List of defunct United States congressional committees

The United States Congress has operated with more than 1,500 standing, special, select, or joint committees over the years.[1][2][3]

Most of these committees are now defunct. In some cases, their responsibilities were merged with those of other committees. For others, the committee remained in existence, but its name was changed. However, the bulk of committees were eliminated because they served a single purpose or it was deemed that subject matter no longer merited its own committee.

These lists contain both select and standing committees. When known, the committee's type, years, reason for elimination, and any successor committees are noted. Some committees, such as the myriad "Committee(s) to Investigate," are included in the list alphabetically by the primary subject matter being studied or investigated.

Early select committees were very fluid, serving their established function and then going out of existence. This makes tracking committees difficult, since many committees were known by the date they were created or by a petition or other document that had been referred to them. In a number of instances, the official journal and other congressional publications did not consistently refer to an individual committee by the same title. Though such inconsistencies still appeared during the 20th century, they were less frequent.[4] Therefore, this list does include hundreds of select committees established by Congress during its early years, particularly prior to 1795 and 1816, when a system of permanent standing committees was established in the House of Representatives and the Senate respectively.[5] The majority of these committees were assigned specific legislative bills, but many served merely ceremonial functions.[1]

In the 1st Congress (1789–1791), the House appointed about 220 select committees over the course of two years.[5] By the 3rd Congress (1793–1795), Congress had three permanent standing committees, the House Committee on Elections, the House Committee on Claims, and the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, but more than 350 select committees.[6] While the modern committee system is now firmly established in both House and Senate procedure, with the rules of each House establishing a full range of permanent standing committees and assigning jurisdiction of all legislative issues among them, select committees continue to be used to respond to unique and difficult issues as the need arises.[4]

Defunct House committees

CommitteeTypeEstablishedTerminatedNotes
Alleged Abstraction of Books from the Library of the HouseSelectFebruary 14, 1861February 28, 1861Investigation of rumors that representatives from southern seceding states had stolen books from the House library.
Alleged Abstraction of a Report from the Clerk's OfficeSelectMarch 3, 1863March 3, 1863Investigation into the disappearance of a committee report from the Select Committee on Government Contracts
Accountability of Public MoneysSelectApril 12, 1822May 8, 1822Select committee expired
AccountsStandingDecember 27, 1803January 2, 1947Merged with House Administration
Admission to the FloorSelectJune 18, 1886January 27, 1887Select committee expired
Affairs with AlgiersSelectFebruary 9, 1808April 25, 1808Select committee expired
Aging (Permanent Select)SelectOctober 8, 1974October 9, 1992Terminated at the end of the 102nd Congress. Committee not renewed during the 103rd Congress.[7]
Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of MississippiSelectJanuary 7, 1842April 9, 1842Memorial requesting forgiveness of a debt to the United States.
Air AccidentsSelectMarch 6, 1941January 7, 1943Select committee expired
Air ServicesSelectMarch 24, 19241925Select committee expired
Alabama’s Admission to the UnionSelectDecember 7, 1818March 3, 1819Select committee expired
Alabama AffairsSelectDecember 21, 1874February 23, 1875Select committee expired
Alcoholic Liquor TrafficSelectMay 16, 1879August 18, 1893Became a standing committee
Alcoholic Liquor TrafficStandingAugust 18, 1893December 5, 1927[data missing]
Alleged Assault on Senator SumnerSelectMay 23, 1856June 2, 1856Select committee expired
Amendment to the ConstitutionSelectDecember 17, 1835February 28, 1837Amendment related to the Election of President and Vice President
Select committee expired
January 11, 1837July 9, 1838Amendment related to the Appointment of Members of Congress to office
Select committee expired
American Colonization SocietySelectJanuary 29, 1827February 7, 1832Memorial of the American Colonization Society
Select committee expired
American Retail FederationSpecialApril 24, 1935April 7, 1936Select committee expired
American Ship buildingSelectDecember 19, 1883February 12, 1887Select committee expired
American Sugar Refining CompanySpecialMay 9, 1911April 20, 1912[data missing]
Anthracite Emergency ProgramSpecialSeptember 12, 1940January 3, 1941Program to stabilize the Pennsylvania coal industry.[8] Not authorized to hold hearings and no appropriations were authorized for it.[1]
Apportionment of RepresentativesSelectNovember 8, 1811November 20, 1811Bring a Bill for the Apportionment of Representatives
Select committee expired
December 29, 1820March 3, 1821Apportionment of Representatives under the 4th Census
Select committee expired
December 11, 1826March 3, 1827Apportionment of Representatives under the Next Census
Select committee expired
December 13, 1841January 22, 1842Apportionment of Representatives under the 6th Census
Select committee expired
Arkansas AffairsSelectMay 27, 1874February 6, 1875Select committee expired
Arkansas TerritorySelectDecember 16, 1818December 21, 1818Select committee expired
Arkansas Territorial LimitsSelectJanuary 9, 1823March 3, 1823Select committee expired
Arms ContractsSelectJanuary 7, 1824March 27, 1824Select committee expired
Arms ExportsSelectFebruary 27, 1809February 27, 1809Select committee expired
Army Appropriations InquirySelectDecember 10, 1819February 28, 1820Select committee expired
Army PaySelectDecember 16, 1844March 3, 1845Bill to Regulate Army Pay
Select committee expired
Army RegulationsSelectDecember 6, 1805April 21, 1806Select committee expired
Army Supply ContractsSelectFebruary 3, 1814April 13, 1814Select committee expired
AssassinationsSelectFebruary 2, 1977March 29, 1979Investigation into the Assassinations of President John. F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Select committee expired
Assault on the President’s SecretarySelectApril 18, 1828May 16, 1828Select committee expired
Establishing an Assay Office in the Gold RegionSelectJanuary 4, 1831April 4, 1834[data missing]
Export ControlSelect19611962Select committee expired
Assent of Congress to an Act of the Virginia LegislatureSelectApril 8, 1816April 9, 1816Select committee expired
Astronautics and Space ExplorationSelectMarch 5, 1958July 21, 1958Select committee expired
Asylum for the BlindSelectDecember 12, 1831December 28, 1831Select committee expired
Attorney General's OfficeSelectDecember 4, 1816March 3, 1817Select committee expired
Investigate the Incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R.SelectJuly 27, 1953March 4, 1954Replaced by the Committee on Communist Aggression
Bank of the United StatesSelectNovember 30, 1818January 16, 1819Conduct and Management of the Bank of the United States
Select committee expired
December 13, 1820March 7, 1822Petition of the Bank of the United States
Select committee expired
March 14, 1832June 25, 1834United States Bank Affairs
Select committee expired
Banking and CurrencyStandingMarch 2, 1865January 3, 1975Renamed Banking, Currency, and Housing
Banking, Currency, and HousingStandingJanuary 3, 1975January 4, 1977Renamed Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
Banking, Finance, and Urban AffairsStandingJanuary 4, 1977January 5, 1995Renamed Banking and Financial Services[9]
Banking and Financial ServicesStandingJanuary 5, 1995January 3, 2001Renamed Financial Services[10]
Banking MemorialsSelectJanuary 20, 1823February 27, 1823Memorials of Banking Institutions and Insurance Companies in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Bank of the United States
Select committee expired
Bankrupt LawSelectJuly 15, 1861May 17, 1866Select committee expired
BankruptcySelectJanuary 1, 1812July 6, 1812Establishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy
Select committee expired
Banks of the District of ColumbiaSelectFebruary 19, 1814March 3, 1817Select committee expired
December 31, 1835June 20, 1836Select committee expired
December 4, 1844February 25, 1845Select committee expired
Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services VeteransSelectAugust 4, 1954January 15, 1956Committee to Investigate and Study Certain Benefits for Surviving Dependents of Deceased Members and Former Members of the Armed Forces
Select committee expired
Berkshire AssociationSelectJanuary 29, 1817February 21, 1817Select committee expired
Bible Society of PhiladelphiaSelectFebruary 24, 1816March 5, 1816Select committee expired
Biennial RegisterSelectApril 28, 1832June 26, 1834Select committee expired
Bills of ExchangeSelectJanuary 13, 1826March 22, 1826Select committee expired
Bills and Resolutions Introduced in the HouseSelectFebruary 10, 1909March 3, 1909Select committee expired
Bonus of the National BankSelectDecember 16, 1816December 23, 1816Select committee expired
Boundary of the Chickasaw IndiansSelectFebruary 6, 1834May 6, 1834Committee to review the True Boundary of the Chickasaw Indians, Between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers
Select committee expired
Bounty Land Act of 1850SelectDecember 5, 1850August 31, 1852Select committee expired
Bounty Lands CommutationSelectDecember 11, 1816January 11, 1817Select committee expired
Boynton InvestigationSelectFebruary 8, 1884July 7, 1884Select committee expired
British Depredations of the Northern FrontierSelectJanuary 25, 1832March 17, 1832Select committee expired
Brownstown TreatySelectJanuary 26, 1820May 12, 1820Select committee expired
Conduct of Peter J. BruinSelectApril 18, 1808April 21, 1808Committee investigated the conduct of Peter J. Bruin, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Mississippi Territory
BudgetSelectJuly 31, 1919October 11, 1919Select committee expired
CensusStanding19011946Jurisdiction merged into Post Office and Civil Service
Children, Youth, and FamiliesSelect19831993[data missing]
Civil ServiceStanding19241946Jurisdiction merged into Post Office and Civil Service
ClaimsStandingNovember 13, 17941946Jurisdiction merged into Judiciary[11]
Climate CrisisSelect2019January 3, 2023Terminated
Coinage, Weights and MeasuresStanding18671946Jurisdiction merged into Banking and Currency
Commerce and ManufacturesStandingDecember 14, 17951819Renamed and split into Commerce and Manufactures[12]
CommerceStanding18191893First period.
Renamed Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Conservation of Wildlife ResourcesSelect19341946[data missing]
Communist AggressionSelect19541954[data missing]
Disposition of Executive PapersStanding18891947Jurisdiction merged into House Administration
Disposition of Surplus PropertySelect19461946Select committee expired
District of ColumbiaStanding18081999Jurisdiction merged into Government Reform
Economic and Educational OpportunitiesStanding19951997Renamed Committee on Education and the Workforce
Economic Disparity and Fairness in GrowthSelectDecember 30, 2020January 3, 2023Terminated
EducationStanding18831947Merged into Education and Labor
Education and LaborStanding18671883Split into Education and Labor
1947-1995: Restored as Economic and Educational Opportunities
1997-2007: Renamed Education and the Workforce
Restored in 2007
ElectionsStandingApril 13, 17891947Jurisdiction merged into House Administration
Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in CongressStanding18931947Jurisdiction merged into House Administration
Energy Independence and Global WarmingSelect20072011Terminated
EngravingStanding18441860Jurisdiction merged into Printing
Enrolled BillsStanding18761947Jurisdiction merged into House Administration
Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in BenghaziSelect20142016[13]Terminated
Expenditures in the Executive DepartmentsStanding19271952Created by the merger of several predecessor expenditure committees
Jurisdiction merged into Government Operations
Expenditures in the Agriculture DepartmentStanding18891927Jurisdiction merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Commerce and Labor DepartmentsStanding19051913Split between Expenditures in the Commerce Department and Expenditures in the Labor Department
Expenditures in the Commerce DepartmentStanding19131927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Interior DepartmentStanding18601927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Justice DepartmentStanding18741927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Labor DepartmentStanding19131927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Navy DepartmentStanding18161927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Post Office DepartmentStanding18161927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the State DepartmentStanding18161927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Treasury DepartmentStanding18161927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures in the War DepartmentStanding18161927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Expenditures on Public BuildingsStanding18161927Merged into Expenditures in the Executive Departments
Flood ControlStandingFebruary 3, 1916January 3, 1947Jurisdiction over related subjects previously under Rivers and Harbors, and some issues included from Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River before its termination in 1911. Committee terminated by 1946 Reorg., with its successor being Public Works.[14]
Freedmen's AffairsStanding18661875Implementation of 14th and 15th Amendments
Government OperationsStanding19521999Moved into Government Reform
Government ReformStanding19992007Renamed Oversight and Government Reform
Government ResearchSelect19631964Select committee expired
House Beauty ShopSelect19671979Moved into House Administration
House RestaurantSelect19691975[data missing]
Hurricane KatrinaSelect20052006Select committee expired
Immigration and NaturalizationStanding18931946Moved into Judiciary
Indian AffairsStanding18211946Moved into Public Lands
Industrial Arts and ExpositionsStanding19031927[data missing]
Insular AffairsStanding18991946Cuban affairs moved to Foreign Affairs in 1906
Moved to Public Lands
Interior and Insular AffairsStanding19511993Moved to Resources
Internal SecurityStanding19691975Functions transferred to the Judiciary
International RelationsStanding19751979Renamed Foreign Affairs
Restored 1995–2007
Reverted to Foreign Affairs
Interstate and Foreign CommerceStanding18931981Renamed Energy and Commerce
Inquiry into Operation of the U.S. Air ServicesSelect19241925Select committee expired
Invalid PensionsStandingJanuary 10, 18311946Terminated[11]
Irrigation and ReclamationStanding19241946Moved to Public Lands
Irrigation of Arid LandsStanding18931924Renamed Irrigation and Reclamation
January 6th attackSelectJuly 1, 2021January 3, 2023Official title: Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Terminated

