The U.S. Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds was a

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of the

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from 1883 until 1946. It was preceded by the United States Congress Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and succeeded by the United States Senate Committee on Public Works.

Committee Chairpersons

:1883–1887:

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(RA/R-VA) :1887–1893: Leland Stanford (R-CA) :1893–1895: George Vest (D-MO) :1895–1899:

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(R-PA) :1899–1905:

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(R-IN) :1905–1911:

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(R-WV) :1911–1913:

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(R-UT) :1913–1918: Claude A. Swanson (D-VA) :1918–1919: James A. Reed (D-MO) :1919–1926:

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(R-ME) :1926–1927: Irvine L. Lenroot (R-WI) :1927–1933:

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(R-NH) :1933–1942: Tom Connally (D-TX) :1942–1945: Francis Maloney (D-CT) :1945–1946: Charles O. Andrews (D-FL)51 {{DEFAULTSORT:United States Senate Committee On Public Buildings And Grounds Public Buildings and Grounds 1883 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1946 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.