SRES 16119th 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 7, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

This Senate resolution (S. Res. 16) establishes the majority party’s membership on a wide set of Senate committees for the 119th Congress (or until successors are chosen). In effect, it designates which members of the majority party will serve on each committee and who will chair each committee during the 119th Congress. The text lists the chair and the majority members for each committee; in a few places there is a blank placeholder where a name has not been filled in. The resolution is a procedural allocation of committee rosters and does not enact policy. The resolution was introduced by Senator Thune and, per the document, considered and agreed to in the Senate. It reflects the standard practice at the start of a new Congress of assigning committee leadership and membership by party.

Key Points

1The resolution assigns the majority party membership for a broad range of Senate committees for the 119th Congress, including chairs and voting members.
2Chairs designated include:
3- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Boozman (Chair)
4- Appropriations: Collins (Chair)
5- Armed Services: Wicker (Chair)
6- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Scott (SC) (Chair)
7- Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Cruz (Chair)
8- Energy and Natural Resources: Lee (Chair)
9- Environment and Public Works: Capito (Chair)
10- Finance: Crapo (Chair)
11- Foreign Relations: Risch (Chair)
12- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Cassidy (Chair)
13- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Paul (Chair)
14- Judiciary: Grassley (Chair)
15- Select Committee on Intelligence: Cotton (Chair)
16- Special Committee on Aging: Scott (FL) (Chair)
17- Budget: Graham (Chair)
18- Indian Affairs: Murkowski (Chair)
19- Joint Economic Committee: Schmitt (Chair)
20- Rules and Administration: McConnell (Chair)
21- Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Ernst (Chair)
22- Veterans' Affairs: Moran (Chair)
23- Select Committee on Ethics: Lankford (Chair)
24Some committee lines include a blank placeholder (e.g., “_______”) indicating that one member has not been named in the text for that committee.
25The membership listed is “majority party” membership, meaning it designates the members from the party that holds the majority in the Senate at the time, along with which member serves as chair (the top leadership position on that committee).
26The text shows this arrangement “for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen,” meaning it stays in effect until the committee memberships are reconstituted later (e.g., after elections or party leadership changes).

Impact Areas

Primary: Members of the majority party who gain or hold committee seats and chairs; this determines who leads hearings, which bills advance, and who holds oversight over executive branch agencies within each committee.Secondary: The minority party’s role is affected indirectly, since committee chairs and majority membership influence scheduling, amendment opportunities, and the likelihood a bill will advance to the floor. The text itself does not enumerate minority members.Administrative/Procedural: Sets the framework for committee operations, hearings, markup (drafting and amending legislation), and nominations during the 119th Congress. It can influence legislative priorities and the pace at which bills move through Congress.The document contains a few placeholders (blank names), indicating minor gaps that would be filled in a finalized version.The sponsor is listed as Unknown in the header, though the text indicates Senator Thune submitted the resolution and that it was agreed to on the Senate floor.

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