Historical Data
Black Members’ Committee Assignments (Standing, Joint, Select) in the U.S. House and Senate, 1870–Present
Explanatory note: This appendix lists alphabetically all the congressional committees on which African-American Members served. Several features will help readers track black membership on committees over time.
- In instances where a committee’s name (rather than its primary jurisdictional duties) has changed, a “See also” note is provided which refers researchers to prior or latter committee name iterations. These name iterations are listed in chronological order.
- In instances where a committee on which a black Member served was disbanded and its jurisdiction subsumed by another committee, a “Jurisdiction reassigned” note is provided. Researchers are referred only to the committees with expanded jurisdictions on which black Members later served.
- In instances where a committee was disbanded and no jurisdictional transfer occurred, only the Congress and date ranges of the committee are provided.
- Members’ terms of service on committees reflect the years they served on the committees; the Congress range is provided in a separate column. Please be aware that because this appendix accounts for Members joining or leaving committees because of deaths, resignations, and special elections, in some instances service dates are not coterminous with Congress dates.
- Jefferson Franklin Long served a partial term during the 41st Congress (1869–1871) but had no committee assignments.
House Standing Committees
Member’s Name | Term | Congress |
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Agriculture [1820–Present]16th Congress–Present |
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Richard Harvey Cain | 1873–1875 | 43rd |
Robert Smalls | 1875–1877 1882–1883 |
44th 47th |
Henry Plummer Cheatham | 1891–1893 | 52nd |
George Henry White | 1897–1901 |
55th–56th |
Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy | 1987–1993 |
100th–102nd |
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | 1993–2003 |
103rd–107th |
Eva M. Clayton | 1993–2003 |
103rd–107th |
Earl Frederick Hilliard | 1993–2003 |
103rd–107th |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 1993–1997 |
103rd–104th |
Bennie Thompson | 1993–2005 |
103rd–108th |
Frank W. Ballance, Jr. | 2003–2005 | 108th |
G. K. Butterfield | 2003–2007 |
108th–109th |
David Scott | 2003–2009 |
108th–110th |
Armed Services [1947–1995; 1999–Present]80th through 103rd Congresses; 106th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committee: National Security) |
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Ronald V. Dellums | 1973–1995 |
93rd–103rd |
Melvin Herbert Evans | 1979–1981 | 96th |
Gary A. Franks | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 1999–2003 2005–2007 |
106th–107th 109th |
Julius Caesar (J. C.) Watts, Jr. | 1999–2003 |
106th–107th |
Kendrick B. Meek | 2003–2009 |
108th–110th |
G. K. Butterfield | 2005–2007 | 109th |
Elijah E. Cummings | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Hank Johnson | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Appropriations [1865–Present]39th Congress–Present |
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Louis Stokes | 1971–1999 |
92nd–105th |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | 1975–1979 |
94th–95th |
Julian Carey Dixon | 1979–2000 | 96th–106th |
Bennett McVey Stewart | 1979–1981 | 96th |
William Herbert Gray III | 1981–1991 | 97th–102nd |
Carrie P. Meek | 1993–1995 1999–2003 |
103rd 105th–107th |
James E. Clyburn | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 1999– |
106th–111th |
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | 1999– |
106th–111th |
Chaka Fattah | 2001– |
107th–111th |
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | 2003– |
108th–111th |
Barbara Lee | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Banking and Currency [1865–1975]39th through 93rd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Banking and Financial Services; Financial Services) |
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Parren James Mitchell | 1971–1975 |
92nd–93rd |
Walter Edward Fauntroy | 1973–1975 | 93rd |
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. | 1973–1975 | 93rd |
Banking, Currency, and Housing [1975–1977]94th Congress (See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Banking and Financial Services; Financial Services) |
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Walter Edward Fauntroy | 1975–1977 | 94th |
Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | 1975–1977 | 94th |
Parren James Mitchell | 1975–1977 | 94th |
Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs [1977–1995]95th through 103rd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency and Housing; Banking and Financial Services; Financial Services) |
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Walter Edward Fauntroy | 1977–1991 |
95th–101st |
Parren James Mitchell | 1977–1987 |
95th–99th |
Floyd Harold Flake | 1987–1995 |
100th–103rd |
Kweisi Mfume | 1987–1995 |
100th–103rd |
Maxine Waters | 1991–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
Cleo Fields | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Bobby L. Rush | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Melvin L. Watt | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Albert R. Wynn | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Banking and Financial Services [1995–2001]104th through 106th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Financial Services) |
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Cleo Fields | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Floyd Harold Flake | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 1995–1997 | 104th–105th |
Kweisi Mfume | 1995–1996 | 104th |
Maxine Waters | 1995–2001 |
104th–106th |
Melvin L. Watt | 1995–2001 |
104th–106th |
Julius Caesar (J. C.) Watts, Jr. | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Albert R. Wynn | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Julia May Carson | 1997–2001 |
105th–106th |
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | 1997–1999 | 105th |
Barbara Lee | 1998–2001 |
105th–106th |
