List of defunct United States Congressional committees
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The United States Congress
has operated with more than 1500 standing
, special, select, or joint committee
s over the years.
Many committees of these committees are now defunct. In some cases, their responsibilities were merged with other committees. For others, the committee remained in existence, but its name was changed. However, the bulk of committees were eliminated because they served a single purpose or that subject matter no longer merited its own committee.
These lists contain both select and standing committees. When known, the committee's type, years, reason for elimination, and any successor committees are noted. Some committees, such as the myriad "Committee(s) to Investigate," are included in the list alphabetically by the primary subject matter being studied or investigated.
Early select committees were very fluid, serving their established function and then going out of existence. This makes tracking committees difficult, since many committees were known by the date they were created or by a petition or other document that had been referred to them. In a number of instances, the official journal and other congressional publications did not consistently refer to an individual committee by the same title. Though such inconsistencies still appeared during the 20th century, they were less frequent. Therefore, this list does include hundreds of select committees esstablished by Congress during its early years, particularly prior to 1795 and 1816, when a system of permanent standing committees was established in the House of Representatives
and the Senate
respectively. The majority of these committees were assigned specific legislative bills, but many served merely ceremonial functions.
In the 1st Congress
(1789–1791), the House appointed about 220 select over the course of two years. By the 3rd Congress
(1793–1795), Congress
had three permanent standing committees, the House Committee on Elections
, the House Committee on Claims, and the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
, but more than 350 select committees. While the modern committee system is now firmly established in both House and Senate procedure, with the rules of each House establishing a full range of permanent standing committees and assigning jurisdiction of all legislative issues among them, select committees continue to be used to respond to unique and difficult issues as the need arises.
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United States Congress
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has operated with more than 1500 standing
Committee
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, special, select, or joint committee
Joint committee
A Joint Committee is a term in politics that is used to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization.-Republic of Ireland:...
s over the years.
Many committees of these committees are now defunct. In some cases, their responsibilities were merged with other committees. For others, the committee remained in existence, but its name was changed. However, the bulk of committees were eliminated because they served a single purpose or that subject matter no longer merited its own committee.
These lists contain both select and standing committees. When known, the committee's type, years, reason for elimination, and any successor committees are noted. Some committees, such as the myriad "Committee(s) to Investigate," are included in the list alphabetically by the primary subject matter being studied or investigated.
Early select committees were very fluid, serving their established function and then going out of existence. This makes tracking committees difficult, since many committees were known by the date they were created or by a petition or other document that had been referred to them. In a number of instances, the official journal and other congressional publications did not consistently refer to an individual committee by the same title. Though such inconsistencies still appeared during the 20th century, they were less frequent. Therefore, this list does include hundreds of select committees esstablished by Congress during its early years, particularly prior to 1795 and 1816, when a system of permanent standing committees was established in the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
and the Senate
United States Senate
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respectively. The majority of these committees were assigned specific legislative bills, but many served merely ceremonial functions.
In the 1st Congress
1st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, five House seats were added for North Carolina and one House seat was added for Rhode Island when they ratified the Constitution.-Senate:* President: John Adams * President pro tempore: John Langdon...
(1789–1791), the House appointed about 220 select over the course of two years. By the 3rd Congress
3rd United States Congress
The Third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...
(1793–1795), Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
had three permanent standing committees, the House Committee on Elections
United States House Committee on Elections
The United States House Committee on Elections is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.Article 1, section 5, of the Constitution of the United States specifies: "Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns, and Qualifications of its own Members." The...
, the House Committee on Claims, and the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills was a joint committee of the United States Congress operating from 1789 to 1876. It was one of the first standing committees established by Congress, having been created July 27, 1789 during the 1st Congress.-History:...
, but more than 350 select committees. While the modern committee system is now firmly established in both House and Senate procedure, with the rules of each House establishing a full range of permanent standing committees and assigning jurisdiction of all legislative issues among them, select committees continue to be used to respond to unique and difficult issues as the need arises.
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| Select | Special | Standing |
Defunct House committees
| Committee | Established | Terminated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleged Abstraction of Books from the Library of the House United States House Select Committee on Alleged Abstraction of Books from the Library of the House The Committee on Alleged Abstraction of Books from the Library of the House was a select committee of the United States House of Representatives that existed from February 14-28, 1861.... (Select) |
February 14, 1861 | February 28, 1861 | Investigation of rumors that representatives from southern seceding states had stolen books from the House library. |
| Alleged Abstraction of a Report from the Clerk's Office United States House Select Committee on an Alleged Abstraction of a Report from the Clerk's Office The Committee on an Alleged Abstraction of a Report from the Clerk's Office was a short-lived select committee of the United States House of Representatives appointed to investigate the disappearance of a committee report from the House Clerk's office... (Select) |
March 3, 1863 | March 3, 1863 | Investigation into the disappearance of a committee report from the Select Committee on Government Contracts United States House Select Committee on Government Contracts The Committee on Government Contracts was a select committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863 during the 37th Congress. The committee operated from 1861 to 1863 investigating various charges of fraud in the issuance of government contracts related to the U.S. Civil... |
| Accountability of Public Moneys (Select) | April 12, 1822 | May 8, 1822 | Select committee expired |
| Accounts United States House Committee on Accounts The United States House Committee on Accounts is a former committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1803 to 1927.-History:The committee was created on December 27, 1803, and was made a standing committee in 1805.... |
December 27, 1803 | January 2, 1947 | Merged with House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... |
| Admission to the Floor (Select) | June 18, 1886 | January 27, 1887 | Select committee expired |
| Affairs with Algiers (Select) | February 9, 1808 | April 25, 1808 | Select committee expired |
| Aging United States House Permanent Select Committee on Aging The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Aging was a permanent select committee of the United States House of Representatives between 1974 and 1992.... (Permanent Select) |
October 8, 1974 | October 9, 1992 | Terminated at the end of the 102nd Congress 102nd United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Senate :* President:Dan Quayle * President pro tempore: Robert Byrd - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader: George Mitchell* Majority Whip: Wendell Ford- Minority leadership :... . Committee not renewed during the 103rd Congress 103rd United States Congress - House of Representatives :- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Dan Quayle , until January 20, 1993** Al Gore , from January 20, 1993* President pro tempore: Robert Byrd - Majority leadership :* Majority Leader: George Mitchell... . |
| Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi United States House Select Committee on the Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi The Committee on the Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi was a select committee of the United States House of Representatives that existed during the 27th Congress.-History:... (Select) |
January 7, 1842 | April 9, 1842 | Memorial requesting forgiveness of a debt to the United States. |
| Air Accidents (Select) | March 6, 1941 | January 7, 1943 | Select committee expired |
| Air Services (Select) | March 24, 1924 | 1925 | Select committee expired |
| Alabama’s Admission to the Union (Select) | December 7, 1818 | March 3, 1819 | Select committee expired |
| Alabama Affairs (Select) | December 21, 1874 | February 23, 1875 | Select committee expired |
| Alcoholic Liquor Traffic United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic The Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic was a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1927. It was preceded by a select committee formed in 1879 during the 46th Congress.-History:... (Select) |
May 16, 1879 | August 18, 1893 | Became a standing committee |
| Alcoholic Liquor Traffic United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic The Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic was a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1927. It was preceded by a select committee formed in 1879 during the 46th Congress.-History:... (Standing) |
August 18, 1893 | December 5, 1927 | |
| Alleged Assault on Senator Sumner (Select) | May 23, 1856 | June 2, 1856 | Select committee expired |
| Amendment to the Constitution (Select) | December 17, 1835 | February 28, 1837 | Amendent related to the Election of President and Vice President; Select committee expired |
| January 11, 1837 | July 9, 1838 | Amendment related to the Appointment of Members of Congress to office; Select committee expired | |
| American Colonization Society (Select) | January 29, 1827 | February 7, 1832 | Memorial of the American Colonization Society; Select committee expired |
| American Retail Federation (Special) | April 24, 1935 | April 7, 1936 | Select committee expired |
| American Ship building (Select) | December 19, 1883 | February 12, 1887 | Select committee expired |
| American Sugar Refining Company (Special) | May 9, 1911 | April 20, 1912 | |
| Anthracite Emergency Program (Special) | September 12, 1940 | January 3, 1941 | Program to stabilize the Pennsylvania coal industry. Not authorized to hold hearings and no appropriations were authorized for it. |
| Apportionment of Representatives (Select) | November 8, 1811 | November 20, 1811 | Bring a Bill for the Apportionment of Representatives; Select committee expired |
| December 29, 1820 | March 3, 1821 | Apportionment of Representatives under the 4th Census; Select committee expired | |
| December 11, 1826 | March 3, 1827 | Apportionment of Representatives under the Next Census; Select committee expired | |
| December 13, 1841 | January 22, 1842 | Apportionment of Representatives under the 6th Census; Select committee expired | |
| Arkansas Affairs (Select) | May 27, 1874 | February 6, 1875 | Select committee expired |
| Arkansas Territory (Select) | December 16, 1818 | December 21, 1818 | Select committee expired |
| Arkansas Territorial Limits (Select) | January 9, 1823 | March 3, 1823 | Select committee expired |
| Arms Contracts (Select) | January 7, 1824 | March 27, 1824 | Select committee expired |
| Arms Exports (Select) | February 27, 1809 | February 27, 1809 | Select committee expired |
| Army Appropriations Inquiry (Select) | December 10, 1819 | February 28, 1820 | Select committee expired |
| Army Pay (Select) | December 16, 1844 | March 3, 1845 | Bill to Regulate Army Pay; Select committee expired |
| Army Regulations (Select) | December 6, 1805 | April 21, 1806 | Select committee expired |
| Army Supply Contracts (Select) | February 3, 1814 | April 13, 1814 | Select committee expired |
| Assassinations United States House Select Committee on Assassinations The United States House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations ' was established in 1976 to investigate the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the shooting of Governor George Wallace. The Committee investigated until 1978, and in 1979 issued its final... (Select) |
February 2, 1977 | March 29, 1979 | Investigation into the Assassinations of President John. F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Select committee expired |
| Assault on the President’s Secretary (Select) | April 18, 1828 | May 16, 1828 | Select committee expired |
| Establishing an Assay Office in the Gold Region | January 4, 1831 | April 4, 1834 | |
| Assent of Congress to an Act of the Virginia Legislature (Select) | April 8, 1816 | April 9, 1816 | Select committee expired |
| Astronautics and Space Exploration (Select) | March 5, 1958 | July 21, 1958 | Select committee expired |
| Asylum for the Blind (Select) | December 12, 1831 | December 28, 1831 | Select committee expired |
| Attorney General's Office (Select) | December 4, 1816 | March 3, 1817 | Select committee expired |
| Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R. (Select) | July 27, 1953 | March 4, 1954 | Replaced by the Committee on Communist Aggression (Select) |
| Bank of the United States (Select) | November 30, 1818 | January 16, 1819 | Conduct and Management of the Bank of the United States; Select committee expired |
| December 13, 1820 | March 7, 1822 | Petition of the Bank of the United States; Select committee expired | |
| March 14, 1832 | June 25, 1834 | United States Bank Affairs; Select committee expired | |
| Banking and Currency | March 2, 1865 | January 3, 1975 | Renamed Banking, Currency, and Housing |
| Banking, Currency, and Housing | January 3, 1975 | January 4, 1977 | Renamed Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs |
| Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs | January 4, 1977 | January 5, 1995 | Renamed Banking and Financial Services |
| Banking and Financial Services | January 5, 1995 | January 3, 2001 | Renamed Financial Services United States House Committee on Financial Services The United States House Committee on Financial Services is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries... |
| Banking Memorials (Select) | January 20, 1823 | February 27, 1823 | Memorials of Banking Institutions and Insurance Companies in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Bank of the United States; Select committee expired |
| Bankrupt Law (Select) | July 15, 1861 | May 17, 1866 | Select committee expired |
