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In the [[United States House of Representatives]], the [[House Democratic Caucus]] includes a Steering and Policy Committee. Its primary purpose is to assign fellow party members to other [[List of United States House committees|House committees]], and it also advises party leaders on policy. The [[House Republican Conference]] divides the duties of this committee between two groups: a Policy Committee and a Steering Committee.
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{{United States House of Representatives}}
In the [[United States House of Representatives]], the two major political parties maintain policy and steering committees. Their primary purpose is to assign fellow party members to other [[List of United States House committees|House committees]], and they also advise party leaders on policy.

The [[House Democratic Caucus]] has a combined single steering and policy committee, while the [[House Republican Conference]] divides the duties between two groups: a policy committee and a steering committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members: Rules Governing Selection Procedures |url=https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20170831_RS21165_968d05bc62ef06574750421b4e48b6f9573a2e45.pdf |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=www.everycrsreport.com}}</ref>


== House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ==
== House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ==
The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, which has been [[Nancy Pelosi]] since 2003, in her capacities as Minority Leader (2003-2007, 2011-present) and Speaker of the House (2007-2011), when the Democrats had the minority and majority of seats in the House, respectively. The party leader also appoints two co-chairs to assist her on the committee. [[Rosa DeLauro]] (for Steering) and [[Rob Andrews]] (for Policy) have served in these positions since 2013.<ref>[http://democrats.house.gov/about/leadership.cfm Democrats.house.gov]</ref><ref>[http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/120706/kind.html HillNews.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45111_Page3.html Politico: Nancy Pelosi's first job: Rally liberals]</ref>
The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, which has been [[Hakeem Jeffries]] since 2023, in his capacities as Minority Leader. The party leader also appoints three co-chairs to assist him on the committee. For the 117th Congress, the co-chairs were Reps. [[Eric Swalwell]] (CA-15), [[Barbara Lee]] (CA-13), and [[Cheri Bustos]] (IL-17).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-12 |title=Congresswoman Bustos Nominated to Co-Chair Steering and Policy Committee for 117th Congress |url=https://bustos.house.gov/congresswoman-bustos-nominated-to-co-chair-steering-and-policy-committee-for-117th-congress/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Congresswoman Cheri Bustos |language=en-US}}</ref>

The statutory members include the full caucus leadership and chief deputy whip team and the chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority, respectively) of the exclusive committees: Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means. Additional members are either directly appointed by the caucus leader (Speaker in the majority or Minority Leader in the minority), elected as regional representatives, and an elected representative of the freshman class.

On November 28, 2018, Pelosi, the Speaker of the 116th Congress, announced that the Committee would now have three co-chairs instead of two.<ref name=directsource>{{Cite web|url=https://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/113018-8/|title=Newsroom}}</ref><ref name=leesurrender>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/30/pelosi-barbara-lee-house-democrats-1037024|title=Pelosi creates leadership position for Barbara Lee|website=[[Politico]]|date=November 30, 2018 }}</ref>

As of the 117th Congress, Democratic Representatives are grouped into the following 12 regions:

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*1: Southern California (Districts 21–53)
*2: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Northern California (Districts 1–20), Northern Mariana Islands
*3: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
*4: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
*5: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
*6: Arizona, Texas, New Mexico
*7: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virgin Islands
*8: Georgia, Florida
*9: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia
*10: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
*11: New York
*12: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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=== Membership ===

==== 117th Congress ====
The members of the committee for the 117th Congress (2021–2022) were:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Amelia |date=2020-12-09 |title=Who Steers the Ship in the 117th Congress? An Examination of House Steering and Policy Committee Membership |url=https://demandprogress.org/who-steers-the-ship-in-the-117th-congress-an-examination-of-house-steering-and-policy-committee-membership/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Demand Progress |language=en-US}}</ref>


