United States Senate Committee on Rules

The United States Senate Committee on Rules is a defunct Congressional committee, replaced by the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

History

The Committee was first created as the Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate on December 3, 1867. On December 9, 1874, it became a standing committee. On January 2, 1947, it was absorbed into the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration along with four other committees.

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rules, 1874-1947

Thomas Ferry (R-MI) 1874-1877
James G. Blaine (R-ME) 1877-1879
John T. Morgan (D-AL) 1879-1881
William P. Frye (R-ME) 1881-1887
Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI) 1887-1893
Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D-KY) 1893-1895
Nelson W. Aldrich (R-RI) 1895-1899
John C. Spooner (R-WI) 1899-1907
Philander C. Knox (R-PA) 1907-1909
W. Murray Crane (R-MA) 1909-1913
Lee S. Overman (D-NC) 1913-1919
Philander C. Knox (R-PA) 1919-1921
Charles Curtis (R-KS) 1921-1929
George H. Moses (R-NH) 1929-1933
Royal S. Copeland (D-NY) 1933-1936
Matthew M. Neely (D-WV) 1936-1941
Harry F. Byrd (D-VA) 1941-1947

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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