Records of U.S. Senate Standing Committees
The Center for Legislative Archives has records of the Senate standing committees listed below. Standing committees are permanently authorized by Senate rules. For an overview of Senate records, please see the , which discusses the jurisdiction, history, and records created by each committee.
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.
Also includes Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (1884-1977); Committee on Agriculture (1825-1884)
Committee on Banking and Currency (1913-1970)
Also includes Select Committee on the Tenth Census (1878-1887)
Also includes Committee on Commerce and Manufactures
Also includes Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (1947-1961)
Also includes Committee on Labor and Human Resources (1978-1999); Committee on Human Resources (circa 1977-circa 1978); Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1947-1977); Committee on Education and Labor (1870-1947); Committee on Education (1869-1870)
Also includes Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (1952-1977); Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (1948-1952)
Also includes Committee on Governmental Affairs (1977-2005)
Also includes Select Committee on Indian Affairs (1977-1993)
Also includes Select Committee on Industrial Expositions (1899-1909)
Also includes Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (1891-1921)
Also includes Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia
Also includes Select Committee on Pacific Railroads (1889-1893)
Also includes Committee on Patents and the Patent Office (1837-1869)
Also includes Committee on Rules (1874-1947)
Also includes Select Committee on Small Business (1950-1981)
Also includes Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions (1921-1929); Committee on Territories (1844-1921); Committee on Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (1920-1921); Committee on the Philippines (1899-1921); Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico (1899-1920)