Katyn Forest Massacre InvestigationSelect19511952Select committee expired
LaborStanding18831947Merged into Education and Labor
Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi RiverStandingNovember 7, 1877April 5, 1911Committee terminated, with its successor being Rivers and Harbors.[15]
LibraryStanding[data missing][data missing]Some functions moved into House Administration. Now Joint Committee on the Library
Lobbying ActivitiesSelect19491951Select committee expired
ManufacturesStandingDecember 8, 18191911Created from the split of Commerce and Manufactures in 1819, it became inactive during its later years and was eliminated in 1911.[16]
MemorialsStanding19291947Moved into House Administration
Merchant Marine and FisheriesStanding18871932[data missing]
19351994[data missing]
Merchant Marine, Radio and FisheriesStanding19321935Temporary renaming of Merchant Marine and Fisheries
MileageStanding18371927Duties returned to Accounts
Military AffairsStanding18221946Moved into Armed Services
Military PensionsStanding18251831Renamed Invalid Pensions[11]
MilitiaStanding18351911Moved to Military Affairs
Mines and MiningStanding18651946Moved to Public Lands
Mississippi LeveesStandingDecember 10, 1875November 7, 1877Renamed Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, until 1911.[17]
Modernization of CongressSelectJanuary 4, 2019January 3, 2023Terminated
Impeachment Trial InvestigationSelectMarch 18681868Official title: Select Committee to Investigate in Regard to Alleged Improper Influences on the Impeachment Trial

Select committee expired

Investigate Commodity TransactionsSelect19471948Select committee expired
Investigate Conditions Interfering with Interstate Commerce between the States of Illinois and MissouriSelect19171921Select committee expired
Investigate Contracts and Expenditures Made by the War Department during the WarSelect19191921Select committee expired
Investigating Defense MigrationSelect19411943Select committee expired
Investigate the Disposition of Surplus PropertySelect19461946Select committee expired
Investigate the Seizure of Montgomery Ward and CompanySelect19431945Select committee expired
Investigate Foundations and Other OrganizationsSelect19521953Select committee expired
Investigate the Use of Chemicals in Food and CosmeticsSelect19501953Select committee expired
Investigate the National Labor Relations BoardSelect19391940Select committee expired
Investigate the Preparation, Distribution, Sale, Payment, Retirement, Surrender, Cancellation, and Destruction of Government Bonds and Other SecuritiesSelect19241925Select committee expired
Investigate the Seizure of Montgomery Ward and CompanySelect19441944Select committee expired
Investigate Real Estate Bondholders' ReorganizationsSelect19341935Select committee expired
Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable OrganizationsSelect19521954Select committee expired
Lobbying ActivitiesSelect19491951Select committee expired
Missing Persons in Southeast AsiaSelect19751976Select committee expired
Natural ResourcesStanding19931995Renamed Resources
2007: Restored
Narcotics Abuse and ControlSelect19761993Select committee expired
Naval AffairsStanding18221946Moved into Armed Services
Niagara Ship CanalSelect18611861Select committee expired
Newsprint and Paper SupplySelect19471948Select committee expired
Offensive and Undesirable Books, Magazines, and Comic BooksSelect19521952Select committee expired
Pacific RailroadsStanding18651911Terminated
PatentsStanding18371946Moved into Judiciary
Pensions and Revolutionary War ClaimsStandingDecember 22, 1813December 9, 1825Renamed Revolutionary Pensions[11]
PensionsStanding18801946Terminated[11]
PopulationSelect19771979Select committee expired
Post Office and Civil ServiceStanding19461999Moved into Government Reform
Post Office and Post RoadsStanding18081946Moved into Post Office and Civil Service
Post-War Economic Policy and PlanningSpecial19441946[data missing]
PrintingStanding1846[data missing]Moved into House Administration
Private Land ClaimsStandingApril 29, 18161911Abolished due to diminished legislative activity.[11]
Professional SportsSelect19761977Select committee expired
Public Buildings and GroundsStanding18371946Established as a standing Committee, replacing the Select Committee on Public Buildings created in 1819. Jurisdiction over "all the public buildings constructed by the United States" was given by an 1871 resolution.[18]
Public ExpendituresStanding18141880[data missing]
Public LandsStanding18051951Renamed Interior and Insular Affairs
Public WorksStanding19471968Created by the 1946 Reorg., which combined the jurisdictions of Public Buildings and Grounds, Rivers and Harbors, Roads, and Flood Control Committees. Its wide jurisdiction remained the same throughout.[19]
Railways and CanalsStandingApril 9, 18691927Renamed from Roads and Canals. Jurisdiction contracted significantly over time
in 1880 responsibility for improvement of navigation of rivers and many railroad related matters moved to Commerce.
Dissolved in 1927 with its jurisdiction added to Interstate and Foreign Commerce.[20]
ReconstructionSelect18671871Select committee expired
Records of Committees Relating to Banking and Currency[data missing][data missing][data missing]
Reform in the Civil ServiceStanding18931924Renamed Civil Service
ResourcesStanding19952007Renamed Natural Resources
Revisal and Unfinished BusinessStandingDecember 9, 17951868Unfinished business duties obsolete, remainder renamed Revision of Laws
Revision of LawsStanding18681946Moved into Judiciary
Revolutionary ClaimsStanding18251873Moved to War Claims[11]
Revolutionary Pensions (1825)StandingDecember 9, 1825December 13, 1825Split between Military Pensions and Revolutionary Claims[11]
Revolutionary Pensions (1831)StandingJanuary 10, 18311880Abolished. Jurisdiction referred to Pensions[11]
Rivers and HarborsStandingDecember 18831946Given jurisdiction over subjects relating to improvements of navigation and responsible for reporting river and harbor bills, previously handled by Commerce. Jurisdiction changed over time, gaining responsibilities of Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, when terminated in 1911, then losing that subject to the new Flood Control in 1916. After 1920 it lost ability to report appropriations and was limited to reporting authorizations.[21]
RoadsStanding19131946The committee was disbanded by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and its jurisdiction included in those of the new Public Works.[22]
Roads and CanalsStanding18311869Originated as a select committee in 1815 and reappointed at each succeeding Congress until December 1831, when it became a standing committee in 1869 a motion was approved to change the name to the Railways and Canals[23]
ScienceStanding19952007Renamed Science and Technology
Science and AstronauticsStanding19591974Renamed Science and Technology
Science and TechnologyStanding19741987Renamed Committee on Science, Space and Technology (Restored in 2007)
Science, Space and TechnologyStanding19871995Renamed Committee on Science
Survivor BenefitsSelect19541955Select committee expired
TerritoriesStanding18251946Moved to Public Lands
U.S. Shipping Board OperationsSelect19191921Select committee expired
Un-American ActivitiesStanding19451969Also called HUAC or HCUA.
Became Internal Security
Uniform System of Coinage, Weights and MeasuresStanding18641867Renamed Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures
Ventilation and AcousticsStanding18931911[data missing]
Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007SelectAugust 3, 2007January 3, 2009Select committee expired
War ClaimsStanding18731946Moved into Judiciary[11]
Water PowerSpecial19181921[data missing]
Woman SuffrageStanding19171927Implementation of the 19th Amendment
World War Veterans' Legislation[data missing][data missing][data missing][data missing]

