List of current United States Senate committees

Senate Committee on Budget (1997–2001)

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 2017, there are 88 subsidiary bodies of the US Senate: 16 standing committees with 67 subcommittees, and five non-standing committees.

Committee		Chair	Ranking Member
	Subcommittee
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry		Pat Roberts (R-KS)	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
	Commodities, Risk Management and Trade	John Boozman (R-AR)	Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
	Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources	Steve Daines (R-MT)	Michael Bennet (D-CO)
	Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security	Deb Fischer (R-NE)	Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
	Nutrition, Specialty Crops and Agricultural Research	David Perdue (R-GA)	Bob Casey (D-PA)
	Rural Development and Energy	Joni Ernst (R-IA)	Tina Smith (D-MN)
Appropriations		Richard Shelby (R-AL)	Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies	John Hoeven (R-ND)	Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
	Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies	Jerry Moran (R-KS)	Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
	Defense	Richard Shelby (R-AL)	Dick Durbin (D-IL)
	Energy and Water Development	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
	Financial Services and General Government	James Lankford (R-OK)	Chris Coons (D-DE)
	Homeland Security	Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)	Jon Tester (D-MT)
	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	Steve Daines (R-MT)	Chris Murphy (D-CT)
	Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies	John Boozman (R-AR)	Brian Schatz (D-HI)
	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		Jim Inhofe (R-OK)	Jack Reed (D-RI)
	Airland	Tom Cotton (R-AR)	Angus King (I-ME)
	Cybersecurity	Mike Rounds (R-SD)	Bill Nelson (D-FL)
	Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Joni Ernst (R-IA)	Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
	Personnel	Thom Tillis (R-NC)	Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
	Readiness and Management Support	Dan Sullivan (R-AK)	Tim Kaine (D-VA)
	Seapower	Roger Wicker (R-MS)	Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
	Strategic Forces	Deb Fischer (R-NE)	Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs		Mike Crapo (R-ID)	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
	Economic Policy	Tom Cotton (R-AR)	Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
	Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection	Pat Toomey (R-PA)	Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
	Housing, Transportation and Community Development	Tim Scott (R-SC)	Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
	National Security and International Trade and Finance	Ben Sasse (R-NE)	Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
	Securities, Insurance and Investment	Dean Heller (R-NV)	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	Roy Blunt (R-MO)	Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
	Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet	Roger Wicker (R-MS)	Brian Schatz (D-HI)
	Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security	Jerry Moran (R-KS)	Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
	Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard	Dan Sullivan (R-AK)	Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
	Space, Science and Competitiveness	Ted Cruz (R-TX)	Ed Markey (D-MA)
	Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security	Deb Fischer (R-NE)	Gary Peters (D-MI)
Energy and Natural Resources		Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)	Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
	Energy	Cory Gardner (R-CO)	Joe Manchin (D-WV)
	National Parks	Steve Daines (R-MT)	Angus King (I-ME)
	Public Lands, Forests and Mining	Mike Lee (R-UT)	Ron Wyden (D-OR)
	Water and Power	Jeff Flake (R-AZ)	Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Environment and Public Works		John Barrasso (R-WY)	Tom Carper (D-DE)
	Clean Air and Nuclear Safety	Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
	Fisheries, Water and Wildlife	John Boozman (R-AR)	Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
	Superfund, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight	Mike Rounds (R-SD)	Cory Booker (D-NJ)
	Transportation and Infrastructure	Jim Inhofe (R-OK)	Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Finance		Orrin Hatch (R-UT)	Ron Wyden (D-OR)
	Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure	Dean Heller (R-NV)	Michael Bennet (D-CO)
	Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth	Tim Scott (R-SC)	Ron Wyden (D-OR)
	Health Care	Pat Toomey (R-PA)	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
	International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness	John Cornyn (R-TX)	Bob Casey (D-PA)
	Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy	Bill Cassidy (R-LA)	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
	Taxation and IRS Oversight	Rob Portman (R-OH)	Mark Warner (D-VA)
Foreign Relations		Bob Corker (R-TN)	Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
	Africa and Global Health Policy	Jeff Flake (R-AZ)	Cory Booker (D-NJ)
	East Asia, The Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy	Cory Gardner (R-CO)	Edward Markey (D-MA)
	Europe and Regional Security Cooperation	Ron Johnson (R-WI)	Chris Murphy (D-CT)
	International Development, Multilateral Institutions and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy	Todd Young (R-IN)	Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
	Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism	Jim Risch (R-ID)	Tim Kaine (D-VA)
	State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)	Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
	Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues	Marco Rubio (R-FL)	Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions		Lamar Alexander (R-TN)	Patty Murray (D-WA)
	Children and Families	Rand Paul (R-KY)	Bob Casey (D-PA)
	Employment and Workplace Safety	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)	Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
	Primary Health and Retirement Security	Mike Enzi (R-WY)	Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs		Ron Johnson (R-WI)	Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
	Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management	Rand Paul (R-KY)	Gary Peters (D-MI)
	Investigations (Permanent)	Rob Portman (R-OH)	Tom Carper (D-DE)
	Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management	James Lankford (R-OK)	Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
Judiciary		Chuck Grassley (R-IA)	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
	Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights	Mike Lee (R-UT)	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
	Border Security and Immigration	John Cornyn (R-TX)	Dick Durbin (D-IL)
	Constitution	Ted Cruz (R-TX)	Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
	Crime and Terrorism	Lindsey Graham (R-SC)	Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
	Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts	Ben Sasse (R-NE)	Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
	Privacy, Technology and the Law	Jeff Flake (R-AZ)	Chris Coons (D-DE)
Rules and Administration		Roy Blunt (R-MO)	Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship		Jim Risch (R-ID)	Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Veterans' Affairs		Johnny Isakson (R-GA)	Jon Tester (D-MT)

This article is part of a series on the
United States Senate
History of the United States Senate
Members
Current members (by seniority by class) Former members Hill committees (DSCC NRSC) United States Vice President (list) President pro tempore (list) Presiding officer Party leaders Party leadership of the United States Senate Democratic Caucus Republican Conference
Politics and procedure
Advice and consent Blue slip Closed session (list) Cloture Committees (list) Executive session Morning business Filibuster Nuclear option Recess appointment Quorum Quorum call Salaries Saxbe fix Seal Holds Senatorial courtesy Standing Rules Traditions Unanimous consent Vice Presidents' tie-breaking votes
Places
United States Capitol Senate chamber Senate Reception Room Senate office buildings (Dirksen Hart Russell)

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.

Committee	Chair	Ranking Member
Aging (Special)	Susan Collins (R-ME)	Bob Casey (D-PA)
Ethics (Select)	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)	Chris Coons (D-DE)
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select)	John Hoeven (R-ND)	Tom Udall (D-NM)
Intelligence (Select)	Richard Burr (R-NC)	Mark Warner (D-VA)
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus)	Chuck Grassley (R-IA)	Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

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.

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.

There are four Class B standing committees: Budget; Rules and Administration; Small Business; and Veterans' Affairs. There are currently no Class C standing committees.

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.

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).

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.

See also

• List of current United States House of Representatives committees
• List of defunct United States congressional committees
• List of United States congressional joint committees

External links

• "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Congress.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-04-23. (see also Biographical Directory of the United States Congress)
• "Committee Assignments / Standing Committees". GPO Access. pp. 6–8. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
• "Committees of the U.S. Congress". Congress.gov.