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The Senate Committee on Budget  (ca.1995-2001).
This is a complete list of U.S. Congressional committees (standing committees, joint committees and special committees) that are currently operating in the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress.

Standing Committees

Note: Some subcommittees, chairmen, and ranking members need to be added here.
Committee (& subcommittee) Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Tom Harkin (D-IA)
• Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization • Mike Crapo • Blanche Lincoln
• Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion • Jim Talent • Max Baucus
• Production and Price Competitiveness • Mitch McConnell • Kent Conrad
• Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation • Rick Santorum • Kent Conrad
Appropriations Thad Cochran (R-MS) Robert Byrd (D-WV)
• Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies • Robert Bennett • Herbert Kohl
• Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary • Richard Shelby • Barbara Mikulski
• Defense • Ted Stevens • Daniel Inouye
• District of Columbia • Sam Brownback • Mary Landrieu
• Energy and Water Development • Pete Dominici • Harry Reid
• Foreign Operations • Mitch McConnell • Dianne Feinstein
• Homeland Security • Judd Gregg • Robert Byrd
• Interior and Related Agencies • Conrad Burns • Byron Dorgan
Armed Services John Warner (R-VA) Carl Levin (D-MI)
• Airland • John McCain (R-AZ) • Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)
• Emerging Threats and Capabilities • John Cornyn (R-TX) • John Reed (D-RI)
• Personnel • Lindsey Graham (R-SC) • Ben Nelson (D-NE)
• Readiness and Management Support • John Ensign (R-NV) • Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
• SeaPower • Jim Talent (R-MO) • Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
• Strategic Forces • Jeff Sessions (R-AL) • Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Richard Shelby (R-AL) Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
• Economic Policy • Jim Bunning (R-KY) • Charles Schumer (D-NY)
• Financial Institutions • Robert Bennett (R-UT) • Tim Johnson (D-SD)
• Housing and Transportation • Wayne Allard (R-CO) • John Reed (D-RI)
• International Trade and Finance • Mike Crapo (R-ID) • Evan Bayh (D-IN)
• Securities and Investment • Chuck Hagel (R-NE) • Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Budget Judd Gregg (R-NH) Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Commerce, Science and Transportation Ted Stevens (R-AK) Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
• Aviation • Conrad Burns (R-MT) • Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
• Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance • George Allen (R-VA) • Mark Pryor (D-AR)
• Disaster Prevention and Prediction • Jim DeMint (R-SC) • Ben Nelson (D-NE)
• Fisheries and Coast Guard • Olympia Snowe (R-ME) • Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
• Global Climate Change and Impacts • David Vitter (R-LA) • Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
• National Ocean Policy Study • John Sununu (R-NH) • Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
• Science and Space • Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) • Bill Nelson (D-FL)
• Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine • Trent Lott (R-MS) • Daniel Inouye (R-HI)
• Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness • John Ensign (R-NV) • John Kerry (D-MA)
• Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development • Gordon Smith (R-OR) • Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Energy and Natural Resources Pete Domenici (R-NM) Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Environment and Public Works James Inhofe (R-OK) James Jeffords (I-VT)
• Transportation and Infrastructure • Christopher S. Bond (R-MO) Max Baucus (D-MT)
• Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety • George Voinovich (R-OH) • Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)
• Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water • Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) • Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
• Superfund and Waste Management • John Thune (R-SD) • Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Finance Charles Grassley (R-IA) Max Baucus (D-MT)
Foreign Relations Richard Lugar (R-IN) Joseph Biden (D-DE)
• African Affairs Mel Martinez (R-FL) Russ Feingold (D-WI)
• East Asian and Pacific Affairs Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) John Kerry (D-MA)
• European Affairs George Allen (R-VA) Joseph Biden (D-DE)
• International Operations and Terrorism John Sununu (R-NH) Bill Nelson (D-FL)
• International Economic Policy Export and Trade Promotion Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
• Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
• Western Hemisphere Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Norm Coleman (R-MN) Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mike Enzi (R-WY) Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Susan Collins (R-ME) Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
• Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations • Norm Coleman (R-MN) • Carl Levin (D-MI)
Committee on Indian Affairs John McCain (R-AZ) Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Judiciary Arlen Specter (R-PA) Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
• Administrative Oversight and the Courts Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
• Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Mike DeWine (R-OH) Herb Kohl (D-WI)
• The Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Sam Brownback (R-KS) Russ Feingold (D-WI)
• Corrections and Rehabilitation Tom Coburn (R-OK) Dick Durbin (D-IL)
• Crime and Drugs Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Joe Biden (D-DE)
• Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship John Cornyn (R-TX) Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
• Intellectual Property Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
• Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security John Kyl (R-AZ) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Rules and Administration Trent Lott (R-MS) Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Olympia Snowe (R-ME) John Kerry (D-MA)
Veterans Affairs Larry Craig (R-ID) Daniel Akaka (D-HI)

Special, Select and Other Committees of the U.S. Senate

Committee Chairman Ranking Minority Member
Select Committee on Ethics George Voinovich (R-OH) Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Select Committee on Intelligence Pat Roberts (R-KS) John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)
Special Committee on Aging Gordon Smith (R-OR) Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Caucus on International Narcotics ControlAlthough called a "caucus", it has the rank of committee. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Joseph Biden (D-DE), Co-chairman

Joint House and Senate Committees

Committee ChairmanChairmanship of joint committees alternates with each Congress between the senior majority Senator and the senior majority Representative. Ranking Minority MemberFor purpose of seniority on joint committees, total time in Congress— Senate and House— is counted.
Joint Economic Committee Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Joint Committee on the Library Rep. Robert Ney (R-OH) Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Joint Committee on Printing Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Joint Committee on Taxation Rep. William Thomas (R-CA) Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)

See also

References

External links

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