The United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee is responsible for the creation of new

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policy proposals, supporting Democratic senators with legislative research, developing reports on legislation and policy, conducting oversight hearings, monitoring roll call votes, differentiating between Democratic and Republican positions, and building party unity. The committee was established in 1947, by an act signed by President

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, alongside its Republican counterpart. From 1947 to 2000, the Democratic leader was also the policy committee chairman. From 1989 to 1999, there was a co-chairman. Starting in 1999, the co-chairman was dropped and the position of policy committee chairman became a separate position elected by the

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. The floor leader served as committee chair until 1989, when one of the co-chairs remained leader (Mitchell through 1995 and then Daschle until 1999). The committee chairman is a member of the Democratic

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List of chairs

113th Congress members

External links

Official Senate Democratic Policy Committee Website
Policy Committee Chairman of the United States Senate Leaders of the United States Senate

Senate Democratic Policy Committee The United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee is responsible for the creation of new United States Democratic Party policy proposals, supporting Democratic senators with legislative research, developing reports on legislation and policy, ...

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