* Chair: [[Nancy Pelosi]] (CA-12)
The statutory members include the full caucus leadership and whip team and the committee chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority) of Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means, and the elected representatives of the freshman class. Additional members are either directly appointed or elected as regional representatives.
* Co-Chairs: [[Eric Swalwell]] (CA-15), [[Barbara Lee]] (CA-13), [[Cheri Bustos]] (IL-17)
* Caucus Co-Chairs, Policy and Communications: [[Ted Lieu]] (CA-33), [[Debbie Dingell]] (MI-12), [[Matt Cartwright]] (PA-8), [[Joe Neguse]] (CO-2)
* Caucus Leadership: [[Steny Hoyer]] (MD-5), [[Jim Clyburn]] (SC-6), [[Katherine Clark]] (MA-5), [[Hakeem Jeffries]] (NY-8), [[Pete Aguilar]] (CA-31), [[Sean Patrick Maloney]] (NY-18), [[Colin Allred]] (TX-32), [[Mondaire Jones]] (NY-17)
* Chief Deputy Whips: [[Jan Schakowsky]] (IL-9), [[G. K. Butterfield]] (NC-1), [[Henry Cuellar]] (TX-28), [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] (TX-18), [[Dan Kildee]] (MI-5), [[Stephanie Murphy]] (FL-7), [[Jimmy Panetta]] (CA-20), [[Terri Sewell]] (AL-7), [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] (FL-23), [[Peter Welch]] (VT-AL)
* Regional Representatives: [[Lucille Roybal-Allard]] (CA-40), [[Anna Eshoo]] (CA-18), [[Betty McCollum]] (MN-4), [[Robin Kelly]] (IL-2), [[Susie Lee]] (NV-3), [[Raúl Grijalva]] (AZ-3), [[Steve Cohen (politician)|Steve Cohen]] (TN-9), [[Frederica Wilson]] (FL-24), [[Anthony Brown (Maryland politician)|Anthony Brown]] (MD-4), [[Joyce Beatty]] (OH-3), [[Paul Tonko]] (NY-20), [[Annie Kuster|Annie McLane Kuster]] (NH-2)
* Committee Chairs: [[Rosa DeLauro]] (CT-3), [[John Yarmuth]] (KY-3), [[Frank Pallone]] (NJ-6), [[Maxine Waters]] (CA-43), [[Jim McGovern (American politician)|Jim McGovern]] (MA-2), [[Richard Neal]] (MA-1)
* Freshman Class Representative: [[Nikema Williams]] (GA-5)
* Appointed Members: [[David Cicilline]] (RI-1), [[Angie Craig]] (MN-2), [[Madeleine Dean]] (PA-4), [[Diana DeGette]] (CO-1), [[Suzan DelBene]] (WA-1), [[Mike Doyle (American politician)|Mike Doyle]] (PA-18), [[Veronica Escobar]] (TX-16), [[Josh Harder]] (CA-10), [[Sara Jacobs]] (CA-53), [[Doris Matsui]] (CA-6), [[Bill Pascrell]] (NJ-9), [[Linda Sánchez]] (CA-38), [[Lauren Underwood]] (IL-14)


==== 115th Congress ====
The members of the committee for the 114th Congress are as follows:<ref>http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/pelosi-announces-steering-policy-committee-co-chairs-members-2/</ref>
The members of the committee for the 115th Congress (2017–2018) were:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/pelosi-announces-steering-policy-committee-co-chairs-members-2/|title = Newsroom}}</ref><ref name="fas.org">{{Cite web |title=House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members: Rules Governing Selection Procedures |url=https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RS21165.pdf |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=sgp.fas.org}}</ref>


