There are two main types of congressional committees in the United States House of Representatives, standing committees and select committees. Committee chairs are selected by whichever party is in the majority, and the minority party selects ranking members to lead them. The committees and party conferences may have rules determining term limits for leadership and membership, though waivers can be issued. While the Democrats and Republicans differ on the exact processes by which committee leadership and assignments are chosen, most standing committees are selected by the respective party steering committees and ratified by the party conferences. The Ethics, House Administration, Rules and all select committees are chosen by the party leaders (Speaker in the majority and Minority Leader in the minority). Most committees are additionally subdivided into subcommittees, each with its own leadership selected according to the full committee's rules. The only standing committee with no subcommittees is the Budget Committee.
The modern House committees were brought into existence through the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. This bill reduced the number of House committees, as well as restructured the committees' jurisdictions.
Standing committees
| Committee | Chair | Ranking Member | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcommittee | ||||
| Agriculture | Glenn Thompson (R-PA) | Angie Craig (D-MN) | ||
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development | Dusty Johnson (R-SD) | Don Davis (D-NC) | ||
| Conservation, Research and Biotechnology | Frank Lucas (R-OK) | Jill Tokuda (D-HI) | ||
| Forestry and Horticulture | Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) | Andrea Salinas (D-OR) | ||
| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit | Austin Scott (R-GA) | Sharice Davids (D-KS) | ||
| Livestock, Dairy and Poultry | Tracey Mann (R-KS) | Jim Costa (D-CA) | ||
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture | Brad Finstad (R-MN) | Jahana Hayes (D-CT) | ||
| Appropriations | Tom Cole (R-OK) | Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) | ||
| Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies | Andy Harris (R-MD) | Sanford Bishop (D-GA) | ||
| Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies | Hal Rogers (R-KY) | Grace Meng (D-NY) | ||
| Defense | Ken Calvert (R-CA) | Betty McCollum (D-MN) | ||
| Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies | Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) | Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) | ||
| Financial Services and General Government | Dave Joyce (R-OH) | Steny Hoyer (D-MD) | ||
| Homeland Security | Mark Amodei (R-NV) | Lauren Underwood (D-IL) Acting | ||
| Interior, Environment and Related Agencies | Mike Simpson (R-ID) | Chellie Pingree (D-ME) | ||
| Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies | Robert Aderholt (R-AL) | Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) | ||
| Legislative Branch | David Valadao (R-CA) | Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) | ||
| Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies | John Carter (R-TX) | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) | ||
| National Security, Department of State and Related Programs | Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) | Lois Frankel (D-FL) | ||
| Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies | Steve Womack (R-AR) | Jim Clyburn (D-SC) | ||
| Armed Services | Mike Rogers (R-AL) | Adam Smith (D-WA) | ||
| Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation | Don Bacon (R-NE) | Ro Khanna (D-CA) | ||
| Intelligence and Special Operations | Ronny Jackson (R-TX) | Jason Crow (D-CO) | ||
| Military Personnel | Pat Fallon (R-TX) | Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) | ||
| Readiness | Jack Bergman (R-MI) | John Garamendi (D-CA) | ||
| Seapower and Projection Forces | Trent Kelly (R-MS) | Joe Courtney (D-CT) | ||
| Strategic Forces | Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) | Seth Moulton (D-MA) | ||
| Tactical Air and Land Forces | Rob Wittman (R-VA) | Donald Norcross (D-NJ) | ||
| Budget | Jodey Arrington (R-TX) | Brendan Boyle (D-PA) | ||
| Education and Workforce | Tim Walberg (R-MI) | Bobby Scott (D-VA) | ||
| Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education | Kevin Kiley (R-CA) | Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) | ||
| Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions | Rick Allen (D-GA) | Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) | ||
| Higher Education and Workforce Development | Burgess Owens (R-UT) | Alma Adams (D-NC) | ||
| Workforce Protections | Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) | Ilhan Omar (D-MN) | ||
| Energy and Commerce | Brett Guthrie (R-KY) | Frank Pallone (D-NJ) | ||
| Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade | Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) | Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) | ||
| Communications and Technology | Rich Hudson (R-NC) | Doris Matsui (D-CA) | ||
| Energy | Bob Latta (R-OH) | Kathy Castor (D-FL) | ||
| Environment | Gary Palmer (R-AL) | Paul Tonko (D-NY) | ||
| Health | Morgan Griffith (R-VA) | Diana DeGette (D-CO) | ||
| Oversight and Investigations | John Joyce (R-PA) | Yvette Clarke (D-NY) | ||
