House, Senate Democrats Identify Slate of Committee Leaders for New Congress

By Roll Call Staff

Posted December 12, 2018 at 11:13am

Congressional Democrats have identified their incoming committee leadership for the 116th Congress, although the full caucus must still weigh in and a few key chairs will have to wait until the House speakership contest is settled. In the Senate meanwhile, the roster is finished, with some notable movement in the smaller Democratic minority.

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee made its recommendations for most committee chairmanships in the new Congress on Tuesday evening, with a few others designated Monday. The full caucus must still approve the choices.

The selections are as follows. A few picks are not yet announced, including those appointed by the speaker, including Rules and House Administration.

Agriculture: Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota
Appropriations: Nita M. Lowey of New York
Armed Services: Adam Smith of Washington
Education and Labor: Robert C. Scott of Virginia (committee currently named Education and the Workforce)
Energy and Commerce: Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey
Financial Services: Maxine Waters of California
Foreign Affairs: Eliot L. Engel of New York
Homeland Security: Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
Judiciary: Jerrold Nadler of New York
Natural Resources: Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona
Oversight and Government Reform: Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland
Science, Space and Technology: Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
Small Business: Nydia M. Velázquez of New York
Transportation and Infrastructure: Peter A. DeFazio of Oregon
Veterans’ Affairs: Mark Takano of California
Ways and Means: Richard E. Neal of Massachusetts

House Republicans voted on their ranking members in November.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday also released their list of ranking members for the 116th Congress. It is as follows. Those new to their position are listed with an asterisk.