SRES16
Resolution to Set Majority Party Members and Chairs for Senate Committees
In one sentence
This resolution lists the senators from the majority party who will serve on specific committees in the 119th Congress and names which of them will act as chairs.
What it does
- Names the members of the majority party for each listed committee in the 119th Congress.
- Designates a chairperson for every committee included in this resolution.
- Sets these memberships to last until new successors are chosen.
Who it affects
- Senators from the majority party who serve on Senate committees.
- The specific committees listed in the resolution, such as Agriculture, Appropriations, and Armed Services.
Limits and unknowns
- This resolution only lists the majority party's members, not those from other parties.
- Some committee slots are marked with blanks in the text and do not have names assigned yet.
- The resolution does not explain how these senators were selected or why they received their specific roles.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Majority party
- The political group with more than half of the seats in the Senate.
- Chair
- The leader designated to run a committee.
- Constitute
- To officially form or establish a group of members.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
This resolution establishes the majority party's membership on and designates chairs of the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Indian Affairs Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs Joint Economic Committee Select Committee on Ethics Select Committee on Intelligence Special Committee on Aging
Official activity
Bill history
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S40; text: CR S42-43)Senate
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
- Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress