This is a complete list of U.S. congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees ) that are operating in the United States Senate . Senators can be a member of more than one committee.
Senate Committee on Rules & Administration (1995)Standing committees [ edit ] As of 2017[update]
Committee
Chair
Ranking Member
Ref.
Subcommittee
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
John Boozman (R-AR)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
[ 1] [ 2]
Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Tina Smith (D-MN)
Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources
Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research
TBD
John Fetterman (D-PA)
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems and Food Safety and Security
John Hoeven (R-ND)
TBD
Rural Development and Energy
Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Pete Welch (D-VT)
Appropriations
TBD
Patty Murray (D-WA)
[ 1] [ 2]
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Defense
Susan Collins (R-ME)
TBD
Energy and Water Development
John Kennedy (R-LA)
TBD
Financial Services and General Government
Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Homeland Security
Katie Britt (R-AL)
Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Legislative Branch
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
John Boozman (R-AR)
TBD
State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Armed Services
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
[ 1] [ 2]
Airland
Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Cybersecurity
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
TBD
Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Personnel
Rick Scott (R-FL)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Readiness and Management Support
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Seapower
Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Strategic Forces
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Angus King (I-ME)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Tim Scott (R-SC)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
[ 1] [ 2]
Economic Policy
John Kennedy (R-LA)
TBD
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
Housing, Transportation and Community Development
Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Tina Smith (D-MN)
National Security and International Trade and Finance
Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Securities, Insurance and Investment
Mike Rounds (R-SD)
TBD
Budget
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
[ 1] [ 2]
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
[ 1] [ 2]
Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Communications, Media and Broadband
John Thune (R-SD)
Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Space and Science
Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
TBD
Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports
Todd Young (R-IN)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion
Ted Budd (R-NC)
Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Energy and Natural Resources
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
[ 1] [ 2]
Energy
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
National Parks
Steve Daines (R-MT)
Angus King (I-ME)
Public Lands, Forests and Mining
TBD
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Water and Power
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Environment and Public Works
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
[ 1] [ 2]
Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight
TBD
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety
Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Fisheries, Water and Wildlife
Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Transportation and Infrastructure
Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Finance
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
[ 1] [ 2]
Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure
James Lankford (R-OK)
TBD
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Health Care
Steve Daines (R-MT)
TBD
International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness
John Cornyn (R-TX)
TBD
Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy
Thom Tillis (R-NC)
TBD
Taxation and IRS Oversight
John Thune (R-SD)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Foreign Relations
Jim Risch (R-ID)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
[ 1] [ 2]
Africa and Global Health Policy
TBD
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy
TBD
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
TBD
Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy
John Barrasso (R-WY)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism
TBD
Chris Murphy (D-CT)
State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development
Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
TBD
Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues
TBD
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
[ 1] [ 2]
Children and Families
Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
TBD
Employment and Workplace Safety
TBD
John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Primary Health and Retirement Security
Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
[ 1] [ 2]
Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight
TBD
Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Government Operations and Border Management
James Lankford (R-OK)
TBD
Investigations (Permanent)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Judiciary
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
[ 1] [ 2]
Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
The Constitution
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
TBD
Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism
TBD
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights
John Kennedy (R-LA)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Human Rights and the Law
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
TBD
Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Intellectual Property
Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
Privacy, Technology and the Law
Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Rules and Administration
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Alex Padilla (D-CA)
[ 1] [ 2]
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
[ 1] [ 2]
Veterans' Affairs
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
[ 1] [ 2]
Non-standing committees [ edit ] There are five non-standing, select, or special committees , which are treated similarly to standing committees.[ 3]
Senate committees are divided, according to relative importance, into three categories: Class A, Class B, and Class C. In general, individual Senators are 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.[ 4]
Standing committees [ edit ] 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: 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 Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. [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 ] Other (i.e., Indian Affairs), 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 Select Committee on Indian Affairs and the Select Committee on Ethics. [citation needed
Joint Committees are used for purposes of legislative and administrative coordination. At present there are four: the Joint Economic Committee (Class B), the Joint Committee on the Library (Class C), the Joint Committee on Printing (Class C), and the Joint Committee on Taxation (Class C).[citation needed
Standing committees in the Senate have their jurisdiction set by three primary sources: Senate Rules, ad hoc Senate Resolutions, and Senate Resolutions related to committee funding. To see an overview of the jurisdictions of standing committees in the Senate, see Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXV .
