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Defunct House Committees

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Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Alleged Abstraction of Books from the Library of the House (Select)	February 14, 1861	February 28, 1861	36-2 HJ 314 Abstraction of Books
Alleged Abstraction of Report from the Clerk’s Office (Select)	March 3, 1863	March 3 1863	37-3 HJ 617 Abstraction of Report
Accountability of Public Moneys (Select)	April 12, 1822	May 8, 1822	17-1 HJ 452 Securing a Greater Accountability of Public Moneys
Accounts	December 27, 1803	January 2, 1947	Merged with House Administration
Admission to the Floor (Select)	June 18, 1886	January 27, 1887
Affairs with Algiers (Select)	February 9, 1808	April 25, 1808	10-1 HJ 359 Official title: Affairs of the United States with the Dey and Regency of Algiers. Declaration of war on the U.S. by the Regency of Algiers in 1808
Aging (Permanent Select)	October 8, 1974	October 9, 1992	Terminated at the end of the 102nd Congress. Committee not renewed during the 103rd Congress.
Memorial of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi (Select)	January 7, 1842	April 9, 1842
Air Accidents (Select)	March 6, 1941	January 7, 1943	Investigate Air Accidents
Air Services (Select)	March 24, 1924	1925	Inquiry into the Operation of Air Services
Alabama’s Admission to the Union (Select)	December 7, 1818	March 3, 1819	15-2 HJ 66
Alabama Affairs (Select)	December 21, 1874	February 23, 1875	43-2 HJ 93 Condition of Affairs in Alabama
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic	May 16, 1879	August 18, 1893	Select; Became a standing committee
	August 18, 1893	December 5, 1927
Alleged Assault on Senator Sumner (Select)	May 23, 1856	June 2, 1856
Amendment to the Constitution (Select)	December 17, 1835	February 28, 1837	24-1 HJ 72 Amendent related to the Election of President and Vice President
	January 11, 1837	July 9, 1838	25-2 HJ 256 Amendment related to the Appointment of Members of Congress to office
American Colonization Society (Select)	January 29, 1827	February 7, 1832	19-2 HJ 214 Memorial of the American Colonization Society
American Retail Federation (Special)	April 24, 1935	April 7, 1936	74-1 79 CR 6338 H Res 203 Investigation of the American Retail Federation
American Ship building (Select)	December 19, 1883	February 12, 1887	48-1 15 CR 190
American Sugar Refining Company (Special)	May 9, 1911	April 20, 1912	62-1 47 CR 1147 H Res 157 Investigation of the American Sugar Refining Company
Anthracite Emergency Program (Special)	September 12, 1940	January 3, 1941	Program to stabilize the Pennsylvania coal industry. Not authorized to hold hearings and no appropriations were authorized for it.
Apportionment of Representatives (Select)	November 8, 1811	November 20, 1811	12-1, HJ 20; Bring a Bill for the Apportionment of Representatives
	December 29, 1820	March 3, 1821	16-2, HJ 96; Apportionment of Representatives under the 4th Census
	December 11, 1826	March 3, 1827	19-2, HJ 43; Apportionment of Reps under the Next Census
	December 13, 1841	January 22, 1842	27-2, HJ 40
Arkansas Affairs (Select)	May 27, 1874	February 6, 1875	43-1, HJ 1042; Condition of Affairs in Arkansas
Arkansas Territory (Select)	December 16, 1818	December 21, 1818	15-2, HJ 107; Division of the Missouri Terrotiry and Establishing a Territory on the Arkansas
Arkansas Territorial Limits (Select)	January 9, 1823	March 3, 1823	17-2, HJ 113; Define the Limits of the Territory of Arkansas
Arms Contracts (Select)	January 7, 1824	March 27, 1824	18-1, HJ 122; Message communicating copies of contracts for arms, cannon, shot, shells, etc.
Arms Exports (Select)	February 27, 1809	February 27, 1809	10-2, HJ 469; Prohibiting the Exportation of Arms, Ammunition, Canvas and Cordage
Army Appropriations Inquiry (Select)	December 10, 1819	February 28, 1820	16-1, HJ 31
Army Pay (Select)	December 16, 1844	March 3, 1845	28-2, HJ 81; Bill to Regulate Army Pay
Army Regulations (Select)	December 6, 1805	April 21, 1806	9-1, HJ 32
Army Supply Contracts (Select)	February 3, 1814	April 13, 1814	13-2, HJ 271; Inquire into the Manner of Making Contracts for Supplying the Army
Assassinations (Select, 1976-1979)	February 2, 1977	March 29, 1979	95-1, 123 CR 3369
Assault on the President’s Secretary (Select)	April 18, 1828	May 16, 1828	20-1, HJ 588
Establishing an Assay Office in the Gold Region (Select)	January 4, 1831	April 4, 1834	21-2, HJ 141
Assent of Congress to an Act of the Virginia Legislature (Select)	April 8, 1816	April 9, 1816	14-1, HJ 606; Propriety of Giving the Assent of Congress to an Act of the Legislature of Virginia
Astronautics and Space Exploration (Select)	March 5, 1958	July 21, 1958	85-2, 104 CR 3443
Asylum for the Blind (Select)	December 12, 1831	December 28, 1831	22-1, HJ 25
Attorney General's Office (Select)	December 4, 1816	March 3, 1817	14-2, HJ 25; Office of Attorney General and Creating an Additional Department

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Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Baltic States (Select)	July 27, 1953	March 4, 1954	83-1, 99 CR 10037; Investigate incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R.; Replaced by the Select Committee on Communist Aggression Baltic_States_Investigation_by_the_US_House_of_Representatives
Bank of the United States (Select)	November 30, 1818	January 16, 1819	15-2, HJ 51; Conduct and Management of the Bank of the United States
	December 13, 1820	March 7, 1822	16-2, HJ 68; Petition of the Bank of the United States
	March 14, 1832	June 25, 1834	22-1, HJ 494; United States Bank Affairs
Banking and Currency	March 2, 1865	January 3, 1975	Renamed Banking, Currency, and Housing
Banking, Currency, and Housing	January 3, 1975	January 4, 1977	Renamed Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs	January 4, 1977	January 5, 1995	Renamed Banking and Financial Services
Banking and Financial Services	January 5, 1995	January 3, 2001	Renamed Financial Services
Banking Memorials (Select)	January 20, 1823	February 27, 1823	17-2, HJ 143; Memorials of Banking Institutions and Insurance Companies in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Bank of the United States
Bankrupt Law (Select)	July 15, 1861	May 17, 1866	37-1, HJ 81
Bankruptcy (Select)	January 1, 1812	July 6, 1812	12-2, HJ 210; Establishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy
