United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee
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The United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee is responsible for the creation of new United States Democratic Party policy proposals, supporting Democratic senators with legislative research, developing reports on legislation and policy, conducting oversight hearings, monitoring roll call votes, differentiating between Democratic and Republican positions, and building party unity.
The committee was established in 1947, by an act signed by President Harry S. Truman, alongside its Republican counterpart. From 1947 to 2000, the Democratic leader was also the policy committee chairman. From 1989 to 1999, there was a co-chairman. Starting in 1999, the co-chairman was dropped and the position of policy committee chairman became a separate position elected by the Senate Democratic Caucus. The floor leader served as committee chair until 1989, when one of the co-chairs remained leader (Mitchell through 1995 and then Daschle until 1999).
List of chairs
The committee chairperson is the No. 3 member of the Democratic party leadership of the United States Senate, after the party leader and whip.
| Chair of the Policy Committee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Congress | Chair(s) | Term |
| 80th | Alben W. Barkley (KY) | 1947–1949 |
| 81st | Scott W. Lucas (IL) | 1949–1951 |
| 82nd | Ernest McFarland (AZ) | 1951–1953 |
| 83rd | Lyndon Johnson (TX) | 1953–1961 |
| 84th | ||
| 85th | ||
| 86th | ||
| 87th | Mike Mansfield (MT) | 1961–1977 |
| 88th | ||
| 89th | ||
| 90th | ||
| 91st | ||
| 92nd | ||
| 93rd | ||
| 94th | ||
| 95th | Robert Byrd (WV) | 1977–1989 |
| 96th | ||
| 97th | ||
| 98th | ||
| 99th | ||
| 100th | ||
| 101st | George J. Mitchell (ME) | 1989–1995 |
| 102nd | ||
| 103rd | ||
| 104th | Tom Daschle (SD) | 1995-1999 |
| 105th | ||
| 106th | Byron Dorgan (ND) | 1999-2011 |
| 107th | ||
| 108th | ||
| 109th | ||
| 110th | ||
| 111th | ||
| 112th | Chuck Schumer (NY) | 2011-2017 |
| 113th | ||
| 114th | ||
| 115th | Debbie Stabenow (MI) | 2017-2019 |
| Chair of the Policy & Communications Committee | ||
| Congress | Chair(s) | Term |
| 116th | Debbie Stabenow (MI) | 2019-2025 |
| 117th | ||
| 118th | ||
| Chair of the Steering & Policy Committee | ||
| Congress | Chair(s) | Term |
| 119th | Amy Klobuchar (MN) | 2025–present |
Vice chairs
| Co-Chair of Policy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Congress | Co-Chair(s) | Term |
| 101st | Tom Daschle (SD) | 1989-1995 |
| 102nd | ||
| 103rd | ||
| 104th | Harry Reid (NV) | 1995-1999 |
| 105th | ||
| Vice Chair of Policy Committee | ||
| Congress | Vice Chair(s) | Term |
| 112th | Debbie Stabenow (MI) | 2011–2017 |
| 113th | ||
| 114th | ||
| 115th | Joe Manchin (WV) | 2017-2019 |
| Vice Chair of Policy & Communications Committee | ||
| Congress | Vice Chair(s) | Term |
| 116th | Joe Manchin (WV) | 2019–2021 |
| 117th | Joe Manchin (WV) Cory Booker (NJ) |
2021–2025 |
| 118th | ||
| Vice Chair of Steering & Policy Committee | ||
| Congress | Vice Chair(s) | Term |
| 119th | Jeanne Shaheen (NH) | 2025–present |
Historical Committee Rosters
113th Congress members
| Members | ||
|---|---|---|
| Senator | State | |
| Template:Party color cell | Chuck Schumer, Chairman | New York |
| Template:Party color cell | Jack Reed, Regional Chair | Rhode Island |
| Template:Party color cell | Mary Landrieu, Regional Chair | Louisiana |
| Template:Party color cell | Patty Murray, Regional Chair | Washington |
| Template:Party color cell | Harry Reid | Nevada |
| Template:Party color cell | Dianne Feinstein | California |
| Template:Party color cell | Ron Wyden | Oregon |
| Template:Party color cell | Tim Johnson | South Dakota |
| Template:Party color cell | Bill Nelson | Florida |
| Template:Party color cell | Tom Carper | Delaware |
| Template:Party color cell | Barbara Mikulski | Maryland |
| Template:Party color cell | Sherrod Brown | Ohio |
| ex officio | ||
| Template:Party color cell | Dick Durbin, Democratic Whip | Illinois |
| Template:Party color cell | Patty Murray, Assistant Democratic Leader | Washington |
Notes
References
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