United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics
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The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics. It is also commonly referred to as the Senate Ethics Committee. Senate rules require the Ethics Committee to be evenly divided between the Democrats and the Republicans, no matter who controls the Senate. However, the chair always comes from the majority party. The leading committee member of the minority party is referred to as the Vice Chair rather than the more common Ranking Member.
History
The Senate Select Committee on Standards and Conduct was first convened in the 89th Congress (1965–66) and later replaced by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics in the 95th Congress (1977–78).
Membership
Pursuant to Senate Rule 25, the committee is limited to six members, and is equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. This effectively means that either party can veto any action taken by the committee.[1]
Members, 119th Congress
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Chairs
List of chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics
| Name | Party | State | Start | End |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Mississippi | 1965 | 1974 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Nevada | 1974 | 1977 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Illinois | 1977 | 1980 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Alabama | 1980 | 1981 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Wyoming | 1981 | 1983 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Alaska | 1983 | 1985 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | New Hampshire | 1985 | 1987 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Alabama | 1987 | 1992 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | North Carolina | 1992 | 1993 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Nevada | 1993 | 1995 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Kentucky | 1995 | 1997 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | New Hampshire | 1997 | 1999 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Kansas | 1999 | 2001 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Nevada | 2001 | 2003 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Ohio | 2003 | 2007 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | California | 2007 | 2015 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Georgia | 2015 | 2019 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Oklahoma | 2019 | 2021 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Delaware | 2021 | 2025 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Oklahoma | 2025 | present |
Ranking members
| Name | Party | State | Start | End |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Utah | 1965 | 1975 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Nebraska | 1975 | 1977 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | New Mexico | 1977 | 1979 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Wyoming | 1979 | 1981 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Alabama | 1981 | 1987 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | New Hampshire | 1987 | 1993 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Kentucky | 1993 | 1995 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Nevada | 1995 | 1997 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Nevada | 1997 | 2001 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Kansas | 2001 | 2003 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Nevada | 2003 | 2005 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | South Dakota | 2005 | 2007 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Texas | 2007 | 2009 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Georgia | 2009 | 2015 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | California | 2015 | 2017 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Delaware | 2017 | 2021 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | R | Oklahoma | 2021 | 2025 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | D | Delaware | 2025 | present |
Historical committee rosters
110th Congress
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111th Congress
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112th Congress
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113th Congress
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114th Congress
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115th Congress
Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 115th Congress[4]
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116th Congress
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117th Congress
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See also
References
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External links
- U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics Official Website (Archive)
- Senate Ethics Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
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