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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 . Senators can be a member of more than one committee.
Standing committees
As of 2013, there are 92 senate committees, 16 standing committees with 72 subcommittees and 4 non-standing committees .
Committee
Chairperson
Ranking Member
Subcommittees
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management
TBA 1/28/2015
TBA 1/28/2015
Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
TBA 1/28/2015
TBA 1/28/2015
Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
TBA 1/28/2015
TBA 1/28/2015
Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security
TBA 1/28/2015
TBA 1/28/2015
Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
TBA 1/28/2015
TBA 1/28/2015
Appropriations
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Defense
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Energy and Water Development
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Financial Services and General Government
John Boozman (R-AR)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
Homeland Security
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Legislative Branch
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Brian Schatz , (D-HI)
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Armed Services
John McCain (R-AZ)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Airland
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Personnel
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Readiness and Management Support
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
SeaPower
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Strategic Forces
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Economic Policy
Dean Heller (R-NV)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
Tim Scott (R-SC)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
National Security and International Trade and Finance
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Budget
Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
John Thune (R-SD)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Roger Wicker (R-MS)
TBA
Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
Tim Scott (R-SC)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
TBD
Science and Space
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
Roy Fischer (R-NE)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Energy and Natural Resources
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Energy
Jim Risch (R-ID)
Al Franken (D-MN)
National Parks
Rob Portman (R-OH)
TBD
Public Lands, Forests and Mining
John Barrasso (R-WY)
Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Water and Power
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Environment and Public Works
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Tom Carper (D-DE)
Green Jobs and the New Economy
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Oversight
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Transportation and Infrastructure
David Vitter (R-LA)
TBD
Water and Wildlife
John Boozman (R-AK)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Finance
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
Dan Coats (R-IN)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
Rob Portman (R-OH)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
Health Care
Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Debbie Stabenow (R-MI)
International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
Dean Heller (R-NV)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Taxation and IRS Oversight
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Bob Casey (D-PA)
Foreign Relations
Bob Corker (R-TN)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs
John McCain (R-AZ)
Tom Udall (D-NM)
Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
Jim Risch (R-ID)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
African Affairs
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
European Affairs
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Chris Murphy (D-CT)
International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
John Barrasso (R-WY)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Subcommittee on Children and Families
Mike Enzi (R-WY)
TBD
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Bob Casey (D-PA)
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Tom Carper (D-DE)
Investigations (Permanent)
Rob Portman (R-OH)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
James Lankford (R-OK)
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
Judiciary
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Bankruptcy and the Courts
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Chris Coons (D-DE)
The Constitution
Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Crime and Terrorism
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Activities
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Privacy, Technology and the Law
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Al Franken (D-MN)
Rules and Administration
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
David Vitter (R-LA)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Veterans' Affairs
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Special, select, and other committees of the U.S. Senate
There are four non-standing, select, or special committees , which are treated similarly to standing committees.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
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 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 ]
Other, select and special committees
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 Committee on Indian Affairs and the Select Committee on Ethics. [citation needed ]
Joint committees
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 ]
Jurisdiction
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 .
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