Banks of the District of Columbia (Select)	February 19, 1814	March 3, 1817	14-1, HJ 364; Banks Incorporated in the District of Columbia
	December 31, 1835	June 20, 1836	24-1, HJ 126
	December 4, 1844	February 25, 1845	28-2, HJ 33
Benefits for Dependents of Armed Services Veterans (Select)	August 4, 1954	January 15, 1956	83-2, 100 CR 13353, H Res 549; Investigate and Study Certain Benefits for Surviving Dependents of Deceased Members and Former Members of the Armed Forces
Berkshire Association (Select)	January 29, 1817	February 21, 1817	14-2, HJ 304; Petition of the Berkshire Association
Bible Society of Philadelphia (Select)	February 24, 1816	March 5, 1816	14-1, HJ 392; Petition of the Bible Society of Philadelphia
Biennial Register (Select)	April 28, 1832	June 26, 1834	22-1, HJ 668
Bills of Exchange (Select)	January 13, 1826	March 22, 1826	19-1, HJ 146; Fixing the Rate and Rule of Damage on Bills of Exchange
Bills and Resolutions Introduced in the House (Select)	February 10, 1909	March 3, 1909	60-2, 43 CR 2150, HRes 553; Introduction of Bills and Resolutions
Bonus of the National Bank (Select)	December 16, 1816	December 23, 1816	14-2, HJ 73; Setting Apart the Bonus of the National Bank and the U.S. Share of its Dividends for Internal Improvements
Boundary of the Chickasaw Indians (Select)	February 6, 1834	May 6, 1834	23-1, HJ 285; True Boundary of the Chickasaw Indians, Between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers
Bounty Land Act of 1850 (Select)	December 5, 1850	August 31, 1852	31-2, HJ 30
Bounty Lands Commutation (Select)	December 11, 1816	January 11, 1817	14-2, HJ 63; Allowing a Commutation of Bounty Lands
Boynton Investigation (Select)	February 8, 1884	July 7, 1884	48-1, 15 CR 1005
British Depredations of the Northern Frontier (Select)	January 25, 1832	March 17, 1832	22-1, HJ 239
Brownstown Treaty (Select)	January 26, 1820	May 12, 1820	16-1, HJ 173
Conduct of Peter J. Bruin (Select)	April 18, 1808	April 21, 1808	10-1, HJ 589; Inquire into the Official Conduct of Peter J. Bruin, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Mississippi Territory
Budget (Select)	July 31, 1919	October 11, 1919	66-1, 58 CR 3437
	April 11, 1921	April 25, 1921	67-1, 61 CR 84; Restored as a standing committee in 1974

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Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Conduct of John C. Calhoun as Secretary of War (Select)	December 29, 1826	February 13, 1827	Official Title: Select Committee on Letter of John C. Calhoun, Vice President, Asking for an Investigation of His Conduct During His Tenure as Secretary of War
Certain Language Inserted into the Congressional Record (Select)	July 21, 1916	August 22, 1916	Select Committee to Investigate Certain Language Inserted into the the Congressional Record by Representative Callaway of Texas
Campaign Expenditures (Special)	May 29, 1928	December 20, 1974
Canadian Volunteers, Relief of	April 12, 1816	January 11, 1817	Select Committee on Amendments in the Act for the Relief of Canadian Volunteers
Canal Around the Falls of the Ohio (Select)	December 15, 1824	March 3, 1825	Select Committee on Assistance to the State of Indiana in Opening a Canal Around the Falls of the Ohio
Capitol, Expenditure of Monies (Select)	January 19, 1811	February 6, 1811	Select Committee on the Expenditure of Monies Appropriated to the Capitol
Capitol, Sanitary Condition (Select)	January 24, 1895	March 2, 1895	Select Committee on the Sanitary Condition of the Capitol
Capitol Cornerstone, Centennial (Select)	August 17, 1893	August 29, 1894	Select Committee to Celebrate the Centennial of the Laying of the Capitol Cornerstone
Cedar Bluffs, Alabama, Petitions of Citizens (Select)	February 20, 1849	March 3, 1849	Select Committee on Petitions of Citizens of Cedar Bluffs, Alabama
Census	December 2, 1901	January 2, 1947	Preceded by various select committees; jurisdication merged with Post Office and Civil Service
Third Census (Select)	June 1, 1809	June 28, 1809
Census, Deficiencies in (Select)	February 28, 1811	March 1, 1811	Select Committee on Deficiencies in the Returns of the Census
Fifth Census (Select)	December 3, 1828	May 3, 1832
Census Bill (Select)	June 26, 1841	July 29, 1841	Standing United States House Committee on the Census established
Sixth Census, Errors in (Select)	December 10, 1844	March 3, 1845	Select Committee on Errors in the Sixth Census
Tenth Census (Select)	December 13, 1881	March 3, 1885
Eleventh Census (Select)	December 21, 1887	March 3, 1893
Twelfth Census (Select)	January 27, 1898	December 2, 1901	Standing United States House Committee on the Census established
Centennial Celebration (Select)	December 6, 1872	August 15, 1876	Committee on the Centennial Celebration and the Proposed National Census of 1875
Central Pacific Railroad (Select)	January 12, 1874	June 23, 1874
Cession Act (Select)	January 16, 1806	January 28, 1806	Committee on Declaring the Assent of Congress on an Act of the General Assembly of North Carolina "Authorizing the State of Tennessess to Perfect Titltes to Lands, Reserved by the Cession Act"
Charges Against a Member of the Committee on Accounts (Select)	February 18, 1859	February 24, 1859
Charges of Corruption (Select)	June 30, 1862	January 12, 1863	Charges of Corruption Contained in the New York Tribune
Charges Against the Speaker of the House (Select)	February 3, 1825	February 9, 1825	Charges Preferred by George Kremer, a member from Pennsylvania, Against the Speaker of the House
Charges Against the Secretary of the Treasury (Select)	April 19, 1824	June 21, 1824	Investigate Charges Against the Conduct of the Secretary of the Treasury on Charges Preferred by Ninian Edwards|-
Chemist of the Agricultural Department (Select)	January 19, 1864	March 21, 1864
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Select)	January 13, 1813	January 26, 1813
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Select)	December 5, 1823	May 27, 1824	Committee on the Proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Children, Youth, and Families (Select)	September 29, 1982	October 9, 1992	A committee that needed reauthorization every year, it technically expired at the end of the 102nd Congress, because no attempt was made to reauthorize the committee during the 103rd Congress.
