The United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to the functioning of the government itself, including the National Archives, budget and accounting measures other than appropriations, the Census, the federal civil service, the affairs of the District of Columbia, and the United States Postal Service. The committee's name was recently changed to the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in order to include homeland security in its jurisdiction. It is likely that the Homeland Security portion will soon be spun off into a separate committee.
Members
The Committee is chaired by Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, and the ranking Democratic member is Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. The members of the Committee are:
Subcommittees
- U.S. Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security
- U.S. Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
- U.S. Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations
Chairmen
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments, 1921-1952
- Medill McCormick (R-Ill.) 1921-1925
- David A. Reed (R-Pa.) 1925-1927
- Frederic M. Sackett (R-Ky.) 1927-1930
- Guy D. Goff (R-W.Va.) 1930-1931
- Frederick Steiwer (R-Ore.) 1931-1933
- J. Hamilton Lewis (D-Ill.) 1933-1939
- Frederick Van Nuys (D-Ind.) 1939-1942
- Lister Hill (D-Ala.) 1942-1947
- George D. Aiken (R-Vt.) 1947-1949
- John L. McClellan (D-Ark.) 1949-1952
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, 1952-1977
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
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