The United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia was one of the first standing committees created in 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.
The composition and po ...
, in 1816. It had jurisdiction over the
District of Columbia
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. It continued to exist until the reorganization of 1977 when, following the granting of home rule to the district, its duties were transferred to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee chairmen
External links
Chairmen of Senate Standing Committees: 1789-Present
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1816 establishments in the United States
1977 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.
History of Washington, D.C.