| Bankruptcy (Select) | January 1, 1812 | July 6, 1812 | Establishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy; Select committee expired |
| Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) | February 19, 1814 | March 3, 1817 | Select committee expired |
| December 31, 1835 | June 20, 1836 | Select committee expired | |
| December 4, 1844 | February 25, 1845 | Select committee expired | |
| Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans (Select) | August 4, 1954 | January 15, 1956 | Committee to Investigate and Study Certain Benefits for Surviving Dependents of Deceased Members and Former Members of the Armed Forces; Select committee expired |
| Berkshire Association (Select) | January 29, 1817 | February 21, 1817 | Select committee expired |
| Bible Society of Philadelphia (Select) | February 24, 1816 | March 5, 1816 | Select committee expired |
| Biennial Register (Select) | April 28, 1832 | June 26, 1834 | Select committee expired |
| Bills of Exchange (Select) | January 13, 1826 | March 22, 1826 | Select committee expired |
| Bills and Resolutions Introduced in the House (Select) | February 10, 1909 | March 3, 1909 | Select committee expired |
| Bonus of the National Bank (Select) | December 16, 1816 | December 23, 1816 | Select committee expired |
| Boundary of the Chickasaw Indians (Select) | February 6, 1834 | May 6, 1834 | Committee to review the True Boundary of the Chickasaw Indians, Between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers; Select committee expired |
| Bounty Land Act of 1850 (Select) | December 5, 1850 | August 31, 1852 | Select committee expired |
| Bounty Lands Commutation (Select) | December 11, 1816 | January 11, 1817 | Select committee expired |
| Boynton Investigation (Select) | February 8, 1884 | July 7, 1884 | Select committee expired |
| British Depredations of the Northern Frontier (Select) | January 25, 1832 | March 17, 1832 | Select committee expired |
| Brownstown Treaty (Select) | January 26, 1820 | May 12, 1820 | Select committee expired |
| Conduct of Peter J. Bruin (Select) | April 18, 1808 | April 21, 1808 | Committee investigated the conduct of Peter J. Bruin, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Mississippi Territory Mississippi Territory The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi.... |
| Budget (Select) | July 31, 1919 | October 11, 1919 | Select committee expired |
| Census | 1901 | 1946 | Jurisdiction merged into Post Office and Civil Service |
| Civil Service | 1924 | 1946 | Jurisdiction merged into Post Office and Civil Service |
| Claims | November 14, 1794 | 1946 | Jurisdiction merged into Judiciary United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement... |
| Coinage, Weights and Measures | 1867 | 1946 | Jurisdiction merged into Banking and Currency |
| Commerce and Manufactures United States House Committee on Commerce and Manufactures The United States House Committee on Commerce and Manufactures was a standing committee of the U.S. House from 1795 until 1819, when the two initially related subjects were split into the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Manufactures. Its related committee in the U.S... |
December 14, 1795 | 1819 | Renamed and split into Commerce United States House Committee on Commerce The United States House Committee on Commerce was a standing committee of the U.S. House from 1819 until 1892; it was established when the previous Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, which has existed since 1795, was split into two different committees... and Manufactures |
| Commerce United States House Committee on Commerce The United States House Committee on Commerce was a standing committee of the U.S. House from 1819 until 1892; it was established when the previous Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, which has existed since 1795, was split into two different committees... |
1819 | 1893 | First period. Renamed Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Disposition of Executive Papers United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers The United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.... |
1889 | 1947 | Jurisdiction merged into House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... |
| District of Columbia | 1808 | 1999 | Jurisdiction merged into Government Reform United States House Committee on Government Reform The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816.... |
| Economic and Educational Opportunities | 1995 | 1997 | Renamed Committee on Education and the Workforce United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce The Committee on Education and the Workforce is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. From 1947 until 1994 and again from 2007 to 2011, during Democratic control of the House, it was known as the Committee on Education and Labor.-History of the Committee:Attempts were... |
| Education | 1883 | 1947 | Merged into Education and Labor |
| Education and Labor | 1867 | 1883 | Split into Education and Labor 1947-1995: Restored as Economic and Educational Opportunities 1997-2007: Renamed Education and the Workforce United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce The Committee on Education and the Workforce is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. From 1947 until 1994 and again from 2007 to 2011, during Democratic control of the House, it was known as the Committee on Education and Labor.-History of the Committee:Attempts were... ; Restored in 2007 |
| Elections United States House Committee on Elections The United States House Committee on Elections is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.Article 1, section 5, of the Constitution of the United States specifies: "Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns, and Qualifications of its own Members." The... |
April 13, 1789 | 1947 | Jurisdiction merged into House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... |
| Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress | 1893 | 1947 | Jurisdiction merged into House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... |
| Energy Independence and Global Warming United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was a select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was established March 8, 2007 through adoption of a resolution by a 269–150 vote of the full House... |
2007 | 2011 | Terminated |
| Engraving | 1844 | 1860 | Jurisdiction merged into Printing |
| Enrolled Bills United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills The United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.The House standing Committee on Enrolled Bills was a result of the dissolution of the old Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills. The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills was... |
1876 | 1947 | Jurisdiction merged into House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... |
| Expenditures in the Executive Departments | 1927 | 1952 | Created by the merger of several predecessor expenditure committees Jurisdiction merged into Government Operations |
| Expenditures in the Agriculture Department | 1889 | 1927 | Jurisdiction merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the Commerce and Labor Departments | 1905 | 1913 | Split between Expenditures in the Commerce Department and Expenditures in the Labor Department |
| Expenditures in the Commerce Department | 1913 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the Interior Department | 1860 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the Justice Department | 1874 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the Labor Department | 1913 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the Navy Department United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department The United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department is a defunct a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.... |
1816 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the Post Office Department | 1816 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the State Department | 1816 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the Treasury Department | 1816 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures in the War Department | 1816 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Expenditures on Public Buildings | 1816 | 1927 | Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments |
| Flood Control | February 3, 1916 | January 3, 1947 | Jurisdiction over related subjects previously under Rivers and Harbors United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors The House Committee on Rivers and Harbors was a U.S. House committee from 1883 until 1946. It was authorized early in the 48th Congress in December 1883, when the committee was given jurisdiction over subjects relating to the improvements of rivers and harbors; it also had the responsibility of... , and some issues included from Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River before its termination in 1911. Committee terminated by 1946 Reorg., with its successor being Public Works. |
| Freedmen's Affairs | 1866 | 1875 | Implementation of 14th Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v... and 15th Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"... Amendments |
| Government Operations | 1952 | 1999 | Moved into Government Reform United States House Committee on Government Reform The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816.... |
| Government Reform United States House Committee on Government Reform The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816.... |
1999 | 2007 | Renamed Oversight and Government Reform |
| Hurricane Katrina (Select) | 2005 | 2006 | Select committee expired |
| Immigration and Naturalization | 1893 | 1946 | Moved into Judiciary United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement... |
| Indian Affairs | 1821 | 1946 | Moved into Public Lands |
| Industrial Arts and Expositions | 1903 | 1927 | |
| Insular Affairs United States House Committee on Insular Affairs The United States House Committee on Insular Affairs is a defunct committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.The Treaty of Paris, signed on December 10, 1898, officially concluded the Spanish-American War. According to the provisions of the treaty, Spain ceded the Philippine Islands, Puerto... |
1899 | 1946 | Cuban affairs moved to Foreign Affairs in 1906 Moved to Public Lands |
| Interior and Insular Affairs | 1951 | 1993 | Moved to Resources United States House Committee on Resources The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, or Natural Resources Committee is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. Originally called the "Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs," the name was changed to the Natural Resources Committee in 1993... |
| Internal Security | 1969 | 1975 | Functions transferred to the Judiciary United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement... |
| International Relations United States House Committee on International Relations The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives which has jurisdiction over bills and investigations related to the foreign affairs of the United States... |
1975 | 1979 | Renamed Foreign Affairs Restored 1995–2007 Reverted back to Foreign Affairs |
| Interstate and Foreign Commerce | 1893 | 1981 | Renamed Energy and Commerce United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more than 200 years... |
| Invalid Pensions United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions The United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions is a former committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1946.The committee was created on January 10, 1831 with jurisdiction over matters relating to pensions for disabled veterans. Originally, the jurisdiction of the... |
1831 | 1946 | Terminated |
| Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran (Select) | January 1987 | November 1987 | Iran-Contra Committee; Select committee expired |
| Irrigation and Reclamation | 1924 | 1946 | Moved to Public Lands |
| Irrigation of Arid Lands | 1893 | 1924 | Renamed Irrigation and Reclamation |
| Katyn Forest Massacre Investigation (Select) | 1951 | 1952 | Select committee expired |
| Labor | 1883 | 1947 | Merged into Education and Labor |
| Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River | November 7, 1877 | April 5, 1911 | Committee terminated, with its successor being Rivers and Harbors United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors The House Committee on Rivers and Harbors was a U.S. House committee from 1883 until 1946. It was authorized early in the 48th Congress in December 1883, when the committee was given jurisdiction over subjects relating to the improvements of rivers and harbors; it also had the responsibility of... . |
| Library | ?? | ?? | Some functions moved into House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... . Now Joint Committee on the Library United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library The Joint Committee on the Library is a joint committee of the United States Congress devoted to the affairs and administration of the Library of Congress, which is the library of the federal legislature. There are five members of each house on the committee. It has no subcommittees.The committee... |
| Manufactures | December 8, 1819 | 1911 | Created from the split of Commerce and Manufactures United States House Committee on Commerce and Manufactures The United States House Committee on Commerce and Manufactures was a standing committee of the U.S. House from 1795 until 1819, when the two initially related subjects were split into the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Manufactures. Its related committee in the U.S... in 1819, it became inactive during its later years and was eliminated in 1911. |
| Memorials | 1929 | 1947 | Moved into House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... |
| Merchant Marine and Fisheries | 1887 | 1932 | |
| 1935 | 1994 | ||
| Merchant Marine, Radio and Fisheries | 1932 | 1935 | Temporary renaming of Merchant Marine and Fisheries |
| Mileage United States House Committee on Mileage The United States House Committee on Mileage is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.The jurisdiction of the committee is described in Rule XI: "The ascertaining of the travel of Members of the House shall be made by the Committee on Mileage and reported to the... |
1837 | 1927 | Duties returned to Accounts United States House Committee on Accounts The United States House Committee on Accounts is a former committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1803 to 1927.-History:The committee was created on December 27, 1803, and was made a standing committee in 1805.... |
| Military Affairs | 1822 | 1946 | Moved into Armed Services United States House Committee on Armed Services thumb|United States House Committee on Armed Services emblemThe U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives... |
| Military Pensions | 1825 | 1831 | Renamed Invalid Pensions United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions The United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions is a former committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1946.The committee was created on January 10, 1831 with jurisdiction over matters relating to pensions for disabled veterans. Originally, the jurisdiction of the... |
| Militia | 1835 | 1911 | Moved to Military Affairs |
| Mines and Mining United States House Committee on Mines and Mining The United States House Committee on Mines and Mining is a defunct a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.The Committee on Mines and Mining was created on December 19, 1865, for consideration of subjects relating to mining interests... |
1865 | 1946 | Moved to Public Lands |
| Mississippi Levees | December 10, 1875 | November 7, 1877 | Renamed Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, until 1911. |
