List of United States Senate committees

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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.

Contents 1 Standing committees 2 Special, select, and other committees of the U.S. Senate 3 Committee classes 3.1 Standing committees 3.2 Select and special committees 3.3 Joint Committees 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Standing committees

As of 2009^[update], there are 16 standing committees.

Committee		Chair	Ranking Member
	Subcommittee
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (5)		Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)	Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
	Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health	Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)	Mike Johanns (R-NE)
	Energy, Science and Technology	Michael Bennet (D-CO)	John Thune (R-SD)
	Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	Richard Lugar (R-IN)
	Production, Income Protection and Price Support	Bob Casey (D-PA)	Pat Roberts (R-KS)
	Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)	Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Appropriations (12)		Daniel Inouye (D-HI)	Thad Cochran (R-MS)
	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)	Bob Bennett (R-UT)
	Financial Services and General Government	Richard Durbin (D-IL)	Susan Collins (R-ME)
	Homeland Security	Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)	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)	TBD
	Legislative Branch	Ben Nelson (D-NE)	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)	Kit Bond (R-MO)
Armed Services (6)		Carl Levin (D-MI)	John McCain (R-AZ)
	Airland	Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)	John Thune (R-SD)
	Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Bill Nelson (D-FL)	George LeMieux (R-FL)
	Personnel	Jim Webb (D-VA)	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
	Readiness and Management Support	Evan Bayh (D-IN)	Richard Burr (R-NC)
	SeaPower	Jack Reed (D-RI)	Roger Wicker (R-MS)
	Strategic Forces	Ben Nelson (D-NE)	David Vitter (R-LA)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5)		Christopher Dodd (D-CT)	Richard Shelby (R-AL)
	Economic Policy	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)	Jim DeMint (R-SC)
	Financial Institutions	Tim Johnson (D-SD)	Mike Crapo (R-ID)
	Housing, Transportation, and Community Development	Robert Menendez (D-NJ)	David Vitter (R-LA)
	Securities, Insurance, and Investment	Jack Reed (D-RI)	Jim Bunning (R-KY)
	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)
	Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security	Byron Dorgan (D-ND)	Jim DeMint (R-SC)
	Communications and Technology	John Kerry (D-MA)	John Ensign (R-NV)
	Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)	George LeMieux (R-FL)
	Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance	Mark Pryor (D-AR)	Roger Wicker (R-MS)
	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)
	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)
	Children’s Health	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
	Clean Air and Nuclear Safety	Tom Carper (D-DE)	David Vitter (R-LA)
	Green Jobs and the New Economy	Bernie Sanders (I-VT)	Kit Bond (R-MO)
	Oversight	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)	John Barrasso (R-WY)
	Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health	Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)	Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
	Transportation and Infrastructure	Max Baucus (D-MT)	George Voinovich (R-OH)
	Water and Wildlife	Ben Cardin (D-MD)	Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Finance (5)		Max Baucus (D-MT)	Charles Grassley (R-IA)
	Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure	Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)	Jim Bunning (R-KY)
	Health Care	John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)	Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
	International Trade and Global Competitiveness	Ron Wyden (D-OR)	Mike Crapo (R-ID)
	Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy	Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)	Pat Roberts (R-KS)
	Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth	Kent Conrad (D-ND)	Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Foreign Relations (7)		John Kerry (D-MA)	Richard Lugar (R-IN)
	African Affairs	Russ Feingold (D-WI)	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
	East Asian and Pacific Affairs	Jim Webb (D-VA)	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
	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)
	International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues	Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	Roger Wicker (R-MS)
	Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs	Bob Casey (D-PA)	Jim Risch (R-ID)
	Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs	Chris Dodd (D-CT)	John Barrasso (R-WY)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3)		Tom Harkin (D-IA)	Mike Enzi (R-WY)
	Children and Families	Chris Dodd (D-CT)	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
	Employment and Workplace Safety	Patty Murray (D-WA)	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
	Retirement and Aging	Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)	Richard Burr (R-NC)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (6)		Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)	Susan Collins (R-ME)
	Contracting Oversight (Ad Hoc)	Claire McCaskill (D-MO)	Susan Collins (R-ME) (Acting)
	Disaster Recovery (Ad Hoc)	Mary Landrieu (D-LA)	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
	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)
Judiciary (7)		Patrick Leahy (D-VT)	Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
	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)
	Human Rights and the Law	Dick Durbin (D-IL)	Tom Coburn (R-OK)
	Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security	Chuck Schumer (D-NY)	John Cornyn (R-TX)
	Terrorism and Homeland Security	Ben Cardin (D-MD)	Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Rules and Administration		Chuck Schumer (D-NY)	Bob 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)

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[edit] Special, select, and other committees of the U.S. Senate

There are five non-standing, select, or special committees, which are treated similarly to standing committees, and one caucus that operates as a committee.

Committee	Chair	Vice Chairman
Indian Affairs[1]	Byron Dorgan (D-ND)	John Barrasso (R-WY)
Select Committee on Ethics	Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Select Committee on Intelligence	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	Kit Bond (R-MO)
Special Committee on Aging	Herb Kohl (D-WI)	Bob Corker (R-TN)
Caucus on International Narcotics Control[2]	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)	Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (Co-chairman)
Impeachment Trial Committee on the Articles against Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.	Claire McCaskill (D-MO)	Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

[edit] Committee 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Standing committees

Standing committees 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.^{[citation needed]}

There are four Class B standing committees: Budget; Rules and Administration; Small Business; and Veterans' Affairs. There are currently no Class C standing committees.^{[citation needed]}

[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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Joint Committees

Joint Committees 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).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
• U.S. Senate Committees home. Retrieved April 29, 2010.

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