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Subgroups•  United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
•  United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Ethics
•  United_States_Senate_Special_Committee_on_Aging
•  United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture_Nutrition_and_Forestry
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Banking_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_the_Budget
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce_Science_and_Transportation
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Energy_and_Natural_Resources
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Finance
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Health_Education_Labor_and_Pensions
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_the_Judiciary
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Rules_and_Administration
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship
•  United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Veterans'_Affairs
SubpageUS/Senate/Caucus on International Narcotics Control
US/Senate/Committee
US/Senate/Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
US/Senate/Special Committee on Aging
US/Senate/Watergate Committee

Structure

The Senate uses committees (and their subcommittees) for a variety of purposes, including the review of bills and the oversight of the executive branch. Formally, the whole Senate appoints committee members. In practice, however, the choice of members is made by the political parties. Generally, each party honors the preferences of individual senators, giving priority based on seniority. Each party is allocated seats on committees in proportion to its overall strength.

 

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