Cilley's Death in a Duel, Investigation of (Select)	February 28, 1838	May 10, 1838	Death of Jonathan Cilley in a duel with congressman William J. Graves
Circuit Court in the Districvt of North Carolina (Select)	January 23, 1806	January 30, 1806	Altering the Time for Holding the Circuit Court in the District of North Carolina
Civil Service	March 12, 1865	March 3, 1867	Civil Service of the United States
	December 5, 1871	March 3, 1875	Reorganization of the Civil Service
	December 20, 1875	March 3, 1877	Civil Service Reform; replaced by a select committee
	October 22, 1877	August 18, 1893	Civil Service Reform (Select); made a standing committee
	August 18, 1893	January 14, 1924	Reform in the Civil Service; name changed
	January 14, 1924	January 2, 1947	jurisdiction merged into into Post Office and Civil Service
Civil Works	February 13, 1854	March 3, 1855	Select Committee on Superintendence of Civil Works by the Military
Claims	November 14, 1794	January 2, 1947	jurisdiction merged into Judiciary
Commissioner of Claims (Select)	December 6, 1816	December 31, 1816	Committee on Decisions of R. B. Lee, Commissioner of Claims
Claims by Officers of the House (Select)	March 9, 1840	July 21, 1840	Committee on Prosecution of Claims by Officers of the House
Claims by Officers of the House (Select)	March 9, 1840	July 21, 1840	Committee on Prosecution of Claims by Officers of the House
Clerk of the House, Increasing the Salary of (Select)	March 15, 1816	March 23, 1816
Clothing Destitute Soldiers (Select)	March 11, 1867	March 12, 1867
Clothing of Domestic Manufacture (Select)	January 4, 1820	May 15, 1820	Commitee on Furnishing the Army, Navy, and Indian Department Clothing of Domestic Manufacture
Clothing of the Militia (Select)	January 25, 1808	March 1, 1808	Commitee on Altering the Laws Providing for the Pay, Subsistence, and Clothing of the Militia of the United States, When Called into Actual Service
Coast Survey	February 19, 1842	January 12, 1843
Coinage, Weights and Measures	January 21, 1864	January 2, 1947
Currency of Foreign Coins (Select)	January 13, 1820	February 5, 1823	Select Committee on Continuing in Force the Act Regulating Currency of Foreign Coins
Coins (Select)	December 15, 1831	March 26, 1836
Coins, Value of (Select)	December 20, 1847	August 14, 1848
Foreign Coins and Regulating Weights and Measures (Select)	November 27, 1818	January 26, 1819
Coles, Letter of Isaac A. Coles (Select)	December 8, 1809	December 30, 1809	Select Committee on the Occurrence Alluded to in the Letter of I. A. Coles
Collins and Other Mail Steamers (Select)	February 13, 1854	July 14, 1854	An investigation into mistakes or frauds in the disbursement of money appropriated to the Collins line steamship company
Colt's Patent	July 8, 1854	February 23, 1855	House bill No. 59 to extend Samuel Colt's patent for seven years, and an investigation into whether money or other illegal meansures were used to secure passage or defeat of the bill.
Commerce and Manufactures	1795	1819	renamed Commerce
Commerce	1819	1981	renamed Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia (Select)	January 9, 1860	January 17, 1860	Official title: Bill to Prohibit the Issue and Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia
Clerical Assistance to Senators (Select)	January 26, 1917	March 3, 1917
Coast and Insular Survey	December 15, 1899	April 18, 1921
Coast Defenses	March 13, 1855	April 18, 1921
Coins (Select)	December 10, 1929	December 15, 1830
Coins, Weights and Measures (Select)	May 18, 1866	July 16, 1866
Commerce	December 12, 1825	January 2, 1947	Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Restored in 1961
	April 13, 1961	February 11, 1977	Replaced by Commerce, Science and Transportation
Commerce and Manufactures	December 10, 1816	December 12, 1825	Split into Commerce and Manufactures
Compensation (Select)	June 26, 1866	July 2, 1866
Compensation of Congress (Select)	December 11, 1816	March 3, 1817	Official title: Resolution to Amend the Constitution on Compensation of Congress
United States Senate Select Committee on Compensation of Members of Congress (Select)	December 9, 1816	February 6, 1817	Official title: Repealing or Modifying a Law on Compensation of Members of Congress
Compensation of Senate Employees (Select)	March 30, 1885	December 7, 1885
	January 6, 1954		Date as listed in the Congressional Directory, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session.
Comptroller William Medill (Select)	June 1, 1860	June 12, 1860	Official title: Select Committee in Relation to the First Comptroller, William Medill
Conservation of National Resources	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921
Confiscation of Rebel Property (Select)	May 6, 1862	May 14, 1862	Official title: Committee on S. 151 to Confiscate Property and Free the Slaves of Rebels. Considered various bills related to confiscation of property.
Constitution of the State of Alabama	December 6, 1819	May 15, 1820
Constitution of the State of Arkansas	March 14, 1835	July 4, 1836
Contested Election of 1850	December 1, 1851	August 21, 1852	Contested election of Stephen R. Mallory by David L. Yulee
Contribution Investigation (Select)	February 7, 1956	March 29, 1956	Investigation into use of political contributions to influence the vote of a senator on a particular bill.
Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia	July 27, 1892	March 19, 1896	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 19, 1896	April 18, 1921
Counting the Electoral Vote (Select)	December 18, 1876	March 3, 1877	United States presidential election of 1876
Court Reorganization and Judicial Procedure (Special)	August 6, 1937	August 5, 1939
Credentials of the Honorable John M. Niles (Select)	April 30, 1844	May 16, 1844
Crop Insurance (Select)	September 9, 1922	March 3, 1923
Cuban Relations	December 15, 1899	April 18, 1921	Merged with Foreign Relations

D

Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Danger of Steam Vessels (Select)	December 6, 1837	July 9, 1838
Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select)	February 2, 1821	February 24, 1821	Official title: Abolishing Imprisonment for Debt
Debts of the States	January 8, 1840	July 21, 1840	Official title: Assumption by the General Government of the Debts of the States
Depreciation of Foreign Currencies (Select)	April 12, 1932	March 3, 1933	Official title: Investigation of Depreciation of Foreign Currencies
Disorder in the Senate of April 17, 1850	April 17, 1850	September 30, 1850	Fight between Senator Foote and Senator Benton Congressional
Disarmament (Select)
Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Byrd first lists it in December 1903. Preceded by the Examination and Disposition of Documents (Select)
Distilled Spirit Tax Bill (Select)	May 4, 1882	August 8, 1882
Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)	December 14, 1826	March 3, 1813
District of Columbia	December 18, 1816	February 11, 1977	Functions transferred to Governmental Affairs
District of Columbia Public School System (Select)	February 24, 1920	May 26, 1920	Official title: Investigate the Public School System of the District of Columbia
District of Columbia Excise Board (Select)	January 26, 1915	March 4, 1915
Dueling (Select)	February 25, 1831	March 3, 1831
Duties on Imports (Select)	January 23, 1861	February 1, 1861	Official title: Bill (H.R. 338) to Provide for the Payment of Outstanding Treasury Notes, to Authorize and Loan, and t o Regulate and Fix the Duties on Imports

E

Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Education	January 28, 1869	February 14, 1870	Renamed Education and Labor
Education and Labor	February 14, 1870	January 2, 1947	Functions transferred to Labor and Public Welfare
Education and Labor Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor	1936	1941	Also known as the LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee or LaFollette Committee
Education and Labor Subcommittee on Wartime Health and Education	1943	1946	[1]
Efficiency of the Army Efficiency (Select)	July 6, 1861	August 6, 1861	Review of a bill numbered S. 4 to promote efficiency of the Army
Elections of 1878 (Select)	December 17, 1878	March 3, 1881	Official title: Inquire into Alleged Frauds and Violence in the Elections of 1878
Election of William Lorimer	June 7, 1911	May 20, 1912
Eligibility of James Shields (Select)	March 6, 1849	March 15, 1849	Official title: Eligibility of the Honorable James Shields to a Seat in the Senate
Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to California (Select)	January 20, 1853	March 3, 1853	Official title: Protection of the Emigrant Route and a Telegraphic Line from Missouri to California and Oregon
Emigration of Negroes from the South to North	December 19, 1879	June 1, 1880	Official title: Investigate the Causes Which Have Led to the Emigration of Negroes from the Southern to the Northern States
Employment of a Fiscal Agent	June 3], 1941	July 21, 1841
Engrossed Bills	March 9, 1875	April 18, 1921
Enrolled Bills	March 9, 1875	January 2, 1947	Preceded by the [[United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills|Enrolled Bills (Joint); Transferred to Rules and Administration
Epidemic Diseases	December 4, 1878	December 12, 1887	Select; Became a standing committee
	December 12, 1887	March 19, 1896	Preceded by a select committee; Renamed Public Health and National Quarantine
Equal Educational Opportunity (Select)	February 19, 1970	January 6, 1973
Establish a University of the United States	June 2, 1890	March 19, 1896	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 19, 1896	April 18, 1921
Establishing Branches of the Mint (Select)	February 5, 1835	February 10, 1835
Ether Discovery (Select)	January 5, 1853	February 19, 1853
Examination and Disposition of Documents (Select)	June 15, 1906	March 22, 1909	Replaced by the Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments
Examine the Several Branches in Civil Service (Select)	December 8, 1875	January 21, 1884	Select; Became a standing committee
	January 21, 1884	April 21, 1921	Preceded by a select committee
Execution without Trial in France (Special)	November 4, 1921	March 1, 1923	Investigating the conduct of officers of the Army related to punishment of enlisted men during World War I
Executive Agencies of the Government	February 24, 1936	January 16, 1938	Official title: Investigation of Executive Agencies of the Government
Executive Departments Methods (Select)	March 3, 1887	March 28, 1889	Official title: Methods of Business of the Executive Departments Methods
Executive Office of the Attorney General	December 10, 1816	March 3, 1817	Official title: Establishing an Additional Executive Office of the Attorney General
Executive Patronage (Select)	January 7, 1835	February 9, 1835
Expedition of John C. Fremont (Select)	June 26, 1848	August 9, 1848	Select Committee on Publication of the Results of the Exploring Expedition of John C. Fremont
Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture	December 17, 1907	March 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of Commerce	June 24, 1914	April 18, 1921	Formed from Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor; Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor	April 5, 1912	June 24, 1914	Split into Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Expenditures in the Department of Labor
Expenditures in Executive Departments	December 15, 1899	December 17, 1907	Official title: Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments; Replaced by Select Committee on Expenditures in the State Department on July 1, 1908
	April 18, 1921	March 3, 1952	Preceded by several individual select committees; Renamed Government Operations
Expenditures in the Interior Department	December 17, 1907	March 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of Justice	December 17, 1907	March 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Department of Labor	June 24, 1914	April 18, 1921	Formed from Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor; Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Navy Department	December 17, 1907	March 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Post Office Department	December 22, 1909	April 21, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures of Public Money	January 21, 1884	1889
Expenditures in the Department of State	December 17, 1907	March 22, 1909	Select; Preceded by Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Treasury Department	December 17, 1907	December 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	December 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the War Department	December 17, 1907	December 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	December 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments
Ex-servicemen Bureaus and Agencies	June 9, 1921	February 17, 1923	Official title: Investiqate Bureaus and Agencies Dealing with the Welfare of Ex-servicemen
Evidence Affecting Certain members of the Senate (Select)	February 4, 1873	February 27, 1873

F

Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Failed National Banks (Select)	June 2, 1892	March 15, 1893	Renamed Select Committee on National Banks
Fire Engines, Purchase of (Select)	December 13, 1820	March 3, 1821
Fiscal Affairs of the Government (Special)	February 13, 1941	December 16, 1942
Fiscal Corporation of the United States (Select)	August 24, 1841	February 21, 1842
Fisheries	January 11, 1884	April 18, 1921
Fishing Bounties and Allowances (Select)	March 30, 1840	April 10, 1840	Official title: Character and Origin of Fishing Bounties and Allowences
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians	December 21, 1887	March 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921
Florida and Its Admission to the Union	February 12, 1840	July 1, 1840	Official title: Division of Florida and Its Admission to the Union
Ford Theater Disaster (Select)	December 14, 1893	August 28, 1894	Merged with the Joint Committee on the Ford's Theater Disaster
Foreign Aid Program (Special)	July 11, 1956	August 30, 1957	Official title: to Study the Foreign Aid Program
Select Committee on Forest Reservations	March 15, 1893	March 19, 1896	Replaced by Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game
Select Committee on Forest Reservations in California (Select)	July 28, 1892	March 15, 1893	Replaced by Select Committee on Forest Reservations
Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game	March 19, 1896	April 18, 1921	Combined with Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company (Select)	April 7, 1879	April 2, 1880
French Spoliations (Select)	December 20, 1826	March 3, 1835	December 18, 1845
	March 3, 1847		French Spoliations Prior to 1800
	January 9, 1850	August 7, 1854	French Spoliations Prior to 1801
	January 5, 1858	June 11, 1860	French Spoliation Claims
Fuel Situation in the Middle West (Special)	December 15, 1942	October 5, 1943
Fuels in the Areas West of the Mississippi (Special)	December 15, 1942	August 2, 1946

G

Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Gasoline and Fuel Oil Shortages (Special)	August 28, 1941	December 19, 1944
Geological Survey	July 28, 1892	December 15, 1899	Official title: Select Committee to Investigate the Operations of the Geological Survey; Became a standing committee
	December 15, 1899	April 18, 1921	Select Committee until December 15, 1899
Georgia and the Creek Indians (Select)	February 5, 1827	March 3, 1827
Government Operations	March 3, 1952	February 11, 1977	Preceeded by Expenditures in Executive Departments; Replaced by Governmental Affairs
Government Organization (Select)	January 29, 1937	January 3, 1941	See also Government Organization
Government Printing Office (Select)	January 30, 1888	August 23, 1888
Governmental Affairs	February 11, 1977	February 17, 2005	Renamed United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
United States Senate Committee on Haiti and Santo Domingo	July 27, 1921	June 26, 1922
Harpers Ferry Invasion (Select)	December 15, 1859	June 15, 1860
	July 25, 1861	April 18, 1862
Senator Heflin's Letter on Intermarriages in New York	February 7, 1930	March 3, 1931	Official title: Investigate a Certain Letter Written by Senator J. Thomas Heflin on Intermarriages in New York. Racially-tinged letter written to journalist Sam H. Reading on October 15, 1929.