| Natural Resources | 1993 | 1995 | Renamed Resources United States House Committee on Resources The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, or Natural Resources Committee is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. Originally called the "Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs," the name was changed to the Natural Resources Committee in 1993... 2007: Restored |
| Naval Affairs | 1822 | 1946 | Moved into Armed Services United States House Committee on Armed Services thumb|United States House Committee on Armed Services emblemThe U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives... |
| Niagara Ship Canal (Select) | on/before 1861 | on/after 1861 | Select committee expired |
| Pacific Railroads | 1865 | 1911 | Terminated |
| Patents | 1837 | 1946 | Moved into Judiciary United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement... |
| Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims | 1813 | 1825 | Renamed Revolutionary Pensions United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions The United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions was a U.S. House committee, established on January 10, 1831, that superseded the defunct Committee on Military Pensions to assume jurisdiction over issues related to pensions for service in the American Revolutionary War.In 1867, the... |
| Pensions | 1880 | 1946 | Terminated |
| Post Office and Civil Service | 1946 | 1999 | Moved into Government Reform United States House Committee on Government Reform The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816.... |
| Post Office and Post Roads | 1808 | 1946 | Moved into Post Office and Civil Service |
| Printing | 1846 | ?? | Moved into House Administration United States House Committee on House Administration The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives.-Jurisdiction:... |
| Private Land Claims | ?? | ?? | |
| Public Buildings and Grounds | 1837 | 1946 | Established as a standing Committee, replacing the Select Committee on Public Buildings created in 1819. Jurisdiction over "all the public buildings constructed by the United States" was given by an 1871 resolution. |
| Public Expenditures | 1814 | 1880 | |
| Public Lands | 1805 | 1951 | Renamed Interior and Insular Affairs |
| Public Works | 1947 | 1968 | Created by the 1946 Reorg., which combined the jurisdictions of Public Buildings and Grounds, Rivers and Harbors, Roads, and Flood Control Committees. Its wide jurisdiction remained the same throughout. |
| Railways and Canals | April 9, 1869 | 1927 | Renamed from Roads and Canals United States House Committee on Roads and Canals The United States House Committee on Roads and Canals was a U.S. House committee, which was initially established as a select committee in 1815 and subsequently became a standing committee between 1831 and 1869. Roads and canals were an initial and integral sector of domestic improvements for... . Jurisdiction contracted significantly over time; in 1880 responsibility for improvement of navigation of rivers and many railroad related matters moved to Commerce United States House Committee on Commerce The United States House Committee on Commerce was a standing committee of the U.S. House from 1819 until 1892; it was established when the previous Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, which has existed since 1795, was split into two different committees... . Dissolved in 1927 with its jurisdiction added to Interstate and Foreign Commerce. |
| Reconstruction (Select) | ?? | ?? | Select committee expired |
| Records of Committees Relating to Banking and Currency | ?? | ?? | |
| Reform in the Civil Service | 1893 | 1924 | Renamed Civil Service |
| Resources United States House Committee on Resources The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, or Natural Resources Committee is a Congressional committee of the United States House of Representatives. Originally called the "Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs," the name was changed to the Natural Resources Committee in 1993... |
1995 | 2007 | Renamed Natural Resources |
| Revisal and Unfinished Business | December 9, 1795 | 1868 | Unfinished business duties obsolete, remainder renamed Revision of Laws |
| Revision of Laws | 1868 | 1946 | Moved into Judiciary United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement... |
| Revolutionary Claims | 1825 | 1873 | Moved to War Claims |
| Revolutionary Pensions United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions The United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions was a U.S. House committee, established on January 10, 1831, that superseded the defunct Committee on Military Pensions to assume jurisdiction over issues related to pensions for service in the American Revolutionary War.In 1867, the... |
?? | 1825 | Split between Military Pensions and Revolutionary Claims |
| Rivers and Harbors United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors The House Committee on Rivers and Harbors was a U.S. House committee from 1883 until 1946. It was authorized early in the 48th Congress in December 1883, when the committee was given jurisdiction over subjects relating to the improvements of rivers and harbors; it also had the responsibility of... |
December 1883 | 1946 | Given jurisdiction over subjects relating to improvements Internal improvements Internal improvements is the term used historically in the United States for public works from the end of the American Revolution through much of the 19th century, mainly for the creation of a transportation infrastructure: roads, turnpikes, canals, harbors and navigation improvements... of navigation and responsible for reporting river and harbor bills Rivers and Harbors Act Rivers and Harbors Act may refer to one of many pieces of legislation and appropriations passed by the United States Congress since the first such legislation in 1824. At that time congress appropriated $75,000 to improve navigation on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers by removing sandbars, snags,... , previously handled by Commerce United States House Committee on Commerce The United States House Committee on Commerce was a standing committee of the U.S. House from 1819 until 1892; it was established when the previous Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, which has existed since 1795, was split into two different committees... . Jurisdiction changed over time, gaining responsibilities of Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, when terminated in 1911, then losing that subject to the new Flood Control in 1916. After 1920 it lost ability to report appropriations and was limited to reporting authorizations. |
| Roads | 1913 | 1946 | The committee was disbanded by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and its jurisdiction included in those of the new Public Works. |
| Roads and Canals United States House Committee on Roads and Canals The United States House Committee on Roads and Canals was a U.S. House committee, which was initially established as a select committee in 1815 and subsequently became a standing committee between 1831 and 1869. Roads and canals were an initial and integral sector of domestic improvements for... |
1831 | 1869 | Originated as a select committee in 1815 and reappointed at each succeeding Congress until December 1831, when it became a standing committee; in 1869 a motion was approved to change the name to the Railways and Canals |
| Science United States House Committee on Science The Committee on Science, Space and Technology is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction over non-defense federal scientific research and development... |
1995 | 2007 | Renamed Science and Technology |
| Science and Astronautics | 1959 | 1974 | Renamed Science and Technology |
| Science and Technology | 1974 | 1987 | Renamed Committee on Science, Space and Technology (Restored in 2007) |
| Science, Space and Technology | 1987 | 1995 | Renamed Committee on Science United States House Committee on Science The Committee on Science, Space and Technology is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction over non-defense federal scientific research and development... |
| Territories United States House Committee on Territories The United States House Committee on Territories was a committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1825 to 1946 . Its jurisdiction was reporting on a variety to topics related to the territories, including legislation concerning them, and their admission as new states.... |
1825 | 1946 | Moved to Public Lands |
| Un-American Activities | 1945 | 1969 | Also called HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities or House Un-American Activities Committee was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. In 1969, the House changed the committee's name to "House Committee on Internal Security"... or HCUA. Became Internal Security |
| Uniform System of Coinage, Weights and Measures | ?? | ?? | |
| Ventilation and Acoustics United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics The United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.The committee was established to have jurisdiction over subjects related to the ventilation and acoustics of the Hall of the House of Representatives... |
1893 | 1911 | |
| Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 United States House Select Committee on the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 The House Select Committee on the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007 is a defunct select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was established August 3, 2007 when the House adopted resolution , introduced by House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio... (Select) |
August 3, 2007 | January 3, 2009 | Select committee expired |
| War Claims | 1873 | 1946 | Moved into Judiciary United States House Committee on the Judiciary The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement... |
| Water Power (Special) United States House Special Committee on Water Power The Special Committee on Water Power was a special committee of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 65th and 66th Congresses. It was established on January 11, 1918.-Jurisdiction:... |
1918 | 1921 | |
| Woman Suffrage | 1917 | 1927 | Implementation of the 19th Amendment Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920.... |
| World War Veterans' Legislation | ?? | ?? | |
| Committee | Established | Terminated | Notes |
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| Committee of the Whole | 1789 | 1986 | A parliamentary device Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary procedure is the body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs, organizations, legislative bodies, and other deliberative assemblies... used by the Senate to consider issues as a body. Used extensively prior to the creation of standing committees in 1816. |
| Accounts of James Monroe (Select) | February 8, 1831 | February 11, 1831 | Select committee expired |
| Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) | March 3, 1881 | April 18, 1921 | Select committee expired |
| Aeronautical and Space Sciences United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences The Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences was a standing committee of the United States Senate from 1958 until 1977, when it was folded into the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation... |
July 24, 1958 | February 11, 1977 | Replaced by Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following subjects:* Coast Guard* Coastal zone management* Communications... |
| Agriculture | December 9, 1825 | March 3, 1857 | Restored in 1863 |
| March 6, 1863 | February 5, 1884 | Renamed Agriculture and Forestry | |
| Agriculture and Forestry | February 5, 1884 | February 11, 1977 | Renamed Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry The Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all matters relating to the nation's agriculture industry, farming programs, forestry and logging, and legislation relating to nutrition and... |
| Agricultural Labor Shortages in the West (Special) | October 24, 1942 | December 16, 1942 | |
| Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts (Special) | February 24, 1933 | June 30, 1936 | |
| Alabama Land Purchase (Select) | February 4, 1828 | May 26, 1828 | Official title: Memorial of the State of Alabama to Purchase Certain Public Lands from Within the State; Select committee expired |
| Alaska Railroad (Special Select) | July 1, 1930 | December 4, 1933 | |
| Alien Property Custodian's Office (Select) | July 3, 1926 | March 3, 1927 | Select committee expired |
| Alter and Improve Senate Chamber (Select) | May 19, 1860 | August 6, 1861 | Select committee expired |
| Amending the Constitution on the Election of the President and Vice President (Select) | March 15, 1830 | March 3, 1831 | Select committee expired |
| Amendments to the Constitution (Select) | November 23, 1820 | March 3, 1825 | Official title: Proposed Amendments to the Constitution; Select committee expired |
| June 2, 1834 | June 30, 1834 | Official title: Resolution to Amend the Constitution; Select committee expired | |
| February 27, 1861 | February 28, 1861 | Official title: Certain Amendments Proposed to the Constitution by the Convention held in Washington City; Select committee expired | |
| American Colonization Society | February 29, 1820 | May 15, 1820 | |
| Aquatic Life | January 3, 1938 | January 3, 1940 | Official title: Conservation and Utilization of Aquatic Life |
| Armed Strikebreakers (Select) | August 2, 1892 | February 10, 1893 | Official title: Investigate Armed Bodies of Men for Private Purposes; Pinkerton Detective Force; Select committee expired |
| Assault on Charles Sumner | May 23, 1856 | May 28, 1856 | |
| Atomic Energy (Select) | October 22, 1945 | August 1, 1946 | Replaced by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy was a United States congressional committee that was tasked with exclusive jurisdiction over "all bills, resolutions, and other matters" related to civilian and military aspects of nuclear power from 1946 through 1977... |
| Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and Baltimore (Select) | February 23, 1854 | August 7, 1854 | Proposal for a Pneumatic tube Pneumatic tube Pneumatic tubes are systems in which cylindrical containers are propelled through a network of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum... delivery system; Select committee expired |
| Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty (Select) | March 3, 1924 | March 4, 1925 | Select committee expired |
| Attorney General's Office | December 10, 1816 | March 3, 1817 | Official title: Establishing an Additional Executive Office of the Attorney General |
| Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate This committee of the United States Senate was created November 4, 1807. On January 2, 1947 its functions were transferred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.... |
November 4, 1807 | January 2, 1947 | Replaced by Rules and Administration United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.The committee... . No mention of committee in 1809. |
| Bank Note Circulation (Select) | February 27, 1840 | July 21, 1840 | Official title: Committee on the expediency of an amendment to the Constitution in Relation to the Circulation of Bank Notes and other Paper Currency; Select committee expired |
| Banking and Currency | May 22, 1913 | October 26, 1970 | Renamed Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to: banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes,... |
| Bankruptcy (Select) | December 8, 1826 | March 3, 1827 | Official title: Establishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy; Select committee expired |
| June 8, 1840 | July 21, 1840 | Official title: Bills to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout the United States; Select committee expired | |
| Bankruptcy and Receivership (Special) | June 13, 1933 | May 29, 1936 | Official title: Special Committee to Investigate Receivership and Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Courts of the United States |