*Chair: [[Nancy Pelosi]] (CA-12)
*Co-Chairs: [[Rosa DeLauro]] (CT-3), [[Donna Edwards]] (MD-4)
*Co-Chairs: [[Rosa DeLauro]] (CT-3), [[Eric Swalwell]] (CA-15)
*Caucus Leadership: [[Nancy Pelosi]] (CA-8), [[Steny Hoyer]] (MD-5), [[Jim Clyburn]] (SC-6), [[Xavier Becerra]] (CA-34), [[Joseph Crowley]] (NY-14), [[Steve Israel]] (NY-3), [[Ben Ray Luján|Ben Luján]] (NM-3), [[Karen Bass]] (CA-37)
*Vice Chair and Parliamentarian: [[Jared Polis]] (CO-2)
*Chief Deputy Whips: [[John Lewis (Georgia politician)|John Lewis]] (GA-5), [[G. K. Butterfield]] (NC-1), [[Diana DeGette]] (CO-1), [[Keith Ellison]] (MN-5), [[Jan Schakowsky]] (IL-9), [[Kyrsten Sinema]] (AZ-9), [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] (FL-23), [[Peter Welch]] (VT-AL)
*Vice Chair: [[Barbara Lee]] (CA-13)
*Committee Ranking Members: [[Nita Lowey]] (NY-17), [[Chris Van Hollen]] (MD-8), [[Frank Pallone]] (NJ-6), [[Maxine Waters]] (CA-43), [[Louise Slaughter]] (NY-25), [[Sander Levin]] (MI-9)
*Caucus Leadership: [[Steny Hoyer]] (MD-5), [[Jim Clyburn]] (SC-6), [[Cheri Bustos]] (IL-17), [[David Cicilline]] (RI-1), [[Hakeem Jeffries]] (NY-8), [[Tony Cárdenas]] (CA-29)
*Regional Members: [[Susan Davis (politician)|Susan Davis]] (CA-53), [[Barbara Lee]] (CA-13), [[Gwen Moore]] (WI-4), [[André Carson]] (IN-7), [[Peter DeFazio]] (OR-4), [[Henry Cuellar]] (TX-28), [[Cedric Richmond]] (LA-2), [[Lois Frankel]] (FL-22), [[John Carney (politician)|John Carney]] (DE-AL), [[Michael F. Doyle|Michael Doyle]] (PA-14), [[Yvette Clarke]] (NY-9), [[Mike Capuano]] (MA-7)
*Appointed Members: [[Judy Chu]] (CA-27), [[Tammy Duckworth]] (IL-8), [[Hakeem Jeffries]] (NY-8), [[Marcy Kaptur]] (OH-9), [[John B. Larson|John Larson]] (CT-1), [[Carolyn Maloney]] (NY-12), [[Betty McCollum]] (MN-4), [[Donald Norcross]] (NJ-1), [[Frank Pallone]] (NJ-6), [[Tim Ryan (politician)|Tim Ryan]] (OH-13), [[Terri Sewell]] (AZ-7), [[Eric Swalwell]] (CA-15), [[Mike Thompson (California politician)|Mike Thompson]] (CA-5), [[Nydia Velázquez]] (NY-7)
*Chief Deputy Whips: [[G. K. Butterfield]] (NC-1), [[Joaquin Castro]] (TX-20), [[Diana DeGette]] (CO-1), [[Jan Schakowsky]] (IL-9), [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] (FL-23), [[Terri Sewell]] (AL-7), [[Peter Welch]] (VT-AL)
*Committee Leadership: [[John Yarmuth]] (KY-3), [[Frank Pallone]] (NJ-6), [[Maxine Waters]] (CA-43), [[Jim McGovern (American politician)|Jim McGovern]] (MA-2), [[Richard Neal|Rich Neal]] (MA-1)
*Freshmen Members: [[Donald Norcross]] (NJ-1), [[Stacey Plaskett]] (VI-AL)
*Appointed Members: [[Matt Cartwright]] (PA-17), [[Katherine Clark]] (MA-5), [[Steve Cohen (politician)|Steve Cohen]] (TN-9), [[John Delaney (Maryland politician)|John Delaney]] (MD-6), [[Michael F. Doyle|Mike Doyle]] (PA-14), [[John Garamendi]] (CA-3), [[Sheila Jackson Lee]] (TX-18), [[Dan Kildee]] (MI-5), [[Derek Kilmer]] (WA-6), [[Raja Krishnamoorthi]] (IL-8), [[Betty McCollum]] (MN-4), [[Donald Norcross]] (NJ-1), [[Darren Soto]] (FL-9), [[Mike Thompson (California politician)|Mike Thompson]] (CA-5)
*Regional Representatives: [[Judy Chu]] (CA-27), [[Doris Matsui]] (CA-6), [[Gwen Moore]] (WI-4), [[André Carson]] (IN-7), [[Dina Titus]] (NV-1), [[Lloyd Doggett]] (TX-35), [[Stacey Plaskett]] (VI-AL), [[Lois Frankel]] (FL-22), [[Bill Pascrell]] (NJ-9), [[Marcy Kaptur]] (OH-9), [[Gregory Meeks]] (NY-5), [[Mike Capuano]] (MA-7)
*Freshman Class Representative: [[Jamie Raskin]] (MD-8)


== House Republican Policy Committee ==
== House Republican Policy Committee ==
[[Gary Palmer (politician)|Gary Palmer]] currently chairs the Policy Committee. When the Republicans are in the majority, the chair of the House Republican Policy Committee ranks fifth, below the Speaker of the House, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and the [[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|Republican Conference Chairman]]. When the Republicans are in the minority, the Policy Committee chair ranks fourth, behind the Minority Leader, Minority Whip and Conference Chairman.
{{Update|section|date=April 2015}}
[[Luke Messer]] currently chairs the Policy Committee. He replaced [[Tom Price (U.S. politician)|Tom Price]] in 2013, who had succeeded [[Thaddeus McCotter]] in early 2011. McCotter had proposed eliminating the committee in 2010.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39412.html Politico: John Boehner, Eric Cantor in policy panel spat]</ref> McCotter was preceded by [[Adam Putnam]], who chaired the committee from February 2006 through the end of the [[109th Congress]].