Gregory W. Meeks | 1998–2001 |
105th–106th |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 1999–2001 | 106th |
Budget [1974–Present]93rd Congress–Present |
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Parren James Mitchell | 1974–1979 |
93rd–95th |
Louis Stokes | 1975–1981 |
94th–96th |
William Herbert Gray III | 1979–1981 1983–1989 |
96th 98th–100th |
Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy | 1987–1993 |
100th–102nd |
Lucien Edward Blackwell | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Carrie P. Meek | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Eva M. Clayton | 1997–2003 |
105th–107th |
Bennie Thompson | 1997–2003 |
105th–107th |
Artur Davis | 2003–2007 |
108th–109th |
Harold Ford, Jr. | 2003–2007 |
108th–109th |
John Lewis | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Denise L. Majette | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Robert C. Scott | 2003–2005 2007–2009 |
108th 110th |
William J. Jefferson | 2005–2007 | 109th |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 2005–2007 | 109th |
Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Coinage, Weights, and Measures [1864–1947]38th through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Interstate and Foreign Commerce) |
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William Levi Dawson | 1943–1947 |
78th–79th |
Commerce [1995–2001]104th through 106th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Energy and Commerce) |
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Cardiss Collins | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Gary A. Franks | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Bobby L. Rush | 1995–2001 |
104th–106th |
Edolphus Towns | 1995–2001 |
104th–106th |
Albert R. Wynn | 1997–2001 |
105th–106th |
District of Columbia [1808–1995]10th through 103rd Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Government Reform and Oversight) |
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George Henry White | 1899–1901 | 56th |
William Levi Dawson | 1955–1970 | 84th–91st |
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | 1963–1980 | 88th–96th |
Ronald V. Dellums | 1971–1995 |
92nd–103rd |
Walter Edward Fauntroy | 1971–1991 |
92nd–101st |
Charles B. Rangel | 1973–1975 | 93rd |
William Herbert Gray III | 1979–1991 | 96th–102nd |
George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | 1979–1987 |
96th–99th |
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | 1981–1993 |
97th–102nd |
Alan Dupree Wheat | 1985–1995 |
99th–103rd |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1991–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
William J. Jefferson | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
John Lewis | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Economic and Educational Opportunities [1995–1997]104th Congress (See also the following standing committees: Education and Labor; Education; Education and the Workforce) |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Chaka Fattah | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Major Robert Odell Owens | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Donald M. Payne | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Mel Reynolds | 1995 | 104th |
Robert C. Scott | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Education [1883–1947]48th through 79th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Education and Labor; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Education and the Workforce) |
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Henry Plummer Cheatham | 1889–1893 |
51st–52nd |
John Mercer Langston | 1890–1891 | 51st |
George Washington Murray | 1893–1897 |
53rd–54th |
Education and Labor [1867–1883; 1947–1995; 2007–Present]40th through 47th Congresses; 80th through 103rd Congresses; 110th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committees: Education; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Education and the Workforce) |
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Robert Brown Elliott | 1871–1875 |
42nd–43rd |
James Thomas Rapier | 1873–1875 | 43rd |
Charles Edmund Nash | 1875–1877 | 44th |
John Roy Lynch | 1882–1883 | 47th |
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | 1947–1967 1969–1971 |
80th–89th 91st |
Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | 1963–1991 |
88th–101st |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | 1969–1995 |
91st–103rd |
George Washington Collins | 1969–1971 | 91st |
Louis Stokes | 1969–1971 | 91st |
Shirley A. Chisholm | 1971–1977 |
92nd–94th |
Harold Washington | 1981–1985 |
97th–98th |
Charles Arthur Hayes | 1983–1993 |
98th–102nd |
Major Robert Odell Owens | 1983–1995 |
98th–103rd |
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | 1985–1987 | 99th |
Alton R. Waldon, Jr. | 1985–1987 | 99th |
Craig Anthony Washington | 1900–1993 |
101st–102nd |
Kweisi Mfume | 1989–1991 | 101st |
Donald M. Payne | 1989–1995 2007– |
101st–103rd 110th–111th |
William J. Jefferson | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Robert C. Scott | 1993–1995 2007– |
103rd 110th–111th |
Yvette Diane Clarke | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Danny K. Davis | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Marcia L. Fudge | 2009– | 111th |
Education and the Workforce [1997–2007]105th through 109th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Education and Labor; Education; Economic and Educational Opportunities) |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | 1997–2001 |
105th–106th |
Chaka Fattah | 1997–2001 |
105th–106th |
Harold Ford, Jr. | 1997–2003 |
105th–107th |
Major Robert Odell Owens | 1997–2007 |
105th–109th |
Donald M. Payne | 1997–2007 |
105th–109th |
Robert C. Scott | 1997–2003 2005–2007 |
105th–107th 109th |
Danny K. Davis | 2003–2007 |
108th–109th |
Denise L. Majette | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Energy and Commerce [1981–1995; 2001–Present]97th through 103rd Congresses; 107th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committees: Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Commerce) |
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Cardiss Collins | 1981–1995 |