| Banks Expedition (Select) | December 22, 1862 | February 9, 1863 | Official title: Inquire and Report in Regard to the Chartering of Transport Vessels for the Banks Expedition; Select committee expired |
| Banks in Which Deposits Have Been Made (Select) | December 24, 1824 | March 3, 1825 | Official title: Liquidation of the Balances Due from Banks in Which Deposits Have Been Made |
| Banks of the District of Columbia (Select) | December 17, 1857 | June 14, 1858 | Select committee expired |
| Bribery Attempts Investigation (Special) | May 17, 1894 | August 2, 1894 | Official title: to Investigate Attempts at Bribery During the Consideration of the Tariff Bill |
| Budget (Special) | July 14, 1919 | April 13, 1920 | See Committee on the Budget United States Senate Committee on the Budget The United States Senate Committee on Budget was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. It is responsible for drafting Congress's annual budget plan and monitoring action on the budget for the Federal Government. The committee has jurisdiction over the... |
| Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate (Select) | December 7, 1880 | August 8, 1882 | Select committee expired |
| California's Admission to the Union | January 24, 1849 | March 3, 1850 | Stubbs Lists the committee through September 30, 1850, but there is no record of it existing during the 31st Congress 31st United States Congress The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months... . See the Committee of Thirteen for the Settlement of the Slavery Question |
| Campaign Expenditures (Special) | June 17, 1924 | February 12, 1925 | |
| Campaign Expenditures (Select) | December 5, 1932 | December 21, 1933 | Investiate Campaign Expenditures of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates and Candidates for the United States Senate. |
| Campaign Expenditures Investigation (Special) | January 3, 1935 | January 3, 1941 | |
| Campaign Expenditures, 1944 | March 30, 1944 | March 15, 1945 | Official title: Presidential, Vice-Presidential, and Senate Campaign Expenditures in 1944 |
| Campaign Expenditures, 1946 | January 14, 1946 | ?? | |
| Canadian Relations United States Senate Committee on Canadian Relations The United States Senate Committee on Canadian Relations existed from July 31, 1888, when it was created as a select committee, until April 18, 1921, and dealt with issues related to U.S. relations with Canada. It became a standing committee on January 13, 1892.-Chairmen of the Select Committee on... |
July 31, 1888 | January 13, 1892 | Select; Became a standing committee |
| January 13, 1892 | April 18, 1921 | Merged with Foreign Relations United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. The Foreign Relations Committee is generally responsible for overseeing and funding foreign aid programs as... |
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| Catlin's Collection of Indian Scenes, Purchase of | February 3, 1852 | June 23, 1852 | |
| Censure Charges against Senator McCarthy (Select) | August 2, 1954 | December 2, 1954 | Terminated on passage of a motion to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy Joseph McCarthy Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957... |
| Census United States Senate Committee on the Census The United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census was created in 1878. It continued to operate until 1887, when it became the United States Senate Committee on the Census. The Committee was abolished in 1921. Issues related to the U.S. Census and the U.S... |
December 12, 1887 | April 18, 1921 | Preceded by various select committees |
| Seventh Census (Select) | December 14, 1848 | June 28, 1852 | Select committee expired |
| Ninth Census (Select) | January 29, 1869 | March 3, 1869 | Select committee expired |
| Tenth Census (Select) | April 4, 1878 | March 3, 1887 | Replaced by the Committee on the Census United States Senate Committee on the Census The United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census was created in 1878. It continued to operate until 1887, when it became the United States Senate Committee on the Census. The Committee was abolished in 1921. Issues related to the U.S. Census and the U.S... |
| Centennial of the Constitution and the Discovery of America (Select) | July 31, 1889 | March 3, 1889 | Replaced with the Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial |
| Centralization of Heavy Industry in the United States (Special) | December 21, 1943 | December 19, 1944 | |
| Charges Against Benjamin Stark (Select) | March 18, 1862 | April 22, 1862 | Select committee expired |
| Charges Against Burton K. Wheeler (Select) | April 9, 1924 | May 19, 1924 | Investigation into Senator Burton Wheeler Burton K. Wheeler Burton Kendall Wheeler was an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from 1923 until 1947.-Early life:... for acting as an attorney in cases to which the U.S. was a party.; Select committee expired |
| Charges Against Senator Powell Clayton (Select) | January 9, 1872 | February 26, 1873 | Select committee expired |
| Senator Pomeroy (Select) | February 10, 1873 | March 3, 1873 | Charges of election bribes against Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy]]; Select committee expired |
| Charges of Corruption Contained in the Daily Times (Select) | March 12, 1846 | March 16, 1846 | Charges of corruption against the Senate related to the U.S.-British Oregon boundary dispute]] that were printed by the Daily Times in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... on 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 1846.; Select committee expired |
| Cherokee Nation's Complaints of Invasion of their Territory (Select) | August 5, 1892 | March 3, 1893 | Select committee expired |
| Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia (Select) | January 9, 1860 | January 17, 1860 | Official title: Bill to Prohibit the Issue and Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia; Select committee expired |
| Civil Service United States Senate Committee on Civil Service United States Senate Committee on Civil Service is a defunct committee of the United States Senate.The first standing Senate committee with jurisdiction over the civil service was the United States Senate Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, which was established on December 4, 1873,... |
April 18, 1921 | January 2, 1947 | Replaced by Post Office and Civil Service |
| Civil Service and Retrenchment | December 4, 1873 | April 18, 1921 | Renamed Civil Service United States Senate Committee on Civil Service United States Senate Committee on Civil Service is a defunct committee of the United States Senate.The first standing Senate committee with jurisdiction over the civil service was the United States Senate Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, which was established on December 4, 1873,... |
| Civil Service Commission Examining Division (Select) | January 19, 1922 | July 25, 1922 | Official title: Investigate the Examining Division of the Civil Service Commission |
| Civil Service Laws (Special) | April 1, 1938 | January 25, 1945 | Official title: Special Committee to Investigate Administration and Operation of Civil Service Laws and the Classification Act of 1923 |
| Civil Service Operations (Select) | March 13, 1888 | March 3, 1889 | Select committee expired |
| Civil Service System (Special) | April 1, 1938 | January 3, 1941 | |
| Claims United States Senate Committee on Claims The United States Senate Committee on Claims was among the first standing committees established in the Senate. It dealt generally with issues related to private bills and petitions... |
December 10, 1816 | January 2, 1947 | Jurisdiction transferred to Judiciary United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary is a standing committee of the United States Senate, of the United States Congress. The Judiciary Committee, with 18 members, is charged with conducting hearings prior to the Senate votes on confirmation of federal judges nominated by the... and United States Court of Federal Claims United States Court of Federal Claims The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government. The court is established pursuant to Congress's authority under Article One of the United States Constitution... |
| Clerical Assistance to Senators (Select) | January 26, 1917 | March 3, 1917 | Select committee expired |
| Coast and Insular Survey United States Senate Committee on Coast and Insular Survey The United States Senate Committee on Coast and Insular Survey was created in 1899 and terminated in 1921.-Chairmen:*Addison G. Foster 1899-1903*Levi Ankeny 1903-1905*Samuel Piles 1905-1911*Charles E. Townsend 1911-1913... |
December 15, 1899 | April 18, 1921 | |
| Coast Defenses United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses The United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses was created in 1885 to deal with the country's coastal defenses. It was abolished in 1921.-Chairmen of the Committee on Coast Defenses, 1885-1921:*Joseph Dolph 1885-1891... |
March 13, 1885 | April 18, 1921 | |
| Coins (Select) | December 10, 1929 | December 15, 1830 | Select committee expired |
| Coins, Weights and Measures (Select) | May 18, 1866 | July 16, 1866 | Select committee expired |
| Commerce | December 12, 1825 | January 2, 1947 | Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Restored in 1961 |
| April 13, 1961 | February 11, 1977 | Replaced by Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following subjects:* Coast Guard* Coastal zone management* Communications... |
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| Commerce and Manufactures United States Senate Committee on Commerce and Manufactures The United States Senate Committee on Commerce and Manufactures was one of the original standing committees created in the Senate in 1816, but it only lasted nine years, when it was split into the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Manufactures... |
December 10, 1816 | December 12, 1825 | Split into Commerce and Manufactures |
| Compensation (Select) | June 26, 1866 | July 2, 1866 | Select committee expired |
| Compensation of Congress (Select) | December 11, 1816 | March 3, 1817 | Official title: Resolution to Amend the Constitution on Compensation of Congress; Select committee expired |
| United States Senate Select Committee on Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) | December 9, 1816 | February 6, 1817 | Official title: Repealing or Modifying a Law on Compensation of Members of Congress; Select committee expired |
| Compensation of Senate Employees (Select) | March 30, 1885 | December 7, 1885 | Select committee expired |
| January 6, 1954 | ?? | Date as listed in the Congressional Directory, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session. | |
| Comptroller William Medill (Select) | June 1, 1860 | June 12, 1860 | Official title: Select Committee in Relation to the First Comptroller, William Medill William Medill William Medill was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 22nd Governor of Ohio.Born in New Castle County, Delaware, Medill was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served from 1835–1838, serving as Speaker of the House from 1836-1837... ; Select committee expired |
| Conservation of National Resources United States Senate Committee on Conservation of National Resources The United States Senate Committee on Conservation of National Resources was established in 1909 and terminated in 1921.-Chairmen of the Committee on Conservation of National Resources:*Joseph M. Dixon 1910-1913*Marcus A. Smith 1913... |
March 22, 1909 | April 18, 1921 | |
| Confiscation of Rebel Property (Select) | May 6, 1862 | May 14, 1862 | Official title: Committee on S. 151 to Confiscate Property and Free the Slaves of Rebels. Considered various bills related to confiscation of property.; Select committee expired |
| Constitution of the State of Alabama | December 6, 1819 | May 15, 1820 | |
| Constitution of the State of Arkansas | March 14, 1835 | July 4, 1836 | |
| Contribution Investigation (Select) | February 7, 1956 | March 29, 1956 | Investigation into use of political contributions to influence the vote of a senator on a particular bill.; Select committee expired |
| Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia The United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia was formed as a select committee in 1892, and became a standing committee in 1896. In 1921, it was abolished.... |
July 27, 1892 | March 19, 1896 | Select; Became a standing committee |
| March 19, 1896 | April 18, 1921 | ||
| Counting the Electoral Vote (Select) | December 18, 1876 | March 3, 1877 | United States presidential election of 1876 United States presidential election, 1876 The United States presidential election of 1876 was one of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history. Samuel J. Tilden of New York outpolled Ohio's Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote, and had 184 electoral votes to Hayes's 165, with 20 votes uncounted... ; Select committee expired |
| Court Reorganization and Judicial Procedure (Special) | August 6, 1937 | August 5, 1939 | |
| Credentials of the Honorable John M. Niles (Select) | April 30, 1844 | May 16, 1844 | Select committee expired |
| Crop Insurance (Select) | September 9, 1922 | March 3, 1923 | Select committee expired |
| Cuban Relations United States Senate Committee on Cuban Relations The United States Senate Committee on Cuban Relations was formed following the Spanish-American War, in 1899. The Committee was terminated, along with many others, in 1921.-Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Cuban Relations, 1899-1921:... |
December 15, 1899 | April 18, 1921 | Merged with Foreign Relations United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. The Foreign Relations Committee is generally responsible for overseeing and funding foreign aid programs as... |
| Danger of Steam Vessels (Select) | December 6, 1837 | July 9, 1838 | Select committee expired |
| Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select) | January 21, 1823 | March 3, 1829 | Official title: Abolishing Imprisonment for Debt; Select committee expired |
| Debts of the States | January 8, 1840 | July 21, 1840 | Official title: Assumption by the General Government of the Debts of the States |
| Depreciation of Foreign Currencies (Select) | April 12, 1932 | March 3, 1933 | Official title: Investigation of Depreciation of Foreign Currencies; Select committee expired |
| Disorder in the Senate of April 17, 1850 | April 17, 1850 | September 30, 1850 | Fight between Senator Foote and Senator Benton Congressional |
| Disarmament United States Senate Select Committee on Disarmament The United States Senate Select Committee on Disarmament was a committee organized in the U.S. Senate. It has since been disbanded.... (Select) |
?? | ?? | Select committee expired |
| Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments | March 22, 1909 | April 18, 1921 | Byrd first lists it in December 1903. Preceded by the Examination and Disposition of Documents (Select) |
| Distilled Spirit Tax Bill (Select) | May 4, 1882 | August 8, 1882 | Select committee expired |
| Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) | December 14 , 1826 | March 3, 1813 | Select committee expired |
| District of Columbia United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia The United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia was one of the first standing committees created in the United States Senate, in 1816. It had jurisdiction over the District of Columbia... |
December 18, 1816 | February 11, 1977 | Functions transferred to Governmental Affairs |
| District of Columbia Public School System (Select) | February 24, 1920 | May 26, 1920 | Official title: Investigate the Public School System of the District of Columbia; Select committee expired |
| District of Columbia Excise Board (Select) | January 26, 1915 | March 4, 1915 | Select committee expired |
| Dueling (Select) | February 25, 1831 | March 3, 1831 | Select committee expired |
| Duties on Imports (Select) | January 23, 1861 | February 1, 1861 | Official title: Bill (H.R. 338) to Provide for the Payment of Outstanding Treasury Notes, to Authorize and Loan, and t o Regulate and Fix the Duties on Imports; Select committee expired |