Hot Springs (Arkansas) Commission (Special)	December 3, 1878	February 19, 1879	Official title: Cause of the Omission of the Clause Relating to the Hot Springs of Arkansas in the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
Human Resources	February 11, 1977	March 7, 1979	Preceded by Labor and Public Welfare; Renamed Labor and Human Resources
Illegal Appointments in Civil Service (Select)	May 19, 1928	March 3, 1929

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Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lupin/navpop.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css&dontcountme=s">Immigration	December 12, 1889	January 2, 1947	Transferred to Judiciary
Immigration and Naturalization	December 20, 1889	August 18, 1893	Select; Became a standing committee
	August 18, 1893	January 2, 1947	Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization [2]
Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson (Select)	February 25, 1868	February 26, 1868	Official title: Consider and Report on the Message of the House Respecting the Impeachment of the President
Impeachment Trial Investigation (Select)	May 27, 1868	November 10, 1868	Official title: Select Commimtee to Investigate in Regard to Alleged Improper Influences on the Impeachment Trial
Impeachment of Robert H. Archbald (Select)	July 15, 1912	January 13, 1913	Terminated upon conclusion of the impeachment trial
Impeachment of Harry E. Claiborne (Select)	August 14, 1986	October 1, 1986	Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Impeachment of Alcee L. Hastings (Select)	May 10, 1989	October 20, 1989	Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Impeachment of Impeachment of West H. Humphreys (Select)	May 8, 1862	May 9, 1862	Official title: Message of the House of Representatives in Relation to the Impeachment of West H. Humphreys
Impeachment of Walter L. Nixon (Select)	May 11, 1989	November 3, 1989	Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee
Impeachment of James H. Peck (Select)	April 26, 1830	April 27, 1830
Impeachment of Charles Swayne (Select)	December 14, 1904	March 3, 1905
Incendiary Publications	December 26, 1835	February 4, 1836
Indian Affairs	January 3, 1820	January 2, 1947	Transferred to Committee on Public Lands
	February 11, 1977	February 24, 1993	Restored as a select committee; Became a standing committee
Indian Contracts Investigation (Select)	June 25, 1910	March 3, 1911	Indian Contracts Investigation
Indian Depredations	December 12, 1889	April 5, 1893	Select; Became a standing committee
	April 5, 1893	April 18, 1921	Preceded by a select committee
Indian Territory (Select)	February 12, 1879	May 31, 1880	Removal of Northern Cheyennes to Indian Territory; Official title: Select Committee to Examine into the Circumstances Connected with the Removal of the Northern Cheyennes from the Sioux Reservation to the Indian Territory
	June 30, 1906	March 3, 1907	Official title: Select Committee on the Affairs of Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Indian Title to Certain Lands (Select)	March 4, 1818	March 20, 1818	Official title: Select Committee on the Extinguishment of Indian Title to Certain Lands
Indian Traders (Select)	June 3, 1886	March 2, 1889
Indiana Admission to the Union (Select)	December 2, 1816	December 16, 1816
Industrial Expositions	December 15, 1899	April 18, 1921	Select Committee 1899-1909; Preceded by International Expositions (Select)
Intelligence Activities	July 27, 1975	May 19, 1976	Church Committee; Replaced by Select Committee on Intelligence
Interior and Insular Affairs	1948	1977	Renamed Energy and Natural Resources
Interior Department Clerical Force (Select)	August 24, 1866	May 25, 1866	Official title: Bill S. 282 to Reorganize the Clerical Force in the Department of Interior
Internal Revenue Bureau (Select)	March 12, 1924	February 6, 1926	Replaced by Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation
Subcommittee on Internal Security	December 21, 1950	1977	Also known as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS) or the McCarran Committee after Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada
International Copyright Law	January 22, 1846	August 10, 1846
International Expositions (Select)	December 30, 1895	December 15, 1899	Renamed Select Committee on Industrial Expositions
Interoceanic Canals	December 15, 1899	January 2, 1947	Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Interstate and Foreign Commerce	January 2, 1947	April 13, 1961	Renamed Commerce
Interstate Commerce	March 17, 1885	January 18, 1886	Select; Became a standing committee
	December 12, 1887	January 2, 1947	Renamed Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Investigate the National Defense Program (Special)	March 1, 1941	April 28, 1948	Truman Committee
Investigation and Retrenchment	December 14, 1871	March 3, 1873
Irrigation and Reclamation	February 14, 1889	December 16, 1891	Official title: Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands; Became a standing committee
	December 16, 1891	January 2, 1947

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Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Labor and Human Resources	March 7, 1979	January 19, 1999	Renamed Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Labor and Public Welfare	January 2, 1947	February 11, 1977	Renamed Human Resources
Labor-Management Relations (Select)	January 30, 1957	March 31, 1960	Official title: Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field
Land and Water Policies of the United States (Special)	January 25, 1935	June 20, 1936	Official title: Special Committee on the Survey of Land and Water Policies of the United States
Land Commissioners Reports (Select)	February 6, 1820	March 3, 1821	Official title: Select Committee on the Reports for Land Commissioners
Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice Department	March 24, 1982	December 15, 1982
Library	February 25, 1806	January 2, 1947	Joint Committee from 1806-1844 and from 1861-1882; Senate Committee from 1883-1947; Replaced by Joint Committee on the Library
Lobbying Activities (Select)	July 11, 1935	June 16, 1938
Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean (Select)	January 23, 1854	August 7, 1854
Late Presidential Election Louisiana	June 5, 1878	March 1, 1879	United States presidential election of 1876
Mail Cover on Senators (Special)	December 1, 1954	December 3, 1954	Investigating whether mail from Joe McCarthy was intercepted or reviewed by anyone to determine either the contents or the identify of correspondents.

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Committee	Esbablished	Terminated	Notes
Manufactures	February 10, 1825	March 3, 1855
	February 10, 1864	January 2, 1947	Restored in 1864
Marquis de La Fayette (Select)	January 21, 1824	May 27, 1824	Official title: Resolution Respecting the Marquis de La Fayette; visit by the Marquis to the United States.