Defunct Senate committees

CommitteeTypeEstablishedTerminatedNotes
Committee of the WholeStanding17891986A parliamentary device used by the Senate to consider issues as a body. Used extensively prior to the creation of standing committees in 1816.[1]
Accounts of James MonroeSelectFebruary 8, 1831February 11, 1831Select committee expired
Additional Accommodations for the Library of CongressSelectMarch 3, 1881April 18, 1921Select committee expired
Aeronautical and Space SciencesStandingJuly 24, 1958February 11, 1977Replaced by Commerce, Science and Transportation
AgricultureStandingDecember 9, 1825March 3, 1857Restored in 1863
March 6, 1863February 5, 1884Renamed Agriculture and Forestry
Agriculture and ForestryStandingFebruary 5, 1884February 11, 1977Renamed Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Agricultural Labor Shortages in the WestSpecialOctober 24, 1942December 16, 1942[data missing]
Air Mail and Ocean Mail ContractsSpecialFebruary 24, 1933June 30, 1936[data missing]
Alabama Land PurchaseSelectFebruary 4, 1828May 26, 1828Official title: Memorial of the State of Alabama to Purchase Certain Public Lands from Within the State
Select committee expired
Alaska Railroad (Special Select)SpecialJuly 1, 1930December 4, 1933[data missing]
Alien Property Custodian's OfficeSelectJuly 3, 1926March 3, 1927Select committee expired
Alter and Improve Senate ChamberSelectMay 19, 1860August 6, 1861Select committee expired
Amending the Constitution on the Election of the President and Vice PresidentSelectMarch 15, 1830March 3, 1831Select committee expired
Amendments to the ConstitutionSelectNovember 23, 1820March 3, 1825Official title: Proposed Amendments to the Constitution
Select committee expired
June 2, 1834June 30, 1834Official title: Resolution to Amend the Constitution
Select committee expired
February 27, 1861February 28, 1861Official title: Certain Amendments Proposed to the Constitution by the Convention held in Washington City
Select committee expired
American Colonization SocietySelectFebruary 29, 1820May 15, 1820[data missing]
Aquatic LifeSpecialJanuary 3, 1938January 3, 1940Official title: Conservation and Utilization of Aquatic Life[2]
Armed StrikebreakersSelectAugust 2, 1892February 10, 1893Official title: Investigate Armed Bodies of Men for Private Purposes
Pinkerton Detective Force
Select committee expired
Assault on Charles SumnerSelectMay 23, 1856May 28, 1856[data missing]
Atomic EnergySelectOctober 22, 1945August 1, 1946Replaced by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and BaltimoreSelectFebruary 23, 1854August 7, 1854Proposal for a Pneumatic tube delivery system
Select committee expired
Attorney General Harry M. DaughertySelectMarch 3, 1924March 4, 1925Select committee expired
Attorney General's OfficeSelectDecember 10, 1816March 3, 1817Official title: Establishing an Additional Executive Office of the Attorney General
Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the SenateStandingNovember 4, 1807January 2, 1947Replaced by Rules and Administration. No mention of committee in 1809.[2]
Bank Note CirculationSelectFebruary 27, 1840July 21, 1840Official title: Committee on the expediency of an amendment to the Constitution in Relation to the Circulation of Bank Notes and other Paper Currency
Select committee expired
Banking and CurrencyStandingMay 22, 1913October 26, 1970Renamed Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
BankruptcySelectDecember 8, 1826March 3, 1827Official title: Establishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy
Select committee expired
June 8, 1840July 21, 1840Official title: Bills to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout the United States
Select committee expired
Bankruptcy and ReceivershipSpecialJune 13, 1933May 29, 1936Official title: Special Committee to Investigate Receivership and Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Courts of the United States
Banks ExpeditionSelectDecember 22, 1862February 9, 1863Official title: Inquire and Report in Regard to the Chartering of Transport Vessels for the Banks Expedition
Select committee expired
Banks in Which Deposits Have Been MadeSelectDecember 24, 1824March 3, 1825Official title: Liquidation of the Balances Due from Banks in Which Deposits Have Been Made
Banks of the District of ColumbiaSelectDecember 17, 1857June 14, 1858Select committee expired
Bribery Attempts InvestigationSpecialMay 17, 1894August 2, 1894Official title: to Investigate Attempts at Bribery During the Consideration of the Tariff Bill
BudgetSpecialJuly 14, 1919April 13, 1920See Committee on the Budget
Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the SenateSelectDecember 7, 1880August 8, 1882Select committee expired
California's Admission to the UnionSelectJanuary 24, 1849March 3, 1850Stubbs Lists the committee through September 30, 1850, but there is no record of it existing during the 31st Congress.[1] See the Committee of Thirteen for the Settlement of the Slavery Question
Campaign ExpendituresSpecialJune 17, 1924February 12, 1925[data missing]
Campaign ExpendituresSelectDecember 5, 1932December 21, 1933Investigate Campaign Expenditures of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates and Candidates for the United States Senate.[2]
Campaign Expenditures InvestigationSpecialJanuary 3, 1935January 3, 1941[2]
Campaign Expenditures, 1944SpecialMarch 30, 1944March 15, 1945Official title: Presidential, Vice-Presidential, and Senate Campaign Expenditures in 1944
Campaign Expenditures, 1946SpecialJanuary 14, 1946[data missing][2]
Canadian RelationsSelectJuly 31, 1888January 13, 1892Became a standing committee
January 13, 1892April 18, 1921Merged with Foreign Relations
Catlin's Collection of Indian Scenes, Purchase ofSelectFebruary 3, 1852June 23, 1852[data missing]
Censure Charges against Senator McCarthySelectAugust 2, 1954December 2, 1954Terminated on passage of a motion to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy
CensusStandingDecember 12, 1887April 18, 1921Preceded by various select committees
Seventh CensusSelectDecember 14, 1848June 28, 1852Select committee expired
Ninth CensusSelectJanuary 29, 1869March 3, 1869Select committee expired
Tenth CensusSelectApril 4, 1878March 3, 1887Replaced by the Committee on the Census
Centennial of the Constitution and the Discovery of AmericaSelectJuly 31, 1888March 3, 1889Replaced with the Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial
Centralization of Heavy Industry in the United StatesSpecialDecember 21, 1943December 19, 1944[data missing]
Charges Against Benjamin StarkSelectMarch 18, 1862April 22, 1862Select committee expired
Charges Against Burton K. WheelerSelectApril 9, 1924May 19, 1924Investigation into Senator Burton Wheeler for acting as an attorney in cases to which the U.S. was a party.;[2] Select committee expired
Charges Against Senator Powell ClaytonSelectJanuary 9, 1872February 26, 1873Select committee expired
Senator PomeroySelectFebruary 10, 1873March 3, 1873Charges of election bribes against Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy
Select committee expired
Charges of Corruption Contained in the Daily TimesSelectMarch 12, 1846March 16, 1846Charges of corruption against the Senate related to the U.S.-British Oregon boundary dispute that were printed by the Daily Times in Washington, D.C., on 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 1846.;[24][25] Select committee expired
Cherokee Nation's Complaints of Invasion of their TerritorySelectAugust 5, 1892March 3, 1893Select committee expired
Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of ColumbiaSelectJanuary 9, 1860January 17, 1860Official title: Bill to Prohibit the Issue and Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia
Select committee expired
Civil ServiceStandingApril 18, 1921January 2, 1947Replaced by Post Office and Civil Service
Civil Service and RetrenchmentStandingDecember 4, 1873April 18, 1921Renamed Civil Service
Civil Service Commission Examining DivisionSelectJanuary 19, 1922July 25, 1922Official title: Investigate the Examining Division of the Civil Service Commission
Civil Service LawsSpecialApril 1, 1938January 25, 1945Official title: Special Committee to Investigate Administration and Operation of Civil Service Laws and the Classification Act of 1923
Civil Service OperationsSelectMarch 13, 1888March 3, 1889Select committee expired
Civil Service SystemSpecialApril 1, 1938January 3, 1941[data missing]
ClaimsStandingDecember 10, 1816January 2, 1947Jurisdiction transferred to Judiciary and United States Court of Federal Claims
Clerical Assistance to SenatorsSelectJanuary 26, 1917March 3, 1917Select committee expired
Coast and Insular SurveyStandingDecember 15, 1899April 18, 1921[data missing]
Coast DefensesStandingMarch 13, 1885April 18, 1921[data missing]
CoinsSelectDecember 10, 1929December 15, 1930Select committee expired
Coins, Weights and MeasuresSelectMay 18, 1866July 16, 1866Select committee expired
CommerceStandingDecember 12, 1825January 2, 1947Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Restored in 1961
April 13, 1961February 11, 1977Replaced by Commerce, Science and Transportation
Commerce and ManufacturesStandingDecember 10, 1816December 12, 1825Split into Commerce and Manufactures
CompensationSelectJune 26, 1866July 2, 1866Select committee expired
Compensation of CongressSelectDecember 11, 1816March 3, 1817Official title: Resolution to Amend the Constitution on Compensation of Congress
Select committee expired
United States Senate Select Committee on Compensation of Members of CongressSelectDecember 9, 1816February 6, 1817Official title: Repealing or Modifying a Law on Compensation of Members of Congress
Select committee expired
Compensation of Senate EmployeesSelectMarch 30, 1885December 7, 1885Select committee expired
January 6, 1954[data missing]Date as listed in the Congressional Directory, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session.[2]
Comptroller William MedillSelectJune 1, 1860June 12, 1860Official title: Select Committee in Relation to the First Comptroller, William Medill
Select committee expired
Conservation of National ResourcesStandingMarch 22, 1909April 18, 1921[data missing]
Confiscation of Rebel PropertySelectMay 6, 1862May 14, 1862Official title: Committee on S. 151 to Confiscate Property and Free the Slaves of Rebels.[26] Considered various bills related to confiscation of property.;[27] Select committee expired
Constitution of the State of AlabamaSelectDecember 6, 1819May 15, 1820[data missing]
Constitution of the State of ArkansasSelectMarch 14, 1835July 4, 1836[data missing]
