. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
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(list)		 Aging (Special) • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Ethics (Select) • Environment and Public Works • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Judiciary • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs
Joint (Conference) • Economic • Library • Printing • Taxation  Defunct committees 
United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate) — (110th Congress)
Members House: Current, Former, Districts (by area) | Senate: Current (by seniority, by age), Former (expelled/censured), Classes
Leaders House: Speaker, Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean | Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Groups African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics, Senate Women
Agencies, Employees & Offices 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
Politics & Procedure Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Hearings, Joint session, Oversight, Rider | House: Committees, History, Jefferson's Manual, Procedures | Senate: Committees, Filibuster, History, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes
Buildings Capitol Complex, Capitol, Botanic Garden | Office buildings– House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn, Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell
Research Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS
Misc Mace of the House, Power of enforcement, Scandals, Softball League

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U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home (325 words)
Active Legislation is a list of current bills, arranged by subject, that have been receiving legislative or media attention.
If the Senate was not in session on the specified date, you will see a header with the date, but no items will appear.
The Senate document room provides copies of publications generated by the Senate; including bills, reports, and committee assignment lists.
Encyclopedia4U - United States Senate - Encyclopedia Article (695 words)
The United States Senate is the upper house of the Congress of the United States, the lower house of which is the U.S. House of Representatives.
Unlike the United States House of Representatives there are no strict rules regarding the debate, and one strategy used by senators to kill a bill is to filibuster which is to continue to debate the bill thereby preventing its passage.
Senators serve for terms of six years; the terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years: each time there are elections in about 33 states for one of the two seats.
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