List of United States House of Representatives committees

There are two main types of congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. Committee chairs are selected by whichever party is in the majority, and the minority party selects ranking members to lead them. The committees and party conferences may have rules determining term limits for leadership and membership, though waivers can be issued. While the Democrats and Republicans differ on the exact processes by which committee leadership and assignments are chosen, most standing committees are selected by the respective party steering committees and ratified by the party conferences.^[1]^[2] The Ethics, House Administration, Rules and all select committees are chosen by the party leaders (Speaker in the majority and Minority Leader in the minority). Most committees are additionally subdivided into subcommittees, each with its own leadership selected according to the full committee's rules.^[3]^[4] The only standing committee with no subcommittees is the Budget Committee.

The modern House committees were brought into existence through the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. This bill reduced the number of House committees, as well as restructured the committees' jurisdictions.^[5]

Standing committees

Committee		Chair	Ranking Member	Refs
	Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member	Refs

Agriculture		Glenn Thompson (R-PA)	Angie Craig (D-MN)
	Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development	Dusty Johnson (R-SD)	TBD
	Conservation, Research and Biotechnology	Jim Baird (R-IN)	TBD
	Forestry	Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)	Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
	General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit	Austin Scott (R-GA)	Shontel Brown (D-OH)
	Livestock, Dairy and Poultry	Tracey Mann (R-KS)	Jim Costa (D-CA)
	Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture	Brad Finstad (R-MN)	Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
Appropriations		Tom Cole (R-OK)	Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies	Andy Harris (R-MD)	Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
	Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies	Hal Rogers (R-KY)	TBD
	Defense	Ken Calvert (R-CA)	Betty McCollum (D-MN)
	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies	Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)	Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
	Financial Services and General Government	Dave Joyce (R-OH)	Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
	Homeland Security	Mark Amodei (R-NV)	Lauren Underwood (D-IL) Acting
	Interior, Environment and Related Agencies	Mike Simpson (R-ID)	Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
	Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies	Robert Aderholt (R-AL)	Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
	Legislative Branch	David Valadao (R-CA)	Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
	Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies	John Carter (R-TX)	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
	State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs	Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL)	TBD
	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies	Steve Womack (R-AR)	Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Armed Services		Mike Rogers (R-AL)	Adam Smith (D-WA)
	Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation	Don Bacon (R-NE)	Ro Khanna (D-CA)
	Intelligence and Special Operations	Jack Bergman (R-MI)	TBD
	Military Personnel	TBD	TBD
	Readiness	TBD	John Garamendi (D-CA)
	Seapower and Projection Forces	Trent Kelly (R-MS)	Joe Courtney (D-CT)
	Strategic Forces	TBD	Seth Moulton (D-MA)
	Tactical Air and Land Forces	Rob Wittman (R-VA)	Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
Budget		Jodey Arrington (R-TX)	Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Education and the Workforce		Tim Walberg (R-MI)	Bobby Scott (D-VA)
	Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education	Aaron Bean (R-FL)	Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
	Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions	TBD	Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
	Higher Education and Workforce Development	Burgess Owens (R-UT)	Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
	Workforce Protections	Kevin Kiley (R-CA)	Alma Adams (D-NC)
Energy and Commerce		Brett Guthrie (R-OH)	Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
	Communications and Technology	Bob Latta (R-OH)	Doris Matsui (D-CA)
	Energy, Climate and Grid Security	TBD	Diana DeGette (D-CO)
	Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials	Buddy Carter (R-GA)	Paul Tonko (D-NY)
	Health	Brett Guthrie (R-KY)	TBD
	Innovation, Data and Commerce	Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)	Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
	Oversight and Investigations	Morgan Griffith (R-VA)	Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Ethics		Michael Guest (R-MS)	TBD
	Cuellar Investigation	Michael Guest (R-MS)	Glenn Ivey (D-MD)	^[6]
Financial Services		French Hill (R-AR)	Maxine Waters (D-CA)
	Capital Markets	Ann Wagner (R-MO)	Brad Sherman (D-CA)
	Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion	French Hill (R-AR)	Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
	Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy	Andy Barr (R-KY)	Bill Foster (D-IL)
	Housing and Insurance	Warren Davidson (R-OH)	Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
	National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions	TBD	Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
	Oversight and Investigations	Bill Huizenga (R-MI)	Al Green (D-TX)
Foreign Affairs		Brian Mast (R-FL)	Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
	Africa	John James (R-MI)	Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
	Europe	Tom Kean (R-NJ)	Bill Keating (D-MA)
	Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations	Chris Smith (R-NJ)	TBD
	Indo-Pacific	Young Kim (R-CA)	Ami Bera (D-CA)
	Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia	Joe Wilson (R-SC)	TBD
	Oversight and Accountability	Brian Mast (R-FL)	Jason Crow (D-CO)