97th–103rd |
George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | 1981–1989 | 97th–101st |
Edolphus Towns | 1989–1995 2001–2009 |
101st–103rd 107th–110th |
Gary A. Franks | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Craig Anthony Washington | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Bobby L. Rush | 2001– |
107th–111th |
Albert R. Wynn | 2001–2008 | 107th–110th |
G. K. Butterfield | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Donna M. Christensen | 2009– | 111th |
Enrolled Bills [1876–1947]44th through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: House Administration)) |
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Oscar Stanton De Priest | 1929–1935 |
71st–73rd |
Expenditures in Executive Departments [1927–1953]70th through 82nd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Government Reform and Oversight; Government Operations; Government Reform; Oversight and Government Reform) |
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William Levi Dawson | 1943–1953 |
78th–82nd |
Expenditures in the Interior Department [1860–1927]36th through 69th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Expenditures in Executive Departments) |
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John Roy Lynch | 1873–1875 | 43rd |
Expenditures in the Navy Department [1816–1927]14th through 69th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Expenditures in Executive Departments) |
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Josiah Thomas Walls | 1873–1875 | 43rd |
Expenditures on the Public Buildings [1816–1927]14th through 69th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Expenditures in Executive Departments) |
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James Edward O’Hara | 1885–1887 | 49th |
Henry Plummer Cheatham | 1889–1893 |
51st–52nd |
Expenditures in the Treasury Department [1816–1927]14th through 69th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Expenditures in Executive Departments) |
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George Washington Murray | 1895–1897 | 54th |
Financial Services [2001–Present]107th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committees: Banking and Currency; Banking, Currency, and Housing; Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; Banking and Financial Services) |
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Julia May Carson | 2001–2007 | 107th–110th |
William L. Clay, Jr. | 2001– |
107th–111th |
Harold Ford, Jr. | 2001–2007 |
107th–109th |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 2001–2003 | 107th |
Barbara Lee | 2001–2007 |
107th–109th |
Gregory W. Meeks | 2001– |
107th–111th |
Maxine Waters | 2001– |
107th–111th |
Melvin L. Watt | 2001– |
107th–111th |
Artur Davis | 2003–2007 |
108th–109th |
David Scott | 2003–2009 |
108th–110th |
Emanuel Cleaver II | 2005– |
109th–111th |
Al Green | 2005– |
109th–111th |
Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore | 2005– |
109th–111th |
Keith Ellison | 2007– |
110th–111th |
André Carson | 2008– |
110th–111th |
Foreign Affairs [1822–1977; 1981–1995; 2007–Present]17th through 94th Congresses; 97th through 103rd Congresses; 110th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committee: International Relations) |
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | 1959–1975 |
86th–93rd |
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | 1961–1977 |
87th–94th |
Ronald V. Dellums | 1971–1973 | 92nd |
Cardiss Collins | 1975–1977 | 94th |
George William Crockett, Jr. | 1981–1991 |
97th–101st |
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | 1981–1993 |
97th–102nd |
Donald M. Payne | 1989–1995 2007– |
101st–103rd 110th–111th |
Alcee Hastings | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Albert R. Wynn | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Sheila Jackson Lee | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Gregory W. Meeks | 2007– |
110th–111th |
David Scott | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Diane Edith Watson | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Keith Ellison | 2009– | 111th |
Barbara Lee | 2009– | 111th |
Freedmen's Affairs [1866–1875]39th through 43rd Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Judiciary) |
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Joseph Hayne Rainey | 1870–1873 |
41st–42nd |
Government Operations [1953–1995]83rd through 103rd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Reform and Oversight; Government Reform; Oversight and Government Reform) |
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William Levi Dawson | 1953–1970 | 83rd–91st |
George Washington Collins | 1970–1972 | 91st–92nd |
John Conyers, Jr. | 1971–1995 |
92nd–103rd |
Cardiss Collins | 1973–1995 |
93rd–103rd |
Barbara Jordan | 1975–1979 |
94th–95th |
Harold Washington | 1981–1983 | 97th |
Major Robert Odell Owens | 1983–1995 |
98th–103rd |
Edolphus Towns | 1983–1995 |
98th–103rd |
Donald M. Payne | 1989–1995 |
101st–103rd |
Corrine Brown | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Barbara-Rose Collins | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Floyd Harold Flake | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Bobby L. Rush | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Craig Anthony Washington | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Government Reform [2001–2007]106th through 109th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Reform and Oversight; Oversight and Government Reform) |
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Elijah E. Cummings | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Danny K. Davis | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Chaka Fattah | 1999–2001 | 106th |
Harold Ford, Jr. | 1999–2001 | 106th |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Major Robert Odell Owens | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Edolphus Towns | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
William L. Clay, Jr. | 2001–2007 |
107th–109th |
Diane Edith Watson | 2001–2007 |
107th–109th |
Government Reform and Oversight [1995–1999]104th and 105th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Reform; Oversight and Government Reform) |