Contribution InvestigationSelectFebruary 7, 1956March 29, 1956Investigation into use of political contributions to influence the vote of a senator on a particular bill.;[2] Select committee expired
Corporations Organized in the District of ColumbiaSelectJuly 27, 1892March 19, 1896Became a standing committee
March 19, 1896April 18, 1921[data missing]
Counting the Electoral VoteSelectDecember 18, 1876March 3, 1877United States presidential election of 1876
Select committee expired
Court Reorganization and Judicial ProcedureSpecialAugust 6, 1937August 5, 1939[data missing]
Credentials of the Honorable John M. NilesSelectApril 30, 1844May 16, 1844Select committee expired
Crop InsuranceSelectSeptember 9, 1922March 3, 1923Select committee expired
Cuban RelationsStandingDecember 15, 1899April 18, 1921Merged with Foreign Relations
Danger of Steam VesselsSelectDecember 6, 1837July 9, 1838Select committee expired
Debt Imprisonment AbolitionSelectJanuary 21, 1823March 3, 1829Official title: Abolishing Imprisonment for Debt
Select committee expired
Debts of the StatesSelectJanuary 8, 1840July 21, 1840Official title: Assumption by the General Government of the Debts of the States
Depreciation of Foreign CurrenciesSelectApril 12, 1932March 3, 1933Official title: Investigation of Depreciation of Foreign Currencies
Select committee expired
Disorder in the Senate of April 17, 1850SelectApril 17, 1850September 30, 1850Fight between Senator Foote and Senator Benton Congressional[28][29][30]
DisarmamentSelect[data missing][data missing]Select committee expired
Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive DepartmentsStandingMarch 22, 1909April 18, 1921Byrd first lists it in December 1903.[2] Preceded by the Examination and Disposition of Documents
Distilled Spirit Tax BillSelectMay 4, 1882August 8, 1882Select committee expired
Distributing Public Revenue Among the StatesSelectDecember 14, 1826March 3, 1913Select committee expired
District of ColumbiaStandingDecember 18, 1816February 11, 1977Functions transferred to Governmental Affairs
District of Columbia Public School SystemSelectFebruary 24, 1920May 26, 1920Official title: Investigate the Public School System of the District of Columbia
Select committee expired
District of Columbia Excise BoardSelectJanuary 26, 1915March 4, 1915Select committee expired
DuelingSelectFebruary 25, 1831March 3, 1831Select committee expired
Duties on ImportsSelectJanuary 23, 1861February 1, 1861Official title: Bill (H.R. 338) to Provide for the Payment of Outstanding Treasury Notes, to Authorize and Loan, and t o Regulate and Fix the Duties on Imports
Select committee expired
EducationStandingJanuary 28, 1869February 14, 1870Renamed Education and Labor
Education and LaborStandingFebruary 14, 1870January 2, 1947Functions transferred to Labor and Public Welfare
Education and Labor Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of LaborStanding19361941Also known as the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee or La Follette Committee
Education and Labor Subcommittee on Wartime Health and EducationStanding19431946[2]
Efficiency of the Army EfficiencySelectJuly 6, 1861August 6, 1861Review of a bill numbered S. 4 to promote efficiency of the Army
Select committee expired
Elections of 1878SelectDecember 17, 1878March 3, 1881Official title: Inquire into Alleged Frauds and Violence in the Elections of 1878
Select committee expired
Election of William LorimerSelectJune 7, 1911May 20, 1912[data missing]
Eligibility of James ShieldsSpecialMarch 6, 1849March 15, 1849Official title: Eligibility of the Honorable James Shields to a Seat in the Senate
Select committee expired
Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to CaliforniaSelectJanuary 20, 1853March 3, 1853Official title: Protection of the Emigrant Route and a Telegraphic Line from Missouri to California and Oregon
Select committee expired
Emigration of Negroes from the South to NorthSelectDecember 19, 1879June 1, 1880Official title: Investigate the Causes Which Have Led to the Emigration of Negroes from the Southern to the Northern States
Employment of a Fiscal AgentSelectJune 3, 1941July 21, 1941[data missing]
Engrossed BillsStandingMarch 9, 1875April 18, 1921[data missing]
Enrolled BillsStandingMarch 9, 1875January 2, 1947Preceded by the Enrolled Bills (Joint)
Transferred to Rules and Administration
Epidemic DiseasesSelectDecember 4, 1878December 12, 1887Became a standing committee
December 12, 1887March 19, 1896Preceded by a select committee
Renamed Public Health and National Quarantine
Equal Educational OpportunitySelectFebruary 19, 1970January 6, 1973Select committee expired
Establish a University of the United StatesSelectJune 2, 1890March 19, 1896Became a standing committee
March 19, 1896April 18, 1921[data missing]
Establishing Branches of the MintSelectFebruary 5, 1835February 10, 1835Select committee expired
Ether DiscoverySelectJanuary 5, 1853February 19, 1853Select committee expired
Examination and Disposition of DocumentsSelectJune 15, 1906March 22, 1909Replaced by the Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments
Examine the Several Branches in Civil ServiceSelectDecember 8, 1875January 21, 1884Became a standing committee
January 21, 1884April 21, 1921Preceded by a select committee
Execution without Trial in FranceSpecialNovember 4, 1921March 1, 1923Investigating the conduct of officers of the Army related to punishment of enlisted men during World War I
Executive Agencies of the GovernmentSelectFebruary 24, 1936January 16, 1938Official title: Investigation of Executive Agencies of the Government. Reported the Reorganization Act of 1939.
Executive Departments MethodsSelectMarch 3, 1887March 28, 1889Official title: Methods of Business of the Executive Departments Methods
Select committee expired
Executive PatronageSelectJanuary 7, 1835February 9, 1835Select committee expired
Expedition of John C. FremontSelectJune 26, 1848August 9, 1848Select Committee on Publication of the Results of the Exploring Expedition of John C. Fremont
Select committee expired
Expenditures in the Department of AgricultureSelectDecember 17, 1907March 22, 1909Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of CommerceStandingJune 24, 1914April 18, 1921Formed from Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor
Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and LaborStandingApril 5, 1912June 24, 1914Split into Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Expenditures in the Department of Labor
Expenditures in Executive DepartmentsStandingDecember 15, 1899December 17, 1907Official title: Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments
Replaced by Select Committee on Expenditures in the State Department on July 1, 1908
April 18, 1921March 3, 1952Preceded by several individual select committees
Renamed Government Operations
Expenditures in the Interior DepartmentSelectDecember 17, 1907March 22, 1909Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of JusticeSelectDecember 17, 1907March 22, 1909Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of LaborStandingJune 24, 1914April 18, 1921Formed from Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor
Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Navy DepartmentSelectDecember 17, 1907March 22, 1909Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Post Office DepartmentStandingDecember 22, 1909April 21, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures of Public MoneyStandingJanuary 21, 18841889[data missing]
Expenditures in the Department of StateSelectDecember 17, 1907March 22, 1909Preceded by Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments
Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Treasury DepartmentSelectDecember 17, 1907December 22, 1909Became a standing committee
December 22, 1909April 18, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the War DepartmentSelectDecember 17, 1907December 22, 1909Became a standing committee
December 22, 1909April 18, 1921Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Ex-servicemen Bureaus and AgenciesSelectJune 9, 1921February 17, 1923Official title: Investiqate Bureaus and Agencies Dealing with the Welfare of Ex-servicemen
Evidence Affecting Certain members of the SenateSelectFebruary 4, 1873February 27, 1873Select committee expired
Failed National BanksSelectJune 2, 1892March 15, 1893Renamed Select Committee on National Banks
Fire Engines, Purchase ofSelectDecember 13, 1820March 3, 1821Select committee expired
Fiscal Affairs of the GovernmentSpecialFebruary 13, 1941December 16, 1942[data missing]
Fiscal Corporation of the United StatesSelectAugust 24, 1841February 21, 1842Select committee expired
FisheriesStandingJanuary 11, 1884April 18, 1921[data missing]
Fishing Bounties and AllowancesSelectMarch 30, 1840April 10, 1840Official title: Character and Origin of Fishing Bounties and Allowances
Select committee expired
Five Civilized Tribes of IndiansSelectDecember 21, 1887March 22, 1909Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921[data missing]
Florida and Its Admission to the UnionSelectFebruary 12, 1840July 1, 1840Official title: Division of Florida and Its Admission to the Union
Ford Theater DisasterSelectDecember 14, 1893August 28, 1894Merged with the Joint Committee on the Ford's Theater Disaster
Foreign Aid ProgramSpecialJuly 11, 1956August 30, 1957Official title: to Study the Foreign Aid Program
Select Committee on Forest ReservationsSelectMarch 15, 1893March 19, 1896Replaced by Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game
Select Committee on Forest Reservations in CaliforniaSelectJuly 28, 1892March 15, 1893Replaced by Select Committee on Forest Reservations
Forest Reservations and the Protection of GameStandingMarch 19, 1896April 18, 1921Combined with Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Freedman's Savings and Trust CompanySelectApril 7, 1879April 2, 1880Select committee expired
French SpoliationsSelectDecember 20, 1826March 3, 1835Select committee expired
December 18, 1845March 3, 1847French Spoliations prior to 1800
January 9, 1850August 7, 1854French Spoliations prior to 1801
January 5, 1858June 11, 1860French Spoliation claims
Fuel Situation in the Middle WestSpecialDecember 15, 1942October 5, 1943[data missing]
Fuels in the Areas West of the MississippiSpecialDecember 15, 1942August 2, 1946[data missing]
Gasoline and Fuel Oil ShortagesSpecialAugust 28, 1941December 19, 1944[data missing]
Geological SurveySelectJuly 28, 1892December 15, 1899Official title: Select Committee to Investigate the Operations of the Geological Survey
Became a standing committee