	Western Hemisphere	María Elvira Salazar (R-FL)	Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Homeland Security		Mark Green (R-TN)	Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
	Border Security and Enforcement	Clay Higgins (R-LA)	Lou Correa (D-CA)
	Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement and Intelligence	August Pfluger (R-TX)	Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection	Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)	Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
	Emergency Management and Technology	TBD	Troy Carter (D-LA)
	Oversight, Investigations and Accountability	TBD	Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
	Transportation and Maritime Security	Carlos Giménez (R-FL)	Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
House Administration		Bryan Steil (R-WI)	Joe Morelle (D-NY)
	Communications Standards Commission (Franking Commission)	Mike Carey (R-OH)	Joe Morelle (D-NY)
	Elections	Laurel Lee (R-FL)	Terri Sewell (D-AL)
	Modernization	Stephanie Bice (R-SC)	TBD
	Oversight	Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)	Norma Torres (D-CA)
Judiciary		Jim Jordan (R-OH)	Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
	Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust	Tom Massie (R-KY)	Lou Correa (D-CA)
	Constitution and Limited Government	Chip Roy (R-TX)	Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
	Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet	Darrell Issa (R-CA)	Hank Johnson (D-GA)
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance	Andy Biggs (R-AZ)	Lucy McBath (D-GA)
	Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement	Tom McClintock (R-CA)	Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
	Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight	Ben Cline (R-VA)	Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
	Weaponization of the Federal Government (Select)	Jim Jordan (R-OH)	Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Natural Resources		Bruce Westerman (R-AR)	Jared Huffman (D-CA)
	Energy and Mineral Resources	Pete Stauber (R-MN)	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
	Federal Lands	Tom Tiffany (R-WI)	Joe Neguse (D-CO)
	Indian and Insular Affairs	Harriet Hageman (R-WY)	Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM)
	Oversight and Investigations	Paul Gosar (R-AZ)	Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
	Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	Cliff Bentz (R-OR)	Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Oversight and Accountability		James Comer (R-KY)	Gerry Connolly (D-VA)
	Coronavirus Pandemic (Select)	TBD	Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
	Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation	Nancy Mace (R-SC)	Gerry Connolly (D-VA)
	Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	TBD	TBD
	Government Operations and the Federal Workforce	Pete Sessions (R-TX)	Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
	Health Care and Financial Services	Lisa McClain (R-MI)	Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
	National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs	Glenn Grothman (R-WI)	TBD
Rules		TBD	Jim McGovern (D-MA)
	Legislative and Budget Process	Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)	Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM)
	Rules and Organization of the House	Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)	Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Science, Space and Technology		Brian Babin (R-TX)	Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
	Energy	TBD	TBD
	Environment	Max Miller (R-OH)	Deborah Ross (D-NC)
	Investigations and Oversight	Jay Obernolte (R-CA)	Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
	Research and Technology	Mike Collins (R-GA)	Haley Stevens (D-MI)
	Space and Aeronautics	Brian Babin (R-TX)	Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Small Business		Roger Williams (R-TX)	Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
	Contracting and Infrastructure	Nick LaLota (R-NY)	Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
	Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access	Dan Meuser (R-PA)	Greg Landsman (D-OH)
	Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development	TBD	Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
	Oversight, Investigations and Regulations	Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)	Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
	Rural Development, Energy and Supply Chains	Wesley Hunt (R-TX)	Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D-WA)
Transportation and Infrastructure		Sam Graves (R-MO)	Rick Larsen (D-WA)
	Aviation	Garret Graves (R-LA)	Steve Cohen (D-TN)
	Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation	Daniel Webster (R-FL)	Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
	Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management	Scott Perry (R-PA)	Dina Titus (D-NV)
	Highways and Transit	Rick Crawford (R-AR)	Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
	Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials	Troy Nehls (R-TX)	Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
	Water Resources and Environment	David Rouzer (R-NC)	TBD
Veterans' Affairs		Mike Bost (R-IL)	Mark Takano (D-CA)
	Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs	Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)	Chris Pappas (D-NH)
	Economic Opportunity	Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)	Mike Levin (D-CA)
	Health	Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)	Julia Brownley (D-CA)
	Oversight and Investigations	Jen Kiggans (R-VA)	Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
	Technology Modernization	TBD	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
Ways and Means		Jason Smith (R-MO)	Richard Neal (D-MA)
	Health	Vern Buchanan (R-FL)	Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
	Oversight	David Schweikert (R-AZ)	Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
	Social Security	Drew Ferguson (R-GA)	John Larson (D-CT)
	Tax	Mike Kelly (R-PA)	Mike Thompson (D-CA)
	Trade	Adrian Smith (R-NE)	TBD
	Work and Welfare	Darin LaHood (R-IL)	Danny Davis (D-IL)

