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Revision as of 19:00, 1 May 2023
This is a list of active joint United States congressional committees.
Committee leadership
For purpose of seniority on joint committees, total time in Congress—Senate and House—is counted. Most joint committees rotate their chair and vice chair position between each chamber's majority at the end of a congressional term (two years), except for Taxation, which starts each term led by the House and rotates to the Senate at the end of each term's session (one calendar year).
Standing committees
| Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic | Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) | Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) |
| Library | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) | Rep. Joe Morelle (D-CA) | Sen. Deb Fischer (D-NE) |
| Printing | Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Sen. Deb Fischer (D-NE) | Rep. Joe Morelle (D-CA) |
| Taxation | Rep. Jason Smith (R-TX) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) |
Non-standing committees
| Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China (Congressional-Executive Commission) | Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) | Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) | Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) | Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) |
| Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) | Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) | Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) | Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) | Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) |
Party leadership
Each party determines their committees leads, who serve as chair in the majority and ranking member in the minority. The joint committees alternate between the chambers, with the majority lead in one serving as chair and the other as vice chair (and their respective minority opposites in the other chamber as ranking member and vice ranking member). 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. This applies to the joint committees on Printing and on the Library (whose leads are from the Senate Rules and Administration and House Administration committees) and on Taxation (whose leads are from the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees). The current majority party of their respective chamber is listed first for each committee.
Senate leads
| Committee | Party Lead | Start | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| China (Congressional-Executive Commission) | Jeff Merkley | January 3, 2021 | Democratic |
| Marco Rubio | January 3, 2015 | Republican | |
| Economic | Martin Heinrich | January 3, 2017 | Democratic |
| Mike Lee | January 3, 2017 | Republican | |
| Library | Amy Klobuchar | January 3, 2017 | Democratic |
| Deb Fischer | January 3, 2023 | Republican | |
| Printing | Amy Klobuchar | January 3, 2017 | Democratic |
| Deb Fischer | January 3, 2023 | Republican | |
| Security and Cooperation (Helsinki Commission) | Ben Cardin | January 3, 2007 | Democratic |
| Roger Wicker | January 3, 2011 | Republican | |
| Taxation | Ron Wyden | February 12, 2014 | Democratic |
| Mike Crapo | January 3, 2021 | Republican |
House leads
| Committee | Party Lead | Start | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| China (Congressional-Executive Commission) | Chris Smith | January 3, 2007 | Republican |
| Jim McGovern | January 3, 2019 | Democratic | |
| Economic | David Schweikert | January 3, 2019 | Republican |
| Don Beyer | January 16, 2020 | Democratic | |
| Library | Bryan Steil | January 3, 2023 | Republican |
| Joe Moelle | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Printing | Bryan Steil | January 3, 2023 | Republican |
| Joe Morelle | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Security and Cooperation (Helsinki Commission) | Joe Wilson | January 3, 2019 | Republican |
| Steve Cohen | April 6, 2021 | Democratic | |
| Taxation | Jason Smith | January 3, 2023 | Republican |
| Richard Neal | January 3, 2017 | Democratic |
See also
- United States Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
- List of United States Senate committees
- List of United States House of Representatives committees
- List of defunct United States congressional committees
Sources and external links
- "OFFICIAL ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS". Clerk of the House of Representatives. August 3, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.