Historical Data
Black-American Chairs of Subcommittees of Standing Committees in the U.S. House and Senate, 1885–Present
111th Congress, 2009–2011
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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Corrine Brown | Transportation and Infrastructure | Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials | Yvette Diane Clarke | Homeland Security | Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science | William L. Clay, Jr. | Oversight and Government Reform | Information Policy, Census, and National Archives | Elijah E. Cummings | Transportation and Infrastructure | Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation | Sheila Jackson Lee | Homeland Security | Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Transportation and Infrastructure | Water Resources and Environment | Hank Johnson | Judiciary | Courts and Competition Policy | Gregory W. Meeks | Financial Services | International Monetary Policy and Trade | Eleanor Holmes Norton a | Transportation and Infrastructure | Economic Development, Public Bldgs & Emergency Management | Donald M. Payne | Foreign Affairs | Africa and Global Health | David Scott | Agriculture | Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry | Robert C. Scott | Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security | Maxine Waters | Financial Services | Housing and Community Opportunity | Diane Edith Watson | Oversight and Government Reform | Government Management, Organization, and Procurement | Melvin L. Watt | Financial Services | Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
110th Congress, 2007–2009
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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Corrine Brown | Transportation and Infrastructure | Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials | Donna M. Christensen a | Natural Resources | Insular Affairs | William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Oversight and Government Reform | Information Policy, Census, and National Archives | Elijah E. Cummings | Transportation and Infrastructure | Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation | Danny K. Davis | Oversight and Government Reform | Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia | Alcee Hastings | Rules | Legislative and Budget Process | Sheila Jackson Lee | Homeland Security | Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Transportation and Infrastructure | Water Resources and Environment | Eleanor Holmes Norton a | Transportation and Infrastructure | Economic Development, Public Bldgs & Emergency Management | Barack Obama b | Foreign Relations | European Affairs | Donald M. Payne | Foreign Affairs | Africa and Global Health | Bobby L. Rush | Energy and Commerce | Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection | Robert C. Scott | Judiciary | Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security | Edolphus Towns | Oversight and Government Reform | Government Management, Organization, and Procurement | Maxine Waters | Financial Services | Housing and Community Opportunity | Melvin L. Watt | Financial Services | Oversight and Investigations | Albert R. Wynn | Energy and Commerce | Environment and Hazardous Materials |
104th–109th Congresses, 1995–1997
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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No black Members chaired subcommittees. | N/A | N/A |
103rd Congress, 1993–1995
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | House Administration | Libraries and Memorials | William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Oversight and Investigations | Cardiss Collins | Energy and Commerce | Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness | Barbara-Rose Collins | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Operations and Services | John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations | Legislation and National Security | Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services | Military Acquisition | Julian Carey Dixon | Appropriations | District of Columbia | Floyd Harold Flake | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | General Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions | Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | Ways and Means | Human Resources | Kweisi Mfume | Small Business | Minority Enterprise, Finance and Urban Development | Eleanor Holmes Norton a | Post Office and Civil Service | Compensation and Employee Benefits | Eleanor Holmes Norton a | District of Columbia | Judiciary and Education | Major Robert Odell Owens | Education and Labor | Education and Civil Rights (Select) | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Revenue Measures (Select) | Louis Stokes | Appropriations | Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies | Edolphus Towns | Government Operations | Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations | Alan Dupree Wheat | District of Columbia | Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs |
102nd Congress, 1991–1993
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Investigations | William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | House Administration | Libraries and Memorials | Cardiss Collins | Energy and Commerce | Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness | John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations | Legislation and National Security | Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services | Research and Development | Julian Carey Dixon | Appropriations | District of Columbia | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | Foreign Affairs | Africa | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | District of Columbia | Judiciary and Education | Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy | Budget | Community Development and Natural Resources | Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | Ways and Means | Human Resources | Major Robert Odell Owens | Education and Labor | Education (Select) | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Revenue Measures (Select) | Gus Savage | Public Works and Transportation | Public Buildings and Grounds | Alan Dupree Wheat | District of Columbia | Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs |
101st Congress, 1989–1991