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Cardiss Collins | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Barbara-Rose Collins | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Chaka Fattah | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Carrie P. Meek | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Major Robert Odell Owens | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Edolphus Towns | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Elijah E. Cummings | 1996–1999 |
104th–105th |
Danny K. Davis | 1997–1999 | 105th |
Harold Ford, Jr. | 1997–1999 | 105th |
House Administration [1947–1995; 1999–Present]80th through 103rd Congresses; 106th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committee: House Oversight) |
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Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | 1969–1985 |
91st–98th |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | 1985–1995 |
99th–103rd |
William Herbert Gray III | 1991 | 102nd |
Chaka Fattah | 1999–2003 |
106th–107th |
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 2003–2007 | 108th–110th |
Artur Davis | 2007– |
110th–111th |
House Oversight [1995–1999]104th and 105th Congresses (See also the following standing committee: House Administration) |
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William J. Jefferson | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Homeland Security [2005–Present]109th Congress–Present |
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Donna M. Christensen | 2005–2009 |
109th–110th |
Sheila Jackson Lee | 2005– |
109th–111th |
Kendrick B. Meek | 2005–2007 | 109th |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 2005– |
109th–111th |
Bennie Thompson | 2005– |
109th–111th |
Yvette Diane Clarke | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Al Green | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Emanuel Cleaver II | 2009– | 111th |
Laura Richardson | 2009– | 111th |
Indian Affairs [1821–1947]17th through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Public Lands, which later became Interior and Insular Affairs) |
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Joseph Hayne Rainey | 1873–1875 | 43rd |
Oscar Stanton De Priest | 1929–1935 |
71st–73rd |
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | 1945–1947 | 79th |
Insular Affairs [1899–1947]56th through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Public Lands, which later became Interior and Insular Affairs) |
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William Levi Dawson | 1943–1947 |
78th–79th |
Interior and Insular Affairs [1951–1993] 182nd through 102nd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Natural Resources; Resources) |
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William Levi Dawson | 1951–1953 | 82nd |
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | 1955–1959 |
84th–85th |
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | 1955–1961 |
84th–86th |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | 1973–1975 | 93rd |
Melvin Herbert Evans | 1979–1981 | 96th |
John Lewis | 1987–1993 |
100th–102nd |
Internal Security [1969–1975]91st through 93rd Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Judiciary) |
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Louis Stokes | 1969–1971 | 91st |
International Relations [1977–1981; 1995–2007]95th and 96th Congresses; 104th through 109th Congresses (See also the following standing committee: Foreign Affairs) |
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Cardiss Collins | 1977–1981 |
95th–96th |
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | 1977–1980 | 95th–96th |
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | 1977–1979 | 95th |
William Herbert Gray III | 1979–1981 | 96th |
George William Crockett, Jr. | 1980–1981 | 96th |
Victor O. Frazer | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Alcee Hastings | 1995–2001 |
104th–106th |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 1995–2003 |
104th–107th |
Donald M. Payne | 1995–2007 |
104th–109th |
Albert R. Wynn | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Earl Frederick Hilliard | 1997–2003 |
105th–107th |
Barbara Lee | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Gregory W. Meeks | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Diane Edith Watson | 2001–2007 |
107th–109th |
Interstate and Foreign Commerce [1893–1981]53rd through 96th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Energy and Commerce; Commerce) |
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Ralph Harold Metcalfe | 1971–1979 |
92nd–95th |
George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | 1979–1981 | 96th |
Invalid Pensions [1831–1947]21st through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committees: Judiciary; Veterans’ Affairs) |
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Benjamin Sterling Turner | 1871–1873 | 42nd |
Joseph Hayne Rainey | 1875–1879 |
44th–45th |
James Edward O’Hara | 1885–1887 | 49th |
Oscar Stanton De Priest | 1929–1935 |
71st–73rd |
William Levi Dawson | 1943–1947 |
78th–79th |
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | 1945–1947 | 79th |
Irrigation and Reclamation [1925–1947]69th through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Public Lands, which later became Interior and Insular Affairs) |
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William Levi Dawson | 1943–1947 |
78th–79th |
Judiciary [1813–Present]13th Congress–Present |
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John Conyers, Jr. | 1965– |
89th–111th |
Charles B. Rangel | 1972–1975 |
92nd–93rd |
Barbara Jordan | 1973–1979 |
93rd–95th |
Harold Washington | 1981–1983 | 97th–98th |
George William Crockett, Jr. | 1982–1991 |
97th–101st |
Craig Anthony Washington | 1990–1995 |
101st–103rd |
Robert C. Scott | 1993– |
103rd–111th |
Melvin L. Watt | 1993– |
103rd–111th |
Sheila Jackson Lee | 1995– |
104th–111th |
Maxine Waters | 1997– |
105th–111th |