Memorial of A. B. Quinby (Select)	January 26, 1837	February 1, 1837	Official title: Memorial of A. B. Quinby for his Steam Engine Safety Valve
American Association for the Promotion of Science (Select)	April 24, 1854	August 7, 1854	Official title: Select Committee on Professer Mitchell's machine for measuring right ascensions and declination
Memorial of the Bank of the United States (Select)	January 9, 1832	March 13, 1832
Memorial of Certain Cherokee Claimants (Select)	May 30, 1848	August 14, 1848
Memorial of the Citizens of Georgetown (DC) for the Retrocession of that Part of the District (Select)	April 10, 1838	July 3, 1838
Memorial of Davis Hatch	June 8, 1870	June 25, 1870
Memorial of Duff Green (Select)	December 14, 1837	July 9, 1838
Memorial of Edward D. Tippett (Select)	February 24, 1838	July 9, 1838
Memorial of Houmas Lands Settlers (Select)	January 4, 1860	March 23, 1860	Official title: Memorial of Certain Settlers of the Houmas Lands
Memorials of the Manufacturers Iron (Select)	January 27, 1831	March 3, 1831
Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas (Select)	December 17, 1823	March 23, 1824
Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P. Patterson	January 11, 1882	August 8, 1882
Memorial of W.T.G. Morton (Select)	December 26, 1848	March 3, 1847
Memphis Convention (Select)	February 3, 1846	June 26, 1846
Mexican Boundary (Select)	August 17, 1852	March 3, 1853	Official title: Investigate Irregularities in Running and Marking the Mexican Boundary
Mexican Boundary Commission (Select)	July 8, 1850	September 30, 1850	Official title: Appointment of a Scientific Corps Attached to the Mexican Boundary Commission
	July 26, 1852	August 31, 1852	Official title: Report to the Secretary of Interior Mexican Boundary Commission
Mexican Propaganda (Select)	December 9, 1927	January 9, 1929	Investigation whether senators received any bribes from foreign governments to influence official actions.
Mexican Relations (Select)	December 11, 1877	June 20, 1878
Mexican Claims Commission (Select)	February 25, 1852	March 28, 1854	Official title: Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners on Claims Against Mexico
Michigan and Arkansas' Admission to the Union	January 27, 1834	May 3, 1834
Mileage of Members of Congress (Select)	January 6, 1830	July 7, 1840	Official title: Establish a Uniform Rule for Computation of Mileage of Members of Congress
Military Affairs	December 10, 1816	January 2, 1947	Merged with Armed Services
Military Asylum near Washington, D.C. (Select)	April 12, 1858	August 18, 1858
Military Claims Originating in West Virginia (Select)	February 5, 1863	February 13, 1863	Official title: Appointment of a Commission to Examine and Decide upon Military Claims Originating in the State of Virginia, West of the Blue Ridge
Militia	December 10, 1816	December 16, 1857	Merged with Military Affairs
Mines and Mining	March 8, 1865	January 2, 1947	Other sources list date established as December 5, 1865.
Mississippi's Admission to the Union (Select)	December 1, 1817	December 3, 1817
Mississippi Flood Control Project (Select)	February 22, 1933	January 5, 1937	Official title: Labor Conditions on the Mississippi Flood Control Project
Mississippi River and Its Tributaries	March 19, 1879	April 18, 1921
Mississippi River Levees Reconstruction (Select)	June 8, 1866	July 2, 1866
[[United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River Levee<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lupin/navpop.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css&dontcountme=s"> System|Mississippi River Levee System]] (Select)	June 3, 1870	March 3, 1879	Replaced by Mississippi River and Its Tributaries
Memorial of the Mississippi Territory (Select)	January 7, 1817	January 17, 1817
Merchant Marine (Special)	February 25, 1938	August 5, 1939	Official title: Investigate Conditions in the Merchant Marine
Mississippi Election Frauds, 1876	March 31, 1876	August 7, 1876
Missouri's Admission to the Union (Select)	November 14, 1820	December 13, 1820
Monuments to Deceased Senators (Select)	January 20, 1848	August 14, 1848
Munitions Industry	April 12, 1934	June 11, 1938	[3]
National Armory and Foundry	March 21, 1862	July 17, 1862
National Banks	May 24, 1866	July 28, 1866	Select; Restored in 1892 as Failed National Banks (Select)
	March 15, 1893	March 22, 1909	Renamed from Failed National Banks; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921
National Fuels Study (Special)	September 11, 1961	April 12, 1962
National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select)	December 12, 1822	May 3, 1823
National Telegraph Company (Select)	April 5, 1866	July 28, 1866
National University	December 10, 1810	March 3, 1817
National Water Resources (Select)	April 20, 1959	January 30, 1961
Naval Affairs	December 10, 1816	January 2, 1947	Merged with Armed Services
Naval Supplies (Select)	January 25, 1864	June 29, 1864
Nicaragua Canal (Select)	December 30, 1895	March 3, 1901	Official title: Construction of the Nicaragua Canal
Nicaraguan Claims (Select)	February 5, 1879	March 3, 1895
Nine Foot Channel from the Great Lakes to the Gulf (Select)	January 25, 1923	February 3, 1925
Nomination of Amos Kendall	March 10, 1830	April 27, 1830	Nomination to be United States Postmaster General
Nutrition and Human Needs (Select)	July 30, 1968	December 31, 1977	Transferred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Occupation of the Columbia River (Select)	February 7, 1838	July 9, 1838
Official Conduct (Special)	January 18, 1977	March 10, 1977
Ohio-Michigan Boundary (Select)	December 14, 1831	March 20, 1832
	December 22, 1835	July 4, 1836
Old-Age Pension System (Select)	June 20, 1941	December 16, 1942
Omaha Exposition (Select)	July 8, 1898	March 3, 1899
Preservation of Order in the Galleries (Select)	March 8, 1861	March 8, 1861	Official title: Additional Arrangements for the Preservation of Order in the Galleries
Ordnance and Gunnery (Select)	August 2, 1882	March 3, 1883	Renamed Ordnance and War Ships (Select)
Ordnance and Projectiles (Select)	August 2, 1882	February 9, 1883	Official title: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles
Ordnance and War Ships (Select)	July 3, 1844	February 8, 1886
Ordnance Stores (Select)	February 29, 1872	March 11, 1872	Official title: Investigate all Sales Ordnance Stores by the Government of the United States
Oregon Railroad (Select)	June 27, 1848	August 14, 1848
Oregon Territory (Select)	December 10, 1838	March 3, 1843
Organization of Congress	December 1945	March 4, 1946	Consisted of the Senate members of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
	August 26, 1966	October 14, 1968	Operated concurrently with the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress
Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce	May 3, 1950	August 31, 1951	Official title: Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Outrages in Southern States (Select)	January 19, 1871	March 12, 1873
Overland Mail Service (Select)	March 3, 1865	March 3, 1865	Official title: Examine the Condition of the Overland Mail Service
Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico	December 15, 1899	February 5, 1920	Renamed Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands	February 5, 1920	April 18, 1921
Pacific Railroad (1861-1873)	January 4, 1854	December 22, 1863	Select; Became a standing committee in 1863
	December 22, 1863	March 12, 1873	Replaced by Railroads
