U.S. Congressional Committees and Leadership for the 117th Congress
AAPCA has prepared the following reference sheet for United States House and Senate Leadership for the 117th Congress, which will run from January 3, 2021 until January 3, 2023. This information is subject to change and AAPCA will work to keep this list updated as changes occur. The listings include congressional leadership for majority and minority parties in the U.S. House and Senate, as well as listings for every Committee of the U.S. House and Senate. The listings also include select sub-committees that may be of interest to AAPCA members. Each committee and subcommittee include a link to that committee’s website, as well as listings for their respective Chair and Ranking Member. This reference sheet is current as of February 19, 2021
U.S. House of Representatives Leadership
• Speaker of the House – Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) • Majority Leader – Steny Hoyer (D-MD) • Majority Whip – James Clyburn (D-SC) • Assistant Speaker – Katherine Clark (D-MA) • Democratic Caucus Chairman – Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
• Republican Leader – Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) • Republican Whip – Steve Scalise (R-LA) • Republican Conference Chairwoman – Liz Cheney (R-WY) • Republican Policy Committee Chairman – Gary Palmer (R-AL)
U.S. Senate Leadership
• Senate Majority Leader and Chairman of the Conference – Charles Schumer (D-NY) • Majority Whip – Richard Durbin (D-IL) • Assistant Democratic Leader – Patty Murray (D-WA)
• Republican Leader – Mitch McConnell (R-KY) • Republican Whip – John Thune (R-SD) • Republican Conference Chairman – John Barrasso (R-WY)
U.S. House of Representatives Committees and Select Subcommittees for the 117th Congress
Committee Chairperson Ranking Member • Subcommittee Chairperson Ranking Member
Agriculture David Scott (D-GA) Mike Conway (R-TX)
Appropriations Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Kay Granger (R-TX) • Energy and Water Development and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Mike Simpson (R-ID) Related Agencies • Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Chellie Pingree (D-ME) David Joyce (R-OH)
Armed Services Adam Smith (D-WA) Mike Rogers (R-AL)
Budget John Yarmuth (D-KY) Jason T. Smith (R-MO)
Education and Labor Bobby Scott (D-VA) Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) • Energy Bobby Rush (D-IL) Fred Upton (R-MI) • Environment and Climate Change Paul Tonko (D-NY) David McKinley (R-WV)
Ethics Ted Deutch (D-FL) Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
Financial Services Maxine Waters (D-CA) Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
Foreign Affairs Gregory Meeks (D-NY) Mike McCaul (R-TX)
Homeland Security Bennie Thompson (D-MS) John Katko (R-NY)
House Administration Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Rodney Davis (R-IL)
Judiciary Jerry Nadler (D-NY) Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Natural Resources Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) Bruce Westerman (R-AR) • Energy and Mineral Resources Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) Paul Gosar (R-AZ) Teresa Leger Fernández (D- • Indigenous Peoples of the United States Paul Cook (R-CA) NM) • National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Joe Neguse (D-CO) Don Young (R-AK) • Oversight and Investigations Katie Porter (D-CA) Louie Gohmert (R-TX) • Water, Oceans and Wildlife Jared Huffman (D-CA) Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Jim Comer (R-KY) • Environment Ro Khanna (D-CA) Mark Green (R-TN)
Rules Jim McGovern (D-MA) Tom Cole (R-OK)
Science, Space and Technology Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) Frank Lucas (R-OK) • Energy Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) Randy Weber (R-TX) • Environment Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) Stephanie Bice (R-OK) • Investigations and Oversight Bill Foster (D-IL) Ralph Norman (R-SC) • Research and Technology Haley Stevens (D-MI) Jim Baird (R-IN)
Small Business Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Sam Graves (R-MO) • Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) Rodney Davis (R-IL) • Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) Rick Crawford (R-AR) Materials • Water Resources and Environment Grace Napolitano (D-CA) David Rouzer (R-NC)
Veterans' Affairs Mark Takano (D-CA) Mike Bost (R-IL)
Ways and Means Richard Neal (D-MA) Kevin Brady (R-TX) Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Kathy Castor (D-FL) Garret Graves (R-LA)
U.S. Senate Committees, and Select Subcommittees for the 117th Congress
Committee Chairperson Ranking Member • Subcommittee Chairperson Ranking Member
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) John Boozman (R-AR) • Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Michael Bennet (D-CO) Mike Braun (R-IN) Resources • Rural Development and Energy Tina Smith (D-MN) Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Appropriations Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Richard Shelby (R-AL) • Energy and Water Development Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) John Kennedy (R-LA) • Interior, Environment, and Related Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Agencies
Armed Services Jack Reed (D-RI) Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Pat Toomey (R-PA)
Budget Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Roger Wicker (R-MS) • Transportation and Safety Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Energy and Natural Resources Joe Manchin (D-WV) John Barrasso (R-WY) • Energy Martin Heinrich (D-NM) Bill Cassidy (R-LA) • National Parks Angus King (I-ME) Steve Daines (R-MT) • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Ron Wyden (D-OR) Mike Lee (R-UT) • Water and Power Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) TBD
Environment and Public Works Tom Carper (D-DE) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Mike Braun (R-IN) Safety • Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) • Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Cory Booker (D-NJ) Mike Rounds (R-SD) Regulatory Oversight • Transportation and Infrastructure Ben Cardin (D-MD) TBD
Finance Ron Wyden (D-OR) Mike Crapo (R-ID) • Energy, Natural Resources, and Michael Bennet (D-CO) Tim Scott (R-SC) Infrastructure
Foreign Relations Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Jim Risch (R-ID)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Patty Murray (D-WA) Richard Burr (R-NC) Homeland Security and Governmental Gary Peters (D-MI) Rob Portman (R-OH)
Affairs
Judiciary Dick Durbin (D-IL) Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Rules and Administration Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ben Cardin (D-MD) Rand Paul (R-KY)
Veterans' Affairs Jon Tester (D-MT) Jerry Moran (R-KS)