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Moved from 110th Congress
- When the 110th Congress begins, the following will apply…
Senate Committees
On November 14, 2006, incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the anticipated committee assignments for Democrats in the 110th Congress. These assignments will be finalized following negotiations between the Majority and Minority leadership. [1]
| United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Tom Harkin | Democrat | Iowa | 1984 | Chairman | |
| Patrick Leahy | Democrat | Vermont | 1974 | ||
| Kent Conrad | Democrat | North Dakota | 1986 | ||
| Max Baucus | Democrat | Montana | 1978 | ||
| Blanche Lincoln | Democrat | Arkansas | 1998 | ||
| Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | Michigan | 2000 | ||
| Ben Nelson | Democrat | Nebraska | 2000 | ||
| Ken Salazar | Democrat | Colorado | 2004 | ||
| Sherrod Brown | Democrat | Ohio | 2006 | ||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | Democrat | Pennsylvania | 2006 | ||
| Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | Minnesota | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Appropriations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Robert Byrd | Democrat | West Virginia | 1958 | Chairman | |
| Daniel Inouye | Democrat | Hawaii | 1962 | ||
| Patrick Leahy | Democrat | Vermont | 1974 | ||
| Tom Harkin | Democrat | Iowa | 1984 | ||
| Barbara Mikulski | Democrat | Maryland | 1986 | ||
| Herb Kohl | Democrat | Wisconsin | 1988 | ||
| Patty Murray | Democrat | Washington | 1992 | ||
| Byron Dorgan | Democrat | North Dakota | 1992 | ||
| Diane Feinstein | Democrat | California | 1992 | ||
| Dick Durbin | Democrat | Illinois | 1996 | ||
| Tim Johnson | Democrat | South Dakota | 1996 | ||
| Mary Landrieu | Democrat | Louisiana | 1996 | ||
| Jack Reed | Democrat | Rhode Island | 1996 | ||
| Frank Lautenberg | Democrat | New Jersey | 2002 | Previously served 1983-2001 | |
| Ben Nelson | Democrat | Nebraska | 2000 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Armed Services | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Carl Levin | Democrat | Michigan | 1978 | Chairman | |
| Ted Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1962 | ||
| Robert Byrd | Democrat | West Virginia | 1958 | ||
| Joe Lieberman | Independent Democrat | Connecticut | 1988 | ||
| Jack Reed | Democrat | Rhode Island | 1996 | ||
| Daniel Akaka | Democrat | Hawaii | 1990 | ||
| Bill Nelson | Democrat | Florida | 2000 | ||
| Ben Nelson | Democrat | Nebraska | 2000 | ||
| Evan Bayh | Democrat | Indiana | 1998 | ||
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | Democrat | New York | 2000 | ||
| Mark Pryor | Democrat | Arkansas | 2002 | ||
| Jim Webb | Democrat | Virginia | 2006 | ||
| Claire McCaskill | Democrat | Missouri | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Chris Dodd | Democrat | Connecticut | 1980 | Chairman | |
| Tim Johnson | Democrat | South Dakota | 1996 | ||
| Jack Reed | Democrat | Rhode Island | 1996 | ||
| Charles Schumer | Democrat | New York | 1998 | ||
| Evan Bayh | Democrat | Indiana | 1998 | ||
| Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | Delaware | 2000 | ||
| Bob Menendez | Democrat | New Jersey | 2006 | ||
| Daniel Akaka | Democrat | Hawaii | 1990 | ||
| Sherrod Brown | Democrat | Ohio | 2006 | ||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | Democrat | Pennsylvania | 2006 | ||
| Jon Tester | Democrat | Montana | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Budget | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Kent Conrad | Democrat | North Dakota | 1986 | Chairman | |
| Patty Murray | Democrat | Washington | 1992 | ||
| Ron Wyden | Democrat | Oregon | 1996 | ||
| Russ Feingold | Democrat | Wisconsin | 1996 | ||
| Tim Johnson | Democrat | South Dakota | 1996 | ||
| Robert Byrd | Democrat | West Virginia | 1958 | ||
| Bill Nelson | Democrat | Florida | 2000 | ||
| Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | Michigan | 2000 | ||
| Bob Menendez | Democrat | New Jersey | 2006 | ||
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | Maryland | 2006 | ||
| Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | 2006 | ||
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Rhode Island | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Daniel Inouye | Democrat | Hawaii | 1962 | Chairman | |
| Jay Rockefeller | Democrat | West Virginia | 1984 | ||
| John Kerry | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1984 | ||