Pacific Railroads	March 15, 1893	April 18, 1921	Separate and distinct from the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
Pacific Railway Commission (Special)	January 24, 1888	March 3, 1893
Patent Office	December 31, 1835	April 28, 1836	Replaced by Patents and the Patent Office
Patents	March 8, 1869	January 2, 1947	Duties moved to United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks [4]
Patents and the Patent Office	September 7, 1837	March 8, 1869	Renamed Patents
Peale's Portrait of Washington (Select)	January 25, 1825	January 17, 1825
Pensacola Navy Yard Surrender (Select)	July 25, 1861	April 18, 1862	Official title: Inquire into the Circumstances of the Surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard and Destruction of Public Property at the Norfolk Navy Yard and at the Harpers Ferry Armory
Pensions	December 10, 1810	January 2, 1947
Petroleum Resources (Special)	March 13, 1944	January 31, 1947
Philippines	December 15, 1899	April 18, 1921
Philippines Economic Condition (Special)	June 18, 1934	May 3, 1935	Investigate Economic Activities in the Philippines
Plueropneumonia among Animals (Select)	January 19, 1881	March 3, 1881
Letter from Mr. Poindexter (Select)	February 21, 1835	March 2, 1835
Political Activities, Lobbying, and Campaign Contributions (Special)	February 22, 1956	May 31, 1957
Post Office and Civil Service	January 2, 1947	February 11, 1977	Merger of Civil Service and Post Office and Post Roads; Succeeded by Governmental Affairs
Post Office Department (Select)	December 5, 1830	March 3, 1831	Official title: Investigation of the Post Office Department
Post Office Leases (Select)	April 18, 1930	July 1, 1932
Post Office and Post Roads	December 10, 1816	January 2, 1947	Replaced by Post Office and Civil Service
Post-War Economic Policy and Planning (Special)	March 12, 1943	February 3, 1947
Potomac River Front (Select)	December 13, 1881	March 3, 1911	Official title: Investigate the Potomac River Front Improvement
POW/MIA Affairs (Select)	August 2, 1991	January 2, 1993
Preserve Historical Records of the Senate (Special)	July 28, 1958	April 2, 1959
Presidential and Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special)	June 13, 1934	January 10, 1935
Presidential Campaign Activities (Select)	February 7, 1973	June 27, 1974	Watergate Committee
Presidential Campaign Expenditures (Special)	April 30, 1928	January 21, 1929
President's Message Refusing to Furnish a Paper to Senate (Select)	December 19, 1833	June 30, 1834
Printing	December 15, 1841	January 2, 1947	Replaced by Joint Committee on Printing; Also listed as a Joint Committee from 1861-1883.
Public Printing Investigation (Select)	January 24, 1860	May 31, 1860	Official title: Investigate Public Printing.
Private Claims Commission (Select)	December 18, 1854	March 3, 1855	Establishing a Private Claims Commission
Private Land Claims	December 26, 1826	April 18, 1921	Merged with Committee on Claims
Privileges and Elections	March 10, 1871	January 2, 1947	Transferred to Rules and Administration
Propaganda Affecting Taxation and Soldiers' Bonus (Select)	January 17, 1924	March 3, 1925	Investigate whether “the profiteers of the war are now contributing to defeat the soldiers' adjusted compensation bill by money or influence.”
Propaganda or Money Alleged Used by Foreign Governments (Special)	December 9, 1927	January 9, 1929
Protection of Life and Hea1th in Passenger Ships (Select)	December 20, 1854	March 3, 1855	See also Select Committee on Sickness on Emigrant Ships
Public Buildings (Select)	December 16, 1819	May 15, 1820
Public Buildings and Grounds	December 6, 1838	January 2, 1947	Public Buildings, 1838-1855; joint committee 1856-1883; Transferred to Public Works.
Public Distress (Select)	June 6, 1894	August 28, 1894
Public Expenditures	March 22, 1909	March 3, 1911
Public Health and National Quarantine	March 19, 1896	April 18, 1921	Preceded by Epidemic Diseases
Public Lands	December 10, 1816	April 18, 1921	Renamed Public Lands and Surveys
	January 2, 1947	January 28, 1948	Restored in 1947; Renamed Interior and Insular Affairs
Public Lands and Surveys	April 18, 1921	January 2, 1947	Renamed Public Lands
Public Works	January 2, 1947	February 11, 1977	Renamed Environment and Public Works)
Publication of the Treaty of Washington (Select)	May 12, 1871	May 25, 1871	Official title: Investigate How and by Whom the Treaty of Washington was Made Public
Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus (Select)	May 6, 1834	March 3, 1839
Quadrocentennial (Select)	December 12, 1889	March 3, 1895
Railroads	March 12, 1873	April 18, 1921	Preceded by the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
Readjustment of Service Pay (Special)	February 16, 1922	March 22, 1922
Reconstruction and Production (Select)	April 17, 1920	March 3, 1921	Housing shortage after World War I.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (Select)	July 11, 1932	January 13, 1933
Reduction of Congressional Salaries (Select)	December 19, 1820	March 3, 1821
Reforestation (Select)	January 22, 1923	January 10, 1924
Remodeling the Senate Chamber	July 17, 1945	April 2, 1951	Official title: Reconstruction of Senate Roof and Skylights and Remodeling of Senate Chamber
Removal of Political Disabilities	March 20, 1869	March 12, 1873	14th Amendment
Representative Reform (Select)	January 13, 1869	March 3, 1869
Retired List for the Army and the Navy (Select)	June 12, 1848	August 3, 1848
Retrenchment	December 9, 1844	March 12, 1873
Revenue Collections in North Carolina (Special)	March 2, 1882	February 12, 1883
Revision of the Laws	March 8, 1869	January 14, 1928
Revolutionary Claims	December 16, 1832	April 18, 1921	Merged with Claims
Revolutionary Officers (Select)	December 18, 1827	May 26, 1828
Rivers and Harbors Convention in Chicago (Select)	June 19, 1848	August 14, 1848	Official title: Memorial of the Chicago Convention on the Rivers and Harbors of the United States
Roads and Canals	February 8, 1820	January 18, 1830	Select; Became a standing committee	January 18, 1830	March 3, 1857
	Letter of Mr. Ruggles (Select)	February 22, 1838	April 12, 1838
Rules	December 3, 1867	June 23, 1874	Official title: Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate; Became a standing committee
	June 23, 1874	January 2, 1947	Renamed Rules and Administration
Sale of Arms to French Agents (Select)	February 29, 1872	March 11, 1872
Sale of Public Lands (Select)	March 31, 1836	June 15, 1836	Official title: Sale of Public Lands and the Means of preventing Their Monopoly
Violation of the Injunction of Secrecy (Select)	April 29, 1844	May 8, 1844
Secret and Confidential Government Documents (Special)	August 15, 1972	October 12, 1973	To propose guidelines for handling classified documents submitted to the Senate
Security and Cooperation in Europe (Special)	November 18, 1983	1986	Senate committee terminated. See also the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (Select)	January 12, 1987	January 2, 1989	Iran-Contra Committee
Seminole War (Select)	December 18, 1818	May 15, 1820
Senate Administrative Services (Select)	June 20, 1890	March 3, 1891	Official title: State of the Administrative Service of the Senate
Senate Committee System (Temporary Select)	March 31, 1976	February 11, 1977	June 6, 1984	December 14, 1984
	Senate Reception Room	August 2, 1955	May 1, 1957
Senatorial Campaign Expenditures (Special)	May 27, 1938	July 7, 1943	. Byrd lists a similar committee from January 5, 1942 to January 6, 1943.
