In the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

, the two major political parties maintain policy and steering committees. Their primary purpose is to assign fellow party members to other House committees, and they also advise party leaders on policy. The

House Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic representatives in the United States House of Representatives, voting and non-voting, and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadersh ...

has a combined single steering and policy committee, while the House Republican Conference divides the duties between two groups: a policy committee and a steering committee.

House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, which has been

Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou Jeffries ( ; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served as Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House minority leader and House Democratic Caucus#Leaders of the House Democrati ...

since 2023, in his capacities as Minority Leader. The party leader also appoints three co-chairs to assist him on the committee. For the 117th Congress, the co-chairs were Reps. Eric Swalwell (CA-15),

Barbara Lee Barbara Jean Lee (; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Oakland since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Lee previously served as a United States House of Repr ...

(CA-13), and Cheri Bustos (IL-17). The statutory members include the full caucus leadership and chief deputy whip team and the chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority, respectively) of the exclusive committees: Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means. Additional members are either directly appointed by the caucus leader (Speaker in the majority or Minority Leader in the minority), elected as regional representatives, and an elected representative of the freshman class. On November 28, 2018, Pelosi, the Speaker of the 116th Congress, announced that the Committee would now have three co-chairs instead of two. As of the 117th Congress, Democratic Representatives are grouped into the following 12 regions: *1: Southern California (Districts 21–53) *2: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Northern California (Districts 1–20), Northern Mariana Islands *3: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin *4: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma *5: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming *6: Arizona, Texas, New Mexico *7: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virgin Islands *8: Georgia, Florida *9: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia *10: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia *11: New York *12: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Membership

117th Congress

The members of the committee for the 117th Congress (2021–2022) were: * Chair:

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(CA-12) * Co-Chairs: Eric Swalwell (CA-15),

(CA-13), Cheri Bustos (IL-17) * Caucus Co-Chairs, Policy and Communications: Ted Lieu (CA-33),

Debbie Dingell Deborah Ann Dingell ( ; ; November 23, 1953) is an American politician serving as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015, representing the state's Michigan's 6th congressional district, 6th congres ...

(MI-12), Matt Cartwright (PA-8), Joe Neguse (CO-2) * Caucus Leadership:

Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer ( ; born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 20 ...

(MD-5), Jim Clyburn (SC-6), Katherine Clark (MA-5),

(NY-8), Pete Aguilar (CA-31), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Colin Allred (TX-32), Mondaire Jones (NY-17) * Chief Deputy Whips:

Jan Schakowsky Janice Schakowsky ( ; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from since 1999, and she previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Re ...

(IL-9), G. K. Butterfield (NC-1), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18),

Dan Kildee Daniel Timothy Kildee (; born August 11, 1958) is an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Michigan from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Par ...

(MI-5), Stephanie Murphy (FL-7), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Terri Sewell (AL-7),

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Deborah Wasserman Schultz ( Wasserman; ; born September 27, 1966) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , first elected to Congress in United States House of Representatives elec ...

(FL-23), Peter Welch (VT-AL) * Regional Representatives:

Lucille Roybal-Allard Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1993 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...

(CA-40),

Anna Eshoo Anna A. Eshoo ( ; née Georges; born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...

(CA-18), Betty McCollum (MN-4), Robin Kelly (IL-2),

Susie Lee Suzanne Marie Lee (née Kelley; born November 7, 1966) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's Nevada's 3rd congressional district, 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party ...

(NV-3), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3), Steve Cohen (TN-9),

Frederica Wilson Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith, November 5, 1942) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing . Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional dis ...

(FL-24), Anthony Brown (MD-4), Joyce Beatty (OH-3), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Annie McLane Kuster (NH-2) * Committee Chairs: Rosa DeLauro (CT-3),

John Yarmuth John Allan Yarmuth ( ; born November 4, 1947) is a retired American politician and newspaper editor who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2023. His district encompassed the vast majority of the Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville M ...

(KY-3), Frank Pallone (NJ-6), Maxine Waters (CA-43), Jim McGovern (MA-2),

Richard Neal Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1989. The district, numbered as the Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district, 2nd di ...

(MA-1) * Freshman Class Representative: Nikema Williams (GA-5) * Appointed Members: David Cicilline (RI-1), Angie Craig (MN-2), Madeleine Dean (PA-4), Diana DeGette (CO-1), Suzan DelBene (WA-1), Mike Doyle (PA-18), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Josh Harder (CA-10), Sara Jacobs (CA-53), Doris Matsui (CA-6), Bill Pascrell (NJ-9), Linda Sánchez (CA-38), Lauren Underwood (IL-14)

115th Congress

The members of the committee for the 115th Congress (2017–2018) were: *Chair:

(CA-12) *Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Eric Swalwell (CA-15) *Vice Chair and Parliamentarian:

Jared Polis Jared Schutz Polis ( ; ; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and five terms as the Unite ...

(CO-2) *Vice Chair:

(CA-13) *Caucus Leadership:

(MD-5), Jim Clyburn (SC-6), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), David Cicilline (RI-1),

(NY-8), Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) *Chief Deputy Whips: G. K. Butterfield (NC-1),

Joaquin Castro Joaquin Castro (born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The distr ...

(TX-20), Diana DeGette (CO-1),

(IL-9),

(FL-23), Terri Sewell (AL-7), Peter Welch (VT-AL) *Committee Leadership:

(KY-3), Frank Pallone (NJ-6), Maxine Waters (CA-43), Jim McGovern (MA-2), Rich Neal (MA-1) *Appointed Members: Matt Cartwright (PA-17), Katherine Clark (MA-5), Steve Cohen (TN-9), John Delaney (MD-6), Mike Doyle (PA-14), John Garamendi (CA-3), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18),

(MI-5),

Derek Kilmer Derek Christian Kilmer (born January 1, 1974) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party ...

(WA-6), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8), Betty McCollum (MN-4), Donald Norcross (NJ-1), Darren Soto (FL-9), Mike Thompson (CA-5) *Regional Representatives:

Judy Chu Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing until redistricting. ...

(CA-27), Doris Matsui (CA-6), Gwen Moore (WI-4), André Carson (IN-7), Dina Titus (NV-1),

Lloyd Doggett Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Texas since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Doggett was a member of the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1985 and a just ...

(TX-35), Stacey Plaskett (VI-AL), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Bill Pascrell (NJ-9),

Marcy Kaptur Marcia Carolyn Kaptur ( ; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district. Currently in her 22nd term, she has been a member of Congress since 1983. A member of the Democr ...

(OH-9), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), Mike Capuano (MA-7) *Freshman Class Representative:

Jamie Raskin Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962) is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Demo ...

(MD-8)

House Republican Policy Committee

Kevin Hern Kevin Ray Hern (born December 4, 1961) is an American politician and businessman from Oklahoma. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he is serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for since 2018. Born in Mis ...

currently chairs the Policy Committee. When the Republicans are in the majority, the chair of the House Republican Policy Committee ranks fifth, below the Speaker of the House, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and the Republican Conference Chairman. When the Republicans are in the minority, the Policy Committee chair ranks fourth, behind the Minority Leader, Minority Whip and Conference Chairman. Statutory members include the full conference leadership, the committee chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority) of Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Rules, and Ways and Means, and the elected leaders of the sophomore and freshman classes. Appointed members include regional representatives, at-large members, members from the standing committees, and designated appointees by the sophomore (2) and freshman (1) class leaders. Regional Representatives are restructured to reflect as closely as possible an equal number of Republican members from each region; the small state group is an additional region composed of states that have one or two Republican members. As of the 116th Congress, the regions are: *1: Maryland (1), New Jersey (1), New York (6), West Virginia (3) – 11 members total *2: Kentucky (5), Pennsylvania (9) – 14 members total *3: North Carolina (10), Virginia (4) – 14 members total *4: Georgia (9), South Carolina (5) – 14 members total *5: Alabama (6), Tennessee (7) – 13 members total *6: Illinois (5), Indiana (7) – 12 members total *7: Michigan (7), Wisconsin (5) – 12 members total *8: Arkansas (4), Louisiana (5), Mississippi (3), Puerto Rico (1) – 13 members total *9: Kansas (3), Colorado (3), Nebraska (3), Oklahoma (4) – 13 members total *10: American Samoa (1), Iowa (1), Minnesota (3), Missouri (6), North Dakota (1), South Dakota (1) – 13 members total *11: Alaska (1), Idaho (2), Montana (1), Nevada (1), Oregon (1), Utah (3), Washington (3), Wyoming (1) – 13 members total *12: Arizona (4), California (7) – 11 members total *Small States: Alaska, America Samoa, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Wyoming – 14 members total *Florida Region: 14 members total *Ohio Region: 12 members total *Texas Regions I and II: 14 members total The members of the committee for the 115th Congress were: *Chair: Luke Messer (IN-6) *Conference Leadership:

Paul Ryan Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who served as the List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the ...

(WI-1),

Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January until he was Remova ...

(CA-23),

Steve Scalise Stephen Joseph Scalise ( ; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for since 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was ...

(LA-1),

Cathy McMorris Rodgers Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers (born May 22, 1969) is an American politician who served from 2005 to 2025 as the United States representative for , which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane, the state's second-largest cit ...

(WA-5),

Steve Stivers Steven Ernst Stivers ( ; born March 24, 1965) is an American businessman, soldier, and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party, and became chair of the National Republican Con ...

(OH-15), Doug Collins (GA-9), Jason Smith (MO-8),

Patrick McHenry Patrick Timothy McHenry (born October 22, 1975) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2025, which includes the communities of Hickory, North Carolina, Hickory and Mooresville, North Carolina, Mooresvi ...

(NC-10) *Committee Leadership:

Rodney Frelinghuysen Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New ...

(NJ-11),

Steve Womack Stephen Allen Womack ( ; born February 18, 1957) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district, which was once represented by former Senator J. William Fulbright, covers much of northwestern Arkans ...

(AR-3),

Greg Walden Gregory Paul Walden (born January 10, 1957) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2021. He is a Republican Party (United States), Republican. Walden is the son of ...

(OR-2),

Pete Sessions Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician who serves in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 17th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. He chaired the House Rules Committee ...

(TX-32),

Kevin Brady Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes northern Houston, including The Woodlands. He reti ...

(TX-8) *Sophomore and Freshman Class Leadership:

Mimi Walters Marian Elaine "Mimi" Walters (née Krogius; born May 14, 1962) is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2015 to 2019 as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional distric ...

(CA-45), Paul Mitchell (MI-10) *Regional Members:

Elise Stefanik Elise Marie Stefanik ( ; born July 2, 1984) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . As chair of the House Republican Conference from 2021 to 2025, she was the fourth-ranking House Republican. Stefanik's district covers ...

(NY-21),

Brett Guthrie Steven Brett Guthrie (born February 18, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2009. The district is in central Kentucky and includes Fort Knox, Owensb ...

(KY-2), ''Vacant (Region 3)'',

Austin Scott James Austin Scott (born December 10, 1969) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for . Scott served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. House. He is the longe ...

(GA-8),

Gary Palmer Gary James Palmer (born May 14, 1954) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2015. His district includes the wealthier parts of Birmingham, as well as most of its suburbs. Before becoming an elected official, Pal ...

(AL-6),

Jackie Walorski Jacqueline Renae Walorski (, August 17, 1963 – August 3, 2022) was an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 2013 until her death in 2022. ...

(IN-2), Mike Gallagher (WI-8), Rick Crawford (AL-1),

Markwayne Mullin Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American and Cherokee Nation, Cherokee businessman and politician who has served as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Oklahoma since 2023 ...

(OK-2),

Don Young Donald Edwin Young (June 9, 1933 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician from Alaska. He is the List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service, longest-serving Republican Party (United States), Republican in House ...

(AK-AL),

Mia Love Ludmya "Mia" Love (née Bourdeau; December 6, 1975 – March 23, 2025) was an American political commentator and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district from ...

(UT-4), Jenniffer González (PR-AL), ''Vacant (Texas Region I)'',

Randy Weber Randall Keith Weber (born July 2, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has represented Texas's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. He was previously a member of the Texas House of ...