| Education | January 28, 1869 | February 14, 1870 | Renamed Education and Labor |
| Education and Labor | February 14, 1870 | January 2, 1947 | Functions transferred to Labor and Public Welfare |
| Education and Labor Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor | 1936 | 1941 | Also known as the LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee or La Follette Committee |
| Education and Labor Subcommittee on Wartime Health and Education | 1943 | 1946 | http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/senate/chapter-14.html#ed&l |
| Efficiency of the Army Efficiency (Select) | July 6, 1861 | August 6, 1861 | Review of a bill numbered S. 4 to promote efficiency of the Army; Select committee expired |
| Elections of 1878 (Select) | December 17, 1878 | March 3, 1881 | Official title: Inquire into Alleged Frauds and Violence in the Elections of 1878]]; Select committee expired |
| Election of William Lorimer (Select) | June 7, 1911 | May 20, 1912 | |
| Eligibility of James Shields (Select) | March 6, 1849 | March 15, 1849 | Official title: Eligibility of the Honorable James Shields to a Seat in the Senate; Select committee expired |
| Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to California (Select) | January 20, 1853 | March 3, 1853 | Official title: Protection of the Emigrant Route and a Telegraphic Line from Missouri to California and Oregon; Select committee expired |
| Emigration of Negroes from the South to North | December 19, 1879 | June 1, 1880 | Official title: Investigate the Causes Which Have Led to the Emigration of Negroes from the Southern to the Northern States |
| Employment of a Fiscal Agent | June 3], 1941 | July 21, 1841 | |
| Engrossed Bills | March 9, 1875 | April 18, 1921 | |
| Enrolled Bills | March 9, 1875 | January 2, 1947 | Preceded by the Enrolled Bills (Joint); Transferred to [[United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills was a joint committee of the United States Congress operating from 1789 to 1876. It was one of the first standing committees established by Congress, having been created July 27, 1789 during the 1st Congress.-History:... on Intermarriages in New York. Racially-tinged letter written to journalist Sam H. Reading on October 15, 1929. |
| Hot Springs (Arkansas) Commission (Special) | December 3, 1878 | February 19, 1879 | Official title: Cause of the Omission of the Clause Relating to the Hot Springs of Arkansas in the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill |
| Human Resources | February 11, 1977 | March 7, 1979 | Preceded by Labor and Public Welfare; Renamed Labor and Human Resources |
| Illegal Appointments in Civil Service (Select) | May 19, 1928 | March 3, 1929 | Select committee expired |
| Immigration | December 12, 1889 | January 2, 1947 | Transferred to Judiciary |
| Immigration and Naturalization | December 20, 1889 | August 18, 1893 | Select; Became a standing committee |
| August 18, 1893 | January 2, 1947 | Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/senate/chapter-13-judiciary-1947-1968.html | |
| Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson (Select) | February 25, 1868 | February 26, 1868 | Official title: Consider and Report on the Message of the House Respecting the Impeachment of the President Impeachment of Andrew Johnson The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, was one of the most dramatic events in the political life of the United States during Reconstruction, and the first impeachment in history of a sitting United States president.... ; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment Trial Investigation (Select) | May 27, 1868 | November 10, 1868 | Official title: Select Commimtee to Investigate in Regard to Alleged Improper Influences on the Impeachment Trial; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of Robert H. Archbald (Select) | July 15, 1912 | January 13, 1913 | Terminated upon conclusion of the impeachment trial; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of Harry E. Claiborne (Select) | August 14, 1986 | October 1, 1986 | Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of Alcee L. Hastings (Select) | May 10, 1989 | October 20, 1989 | Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of Impeachment of West H. Humphreys (Select) | May 8, 1862 | May 9, 1862 | Official title: Message of the House of Representatives in Relation to the Impeachment of West H. Humphreys; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of Samuel B. Kent (Select) | June 24, 2009 | July 22, 2009 | Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. (Select) | March 17, 2010 | December 8, 2010 | Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of Walter L. Nixon (Select) | May 11, 1989 | November 3, 1989 | Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee; Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of James H. Peck (Select) | April 26, 1830 | April 27, 1830 | Select committee expired |
| Impeachment of Charles Swayne (Select) | December 14, 1904 | March 3, 1905 | Select committee expired |
| Incendiary Publications | December 26, 1835 | February 4, 1836 | |
| Indian Affairs United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is a committee of the United States Senate charged with oversight in matters related to the American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples. A Committee on Indian Affairs existed from 1820 to 1947, after which it was folded into the Committee on... |
January 3, 1820 | January 2, 1947 | Transferred to Committee on Public Lands |
| February 11, 1977 | February 24, 1993 | Restored as a select committee; Became a standing committee | |
| Indian Contracts Investigation (Select) | June 25, 1910 | March 3, 1911 | Indian Contracts Investigation; Select committee expired |
| Irrigation and Reclamation | February 14, 1889 | December 16, 1891 | Official title: Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands; Became a standing committee |
| April 5, 1893 | April 18, 1921 | Preceded by a select committee | |
| Indian Territory (Select) | February 12, 1879 | May 31, 1880 | Removal of Northern Cheyennes to Indian Territory; Official title: Select Committee to Examine into the Circumstances Connected with the Removal of the Northern Cheyennes from the Sioux Reservation to the Indian Territory; Select committee expired |
| June 30, 1906 | March 3, 1907 | Official title: Select Committee on the Affairs of Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory | |
| Indian Title to Certain Lands (Select) | March 4, 1818 | March 20, 1818 | Official title: Select Committee on the Extinguishment of Indian Title to Certain Lands; Select committee expired |
| Indian Traders (Select) | June 3, 1886 | March 2, 1889 | Select committee expired |
| Indiana Admission to the Union (Select) | December 2, 1816 | December 16, 1816 | Select committee expired |
| Industrial Expositions United States Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions The Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions was a committee of the United States Senate between 1899 and 1921. It was originally established as a select committee, but became a standing committee in 1909... |
December 15, 1899 | April 18, 1921 | Select Committee 1899–1909; preceded by Select Committee on International Expositions |
| Intelligence Activities | July 27, 1975 | May 19, 1976 | Church Committee Church Committee The Church Committee is the common term referring to the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, a U.S. Senate committee chaired by Senator Frank Church in 1975. A precursor to the U.S... ; Replaced by Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is dedicated to overseeing the United States Intelligence Community—the agencies and bureaus of the federal government of the United States who provide information and analysis for leaders of the executive and legislative branches. The... |
| Interior and Insular Affairs | 1948 | 1977 | Renamed Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and nuclear waste policy, territorial policy, native Hawaiian matters, and public lands.... |
| Interior Department Clerical Force (Select) | August 24, 1866 | May 25, 1866 | Official title: Bill S. 282 to Reorganize the Clerical Force in the Department of Interior; Select committee expired |
| Internal Revenue Bureau (Select) | March 12, 1924 | February 6, 1926 | Replaced by Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation |
| Subcommittee on Internal Security United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security The Special Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, 1951-77, more commonly known as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee and sometimes the McCarran Committee, was authorized under S... |
December 21, 1950 | 1977 | Also known as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS) or the McCarran Committee]] after Senator Pat McCarran Pat McCarran Patrick Anthony McCarran was a Democratic United States Senator from Nevada from 1933 until 1954, and was noted for his strong anti-Communist stance.-Early life and career:... of Nevada]] |
| International Copyright Law | January 22, 1846 | August 10, 1846 | |
| International Expositions (Select) | December 30, 1895 | December 15, 1899 | Renamed Select Committee on Industrial Expositions United States Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions The Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions was a committee of the United States Senate between 1899 and 1921. It was originally established as a select committee, but became a standing committee in 1909... ; Preceded by Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial |
| Interoceanic Canals United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals The United States Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals was established on December 15, 1899 and terminated on January 2, 1947, when its when its functions were transferred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.... |
December 15, 1899 | January 2, 1947 | Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Interstate and Foreign Commerce | January 2, 1947 | April 13, 1961 | Renamed Commerce |
| Interstate Commerce | March 17, 1885 | January 18, 1886 | Select; Became a standing committee |
| December 12, 1887 | January 2, 1947 | Renamed Interstate and Foreign Commerce | |
| Investigate the National Defense Program (Special) | March 1, 1941 | April 28, 1948 | Truman Committee |
| Investigation and Retrenchment | December 14, 1871 | March 3, 1873 | |
| Irrigation and Reclamation | February 14, 1889 | December 16, 1891 | Official title: Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands; Became a standing committee |
| December 16, 1891 | January 2, 1947 | ||
| Judiciary subcommittee on Bolshevik Propaganda | ?? | ?? | |
| Labor and Human Resources | March 7, 1979 | January 19, 1999 | Renamed Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions generally considers matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions... |
| Labor and Public Welfare | January 2, 1947 | February 11, 1977 | Renamed Human Resources |
| Labor-Management Relations United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management The United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management was a select committee created by the United States Senate on January 30, 1957, and dissolved on March 31, 1960... (Select) |
January 30, 1957 | March 31, 1960 | Official title: Improper Activities in Labor and Management; Select committee expired |
| Land and Water Policies of the United States (Special) | January 25, 1935 | June 20, 1936 | Official title: Special Committee on the Survey of Land and Water Policies of the United States |
| Land Commissioners Reports (Select) | February 6, 1820 | March 3, 1821 | Official title: Select Committee on the Reports for Land Commissioners |
| Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice Department | March 24, 1982 | December 15, 1982 | |
| Library | February 25, 1806 | January 2, 1947 | Joint Committee from 1806–1844 and from 1861–1882; Senate Committee from 1883–1947; replaced by Joint Committee on the Library United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library The Joint Committee on the Library is a joint committee of the United States Congress devoted to the affairs and administration of the Library of Congress, which is the library of the federal legislature. There are five members of each house on the committee. It has no subcommittees.The committee... |
| Lobbying Activities (Select) | July 11, 1935 | June 16. 1938 | Select committee expired |
| Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean (Select) | January 23, 1854 | August 7, 1854 | Select committee expired |
| Late Presidential Election Louisiana | June 5, 1878 | March 1, 1879 | United States presidential election of 1876 |
| [[United States Special Committee on Mail Cover for Senators United States presidential election, 1876 The United States presidential election of 1876 was one of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history. Samuel J. Tilden of New York outpolled Ohio's Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote, and had 184 electoral votes to Hayes's 165, with 20 votes uncounted... was intercepted or reviewed by anyone to determine either the contents or the identify of correspondents. |
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| Contested Election of 1850 | December 1, 1851 | August 21, 1852 | Contested election of Stephen R. Mallory Stephen Mallory Stephen Russell Mallory served in the United States Senate as, Senator from Florida from 1850 to the secession of his home state and the outbreak of the American Civil War. For much of that period, he was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs... by David L. Yulee David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee, born David Levy was an American politician and attorney from Florida, a territorial delegate to Congress, the first Jewish member of the United States Senate, and a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War... |
| Manufactures | February 10, 1825 | March 3, 1855 | |
| February 10, 1864 | January 2, 1947 | Restored in 1864 | |
| Marquis de La Fayette (Select) | January 21, 1824 | May 27, 1824 | Official title: Resolution Respecting the Marquis de La Fayette]]; visit by the Marquis to the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... .; Select committee expired |
| Memorial of A. B. Quinby (Select) | January 26, 1837 | February 1, 1837 | Official title: Memorial of A. B. Quinby for his Steam Engine Safety Valve; Select committee expired |
| American Association for the Promotion of Science (Select) | April 24, 1854 | August 7, 1854 | Official title: Select Committee on Professor Mitchell's machine for measuring right ascensions and declination; Select committee expired |
| Memorial of the Bank of the United States (Select) | January 9, 1832 | March 13, 1832 | Select committee expired |
| Memorial of Certain Cherokee Claimants (Select) | May 30, 1848 | August 14, 1848 | Select committee expired |
| Memorial of the Citizens of Georgetown (DC) for the Retrocession of that Part of the District (Select) | April 10, 1838 | July 3, 1838 | Select committee expired |
| Memorial of Davis Hatch | June 8, 1870 | June 25, 1870 | |
| Memorial of Duff Green (Select) | December 14, 1837 | July 9, 1838 | Select committee expired |
| Memorial of Edward D. Tippett (Select) | February 24, 1838 | July 9, 1838 | Select committee expired |
| Memorial of Houmas Lands Settlers (Select) | January 4. 1860 | March 23, 1860 | Official title: Memorial of Certain Settlers of the Houmas Lands; Select committee expired |
| Memorials of the Manufacturers Iron (Select) | January 27, 1831 | March 3, 1831 | Select committee expired |
| Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas (Select) | December 17, 1823 | March 23, 1824 | Select committee expired |
| Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P. Patterson | January 11, 1882 | August 8, 1882 | |
| Memorial of W.T.G. Morton (Select) | December 26, 1848 | March 3, 1847 | Select committee expired |
