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Contents 1 Question on Senate committees 2 Fixing my sandbox 3 Defunct Senate Committees sandbox 3.1 Defunct Senate Committees

[edit] Question on Senate committees

First, you've been adding a lot of good info on the congressional articles. Thanks! Second, do you know how is the size of the majority on House and Senate committees determined? In the next Senate, I assume the Dems will have just a 1 vote majority on each committee. How big would their overall majority have to be before they would get a 2 vote majority on the committees? Is there a set formula somewhere? Or based on precedence? Or just negotiated every two years? Same question for the House. And if this info isn't in Wikipedia somewhere (I couldn't find it on a quick check), it probably should be. Thanks. You can answer either here or on my talk page. Simon12 15:40, 22 November 2006 (UTC) Thanks!Simon12 17:41, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fixing my sandbox

Hey, thanks for fixing my little sandbox page with this edit! Just to let you know, it's usually best not to touch a page in someone's user area (meaning it begins with User:). I personally don't mind - esp. when it's to fix my mistake - but someone else might have gotten upset.  :) —Wknight94 (talk) 18:02, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I noticed it was your user page after the fact (wasn't paying close attention). I figured that might be frowned upon, but one cannot take back a click once clicked.

[edit] Defunct Senate Committees sandbox

[edit] Defunct Senate Committees

• Whole

• no longer used by the Senate as of 1986

• Aeronautical and Space Sciences (established 1958)

• replaced (1977) by Commerce, Science and Transportation

• Agriculture and Forestry (established 1884)

• replaced (1977) by Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

• Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (established 1807)

• replaced (1947) by Rules and Administration

• Banking and Currency (established 1913)

• replaced (1970) by Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

• Canadian Relations (1888-1921)
• Census (1878-1921)
• Civil Service and Retrenchment (established 1873)

• replaced by Civil Service (1921)
• current jurisdiction - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

• Civil Service (established 1921)

• replaced by Post Office and Civil Service (1947)
• current jurisdiction - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

• Claims (1816-1947)
• Coast Defenses (1885-1921)
• Coast and Insular Survey (1899-1921)
• Commerce (established 1825)

• replaced (1947) by Interstate and Foreign Commerce
• restored (1961)
• replaced (1977) by Commerce, Science and Transportation

• Commerce and Manufactures (established 1816)

• split (1825) into Commerce and Manufactures

• Conservation of National Resources (1909-1921)
• Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (1892-1921)
• Cuban Relations (1899-1921)
• Disarmament (Select)
• District of Columbia (established 1816)

• replaced (1977) by Governmental Affairs

• Education (established 1869)

• replaced (1870) by Education and Labor

• Education and Labor

• replaced (1947) by Rules and Administration

• • Education and Labor Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor, also known as the LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee or LaFollette Committee
• Engrossed Bills (1806-1921)
• Enrolled Bills (1789–1876 as Joint committee; 1876-1947 as Senate committee)

• standing committee (1884)
• replaced by Rules and Administration (1947)

• Epidemic Diseases (established 18778)

• replaced by Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine (1896)

• Establish a University of the United States (1890-1921)
• Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service (1875-1921)

• now Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

• Expenditures in Executive Departments (1921-1952)

• now Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

• Fisheries (1884-1921)
• Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (1887-1921)
• Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game (1892-1921)

• now Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

• Geological Survey (1892-1921)
• Government Operations (established 1952)

• replaced (1977) by Governmental Affairs (1977)
• replaced (2005) by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

• Human Resources (established 1977)

• replaced (1979) by Labor and Human Resources

• Immigration (established 1889)

• replaced (1947) by Judiciary

• Indian Affairs (established 1820)

• terminated (1947)
• restored (1977) as Select Committee on Indian Affairs
• reestablished (1993) as a standing committee: Indian Affairs

• Indian Depredations (1893-1921)
• Industrial Expositions (1895-1921)
• Interior and Insular Affairs (1948-1977)

• now Energy and Natural Resources

• Subcommittee on Internal Security, more commonly known as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS), also called Special Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, or the McCarran Committee (1951–1977)
• Interoceanic Canals (established 1899)

• replaced by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationIInterstate and Foreign Commerce (1947)

• Interstate and Foreign Commerce

• now Commerce, Science and Transportation

• Interstate Commerce

• now Commerce, Science and Transportation

• Investigation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (1924–1926)

• now Joint Committee on Taxation

• Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (established 1889)

• replaced (1891) by Irrigation and Reclamation

• Irrigation and Reclamation (1891-1947)

• now Energy and Natural Resources

• Labor and Human Resources (established 1979)

• moved (1999) to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

• Labor and Public Welfare (established 1947)

• moved (1977) to Human Resources

• Library

• now Joint Committee on the Library

• Manufactures

• now Commerce, Science and Transportation

• Military Affairs (established 1816)

• replaced by Committee on Armed Services (1947)

• Militia (1816-1857)

• now Committee on Armed Services (1947)

• Mines and Mining (1865-1947)

• now Energy and Natural Resources

• Mississippi River and Its Tributaries (1870-1921)
• Naval Affairs (established 1816)

• replaced by Committee on Armed Services (1947)

• Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico (established 1899)

• replaced (1920) by Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
• now Energy and Natural Resources

• Pacific Railroad (established 1863)

• committee distinct from from Pacific Railroads Committee below
• replaced (1873) by Committee on Railroads

• Pacific Railroads (1893-1921)
• Patents (1837-1947)

• now Commerce, Science and Transportation

• Pensions (1816-1947)

• now Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

• Philippines (1899-1921)
• Post Office and Civil Service (established 1947)

• replaced by Governmental Affairs (1977)

• Post Office and Post Roads (established 1816)

• replaced by Post Office and Civil Service (1947)
• current jurisdiction - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

• Printing (1841-1947)
• Private Land Claims (1826-1921)
• Privileges and Elections (established 1871)

• replaced (1947) by Rules and Administration

• Public Buildings and Grounds (1838-1947)

• now Environment and Public Works

• Public Health and National Quarantine (1896-1921)
• Public Lands (1816-1921)

• now Energy and Natural Resources

• Public Lands and Surveys (1921-1947)

• now Energy and Natural Resources

• Public Works (1947-1977)

• now Environment and Public Works

• Railroads (1873-1921)
• Retrenchment (1844-1857)
• Revision of the Laws (1869-1928)
• Revolutionary Claims (1832-1921)
• Roads and Canals (1820-1857)
• Rules

• now Rules and Administration

• Small Business (Select) (February 20, 1950–March 25, 1981)

• March 25, 1981 became Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

• Standards, Weights, and Measures (1901-1921)

• now Commerce, Science and Transportation

• Special Committee to Study and Survey Problems of Small Business Enterprises (October 8, 1940–February 20, 1950)

• February 20, 1950 became Senate Select Committee on Small Business
• March 25, 1981 became Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

• Territories (established 1844)

• replaced (1921) by Territorial and Insular Possessions (1921-1929)
• replaced (1921) by Territorial and Insular Affairs (1929-1947)
• now Energy and Natural Resources

• Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (1872-1921)