Non-standing committees

Committee		Chair	Ranking Member	Refs
	Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member	Refs

Artificial Intelligence (Task Force)		Jay Obernolte (R-CA)	Ted Lieu (D-CA)	^[7]
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump (Task Force)		Mike Kelly (R-PA)	Jason Crow (D-CO)	^[8]^[9]
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission		Chris Smith (R-NJ)	Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Intelligence (Permanent Select)		Mike Turner (R-OH)	Jim Himes (D-CT)
	Central Intelligence Agency	Rick Crawford (R-AR)	André Carson (D-IN)
	Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture	Trent Kelly (R-MS)	Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
	FISA 702 Working Group (Select)	Darin LaHood (R-IL)	André Carson (D-IN)
	National Intelligence Enterprise	Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)	Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
	National Security Agency and Cyber	Darin LaHood (R-IL)	Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
	Oversight and Investigations	TBD	Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select)		John Moolenaar (R-MI)	Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)	^[10]

Party leadership

Each party determines their committees leads, who serve as chair in the majority and ranking member in the minority. The table below lists the tenure of when each member was selected for their current term as committee lead. The Republican party rules stipulate that their leads of standing committees may serve no more than three congressional terms (two years each) as chair or ranking member unless the full party conference grants them a waiver to do so.^[11] The current majority party is listed first for each committee.

Committee	Party Lead	State	Start	Party
Agriculture	Glenn Thompson	PA	January 3, 2021	Republican
Agriculture	Angie Craig	MN	January 3, 2025	Democratic
Appropriations	Tom Cole	OK	April 10, 2024	Republican
Appropriations	Rosa DeLauro	CT	January 3, 2021	Democratic
Armed Services	Mike Rogers	AL	January 3, 2021	Republican
Armed Services	Adam Smith	WA	January 3, 2011	Democratic
Artificial Intelligence (Task Force)	Jay Obernolte	CA	February 20, 2024	Republican
Artificial Intelligence (Task Force)	Ted Lieu	CA	February 20, 2024	Democratic
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump (Task Force)	Mike Kelly	PA	July 29, 2024	Republican
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump (Task Force)	Jason Crow	CO	July 29, 2024	Democratic
Budget	Jodey Arrington	TX	January 3, 2023	Republican
Budget	Brendan Boyle	PA	January 3, 2023	Democratic
Education and the Workforce	Tim Walberg	MI	January 3, 2025	Republican
Education and the Workforce	Bobby Scott	VA	January 3, 2015	Democratic
Energy and Commerce	Brett Guthrie	OH	January 3, 2025	Republican
Energy and Commerce	Frank Pallone	NJ	January 3, 2015	Democratic
Ethics	Michael Guest	MS	August 19, 2022	Republican
Ethics	TBD		January 3, 2025	Democratic
Financial Services	French Hill	AR	January 3, 2025	Republican
Financial Services	Maxine Waters	CA	January 3, 2013	Democratic
Foreign Affairs	Brian Mast	FL	January 3, 2025	Republican
Foreign Affairs	Gregory Meeks	NY	January 3, 2021	Democratic
Homeland Security	Mark Green	TN	January 3, 2023	Republican
Homeland Security	Bennie Thompson	MS	January 3, 2005	Democratic
House Administration	Bryan Steil	WI	January 3, 2023	Republican
House Administration	Joe Morelle	NY	January 3, 2023	Democratic
Human Rights (Lantos Commission)	Chris Smith	NJ	January 3, 2019	Republican
Human Rights (Lantos Commission)	Jim McGovern	MA	February 11, 2008	Democratic
Intelligence (Permanent Select)	Mike Turner	OH	January 1, 2022	Republican
Intelligence (Permanent Select)	Jim Himes	CT	January 3, 2023	Democratic
Judiciary	Jim Jordan	OH	March 12, 2020	Republican
Judiciary	Jamie Raskin	MD	January 3, 2025	Democratic
Natural Resources	Bruce Westerman	AR	January 3, 2021	Republican
Natural Resources	Jared Huffman	CA	January 3, 2025	Democratic
Oversight and Accountability	Jim Comer	KY	June 29, 2020	Republican
Oversight and Accountability	Gerry Connolly	VA	January 3, 2025	Democratic
Rules	TBD	TX	January 3, 2025	Republican
Rules	Jim McGovern	MA	March 16, 2018	Democratic
Science, Space and Technology	Brian Babin	TX	January 3, 2025	Republican
Science, Space and Technology	Zoe Lofgren	CA	January 3, 2023	Democratic
Small Business	Roger Williams	TX	January 3, 2023	Republican
Small Business	Nydia Velázquez	NY	February 28, 1998	Democratic
Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select)	John Moolenaar	MI	April 20, 2024	Republican
	Raja Krishnamoorthi	IL	January 3, 2023	Democratic
Transportation and Infrastructure	Sam Graves	MO	January 3, 2019	Republican
Transportation and Infrastructure	Rick Larsen	WA	January 3, 2023	Democratic
Veterans' Affairs	Mike Bost	IL	January 3, 2021	Republican
Veterans' Affairs	Mark Takano	CA	January 3, 2019	Democratic
Ways and Means	Jason Smith	MO	January 3, 2023	Republican
Ways and Means	Richard Neal	MA	January 3, 2017	Democratic