Statutory members include the full conference leadership, the committee chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority) of Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Rules, and Ways and Means, and the elected leaders of the sophomore and freshman classes. Appointed members include regional representatives, at-large members, members from the standing committees, and designated appointees by the sophomore (2) and freshman (1) class leaders.
In the Republican House leadership hierarchy, the chair of the House Republican Policy Committee ranks fifth, below the Speaker of the House, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and the [[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|Republican Conference Chairman]].


Regional Representatives are restructured to reflect as closely as possible an equal number of Republican members from each region; the small state group is an additional region composed of states that have one or two Republican members.<ref name="fas.org"/> As of the 116th Congress, the regions are:<ref name="gop.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gop.gov/steering-committee/|title=Steering Committee List for the 117th Congress}}</ref>
Statutory members include the full conference leadership, the committee chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority) of Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Rules, and Ways and Means, and the elected leaders of the freshman and sophomore classes. Appointed members include 14 regional representatives, at-large members, members from the 20 standing committees, and designated freshman and sophomore class leader representatives


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Representatives are grouped into the following 14 regions:
*1: Maryland (1), New Jersey (1), New York (6), West Virginia (3) – 11 members total
*1: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Alaska
*2: Kentucky (5), Pennsylvania (9) – 14 members total
*2: Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming, New Mexico, South Dakota
*3: North Carolina (10), Virginia (4) – 14 members total
*3: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
*4: Georgia (9), South Carolina (5) – 14 members total
*4: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota
*5: Alabama (6), Tennessee (7) – 13 members total
*5: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, New Hampshire, Maine
*6: Illinois (5), Indiana (7) – 12 members total
*6: Ohio, New York
*7: Michigan (7), Wisconsin (5) – 12 members total
*7: Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma
*8: Arkansas (4), Louisiana (5), Mississippi (3), Puerto Rico (1) – 13 members total
*8: Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina
*9: Kansas (3), Colorado (3), Nebraska (3), Oklahoma (4) – 13 members total
*9: Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia
*10: American Samoa (1), Iowa (1), Minnesota (3), Missouri (6), North Dakota (1), South Dakota (1) – 13 members total
*10: California, Arizona, American Samoa
*11: Alaska (1), Idaho (2), Montana (1), Nevada (1), Oregon (1), Utah (3), Washington (3), Wyoming (1) – 13 members total
*11: Florida, Mississippi
*12: Arizona (4), California (7) – 11 members total
*Small States: Wyoming, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico, Maryland, American Samoa, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire
*Small States: Alaska, America Samoa, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Wyoming – 14 members total
*Texas
*Florida Region: 14 members total
*Ohio Region: 12 members total
*Texas Regions I and II: 14 members total
{{div col end}}


The members of the committee for the 114th Congress are as follows:<ref>https://policy.house.gov/membership</ref>
The members of the committee for the 115th Congress were:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://www.house.gov/leadership |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=house.gov}}</ref>


