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Active United States Senate 118th Congress | |
History | |
Formed | 1913 |
Formerly known as | Committee on Banking and Currency |
Leadership | |
Chair | Sherrod Brown (D) Since February 3, 2021 |
Ranking member | Tim Scott (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
Structure | |
Seats | 23 members |
Political parties | Majority (12)
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Jurisdiction | |
Policy areas | Banking, insurance price controls, deposit insurance, monetary policy, financial assistance, currency, coinage, housing, urban development, mass transit |
Subcommittees | |
Meeting place | |
534 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. | |
Website | |
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The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (formerly the Committee on Banking and Currency), also known as the Senate Banking Committee, has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban development, mass transit and government contracts. [1] [2] [3]
The current chair of the committee is Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio, and the Ranking Member is Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina.
The committee is one of twenty standing committees in the United States Senate. The committee was formally established as the "Committee on Banking and Currency" in 1913, when Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma sponsored the Federal Reserve Act. Senator Owen served as the committee's inaugural chairman.
In accordance with Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects are referred to the Senate Banking Committee:
The Senate Banking Committee is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to international economic policy as it affects United States monetary affairs, credit, and financial institutions; economic growth, urban affairs, and credit, and report thereon from time to time." [4]
Majority [5] | Minority [6] |
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Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Economic Policy | Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) | John Kennedy (R-LA) |
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Raphael Warnock (D-GA) | Thom Tillis (R-NC) |
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | Tina Smith (D-MN) | Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) |
National Security and International Trade and Finance | Mark Warner (D-VA) | Bill Hagerty (R-TN) |
Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) | Mike Rounds (R-SD) |
Chair | Party | State | Years | |
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Robert L. Owen | Democratic | Oklahoma | 1913–1919 | |
George P. McLean | Republican | Connecticut | 1919–1927 | |
Peter Norbeck | Republican | South Dakota | 1927–1933 | |
Duncan U. Fletcher | Democratic | Florida | 1933–1936 [9] | |
Robert F. Wagner | Democratic | New York | 1937–1947 | |
Charles W. Tobey | Republican | New Hampshire | 1947–1949 | |
Burnet R. Maybank | Democratic | South Carolina | 1949–1953 | |
Homer Capehart | Republican | Indiana | 1953–1955 | |
J. William Fulbright | Democratic | Arkansas | 1955–1959 | |
A. Willis Robertson | Democratic | Virginia | 1959–1966 | |
John J. Sparkman | Democratic | Alabama | 1967–1970 |
Chair | Party | State | Years | |
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John J. Sparkman | Democratic | Alabama | 1970–1975 | |
William Proxmire | Democratic | Wisconsin | 1975–1981 | |
Jake Garn | Republican | Utah | 1981–1987 | |
William Proxmire | Democratic | Wisconsin | 1987–1989 | |
Donald Riegle | Democratic | Michigan | 1989–1995 | |
Alfonse M. D'Amato | Republican | New York | 1995–1999 | |
Phil Gramm | Republican | Texas | 1999–2001 | |
Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | Maryland | 2001 [10] | |
Phil Gramm | Republican | Texas | 2001 | |
Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | Maryland | 2001–2003 [11] | |
Richard Shelby | Republican | Alabama | 2003–2007 | |
Chris Dodd | Democratic | Connecticut | 2007–2011 | |
Tim Johnson | Democratic | South Dakota | 2011–2015 | |
Richard Shelby | Republican | Alabama | 2015–2017 | |
Mike Crapo | Republican | Idaho | 2017–2021 | |
Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Ohio | 2021–present |
Majority | Minority |
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Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Economic Policy | Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) | John Kennedy (R-LA) |
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Raphael Warnock (D-GA) | Thom Tillis (R-NC) |
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | Tina Smith (D-MN) | Mike Rounds (R-SD) |
National Security and International Trade and Finance | Mark Warner (D-VA) | Bill Hagerty (R-TN) |
Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) | Tim Scott (R-SC) |
Majority | Minority |
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Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Economic Policy | Tom Cotton (R-AR) | Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) |
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Tim Scott (R-SC) | Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) |
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | David Perdue (R-GA) | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) |
National Security and International Trade and Finance | Ben Sasse (R-NE) | Mark Warner (D-VA) |
Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Pat Toomey (R-PA) | Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) |
Majority | Minority |
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Subcommittees
Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Economic Policy | Tom Cotton (R-AR) | Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) |
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Pat Toomey (R-PA) | Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) |
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | Tim Scott (R-SC) | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) |
National Security and International Trade and Finance | Ben Sasse (R-NE) | Joe Donnelly (D-IN) |
Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Dean Heller (D-NV) | Mark Warner (D-VA) |
Source [12]
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Subcommittees
Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Economic Policy | Dean Heller (R-NV) | Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) |
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Pat Toomey (R-PA) | Jeff Merkley (D-OR) |
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | Tim Scott (R-SC) | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) |
National Security and International Trade and Finance | Mark Kirk (R-IL) | Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) |
Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Mark Warner (D-VA) |
Majority | Minority |
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Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Economic Policy | Jeff Merkley (D-OR) | Dean Heller (R-NV) |
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Sherrod Brown (D-OH) | Pat Toomey (R-PA) |
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) | Jerry Moran (R-KS) |
National Security and International Trade and Finance | Mark Warner (D-VA) | Mark Kirk (R-IL) |
Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Jon Tester (D-MT) | Mike Johanns (R-NE) |
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