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Education and Labor | Labor-Management Relations | William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | House Administration | Libraries and Memorials | Cardiss Collins | Government Operations | Government Activities and Transportation | John Conyers, Jr. | Government Operations | Legislation and National Security | George William Crockett, Jr. | Foreign Affairs | Western Hemisphere Affairs | Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services | Research and Development | Julian Carey Dixon | Appropriations | District of Columbia | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | Foreign Affairs | International Operations | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | District of Columbia | Judiciary and Education | Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy | Select Committee on Hunger | Domestic | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | District of Columbia | Fiscal Affairs and Health | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | International Development, Finance Trade, and Monetary Policy | Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | Ways and Means | Human Resources | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Operations and Services | Major Robert Odell Owens | Education and Labor | Education (Select) | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Revenue Measures (Select) | Gus Savage | Public Works and Transportation | Economic Development | Alan Dupree Wheat | District of Columbia | Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs |
100th Congress, 1987–1989
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Education and Labor | Labor-Management Relations | Cardiss Collins | Government Operations | Government Activities and Transportation | John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Criminal Justice | George William Crockett, Jr. | Foreign Affairs | Western Hemisphere Affairs | Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services | Military Installations and Facilities | Julian Carey Dixon | Appropriations | District of Columbia | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | Post Office and Civil Service | Census and Population | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | District of Columbia | Judiciary and Education | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | District of Columbia | Fiscal Affairs and Health | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | International Development Institutions and Finance | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Operations and Services | Major Robert Odell Owens | Education and Labor | Education (Select) | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Revenue Measures (Select) | Gus Savage | Public Works and Transportation | Economic Development | Louis Stokes | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Program and Budget Authorization | Alan Dupree Wheat | District of Columbia | Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs |
99th Congress, 1985–1987
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Education and Labor | Labor-Management Relations | Cardiss Collins | Government Operations | Government Activities and Transportation | John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Criminal Justice | Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services | Military Installations and Facilities | Julian Carey Dixon | Appropriations | District of Columbia | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | District of Columbia | Judiciary and Education | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Personnel and Modernization | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | Domestic Monetary Policy | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | District of Columbia | Fiscal Affairs and Health | Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | Ways and Means | Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Operations and Services | Parren James Mitchell | Joint Economic Committee | Investment, Jobs, and Press | Parren James Mitchell | Small Business | SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Revenue Measures (Select) | Louis Stokes | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Program and Budget Authorization |
98th Congress, 1983–1985
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Education and Labor | Labor-Management Relations | William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Operations and Services | Cardiss Collins | Government Operations | Government Activities and Transportation | John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Criminal Justice | Ronald V. Dellums | Armed Services | Military Installations and Facilities | Julian Carey Dixon | Appropriations | District of Columbia | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | District of Columbia | Judiciary and Education | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | Domestic Monetary Policy | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | District of Columbia | Fiscal Affairs and Health | Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | Ways and Means | Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation | William Herbert Gray III | District of Columbia | Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs | Katie Beatrice Hall | Post Office and Civil Service | Census and Population | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Employment Opportunities | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Personnel and Modernization | Parren James Mitchell | Small Business | SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Oversight |
97th Congress, 1981–1983
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Operations and Services | Cardiss Collins | Government Operations | Manpower and Housing | John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Criminal Justice | Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia | Fiscal Affairs and Health | Julian Carey Dixon | Appropriations | District of Columbia | Mervyn Malcolm Dymally | District of Columbia | Judiciary and Education | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | Domestic Monetary Policy | Harold Eugene Ford, Sr. | Ways and Means | Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation | William Herbert Gray III | District of Columbia | Government Operations and Metropolitan Affairs | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Employment Opportunities | George Thomas (Mickey) Leland | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Personnel and Modernization | Parren James Mitchell | Small Business | SBA and SBIC Authority, Minority Enterprise and General Small Business Problems | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Oversight |
96th Congress, 1979–1981
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Personnel and Modernization | Cardiss Collins | Government Operations | Manpower and Housing | John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Crime | Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia | Fiscal Affairs and Health | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | District of Columbia | Government Affairs and Budget | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Employment Opportunities | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration | Printing | Parren James Mitchell | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | Domestic Monetary Policy | Charles B. Rangel | Ways and Means | Health | Louis Stokes | Budget | Human and Community Resources |
95th Congress, 1977–1979
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Civil Service | Cardiss Collins | Government Operations | Manpower and Housing | John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Crime | Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia | Fiscal and Government Affairs | Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | International Relations | Africa | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | Select Committee on Assassinations | Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | Historic Preservation and Coinage | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Employment Opportunities | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration | Printing | Ralph Harold Metcalfe | Merchant Marine and Fisheries | Panama Canal | Parren James Mitchell | Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | Domestic Monetary Policy | Parren James Mitchell | Budget | Human Resources | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Investigations | Louis Stokes | Budget | Community and Physical Resources |
94th Congress, 1975–1977
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Lacy (Bill) Clay, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Employee Rights and Intergovermental Programs | John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Crime | Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia | Education, Labor, and Social Services | Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | Foreign Affairs | International Resources, Food, and Energy | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | District of Columbia | Government Operations | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration | Electrical and Mechanical Office Equipment | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Equal Opportunities | Ralph Harold Metcalfe | Merchant Marine and Fisheries | Panama Canal | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Foreign Affairs | International Economic Policy |
93rd Congress, 1973–1975
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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John Conyers, Jr. | Judiciary | Crime | Ronald V. Dellums | District of Columbia | Education | Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | Foreign Affairs | Africa | Walter Edward Fauntroy a | District of Columbia | Judiciary | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | House Administration | Electrical and Mechanical Office Equipment | Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins | Education and Labor | Equal Opportunities | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Foreign Affairs | Asian and Pacific Affairs |
92nd Congress, 1971–1973
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | Foreign Affairs | Africa | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Facilities and Mail |
91st Congress, 1969–1971
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | Foreign Affairs | Africa | Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia | Subcommittee No. 2 | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Foreign Affairs | Foreign Economic Policy | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Postal Facilities and Mail |
90th Congress, 1967–1969
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Levi Dawson | Government Operations | Special Studies | Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. | District of Columbia | Subcommittee No. 2 |
89th Congress, 1965–1967
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Levi Dawson | Government Operations | Executive and Legislative Reorganization | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. | Post Office and Civil Service | Census and Statistics | Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor | Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the Poverty War Program |
88th Congress, 1963–1965
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Levi Dawson | Government Operations | Executive and Legislative Reorganization |
87th Congress, 1961–1963
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Levi Dawson | Government Operations | Executive and Legislative Reorganization | Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Education and Labor | Labor Management Irregularities |
86th Congress, 1959–1961
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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William Levi Dawson | Government Operations | Executive and Legislative Reorganization | Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | Interior and Insular Affairs | Mines and Mining |
50th–85th Congresses, 1887–1959
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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No black Members chaired subcommittees. | N/A | N/A |
49th Congress, 1885–1887
Member’s Name | Committee | Subcommittee |
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James Edward O’Hara | Invalid Pensions | H.R. 6485 (Relating to increase of pension in certain cases)* |
Footnotes
- a Denotes Delegate
- b Denotes U.S. Senator
- * There were no official subcommittees for the Invalid Pensions Committee; however, Members were often assigned leadership roles in considering specific bills or charged with organizing petitions from specific states [Minutes of the Committee on Invalid Pensions, 49th Congress, Records of the United States House of Representatives (RG 233), National Archives Building, Washington, DC]