Anticipated Senate Committee Assignments for the 110th Congress (Subject to Steering Committee and Caucus approval)
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Democrats
| Harkin (IA), Chair | Baucus (MT) | Nelson (NE) | Casey (PA) |
| Leahy (VT) | Lincoln (AR) | Salazar (CO) | Klobuchar (MN) |
| Conrad (ND) | Stabenow (MI) | Brown (OH) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Appropriations
Democrats
| Byrd (WV), Chair | Mikulski (MD) | Feinstein (CA) | Reed (RI) |
| Inouye (HI) | Kohl (WI) | Durbin (IL) | Lautenberg (NJ) |
| Leahy (VT) | Murray (WA) | Johnson (SD) | Nelson (NE) |
| Harkin (IA) | Dorgan (ND) | Landrieu (AR) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Armed Services
Democrats
| Levin (MI), Chair | Reed (RI) | Nelson (NE) | Pryor (AR) |
| Kennedy (MA) | Akaka (HI) | Bayh (IN) | Webb (VA) |
| Byrd (WV) | Nelson (FL) | Clinton (NY) | McCaskill (MO) |
| Lieberman (CT) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Democrats
| Dodd (CT), Chair | Johnson (SD) | Reed (RI) | Schumer (NY) |
| Kohl (WI) | Carper (DE) | Menendez (NJ) | Akaka (HI) |
| Brown (OH) | Casey (PA) | Tester (MT) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Democrats
| Inouye (HI), Chair | Rockefeller (WV) | Kerry (MA) | Dorgan (ND) |
| Boxer (CA) | Nelson (FL) | Cantwell (WA) | Lautenberg (NJ) |
| Pryor (AR) | Carper (DE) | McCaskill (MO) | Klobuchar (MN) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Energy and Natural Resources
Democrats
| Bingaman (NM) , Chair | Akaka (HI) | Dorgan (ND) | Wyden (OR) |
| Johnson (SD) | Landrieu (LA) | Cantwell (WA) | Salazar (CO) |
| Bayh (IN) | Lincoln (AR) | Sanders (VT-I) | Tester (MT) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Environment and Public Works
Democrats
| Boxer (CA) , Chair | Baucus (MT) | Lieberman (CT) | Carper (DE) |
| Clinton (NY) | Lautenberg (NJ) | Cardin (MD) | Sanders (VT-I) |
| Klobuchar (MN) | Whitehouse (RI) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Finance
| Baucus (MT), Chair | Rockefeller (WV) | Conrad (ND) | Bingaman (NM) |
| Kerry (MA) | Lincoln (AR) | Wyden (OR) | Schumer (NY) |
| Stabenow (MI) | Cantwell (WA) | Salazar (CO) |
Republicans
| Ranking Member: Chuck Grassley (IA) | Committee members not yet announced |
Foreign Relations
Democrats
| Biden (DE), Chair | Dodd (CT) | Kerry (MA) | Feingold (WI) |
| Boxer (CA) | Nelson (FL) | Obama (IL) | Menendez (NJ) |
| Cardin (MD) | Casey (PA) | Webb (VA) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Democrats
| Kennedy (MA), Chair | Dodd (CT) | Harkin (IA) | Mikulski (MD) |
| Bingaman (NM) | Murray (WA) | Reed (RI) | Clinton (NY) |
| Obama (IL) | Sanders (VT-I) | Brown (OH) |
Republicans
| Ranking Member: Michael Enzi (WY) | Committee members not yet announced |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Democrats
| Lieberman (CT), Chair | Levin (MI) | Akaka (HI) | Carper (DE) |
| Pryor (AR) | Landrieu (LA) | Obama (IL) | McCaskill (MO) |
| Tester (MT) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Judiciary
| Leahy (VT), Chair | Kennedy (MA) | Biden (DE) | Kohl (WI) |
| Feinstein (CA) | Feingold (WI) | Schumer (NY) | Durbin (IL) |
| Cardin (MD) | Whitehouse (RI) |
Republicans
| Ranking Member: Arlen Specter (PA) | Committee members not yet announced |
Select Committee on Intelligence
Democrats
| Rockefeller (WV), Chair | Levin (MI) | Feinstein (CA) | Wyden (OR) |
| Bayh (IN) | Mikulski (MD) | Feingold (WI) | Whitehouse (RI) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Budget
Democrats
| Conrad (ND), Chair | Murray (WA) | Wyden (OR) | Feingold (WI) |
| Johnson (SD) | Byrd (WV) | Nelson (FL) | Stabenow (MI) |
| Menendez (NJ) | Cardin (MD) | Sanders (VT-I) | Whitehouse (RI) |
Republicans
| Ranking Member: Gregg (NH) | Committee members not yet announced |
Special Committee on Aging
Democrats
| Kohl (WI), Chair | Wyden (OR) | Lincoln (AR) | Bayh (IN) |
| Carper (DE) | Nelson (FL) | Clinton (NY) | Salazar (CO) |
| Casey (PA) | McCaskill (MO) | Whitehouse (RI) |
Republicans
| Ranking Member: Gordon Smith (OR) | Committee members not yet announced |
Veterans’ Affairs
Democrats
| Akaka (HI), Chair | Rockefeller (WV) | Murray (WA) | Obama (IL) |
| Sanders (VT-I) | Brown (OH) | Webb (VA) | Tester (MT) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Democrats
| Kerry (MA), Chair | Levin (MI) | Harkin (IA) | Lieberman (CT) |
| Landrieu (LA) | Cantwell (WA) | Bayh (IN) | Pryor (AR) |
| Cardin (MD) | Tester (MT) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Rules and Administration
Democrats
| Feinstein (CA), Chair | Dodd (CT) | Byrd (WV) | Inouye (HI) |
| Schumer (NY) | Durbin (IL) | Nelson (NE) | Dorgan (ND) |
| Murray (WA) | Pryor (AR) |
Republicans
| Ranking Member: Trent Lott (MS) | Committee members not yet announced |
Joint Economic
Democrats
| Schumer (NY), Chair | Kennedy (MA) | Bingaman (NM) | Klobuchar (MN) |
| Casey (PA) | Webb (VA) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |
Indian Affairs
Democrats
| Dorgan (ND), Chair | Inouye (HI) | Conrad (MT) | Akaka (HI) |
| Johnson (SD) | Cantwell (WA) | McCaskill (MO) | Tester (MT) |
Republicans
| Committee members not yet announced |