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Leadership and Committee Positions for
the 114th Congress
UPDATED: DECEMBER 18, 2014
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADERSHIP
Speaker of the House: Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Majority Leader: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Majority Whip: Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Republican Policy Committee: Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN) replaced Senator-elect James Lankford (R-OK)
Republican Conference Chair: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
Republican Conference Vice-Chair: Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP
Minority Leader: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Minority Whip: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Assistant Minority Leader: Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC)
Democratic Caucus Chair: Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair: Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY)
House Republicans and Democrats have announced the following committee and subcommittee
leadership, which are listed below (asterisk denotes a change in leadership).
Agriculture
Chair*: Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX)
Ranking Member: Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN)
New Committee Members:
Rep.-elect Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
Rep.-elect Rick Allen (R-GA)
Rep.-elect Mike Bost (R-IL)
Rep.-elect Tom Emmer (R-MN),
Rep.-elect John Moolenaar (R-MI)
Rep.-elect Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Rep.-elect David Rouzer (R-NC)
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
Appropriations
Chair: Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Ranking Member: Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Subcommittee Chairs:
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Agriculture & Rural Development: Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Commerce, Justice, & Science*: Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Defense*: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Energy & Water Development*: Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Financial Services: Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
Homeland Security: Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Interior, Environment*: Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Labor, Health & Human Services, Education*: Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Legislative Branch*: Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA)
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs*: Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA)
State, Foreign Operations: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Transportation, Housing & Urban Development*: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
New Committee Members:
Rep.-elect Evan Jenkins (R-WV)
Rep.-elect David Jolly (R-FL)
Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA)
Rep.-elect David Young (R-IA)
Armed Services
Chair*: Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX)
Ranking Member: Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
Budget
Chair*: Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Ranking Member: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Education and the Workforce
Chair: Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
Ranking Member*: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Energy and Commerce
Chair: Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)
Ranking Member*: Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Subcommittee Chairs:
Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade*: Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Communications and Technology: Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Energy and Power: Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Environment and the Economy: Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Health: Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA)
Oversight and Investigations: Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)
New Committee Members:
Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN)
Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY)
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX)
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Rep. Rich Hudson (R-NC)
Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR)
Ethics
Chair*: Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Ranking Member: Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
Financial Services
Chair: Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
Ranking Member: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Subcommittee Chairs:
Capital Markets & Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Financial Institutions & Consumer Credit*: Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Housing & Insurance: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Monetary Policy & Trade*: Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
Oversight & Investigations*: Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI)
Foreign Affairs
Chair: Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)
Ranking Member: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Homeland Security
Chair: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Ranking Member: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
House Administration
Chair: Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI)
Ranking Member: Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)
Judiciary
Chair: Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
Ranking Member: Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
Natural Resources
Chair*: Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Ranking Member*: Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
Oversight and Government Reform
Chair*: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
Ranking Member: Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Subcommittee Chairs:
Government Operations*: Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Health Care, Benefits, & Administrative Rules*: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Information Technology*: Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX)
Interior*: Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
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National Security*: Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
Transportation and Public Assets*: Rep. John Mica (R-FL)
Rules
Chair: Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Ranking Member: Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
New Committee Members:
Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA)
Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH)
Science, Space, and Technology
Chair: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Ranking Member: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
New Committee Members:
Rep.-elect Brian Babin (R-TX)
Rep.-elect Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
Rep.-elect Steve Knight (R-CA)
Rep.-elect Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
Rep.-elect John Moolenaar (R-MI)
Rep.-elect Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Rep.-elect Gary Palmer (R-AL)
Rep.-elect Bruce Westerman (R-AZ)
Small Business
Chair*: Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH)
Ranking Member: Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Transportation and Infrastructure
Chair: Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Ranking Member*: Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
New Committee Members:
Rep.-elect Brian Babin (R-TX)
Rep.-elect Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
Rep.-elect Ryan Costello (R-PA)
Rep.-elect Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
Rep.-elect Garret Graves (R-LA)
Rep.-elect Cresent Hardy (R-NV)
Rep.-elect John Katko (R-NY)
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN)
Rep.-elect David Rouzer (R-NC)
Rep.-elect Mimi Walters (R-CA)
Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA)
Rep.-elect Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
Veterans’ Affairs
Chair: Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Ranking Member*: Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL)
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Ways and Means
Chair*: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Ranking Member: Sander Levin (D-MI)
Subcommittee Chairs:
Health: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Human Resources*: Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA)
Oversight*: Peter Roskam (R-IL)
Select Revenue Measures*: Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)
Social Security: Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Trade*: Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
Intelligence
Chair*: Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA)
Ranking Member: TBA
UNITED STATES SENATE
REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADERSHIP
Majority Leader: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Majority Whip: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Chairman, Senate Republican Conference: Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Vice Chairman, Senate Republican Conference: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Chairman, Senate Republican Policy Committee: Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP
Minority Leader: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Minority Whip: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Chairman, Democratic Policy Committee: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Strategic Policy Advisor, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (DMA)
Policy Development Advisor: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA)
Republicans and Democrats have announced some committee leadership and membership positions
(asterisk denotes a change in leadership).