References

^ Crowley, Joe (July 18, 2017). "Rules of the Democratic Caucus – 115th Congress" (PDF). United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^ Cheney, Liz. "Conference Rules of the 116th Congress". United States House of Representatives Republican Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^ Schneider, Judy (October 17, 2014). "House Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ Heitshusen, Valerie (May 2, 2017). "Committee Types and Roles" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ "Revolt Against Cannonism". Retrieved April 8, 2007.
^ "Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Henry Cuellar". House Committee on Ethics. May 29, 2024.
^ "HOUSE LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | Congressman Ted Lieu". lieu.house.gov. February 20, 2024.
^ "Speaker Johnson Statement on House Approving Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson". July 24, 2024.
^ "House leadership appoints Trump shooting task force members - Live Updates - POLITICO".
^ Adragna, Anthony (December 8, 2022). "Kevin McCarthy has tapped Wisconsin's Mike Gallagher to lead a new panel examining China in the incoming Republican majority". politico.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ "Conference Rules of the 118th Congress". House Republican Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2023. Rule 14(e)Term limitation.—No individual shall serve more than three consecutive terms as chair or Ranking Member of a standing, select, joint, or ad hoc Committee or Subcommittee.

External links

Committees, House.gov. United States House of Representatives. Includes links to all permanent and joint committees, excepting the Helsinki Commission.
Congressional Directory: Main Page, Government Printing Office Online. Detailed listings of many aspects of previous memberships and sessions of Congress.
Committees of the U.S. Congress. Congress.gov. Library of Congress.
U.S. Congressional Biographical Dictionary
House Committee Repository

[1] Crowley, Joe (July 18, 2017). "Rules of the Democratic Caucus – 115th Congress" (PDF). United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

[2] Cheney, Liz. "Conference Rules of the 116th Congress". United States House of Representatives Republican Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

[3] Schneider, Judy (October 17, 2014). "House Committees: Categories and Rules for Committee Assignments" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[4] Heitshusen, Valerie (May 2, 2017). "Committee Types and Roles" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[LRA-5] "Revolt Against Cannonism". Retrieved April 8, 2007.

[6] "Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Henry Cuellar". House Committee on Ethics. May 29, 2024.

[7] "HOUSE LAUNCHES BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | Congressman Ted Lieu". lieu.house.gov. February 20, 2024.

[8] "Speaker Johnson Statement on House Approving Bipartisan Task Force to Investigate the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson". July 24, 2024.

[9] "House leadership appoints Trump shooting task force members - Live Updates - POLITICO".

[10] Adragna, Anthony (December 8, 2022). "Kevin McCarthy has tapped Wisconsin's Mike Gallagher to lead a new panel examining China in the incoming Republican majority". politico.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[11] "Conference Rules of the 118th Congress". House Republican Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2023. Rule 14(e)Term limitation.—No individual shall serve more than three consecutive terms as chair or Ranking Member of a standing, select, joint, or ad hoc Committee or Subcommittee.

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