| Memphis Convention (Select) | February 3, 1846 | June 26, 1846 | Select committee expired |
| Mexican Boundary (Select) | August 17, 1852 | March 3, 1853 | Official title: Investigate Irregularities in Running and Marking the Mexican Boundary; Select committee expired |
| Mexican Boundary Commission (Select) | July 8, 1850 | September 30, 1850 | Official title: Appointment of a Scientific Corps Attached to the Mexican Boundary Commission; Select committee expired |
| July 26, 1852 | August 31, 1852 | Official title: Report to the Secretary of Interior Mexican Boundary Commission | |
| Mexican Propaganda (Select) | December 9, 1927 | January 9, 1929 | Investigation whether senators received any bribes from foreign governments to influence official actions.; Select committee expired |
| Mexican Relations (Select) | December 11, 1877 | June 20, 1878 | Select committee expired |
| Mexican Claims Commission (Select) | February 25, 1852 | March 28, 1854 | Official title: Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners on Claims Against Mexico; Select committee expired |
| Michigan and Arkansas Admission to the Union | January 27, 1834 | May 3, 1834 | |
| Mileage of Members of Congress (Select) | January 6, 1830 | July 7, 1840 | Official title: Establish a Uniform Rule for Computation of Mileage of Members of Congress; Select committee expired |
| Military Affairs | December 10, 1816 | January 2, 1947 | Merged with Armed Services United States Senate Committee on Armed Services The Committee on Armed Services is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy , benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and... |
| Military Asylum near Washington, D.C. (Select) | April 12, 1858 | August 18, 1858 | Select committee expired |
| Military Claims Originating in West Virginia (Select) | February 5, 1863 | February 13, 1863 | Official title: Appointment of a Commission to Examine and Decide upon Military Claims Originating in the State of Virginia, West of the Blue Ridge; Select committee expired |
| Militia | December 10, 1816 | December 16, 1857 | Merged with Military Affairs |
| Mines and Mining | March 8, 1865 | January 2, 1947 | Other sources list date established as December 5, 1865. |
| Mississippi's Admission to the Union (Select) | December 1, 1817 | December 3, 1817 | Select committee expired |
| Mississippi Flood Control Project (Select) | February 22, 1933 | January 5, 1937 | Official title: Labor Conditions on the Mississippi Flood Control Project; Select committee expired |
| Mississippi River and Its Tributaries | March 19, 1879 | April 18, 1921 | |
| Mississippi River Levees Reconstruction (Select) | June 8, 1866 | July 2, 1866 | Select committee expired |
| Mississippi River Levee System (Select) | June 3, 1870 | March 3, 1879 | Replaced by Mississippi River and Its Tributaries; Select committee expired |
| Memorial of the Mississippi Territory (Select) | January 7, 1817 | January 17, 1817 | Select committee expired |
| Merchant Marine (Special) | February 25, 1938 | August 5, 1939 | Official title: Investigate Conditions in the Merchant Marine |
| Mississippi Election Frauds, 1876 | March 31, 1876 | August 7, 1876 | |
| Missouri's Admission to the Union (Select) | November 14, 1820 | December 13, 1820 | Select committee expired |
| Monuments to Deceased Senators (Select) | January 20, 1848 | August 14, 1848 | Select committee expired |
| Munitions Industry | April 12, 1934 | June 11, 1938 | Also known as the Nye Committee]]; Official name: Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry (See Merchants of Death at Senate.gov) |
| National Armory and Foundry | March 21, 1862 | July 17, 1862 | |
| National Banks | May 24, 1866 | July 28, 1866 | Select; Restored in 1892 as Failed National Banks (Select) |
| March 15, 1893 | March 22, 1909 | Renamed from Failed National Banks; Became a standing committee | |
| March 22, 1909 | April 18, 1921 | ||
| National Fuels Study (Special) | September 11, 1961 | April 12, 1962 | |
| National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select) | December 12, 1822 | May 3, 1823 | Select committee expired |
| National Telegraph Company (Select) | April 5, 1866 | July 28, 1866 | Select committee expired |
| National University | December 10, 1810 | March 3, 1817 | |
| National Water Resources (Select) | April 20, 1959 | January 30, 1961 | Select committee expired |
| Naval Affairs | December 10, 1816 | January 2, 1947 | Merged with Armed Services United States Senate Committee on Armed Services The Committee on Armed Services is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy , benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and... |
| Naval Supplies (Select) | January 25, 1864 | June 29, 1864 | Select committee expired |
| Nicaragua Canal (Select) | December 30, 1895 | March 3, 1901 | Official title: Construction of the Nicaragua Canal; Select committee expired |
| Nicaraguan Claims (Select) | February 5, 1879 | March 3, 1895 | Select committee expired |
| Nine Foot Channel from the Great Lakes to the Gulf (Select) | January 25, 1923 | February 3, 1925 | Select committee expired |
| Nomination of Amos Kendall | March 10, 1830 | April 27, 1830 | Nomination to be United States Postmaster General United States Postmaster General The United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence... |
| Nutrition and Human Needs United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs The United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs was a select committee of the United States Senate between 1968 and 1977. It was sometimes referred to as the McGovern committee, after its only chairperson, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota.-Formation and members:The... (Select) |
July 30, 1968 | December 31, 1977 | Transferred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry The Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all matters relating to the nation's agriculture industry, farming programs, forestry and logging, and legislation relating to nutrition and... |
| Occupation of the Columbia River (Select) | February 7, 1838 | July 9, 1838 | Select committee expired |
| Official Conduct (Special) | January 18, 1977 | March 10, 1977 | |
| Ohio-Michigan Boundary (Select) | December 14, 1831 | March 20, 1832 | Select committee expired |
| December 22, 1835 | July 4, 1836 | ||
| Old-Age Pension System (Select) | June 20, 1941 | December 16, 1942 | Select committee expired |
| Omaha Exposition (Select) | July 8, 1898 | March 3, 1899 | Select committee expired |
| Preservation of Order in the Galleries (Select) | March 8, 1861 | March 8, 1861 | Official title: Additional Arrangements for the Preservation of Order in the Galleries; Select committee expired |
| Ordnance and Gunnery (Select) | August 2, 1882 | March 3, 1883 | Renamed Ordnance and War Ships (Select) |
| Ordnance and Projectiles (Select) | August 2, 1882 | February 9, 1883 | Official title: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles; Select committee expired |
| Ordnance and War Ships (Select) | July 3, 1844 | February 8, 1886 | Select committee expired |
| Ordnance Stores (Select) | February 29, 1872 | March 11, 1872 | Official title: Investigate all Sales Ordnance Stores by the Government of the United States; Select committee expired |
| Oregon Railroad (Select) | June 27, 1848 | August 14, 1848 | Select committee expired |
| Oregon Territory (Select) | December 10, 1838 | March 3, 1843 | Select committee expired |
| Organization of Congress | December 1945 | March 4, 1946 | Consisted of the Senate members of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress United States Congress Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress is the name given to three separate temporary joint congressional committees established during the mid to late 20th century to study and make recommendations on measures to improve the structure of the U.S... |
| August 26, 1966 | October 14, 1968 | Operated concurrently with the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress United States Congress Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress is the name given to three separate temporary joint congressional committees established during the mid to late 20th century to study and make recommendations on measures to improve the structure of the U.S... |
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| Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce | May 3, 1950 | August 31, 1951 | Official title: Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce |
| Outrages in Southern States (Select) | January 19, 1871 | March 12, 1873 | Select committee expired |
| Overland Mail Service (Select) | March 3, 1865 | March 3, 1865 | Official title: Examine the Condition of the Overland Mail Service; Select committee expired |
| Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico | December 15, 1899 | February 5, 1920 | Renamed Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands |
| Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands | February 5, 1920 | April 18, 1921 | |
| Pacific Railroad United States Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. It was first established as a select committee on July 7, 1861, to examine legislation to authorize construction of a transcontinental railroad.... (1861–1873) |
January 4, 1854 | December 22, 1863 | Select; Became a standing committee in 1863 |
| December 22, 1863 | March 12, 1873 | Replaced by Railroads United States Senate Committee on Railroads The Senate Committee on Railroads is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. It succeeded the Committee on the Pacific Railroad on March 12, 1873. The committee reviewed legislation and matters related to railroad transportation on the United States. The committee existed until April 8,... |
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| Pacific Railroads United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads The Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. It was first established as a select committee in 1889 and became a standing committee on March 15, 1893... |
March 15, 1893 | April 18, 1921 | Separate and distinct from the Committee on the Pacific Railroad United States Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. It was first established as a select committee on July 7, 1861, to examine legislation to authorize construction of a transcontinental railroad.... |
| Pacific Railway Commission (Special) | January 24, 1888 | March 3, 1893 | |
| Patent Office | December 31, 1835 | April 28, 1836 | Replaced by Patents and the Patent Office |
| Patents United States Senate Committee on Patents The United States Senate Committee on Patents was a committee of the United States Senate. It was established September 7, 1837 as the "Committee on Patents and the Patent Office" when the Senate approved a resolution of Henry Hubbard of Kentucky... |
March 8, 1869 | January 2, 1947 | Duties moved to United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/senate/chapter-13-judiciary-1947-1968.html |
| Patents and the Patent Office | September 7, 1837 | March 8, 1869 | Renamed Patents United States Senate Committee on Patents The United States Senate Committee on Patents was a committee of the United States Senate. It was established September 7, 1837 as the "Committee on Patents and the Patent Office" when the Senate approved a resolution of Henry Hubbard of Kentucky... |
| Peale's Portrait of Washington (Select) | January 25, 1825 | January 17, 1825 | Select committee expired |
| Pensacola Navy Yard Surrender (Select) | July 25, 1861 | April 18, 1862 | Official title: Inquire into the Circumstances of the Surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard and Destruction of Public Property at the Norfolk Navy Yard and at the Harpers Ferry Armory; Select committee expired |
| Pensions | December 10, 1816 | January 2, 1947 | |
| Petroleum Resources (Special) | March 13, 1944 | January 31, 1947 | |
| Philippines United States Senate Committee on the Philippines The Committee on the Philippines was a standing committee of the United States Senate from 1899 to 1921. The committee was established by Senate resolution on December 15, 1899, to oversee administration of the Philippines, which Spain had ceded to the United States as part of the settlement of the... |
December 15, 1899 | April 18, 1921 | See also: Lodge Committee United States Senate Committee on the Philippines The Committee on the Philippines was a standing committee of the United States Senate from 1899 to 1921. The committee was established by Senate resolution on December 15, 1899, to oversee administration of the Philippines, which Spain had ceded to the United States as part of the settlement of the... , a 1902 investigation by the Committee on the Philippines into war crimes committed during the Philippine-American war |
| Philippines Economic Condition (Special) | June 18, 1934 | May 3, 1935 | Investigate Economic Activities in the Philippines |
| Plueropneumonia among Animals (Select) | January 19, 1881 | March 3, 1881 | Select committee expired |
| Letter from Mr. Poindexter (Select) | February 21, 1835 | March 2, 1835 | Select committee expired |
| Political Activities, Lobbying, and Campaign Contributions (Special) | February 22, 1956 | May 31, 1957 | |
| Post Office and Civil Service | January 2, 1947 | February 11, 1977 | Merger of Civil Service United States Senate Committee on Civil Service United States Senate Committee on Civil Service is a defunct committee of the United States Senate.The first standing Senate committee with jurisdiction over the civil service was the United States Senate Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, which was established on December 4, 1873,... and Post Office and Post Roads; Succeeded by Governmental Affairs |
| Post Office Department (Select) | December 5, 1830 | March 3, 1831 | Official title: Investigation of the Post Office Department; Select committee expired |
| Post Office Leases (Select) | April 18, 1930 | July 1, 1932 | Select committee expired |
| Post Office and Post Roads | December 10, 1816 | January 2, 1947 | Replaced by Post Office and Civil Service |
| Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special) | March 12, 1943 | February 3, 1947 | |
| Potomac River Front (Select) | December 13, 1881 | March 3, 1911 | Official title: Investigate the Potomac River Front Improvement; Select committee expired |
| POW/MIA Affairs United States Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs The Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs was a special committee convened by the United States Senate during the George H. W. Bush administration to investigate the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue, that is, the fate of United States service personnel listed as missing in action during the Vietnam... (Select) |
August 2, 1991 | January 2, 1993 | Select committee expired |
| Preserve Historical Records of the Senate (Special) | July 28, 1958 | April 2, 1959 | |
| Presidential and Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special) | June 13, 1934 | January 10, 1935 | |
| Presidential Campaign Activities (Select) | February 7, 1973 | June 27, 1974 | Watergate Committee; Select committee expired |
| Presidential Campaign Expenditures (Special) | April 30, 1928 | January 21, 1929 | |
| President's Message Refusing to Furnish a Paper to Senate (Select) | December 19, 1833 | June 30, 1834 | Select committee expired |
| Printing | December 15, 1841 | January 2, 1947 | Replaced by Joint Committee on Printing United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing The Joint Committee on Printing is a joint committee of the United States Congress devoted to overseeing the functions of the Government Printing Office and general printing procedures of the federal government of the United States... ; Also listed as a Joint Committee from 1861–1883. |
| Public Printing Investigation (Select) | January 24, 1860 | May 31, 1860 | Official title: Investigate Public Printing.; Select committee expired |