| Ethics | Michael Guest (R-MS) | Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) | ||
| Campaign Activity (Working Group) | Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) | Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) | ||
| Cherfilus-McCormick Investigation | Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) | Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) | ||
| Cuellar Investigation | Ben Cline (R-VA) | Glenn Ivey (D-MD) | ||
| Financial Services | French Hill (R-AR) | Maxine Waters (D-CA) | ||
| Capital Markets | Ann Wagner (R-MO) | Brad Sherman (D-CA) | ||
| Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence | Bryan Steil (R-WI) | Steve Lynch (D-MA) | ||
| Financial Institutions | Andy Barr (R-KY) | Bill Foster (D-IL) | ||
| Housing and Insurance | Mike Flood (R-NE) | Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) | ||
| Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience and Economic Prosperity (Task Force) | Frank Lucas (R-OK) | Juan Vargas (D-CA) | ||
| National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions | Warren Davidson (R-OH) | Joyce Beatty (D-OH) | ||
| Oversight and Investigations | Dan Meuser (R-PA) | Al Green (D-TX) | ||
| Foreign Affairs | Brian Mast (R-FL) | Gregory Meeks (D-NY) | ||
| Africa | Chris Smith (R-NJ) | Sara Jacobs (D-CA) | ||
| East Asia and the Pacific | Young Kim (R-CA) | Ami Bera (D-CA) | ||
| Europe | Keith Self (R-TX) | Bill Keating (D-MA) | ||
| Middle East and North Africa | Mike Lawler (R-NY) | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) | ||
| Oversight and Intelligence | Cory Mills (R-FL) | Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) | ||
| South and Central Asia | Bill Huizenga (R-MI) | Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) | ||
| Western Hemisphere | María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) | Joaquin Castro (D-TX) | ||
| Homeland Security | Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) | Bennie Thompson (D-MS) | ||
| Border Security and Enforcement | Michael Guest (R-MS) | Lou Correa (D-CA) | ||
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence | August Pfluger (R-TX) | Seth Magaziner (D-RI) | ||
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection | Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) | Eric Swalwell (D-CA) | ||
| Emergency Management and Technology | Dale Strong (R-AL) | Tim Kennedy (D-NY) | ||
| Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United States (Task Force) | Mike McCaul (R-TX) | Nellie Pou (D-NJ) | ||
| Oversight, Investigations and Accountability | Josh Brecheen (R-OK) | Shri Thanedar (D-MI) | ||
| Transportation and Maritime Security | Carlos Giménez (R-FL) | LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) | ||
| House Administration | Bryan Steil (R-WI) | Joe Morelle (D-NY) | ||
| Communications Standards Commission (Franking Commission) | Mike Carey (R-OH) | Joe Morelle (D-NY) | ||
| Elections | Laurel Lee (R-FL) | Terri Sewell (D-AL) | ||
| Modernization and Innovation | Stephanie Bice (R-SC) | Norma Torres (D-CA) | ||
| Judiciary | Jim Jordan (R-OH) | Jamie Raskin (D-MD) | ||
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust | Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) | Jerry Nadler (D-NY) | ||
| Constitution and Limited Government | Chip Roy (R-TX) | Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) | ||
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet | Darrell Issa (R-CA) | Hank Johnson (D-GA) | ||
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance | Andy Biggs (R-AZ) | Lucy McBath (D-GA) | ||
| Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement | Tom McClintock (R-CA) | Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) | ||
| Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021 (Select) | Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) | Eric Swalwell (D-CA) | ||
| Oversight | Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) | Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) | ||
| Natural Resources | Bruce Westerman (R-AR) | Jared Huffman (D-CA) | ||
| Energy and Mineral Resources | Pete Stauber (R-MN) | Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) | ||
| Federal Lands | Tom Tiffany (R-WI) | Joe Neguse (D-CO) | ||
| Indian and Insular Affairs | Jeff Hurd (R-CO) | Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) | ||
| Oversight and Investigations | Paul Gosar (R-AZ) | Maxine Dexter (D-OR) | ||
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries | Harriet Hageman (R-WY) | Val Hoyle (D-OR) | ||
| Oversight and Government Reform | James Comer (R-KY) | Robert Garcia (D-CA) | ||
| Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation | Nancy Mace (R-SC) | Shontel Brown (D-OH) | ||
| Declassification of Federal Secrets (Task Force) | Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) | Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) | ||
| Delivering on Government Efficiency | Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) | Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) | ||
| Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs | Eric Burlison (R-MO) | Maxwell Frost (D-FL) | ||
| Federal Law Enforcement | Clay Higgins (R-LA) | Summer Lee (D-PA) | ||
| Government Operations | Pete Sessions (R-TX) | Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) | ||
