List of United States Senate committees

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This is a complete list of U.S. Congressional committees (standing committees, and special committees) that are currently operating in the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress.

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[edit] Standing committees

As of 2007, there are 17 standing committees and 70 subcommittees.

Committee (and number of subcommittees) Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (5) Tom Harkin (D-IA) Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
• Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health • Max Baucus (D-MT) • Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
• Energy, Science and Technology • Kent Conrad (D-ND) • John Thune (R-SD)
• Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation • Patrick Leahy (D-VT) • Norm Coleman (R-MN)
• 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 (R-ID)
Appropriations (12) Robert Byrd (D-WV) Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies • Herb Kohl (D-WI) • Robert Bennett (R-UT)
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies • Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) • Richard Shelby (R-AL)
• Defense • Daniel Inouye (D-HI) • Ted Stevens (R-AK)
• Energy and Water Development • Byron Dorgan (D-ND) • Pete Domenici (R-NM)
• Financial Services and General Government • Richard Durbin (D-IL) • Sam Brownback (R-KS)
• Homeland Security • Robert Byrd (D-WV) • Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies • Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) • Larry Craig (R-ID)
• Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies • Tom Harkin (D-IA) • Arlen Specter (R-PA)
• Legislative Branch • Mary Landrieu (D-LA) • Wayne Allard (R-CO)
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies • Tim Johnson (D-SD)[1] • 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)
• Airland • Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) • John Cornyn (R-TX)
• Emerging Threats and Capabilities • Jack Reed (D-RI) • Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
• Personnel • Ben Nelson (D-NE) • Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
• Readiness and Management Support • Daniel Akaka (D-HI) • John Ensign (R-NV)
• SeaPower • Ted Kennedy (D-MA) • John Thune (R-SD)
• Strategic Forces • Bill Nelson (D-FL) • Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5) Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Richard Shelby (R-AL)
• Securities, Insurance, and Investment • Jack Reed (D-RI) • Wayne Allard (R-CO)
• Financial Institutions • Tim Johnson (D-SD) • Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
• Housing, Transportation, and Community Development • Charles Schumer (D-NY) • Mike Crapo (R-ID)
• Economic Policy • Tom Carper (D-DE) • Jim Bunning (R-KY)
• Security and International Trade and Finance • Evan Bayh (D-IN) • John E. Sununu (R-NH)
Budget Kent Conrad (D-ND) Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Commerce, Science and Transportation (7) Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Ted Stevens (R-AK)
• Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security • Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) • Trent Lott (R-MS)
• Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety • Mark Pryor (D-AR) • John E. Sununu (R-NH)
• Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism • Byron Dorgan (D-ND) • Jim DeMint (R-SC)
• Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard • Maria Cantwell (D-WA) • Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
• Science, Technology, and Innovation • John Kerry (D-MA) • John Ensign (R-NV)
• Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences • Bill Nelson (D-FL) • Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
• Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security • Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) • Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)
Energy and Natural Resources (4) Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Pete Domenici (R-NM)
• Energy • Byron Dorgan (D-ND) • Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
• National Parks • Daniel Akaka (D-HI) • Richard Burr (R-NC)
• Public Lands and Forests • Ron Wyden (D-OR) • Larry Craig (R-ID)
• Water and Power • Tim Johnson (D-SD) • Bob Corker (R-TN)
Environment and Public Works (6) Barbara Boxer (D-CA) James M. Inhofe (R-OK)
• Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children’s Health Protection • Barbara Boxer (D-CA) • Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
• Transportation and Infrastructure • Max Baucus (D-MT) • Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
• Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection • Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) • John Warner (R-VA)
• Clean Air and Nuclear Safety • Tom Carper (D-DE) • George Voinovich (R-OH)
• Superfund and Environmental Health • Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) • Larry Craig (R-ID)
• Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality • Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) • David Vitter (R-LA)
Finance (5) Max Baucus (D-MT) Charles Grassley (R-IA)
• 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 • John Kerry (D-MA) • John Ensign (R-NV)
• International Trade and Global Competitiveness • Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) • Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Foreign Relations (7) Joseph Biden (D-DE) Richard Lugar (R-IN)
• Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs • Chris Dodd (D-CT) • Bob Corker (R-TN)
• Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs • John Kerry (D-MA) • Norm Coleman (R-MN)
• African Affairs • Russ Feingold (D-WI) • John E. Sununu (R-NH)
• East Asian and Pacific Affairs • Barbara Boxer (D-CA) • Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
• International Operations and Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights • Bill Nelson (D-FL) • David Vitter (R-LA)
• European Affairs • Barack Obama (D-IL) • Jim DeMint (R-SC)
• International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection • Robert Menendez (D-NJ) • Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3) Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Mike Enzi (R-WY)
• 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 (5) Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security • Tom Carper (D-DE) • Tom Coburn (R-OK)
• Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia • Daniel Akaka (D-HI) • George Voinovich (R-OH)
• Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations • Carl Levin (D-MI) • Norm Coleman (R-MN)
• Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration • Mark Pryor (D-AR) • John Sununu (R-NH)
• Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery • Mary Landrieu (D-LA) • Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Indian Affairs Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Judiciary (7) Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Arlen Specter (R-PA)
• Administrative Oversight and the Courts • Charles Schumer (D-NY) • Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
• Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights • Herb Kohl (D-WI) • Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
• The Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights • Russ Feingold (D-WI) • Sam Brownback (R-KS)
• Crime and Drugs • Joe Biden (D-DE) • Lindsay Graham (R-SC)
• Human Rights and the Law • Richard Durbin (D-IL) • Tom Coburn (R-OK)
• Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees • Ted Kennedy (D-MA) • John Cornyn (R-TX)
• Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security • Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) • Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
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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[edit] Special, select, and other committees of the U.S. Senate

Committee Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Select Committee on Ethics Barbara Boxer (D-CA)[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

[edit] 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.

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