December 15, 1899April 18, 1921Select Committee until December 15, 1899
Georgia and the Creek IndiansSelectFebruary 5, 1827March 3, 1827Select committee expired
Government OperationsStandingMarch 3, 1952February 11, 1977Preceded by Expenditures in Executive Departments
Replaced by Governmental Affairs
Government OrganizationSelectJanuary 29, 1937January 3, 1941See also Government Organization
Select committee expired
Government Printing OfficeSelectJanuary 30, 1888August 23, 1888Select committee expired
Governmental AffairsStandingFebruary 11, 1977February 17, 2005Renamed United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
United States Senate Committee on Haiti and Santo DomingoStandingJuly 27, 1921June 26, 1922[data missing]
Harpers Ferry InvasionSelectDecember 15, 1859June 15, 1860Official title: Inquire into the Facts of the Recent Invasion and Seizure of the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry
Select committee expired
July 25, 1861April 18, 1862[data missing]
Senator Heflin's Letter on Intermarriages in New YorkSelectFebruary 7, 1930March 3, 1931Official title: Investigate a Certain Letter Written by Senator J. Thomas Heflin on Intermarriages in New York. Racially-tinged letter written to journalist Sam H. Reading on October 15, 1929.[31]
Hot Springs (Arkansas) CommissionSpecialDecember 3, 1878February 19, 1879Official title: Cause of the Omission of the Clause Relating to the Hot Springs of Arkansas in the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill[32][33][34]
Human ResourcesStandingFebruary 11, 1977March 7, 1979Preceded by Labor and Public Welfare
Renamed Labor and Human Resources
Illegal Appointments in Civil ServiceSelectMay 19, 1928March 3, 1929Select committee expired
ImmigrationStandingDecember 12, 1889January 2, 1947Transferred to Judiciary
Immigration and NaturalizationSelectDecember 20, 1889August 18, 1893Became a standing committee
August 18, 1893January 2, 1947Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization [3] Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
Impeachment of President Andrew JohnsonSelectFebruary 25, 1868February 26, 1868Official title: Consider and Report on the Message of the House Respecting the Impeachment of the President
Select committee expired
Impeachment Trial InvestigationSelectMay 27, 1868November 10, 1868Official title: Select Commimtee to Investigate in Regard to Alleged Improper Influences on the Impeachment Trial
Select committee expired
Impeachment of Robert H. ArchbaldSelectJuly 15, 1912January 13, 1913Terminated upon conclusion of the impeachment trial
Select committee expired
Impeachment of Harry E. ClaiborneSelectAugust 14, 1986October 1, 1986Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Select committee expired
Impeachment of Alcee L. HastingsSelectMay 10, 1989October 20, 1989Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Select committee expired
Impeachment of West H. HumphreysSelectMay 8, 1862May 9, 1862Official title: Message of the House of Representatives in Relation to the Impeachment of West H. Humphreys
Select committee expired
Impeachment of Samuel B. KentSelectJune 24, 2009[35]July 22, 2009[36]Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Select committee expired
Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.SelectMarch 17, 2010[37]December 8, 2010Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Select committee expired
Impeachment of Walter L. NixonSelectMay 11, 1989November 3, 1989Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Select committee expired
Impeachment of James H. PeckSelectApril 26, 1830April 27, 1830Select committee expired
Impeachment of Charles SwayneSelectDecember 14, 1904March 3, 1905Select committee expired
Incendiary PublicationsSelectDecember 26, 1835February 4, 1836[data missing]
Indian AffairsStandingJanuary 3, 1820January 2, 1947Transferred to Committee on Public Lands
February 11, 1977February 24, 1993Restored as a select committee
Became a standing committee
Indian Contracts InvestigationSelectJune 25, 1910March 3, 1911Indian Contracts Investigation
Select committee expired
Indian DepredationsStanding1889April 18, 1921Superseded by a select committee
Irrigation and ReclamationStandingFebruary 14, 1889December 16, 1891Official title: Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands
Became a standing committee
April 5, 1893April 18, 1921Preceded by a select committee
Indian TerritorySelectFebruary 12, 1879May 31, 1880Removal of Northern Cheyennes to Indian Territory
Official title: Select Committee to Examine into the Circumstances Connected with the Removal of the Northern Cheyennes from the Sioux Reservation to the Indian Territory
Select committee expired
June 30, 1906March 3, 1907Official title: Select Committee on the Affairs of Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Indian Title to Certain LandsSelectMarch 4, 1818March 20, 1818Official title: Select Committee on the Extinguishment of Indian Title to Certain Lands
Select committee expired
Indian TradersSelectJune 3, 1886March 2, 1889Select committee expired
Indiana Admission to the UnionSelectDecember 2, 1816December 16, 1816Select committee expired
Industrial ExpositionsStandingDecember 15, 1899April 18, 1921Select Committee 1899–1909
preceded by Select Committee on International Expositions
Intelligence ActivitiesSelectJuly 27, 1975May 19, 1976Church Committee
Replaced by Select Committee on Intelligence
Interior and Insular AffairsStanding19481977Renamed Energy and Natural Resources
Interior Department Clerical ForceSelectAugust 24, 1865May 25, 1866Official title: Bill S. 282 to Reorganize the Clerical Force in the Department of Interior
Select committee expired
Internal Revenue BureauSelectMarch 12, 1924February 6, 1926Replaced by Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation
Subcommittee on Internal SecurityStandingDecember 21, 19501977Also known as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS) or the McCarran Committee after Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada
International Copyright LawSelectJanuary 22, 1846August 10, 1846[data missing]
International ExpositionsSelectDecember 30, 1895December 15, 1899Renamed Select Committee on Industrial Expositions
Preceded by Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial
Interoceanic CanalsStandingDecember 15, 1899January 2, 1947Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Interstate and Foreign CommerceStandingJanuary 2, 1947April 13, 1961Renamed Commerce
Interstate CommerceSelectMarch 17, 1885January 18, 1886Became a standing committee
December 12, 1887January 2, 1947Renamed Interstate and Foreign Commerce
United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense ProgramSpecialMarch 1, 1941April 28, 1948Truman Committee
Investigation and RetrenchmentStandingDecember 14, 1871March 3, 1873[data missing]
Irrigation and ReclamationStandingFebruary 14, 1889December 16, 1891Official title: Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands
Became a standing committee
December 16, 1891January 2, 1947[data missing]
Labor and Human ResourcesStandingMarch 7, 1979January 19, 1999Renamed Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Labor and Public WelfareStandingJanuary 2, 1947February 11, 1977Renamed Human Resources
Labor-Management RelationsSelectJanuary 30, 1957March 31, 1960Official title: Improper Activities in Labor and Management;[38] Select committee expired
Land and Water Policies of the United StatesSpecialJanuary 25, 1935June 20, 1936Official title: Special Committee on the Survey of Land and Water Policies of the United States
Land Commissioners ReportsSelectFebruary 6, 1820March 3, 1821Official title: Select Committee on the Reports for Land Commissioners
Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice DepartmentSelectMarch 24, 1982December 15, 1982[data missing]
LibraryStandingFebruary 25, 1806January 2, 1947Joint Committee from 1806 to 1844 and from 1861 to 1882
Senate Committee from 1883 to 1947
replaced by Joint Committee on the Library
Lobbying ActivitiesSelectJuly 11, 1935June 16, 1938Select committee expired
Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard BeanSelectJanuary 23, 1854August 7, 1854Select committee expired
Late Presidential Election LouisianaStandingJune 5, 1878March 1, 1879United States presidential election of 1876
Mail Cover on SenatorsSpecialDecember 1, 1954December 3, 1954Investigating whether mail from Joseph McCarthy was intercepted or reviewed by anyone to determine either the contents or the identify of correspondents.[2]
Contested Election of 1850StandingDecember 1, 1851August 21, 1852Contested election of Stephen R. Mallory by David L. Yulee
ManufacturesStandingFebruary 10, 1825March 3, 1855[data missing]
February 10, 1864January 2, 1947Restored in 1864
Marquis de La FayetteSelectJanuary 21, 1824May 27, 1824Official title: Resolution Respecting the Marquis de La Fayette
visit by the Marquis to the United States.;[39] Select committee expired
Memorial of A. B. QuinbySelectJanuary 26, 1837February 1, 1837Official title: Memorial of A. B. Quinby for his Steam Engine Safety Valve
Select committee expired
American Association for the Promotion of ScienceSelectApril 24, 1854August 7, 1854Official title: Select Committee on Professor Mitchell's machine for measuring right ascensions and declination
Select committee expired
Memorial of the Bank of the United StatesSelectJanuary 9, 1832March 13, 1832Select committee expired
Memorial of Certain Cherokee ClaimantsSelectMay 30, 1848August 14, 1848Select committee expired
Memorial of the Citizens of Georgetown (DC) for the Retrocession of that Part of the DistrictSelectApril 10, 1838July 3, 1838Select committee expired
Memorial of Davis HatchSelectJune 8, 1870June 25, 1870[data missing]
Memorial of Duff GreenSelectDecember 14, 1837July 9, 1838Select committee expired
Memorial of Edward D. TippettSelectFebruary 24, 1838July 9, 1838Select committee expired
Memorial of Houmas Lands SettlersSelectJanuary 4, 1860March 23, 1860Official title: Memorial of Certain Settlers of the Houmas Lands
Select committee expired
Memorials of the Manufacturers IronSelectJanuary 27, 1831March 3, 1831Select committee expired
Memorial of the Legislature of ArkansasSelectDecember 17, 1823March 23, 1824Select committee expired
Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P. PattersonStandingJanuary 11, 1882August 8, 1882[data missing]
Memorial of W.T.G. MortonSelectDecember 26, 1846March 3, 1847Select committee expired
Memphis ConventionSelectFebruary 3, 1846June 26, 1846Select committee expired
