Joint Economic Committee

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About Joint Economic Committee

The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) was created when Congress passed the Employment Act of 1946. Under this Act, Congress established two advisory panels: the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and the Joint Economic Committee. Their primary tasks are to review economic conditions and to recommend improvements in economic policy.

Chairmanship of the Committee alternates between the Senate and House every Congress. The Chairman-Designate, Vice-Chairman Designate, and the Senate Republican members have been named for the 115th Congress. But the full membership has not been finalized.