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United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics

U.S. government ethical oversight committee

Field	Value
type	select
status	active
chamber	senate
image	File:United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Ethics.png
image_size	200px
succeeded	Select Committee on Standards and Conduct
majority1	R
majority1_seats	3
minority1	D
minority1_seats	3
website
congress	119th
chair	James Lankford
formed	February 2, 1977
seats	6 members
vc_since
vc_party	D
vice_chair	Chris Coons
chair_since
chair_party	R
counterpart	United States House Committee on Ethics
policy_areas	Ethics
committee_rules	Ethics Committee Rules
meeting_place	220 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.

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The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee 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. However, the chair always comes from the majority party. The leading committee member of the minority party is referred to as the Vice Chair 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.

Members, 119th Congress

Main article: 119th United States Congress

Majority	Minority

Chairs

List of chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Party	State	Start	End
D	Mississippi	1965	1974
D	Nevada	1974	1977
D	Illinois	1977	1980
D	Alabama	1980	1981
R	Wyoming	1981	1983
R	Alaska	1983	1985
R	New Hampshire	1985	1987
D	Alabama	1987	1992
D	North Carolina	1992	1993
D	Nevada	1993	1995
R	Kentucky	1995	1997
R	New Hampshire	1997	1999
R	Kansas	1999	2001
D	Nevada	2001	2003
R	Ohio	2003	2007
D	California	2007	2015
R	Georgia	2015	2019
R	Oklahoma	2019	2021
D	Delaware	2021	2025
R	Oklahoma	2025	present

Ranking members

Party	State	Start	End
R	Utah	1965	1975
R	Nebraska	1975	1977
R	New Mexico	1977	1979
R	Wyoming	1979	1981
D	Alabama	1981	1987
R	New Hampshire	1987	1993
R	Kentucky	1993	1995
D	Nevada	1995	1997
D	Nevada	1997	2001
R	Kansas	2001	2003
D	Nevada	2003	2005
D	South Dakota	2005	2007
R	Texas	2007	2009
R	Georgia	2009	2015
D	California	2015	2017
D	Delaware	2017	2021
R	Oklahoma	2021	2025
D	Delaware	2025	present

Historical committee rosters

110th Congress

Majority	Minority

111th Congress

Majority	Minority

112th Congress

Majority	Minority

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113th Congress

Majority	Minority

Source:

114th Congress

Majority	Minority

Source:

115th Congress

Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 115th Congress

Majority	Minority

116th Congress

Majority	Minority

117th Congress

Majority	Minority

References

"U.S. Senate: Select Committee on Ethics".
{{USBill. 119. SRes. 16 (119th Congress)
{{USBill. 119. SRes. 17 (119th Congress)
Straus, Jacob R.. (31 January 2017). "Senate Select Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction". Congressional Research Service.

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