Congressional Committees
Most legislative work in Congress occurs within committees. Bills and resolutions are assigned to committees whose most critical function is to decide which bills and resolutions move forward to consideration by the House or Senate as a whole. Committee chairmen have enormous influence over which move foward and how the committee revises the bill or resolution during committee business meetings.
Senate Committees
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Joint Committees
House Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Appropriations
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on Ethics
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- House Committee on House Administration
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Committee on Rules
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Small Business
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence