The Senate Republican Policy Committee is the policy research arm of the
Republican Conference. Its predecessor, the Senate Republican Steering Committee was formed in March 1944 after Leader
Charles L. McNary's death. It became formally funded and renamed the Policy Committee in 1947 along with its
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counterpart, the
Senate Democratic Policy Committee, after the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (also known as the Congressional Reorganization Act, ch. 753, , enacted August 2, 1946) was the most comprehensive reorganization of the United States Congress in history to that date.
Background
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Its leader Roy Blunt—the Policy Committee chairman—is the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate, behind the
Republican Leader, the
Republican Whip, and the
Republican Conference Chairman.
According to ''
Congressional Quarterly
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'', "the Policy Committee is in effect a legislative
think tank
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. The committee organizes the prominent Tuesday lunches with summaries of major bills, analysis of roll call votes and distribution of issue papers."
List of chairs
References
External links
Official website
Leaders of the United States Senate
Senate Republican Party Committee
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