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Listed below are the congressional committees with LSC oversight. Please click onto the links to view committee membership for the 112th Congress.

Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP)
Senate Committee on Budget
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

House Committee on Appropriations
House Judiciary Committee
House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law
House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
House Committee on Budget


U. S. SENATE

Senate Appropriations Committee

Democrats (16) Republicans (13)
Daniel Inouye (HI) - chairman Thad Cochran (MS) - ranking member
Patrick Leahy (VT) Mitch McConnell (KY)
Tom Harkin (IA) Richard Shelby (AL)
Barbara Mikulski (MD) Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)
Herb Kohl (WI) Lamar Alexander (TN)
Patty Murray (WA) Susan Collins (ME)
Dianne Feinstein (CA) Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Richard Durbin (IL) Lindsey Graham (SC)
Tim Johnson (SD) Mark Kirk (IL)
Mary Landrieu (LA) Roy Blunt (MO)
Jack Reed (RI) Jerry Moran (KS)
Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ) John Hoever (ND)
Ben Nelson (NE) Ron Johnson (WI)
Mark Pryor (AR)  
Jon Tester (MT)  
Sherrod Brown (OH)  

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The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is responsible for the reauthorization of the LSC Act and the approval of nominees to the eleven member LSC Board. The Committee handles LSC matters at the full committee level; thus, there is not a subcommittee with LSC oversight.

Democrats (13) Republicans (10)
Tom Harkin (IA) - chairman Michael Enzi (WY) - ranking member
Barbara A. Mikulski (MD) Judd Gregg (NH)
Jeff Bingaman (NM) Lamar Alexander (TN)
Patty Murray (WA) Richard Burr (NC)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT) Johnny Isakson (GA)
Robert Casey, Jr. (PA) Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Kay Hagan (NC) Orrin G. Hatch (UT)
Jeff Merkley (OR) Pat Roberts (KS)
Al Franken (MN) John McCain (CO)
Michael Bennet (CO) Tom Coburn (OK)
Richard Blumenthal (CT)

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Senate Committee on Budget

Democrats (12) Republicans (11)
Ken Conrad (ND) - chairman Charles E. Grassley (IA) - ranking member
Patty Murray (WA) Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Ron Wyden (OR) Jeff Sessions (AL)
Bill Nelson (FL) Michael D. Crapo (ID)
Debbie Stabenow (MI) John Ensign (NV)
Benjamin L. Cardin (MD) John Comyn (TX)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT) Lindsey Graham (SC)
Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) John Thune (SD)
Mark Warner (VA) Robert Portman (OH)
Jeff Merkley (OR) Pat Toomey (PA)
Mark Begich (AK) Ron Johnson (WI)
Chris Coons (DE)  

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Of the twelve Senate Appropriations Subcommittees, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies is responsible for the LSC annual appropriation.

Democrats (10) Republicans (8)
Barbara A. Mikulski (MD) - chair Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) - ranking member
Daniel K. Inouye (HI) Richard Shelby (AL)
Patrick J. Leahy (VT) Mitch McConnell (KY)
Herb Kohl (WI) Lamar Alexander (TN)
Dianne Feinstein (CA) Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Jack Reed (RI) Ron Johnson (WI)
Frank Lautenberg (NJ) Susan Collins (ME)
Ben Nelson (NE) Lindsey Graham (SC)
Mark Pryor (AR)  
Sherrod Brown (OH)  