Senatorial Campaign of 1930 (Select)	April 10, 1930	December 3, 1931	Related to Senator James Thomas Heflin’s charges of fraud
Senatorial Elections (Select)	May 19, 1926	March 22, 1928
Settlement of the Slavery Question (Select)	April 19, 1850	September 30, 1850	Known as the Committee of Thirteen. Not listed in Stubbs.
Shiloh National Park (Select)	June 13, 1834	June 18, 1834	Official title: Investigate Abuses at Shiloh National Park
Ship Purchase Lobby (Special)	February 15, 1915	January 5, 1916
Sickness on Emigrant Ships (Select)	December 7, 1853	August 2, 1854	Official title: Consider the Causes and Extent of Sickness on Emigrant Ships]]
Silver (Special)	August 16, 1935	August 2, 1946	Also known as the Special Silver Committee
Sioux and Crow Indians (Select)	March 2, 1883	March 7, 1884
Slave Trade (Select)	December 10, 1816	March 3, 1819
Slavery and the Treatment of Freedmen (Select)	January 13, 1864	February 29, 1864
Small Business (Select)	February 20, 1950	March 25, 1981	Became a standing committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Smithsonian Institution (Select)	April 30, 1846	August 10, 1846
Space and Astronautics (Special)	February 6, 1958	March 11, 1959	See also Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Standards and Conduct (Select)	July 24, 1964	February 11, 1977	Transferred to Committee on Ethics
Standards, Weights, and Measures	December 18, 1901	March 22, 1909	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 22, 1909	April 18, 1921	Preceded by a select committee
Small Business Enterprises(Special)	October 8, 1940	February 20, 1950	Also known as Special Committee to Study Problems of American Small Business]]; Replaced by Small Business (Select)
Steel Producing Capacity of the United States (Select)	July 3, 1884	March 3, 1885
Tarriff Bill of 1828 (Special)	January 2, 1849	March 3, 1849	Official title: Repealing the First Section of the Tariff Bi11 of 1828
Tariff Commission (Select)	March 11, 1926	May 28, 1928
Tariff Regulation (Select)	February 25, 1823	March 3, 1923
Tariff Bill (Select)	February 13, 1833	March 2, 1833
Taxation of Government Securities and Salaries (Special)	June 16, 1938	September 18, 1940
Telepost	July 17, 1914	March 4, 1915	Proposal to use the St. Louis to Chicago telepost by the U.S. Post Office Department.
Tennessee Tennessee Centennial Exposition	May 12, 1896	March 3, 1897
Termination National Emergency (Special)	January 6, 1973	December 20, 1974
Territories	March 25, 1844	April 18, 1921	Renamed Territories and Insular Possessions
Territories and Insular Possessions	April 18, 1921	June 17, 1929	Renamed Territorial and Insular Affairs
Territorial and Insular Affairs	June 17, 1929	January 2, 1947	Replaced by Interior and Insular Affairs
Third Degree Ordeal	April 30, 1910	August 4, 1911
Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the Country (Select)	December 18, 1860	December 31, 1860	Also known as the ‘’’Committee of Thirteen’’’
Traffic with Rebels in Texas (Select)	January 4, 1871	March 3, 1871	Official title: Investigate Alleged Traffic with Rebels in Texas
Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select)	May 16, 1888	April 18, 1921
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard	December 16, 1872	March 19, 1879	Select; Became a standing committee
	March 19, 1879	April 18, 1921
Treasury Department Account Discrepancies (Select)	November 19, 1877	April 28, 1880	Official title: Investigate the Books and Accounts of the Treasury Department in Relation to the Discrepancies and Alternations of the Official Report
Treasury Printing Bureau (Select)	March 13, 1867	December 2, 1867	Official title: Examine the Management of the Treasury Printing Bureau
Tresspassers upon Indian Lands (Select)	December 18, 1905	April 18, 1921
Unemployment and Relief	June 10, 1937	January 16, 1939
Unemployment Insurance	February 28, 1931	1932
Unemployment Problems (Special)	September 12, 1959	March 30, 1960
Vaccination (Select)	January 22, 1828	February 21, 1828
Ventilation and Acoustics (Select)	December 1903	December 1907
Veterans Bureau Investigation (Select)	March 2, 1923	March 3, 1925
Virgin Islands (Select)	April 1, 1935	January 20, 1936	Official title: Investigate the Government of the Virgin Islands
Wages and Prices of Commodities (Select)	February 9, 1910	June 23, 1910	Official title: Investigate Wages and Prices of Commodities
War Finance Corporation Loans (Select)	June 7, 1924	March 9, 1925	Official title: Investigate Certain Loans Made by the War Finance Corporation
Washington City Centennial (Select)	December 7, 1898	December 12, 1900
Washington City Charter (Select)	June 5, 1840	July 21, 1840	Official title: Modifying the Charter of the City of Washington June 5, 1840
Washington Railway and Electrical Company (Special)	April 16, 1917	October 6, 1917	Investigation of the causes of a strike
Weights and Measures (Select)	December 10, 1816	March 3, 1817
Whitewater Committee (Special)	May 17, 1995	June 18, 1996	Official title: Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters
Wildlife Resources (Special)	April 17, 1930	June 1946	Stubbs lists committee as terminating on January 21, 1931.
Woman Suffrage (Select)	January 9, 1882	April 18, 1921	Became a standing committee in 1909
Wool Production (Special)	July 10, 1935	May 29, 1946	Official title: Investigate Production, Tranportation and Marketing of Wool
Year 2000 Technology Problem (Special)	April 2, 1998	February 29, 2000