*Chair: [[Luke Messer]] (IN-6)
*Chair: [[Luke Messer]] (IN-6)
*Conference Leadership: [[Paul Ryan]] (WI-1), [[Kevin McCarthy (California politician)|Kevin McCarthy]] (CA-23), [[Steve Scalise]] (LA-1), [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] (WA-5), [[Greg Walden]] (OR-2), [[Lynn Jenkins]] (KS-2), [[Virginia Foxx]] (NC-5), [[Patrick McHenry]] (NC-10)
*Conference Leadership: [[Paul Ryan]] (WI-1), [[Kevin McCarthy]] (CA-23), [[Steve Scalise]] (LA-1), [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] (WA-5), [[Steve Stivers]] (OH-15), [[Doug Collins (politician)|Doug Collins]] (GA-9), [[Jason Smith (American politician)|Jason Smith]] (MO-8), [[Patrick McHenry]] (NC-10)
*Committee Chairs: [[Pete Sessions]] (TX-32), [[Sam Johnson]] (TX-3), [[Hal Rogers]] (KY-5), [[Tom Price (U.S. politician)|Tom Price]] (GA-6), [[Fred Upton]] (MI-6)
*Committee Leadership: [[Rodney Frelinghuysen]] (NJ-11), [[Steve Womack]] (AR-3), [[Greg Walden]] (OR-2), [[Pete Sessions]] (TX-32), [[Kevin Brady]] (TX-8)
*Freshman and Sophomore Class Leadership: [[Ann Wagner]] (MO-6), [[Mimi Walters]] (CA-45)
*Sophomore and Freshman Class Leadership: [[Mimi Walters]] (CA-45), [[Paul Mitchell (politician)|Paul Mitchell]] (MI-10)
*Regional Members: [[Cresent Hardy]] (NV-4), ''TBD (Region II)'', [[Mike Bost]] (IL-12), [[Reid Ribble]] (WI-8), [[Keith Rothfus]] (PA-12), [[John Katko]] (NY-24), [[Rick Crawford (politician)|Rick Crawford]] (AR-1), [[Gary Palmer (politician)|Gary Palmer]] (AL-6), [[Mark Walker (North Carolina politician)|Mark Walker]] (NC-6), [[Steve Knight (politician)|Steve Knight]] (CA-25), [[Gus Bilirakis]] (FL-12), [[Bruce Poliquin]] (ME-2), [[Blake Farenthold]] (TX-27)
*Regional Members: [[Elise Stefanik]] (NY-21), [[Brett Guthrie]] (KY-2), ''Vacant (Region 3)'', [[Austin Scott (politician)|Austin Scott]] (GA-8), [[Gary Palmer (politician)|Gary Palmer]] (AL-6), [[Jackie Walorski]] (IN-2), [[Mike Gallagher (American politician)|Mike Gallagher]] (WI-8), [[Rick Crawford (politician)|Rick Crawford]] (AL-1), [[Markwayne Mullin]] (OK-2), [[Don Young]] (AK-AL), [[Mia Love]] (UT-4), [[Jenniffer González]] (PR-AL), ''Vacant (Texas Region I)'', [[Randy Weber]] (TX-14), [[John Rutherford (Florida politician)|John Rutherford]] (FL-4), [[Ed Royce (politician)|Ed Royce]] (CA-39), [[Glenn Thompson (politician)|Glenn Thompson]] (PA-5), [[Brad Wenstrup]] (OH-2)
*Sophomore and Freshman Class Members: [[Drew Ferguson (politician)|Drew Ferguson]] (GA-3), [[John Katko]] (NY-24), [[Martha McSally]] (AZ-2)
*At-Large Members: [[Barbara Comstock]] (VA-10), [[Renee Ellmers]] (NC-2), [[Mike Fitzpatrick]] (PA-8), [[Morgan Griffith]] (VA-9), [[Bradley Byrne]] (AL-1), [[Robert Hurt (politician)|Robert Hurt]] (VA-5), [[Adam Kinzinger]] (IL-16), [[Dan Newhouse]] (WA-4), [[Randy Weber]] (TX-14), [[Bruce Westerman]] (AR-4), [[Ted Yoho]] (FL-3)
*Committee Members: [[Jeff Denham]] (CA-10), [[Chris Stewart (politician)|Chris Stewart]] (UT-2), [[Austin Scott (politician)|Austin Scott]] (GA-8), [[Rob Woodall]] (GA-7), [[Rick W. Allen|Rick Allen]] (GA-12), [[Richard Hudson (U.S. politician)|Richard Hudson]] (NC-8), [[Susan Brooks]] (IN-5), [[Andy Barr (U.S. politician)|Andy Barr]] (KY-6), [[Joe Wilson (U.S. politician)|Joe Wilson]] (SC-2), [[Steven Palazzo]] (MS-4), [[Rodney Davis (politician)|Rodney Davis]] (IL-13), [[Jim Jordan (U.S. politician)|Jim Jordan]] (OH-4), [[Paul Gosar]] (AZ-4), [[Mark Meadows (North Carolina politician)|Mark Meadows]] (NC-11), [[Doug Collins (politician)|Doug Collins]] (GA-9), [[Randy Hultgren]] (IL-14), [[Steve King] (IA-4), [[Don Young]] (AK-AL), [[Jackie Walorski]] (IN-2), [[Tom Reed (politician)|Tom Reed]] (NY-23)
*Committee Members: [[Jodey Arrington]] (TX-19), [[Chris Stewart (politician)|Chris Stewart]] (UT-2), [[Mike Coffman]] (CO-6), [[Dave Brat]] (VA-7), [[Glenn Grothman]] (WI-6), [[Morgan Griffith]] (VA-9), [[French Hill (politician)|French Hill]] (AR-2), [[Joe Wilson (American politician)|Joe Wilson]] (SC-2), [[Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician)|Brian Fitzpatrick]] (PA-2), [[Raúl Labrador]] (ID-1), [[Bruce Westerman]] (AR-4), [[Jim Jordan]] (OH-4), [[Dennis Ross (politician)|Dennis Ross]] (FL-15), [[Steve Knight (politician)|Steve Knight]] (CA-15), [[Jeff Denham]] (CA-10), [[Randy Hultgren]] (IL-14), [[Mike Bost]] (IL-12), [[David Schweikert|Dave Schweikert]] (AZ-6)
*At-Large Members: [[Barbara Comstock]] (VA-10), [[Keith Rothfus]] (PA-12), [[Susan Brooks]] (IN-5), [[Dave Reichert]] (WA-8), [[Bruce Poliquin]] (ME-2), [[Tom Reed (politician)|Tom Reed]] (NY-23)
*Freshman and Sophomore Class Members: [[Elise Stefanik]] (NY-21), [[Markwayne Mullin]] (OK-2), [[Brad Wenstrup]] (OH-2)


