Records of Joint Committees of the U.S. Congress
The Center for Legislative Archives has records of the joint committees listed below. Joint committees include membership from both the House and the Senate. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation. For an overview of joint committee records, please see the or the , which discuss the jurisdiction, history, and records created by joint committees.
Each committee's link will take you to its organization authority record in the 威尼斯人娱乐场' Catalog, which provides more information. To view descriptions of the committee's records, click on the link(s) under "Role(s)" in the organization authority record.
Most of the Center's records are located at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 building in Washington, DC. Detailed contact information can be found at the bottom of each description record in the Catalog.
Please contact the Center by phone at (202) 357-5350 or by email at legislative.archives@nara.gov if the committee you are looking for is not included in this list.
Note: Access to the records of joint committees follow the access policy of whichever chamber transferred them to the Center's custody. Contact the Center for access information on the joint committee that interests you.
Also includes Joint Committee on the Disposition of Useless Papers (1889-1970)
Also includes Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation (1926-1976)