US Senate

Team Thomas

Members of the United States Senate serve six-year terms, and each state in the Union sends two Senators to Washington to represent the entire state. The Senate is led by a Majority Leader and a Minority Leader, and their respective party whips.

The leadership for this Congress is:

for the majority party

John thune (r-sd)

Majority Leader

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for the minority party

Thomas invites you to read:

The Battle Rounds in the Upper Chamber

Senate Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Chair: John Boozman (AR) / Ranking: Amy Klobuchar (MN)

Appropriations

Chair: Susan Collins (ME) / Ranking: Patty Murray (WA)

Armed Services

Chair: Roger Wicker (MS) / Ranking: Jack Reed (RI)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Chair: Tim Scott (SC) / Ranking: Elizabeth Warren (MA)

Budget

Chair: Lindsey Graham (SC) / Ranking: Jeff Merkeley (OR)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Chair:Ted Cruz (TX) / Ranking: Maria Cantwell (WA)

Energy and Natural Resources

Chair: Mike Lee (UT) / Ranking: Martin Heinrich (NM)

Environment and Public Works

Chair: Shelly Moore Capito (WV) / Ranking: Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)

Finance

Chair: Mike Crapo (ID) / Ranking: Ron Wyden (OR)

Foreign Relations

Chair: James Risch (ID) / Ranking: Jeanne Shaheen (NH)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Chair: Bill Cassidy (LA) / Ranking: Bernie Sanders (VT)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Chair: Rand Paul (KY) / Gary Peters (MI)

Indian Affairs

Chair: Lisa Murkowski (AK) / Ranking: Brian Schatz (HI)

Joint Committee on Printing

Chair: Deb Fischer (NE) / Ranking: Amy Klobuchar (MN)

Joint Committee on Taxation

Vice Chair: Mike Crapo (ID)

Joint Committee on the Library

Chair: Amy Klobuchar (MN)

Joint Economic Committee

Vice Chair: Eric Schmitt (MO) / Ranking: Maggie Hassan (NH)

Judiciary

Chair: Chuck Grassley (IA) / Ranking: Dick Durbin (IL)

Rules and Administration

Chair: Mitch McConnell (KY) / Ranking: Alex Padilla (CA)

Select Committee on Ethics

Chair: James Langford (OK) / Ranking: Chris Coons (CT)

Select Committee on Intelligence

Chair: Tom Cotton (AR) / Ranking: Mark Warner (VA)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Chair: Joni Ernst (IA) / Ranking: Edward Markey (MA)

Special Committee on Aging

Chair: Rick Scott (FL) / Ranking: Kristen Gillibrand (NY)

Veterans’ Affairs

Chair: Jerry Moran (KS) / Ranking: Richard Blumenthal (CT)