United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Logo of the Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for 2009

A Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is a special committee formed every four years to manage presidential inaugurations. A committee has been formed every four years since at least the 1901 inaugurations of President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.^[1]

Membership

The members are sitting members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Typically, the House members include the Speaker of the House as well as the House majority and minority leaders. The Senate members are drawn from the leadership of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (previously known by other names). A senator acts as Chairman of the Joint Committee; the chairman is therefore drawn from the party in control of the Senate, which may or may not be the same party as the president-elect's. Membership in the committee gives its members the opportunity to control tickets to the inauguration ceremonies.

2017 inaugural

2009 logo of the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Congress officially created the committee on February 3, 2016 by adopting S.Con.Res. 28

Its full composition is as follows:

	Majority	Minority
Senate members	Roy Blunt, Missouri, Chair Mitch McConnell, Kentucky	Chuck Schumer, New York, Ranking Member
House members	Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Kevin McCarthy, California	Nancy Pelosi, California

Current and previous committees

Logo used in 2005

1921 Inaugural of Warren Harding (Republican)

Sen. Philander C. Knox (R-PA), Chairman
Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN)
Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC)
Rep. Joseph Gurney Cannon (R-IL)
Rep. Charles F. Reavis (R-NE)
Rep. Charles Manly Stedman (D-NC) (Replaced Rep. William W. Rucker (D-MO) who resigned from the Joint Committee)

1925 Inaugural of Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

Sen. Charles Curtis (R-KS), Chairman
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC)
Rep. William Walton Griest (R-PA)
Rep. Lindley H. Hadley (R-WA)
Rep. Arthur B. Rouse (D-KY)

1929 Inaugural of Herbert Hoover (Republican)

Sen. George H. Moses (R-NH), Chairman
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
Sen. Lee Slater Overman (D-NC)
Rep. Bertrand Snell (R-NY)
Rep. Leonidas C. Dyer (R-MO)
Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)

1933 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)

Sen. Joseph Taylor Robinson (D-AR), Chairman
Sen. George H. Moses (R-NH)
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
Rep. Edward W. Pou (D-NC)
Rep. Henry T. Rainey (D-IL)
Rep. Bertrand Snell (R-NY)

1937 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)

Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), Chairman
Sen. Joseph Taylor Robinson (D-AR)
Sen. Frederick Hale (R-ME)
Rep. John J. O'Connor (D-NY)
Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
Rep. Bertrand Snell (R-NY)

1941 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)

Sen. Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), Chairman
Sen. Alben W. Barkley (D-KY)
Sen. Charles L. McNary (R OR)
Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
Rep. Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-MA)

1945 Inaugural of Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)

Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-VA), Chairman
Sen. Kenneth McKellar (D-TN)
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-MI)
Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. Robert L. Doughton (D-NC)
Rep. Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-MA)

1949 Inaugural of Harry Truman (Democratic)

Sen. Carl Hayden (D-AZ), Chairman (Replaced Sen. Alben W. Barkley (D-KY) who was elected Vice President)
Sen. J. Howard McGrath (D-RI) (Replaced Sen. C. Wayland Brooks (R-IL) who was defeated for reelection)
Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R-NE)
Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D-CA) (Replaced Rep. Leslie Cornelius Arends (R-IL) who resigned from the Committee)
Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1953 Inaugural of Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)

Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH), Chairman
Sen. Herman Welker (R-ID) (Replaced Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), who resigned from the Committee. Earlier, Sen. Smith had been named to the Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. Ernest McFarland (D-AZ))
Sen. Carl Hayden (D-AZ)
Rep. Leslie Cornelius Arends (R-IL) (Replaced Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA), who resigned from the Committee)
Rep. Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R-MA)
Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)

1957 Inaugural of Dwight Eisenhower (Republican)

Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH), Chairman
Sen. John Sparkman (D-AL)
Sen. Theodore F. Green (D-RI)
Rep. Joseph W. Martin (R-MA)
Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)

1961 Inaugural of John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

Sen. John Sparkman (D-AL), Chairman
Sen. Carl Hayden (D-AZ) (Replaced Sen. Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. (D-MO) who died)
Sen. Styles Bridges (R-NH)
Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX)
Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1965 Inaugural of Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC), Chairman
Sen. John Sparkman (D-AL)
Sen. Leverett Saltonstall (R-MA)
Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK)
Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-IN)