Artur Davis | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Keith Ellison | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Hank Johnson | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Labor [1883–1947]48th through 79th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Education and Labor; Education and the Workforce) |
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Thomas Ezekiel Miller | 1890–1891 | 51st |
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | 1945–1947 | 79th |
Manufactures [1819–1911]16th through 61st Congresses |
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Robert Carlos De Large | 1871–1873 | 42nd |
Alonzo Jacob Ransier | 1873–1875 | 43rd |
John Adams Hyman | 1875–1877 | 44th |
Robert Smalls | 1884–1885 | 48th |
Merchant Marine and Fisheries [1947–1995]80th through 103rd Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committees: National Security; Resources; Science; Transportation and Infrastructure) |
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | 1958–1961 |
85th–86th |
Ralph Harold Metcalfe | 1972–1978 | 92nd–95th |
Melvin Herbert Evans | 1979–1981 | 96th |
William J. Jefferson | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Lucien Edward Blackwell | 1992–1993 | 102nd |
Alcee Hastings | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Bennie Thompson | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Militia [1815–1835]14th through 23rd Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Military Affairs, which later became Armed Services) |
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Josiah Thomas Walls | 1871–1875 |
42nd–43rd |
Robert Brown Elliott | 1873–1874 | 43rd |
Robert Smalls | 1877–1879 1882–1883 1884–1885 |
45th 47th 48th |
John Roy Lynch | 1882–1883 | 47th |
Mileage [1837–1927]25th through 69th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Accounts, which later became House Administration) |
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Josiah Thomas Walls | 1875–1877 | 44th |
Mines and Mining [1865–1947]39th through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Public Lands, which later became Interior and Insular Affairs) |
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John Roy Lynch | 1873–1877 |
43rd–44th |
James Edward O’Hara | 1883–1885 | 48th |
National Security [1995–1999]104th through 105th Congresses (See also the following standing committee: Armed Services) |
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Ronald V. Dellums | 1995–1998 | 104th–105th |
William J. Jefferson | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Julius Caesar (J. C.) Watts, Jr. | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 1997–1999 | 105th |
Natural Resources [1993–1995; 2007–Present]103rd and 104th Congresses; 110th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committees: Interior and Insular Affairs; Resources) |
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Donna M. Christensen | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Oversight and Government Reform [2007–Present]110th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committees: Expenditures in the Executive Departments; Government Operations; Government Reform and Oversight; Government Reform) |
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William L. Clay, Jr. | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Elijah E. Cummings | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Danny K. Davis | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Edolphus Towns | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Diane Edith Watson | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Post Office and Civil Service [1947–1995]80th through 103rd Congresses (See also the following standing committee: Post Office and Post Roads. Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committees: Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight) |
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | 1963–1979 |
88th–95th |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | 1973–1995 |
93rd–103rd |
Ralph Harold Metcalfe | 1977–1978 | 95th |
George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | 1979–1989 | 96th–101st |
Ronald V. Dellums | 1981–1985 |
97th–98th |
Gus Savage | 1981–1983 | 97th |
Katie Beatrice Hall | 1983–1985 | 98th |
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | 1984–1993 |
98th–102nd |
Charles Arthur Hayes | 1989–1993 |
101st–102nd |
Barbara-Rose Collins | 1991–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1991–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Alcee Hastings | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Melvin L. Watt | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Albert R. Wynn | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Post Office and Post Roads [1808–1947]10th through 79th Congresses (See also the following standing committee: Post Office and Civil Service) |
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Oscar Stanton De Priest | 1933–1935 | 73rd |
Arthur Wergs Mitchell | 1935–1943 |
74th–77th |
Private Land Claims [1816–1911]14th through 61st Congresses |
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Richard Harvey Cain | 1877–1879 | 45th |
Public Works [1947–1975]80th through 93rd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Public Works and Transportation; Transportation and Infrastructure) |
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George Washington Collins | 1971–1972 | 92nd |
Charles B. Rangel | 1971–1973 | 92nd |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | 1973–1975 | 93rd |
Cardiss Collins | 1974–1975 | 93rd |
Public Works and Transportation [1975–1995]94th through 103rd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Public Works; Transportation and Infrastructure) |
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Gus Savage | 1981–1993 |
97th–102nd |
Katie Beatrice Hall | 1983–1985 | 98th |
Edolphus Towns | 1983–1997 |
98th–104th |
John Lewis | 1987–1993 |
100th–102nd |
Lucien Edward Blackwell | 1991–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
Barbara-Rose Collins | 1991–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1991–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
Corrine Brown | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
