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Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration has legislative jurisdiction over the organization and operation of Congress. This includes matters such as congressional rules and procedures, corruption, the relationship of Congress with the other branches of government, and general administration of the Senate. The Committee is also responsible for recommending improvements in organization and operation with a view toward strengthening Congress, simplifying its operations, improving its relationships with other branches of the United States Government, and enabling it better to meet its responsibilities under the Constitution of the United States. (source)

Chair:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Ranking Member:
Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Democrats:
8
Republicans:
8

The chair is always selected from the majority party and the ranking member is the most senior member of the minority party. The majority party ensures it has a majority on every committee.

Members

Portrait of Amy Klobuchar
Chair
Democrat
Minnesota
Portrait of Deb Fischer
Ranking Member
Republican
Nebraska
Portrait of Michael Bennet
Democrat
Colorado
Portrait of Katie Britt
Republican
Alabama
Portrait of Shelley Moore Capito
Republican
West Virginia
Portrait of Ted Cruz
Republican
Texas
Portrait of Bill Hagerty
Republican
Tennessee
Portrait of Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican
Mississippi
Portrait of Mitch McConnell
Republican
Kentucky
Portrait of Jeff Merkley
Democrat
Oregon
Portrait of Jon Ossoff
Democrat
Georgia
Portrait of Alejandro “Alex” Padilla
Democrat
California
Portrait of Charles “Chuck” Schumer
Democrat
New York
Portrait of Mark Warner
Democrat
Virginia
Portrait of Peter Welch
Democrat
Vermont
Portrait of Roger Wicker
Republican
Mississippi

Members are listed in order of their rank on the committee and its subcommittees. Committee membership information is from the unitedstates project on github.

Bills

There are 67 bills referred to this committee: