| Committee (and number of subcommittees) |
Chairman |
Ranking Minority Member |
| Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (5) |
Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) |
| • Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health |
• Max Baucus (D-MT) |
• Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
| • Energy, Science and Technology |
• Kent Conrad (D-ND) |
• John Thune (R-SD) |
| • Nutrition and Food Assistance, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, and General Legislation |
• Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
• Norm Coleman (R-MN) |
| • Production, Income Protection and Price Support |
• Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) |
• Pat Roberts (R-KS) |
| • Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit |
• Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) |
• Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
| Appropriations (12) |
Robert Byrd (D-WV) |
Thad Cochran (R-MS) |
| • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
• Herb Kohl (D-WI) |
• Robert Bennett (R-UT) |
| • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
• Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) |
• Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
| • Defense |
• Daniel Inouye (D-HI) |
• Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
| • Energy and Water Development |
• Byron Dorgan (D-ND) |
• Pete Domenici (R-NM) |
| • Financial Services and General Government |
• Richard Durbin (D-IL) |
• Sam Brownback (R-KS) |
| • Homeland Security |
• Robert Byrd (D-WV) |
• Thad Cochran (R-MS) |
| • Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
• Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) |
• Larry Craig (R-ID) |
| • Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
• Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
• Arlen Specter (R-PA) |
| • Legislative Branch |
• Mary Landrieu (D-LA) |
• Wayne Allard (R-CO) |
| • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies |
• Tim Johnson (D-SD)[1] |
• Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) |
| • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs |
• Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
• Judd Gregg (R-NH) |
| • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
• Patty Murray (D-WA) |
• Christopher Bond (R-MO) |
| Armed Services (6) |
Carl Levin (D-MI) |
John McCain (R-AZ) |
| • Airland |
• Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) |
• John Cornyn (R-TX) |
| • Emerging Threats and Capabilities |
• Jack Reed (D-RI) |
• Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) |
| • Personnel |
• Ben Nelson (D-NE) |
• Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
| • Readiness and Management Support |
• Daniel Akaka (D-HI) |
• John Ensign (R-NV) |
| • SeaPower |
• Ted Kennedy (D-MA) |
• John Thune (R-SD) |
| • Strategic Forces |
• Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
• Jeff Sessions (R-AL) |
| Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (5) |
Christopher Dodd (D-CT) |
Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
| • Securities, Insurance, and Investment |
• Jack Reed (D-RI) |
• Wayne Allard (R-CO) |
| • Financial Institutions |
• Tim Johnson (D-SD) |
• Chuck Hagel (R-NE) |
| • Housing, Transportation, and Community Development |
• Charles Schumer (D-NY) |
• Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
| • Economic Policy |
• Tom Carper (D-DE) |
• Jim Bunning (R-KY) |
| • Security and International Trade and Finance |
• Evan Bayh (D-IN) |
• John E. Sununu (R-NH) |
| Budget |
Kent Conrad (D-ND) |
Judd Gregg (R-NH) |
| Commerce, Science and Transportation (7) |
Daniel Inouye (D-HI) |
Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
| • Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security |
• Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) |
• Trent Lott (R-MS) |
| • Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety |
• Mark Pryor (D-AR) |
• John E. Sununu (R-NH) |
| • Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism |
• Byron Dorgan (D-ND) |
• Jim DeMint (R-SC) |
| • Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard |
• Maria Cantwell (D-WA) |
• Olympia Snowe (R-ME) |
| • Science, Technology, and Innovation |
• John Kerry (D-MA) |
• John Ensign (R-NV) |
| • Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences |
• Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
• Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) |
| • Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security |
• Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) |
• Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) |
| Energy and Natural Resources (4) |
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) |
Pete Domenici (R-NM) |
| • Energy |
• Byron Dorgan (D-ND) |
• Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
| • National Parks |
• Daniel Akaka (D-HI) |
• Richard Burr (R-NC) |
| • Public Lands and Forests |
• Ron Wyden (D-OR) |
• Larry Craig (R-ID) |
| • Water and Power |
• Tim Johnson (D-SD) |
• Bob Corker (R-TN) |
| Environment and Public Works (6) |
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) |
James M. Inhofe (R-OK) |
| • Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming, Oversight, and Children’s Health Protection |
• Barbara Boxer (D-CA) |
• Lamar Alexander (R-TN) |
| • Transportation and Infrastructure |
• Max Baucus (D-MT) |
• Johnny Isakson (R-GA) |
| • Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection |
• Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) |
• John Warner (R-VA) |
| • Clean Air and Nuclear Safety |
• Tom Carper (D-DE) |
• George Voinovich (R-OH) |
| • Superfund and Environmental Health |
• Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) |
• Larry Craig (R-ID) |
| • Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality |
• Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) |
• David Vitter (R-LA) |
| Finance (5) |
Max Baucus (D-MT) |
Charles Grassley (R-IA) |
| • Health Care |
• John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) |
• Orrin Hatch (R-UT) |
| • Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth |
• Kent Conrad (D-ND) |
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ) |
| • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure |
• Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) |
• Jim Bunning (R-KY) |
| • Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy |
• John Kerry (D-MA) |
• John Ensign (R-NV) |
| • International Trade and Global Competitiveness |
• Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) |
• Gordon Smith (R-OR) |
| Foreign Relations (7) |
Joseph Biden (D-DE) |
Richard Lugar (R-IN) |
| • Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs |
• Chris Dodd (D-CT) |
• Bob Corker (R-TN) |
| • Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs |
• John Kerry (D-MA) |
• Norm Coleman (R-MN) |
| • African Affairs |
• Russ Feingold (D-WI) |
• John E. Sununu (R-NH) |
| • East Asian and Pacific Affairs |
• Barbara Boxer (D-CA) |
• Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
| • International Operations and Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights |
• Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
• David Vitter (R-LA) |
| • European Affairs |
• Barack Obama (D-IL) |
• Jim DeMint (R-SC) |
| • International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection |
• Robert Menendez (D-NJ) |
• Chuck Hagel (R-NE) |
| Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (3) |
Ted Kennedy (D-MA) |
Mike Enzi (R-WY) |
| • Children and Families |
• Chris Dodd (D-CT) |
• Lamar Alexander (R-TN) |
| • Retirement and Aging |
• Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) |
• Richard Burr (R-NC) |
| • Employment and Workplace Safety |
• Patty Murray (D-WA) |
• Johnny Isakson (R-GA) |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (5) |
Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) |
Susan Collins (R-ME) |
| • Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security |
• Tom Carper (D-DE) |
• Tom Coburn (R-OK) |
| • Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia |
• Daniel Akaka (D-HI) |
• George Voinovich (R-OH) |
| • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations |
• Carl Levin (D-MI) |
• Norm Coleman (R-MN) |
| • Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration |
• Mark Pryor (D-AR) |
• John Sununu (R-NH) |
| • Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery |
• Mary Landrieu (D-LA) |
• Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
| Indian Affairs |
Byron Dorgan (D-ND) |
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
| Judiciary (7) |
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
Arlen Specter (R-PA) |
| • Administrative Oversight and the Courts |
• Charles Schumer (D-NY) |
• Jeff Sessions (R-AL) |
| • Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights |
• Herb Kohl (D-WI) |
• Orrin Hatch (R-UT) |
| • The Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights |
• Russ Feingold (D-WI) |
• Sam Brownback (R-KS) |
| • Crime and Drugs |
• Joe Biden (D-DE) |
• Lindsay Graham (R-SC) |
| • Human Rights and the Law |
• Richard Durbin (D-IL) |
• Tom Coburn (R-OK) |
| • Immigration, Border Security, and Refugees |
• Ted Kennedy (D-MA) |
• John Cornyn (R-TX) |
| • Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security |
• Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) |
• Jon Kyl (R-AZ) |
| Rules and Administration |
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) |
Robert Bennett (R-UT) |
| Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
John Kerry (D-MA) |
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) |
| Veterans' Affairs |
Daniel Akaka (D-HI) |
Larry Craig (R-ID) |
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