Both House and party rules detail procedures for committee assignments. House rules address the election and membership of committees, especially limitations on membership. The Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference rules designate categories of committees (shown in Table 1) and specify service limitations in addition to those in the House rules.
Both House and party rules detail procedures for committee assignments. House rules address the election and membership of committees, especially limitations on membership. The Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference rules designate categories of committees (shown in Table 1) and specify service limitations in addition to those in the House rules.
Both House and party rules detail procedures for committee assignments. House rules address the election and membership of committees, especially limitations on membership. The Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference rules designate categories of committees and specify service limitations in addition to those in the House rules.
Category |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Exclusive |
Appropriations |
Appropriations |
Rules |
Rules |
|
Ways and Means |
Ways and Means |
|
Energy and Commerce (for Members first serving on the panel in the 104th Congress and subsequent Congresses) |
Energy and Commerce |
|
Financial Services (for Members first serving on the panel in the 109th and subsequent Congresses) |
Financial Services |
|
Non-Exclusive |
Agriculture |
Agriculture |
Armed Services |
Armed Services |
|
Budget |
Budget |
|
Education and The Workforce |
Education and The Workforce |
|
Energy and Commerce (for Members who served on the panel before the 104th Congress) |
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Financial Services (for Members who served on the panel before the 109th Congress) |
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Foreign Affairs |
Foreign Affairs |
|
Homeland Security |
Homeland Security |
|
House Administration |
House Administration |
|
Judiciary |
Judiciary |
|
Natural Resources |
Natural Resources |
|
Oversight and Government Reform |
Oversight and Government Reform |
|
Science, Space and Technology |
Science, Space and Technology |
|
Small Business |
Small Business |
|
Transportation and Infrastructure |
Transportation and Infrastructure |
|
Veterans' Affairs |
Veterans' Affairs |
|
Exempt |
Ethics; Select Intelligence (not listed as such but treated as exempt) |
Select Intelligence; Ethics |
Select Committee on Benghazi (not listed as such but treated as exempt) |
Select Committee on Benghazi (not listed as such but treated as exempt) |
Source: Compiled by the author from her analysis of Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference rules.