(TX-14), John Rutherford (FL-4),

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(CA-39), Glenn Thompson (PA-5),

Brad Wenstrup Brad Robert Wenstrup (born June 17, 1958) is an American politician, U.S. Army Reserve officer, and doctor of podiatric medicine, who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2025. A Republican, he upset incumbent U.S. representati ...

(OH-2) *Sophomore and Freshman Class Members: Drew Ferguson (GA-3),

John Katko John Michael Katko (; born November 9, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district, based in Syracuse, from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he ...

(NY-24),

Martha McSally Martha Elizabeth McSally (born March 22, 1966) is an American politician and former military pilot who represented Arizona in both chambers of Congress between 2015 and 2020. She is to date the last Republican to serve Arizona in the U.S. Senate ...

(AZ-2) *Committee Members:

Jodey Arrington Jodey Cook Arrington ( ; born March 9, 1972) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2017. The district includes a large slice of West Texas, centered around Lubbock, Texas, ...

(TX-19), Chris Stewart (UT-2),

Mike Coffman Michael Harold Coffman (born March 19, 1955) is an American politician, businessman, and veteran of the United States Army, U.S. Army and United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps serving as Mayor of Aurora, Colorado since 2019. A Republican ...

(CO-6),

Dave Brat David Alan Brat (born July 27, 1964) is an American academic and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, Brat served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2014 to 2019. Brat came to national p ...

(VA-7),

Glenn Grothman Glenn Sholes Grothman ( ; born July 3, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to his seat in 2014. Gro ...

(WI-6),

Morgan Griffith Howard Morgan Griffith (born March 15, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district since 2011. The district covers most of rural ...

(VA-9), French Hill (AR-2),

Joe Wilson Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Sr. (born July 31, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, his district stretches from Columbia to the Georgia–South Caro ...

(SC-2), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-2),

Raúl Labrador Raúl Rafael Labrador (born December 8, 1967) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd Idaho Attorney General, attorney general of Idaho since 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he ...

(ID-1),

Bruce Westerman Bruce Eugene Westerman (born November 18, 1967) is an American forester and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously, he served as member and the majority leader of the Arkansas House ...

(AR-4),

Jim Jordan James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. ...

(OH-4),

Dennis Ross Dennis B. Ross (born November 26, 1948) is an American diplomat and author. He served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, the special Middle East coordinator under President Bill Clinton ...

(FL-15), Steve Knight (CA-15),

Jeff Denham Jeffrey John Denham (born July 29, 1967) is an American politician, United States Air Force veteran, and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. Denham first won election to t ...

(CA-10),

Randy Hultgren Randall Mark Hultgren (; born March 1, 1966) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Hultgren represented the 48th district Senate seat in the Illinois Gener ...

(IL-14),

Mike Bost Michael Joseph Bost ( ; born December 30, 1960) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since 2015. From 19 ...

(IL-12), Dave Schweikert (AZ-6) *At-Large Members:

Barbara Comstock Barbara Jean Comstock (née Burns; born June 30, 1959) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was a member o ...

(VA-10),

Keith Rothfus Keith James Rothfus (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He succeeded Democratic Representative Mark Critz, whom he ...

(PA-12),

Susan Brooks Susan Lynn Brooks (née Wiant) (born August 25, 1960) is an American prosecutor and politician. She is a Republican and the former U.S. Representative for . She was elected in 2012. The district includes the northern fifth of Indianapolis, as w ...

(IN-5),

Dave Reichert David George Reichert ( ; born August 29, 1950) is an American retired police officer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 to 2019. A moderate member of the Republican Party, he served as the sheriff of King Count ...

(WA-8),

Bruce Poliquin Bruce Lee Poliquin (; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Maine's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. Poliquin ...

(ME-2), Tom Reed (NY-23) Policy Committee Chairs:

House Republican Steering Committee

For House Republicans, the steering committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, either the Speaker (if Republicans are in the majority) or the Minority (Floor) Leader (if Republicans are in the minority). Under rules adopted after the 1994

Republican Revolution The "Republican Revolution", "Revolution of '94", or "Gingrich Revolution" are political slogans that refer to the Republican Party's (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. midterm elections, which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House o ...

