The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a
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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, 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
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115th Congress
Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics,
115th Congress
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116th Congress
117th Congress
See also
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List of current United States Senate committees
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United States House Committee on Ethics
References
External links
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics Official WebsiteArchive
Senate Ethics Committee
Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov
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