| Byron Dorgan | Democrat | North Dakota | 1992 | ||
| Barbara Boxer | Democrat | California | 1992 | ||
| Bill Nelson | Democrat | Florida | 2000 | ||
| Maria Cantwell | Democrat | Washington | 2000 | ||
| Frank Lautenberg | Democrat | New Jersey | 2002 | Previously Served: 1983-2001 | |
| Mark Pryor | Democrat | Arkansas | 2002 | ||
| Thomas Carper | Democrat | Delaware | 2000 | ||
| Claire McCaskill | Democrat | Missouri | 2006 | ||
| Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | Minnesota | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democrat | New Mexico | 1982 | Chairman | |
| Daniel Akaka | Democrat | Hawaii | 1990 | ||
| Byron Dorgan | Democrat | North Dakota | 1992 | ||
| Ron Wyden | Democrat | Oregon | 1996 | ||
| Tim Johnson | Democrat | South Dakota | 1996 | ||
| Mary Landrieu | Democrat | Louisiana | 1996 | ||
| Maria Cantwell | Democrat | Washington | 2000 | ||
| Ken Salazar | Democrat | Colorado | 2004 | ||
| Bob Menendez | Democrat | New Jersey | 2006 | ||
| Blanche Lincoln | Democrat | Arkansas | 1998 | ||
| Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | 2006 | ||
| Jon Tester | Democrat | Montana | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Barbara Boxer | Democrat | California | 1992 | Chairwoman | |
| Max Baucus | Democrat | Montana | 1978 | ||
| Joe Lieberman | Independent Democrat | Connecticut | 1988 | ||
| Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | Delaware | 2000 | ||
| Hillary Clinton | Democrat | New York | 2000 | ||
| Frank Lautenberg | Democrat | New Jersey | 2002 | Previously Served 1983-2001 | |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | Maryland | 2006 | ||
| Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | 2006 | ||
| Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | Minnesota | 2006 | ||
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Rhode Island | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Finance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Max Baucus | Democrat | Montana | 1978 | Chairman | |
| Jay Rockefeller | Democrat | West Virignia | 1984 | ||
| Kent Conrad | Democrat | North Dakota | 1992 | ||
| Jeff Bingaman | Democrat | New Mexico | 1982 | ||
| John Kerry | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1984 | ||
| Blanche Lincoln | Democrat | Arkansas | 1998 | ||
| Ron Wyden | Democrat | Oregon | 1996 | ||
| Charles Schumer | Democrat | New York | 1998 | ||
| Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | Michigan | 2000 | ||
| Maria Cantwell | Democrat | Washington | 2000 | ||
| Ken Salazar | Democrat | Colorado | 2004 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Joe Biden | Democrat | Delaware | 1972 | Chairman | |
| Christopher Dodd | Democrat | Connecticut | 1980 | ||
| John Kerry | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1984 | ||
| Russ Feingold | Democrat | Wisconsin | 1992 | ||
| Barbara Boxer | Democrat | California | 1992 | ||
| Bill Nelson | Democrat | Florida | 2000 | ||
| Barack Obama | Democrat | Illinois | 2004 | ||
| Bob Menendez | Democrat | New Jersey | 2006 | ||
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | Maryland | 2006 | ||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | Democrat | Pennsylvania | 2006 | ||
| Jim Webb | Democrat | Virginia | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Ted Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1962 | Chairman | |
| Christopher Dodd | Democrat | Connecticut | 1980 | ||
| Tom Harkin | Democrat | Iowa | 1984 | ||
| Barbara Mikulski | Democrat | Maryland | 1986 | ||
| Jeff Bingaman | Democrat | New Mexico | 1982 | ||
| Patty Murray | Democrat | Washington | 1992 | ||
| Jack Reed | Democrat | Rhode Island | 1996 | ||
| Hillary Clinton | Democrat | New York | 2000 | ||
| Barack Obama | Democrat | Illinois | 2004 | ||
| Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | 2006 | ||
| Sherrod Brown | Democrat | Ohio | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Joe Lieberman | Independent Democrat | Connecticut | 1988 | Chairman | |
| Carl Levin | Democrat | Michigan | 1978 | ||
| Daniel Akaka | Democrat | Hawaii | 1990 | ||
| Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | Delaware | 2000 | ||
| Mark Pryor | Democrat | Arkansas | 2002 | ||
| Mary Landrieu | Democrat | Louisiana | 1996 | ||
| Barack Obama | Democrat | Illinois | 2004 | ||
| Claire McCaskill | Democrat | Missouri | 2006 | ||
| Jon Tester | Democrat | Montana | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Byron Dorgan | Democrat | North Dakota | 1992 | Chairman | |