| Private Claims Commission (Select) | December 18, 1854 | March 3, 1855 | Establishing a Private Claims Commission; Select committee expired |
| Private Land Claims | December 26, 1826 | April 18, 1921 | Merged with Committee on Claims United States Senate Committee on Claims The United States Senate Committee on Claims was among the first standing committees established in the Senate. It dealt generally with issues related to private bills and petitions... |
| Privileges and Elections United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections was a committee of the United States Senate. It was established March 10, 1871 and terminated January 2, 1947, when its functions were transferred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.-Chairmen:... |
March 10, 1871 | January 2, 1947 | Transferred to Rules and Administration United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.The committee... |
| Propaganda Affecting Taxation and Soldiers' Bonus (Select) | January 17, 1924 | March 3, 1925 | Investigate whether "the profiteers of the war are now contributing to defeat the soldiers' adjusted compensation bill by money or influence."; Select committee expired |
| Propaganda or Money Alleged Used by Foreign Governments (Special) | December 9, 1927 | January 9, 1929 | |
| Protection of Life and Hea1th in Passenger Ships (Select) | December 20, 1854 | March 3, 1855 | See also Select Committee on Sickness on Emigrant Ships; Select committee expired |
| Public Buildings (Select) | December 16, 1819 | May 15, 1820 | Select committee expired |
| Public Buildings and Grounds United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds The U.S. Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds was a committee of the United States Senate from 1883 until 1946. It was preceded by the United States Congress Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and succeeded by the United States Senate Committee on Public Works.-Committee... |
December 6, 1838 | January 2, 1947 | Public Buildings, 1838–1855; joint committee 1856–1883; Transferred to Public Works. |
| Public Distress (Select) | June 6, 1894 | August 28, 1894 | Select committee expired |
| Public Expenditures | March 22, 1909 | March 3, 1911 | |
| Public Health and National Quarantine United States Senate Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine Originally established December 4, 1878 as the Select Committee on Epidemic Diseases. It became a standing committee on December 12, 1887 until March 19, 1896, when the name was changed to the Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine. Terminated April 18, 1921.-Committee on Epidemic... |
March 19, 1896 | April 18, 1921 | Preceded by Epidemic Diseases |
| Public Lands | December 10, 1816 | April 18, 1921 | Renamed Public Lands and Surveys |
| January 2, 1947 | January 28, 1948 | Restored in 1947; Renamed Interior and Insular Affairs | |
| Public Lands and Surveys | April 18, 1921 | January 2, 1947 | Renamed Public Lands |
| Public Works | January 2, 1947 | February 11, 1977 | Renamed Environment and Public Works United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is responsible for dealing with matters related to the environment and infrastructure.-Members, 112th Congress:... ) |
| Publication of the Treaty of Washington (Select) | May 12, 1871 | May 25, 1871 | Official title: Investigate How and by Whom the Treaty of Washington was Made Public; Select committee expired |
| Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus (Select) | May 6, 1834 | March 3, 1839 | Select committee expired |
| Quadrocentennial (Select) | December 12, 1889 | March 3, 1895 | Renamed Select Committee on International Expositions |
| Railroads United States Senate Committee on Railroads The Senate Committee on Railroads is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. It succeeded the Committee on the Pacific Railroad on March 12, 1873. The committee reviewed legislation and matters related to railroad transportation on the United States. The committee existed until April 8,... |
March 12, 1873 | April 18, 1921 | Preceded by the Committee on the Pacific Railroad United States Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. It was first established as a select committee on July 7, 1861, to examine legislation to authorize construction of a transcontinental railroad.... |
| Readjustment of Service Pay (Special) | February 16, 1922 | March 22, 1922 | |
| Reconstruction and Production (Select) | April 17, 1920 | March 3, 1921 | Housing shortage after World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... .; Select committee expired |
| Reconstruction Finance Corporation (Select) | July 11, 1932 | January 13, 1933 | Select committee expired |
| Reduction of Congressional Salaries (Select) | December 19, 1820 | March 3, 1821 | Select committee expired |
| Reforestation (Select) | January 22, 1923 | January 10, 1924 | Select committee expired |
| Remodeling the Senate Chamber | July 17, 1945 | April 2, 1951 | Official title: Reconstruction of Senate Roof and Skylights and Remodeling of Senate Chamber |
| Removal of Political Disabilities | March 20, 1869 | March 12, 1873 | 14th Amendment Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Its Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v... |
| Representative Reform (Select) | January 13, 1869 | March 3, 1869 | Select committee expired |
| Retired List for the Army and the Navy (Select) | June 12, 1848 | August 3, 1848 | Select committee expired |
| Retrenchment | December 9, 1844 | March 12, 1873 | |
| Revenue Collections in North Carolina (Special) | March 2, 1882 | February 12, 1883 | |
| Revision of the Laws | March 8, 1869 | January 14, 1928 | |
| Revolutionary Claims | December 16, 1832 | April 18, 1921 | Merged with Claims United States Senate Committee on Claims The United States Senate Committee on Claims was among the first standing committees established in the Senate. It dealt generally with issues related to private bills and petitions... |
| Revolutionary Officers (Select) | December 18, 1827 | May 26, 1828 | Select committee expired |
| Rivers and Harbors Convention in Chicago (Select) | June 19, 1848 | August 14, 1848 | Official title: Memorial of the Chicago Convention on the Rivers and Harbors of the United States; Select committee expired |
| Roads and Canals | February 8, 1820 | January 18, 1830 | Select; Became a standing committee |
| January 18, 1830 | March 3, 1857 | ||
| Letter of Mr. Ruggles (Select) | February 22, 1838 | April 12, 1838 | Select committee expired |
| Rules United States Senate Committee on Rules The United States Senate Committee on Rules is a defunct Congressional committee, replaced by the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.-History:... |
December 3, 1867 | June 23, 1874 | Official title: Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate; Became a standing committee |
| June 23, 1874 | January 2, 1947 | Renamed Rules and Administration United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.The committee... |
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| Sale of Arms to French Agents (Select) | February 29, 1872 | March 11, 1872 | Select committee expired |
| Sale of Public Lands (Select) | March 31, 1836 | June 15, 1836 | Official title: Sale of Public Lands and the Means of preventing Their Monopoly; Select committee expired |
| Violation of the Injunction of Secrecy (Select) | April 29, 1844 | May 8, 1844 | Select committee expired |
| Secret and Confidential Government Documents (Special) | August 15, 1972 | October 12, 1973 | To propose guidelines for handling classified documents submitted to the Senate |
| Security and Cooperation in Europe (Special) | November 18, 1983 | 1986 | Senate committee terminated. See also the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe , also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, is an independent U.S. Government agency created by Congress in 1976 to monitor and encourage compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other OSCE commitments. It was established in 1976 pursuant to... |
| Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (Select) | January 12, 1987 | January 2, 1989 | Iran-Contra Committee; Select committee expired |
| Seminole War (Select) | December 18, 1818 | May 15, 1820 | Select committee expired |
| Senate Administrative Services (Select) | June 20, 1890 | March 3, 1891 | Official title: State of the Administrative Service of the Senate; Select committee expired |
| Senate Committee System (Temporary Select) | March 31, 1976 | February 11, 1977 | |
| June 6, 1984 | December 14, 1984 | ||
| Senate Reception Room | August 2, 1955 | May 1, 1957 | |
| Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special) | May 27, 1938 | July 7, 1943 | . Byrd lists a similar committee from January 5, 1942 to January 6, 1943. |
| Senatorial Campaign of 1930 (Select) | April 10, 1930 | December 3, 1931 | Related to Senator [[James Thomas Heflin]]’s charges of fraud; Select committee expired |
| [[United States Senate Select Committee on Senatorial Elections; Select committee expired | |||
| Silver (Special) | August 16, 1935 | August 2, 1946 | Also known as the Special Silver Committee |
| Sioux and Crow Indians (Select) | March 2, 1883 | March 7, 1884 | Select committee expired |
| Slave Trade (Select) | December 10, 1816 | March 3, 1819 | Select committee expired |
| Slavery and the Treatment of Freedmen (Select) | January 13, 1864 | February 29, 1864 | Select committee expired |
| Small Business (Select) | February 20, 1950 | March 25, 1981 | Became a standing committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all problems of American small business enterprises.-History:The... |
| Smithsonian Institution (Select) | April 30, 1846 | August 10, 1846 | Select committee expired |
| Space and Astronautics (Special) | February 6, 1958 | March 11, 1959 | Replaced by the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences The Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences was a standing committee of the United States Senate from 1958 until 1977, when it was folded into the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation... |
| Standards and Conduct (Select) | July 24, 1964 | February 11, 1977 | Transferred to Committee on Ethics |
| Standards, Weights, and Measures | December 18, 1901 | March 22, 1909 | Select; Became a standing committee |
| March 22, 1909 | April 18, 1921 | Preceded by a select committee | |
| Small Business Enterprises(Special) | October 8, 1940 | February 20, 1950 | Also known as Special Committee to Study Problems of American Small Business]]; Replaced by Small Business (Select) |
| Steel Producing Capacity of the United States (Select) | July 3, 1884 | March 3, 1885 | Select committee expired |
| Tariff Bill of 1828 (Special) | January 2, 1849 | March 3, 1849 | Official title: Repealing the First Section of the Tariff Bill of 1828 |
| Tariff Commission (Select) | March 11, 1926 | May 28, 1928 | Select committee expired |
| Tariff Regulation (Select) | February 25, 1823 | March 3, 1923 | Select committee expired |
| Tariff Bill (Select) | February 13, 1833 | March 2, 1833 | Select committee expired |
| Taxation of Government Securities and Salaries (Special) | June 16, 1938 | September 18, 1940 | |
| Telepost | July 17, 1914 | March 4, 1915 | Proposal to use the St. Louis]] to Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... telepost by the U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Post Office Department United States Post Office Department The Post Office Department was the name of the United States Postal Service when it was a Cabinet department. It was headed by the Postmaster General.... . |
| Tennessee Tennessee Centennial Exposition | May 12, 1896 | March 3, 1897 | |
| Termination National Emergency (Special) | January 6, 1973 | December 20, 1974 | |
| Territories | March 25, 1844 | April 18, 1921 | Renamed Territories and Insular Possessions |
| Territories and Insular Possessions | April 18, 1921 | June 17, 1929 | Renamed Territorial and Insular Affairs |
| Territorial and Insular Affairs | June 17, 1929 | January 2, 1947 | Replaced by Interior and Insular Affairs |
| Third Degree Ordeal | April 30, 1910 | August 4, 1911 | |
| Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the Country (Select) | December 18, 1860 | December 31, 1860 | Also known as the ‘’’Committee of Thirteen’’’; Select committee expired |
| Traffic with Rebels in Texas (Select) | January 4, 1871 | March 3. 1871 | Official title: Investigate Alleged Traffic with Rebels in Texas; Select committee expired |
| Transportation and Sale of Meat Products United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products The Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, also known as the Vest Committee, after its first chairman Senator George G. Vest of Missouri, was a select committee of the United States Senate from 1887 – 1921... (Select) |
May 16, 1888 | April 18, 1921 | Select committee expired |
| Transportation Routes to the Seaboard United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard The United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, was a Senate committee, initially authorized by Senate resolution as a select committee on December 16, 1872... |
December 16, 1872 | March 19, 1879 | Select; Became a standing committee |
| March 19, 1879 | April 18, 1921 | ||
| Treasury Department Account Discrepancies (Select) | November 19, 1877 | April 28, 1880 | Official title: Investigate the Books and Accounts of the Treasury Department in Relation to the Discrepancies and Alternations of the Official Report; Select committee expired |
| Treasury Printing Bureau (Select) | March 13, 1867 | December 2, 1867 | Official title: Examine the Management of the Treasury Printing Bureau; Select committee expired |
| Tresspassers upon Indian Lands (Select) | December 18, 1905 | April 18, 1921 | Select committee expired |
| Unemployment and Relief | June 10, 1937 | January 16, 1939 | |
| Unemployment Insurance | February 28, 1931 | 1932 | |
| Unemployment Problems (Special) | September 12, 1959 | March 30, 1960 | |
| Vaccination (Select) | January 22, 1828 | February 21, 1828 | Select committee expired |
| Ventilation and Acoustics (Select) | December 1903 | December 1907 | Select committee expired |
| Veterans Bureau Investigation (Select) | March 2, 1923 | March 3, 1925 | Select committee expired |
| Virgin Islands (Select) | April 1, 1935 | January 20, 1936 | Official title: Investigate the Government of the Virgin Islands; Select committee expired |
| Wages and Prices of Commodities (Select) | February 9, 1910 | June 23, 1910 | Official title: Investigate Wages and Prices of Commodities; Select committee expired |
| War Finance Corporation Loans (Select) | June 7, 1924 | March 9, 1925 | Official title: Investigate Certain Loans Made by the War Finance Corporation; Select committee expired |
| Washington City Centennial (Select) | December 7, 1898 | December 12, 1900 | Select committee expired |
| Washington City Charter (Select) | June 5, 1840 | July 21, 1840 | Official title: Modifying the Charter of the City of Washington June 5, 1840; Select committee expired |
| Washington Railway and Electrical Company (Special) | April 16, 1917 | October 6, 1917 | Investigation of the causes of a strike |
| Weights and Measures (Select) | December 10, 1816 | March 3, 1817 | Select committee expired |
| Whitewater Committee United States Senate Whitewater Committee The Senate Whitewater Committee was a special committee convened by the United States Senate during the Clinton administration to investigate the Whitewater scandal... (Special) |
May 17, 1995 | June 18, 1996 | Official title: Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters |
| Wildlife Resources (Special) | April 17, 1930 | June 1946 | Stubbs lists committee as terminating on January 21, 1931. |
| Woman Suffrage United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage The Select Committee on Woman Suffrage was a select committee of the United States Senate from 1882-1921 It was established to consider an amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote in the United States.-History:... (Select) |