Mexican BoundarySelectAugust 17, 1852March 3, 1853Official title: Investigate Irregularities in Running and Marking the Mexican Boundary
Select committee expired
Mexican Boundary CommissionSelectJuly 8, 1850September 30, 1850Official title: Appointment of a Scientific Corps Attached to the Mexican Boundary Commission
Select committee expired
July 26, 1852August 31, 1852Official title: Report to the Secretary of Interior Mexican Boundary Commission
Mexican PropagandaSelectDecember 9, 1927January 9, 1929Investigation whether senators received any bribes from foreign governments to influence official actions.;[2] Select committee expired
Mexican RelationsSelectDecember 11, 1877June 20, 1878Select committee expired
Mexican Claims CommissionSelectFebruary 25, 1852March 28, 1854Official title: Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners on Claims Against Mexico
Select committee expired
Michigan and Arkansas Admission to the UnionSelectJanuary 27, 1834May 3, 1834[data missing]
Mileage of Members of CongressSelectJanuary 6, 1830July 7, 1840Official title: Establish a Uniform Rule for Computation of Mileage of Members of Congress
Select committee expired
Military AffairsStandingDecember 10, 1816January 2, 1947Merged with Armed Services
Military Asylum near Washington, D.C.SelectApril 12, 1858August 18, 1858Select committee expired
Military Claims Originating in West VirginiaSelectFebruary 5, 1863February 13, 1863Official title: Appointment of a Commission to Examine and Decide upon Military Claims Originating in the State of Virginia, West of the Blue Ridge
Select committee expired
MilitiaStandingDecember 10, 1816December 16, 1857Merged with Military Affairs
Mines and MiningStandingMarch 8, 1865January 2, 1947Other sources list date established as December 5, 1865.[1][3][40]
Mississippi's Admission to the UnionSelectDecember 1, 1817December 3, 1817Select committee expired
Mississippi Flood Control ProjectSelectFebruary 22, 1933January 5, 1937Official title: Labor Conditions on the Mississippi Flood Control Project
Select committee expired
Mississippi River and Its TributariesStandingMarch 19, 1879April 18, 1921[data missing]
Mississippi River Levees ReconstructionSelectJune 8, 1866July 2, 1866Select committee expired
Mississippi River Levee SystemSelectJune 3, 1870March 3, 1879Replaced by Mississippi River and Its Tributaries
Select committee expired
Memorial of the Mississippi TerritorySelectJanuary 7, 1817January 17, 1817Select committee expired
Merchant MarineSpecialFebruary 25, 1938August 5, 1939Official title: Investigate Conditions in the Merchant Marine
Mississippi Election Frauds, 1876SelectMarch 31, 1876August 7, 1876[data missing]
Missouri's Admission to the UnionSelectNovember 14, 1820December 13, 1820Select committee expired
Monuments to Deceased SenatorsSelectJanuary 20, 1848August 14, 1848Select committee expired
Munitions IndustrySelectApril 12, 1934June 11, 1938Also known as the Nye Committee
Official name: Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry (See Merchants of Death at Senate.gov)
National Armory and FoundrySelectMarch 21, 1862July 17, 1862[data missing]
National BanksSelectMay 24, 1866July 28, 1866Restored in 1892 as Failed National Banks
March 15, 1893March 22, 1909Renamed from Failed National Banks
Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921[data missing]
National Fuels StudySpecialSeptember 11, 1961April 12, 1962[data missing]
National Road from Cumberland to WheelingSelectDecember 12, 1822May 3, 1823Select committee expired
National Telegraph CompanySelectApril 5, 1866July 28, 1866Select committee expired
National UniversityStandingDecember 10, 1810March 3, 1817[data missing]
National Water ResourcesSelectApril 20, 1959January 30, 1961Select committee expired
Naval AffairsStandingDecember 10, 1816January 2, 1947Merged with Armed Services
Naval SuppliesSelectJanuary 25, 1864June 29, 1864Select committee expired
Nicaragua CanalSelectDecember 30, 1895March 3, 1901Official title: Construction of the Nicaragua Canal
Select committee expired
Nicaraguan ClaimsSelectFebruary 5, 1879March 3, 1895Select committee expired
Nine Foot Channel from the Great Lakes to the GulfSelectJanuary 25, 1923February 3, 1925Select committee expired
Nomination of Amos KendallSelectMarch 10, 1830April 27, 1830Nomination to be United States Postmaster General
Nutrition and Human NeedsSelectJuly 30, 1968December 31, 1977Transferred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Occupation of the Columbia RiverSelectFebruary 7, 1838July 9, 1838Select committee expired
Official ConductSpecialJanuary 18, 1977March 10, 1977[data missing]
Ohio-Michigan BoundarySelectDecember 14, 1831March 20, 1832Select committee expired
December 22, 1835July 4, 1836[data missing]
Old-Age Pension SystemSelectJune 20, 1941December 16, 1942Select committee expired
Omaha ExpositionSelectJuly 8, 1898March 3, 1899Select committee expired
Preservation of Order in the GalleriesSelectMarch 8, 1861March 8, 1861Official title: Additional Arrangements for the Preservation of Order in the Galleries
Select committee expired
Ordnance and GunnerySelectAugust 2, 1882March 3, 1883Renamed Ordnance and War Ships
Ordnance and ProjectilesSelectAugust 2, 1882February 9, 1883Official title: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles
Select committee expired
Ordnance and War ShipsSelectJuly 3, 1844February 8, 1886Select committee expired
Ordnance StoresSelectFebruary 29, 1872March 11, 1872Official title: Investigate all Sales Ordnance Stores by the Government of the United States
Select committee expired
Oregon RailroadSelectJune 27, 1848August 14, 1848Select committee expired
Oregon TerritorySelectDecember 10, 1838March 3, 1843Select committee expired
Organization of CongressSpecialDecember 1945March 4, 1946Consisted of the Senate members of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
August 26, 1966October 14, 1968Operated concurrently with the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
Organized Crime in Interstate CommerceSpecialMay 3, 1950August 31, 1951Official title: Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Outrages in Southern StatesSelectJanuary 19, 1871March 12, 1873Select committee expired
Overland Mail ServiceSelectMarch 3, 1865March 3, 1865Official title: Examine the Condition of the Overland Mail Service
Select committee expired
Pacific Islands and Puerto RicoStandingDecember 15, 1899February 5, 1920Renamed Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsStandingFebruary 5, 1920April 18, 1921[data missing]
Pacific Railroad (1861–1873)SelectJanuary 4, 1854December 22, 1863Became a standing committee in 1863
December 22, 1863March 12, 1873Replaced by Railroads
Pacific RailroadsStandingMarch 15, 1893April 18, 1921Separate and distinct from the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railway CommissionSpecialJanuary 24, 1888March 3, 1893[data missing]
Patent OfficeSelectDecember 31, 1835April 28, 1836Replaced by Patents and the Patent Office
PatentsStandingMarch 8, 1869January 2, 1947Duties moved to United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks [4] Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
Patents and the Patent OfficeStandingSeptember 7, 1837March 8, 1869Renamed Patents[41]
Peale's Portrait of WashingtonSelectJanuary 17, 1825January 25, 1825Select committee expired
Pensacola Navy Yard SurrenderSelectJuly 25, 1861April 18, 1862Official title: Inquire into the Circumstances of the Surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard and Destruction of Public Property at the Norfolk Navy Yard and at the Harpers Ferry Armory
Select committee expired
PensionsStandingDecember 10, 1816January 2, 1947[data missing]
Petroleum ResourcesSpecialMarch 13, 1944January 31, 1947[data missing]
PhilippinesStandingDecember 15, 1899April 18, 1921See also: Lodge Committee, a 1902 investigation by the Committee on the Philippines into war crimes committed during the Philippine–American War
Philippines Economic ConditionSpecialJune 18, 1934May 3, 1935Investigate Economic Activities in the Philippines
Plueropneumonia among AnimalsSelectJanuary 19, 1881March 3, 1881Select committee expired
Letter from Mr. PoindexterSelectFebruary 21, 1835March 2, 1835Select committee expired
Political Activities, Lobbying, and Campaign ContributionsSpecialFebruary 22, 1956May 31, 1957[data missing]
Post Office and Civil ServiceStandingJanuary 2, 1947February 11, 1977Merger of Civil Service and Post Office and Post Roads
Succeeded by Governmental Affairs
Post Office DepartmentSelectDecember 5, 1830March 3, 1831Official title: Investigation of the Post Office Department
Select committee expired
Post Office LeasesSelectApril 18, 1930July 1, 1932Select committee expired
Post Office and Post RoadsStandingDecember 10, 1816January 2, 1947Replaced by Post Office and Civil Service
Post-War Economic Policy and PlanningSpecialMarch 12, 1943February 3, 1947[data missing]
Potomac River FrontSelectDecember 13, 1881March 3, 1911Official title: Investigate the Potomac River Front Improvement
Select committee expired
POW/MIA AffairsSelectAugust 2, 1991January 2, 1993Select committee expired
Preserve Historical Records of the SenateSpecialJuly 28, 1958April 2, 1959[data missing]
Presidential and Senatorial Campaign ExpendituresSpecialJune 13, 1934January 10, 1935[data missing]
Presidential Campaign ActivitiesSelectFebruary 7, 1973June 27, 1974Watergate Committee
Select committee expired
Presidential Campaign ExpendituresSpecialApril 30, 1928January 21, 1929[data missing]
President's Message Refusing to Furnish a Paper to SenateSelectDecember 19, 1833June 30, 1834Select committee expired
PrintingStandingDecember 15, 1841January 2, 1947Replaced by Joint Committee on Printing
Also listed as a Joint Committee from 1861 to 1883.[2]
Public Printing InvestigationSelectJanuary 24, 1860May 31, 1860Official title: Investigate Public Printing.;[42][43][44] Select committee expired
Private Claims CommissionSelectDecember 18, 1854March 3, 1855Establishing a Private Claims Commission
Select committee expired
Private Land ClaimsStandingDecember 26, 1826April 18, 1921Merged with Committee on Claims
Privileges and ElectionsStandingMarch 10, 1871January 2, 1947Transferred to Rules and Administration
Propaganda Affecting Taxation and Soldiers' BonusSelectJanuary 17, 1924March 3, 1925Investigate whether "the profiteers of the war are now contributing to defeat the soldiers' adjusted compensation bill by money or influence.";[2] Select committee expired
Propaganda or Money Alleged Used by Foreign GovernmentsSpecialDecember 9, 1927January 9, 1929[data missing]
