United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to: banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban development and mass transit, and government contracts.
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[edit] Members, 110th Congress
The Committee is chaired by Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), and the Ranking Minority member is Richard Shelby (R-Alabama).
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[edit] Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking minority member |
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| 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 | Chuck 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) | Mel Martinez (R-FL) |
[edit] Chairmen
[edit] Committee on Banking and Currency, 1913-1970
- Robert L. Owen (D-Oklahoma) 1913-1919
- George P. McLean (R-Connecticut) 1919-1927
- Peter Norbeck (R-South Dakota) 1927-1933
- Duncan U. Fletcher (D-Florida) 1933-1936
- Robert F. Wagner (D-New York) 1936-1947
- Charles W. Tobey (R-New Hampshire) 1947-1949
- Burnet R. Maybank (D-South Carolina) 1949-1953
- Homer Capehart (R-Indiana) 1953-1955
- J. William Fulbright (D-Arkansas) 1955-1959
- A. Willis Robertson (D-Virginia) 1959-1966
- John J. Sparkman (D-Alabama) 1966-1970
[edit] Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- John J. Sparkman (D-Alabama) 1970-1975
- William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin) 1975-1981
- Jake Garn (R-Utah) 1981-1987
- William Proxmire (D-Wisconsin) 1987-1989
- Donald Riegle (D-Michigan) 1989-1995
- Alfonse D'Amato (R-New York) 1995-1999
- Phil Gramm (R-Texas) 1999-2001
- Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland) 2001
- Phil Gramm (R-Texas) 2001
- Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland) 2001-2003
- Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) 2003-2007
- Christopher J. Dodd (D-Connecticut) 2007-
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
- United States House Committee on Financial Services
- Pecora Commission, the commission established to investigate the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929

