Standing
Permanent committees with legislative jurisdiction. They hold hearings, conduct oversight, and consider bills within assigned subject areas.
Committee directory
Congressional Committees
Browse standing, select / special, and joint committees of the 119th Congress in a cleaner, more readable layout.
Structured by chamber
House, Senate, and Joint committees grouped into simpler browsing lanes.
Clearer committee context
Includes type, chamber, system code, update date, and subcommittee structure.
House: 26 + 113 subsJoint: 9 + 0 subsSenate: 23 + 74 subs
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Types of Committees
Committees generally fall into three categories. Use the tabs above to browse each group.
Select / Special
Often created to investigate, study, or focus on work that doesn’t fit neatly within standing committee jurisdiction.
Joint
Composed of Members from both chambers. Joint committees usually focus on studies or administrative and oversight work.
Note: Conference committees exist to reconcile House and Senate versions of legislation, but they are not a standing directory category.
Joint
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- JointCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
- JointCongressional Oversight Commission
- JointCongressional-Executive Commission on China
- JointU.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
- JointJoint Committee on Printing
- JointJoint Committee on Taxation
- JointJoint Committee on the Library
- JointJoint Economic Committee
- JointJoint Economic Committee