Protection of Life and Health in Passenger ShipsSelectDecember 20, 1854March 3, 1855See also Select Committee on Sickness on Emigrant Ships
Select committee expired
Public BuildingsSelectDecember 16, 1819May 15, 1820Select committee expired[45]
Public Buildings and GroundsStandingDecember 6, 1838January 2, 1947Public Buildings, 1838–1855
joint committee 1856–1883
Transferred to Public Works.[2][46]
Public DistressSelectJune 6, 1894August 28, 1894Select committee expired
Public ExpendituresStandingMarch 22, 1909March 3, 1911[data missing]
Public Health and National QuarantineStandingMarch 19, 1896April 18, 1921Preceded by Epidemic Diseases
Public LandsStandingDecember 10, 1816April 18, 1921Renamed Public Lands and Surveys
January 2, 1947January 28, 1948Restored in 1947
Renamed Interior and Insular Affairs
Public Lands and SurveysStandingApril 18, 1921January 2, 1947Renamed Public Lands
Public WorksStandingJanuary 2, 1947February 11, 1977Renamed Environment and Public Works
Publication of the Treaty of WashingtonSelectMay 12, 1871May 25, 1871Official title: Investigate How and by Whom the Treaty of Washington was Made Public
Select committee expired
Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas ApparatusSelectMay 6, 1834March 3, 1839Select committee expired
QuadrocentennialSelectDecember 12, 1889March 3, 1895Renamed Select Committee on International Expositions
RailroadsStandingMarch 12, 1873April 18, 1921Preceded by the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
Readjustment of Service PaySpecialFebruary 16, 1922March 22, 1922[data missing]
Reconstruction and ProductionSelectApril 17, 1920March 3, 1921Housing shortage after World War I.;[2] Select committee expired
Reconstruction Finance CorporationSelectJuly 11, 1932January 13, 1933Select committee expired
Reduction of Congressional SalariesSelectDecember 19, 1820March 3, 1821Select committee expired
ReforestationSelectJanuary 22, 1923January 10, 1924Select committee expired
Remodeling the Senate ChamberSpecialJuly 17, 1945April 2, 1951Official title: Reconstruction of Senate Roof and Skylights and Remodeling of Senate Chamber
Removal of Political DisabilitiesSelectMarch 20, 1869March 12, 187314th Amendment
Representative ReformSelectJanuary 13, 1869March 3, 1869Select committee expired
Retired List for the Army and the NavySelectJune 12, 1848August 3, 1848Select committee expired
RetrenchmentStandingDecember 9, 1844March 12, 1873[data missing]
Revenue Collections in North CarolinaSpecialMarch 2, 1882February 12, 1883[data missing]
Revision of the LawsStandingMarch 8, 1869January 14, 1928[data missing]
Revolutionary ClaimsStandingDecember 16, 1832April 18, 1921Merged with Claims
Revolutionary OfficersSelectDecember 18, 1827May 26, 1828Select committee expired
Rivers and Harbors Convention in ChicagoSelectJune 19, 1848August 14, 1848Official title: Memorial of the Chicago Convention on the Rivers and Harbors of the United States
Select committee expired
Roads and CanalsSelectFebruary 8, 1820January 18, 1830Became a standing committee
January 18, 1830March 3, 1857[data missing]
Letter of Mr. RugglesSelectFebruary 22, 1838April 12, 1838Select committee expired
RulesStandingDecember 3, 1867June 23, 1874Official title: Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate
Became a standing committee
June 23, 1874January 2, 1947Renamed Rules and Administration
Sale of Arms to French AgentsSelectFebruary 29, 1872March 11, 1872Select committee expired
Sale of Public LandsSelectMarch 31, 1836June 15, 1836Official title: Sale of Public Lands and the Means of preventing Their Monopoly
Select committee expired
Violation of the Injunction of SecrecySelectApril 29, 1844May 8, 1844Select committee expired
Secret and Confidential Government DocumentsSpecialAugust 15, 1972October 12, 1973To propose guidelines for handling classified documents submitted to the Senate
Security and Cooperation in EuropeSpecialNovember 18, 19831986Senate committee terminated. See also the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan OppositionSelectJanuary 12, 1987January 2, 1989Iran-Contra Committee
Select committee expired
Seminole WarSelectDecember 18, 1818May 15, 1820Select committee expired
Senate Administrative ServicesSelectJune 20, 1890March 3, 1891Official title: State of the Administrative Service of the Senate
Select committee expired
Senate Committee System (Temporary Select)SelectMarch 31, 1976February 11, 1977[data missing]
June 6, 1984December 14, 1984[data missing]
Senate Reception RoomSpecialAugust 2, 1955May 1, 1957[data missing]
Senatorial Campaign ExpendituresSpecialMay 27, 1938July 7, 1943.[1] Byrd lists a similar committee from January 5, 1942, to January 6, 1943.[2]
Senatorial Campaign of 1930SelectApril 10, 1930December 3, 1931Related to Senator James Thomas Heflin’s charges of fraud
Select committee expired
Senatorial ElectionsSelectMay 19, 1926March 22, 1928Select committee expired
Settlement of the Slavery QuestionSelectApril 19, 1850September 30, 1850Known as the Committee of Thirteen.[47] Not listed in Stubbs.;[1] Select committee expired
Shiloh National ParkSelectJune 13, 1834June 18, 1834Official title: Investigate Abuses at Shiloh National Park
Select committee expired
Ship Purchase LobbySpecialFebruary 15, 1915January 5, 1916[data missing]
Sickness on Emigrant ShipsSelectDecember 7, 1853August 2, 1854Official title: Consider the Causes and Extent of Sickness on Emigrant Ships
Select committee expired
SilverSpecialAugust 16, 1935August 2, 1946Also known as the Special Silver Committee
Sioux and Crow IndiansSelectMarch 2, 1883March 7, 1884Select committee expired
Slave TradeSelectDecember 10, 1816March 3, 1819Select committee expired
Slavery and the Treatment of FreedmenSelectJanuary 13, 1864February 29, 1864Select committee expired
Small BusinessSelectFebruary 20, 1950March 25, 1981Became a standing committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Smithsonian InstitutionSelectApril 30, 1846August 10, 1846Select committee expired
Space and AstronauticsSpecialFebruary 6, 1958March 11, 1959Replaced by the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Standards and ConductSelectJuly 24, 1964February 11, 1977Transferred to Committee on Ethics
Standards, Weights, and MeasuresSelectDecember 18, 1901March 22, 1909Became a standing committee
March 22, 1909April 18, 1921Preceded by a select committee
Small Business Enterprises(Special)SpecialOctober 8, 1940February 20, 1950Also known as Special Committee to Study Problems of American Small Business
Replaced by Small Business
Steel Producing Capacity of the United StatesSelectJuly 3, 1884March 3, 1885Select committee expired
Tariff Bill of 1828SpecialJanuary 2, 1849March 3, 1849Official title: Repealing the First Section of the Tariff Bill of 1828
Tariff CommissionSelectMarch 11, 1926May 28, 1928Select committee expired
Tariff RegulationSelectFebruary 25, 1823March 3, 1923Select committee expired
Tariff BillSelectFebruary 13, 1833March 2, 1833Select committee expired
Taxation of Government Securities and SalariesSpecialJune 16, 1938September 18, 1940[data missing]
TelepostSelectJuly 17, 1914March 4, 1915Proposal to use the St. Louis to Chicago telepost by the U.S. Post Office Department.[2]
Tennessee Centennial ExpositionSelectMay 12, 1896March 3, 1897[data missing]
Termination National EmergencySpecialJanuary 6, 1973December 20, 1974[data missing]
TerritoriesStandingMarch 25, 1844April 18, 1921Renamed Territories and Insular Possessions
Territories and Insular PossessionsStandingApril 18, 1921June 17, 1929Renamed Territorial and Insular Affairs
Territorial and Insular AffairsStandingJune 17, 1929January 2, 1947Replaced by Interior and Insular Affairs
Third Degree OrdealStandingApril 30, 1910August 4, 1911[data missing]
Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the CountrySelectDecember 18, 1860December 31, 1860Also known as the ‘’’Committee of Thirteen’’’
Select committee expired
Traffic with Rebels in TexasSelectJanuary 4, 1871March 3, 1871Official title: Investigate Alleged Traffic with Rebels in Texas
Select committee expired
Transportation and Sale of Meat ProductsSelectMay 16, 1888April 18, 1921Select committee expired
Transportation Routes to the SeaboardSelectDecember 16, 1872March 19, 1879Became a standing committee
March 19, 1879April 18, 1921[data missing]
Treasury Department Account DiscrepanciesSelectNovember 19, 1877April 28, 1880Official title: Investigate the Books and Accounts of the Treasury Department in Relation to the Discrepancies and Alternations of the Official Report
Select committee expired
Treasury Printing BureauSelectMarch 13, 1867December 2, 1867Official title: Examine the Management of the Treasury Printing Bureau
Select committee expired
Trespassers upon Indian LandsSelectDecember 18, 1905April 18, 1921Select committee expired
Unemployment and ReliefSelectJune 10, 1937January 16, 1939[data missing]
Unemployment InsuranceStandingFebruary 28, 19311932[data missing]
Unemployment ProblemsSpecialSeptember 12, 1959March 30, 1960[data missing]
VaccinationSelectJanuary 22, 1828February 21, 1828Select committee expired
Ventilation and AcousticsSelectDecember 1903December 1907Select committee expired
Veterans Bureau InvestigationSelectMarch 2, 1923March 3, 1925Select committee expired
Virgin IslandsSelectApril 1, 1935January 20, 1936Official title: Investigate the Government of the Virgin Islands
Select committee expired
Wages and Prices of CommoditiesSelectFebruary 9, 1910June 23, 1910Official title: Investigate Wages and Prices of Commodities
Select committee expired
War Finance Corporation LoansSelectJune 7, 1924March 9, 1925Official title: Investigate Certain Loans Made by the War Finance Corporation
Select committee expired
Washington City CentennialSelectDecember 7, 1898December 12, 1900Select committee expired
Washington City CharterSelectJune 5, 1840July 21, 1840Official title: Modifying the Charter of the City of Washington June 5, 1840
Select committee expired
Washington Railway and Electrical CompanySpecialApril 16, 1917October 6, 1917Investigation of the causes of a strike
Weights and MeasuresSelectDecember 10, 1816March 3, 1817Select committee expired
Whitewater CommitteeSpecialMay 17, 1995June 18, 1996Official title: Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters
Wildlife ResourcesSpecialApril 17, 1930June 1946Stubbs lists committee as terminating on January 21, 1931.[1]
Woman SuffrageSelectJanuary 9, 1882April 18, 1921Became a standing committee in 1909
Wool ProductionSpecialJuly 10, 1935May 29, 1946Official title: Investigate the Production, Transportation, and Marketing of Wool
Year 2000 Technology ProblemSpecialApril 2, 1998February 29, 2000[48]