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== House Republican Steering Committee ==
== House Republican Steering Committee ==
For House Republicans, the Steering committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, either the Speaker (if Republicans are in the majority) or the Minority (Floor) Leader (if Republicans are in the minority). Under rules adopted after the 1994 [[Republican Revolution]], the House party leader had five votes on the committee. The current Chairman of the Republican Steering Committee is [[Paul Ryan]].
For House Republicans, the steering committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, either the Speaker (if Republicans are in the majority) or the Minority (Floor) Leader (if Republicans are in the minority). Under rules adopted after the 1994 [[Republican Revolution]], the House party leader (Speaker/Minority Leader) had five votes on the committee, the deputy leader (Majority Leader/Minority Whip) receives 2 votes, and all other members receive 1 vote for a total of 35 votes; a quorum requires 18 members. The current chairman of the Republican Steering Committee is [[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]].


The Republican counterpart in the Senate is the [[United States Senate Republican Committee on Committees|Committee on Committees]]. Senate Republicans also operate a Steering Committee to discuss policy issues.<ref>[http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002634626 cqpolitics.com]</ref>
The Republican counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Committees. Senate Republicans also operate a steering committee to discuss policy issues.<ref>[http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002634626 cqpolitics.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104113103/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002634626 |date=November 4, 2008 }}</ref>

The members of the committee for the 117th Congress (2021–2022) were:<ref name="gop.gov"/>

*Conference Leadership: [[Kevin McCarthy]] (CA-23), [[Steve Scalise]] (LA-1), [[Elise Stefanik]] (NY-21), [[Gary Palmer (politician)|Gary Palmer]] (AL-6), [[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]] (LA-4), [[Richard Hudson (American politician)|Richard Hudson]] (NC-8), [[Drew Ferguson (politician)|Drew Ferguson]] (GA-3), [[Tom Emmer]] (MN-6), [[Steve Stivers]] (OH-15), [[Don Young]] (AK-AL)
*Regional Members: [[Elise Stefanik]] (NY-21), [[Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania politician)|Mike Kelly]] (PA-16), [[Barry Loudermilk]] (GA-11), [[Mike Rogers (Alabama politician)|Mike Rogers]] (AL-3), [[Jim Banks]] (IN-3), [[Fred Upton]] (MI-6), [[Steve Womack]] (AR-3), [[Tom Cole]] (OK-4), [[Blaine Luetkemeyer]] (MO-3), [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] (WA-5), [[Devin Nunes]] (CA-22), [[Patrick McHenry]] (NC-10), [[Vern Buchanan]] (FL-16), [[David Joyce (politician)|David Joyce]] (OH-14), [[Kevin Brady]] (TX-8), [[John Carter (Texas politician)|John Carter]] (TX-31), and [[Kelly Armstrong]] (ND-AL) as small state representative.
*Junior Class Representatives: [[William Timmons (politician)|William Timmons]] (SC-4), [[August Pfluger]] (TX-11)
*Appointed Member: [[Debbie Lesko]] (AZ-8)
*Relevant Committee Leader: ''Rotating''

The House Republican Conference approved changes to the steering committee's structure on November 19, 2015. These changes include a reduction in the Speaker's weighted votes from five to four (while giving him the right to appoint a new at-large member) and phased membership adjustments. The six committee leaders that were all previously given standing membership (Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means) were removed and immediately replaced by six at-large members. Additionally, any committee leader whose committee membership is under consideration by the Steering panel will sit on a rotating basis. The committee leaders' six vacant seats are to be elected by the whole Conference at-large by the end of 2015, and they will serve until the end of the 114th Congress (January 3, 2017). Following the 2016 general election for the next Congress, these at-large elected seats will be replaced by six additional regional representatives, with the new regions to be determined at that time.<ref>{{cite news |title=House GOP Overhauls Steering Committee |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/the-gavel/2015/11/house-gop-steering-committee-changes-216059 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |work=[[Politico]] |date=November 19, 2015 |last=Sherman |first=Jake}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=House Republicans OK Changes to Steering Panel |url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/steering-committee-republicans-ryan |access-date=November 21, 2015 |work=[[Roll Call]] |date=November 19, 2015 |last=Dumain |first=Emma}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=House GOP Approves Overhaul of Powerful Steering Panel |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/260749-house-gop-approves-overhaul-of-powerful-steering-panel/ |access-date=November 21, 2015 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=November 19, 2015 |last=Wong |first=Scott}}</ref>


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* Wilson, James Q., and John J Diiulio, Jr. ''American Government'', Eighth edition.
* Wilson, James Q., and John J Diiulio Jr., ''American Government'', Eighth edition.
* http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RS20930.pdf House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization
* https://web.archive.org/web/20061129223815/http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RS20930.pdf House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization
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In the United States House of Representatives, the two major political parties maintain policy and steering committees. Their primary purpose is to assign fellow party members to other House committees, and they also advise party leaders on policy.

The House Democratic Caucus has a combined single steering and policy committee, while the House Republican Conference divides the duties between two groups: a policy committee and a steering committee.[1]

House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee[edit]

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, which has been Hakeem Jeffries since 2023, in his capacities as Minority Leader. The party leader also appoints three co-chairs to assist him on the committee. For the 117th Congress, the co-chairs were Reps. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Cheri Bustos (IL-17).[2]

The statutory members include the full caucus leadership and chief deputy whip team and the chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority, respectively) of the exclusive committees: Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means. Additional members are either directly appointed by the caucus leader (Speaker in the majority or Minority Leader in the minority), elected as regional representatives, and an elected representative of the freshman class.

On November 28, 2018, Pelosi, the Speaker of the 116th Congress, announced that the Committee would now have three co-chairs instead of two.[3][4]

As of the 117th Congress, Democratic Representatives are grouped into the following 12 regions:

  • 1: Southern California (Districts 21–53)
  • 2: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Northern California (Districts 1–20), Northern Mariana Islands
  • 3: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  • 4: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
  • 5: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • 6: Arizona, Texas, New Mexico
  • 7: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virgin Islands
  • 8: Georgia, Florida
  • 9: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia
  • 10: Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
  • 11: New York
  • 12: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Membership[edit]

117th Congress[edit]

The members of the committee for the 117th Congress (2021–2022) were:[5]

115th Congress[edit]

The members of the committee for the 115th Congress (2017–2018) were:[6][7]

House Republican Policy Committee[edit]

Gary Palmer currently chairs the Policy Committee. When the Republicans are in the majority, the chair of the House Republican Policy Committee ranks fifth, below the Speaker of the House, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and the Republican Conference Chairman. When the Republicans are in the minority, the Policy Committee chair ranks fourth, behind the Minority Leader, Minority Whip and Conference Chairman.

Statutory members include the full conference leadership, the committee chairs or ranking members (depending on a majority or minority) of Appropriations, Budget, Energy, Rules, and Ways and Means, and the elected leaders of the sophomore and freshman classes. Appointed members include regional representatives, at-large members, members from the standing committees, and designated appointees by the sophomore (2) and freshman (1) class leaders.

