The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a
select committee of the
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
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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, although the chairman always comes from the majority party. The leading committee member of the minority party is referred to as ''Vice Chairman'' 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.
Current membership
Chairs
List of chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Historical committee rosters
110th Congress
111th Congress
112th Congress
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113th Congress
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114th Congress
Source:
115th Congress
Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics,
115th Congress
116th Congress
117th Congress
See also
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List of current United States Senate committees
This is a complete list of U.S. congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees) that are operating in the United States Senate. Senators can be a member of more than one committee.
Standing committees
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