Defunct joint committees

CommitteeTypeEstablishedTerminatedNotes
Alcohol in the ArtsSelectJune 3, 1896December 17, 1897[data missing]
Amending the Constitution on Presidential and Vice Presidential ElectionsStandingJanuary 30, 1854August 7, 1854[data missing]
American ShipbuildingSelectAugust 7, 1882December 15, 1882[data missing]
Armor Plant CostsSpecialJune 30, 1914February 24, 1915[data missing]
Atomic EnergyStandingAugust 1, 1946September 30, 1977Preceded by the Senate Special Committee on Atomic Energy.
United States Congressional Joint Committee on Arrangements for the BicentennialStandingSeptember 5, 1975October 1, 1976[data missing]
Aviation Policy BoardStandingJuly 30, 1947December 31, 1948[5] Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
Banking and CurrencyStandingMarch 4, 1923March 3, 1925[data missing]
Budget ControlStandingDecember 7, 1880August 8, 1882[data missing]
Centennial of the Laying of the Capitol Cornerstone, Celebrate theStandingAugust 17, 1893August 28, 1894[data missing]
Centennial of the Telegraph, Commemorate theStanding1943194578th Congress. [6]
Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia, InvestigateStandingJune 11, 1896March 28, 1898[data missing]
United States Congressional Joint Committee on Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Dedication ofStandingFebruary 9, 1895March 26, 1896[data missing]
Chinese Immigration, InvestigateStandingJuly 17, 1876February 27, 1877[data missing]
Civil Service Retirement ActStanding1925192769th Congress. [7]
Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States, Inquire into theStandingApril 10, 1871February 19, 1872Investigation of the Ku Klux Klan. [8] Archived 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
Condition of the States which Formed the So-Called Confederate States, Inquire into theStandingDecember 13, 1865June 8, 1866American Civil War. [9] Archived 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
Conditions in Alaska, Investigation ofStandingMarch 4, 1911April 4, 1911[data missing]
Conditions of Indian TribesSpecialMarch 3, 1865January 26, 1867Committee expired after releasing report.
Conduct of the WarStandingDecember 10, 1861June 20, 1865American Civil War. [10] Archived 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
Congressional OperationsStandingOctober 26, 1970February 11, 1977Functions transferred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Congressional Salaries, InvestigateStandingMarch 4, 1923May 1, 1924[data missing]
Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the SmithsonianStandingJune 28, 1955September 15, 1965[data missing]
Control of Aircraft for Seacoast Defense, InvestigateStandingMarch 4, 1929March 3, 1931[data missing]
Defense ProductionStandingSeptember 8, 1950February 11, 1977[data missing]
Deficit ReductionSelectAugust 2, 2011November 21, 2011[data missing]
Determine what Employment may be Furnished Federal PrisonersStandingMarch 2, 1923December 3, 1923[data missing]
Dirigible Disasters, InvestigateStandingApril 20, 1933June 14, 1933[data missing]
Disposition of (Useless) Executive PapersStandingFebruary 16, 1889July 7, 1943Renamed the Joint Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers.
Joint Committee on Disposition of Executive PapersStandingJuly 7, 1943June 23, 1970[data missing]
District of Columbia, to Inquire into the Affairs of theStandingFebruary 5, 1874June 16, 1874[data missing]
District of Columbia Public ParksStandingJune 30, 1906January 15, 1907[data missing]
Economic ReportStandingFebruary 20, 1946June 18, 1956Renamed the Joint Economic Committee.
Enrolled BillsStandingJuly 27, 1789August 14, 1876Divided into the House Committee on Enrolled Bills and the Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills.
Eradication of the Mediterranean Fruit FlyStandingAugust 19, 1940October 27, 1941[data missing]
Fiscal Relations between the District of Columbia and the United States (1915)March 3, 1915January 6, 1916[data missing]
Fiscal Relations between the District of Columbia and the United States (1922)June 29, 1922February 24, 1923[data missing]
Federal Aid in Construction of Post RoadsStandingAugust 24, 1912November 25, 1914[data missing]
Federal Reserve SystemStandingMarch 4, 1923March 3, 1925[data missing]
Ford's Theater DisasterStandingAugust 18, 1894February 25, 1897Preceded by the Senate Select Committee on the Ford Theater Disaster.
Foreign Economic CooperationStandingApril 3, 1948March 3, 1950[data missing]
ForestryStandingJune 14, 1938March 23, 1941[data missing]
General Parcel Post, to InvestigateStandingAugust 24, 1912February 12, 1915[data missing]
Government for the District of Columbia, to Frame a Form ofStandingAugust 14, 1876January 11, 1877[data missing]
Government OrganizationStandingFebruary 3, 1937August 21, 1937[data missing]
Harriman Geographic Code SystemStandingMarch 4, 1927February 7, 1929[data missing]
HawaiiStandingAugust 21, 1937February 15, 1938[data missing]
HousingStandingJuly 25, 1947March 15, 1948[data missing]
High Cost of LivingStanding1919192166th Congress. [11]
Immigration and Nationality PolicyStandingJune 27, 1952October 26, 1970[data missing]
Inaugurating Washington's Statue, Making Arrangement forStandingFebruary 16, 1860February 25, 1860[data missing]
Inaugural Ceremoniessee noteConvened every four years after the quadrennial presidential election. [12]
Interior Department and Forestry Service, to Investigate theStandingJanuary 19, 1910March 4, 1911[data missing]
Internal Revenue TaxationStandingFebruary 26, 1926October 4, 1976Renamed the Joint Committee on Taxation
Interstate CommerceStandingJuly 20, 1916March 3, 1919[data missing]
Interstate and Foreign CommerceStandingJuly 20, 1916March 3, 1919[data missing]
Labor Management RelationsStandingJune 23, 1947April 11, 1949[data missing]
Code of Laws for the District of Columbia (1832)May 22, 1832February 14, 1833Preceded by the Joint Committee to Prepare a Code of Laws
for the District of Columbia (1828)
Code of Laws for the District of Columbia, to Prepare a (1828)February 5, 1828February 12, 1828[data missing]
Legislative BudgetStandingJanuary 2, 1947January 3, 1971[data missing]
Muscle ShoalsStandingMarch 13, 1926June 21, 1926[data missing]
Navajo-Hopi Indian AdministrationStandingApril 19, 1950January 6, 1973[data missing]
Naval AffairsStandingJanuary 12, 1894August 28, 1894[data missing]
Naval PersonnelStandingJanuary 12, 1894March 3, 1895[data missing]
Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants, Investigation ofStandingJune 5, 1924April 19, 1929[data missing]
OrdnanceSelectMarch 30, 1867February 25, 1869[data missing]
Organization of Congress (1946)December 15, 1944May 31, 1946Adoption of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
Organization of Congress (1965)March 9, 1965June 28, 1966Adoption of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
Organization of Congress (1991)August 6, 1992November 23, 1993[13]
Pacific Coast Naval BasesStandingJune 4, 1920December 31, 1920[data missing]
Pacific Islands, to StudyStandingJune 18, 1948December 31, 1948[data missing]
Pearl Harbor Attack, Investigation of theStandingSeptember 11, 1945July 16, 1946[data missing]
Phosphate Resource of the United States, to InvestigateStandingJune 16, 1938January 16, 1941[data missing]
Police and Preservation of the CapitalStandingDecember 12, 1825December 23, 1825[data missing]
Postage on 2nd Class Mail Matter and Compensation for Transportation of MailStandingAugust 24, 1912March 3, 1915[data missing]
Postal SalariesStandingFebruary 28, 1919March 3, 1921[data missing]
Postal ServiceStandingApril 24, 1920February 8, 1924[data missing]
Railroad Retirement LegislationStandingOctober 18, 1951January 9, 1953[data missing]
Safety of Roofs over Senate and House Wings of the Capitol, InvestigateStandingJanuary 13, 1821February 6, 1821[data missing]
Readjustment of Service PaySpecialFebruary 16, 1922March 22, 1922[data missing]
Reclassification of SalariesStandingMarch 1, 1919March 12, 1920[data missing]
ReconstructionStandingDecember 12, 1865March 3, 1867Succeeded by the House Select Committee on Reconstruction
Revision of the LawsStandingMarch 2, 1907March 15, 1910Separate from House and Senate committees of the same name
Reduction of Nonessential Federal ExpendituresStandingSeptember 20, 1941July 12, 1974[data missing]
ReorganizationStandingDecember 29, 1920June 3, 1924[data missing]
Reorganization of the Administrative Branch of the GovernmentStandingDecember 29, 1920June 3, 1924[data missing]
Reorganization of the ArmyStandingJune 18, 1878December 12, 1878[data missing]
Reorganize the Civil Service in the DepartmentsStandingFebruary 1, 1869March 3, 1869[data missing]
Repairs and Furnishings of the Executive Mansion, to Examine the Accounts forStandingMarch 11, 1867November 10, 1868[data missing]
RetrenchmentStandingJuly 19, 1866March 3, 1871[data missing]
Revise and Equalize the Pay of the Employees of Each HouseStandingMarch 6, 1867March 3, 1869[data missing]
Rural CreditsStandingMarch 4, 1915January 4, 191664th Congress. [14]
Salaries of Officers and Employees of the Senate and the House, to Investigate theStandingFebruary 28, 1929June 14, 1929[data missing]
San Francisco DisasterStandingJanuary 16, 1854February 16, 1854[data missing]
Scientific BureausStandingJuly 7, 1884June 8, 1886[data missing]
Second Class Mail MatterStandingJune 26, 1906January 28, 1907[data missing]
Second Class Mail Matter and Compensation for Rail Mail ServiceStandingAugust 24, 1912December 8, 1914[data missing]
Selective Service DefermentsStandingApril 8, 1943March 31, 1947[data missing]
Senate Chamber and Hall of the House of RepresentativesStandingMay 10, 1864February 20, 1865[data missing]
Smithsonian BequestStandingFebruary 19, 1844August 10, 1846[data missing]
State, War and Navy Department BuildingStandingAugust 5, 1882March 3, 1883[data missing]
System of Shortime Rural Credits, to InvestigateStandingMay 31, 1920June 30, 1922[data missing]
Tax Evasion and AvoidanceStandingJune 11, 1937August 5, 193775th Congress. [15]
Temporary National Economic CommitteeJune 16, 1938April 3, 1941The TNEC was established by a joint resolution of Congress (52 Stat. 705) to study monopolies and concentration of economic power. [16]
Tennessee Valley AuthorityStandingApril 5, 1938April 1, 1939[data missing]
Transfer of the Indian BureauStandingJune 18, 1878January 31, 1879[data missing]
Veterans' AffairsStandingJune 30, 1932May 26, 1933Restored as House Committee on Veterans' Affairs in 1947
and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs in 1970.
Washington (DC) Metropolitan ProblemsAugust 29, 1957August 23, 1960[data missing]
Washington Aqueduct Tunnel, to Investigate Work on theStandingOctober 9, 1888February 26, 1889[data missing]

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