| Daniel Inouye | Democrat | Hawaii | 1962 | ||
| Kent Conrad | Democrat | North Dakota | 1992 | ||
| Daniel Akaka | Democrat | Hawaii | 1990 | ||
| Tim Johnson | Democrat | South Dakota | 1998 | ||
| Maria Cantwell | Democrat | Washington | 2000 | ||
| Claire McCaskill | Democrat | Missouri | 2006 | ||
| Jon Tester | Democrat | Montana | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Patrick Leahy | Democrat | Vermont | 1974 | Chairman | |
| Ted Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1962 | ||
| Joe Biden | Democrat | Delaware | 1972 | ||
| Herb Kohl | Democrat | Wisconsin | 1988 | ||
| Dianne Feinstein | Democrat | California | 1992 | ||
| Russ Feingold | Democrat | Wisconsin | 1996 | ||
| Charles Schumer | Democrat | New York | 1998 | ||
| Dick Durbin | Democrat | Illinois | 1996 | ||
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | Maryland | 2006 | ||
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Rhode Island | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democrat | California | 1992 | Chairwoman | |
| Christopher Dodd | Democrat | Connecticut | 1980 | ||
| Robert Byrd | Democrat | West Virginia | 1958 | ||
| Daniel Inouye | Democrat | Hawaii | 1962 | ||
| Charles Schumer | Democrat | New York | 2000 | ||
| Dick Durbin | Democrat | Illinois | 1998 | ||
| Ben Nelson | Democrat | Nebraska | 2000 | ||
| Byron Dorgan | Democrat | North Dakota | 1992 | ||
| Patty Murray | Democrat | Washington | 1992 | ||
| Mark Pryor | Democrat | Arkansas | 2002 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| John Kerry | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1984 | Chairman | |
| Carl Levin | Democrat | Michigan | 1978 | ||
| Tom Harkin | Democrat | Iowa | 1984 | ||
| Joe Lieberman | Independent Democrat | Connecticut | 1988 | ||
| Mary Landrieu | Democrat | Louisiana | 1996 | ||
| Maria Cantwell | Democrat | Washington | 2000 | ||
| Evan Bayh | Democrat | Indiana | 1998 | ||
| Mark Pryor | Democrat | Arkansas | 2002 | ||
| Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | Maryland | 2006 | ||
| Jon Tester | Democrat | Montana | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Daniel Akaka | Democrat | Hawaii | 1990 | Chairman | |
| Jay Rockefeller | Democrat | West Virginia | 1984 | ||
| Patty Murray | Democrat | Washington | 1992 | ||
| Barack Obama | Democrat | Illinois | 2004 | ||
| Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | 2006 | ||
| Sherrod Brown | Democrat | Ohio | 2006 | ||
| Jim Webb | Democrat | Virginia | 2006 | ||
| Jon Tester | Democrat | Montana | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Jay Rockefeller | Democrat | West Virginia | 1984 | Chairman | |
| Carl Levin | Democrat | Michigan | 1978 | ||
| Dianne Feinstein | Democrat | California | 1992 | ||
| Ron Wyden | Democrat | Oregon | 1996 | ||
| Evan Bayh | Democrat | Indiana | 1998 | ||
| Barbara Mikulski | Democrat | Maryland | 1986 | ||
| Russ Feingold | Democrat | Wisconsin | 1996 | ||
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Rhode Island | 2006 | ||
| United States Senate Special Committee on Aging | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Herb Kohl | Democrat | Wisconsin | 1988 | Chairman | |
| Ron Wyden | Democrat | Oregon | 1996 | ||
| Blanche Lincoln | Democrat | Arkansas | 1998 | ||
| Evan Bayh | Democrat | Indiana | 1998 | ||
| Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | Delaware | 2000 | ||
| Hillary Clinton | Democrat | New York | 2000 | ||
| Bill Nelson | Democrat | Florida | 2000 | ||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | Democrat | Pennsylvania | 2006 | ||
| Claire McCaskill | Democrat | Missouri | 2006 | ||
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | Rhode Island | 2006 | ||
| United States Congress Joint Economic Committee | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Elected | Note | |
| Charles Schumer | Democrat | New York | 1998 | Chairman | |
| Ted Kennedy | Democrat | Massachusetts | 1962 | ||
| Jeff Bingaman | Democrat | New Mexico | 1982 | ||
| Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | Minnesota | 2006 | ||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | Democrat | Pennsylvania | 2006 | ||
| Jim Webb | Democrat | Virignia | 2006 | ||
- ^ "REID ANNOUNCES DEMOCRATS ANTICIPATED COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR 110th CONGRESS" (Press release). Senate Democratic Conference. 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
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