SRES 38119th CongressIntroduced

A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

Introduced: Jan 24, 2025

Standard Summary

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This Senate resolution designates the majority party’s membership for several standing and select committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (and continues in that arrangement until successors are chosen). In effect, it sets who will chair each committee and which members from the majority party will sit on them, which shapes leadership, jurisdiction, and the flow of business on those committees. The resolution reflects the majority party’s control over committee assignments for the 119th Congress and is a routine procedural step after elections to organize Senate committee leadership and membership.

Key Points

1Establishes the majority party’s membership on specified Senate committees for the 119th Congress, or until successors are chosen.
2Specifies chairs and the list of majority-party members for each committee, including:
3- Environment and Public Works
4- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
5- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
6- Judiciary
7- Select Committee on Intelligence
8- Special Committee on Aging
9- Joint Economic Committee
10- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
11Indicates that the arrangement is a majority-party designation and does not enumerate minority members.
12Cleared/agreed to in the Senate on January 24, 2025, signaling formal acceptance of the roster for the 119th Congress.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Members and staff of the listed Senate committees, and the Senate’s leadership structure, as chairs and majority members determine committee leadership, scheduling, and legislative strategy.Secondary group/area affected: The minority party’s influence on committee work (through its own rosters and ranking members is not addressed by this resolution but will interact with these majority-designated assignments); the broader Senate operations, including hearings, markup, and reported legislation.Additional impacts: Provides a clear framework for committee operations for the 119th Congress, affecting how hearings are scheduled, which members have gatekeeping power over legislation, and the overall pace and priorities of committee activity. It is a routine procedural action that precedes substantive policy debates and legislative action.

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