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

House Committee on Appropriations

Democrats (21) Republicans (29)
Norm Dicks (WA) - ranking member Harold Rogers (KY) - chairman
Marcy Kaptur (OH) C. W. Bill Young (FL)
Peter J. Visclosky (IN) Jerry Lewis (CA)
Nita M. Lowey (NY) Frank R. Wolf (VA)
José Serrano (NY) Jack Kingston (GA)
Rosa DeLauro (CT) Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ)
James P. Moran (VA) Tom Latham (IA)
John W. Olver (MA) Robert B. Aderholt (AL)
Rosa L. DeLauro (CT) Jo Ann Emerson (MO)
Ed Pastor (AZ) Kay Granger (TX)
David E. Price (NC) Michael K. Simpson (ID)
Maurice D. Hinchey (NY) John Abney Culberson (TX)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) Ander Crenshaw (FL)
Sam Farr (CA) Dennis R. Rehberg (MT)
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL) John Carter (TX)
Chaka Fattah (PA) Rodney Alexander (LA)
Steven R. Rothman (NJ) Ken Calvert (CA)
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA) Jo Bonner (AL)
Steven R. Rothman (NJ) Steven C. LaTourette (OH)
Barbara Lee (CA) Tom Cole (OK)
Adam Schiff (CA) Jeff Flake (AZ)
Michael Honda (CA) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL)
Betty McCollum (MN) Charlie Dent (PA)
  Steve Austria (OH)
  Cynthia M. Lummis (WY)
  Tom Graves (GA)
  Kevin Yoder (KS)
  Steve Womack (AR)
  Alan Nunnelee (MS)

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House Judiciary Committee

Democrats (16) Republicans (23)
John Conyers (MI) - chairman Lamar Smith (TX) - chairman
Howard Berman (CA) F. James Sensenbrenner (WI)
Jerrold Nadler (NY) Howard Coble (NC)
Robert C. Scott (VA) Elton Gallegly (CA)
Melvin Watt (NC) Bob Goodlatte (VA)
Zoe Lofgren (CA) Dan Lungren (CA)
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX) Steve Chabot (OH)
Maxine Waters (CA) Darrell Issa (CA)
Stephen Cohen (TN) Mike Pence (IN)
Hank Johnson (GA) Randy Forbes (VA)
Pedro R. Pierluisi (PR) Steve King (IA)
Mike Quigley (IL) Trent Franks (AZ)
Judy Chu (CA) Louie Gohmert (TX)
Ted Deutch (FL) Jim Jordan (OH)
Linda T. Sánchez (CA) Ted Poe (TX)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL) Jason Chaffetz (UT)
  Tom Reed (NY)
  Tim Griffin (AR)
  Tom Marino (PA)
  Trey Gowdy (SC)
  Dennis A. Ross (FL)
  Sandy Adams (FL)
  Ben Quayle (AZ)

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The House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law is responsible for the reauthorization of the LSC Act. Unlike its counterpart in the Senate, it does not have a role in the review of LSC Board nominees.

Democrats (4) Republicans (6)
Stephen I. Cohen (TN) - ranking member Howard Coble (NC) - chairman
Hank Johnson (GA) Trey Gowdy (SC) - vice chairman
Melvin L. Watt (NC) Elton Gallegly (CA)
Mike Quigley (IL) Trent Franks (AZ)
  Tom Reed (NY)
  Dennis A. Ross (FL)

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Of the twelve House Appropriations Subcomittees, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies is responsible for the annual LSC appropriation.

Democrats (10) Republicans (8)
Barbara Mikulski - chairman Kay Bailey Hutchinson (TX) - chairman
Daniel Inouye (HI) Richard Shelby (AL)
Patrick Leahy (VT) Mitch McConnell (KY)
Herb Kohl (WI) Lamar Alexander (TN)
Dianne Feinstein (CA) Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Jack Reed (RI) Ron Johnson (WI)
Frank Lautenberg (NJ) Susan Collins (ME)
Ben Nelson (NE)  
Mark Pryor (AR)  
Sherrod Brown (OH)  

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The House Committee on Budget is responsible for the annual LSC appropriation.

Democrats (16) Republicans (7)
Chris Van Hollen (MD) - ranking member Frank Wolf (VA) - chairman
Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA) John Abney Culberson (TX)
Marcy Kaptur (OH) Robert B. Aderholt (AL)
Lloyd Doggett (TX) Jo Bonner (AL)
Earl Blumenauer (OR) Steve Austria (OH)
  Tom Graves (GA)
  Kevin Yoder (KS)

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