Committees of the United States Senate

A Senate committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Senate that handles a specific duty (rather than the general duties of the Senate). Committee membership enables members to develop specialized knowledge of the matters under their jurisdiction.

Current Committees
As of now, there are four standing Committees in the United States Senate.


 * Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Armed Services
 * Senate Committee on Commerce, Finance, Labor, and Pensions
 * Senate Committee on The Environment and Healthcare
 * Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Committee Leadership
Since the Democratic Caucus held a majority in the Senate at the time of caucusing, the Chair positions of all committees (as well as the positions of Senate Majority Leader and President Pro Tempore), were allocated to Democrats.