, the House party leader (Speaker/Minority Leader) had five votes on the committee, the deputy leader (Majority Leader/Minority Whip) receives 2 votes, and all other members receive 1 vote for a total of 35 votes; a quorum requires 18 members. The current chairman of the Republican Steering Committee is

Mike Johnson James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member ...

. The Republican counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Committees. Senate Republicans also operate a steering committee to discuss policy issues. The members of the committee for the 117th Congress (2021–2022) were: *Conference Leadership:

(CA-23),

(LA-1),

(NY-21),

(AL-6),

(LA-4), Richard Hudson (NC-8), Drew Ferguson (GA-3),

Tom Emmer Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. (born March 3, 1961) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who has served as majority whip in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented since 2 ...

(MN-6),

(OH-15),

(AK-AL) *Regional Members:

(NY-21), Mike Kelly (PA-16),

Barry Loudermilk Barry Dean Loudermilk ( ; born December 22, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Georgia who has been the United States House representative from since 2015. Prior to this, Loudermilk served in the Georgia House of Representatives ...

(GA-11), Mike Rogers (AL-3),

Jim Banks James Edward Banks (born July 16, 1979) is an American politician and naval officer serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for from 2017 to 2025 a ...

(IN-3),

Fred Upton Frederick Stephen Upton (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1987 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented Kalamazoo, Michigan, ...

(MI-6),

(AR-3),

Tom Cole Thomas Jeffery Cole (born April 28, 1949) is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Before serving in the House of Representati ...

(OK-4),

Blaine Luetkemeyer William Blaine Luetkemeyer ( ; born May 7, 1952) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2025. On January 4, 2024, he declined to run for reelection to Congress. He previously represented from 2009 to 2 ...

(MO-3),

(WA-5),

Devin Nunes Devin Gerald Nunes (; born October 1, 1973) is an American businessman and politician who serves as the Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board since January 20, 2025, and as chief executive officer of the Trump Media & Technolog ...

(CA-22),

(NC-10),

Vern Buchanan Vernon Gale Buchanan ( ; born May 8, 1951) is an American businessman, politician, and Air Force veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he first entere ...

(FL-16), David Joyce (OH-14),

(TX-8), John Carter (TX-31), and

Kelly Armstrong Kelly Michael Armstrong (born October 8, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 34th governor of North Dakota since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2019 to 2024 as the U.S. representative for North Da ...

(ND-AL) as small state representative. *Junior Class Representatives: William Timmons (SC-4),

August Pfluger August Lee Pfluger ( ; born December 28, 1977) is an American politician and reserve military officer from the state of Texas. He is the U.S. representative for . Pfluger succeeded fellow Republican Mike Conaway in 2021. Early life and educati ...

(TX-11) *Appointed Member:

Debbie Lesko Debra Kay Lesko ( ; née Lorenz; born November 14, 1958) is an American politician from the state of Arizona. Lesko, a member of the Arizona Republican Party, Republican Party, serves on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors representing the 4 ...

(AZ-8) *Relevant Committee Leader: ''Rotating'' The House Republican Conference approved changes to the steering committee's structure on November 19, 2015. These changes include a reduction in the Speaker's weighted votes from five to four (while giving him the right to appoint a new at-large member) and phased membership adjustments. The six committee leaders that were all previously given standing membership (Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means) were removed and immediately replaced by six at-large members. Additionally, any committee leader whose committee membership is under consideration by the Steering panel will sit on a rotating basis. The committee leaders' six vacant seats are to be elected by the whole Conference at-large by the end of 2015, and they will serve until the end of the 114th Congress (January 3, 2017). Following the 2016 general election for the next Congress, these at-large elected seats will be replaced by six additional regional representatives, with the new regions to be determined at that time.

References

* Wilson, James Q., and John J Diiulio Jr., ''American Government'', Eighth edition. * https://web.archive.org/web/20061129223815/http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RS20930.pdf House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization {{Republican Party (United States) Caucuses of the United States Congress Leaders of the United States House of Representatives