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The Senate Committee on Budget (ca.1997-2001).

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.

Contents

1 Standing committees
2 Special, select, and other committees of the U.S. Senate
3 References
4 External links

Standing committees

As of 2007^[update], 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)	• Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
• 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 E. 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, Refugees, and Border Security	• 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)

Members
This article is part of the series: United States Senate
Current (by seniority · by age · by class) Former Hill committees (DSCC, NRSC) President pro tempore (list) Dean · Presiding officer Party leaders and Assistants Democratic Caucus Republican Conference
Politics and procedure
Advice and consent Closed session (list) Cloture · Committees (list) Executive session · Filibuster History · Quorum · Quorum call Recess appointment · Salaries Seal · Standing Rules · Traditions Unanimous consent VPs' tie-breaking votes
Places
United States Capitol Senate office buildings (Dirksen · Hart · Russell)

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

References

^ Jack Reed (D-RI) is interim chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee while Tim Johnson undergoes rehabilitation for his medical condition
^ Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is the interim chair of the Senate Ethics Committee during Tim Johnson's rehabilitation. See argusleader.com
^ Although called a "caucus", it has the rank of committee.

External links

U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
U.S. Senate Committees home. Retrieved June 18, 2005.

Current United States Congressional committees

House
(list)

Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and Labor • Energy and Commerce • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science and Technology • Small Business • Standards of Official Conduct • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 • Ways and Means • (Whole)

Senate
(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 • Narcotics Control • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs

Joint (list)

(Conference) • Economic • Library • Printing • Taxation

Defunct committees

United States Congress (House of Representatives, Senate — 110th Congress)

Members	Congress: Current, Freshmen, Longest serving, Expelled \| House: Current by seniority, Former members, Oldest living \| Senate: Current by age, Current by seniority; Former, Former still living, Age/seniority, Expelled/censured, Classes

Leaders	House: Speaker (list), 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, Hispanic Americans, Senate Women, House 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, Party divisions, Rider, Sponsorship, Saxbe fix \| House: Committees, History, Procedures, Mace of the House \| Senate: Committees, Filibuster, History, Jefferson's Manual, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes

Buildings	Botanic Garden, Capitol, Capitol Complex, Office buildings (House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, Rayburn, O'Neill (demolished), Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell)

Research	Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress (Law Library, Copyright Office), The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS

Misc	List of lists, Congressional districts (by area), Power of enforcement, Scandals

Websites: House of Representatives \| Senate

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