James E. Clyburn | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Eddie Bernice Johnson | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Walter R. Tucker III | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Public Expenditures [1814–1880; 1881–1883]13th through 46th Congresses; 47th Congress |
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Jeremiah Haralson | 1875–1877 | 44th |
Resources [1995–2007]105th through 109th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Interior and Insular Affairs; Natural Resources) |
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Donna M. Christensen | 1997–2007 |
105th–109th |
Rules [1849–Present]31st Congress–Present |
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Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. | 1975–1977 | 94th |
Shirley A. Chisholm | 1977–1983 |
95th–97th |
Alan Dupree Wheat | 1983–1995 |
98th–103rd |
Alcee Hastings | 2001–2009 |
107th–110th |
Science [1995–2007]104th through 109th Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Science and Astronautics; Science, Space, and Technology; Science and Technology) |
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Alcee Hastings | 1995–2001 |
104th–106th |
Sheila Jackson Lee | 1995–2007 |
104th–109th |
Eddie Bernice Johnson | 1995–2007 |
104th–109th |
Barbara Lee | 1998–1999 | 105th |
Al Green | 2005–2007 | 109th |
Science and Astronautics [1959–1975]86th through 93rd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Science and Technology; Science, Space, and Technology; Science) |
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Charles B. Rangel | 1971–1973 | 92nd |
Science and Technology [1975–1987; 2007–Present]94th through 99th Congresses; 110th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committees: Science and Astronautics; Science, Space, and Technology; Science) |
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Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | 1981–1985 |
97th–98th |
Eddie Bernice Johnson | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Laura Richardson | 2007–2009 | 110th |
André Carson | 2008–2009 | 110th |
Donna F. Edwards | 2008– |
110th–111th |
Marcia L. Fudge | 2009– | 111th |
Science, Space, and Technology [1987–1995]100th through 103rd Congresses (See also the following standing committees: Science and Astronautics; Science and Technology; Science) |
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Eddie Bernice Johnson | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Bobby L. Rush | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Robert C. Scott | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Small Business [1975–Present]94th Congress–Present |
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Parren James Mitchell | 1975 1979–1987 |
94th 96th–99th |
George William Crockett, Jr. | 1981–1983 | 97th |
Gus Savage | 1981–1993 |
97th–102nd |
Charles Arthur Hayes | 1983–1991 |
98th–101st |
Alton R. Waldon, Jr. | 1985–1987 | 99th |
John Conyers, Jr. | 1987–1995 |
100th–103rd |
Floyd Harold Flake | 1987–1997 | 100th–105th |
Kweisi Mfume | 1987–1996 | 100th–104th |
Gary A. Franks | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Eva M. Clayton | 1993–1997 |
103rd–104th |
Cleo Fields | 1993–1997 |
103rd–104th |
Earl Frederick Hilliard | 1993–1997 |
103rd–104th |
Bennie Thompson | 1993–1997 |
103rd–104th |
Walter R. Tucker III | 1993–1995 | 103rd–104th |
Maxine Waters | 1993–1996 | 103rd–104th |
James E. Clyburn | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Chaka Fattah | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 1996–2007 |
104th–109th |
Danny K. Davis | 1997–2007 |
105th–109th |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 1997–1999 | 105th |
Donna M. Christensen | 1999–2007 |
106th–109th |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 1999–2003 |
106th–107th |
Frank W. Ballance, Jr. | 2003–2004 | 108th |
G. K. Butterfield | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Denise L. Majette | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) Moore | 2005–2009 |
109th–110th |
Yvette Diane Clarke | 2007– |
110th–111th |
William J. Jefferson | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Hank Johnson | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Standards of Official Conduct [1967–Present]90th Congress–Present |
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Louis Stokes | 1979–1985 1991–1993 |
96th–98th 102nd |
Julian Carey Dixon | 1983–1991 |
98th–101st |
Kweisi Mfume | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Chaka Fattah | 1997–2001 |
105th–106th |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 2001–2008 | 107th–110th |
G. K. Butterfield | 2009– | 111th |
Transportation and Infrastructure [1995–Present]104th Congress–Present (See also the following standing committees: Public Works; Public Works and Transportation) |
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Corrine Brown | 1995– |
104th–111th |
James E. Clyburn | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Barbara-Rose Collins | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Eddie Bernice Johnson | 1995– |
104th–111th |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1995– |
104th–111th |
Walter R. Tucker III | 1995 | 104th |
Elijah E. Cummings | 1996– |
104th–111th |
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 1996–2007 | 104th–110th |
Julius Caesar (J. C.) Watts, Jr. | 1997–2001 |
105th–106th |
Julia May Carson | 2003–2007 | 108th–110th |
Laura Richardson | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Donna F. Edwards | 2008– |
110th–111th |
Veterans' Affairs [1947–Present]80th Congress–Present |
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | 1955–1959 |
84th–85th |
Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | 1958–1961 |
85th–86th |
Shirley A. Chisholm | 1969–1973 |
91st–92nd |
Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | 1975–1977 | 94th |
Maxine Waters | 1991–1997 |
102nd–104th |
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | 1993–1997 |
103rd–104th |
Corrine Brown | 1993– |
103rd–111th |
James E. Clyburn | 1993–1999 |
103rd–105th |
Julia May Carson | 1997–2003 |
105th–107th |
War Claims [1873–1947]43rd through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Judiciary) |