January 9, 1882 | April 18, 1921 | Became a standing committee in 1909 |
| Wool Production (Special) | July 10, 1935 | May 29, 1946 | Official title: Investigate the Production, Transportation, and Marketing of Wool |
| Year 2000 Technology Problem (Special) | April 2, 1998 | February 29, 2000 | |
| Committee | Established | Terminated | Notes |
Defunct Joint Committees
| Committee | Esbablished | Terminated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol in the Arts (Select) | June 3, 1896 | December 17, 1897 | |
| Amending the Constitution on the Election of the President and Vice President | January 30, 1854 | August 7, 1854 | |
| American Shipbuilding (Select) | August 7, 1882 | December 15, 1882 | |
| Armor Plant Costs (Special) | June 30, 1914 | February 24, 1915 | |
| Atomic Energy United States Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy was a United States congressional committee that was tasked with exclusive jurisdiction over "all bills, resolutions, and other matters" related to civilian and military aspects of nuclear power from 1946 through 1977... |
August 1, 1946 | September 30, 1977 | Preceded by the Senate Special Committee on Atomic Energy. |
| United States Congress Joint Committee on Arrangements for the Bicentennial | September 5, 1975 | October 1, 1976 | |
| Aviation Policy Board | July 30, 1947 | December 31, 1948 | http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/house/chapter-23-joint-aviation-policy-board.html |
| Banking and Currency | March 4, 1923 | March 3, 1925 | |
| Budget Control | December 7, 1880 | August 8, 1882 | |
| Centennial of the Laying of the Capitol Cornerstone, Celebrate the | August 17, 1893 | August 28, 1894 | |
| Centennial of the Telegraph, Commemorate the | 1943 | 1945 | 78th Congress. http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/128.html#128.3 |
| Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia, Investigate | June 11, 1896 | March 28, 1898 | |
| United States Congress Joint Committee on Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Dedication of | February 9, 1895 | March 26, 1896 | |
| Chinese Immigration, Investigate | July 17, 1876 | February 27, 1877 | |
| Civil Service Retirement Act | 1925 | 1927 | 69th Congress. http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/128.html#128.3 |
| Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States, Inquire into the | April 10, 1871 | February 19, 1872 | Investigation of the Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically... . http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/house/chapter-23-overview-of-committees.html#CivilWar |
| Condition of the States which Formed the So-Called Confederate States, Inquire into the | December 13, 1865 | June 8, 1866 | American Civil War. http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/house/chapter-23-overview-of-committees.html#CivilWar |
| Conditions in Alaska, Investigation of | March 4, 1911 | April 4, 1911 | |
| Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) | March 3, 1865 | January 28, 1967 | |
| Conduct of the War United States Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War was a United States Congressional investigating committee created to handle issues surrounding the American Civil War. It was established on December 9, 1861, following the embarrassing Union defeat at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, at the instigation of... |
December 10, 1861 | June 20, 1865 | American Civil War. http://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/house/chapter-23-overview-of-committees.html#CivilWar |
| Congressional Operations | October 26, 1970 | February 11, 1977 | Functions transferred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.The committee... |
| Congressional Salaries, Investigate | March 4, 1923 | May 1, 1924 | |
| Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian | June 28, 1955 | September 15, 1965 | |
| Control of Aircraft for Seacoast Defense, Investigate | March 4, 1929 | March 3, 1931 | |
| Defense Production | September 8, 1950 | February 11, 1977 | |
| Determine what Employment may be Furnished Federal Prisoners | March 2, 1923 | December 3, 1923 | |
| Dirigible Disasters, Investigate | April 20, 1933 | June 14, 1933 | |
| Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers | February 16, 1889 | July 7, 1943 | Renamed the Joint Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers. |
| Joint Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers | July 7, 1943 | June 23, 1970 | |
| District of Columbia, to Inquire into the Affairs of the | February 5, 1874 | June 16, 1874 | |
| District of Columbia Public Parks | June 30, 1906 | January 15, 1907 | |
| Economic Report | February 20, 1946 | June 18, 1956 | Renamed the Joint Economic Committee United States Congress Joint Economic Committee The Joint Economic Committee is one of four standing joint committees of the U.S. Congress. The committee was established as a part of the Employment Act of 1946, which deemed the committee responsible for reporting the current economic condition of the United States and for making suggestions... . |
| Enrolled Bills United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills was a joint committee of the United States Congress operating from 1789 to 1876. It was one of the first standing committees established by Congress, having been created July 27, 1789 during the 1st Congress.-History:... |
July 27, 1789 | August 14, 1876 | Divided into the House Committee on Enrolled Bills United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills The United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills is a former standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.The House standing Committee on Enrolled Bills was a result of the dissolution of the old Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills. The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills was... and the Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills. |
| Eradication of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly | August 19, 1940 | October 27, 1941 | |
| Fiscal Relations between the District of Columbia and the United States (1915) | March 3, 1915 | January 6, 1916 | |
| Fiscal Relations between the District of Columbia and the United States (1922) | June 29, 1922 | February 24, 1923 | |
| Federal Aid in Construction of Post Roads | August 24, 1912 | November 25, 1914 | |
| Federal Reserve System | March 4, 1923 | March 3, 1925 | |
| Ford's Theater Disaster | August 18, 1894 | February 25, 1897 | Preceded by the Senate Select Committee on the Ford Theater Disaster. |
| Foreign Economic Cooperation] | April 3, 1948 | March 3, 1950 | |
| Forestry | June 14, 1938 | March 23, 1941 | |
| General Parcel Post, to Investigate | August 24, 1912 | February 12, 1915 | |
| Government for the District of Columbia, to Frame a Form of | August 14, 1876 | January 11, 1877 | |
| Government Organization | February 3, 1937 | August 21, 1937 | |
| Harriman Geographic Code System | March 4, 1927 | February 7, 1929 | |
| Hawaii | August 21, 1937 | February 15, 1938 | |
| Housing | July 25, 1947 | March 15, 1948 | |
| High Cost of Living | 1919 | 1921 | 66th Congress. http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/128.html#128.3 |
| Immigration and Nationality Policy | June 27, 1952 | October 26, 1970 | |
| Inaugurating Washington's Statue, Making Arrangement for | February 16, 1860 | February 25, 1860 | |
| Inaugural Ceremonies United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies A Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is a special committee formed every four years to manage presidential inaugurations.- Membership :... |
see note | Convened every four years after the quadrennial presidential election. http://inaugural.senate.gov/ | |
| Interior Department and Forestry Service, to Investigate the | January 19, 1910 | March 4, 1911 | |
| Internal Revenue Taxation United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation The Joint Committee on Taxation is a Committee of the U.S. Congress established under the Internal Revenue Code at .-Structure:The Joint Committee is composed of ten Members: five from the Senate Finance Committee and five from the House Ways and Means Committee.The Joint Committee is chaired on a... |
February 26, 1926 | October 4, 1976 | Renamed the Joint Committee on Taxation United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation The Joint Committee on Taxation is a Committee of the U.S. Congress established under the Internal Revenue Code at .-Structure:The Joint Committee is composed of ten Members: five from the Senate Finance Committee and five from the House Ways and Means Committee.The Joint Committee is chaired on a... |
| Interstate Commerce | July 20, 1916 | March 3, 1919 | |
| Interstate and Foreign Commerce | July 20, 1916 | March 3, 1919 | |
| Labor Management Relations | June 23, 1947 | April 11, 1949 | |
| Code of Laws for the District of Columbia (1832) | May 22, 1832 | February 14, 1833 | Preceded by the Joint Committee to Prepare a Code of Laws for the District of Columbia (1828) |
| Code of Laws for the District of Columbia, to Prepare a (1828) | February 5, 1828 | February 12, 1828 | |
| Legislative Budget | January 2, 1947 | January 3, 1971 | |
| Muscle Shoals | March 13, 1926 | June 21, 1926 | |
| Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration | April 19, 1950 | January 6, 1973 | |
| Naval Affairs | January 12, 1894 | August 28, 1894 | |
| Naval Personnel | January 12, 1894 | March 3, 1895 | |
| Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants, Investigation of | June 5, 1924 | April 19, 1929 | |
| Ordnance (Select) | March 30, 1867 | February 25, 1869 | |
| Organization of Congress United States Congress Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress is the name given to three separate temporary joint congressional committees established during the mid to late 20th century to study and make recommendations on measures to improve the structure of the U.S... (1946) |
December 15, 1944 | May 31, 1946 | Adoption of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 |
| Organization of Congress United States Congress Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress is the name given to three separate temporary joint congressional committees established during the mid to late 20th century to study and make recommendations on measures to improve the structure of the U.S... (1965) |
March 9, 1965 | June 28, 1966 | Adoption of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 was an act of the United States Congress to "improve the operation of the legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes"... |
| Organization of Congress United States Congress Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress The Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress is the name given to three separate temporary joint congressional committees established during the mid to late 20th century to study and make recommendations on measures to improve the structure of the U.S... (1991) |
August 6, 1992 | November 23, 1993 | http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/jcoc1h.htm |
| Pacific Coast Naval Bases | June 4, 1920 | December 31, 1920 | |
| Pacific Islands, to Study | June 18, 1948 | December 31, 1948 | |
| Pearl Harbor Attack, Investigation of the | September 11, 1945 | July 16, 1946 | |
| Phosphate Resource of the United States, to Investigate | June 16, 1938 | January 16, 1941 | |
| Police and Preservation of the Capital | December 12, 1825 | December 23, 1825 | |
| Postage on 2nd Class Mail Matter and Compensation for Transportation of Mail | August 24, 1912 | March 3, 1915 | |
| Postal Salaries | February 28, 1919 | March 3, 1921 | |
| Postal Service | April 24, 1920 | February 8, 1924 | |
| Railroad Retirement Legislation | October 18, 1951 | January 9, 1953 | |
| Safety of Roofs over Senate and House Wings of the Capitol, Investigate | January 13, 1821 | February 6, 1821 | |
| Readjustment of Service Pay (Special) | February 16, 1922 | March 22, 1922 | |
| Reclassification of Salaries | March 1, 1919 | March 12, 1920 | |
| Reconstruction United States Congress Joint Committee on Reconstruction The Joint Committee on Reconstruction, also known as the Joint Committee of Fifteen, was a joint committee of the United States Congress that played a major role in Reconstruction in the wake of the American Civil War... |
December 12, 1865 | March 3, 1867 | Succeeded by the House Select Committee on Reconstruction |
| Revision of the Laws | March 2, 1907 | March 15, 1910 | Separate from House and Senate committees of the same name |
| Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures | September 20, 1941 | July 12, 1974 | |
| Reorganization | December 29, 1920 | June 3, 1924 | |
| Reorganization of the Administrative Branch of the Government | December 29, 1920 | June 3, 1924 | |
| Reorganization of the Army | June 18, 1878 | December 12, 1878 | |
| Reorganize the Civil Service in the Departments | February 1, 1869 | March 3, 1869 | |
| Repairs and Furnishings of the Executive Mansion, to Examine the Accounts for | March 11, 1867 | November 10, 1868 | |
| Retrenchment | July 19, 1866 | March 3, 1871 | |
| Revise and Equalize the Pay of the Employees of Each House | March 6, 1867 | March 3, 1869 | |
| Rural Credits | March 4, 1915 | January 4, 1916 | 64th Congress 64th United States Congress The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth... . http://www.fccouncil.com/Default.aspx?pageid=14 |
| Salaries of Officers and Employees of the Senate and the House, to Investigate the | February 28, 1929 | June 14, 1929 | |
| San Francisco Disaster | January 16, 1854 | February 16, 1854 | |
| Scientific Bureaus | July 7, 1884 | June 8, 1886 | |
| Second Class Mail Matter | June 26, 1906 | January 28, 1907 | |
| Second Class Mail Matter and Compensation for Rail Mail Service | August 24, 1912 | December 8, 1914 | |
| Selective Service Deferments | April 8, 1943 | March 31, 1947 | |
| Senate Chamber and Hall of the House of Representatives | May 10, 1864 | February 20, 1865 | |
| Smithsonian Bequest | February 19, 1844 | August 10, 1846 | |
| State, War and Navy Department Building | August 5, 1882 | March 3, 1883 | |
| System of Shortime Rural Credits, to Investigate | May 31, 1920 | June 30, 1922 | |
| Tax Evasion and Avoidance | June 11, 1937 | August 5, 1937 | 75th Congress 75th United States Congress The Seventy-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years... . http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/128.html#128.3 |
| Temporary National Economics | June 16, 1938 | March 31, 1941 | |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | April 5, 1938 | April 1, 1939 | |
| Transfer of the Indian Bureau | June 18, 1878 | January 31, 1879 | |
| Veterans' Affairs | June 30, 1932 | May 26, 1933 | Restored as House Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pensions, life insurance, education , vocational... in 1947 and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs deals with oversight of United States veterans issues.-Members, 112th Congress:The Committee is chaired by Democrat Patty Murray of Washington, and the Ranking Member is Republican Richard Burr of North Carolina.Source: -Chairmen of the Senate... in 1970. |
| Washington (DC) Metropolitan Problems | August 29, 1957 | August 23, 1960 | |
| Washington Aqueduct Tunnel, to Investigate Work on the | October 9, 1888 | February 26, 1889 | |
Further reading
, United States Senate Historical Office. November 2006.- Via National Archives and Records AdministrationNational Archives and Records AdministrationThe National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives...
:- Committee Resource Guide: Committees of the U.S. Senate
- Guide to the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives (Record Group 46)
- Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989 (Record Group 233)
- Chapter 23. Records of the Joint Committees of Congress 1789-1968 (Record Group 128)
- Current Committees in the House of Representatives
- Current Committees in the United States Senate
- Standing Committees of Congress: 1789 to Present