Black-American Congressional Committee Chairs
Congress/Year |
Member’s Name |
House Committee |
111th (2009–2011) |
John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary |
| Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means |
| Charles B. Rangel | Joint Committee on Taxation |
| Bennie Thompson | Homeland Security |
| Edolphus Towns | Oversight and Government Reform |
110th (2007–2009) |
John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1 | Standards of Official Conduct |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald 2 | House Administration |
| Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means |
| Bennie Thompson | Homeland Security |
109th (2005–2007) |
N/A | |
108th (2003–2005) |
N/A | |
107th (2001–2003) |
N/A | |
106th (1999–2001) |
N/A | |
105th (1997–1999) |
N/A | |
104th (1995–1997) |
N/A | |
103rd (1993–1995) |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations |
| Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services |
102nd (1991–1993) |
William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations |
| Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| Louis Stokes | Standards of Official Conduct |
101st (1989–1991) |
John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations |
| Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| Julian Carey Dixon | Standards of Official Conduct |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
100th (1987–1989) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| Julian Carey Dixon | Standards of Official Conduct |
| William Herbert Gray III | Budget |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| Louis Stokes | Intelligence (Permanent Select) |
99th (1985–1987) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| Julian Carey Dixon | Standards of Official Conduct |
| William Herbert Gray III | Budget |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| Parren James Mitchell | Small Business |
| Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
98th (1983–1985) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Joint Committee on Printing |
| George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Hunger (Select) |
| Parren James Mitchell | Small Business |
| Charles B. Rangel | Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select) |
| Louis Stokes | Standards of Official Conduct |
97th (1981–1983) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Joint Committee on the Library |
| Parren James Mitchell | Small Business |
| Louis Stokes | Standards of Official Conduct |
96th (1979–1981) |
Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia |
| Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Joint Committee on Printing |
95th (1977–1979) |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | House Beauty Shop (Select) |
| Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia |
| Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service |
| Louis Stokes | Assassinations (Select) |
94th (1975–1977) |
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | House Beauty Shop (Select) |
| Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia |
93rd (1973–1975) |
Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia |
92nd (1971–1973) |
N/A | |
91st (1969–1971) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
90th (1967–1969) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
89th (1965–1967) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor |
88th (1963–1965) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor |
87th (1961–1963) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
| Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor |
86th (1959–1961) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
85th (1957–1959) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
84th (1955–1957) |
William Levi Dawson | Government Operations |
83rd (1953–1955) |
N/A | |
82nd (1951–1953) |
William Levi Dawson | Expenditures in Executive Departments |
81st (1949–1951) |
William Levi Dawson | Expenditures in Executive Departments |