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Robert Smalls | 1885–1887 | 49th |
Ways and Means [1795–Present]4th Congress–Present |
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Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | 1975–1997 |
94th–104th |
Charles B. Rangel | 1975– |
94th–111th |
William J. Jefferson | 1993–1995 1997–2007 |
103rd 105th–109th |
John Lewis | 1993– |
103rd–111th |
Mel Reynolds | 1993–1995 | 103rd |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 2003–2008 | 108th–110th |
Artur Davis | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Kendrick B. Meek | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Danny K. Davis | 2009– | 111th |
House Select Committees
Member’s Name | Term | Congress |
---|---|---|
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence [1977–Present]95th Congress–Present |
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Louis Stokes | 1983–1989 |
98th–100th |
Ronald V. Dellums | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Julian Carey Dixon | 1993–2000 | 103rd–106th |
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | 1997–2003 |
105th–107th |
Alcee Hastings | 1999– |
106th–111th |
Select Aging [1975–1993]94th Congress through 102nd Congresses |
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Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | 1975–1993 |
94th–102nd |
George William Crockett, Jr. | 1981–1991 |
97th–101st |
John Lewis | 1989–1993 |
101st–102nd |
Gary A. Franks | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Select Committee on Assassinations [1976–1979]94th and 95th Congresses |
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | 1976–1979 |
94th–95th |
Walter Edward Fauntroy | 1976–1979 |
94th–95th |
Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | 1976–1979 |
94th–95th |
Louis Stokes | 1976–1979 |
94th–95th |
Select Committee on Centennial Celebration and the Proposed National Census of 1875 [1875–1877]44th Congress |
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Joseph Hayne Rainey | 1875–1877 | 44th |
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families [1983–1993]98th through 102nd Congresses |
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George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | 1983–1985 | 98th |
Alan Dupree Wheat | 1983–1993 |
98th–102nd |
Floyd Harold Flake | 1987–1989 | 100th |
Barbara-Rose Collins | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Select Committee on Committees II [1979–1980]96th Congress |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | 1979–1980 | 96th |
Select Committee on Crime [1969–1973]91st through 93rd Congresses |
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | 1969–1971 | 91st |
Charles B. Rangel | 1971–1973 | 92nd–93rd |
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming [2007–Present]110th Congress–Present |
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Emanuel Cleaver II | 2007– |
110th–111th |
Select Committee on Homeland Security [2002–2005]107th and 108th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Homeland Security) |
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Donna M. Christensen | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Kendrick B. Meek | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Eleanor Holmes Norton | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Bennie Thompson | 2003–2005 | 108th |
Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop [1967–1977]90th through 94th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: House Administration) |
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | 1975–1979 |
94th–95th |
Select Committee on Hunger [1984–1993]98th through 102nd Congresses |
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George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | 1984–1989 | 98th–101st |
Floyd Harold Flake | 1987–1993 |
100th–102nd |
Kweisi Mfume | 1987–1989 | 100th |
Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy | 1989–1993 |
101st–102nd |
Alan Dupree Wheat | 1990–1993 |
101st–102nd |
Select Committee on Intelligence [1975–1976]94th Congress (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following select committee: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) |
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Ronald V. Dellums | 1976 | 94th |
Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran [1987]100th Congress |
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Louis Stokes | 1987 | 100th |
Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 [2007–Present]110th Congress–Present |
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Artur Davis | 2007–2009 | 110th |
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control [1976–1993]94th through 102nd Congresses |
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Charles B. Rangel | 1976–1993 |
94th–102nd |
Cardiss Collins | 1979–1993 |
96th–102nd |
Walter Edward Fauntroy | 1983–1991 |
98th–101st |
Edolphus Towns | 1983–1993 |
98th–102nd |
Kweisi Mfume | 1989–1993 |
101st–102nd |
Donald M. Payne | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Craig Anthony Washington | 1991–1993 | 102nd |
Select Small Business [1947–1975]80th through 93rd Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Small Business) |
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Parren James Mitchell | 1971–1975 |
92nd–93rd |
Select Committee on Standards of Official Conduct [1966]89th Congress (Jurisdiction transferred to the following standing committee: Standards of Official Conduct) |
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | 1966 | 89th |
Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With China [1998–1999]105th and 106th Congresses |
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Robert C. Scott | 1998–1999 | 105th–106th |
Joint Committees
Member’s Name | Term | Congress |
---|---|---|
Joint Committee on Bicentennial Arrangements [1975–1976]94th Congress |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1975–1976 | 94th |
Joint Committee on Defense Production [1950–1977]81st through 95th Congresses |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1975–1979 |