Regional Representatives are restructured to reflect as closely as possible an equal number of Republican members from each region; the small state group is an additional region composed of states that have one or two Republican members.[7] As of the 116th Congress, the regions are:[8]

  • 1: Maryland (1), New Jersey (1), New York (6), West Virginia (3) – 11 members total
  • 2: Kentucky (5), Pennsylvania (9) – 14 members total
  • 3: North Carolina (10), Virginia (4) – 14 members total
  • 4: Georgia (9), South Carolina (5) – 14 members total
  • 5: Alabama (6), Tennessee (7) – 13 members total
  • 6: Illinois (5), Indiana (7) – 12 members total
  • 7: Michigan (7), Wisconsin (5) – 12 members total
  • 8: Arkansas (4), Louisiana (5), Mississippi (3), Puerto Rico (1) – 13 members total
  • 9: Kansas (3), Colorado (3), Nebraska (3), Oklahoma (4) – 13 members total
  • 10: American Samoa (1), Iowa (1), Minnesota (3), Missouri (6), North Dakota (1), South Dakota (1) – 13 members total
  • 11: Alaska (1), Idaho (2), Montana (1), Nevada (1), Oregon (1), Utah (3), Washington (3), Wyoming (1) – 13 members total
  • 12: Arizona (4), California (7) – 11 members total
  • Small States: Alaska, America Samoa, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Wyoming – 14 members total
  • Florida Region: 14 members total
  • Ohio Region: 12 members total
  • Texas Regions I and II: 14 members total

The members of the committee for the 115th Congress were:[9]

Policy Committee Chairs:

Chair Term
Joseph William Martin Jr. 1949–1959
John W. Byrnes 1959–1965
John Jacob Rhodes 1965–1973
Barber Conable 1973–1977
Del M. Clawson 1977–1979
Bud Shuster 1979–1981
Dick Cheney 1981–1987
Jerry Lewis 1987–1989
Mickey Edwards 1989–1993
Henry Hyde 1993–1995
Christopher Cox 1995–2005
John Shadegg 2005–2006
Adam Putnam 2006–2007
Thaddeus McCotter 2007–2011
Tom Price 2011–2013
James Lankford 2013–2015
Luke Messer 2015–2019
Gary Palmer 2019–present

House Republican Steering Committee[edit]

For House Republicans, the steering committee is chaired by the party leader in the House, either the Speaker (if Republicans are in the majority) or the Minority (Floor) Leader (if Republicans are in the minority). Under rules adopted after the 1994 Republican Revolution, the House party leader (Speaker/Minority Leader) had five votes on the committee, the deputy leader (Majority Leader/Minority Whip) receives 2 votes, and all other members receive 1 vote for a total of 35 votes; a quorum requires 18 members. The current chairman of the Republican Steering Committee is Mike Johnson.

The Republican counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Committees. Senate Republicans also operate a steering committee to discuss policy issues.[10]

The members of the committee for the 117th Congress (2021–2022) were:[8]

The House Republican Conference approved changes to the steering committee's structure on November 19, 2015. These changes include a reduction in the Speaker's weighted votes from five to four (while giving him the right to appoint a new at-large member) and phased membership adjustments. The six committee leaders that were all previously given standing membership (Appropriations, Budget, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means) were removed and immediately replaced by six at-large members. Additionally, any committee leader whose committee membership is under consideration by the Steering panel will sit on a rotating basis. The committee leaders' six vacant seats are to be elected by the whole Conference at-large by the end of 2015, and they will serve until the end of the 114th Congress (January 3, 2017). Following the 2016 general election for the next Congress, these at-large elected seats will be replaced by six additional regional representatives, with the new regions to be determined at that time.[11][12][13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members: Rules Governing Selection Procedures" (PDF). www.everycrsreport.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Congresswoman Bustos Nominated to Co-Chair Steering and Policy Committee for 117th Congress". Congresswoman Cheri Bustos. November 12, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Newsroom".
  4. ^ "Pelosi creates leadership position for Barbara Lee". Politico. November 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Strauss, Amelia (December 9, 2020). "Who Steers the Ship in the 117th Congress? An Examination of House Steering and Policy Committee Membership". Demand Progress. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Newsroom".
  7. ^ a b "House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members: Rules Governing Selection Procedures" (PDF). sgp.fas.org. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Steering Committee List for the 117th Congress".
  9. ^ "Leadership". house.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  10. ^ cqpolitics.com Archived November 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Sherman, Jake (November 19, 2015). "House GOP Overhauls Steering Committee". Politico. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  12. ^ Dumain, Emma (November 19, 2015). "House Republicans OK Changes to Steering Panel". Roll Call. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  13. ^ Wong, Scott (November 19, 2015). "House GOP Approves Overhaul of Powerful Steering Panel". The Hill. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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