Each party determines their committees leads, who serve as chair in the majority and ranking member in the minority. The table below lists the tenure of when each member was selected for their current term as committee lead. The Republican party rules stipulate that their leads of standing committees may serve no more than three congressional terms (two years each) as chair or ranking member, unless the full party conference grants them a waiver to do so.[ 5]
Committee
Party Lead
State
Start
Party
Aging (Special)
Rick Scott FL
January 3, 2025
Republican
Kirsten Gillibrand NY
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
John Boozman AR
January 3, 2021
Republican
Amy Klobuchar MN
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Appropriations
Susan Collins ME
January 3, 2023
Republican
Patty Murray WA
January 3, 2023
Democratic
Armed Services
Roger Wicker MS
January 3, 2023
Republican
Jack Reed RI
January 3, 2015
Democratic
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Tim Scott SC
January 3, 2023
Republican
Elizabeth Warren MA
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Budget
Lindsey Graham SC
January 3, 2025
Republican
Jeff Merkley OR
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Ted Cruz TX
January 3, 2023
Republican
Maria Cantwell WA
January 3, 2019
Democratic
Energy and Natural Resources
Mike Lee UT
January 3, 2025
Republican
Martin Heinrich NM
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Environment and Public Works
Shelley Moore Capito WV
January 3, 2021
Republican
Sheldon Whitehouse RI
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Ethics (Select)
James Lankford OK
December 19, 2019
Republican
Chris Coons DE
January 3, 2017
Democratic
Finance
Mike Crapo ID
January 3, 2021
Republican
Ron Wyden OR
February 12, 2014
Democratic
Foreign Relations
Jim Risch ID
January 3, 2019
Republican
Jeanne Shaheen NH
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Bill Cassidy LA
January 3, 2023
Republican
Bernie Sanders VT
January 3, 2023
Independent
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Rand Paul KY
January 3, 2023
Republican
Gary Peters MI
January 3, 2019
Democratic
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select)
Lisa Murkowski AK
January 3, 2021
Republican
Brian Schatz HI
January 3, 2021
Democratic
Intelligence (Select)
Tom Cotton AR
January 3, 2025
Republican
Mark Warner VA
January 3, 2017
Democratic
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus)
Chuck Grassley IA
January 3, 2023
Republican
Sheldon Whitehouse RI
January 3, 2021
Democratic
Judiciary
Chuck Grassley IA
January 3, 2025
Republican
Dick Durbin IL
January 3, 2021
Democratic
Rules and Administration
Mitch McConnell KY
January 3, 2025
Republican
Alex Padilla CA
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Joni Ernst IA
January 3, 2023
Republican
Ed Markey MA
January 3, 2025
Democratic
Veterans' Affairs
Jerry Moran KS
January 6, 2020
Republican
Richard Blumenthal CT
January 3, 2025
Democratic
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Perano, Ursula (December 20, 2024). "Thune Unveils Senate GOP Committee Assignments" . Politico . Retrieved January 2, 2025 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Adragna, Anthony; Perano, Ursula (January 2, 2025). "Schumer Unveils Democratic Committee Rosters as Party Looks to Counter Trump" . Politico . Retrieved January 2, 2025 . ^ "Committees Home" . United States Senate, at Senate.gov. Retrieved November 2, 2011 .^ "Committee Assignment Process in the U.S. Senate: Democratic and Republican Party Procedures" (PDF) . CRS Report for Congress . Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 18 April 2011 .^ "The 117 Congress: History, Rules, and Precedents the Senate Republican Conference" (PDF) . Senate Republican Conference . Retrieved February 20, 2023 . IV.B. Standing Committee Chair/Ranking Member Term Limits (1) A Senator shall serve no more than six years, cumulatively, as chairman of the same standing committee. This limitation shall not preclude a Senator from serving for six years, cumulatively, as chairman of other committees, in series, if the Senator's seniority and election by committee members provides the opportunity for such additional service. (2) Service as ranking member shall also be limited to six years, cumulatively, in the same pattern as described in (1) above. Time served as ranking member shall not be counted as time served as chairman. Once a Senator has completed six years as chairman of a committee, there will be no further opportunity for that Senator to serve as ranking member of that same committee if control of the Senate shifts and Republicans go into the minority. The opportunity for service as ranking member, outlined in (2) above, takes place either before or in interruption of the Senator's six-year term as chairman, not after.
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