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1 Chapter 4: Congressional Committee Data Table of Contents Number Title Page 4-1 Number of Committees in the Senate and House, 84th - 115th Congresses, Number and Type of House Committees, 84th - 115th Congresses, Number and Type of Senate Committees, 84th - 115th Congresses, Committee Assignments for Representatives, 84th - 115th Congresses, Committee Assignments for Senators, 84th - 115th Congresses, Majority Party Chairmanships of House Committees and Sub, 84th - 115th Congresses, Majority Party Chairmanships of Senate Committees and Sub, 84th - 115th Congresses, Southern Chairmanships of House and Senate Standing Committees, 84th - 115th Congresses,

2 Table 4-1 Number of Committees in the Senate and House, 84th - 115th Congresses, Congress Senate House Total a 84th ( ) th ( ) nd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) st ( ) nd ( ) rd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( )

3 Note: "Committees" include standing, sub of standing, select and special, sub of select and special, joint, and sub of joint. a. The total is less than for the Senate and House combined because joint panels count only once. Source: The Almanac of American Politics (Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group, various editions); U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, 2

4 Table 4-2 Number and Type of House Committees, 84th - 115th Congresses, Subcommittes of standing Select and special Sub of select and special Sub of joint Congress Standing Joint 84th ( ) th ( ) nd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) a th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) b st ( ) b nd ( ) b rd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( )

5 a. This number includes nine budget task forces and the Welfare and Pension Plans Task Force (of the Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations of the Education and Labor Committee). b. This number includes panels and task forces only if the committee has no sub. Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress , Committee Jurisdictions and Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. House of Representatives, 4

6 Table 4-3 Number and Type of Senate Committees, 84th - 115th Congresses, Subcommittes of standing Select and special Sub of select and special Sub of joint Congress Standing Joint 84th ( ) th ( ) nd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) st ( ) nd ( ) rd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( )

7 Note: In some years since 1993, the Indian Affairs committee has been counted as a standing committee, and in others it has been counted as a special/select committee. This is the reason for the fluctuation in those two numbers. Going forward, we have decided to count the Indian Affairs committee as a standing committee. The numbers in this table and tables 4-5, 4-7, and 4-8 will be changed to reflect that determination going back to 1993 in a future update Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress , Committee Jurisdictions and Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. Senate, 6

8 Table 4-4 Committee Assignments for Representatives, 84th - 115th Congresses, Mean no. of standing committee assignments Mean no. of sub of standing committee assignments Mean no. of other committee assignments a Congress Total 84th ( ) nd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) b st ( ) b nd ( ) b rd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( )

9 a. Other include select and special, sub of select and special, joint, and sub of joint. b. This number includes task forces when the committee has no other sub. Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress , Committee Jurisdictions and Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. House of Representatives, 8

10 Table 4-5 Committee Assignments for Senators, 84th - 115th Congresses, Mean no. of standing committee assignments Mean no. of sub of standing committee assignments Mean no. of other committee assignments a Congress Total 84th ( ) nd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) st ( ) nd ( ) rd ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) b th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( ) th ( )

11 a. Other include select and special, sub of select and special, joint, and sub of joint. b. These numbers are correct as of the start of the 107th Congress and do not reflect changes in committee assignments that occurred after Jim Jeffords (VT) left the Republican Party to become an Independent, shifting control of the Senate to the Democrats. Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress , Committee Jurisdictions and Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. Senate,

12 Table 4-6 Majority Party Chairmanships of House Committees and Sub, 84th - 115th Congresses, No. of majority party members in the House Standing Committees and sub No. chairing standing and sub No. with two or more chairmanships % chairing standing and sub No. chairing all and sub a All and sub No. with two or more chairmanships % chairing all and sub a Party in Congress majority 84th ( ) D th ( ) D nd ( ) D th ( ) D th ( ) D th ( ) D th ( ) D th ( ) D th ( ) D b st ( ) D nd ( ) D b rd ( ) D th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) D th ( ) D th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) R c th ( ) R

13 a. This number includes standing, sub of standing, select and special, sub of select and special, joint, and sub of joint. b. This number includes task forces when the committee has no other sub. c. At the time of data collection, two subcommittee chairmanships were vacant. Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress , Committee Jurisdictions and Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. House of Representatives,

14 Table 4-7 Majority Party Chairmanships of Senate Committees and Sub, 84th - 115th Congresses, No. of majority party members in Senate No. chairing standing and sub % chairing standing and sub Average no. of standing and sub chaired by majority members No. chairing all and sub a % chairing all and sub a Average no. of all and sub chaired by majority members Party in Congress majority 84th ( ) D th ( ) D nd ( ) D 55 b th ( ) D 62 b th ( ) D 59 b th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) D st ( ) D nd ( ) D rd ( ) D th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) c R th ( ) R th ( ) R th ( ) D 51 d th ( ) D 60 d th ( ) D 53 d th ( ) D 53 e th ( ) R th ( ) R

15 a. This number includes standing, sub of standing, select and special, sub of select and special, joint, and sub of joint. b. This number includes Harry Byrd, Jr., who was elected as an Independent. c. These numbers are correct as of the start of the 107th Congress and do not reflect changes in committee assignments that occurred after Jim Jeffords (VT) left the Republican Party to become an Independent, shifting control of the Senate to the Democrats. d. This number includes Joe Lieberman and Bernard Sanders, who were elected as Independents. e. This number includes Bernard Sanders and Angus King, who were elected as Independents. Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress , Committee Jurisdictions and Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. Senate,

16 Table 4-8 Southern Chairmanships of House and Senate Standing Committees, 84th - 115th Congresses, Party Control Number of southern chairmen House % of chairmanships held by southerners % of exclusive chaired by southerners a % of majority party from the South Party Control Number of southern chairmen % of chairmanships held by southerners % of exclusive chaired by southerners a % of majority party from the South Year 84th ( ) D D th ( ) D D nd ( ) D D th ( ) D D th ( ) D D th ( ) D R th ( ) D R th ( ) D R th ( ) D D st ( ) D D nd ( ) D D rd ( ) D D th ( ) R R th ( ) R R th ( ) R R th ( ) R R b th ( ) R R th ( ) R R th ( ) D D th ( ) D D th ( ) R D th ( ) R D th ( ) R R th ( ) R R Senate 15

17 Note: Some data from previous versions of Vital Statistics have been updated. See errata for more detail. a. In the House these include Ways and Means, Rules, and Appropriations; in the Senate these include Appropriations, Finance, Foreign Relations, and Armed Services. b. These numbers are correct as of the start of the 107th Congress and do not reflect changes in committee assignments that occurred after Jim Jeffords (VT) left the Republican Party to become an Independent, shifting control of the Senate to the Democrats. Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress , Committee Jurisdictions and Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,