1969 Inaugural of Richard Nixon (Republican)

Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-IL), Chairman
Sen. B. Everett Jordan (D-NC)
Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI)
Rep. John William McCormack (D-MA)
Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK)

1973 Inaugural of Richard Nixon (Republican)

Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV), Chairman (Replaced Chairman B. Everett Jordan (D-NC) who resigned for the Joint Committee after his defeat in a reelection primary)
Sen. Marlow Cook (R-KY)—Co-Chairman
Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-MT)
Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK)
Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA) (Replaced Rep. Hale Boggs (D-LA) who was presumed to have been killed in an airplane crash)
Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI)

1977 Inaugural of Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV), Chairman
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
Rep. John Jacob Rhodes (R-AZ)

1981 Inaugural of Ronald Reagan (Republican)

Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Chairman
Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN)
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-RI)
Rep. John Jacob Rhodes (R-AZ)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)

1985 Inaugural of Ronald Reagan (Republican)

Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN), Chairman
Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD)
Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1989 Inaugural of George H. W. Bush (Republican)

Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chairman
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX)
Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1993 Inaugural of William Jefferson Clinton (Democratic)

Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY), Chairman
Sen. George J. Mitchell (D-ME)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA)
Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO)
Rep. Robert H. Michel (R-IL)

1997 Inaugural of William Jefferson Clinton (Democratic)

Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Chairman
Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Sen. Wendell H. Ford (D-KY)
Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX)
Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO)

2001 Inaugural of George W. Bush (Republican)

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Chairman
Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX)
Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO)

2005 Inaugural of George W. Bush (Republican)

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), Chairman
Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

2009 Inaugural of Barack Obama (Democratic)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairman
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)

2013 Inaugural of Barack Obama (Democratic)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chairman
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

2017 Inaugural

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairman
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

References and external links

↑ Previous members, listed at the committee's website. (Listing as sources the Congressional Record and inaugural programs, invitations, and other documents available in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.)

Committee's website

United States presidential inaugurations

Washington (1789) Washington (1793) J. Adams (1797) Jefferson (1801) Jefferson (1805) Madison (1809) Madison (1813) Monroe (1817) Monroe (1821) J. Q. Adams (1825) Jackson (1829) Jackson (1833) Van Buren (1837) W. H. Harrison (1841) Tyler (1841)* Polk (1845) Taylor (1849) Fillmore (1850)* Pierce (1853) Buchanan (1857) Lincoln (1861) Lincoln (1865) A. Johnson (1865)* Grant (1869) Grant (1873) Hayes (1877) Garfield (1881) Arthur (1881)* Cleveland (1885) B. Harrison (1889) Cleveland (1893) McKinley (1897) McKinley (1901) T. Roosevelt (1901)* T. Roosevelt (1905) Taft (1909) Wilson (1913) Wilson (1917) Harding (1921) Coolidge (1923)* Coolidge (1925) Hoover (1929) F. D. Roosevelt (1933) F. D. Roosevelt (1937) F. D. Roosevelt (1941) F. D. Roosevelt (1945) Truman (1945)* Truman (1949) Eisenhower (1953) Eisenhower (1957) Kennedy (1961) L. B. Johnson (1963)* L. B. Johnson (1965) Nixon (1969) Nixon (1973) Ford (1974)* Carter (1977) Reagan (1981) Reagan (1985) G. H. W. Bush (1989) Clinton (1993) Clinton (1997) G. W. Bush (2001) G. W. Bush (2005) Obama (2009) Obama (2013)

*Non-scheduled (extraordinary) inaugurations

Current United States congressional committees

Senate (list)	Aging (Special) Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Budget Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Ethics (Select) Finance Foreign Relations Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Indian Affairs Intelligence (Select) Judiciary Narcotics (Caucus) Rules and Administration Small Business and Entrepreneurship Veterans' Affairs

House (list)	Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Benghazi (Select) Budget Education and the Workforce Energy and Commerce Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood Ethics Financial Services Foreign Affairs Homeland Security House Administration Intelligence (Permanent Select) Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Government Reform Rules Science, Space and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans' Affairs Ways and Means (Whole)

Joint (list)	(Conference) Economic Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) Library Printing Taxation

Defunct committees

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