Leadership and Committees of the 116th Congress, 1st Session
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For a discussion of Party Leadership, see “Committee on Committees / Party Leaders” in the Congressional Glossary, and § 5.50 Party Leadership in the Congressional Deskbook.
House of Representatives |
Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) | W
born 1940, House since 1987
Majority | Minority |
House Democratic Cloakroom (Twitter) 202-225-7400 |
House Republican Cloakroom (Twitter) 202-225-2020 |
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) | W born 1939, House since 1981 |
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) | W born 1965, House since 2007 |
Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) | W born 1940, House since 1993 |
Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) | W born 1965, House since 2008 |
Assistant Democratic Leader Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) | W born 1972, House since 2009 |
Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheny (R-WY) | W born 1966, House since 2019 |
Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) | W born 1970, House since 2019
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House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Gary Palmer (R-AL) | W born 1954, House since 2015 House Republican Conference Vice-Chairman Mark Walker (R-NC) | W born 1969, House since 2015 |
House Committees
(Committee name = official web site | W = Wikipedia)
State by State listing of House members on the House of Representatives web site
Senate |
President of the Senate
Vice President Mike Pence | W
born 1959
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Chuck Grassley (R-IA) | W
born 1933, Senate since 1981
Majority | Minority |
Senate Republican Cloakroom: 202-224-8601 (Twitter) | Senate Democratic Cloakroom: 202-224-8541 |
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) | W born 1942, Senate since 1985 |
Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) | W born 1950, Senate since 1999 |
Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD) | W born 1961, Senate since 2005 |
Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) | W born 1944, Senate since 1997 |
Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) | W born 1952, Senate since 2007 |
Assistant Minority Leader Patty Murray (D-WA) | W born 1950, Senate since 1993 |
Republican Policy Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) | W born 1950, Senate since 2011 |
Democratic Policy and Communications Center Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | W born 1950, Senate since 2001 |
Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Todd Young (R-IN) | W born 1972, Senate since 2017 Republican Conference |
Democratic Conference Vice-Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) | W born 1954, Senate since 2009 Democratic Conference |
Standing Committees
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Special, Select, and Other Committees
Also see Wikipedia’s List of United States Senate committees |
Alphabetical listing of Senators on the U.S. Senate web site.
You may also phone the United States Capitol switchboard, 202-224-3121, and an operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request.
Congressional Directories |
On the web, member directories are here: House, Senate.
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774 – Present) is here.
URL: CongressLeaders.com
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