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Chair: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
New Committee Members:
Sen.-elect Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen.-elect David Perdue (R-GA)
Sen. -elect Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Sen. -elect Thom Tillis (R-NC)
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Appropriations
Chair*: Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
New Committee Members:
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Sen. -elect Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sen. -elect Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. -elect Steve Daines (R-MT)
Sen. -elect James Lankford (R-OK)
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Armed Services
Chair*: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Sen. -elect Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Sen. -elect Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Sen. -elect Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Sen. -elect Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Chair*: Sen. Tichard Shelby (R-AL)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Sen. -elect Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Sen. -elect Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
Budget
Chair*: Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
New Committee Members:
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Sen. -elect David Perdue (R-GA)
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Chair*: Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Steve Daines (R-MT)
Sen. -elect Cory Gardner (R-CO)
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. -elect Gary Peters (D-MI)
Sen. -elect Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO)
Energy and Natural Resources
Chair: Sen*. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Ranking Member*: Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sen. -elect Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. -elect Steve Daines (R-MT)
Sen. -elect Cory Gardner (R-CO)
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Sen. Angus King (D-ME)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Environment and Public Works
Chair*: Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. -elect Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Sen. -elect Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Finance
Chair*: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
New Committee Members:
Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN)
Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV)
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
Foreign Relations
Chair*: Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Cory Gardner (R-CO)
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Sen. -elect David Perdue (R-GA)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Chair*: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
New Committee Members:
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Sen. -elect Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Chair*: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE)
New Committee Members:
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Sen. -elect Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen. -elect James Lankford (R-OK)
Sen. -elect Gary Peters (D-MI)
Sen. -elect Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Indian Affairs
Chair*: Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Steve Daines (R-MT)
Sen. –elect James Lankford (R-OK)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Judiciary
Chair*: Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect David Perdue (R-GA)
Sen. -elect Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Rules and Administration
Chair*: TBA
Ranking Member*: Sen. Chuch Schumer (D-NY)
New Committee Members:
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)
Sen. -elect Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Chair*: Sen. James Risch (R-ID)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
New Committee Members:
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)
Sen. -elect Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen. -elect Cory Gardner (R-CO)
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Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Sen. -elect Gary Peters (D-MI)
Veterans’ Affairs
Chair*: Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Sen. -elect Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Sen. -elect Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Sen. -elect Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Select Committee on Ethics
Republican Co-Chair: TBA
Democratic Co-Chair*: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
New Committee Members:
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Select Committee on Intelligence
Chair*: Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
New Committee Members:
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Sen. -elect Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Sen. -elect James Lankford (R-OK)
Special Committee on Aging
Chair*: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Ranking Member*: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Sen. -elect David Perdue (R-GA)
Sen. -elect Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Sen. -elect Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Joint Economic
Chair*:
Ranking Member: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
New Committee Members:
Sen. -elect Gary Peters (D-MI)
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