94th–95th |
Parren James Mitchell | 1975–1979 |
94th–95th |
Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction [1987]100th Congress |
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Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy | 1987–1989 | 100th |
William Herbert Gray III | 1987–1989 | 100th |
Joint Economic Committee [1957–Present]85th Congress–Present |
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Parren James Mitchell | 1977–1987 |
95th–99th |
Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | 1981–1991 |
97th–101st |
Kweisi Mfume | 1991–1996 | 102nd–104th |
Melvin L. Watt | 2001–2005 |
107th–108th |
Joint Committee on the Library [1947–Present]80th Congress–Present |
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Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | 1981–1985 |
97th–98th |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | 1989–1991 | 101st |
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | 1997–1999 | 105th |
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 2003–2007 | 108th–110th |
Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress [1992–1993]102nd and 103rd Congresses |
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Eleanor Holmes Norton | 1992–1995 |
102nd–103rd |
Joint Committee on Printing [1947–Present]80th Congress–Present |
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Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | 1977–1985 |
95th–98th |
William J. Jefferson | 1995–1997 | 104th |
Chaka Fattah | 1999–2003 |
106th–107th |
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 2005–2007 | 109th–110th |
Joint Committee on Taxation [1977–Present]94th Congress–Present |
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Charles B. Rangel | 1995–1999 2003–2005 2009– |
104th–105th 108th 111th |
Senate Standing Committees
Member’s Name | Term | Congress |
---|---|---|
Aeronautical and Space Sciences [1958–1977]85th through 94th Congresses |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1967–1969 | 90th |
Appropriations [1867–Present]40th Congress–Present |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1971–1979 |
92nd–95th |
Armed Services [1947–Present]80th Congress–Present |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1969–1971 | 91st |
Roland Burris | 2009– | 111th |
Banking and Currency [1913–1971]63rd through 90th Congresses (See also the following standing committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs) |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1967–1971 |
90th–91st |
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs [1971–Present]92nd Congress–Present (See also the following standing committee: Banking and Currency) |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1971–1979 |
92nd–95th |
Carol Moseley-Braun | 1993–1999 |
103rd–105th |
District of Columbia [1816–1977]14th through 94th Congresses |
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Hiram Rhodes Revels | 1870 | 41st |
Education and Labor [1869–1947]41st through 79th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following committee: Labor and Public Welfare, which later became Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) |
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Hiram Rhodes Revels | 1870–1871 | 41st |
Blanche Kelso Bruce | 1875–1881 |
44th–46th |
Environment and Public Works [1977–Present]95th Congress–Present |
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Barack Obama | 2005–2008 | 109th–110th |
Finance [1947–Present]80th Congress–Present |
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Carol Moseley-Braun | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Foreign Relations [1947–Present]80th Congress–Present |
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Barack Obama | 2005–2008 | 109th–110th |
Government Operations [1953–1993]83rd through 102nd Congresses |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1968–1969 | 90th |
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions [1999–Present]106th Congress–Present |
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Barack Obama | 2007–2008 | 110th |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs [2005–Present]109th Congress–Present |
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Barack Obama | 2007–2008 | 110th |
Roland Burris | 2009– | 111th |
Improvement of the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries [1879–1921]46th through 66th Congresses (See also the following select committee: Levees of the Mississippi River) |
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Blanche Kelso Bruce | 1879–1881 | 46th |
Veterans' Affairs [1971–Present]92nd Congress–Present |
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Barack Obama | 2005–2008 | 109th–110th |
Roland Burris | 2009– | 111th |
Senate Select Committees
Member’s Name | Term | Congress |
---|---|---|
Select Equal Education Oportunity [1970–1972]91st and 92nd Congresses |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1970–1972 | 91st–92nd |
Select Committee on Levees of the Mississippi River [1877–1879]45th Congress, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sessions (See also the following standing committee: Improvement of the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries) |
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Blanche Kelso Bruce | 1877–1879 | 45th |
Select Standards and Conduct [1965–1977]88th through 94th Congresses |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1973–1977 |
93rd–94th |
Special Committee on Aging [1961–Present]87th Congress–Present |
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Edward William Brooke III | 1971–1979 |
92nd–95th |
Carol Moseley-Braun | 1995–1999 |
104th–105th |
Select Committee to Investigate the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company [1879–1881]46th Congress, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sessions |
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Blanche Kelso Bruce | 1879–1881 | 46th |
Footnotes
- In the 82nd Congress (1951–1953), Interior and Insular Affairs changed names from Public Lands to Interior and Insular Affairs on February 2, 1951.