| Health Care and Financial Services | Glenn Grothman (R-WI) | Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) | ||
| Military and Foreign Affairs | William Timmons (R-SC) | Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) | ||
| Rules | Virginia Foxx (R-NC) | Jim McGovern (D-MA) | ||
| Legislative and Budget Process | Nick Langworthy (R-NY) | Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) | ||
| Rules and Organization of the House | Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) | Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) | ||
| Science, Space and Technology | Brian Babin (R-TX) | Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | ||
| Energy | Randy Weber (R-TX) | Deborah Ross (D-NC) | ||
| Environment | Scott Franklin (R-FL) | Gabe Amo (D-RI) | ||
| Investigations and Oversight | Rich McCormick (R-GA) | Emilia Sykes (D-OH) | ||
| Research and Technology | Jay Obernolte (R-CA) | Haley Stevens (D-MI) | ||
| Space and Aeronautics | Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) | Valerie Foushee (D-NC) | ||
| Small Business | Roger Williams (R-TX) | Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) | ||
| Contracting and Infrastructure | Nick LaLota (R-NY) | Gil Cisneros (D-CA) | ||
| Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access | Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) | LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) | ||
| Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development | Brian Jack (R-GA) | Hillary Scholten (D-MI) | ||
| Oversight, Investigations and Regulations | Mark Alford (R-MO) | Derek Tran (D-CA) | ||
| Rural Development, Energy and Supply Chains | Jake Ellzey (R-TX) | Kelly Morrison (D-MN) | ||
| Transportation and Infrastructure | Sam Graves (R-MO) | Rick Larsen (D-WA) | ||
| Aviation | Troy Nehls (R-TX) | Steve Cohen (D-TN) | ||
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation | Mike Ezell (R-MS) | Salud Carbajal (D-CA) | ||
| Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management | Scott Perry (R-PA) | Greg Stanton (D-AZ) | ||
| Highways and Transit | David Rouzer (R-NC) | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) | ||
| Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials | Daniel Webster (R-FL) | Dina Titus (D-NV) | ||
| Water Resources and Environment | Mike Collins (R-GA) | Frederica Wilson (D-FL) | ||
| Veterans' Affairs | Mike Bost (R-IL) | Mark Takano (D-CA) | ||
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs | Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) | Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) | ||
| Economic Opportunity | Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) | Chris Pappas (D-NH) | ||
| Health | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) | Julia Brownley (D-CA) | ||
| Oversight and Investigations | Jen Kiggans (R-VA) | Delia Ramirez (D-IL) | ||
| Technology Modernization | Tom Barrett (R-MI) | Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) | ||
| Ways and Means | Jason Smith (R-MO) | Richard Neal (D-MA) | ||
| Health | Vern Buchanan (R-FL) | Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) | ||
| Oversight | David Schweikert (R-AZ) | Terri Sewell (D-AL) | ||
| Social Security | Ron Estes (R-KS) | John Larson (D-CT) | ||
| Tax | Mike Kelly (R-PA) | Mike Thompson (D-CA) | ||
| Trade | Adrian Smith (R-NE) | Linda Sánchez (D-CA) | ||
| Work and Welfare | Darin LaHood (R-IL) | Danny Davis (D-IL) | ||
Non-standing committees
| Committee | Chair | Ranking Member | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcommittee | ||||
| Democracy Partnership (Commission) | Vern Buchanan (R-FL) | Dina Titus (D-NV) | ||
| Intelligence (Permanent Select) | Rick Crawford (R-AR) | Jim Himes (D-CT) | ||
| Cartel (Task Force) | Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) | Jason Crow (D-CO) | ||
| Central Intelligence Agency | Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) | Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) | ||
| Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture | Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) | Mike Quigley (D-IL) | ||
| National Intelligence Enterprise | Austin Scott (R-GA) | André Carson (D-IN) | ||
| National Security Agency and Cyber | Darin LaHood (R-IL) | Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) | ||
| Open-Source Intelligence | Ann Wagner (R-MO) | Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) | ||
| Oversight and Investigations | Ronny Jackson (R-TX) | Joaquin Castro (D-TX) | ||
| Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select) | John Moolenaar (R-MI) | Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) | ||
| Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission | Chris Smith (R-NJ) | Jim McGovern (D-MA) | ||
Party leadership
Each party determines their committees leads, who serve as chair in the majority and ranking member in the minority. The table below lists the tenure of when each member was selected for their current term as committee lead. The Republican party rules stipulate that their leads of standing committees may serve no more than three congressional terms (two years each) as chair or ranking member unless the full party conference grants them a waiver to do so. The current majority party is listed first for each committee.
