United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics

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

Majority (119th Congress)Minority (119th Congress)James Lankford, Oklahoma, Chair Jim Risch, Idaho Deb Fischer, NebraskaChris Coons, Delaware, Vice Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

Chairs List of chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics

NamePartyStateStartEndDMississippi19651974DNevada19741977DIllinois19771980DAlabama19801981RWyoming19811983RAlaska19831985RNew Hampshire19851987DAlabama19871992DNorth Carolina19921993DNevada19931995RKentucky19951997RNew Hampshire19971999RKansas19992001DNevada20012003ROhio20032007DCalifornia20072015RGeorgia20152019ROklahoma20192021DDelaware20212025ROklahoma2025present

Vice Chairs NamePartyStateStartEndRUtah19651975RNebraska19751977RNew Mexico19771979RWyoming19791981DAlabama19811987RNew Hampshire19871993RKentucky19931995DNevada19951997DNevada19972001RKansas20012003DNevada20032005DSouth Dakota20052007RTexas20072009RGeorgia20092015DCalifornia20152017DDelaware20172021ROklahoma20212025DDelaware2025present

Historical committee rosters 110th Congress MajorityMinorityBarbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Ken Salazar, ColoradoJohn Cornyn, Texas, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Johnny Isakson, Georgia

111th Congress MajorityMinorityBarbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Sherrod Brown, OhioJohnny Isakson, Georgia, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho

112th Congress MajorityMinorityBarbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Sherrod Brown, OhioJohnny Isakson, Georgia, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho

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113th Congress MajorityMinorityBarbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Sherrod Brown, OhioJohnny Isakson, Georgia, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho

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114th Congress MajorityMinorityJohnny Isakson, Georgia, Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, IdahoBarbara Boxer, California, Vice Chair Chris Coons, Delaware Brian Schatz, Hawaii

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

MajorityMinorityJohnny Isakson, Georgia, Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, IdahoChris Coons, Delaware, Vice Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

116th Congress MajorityMinorityJames Lankford, Oklahoma, Chair Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, IdahoChris Coons, Delaware, Vice Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

117th Congress MajorityMinorityChris Coons, Delaware, Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New HampshireJames Lankford, Oklahoma, Vice Chair Jim Risch, Idaho Deb Fischer, Nebraska

See also List of United States Senate committees United States House Committee on Ethics

References

External links U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics Official Website (Archive) Senate Ethics Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.