| Committee | Party Lead | State | Start | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Glenn Thompson | PA | January 3, 2021 | Republican |
| Angie Craig | MN | January 3, 2025 | Democratic | |
| Appropriations | Tom Cole | OK | April 10, 2024 | Republican |
| Rosa DeLauro | CT | January 3, 2021 | Democratic | |
| Armed Services | Mike Rogers | AL | January 3, 2021 | Republican |
| Adam Smith | WA | January 3, 2011 | Democratic | |
| Democracy Partnership (Commission) | Vern Buchanan | FL | January 3, 2019 | Republican |
| Dina Titus | NV | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Budget | Jodey Arrington | TX | January 3, 2023 | Republican |
| Brendan Boyle | PA | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Education and Workforce | Tim Walberg | MI | January 3, 2025 | Republican |
| Bobby Scott | VA | January 3, 2015 | Democratic | |
| Energy and Commerce | Brett Guthrie | KY | January 3, 2025 | Republican |
| Frank Pallone | NJ | January 3, 2015 | Democratic | |
| Ethics | Michael Guest | MS | August 19, 2022 | Republican |
| Mark DeSaulnier | CA | January 3, 2025 | Democratic | |
| Financial Services | French Hill | AR | January 3, 2025 | Republican |
| Maxine Waters | CA | January 3, 2013 | Democratic | |
| Foreign Affairs | Brian Mast | FL | January 3, 2025 | Republican |
| Gregory Meeks | NY | January 3, 2021 | Democratic | |
| Homeland Security | Andrew Garbarino | NY | July 22, 2025 | Republican |
| Bennie Thompson | MS | January 3, 2005 | Democratic | |
| House Administration | Bryan Steil | WI | January 3, 2023 | Republican |
| Joe Morelle | NY | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Human Rights (Lantos Commission) | Chris Smith | NJ | January 3, 2019 | Republican |
| Jim McGovern | MA | February 11, 2008 | Democratic | |
| Intelligence (Permanent Select) | Rick Crawford | AR | January 3, 2025 | Republican |
| Jim Himes | CT | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Judiciary | Jim Jordan | OH | March 12, 2020 | Republican |
| Jamie Raskin | MD | January 3, 2025 | Democratic | |
| Natural Resources | Bruce Westerman | AR | January 3, 2021 | Republican |
| Jared Huffman | CA | January 3, 2025 | Democratic | |
| Oversight and Accountability | James Comer | KY | June 29, 2020 | Republican |
| Robert Garcia | CA | June 24, 2025 | Democratic | |
| Rules | Virginia Foxx | NC | January 3, 2025 | Republican |
| Jim McGovern | MA | March 16, 2018 | Democratic | |
| Science, Space and Technology | Brian Babin | TX | January 3, 2025 | Republican |
| Zoe Lofgren | CA | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Small Business | Roger Williams | TX | January 3, 2023 | Republican |
| Nydia Velázquez | NY | February 28, 1998 | Democratic | |
| Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Select) | John Moolenaar | MI | April 24, 2024 | Republican |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | IL | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | Sam Graves | MO | January 3, 2019 | Republican |
| Rick Larsen | WA | January 3, 2023 | Democratic | |
| Veterans' Affairs | Mike Bost | IL | January 3, 2021 | Republican |
| Mark Takano | CA | January 3, 2019 | Democratic | |
| Ways and Means | Jason Smith | MO | January 3, 2023 | Republican |
| Richard Neal | MA | January 3, 2017 | Democratic |
See also
- List of United States Senate committees
- List of United States congressional joint committees
- List of defunct United States congressional committees
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