United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics

The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics is a select committee of the United States Senate charged with dealing with matters related to senatorial ethics. It is also commonly referred to as the Senate Ethics Committee. Senate rules require the Ethics Committee to be evenly divided between the Democrats and the Republicans, no matter who controls the Senate. However, the chair always comes from the majority party. The leading committee member of the minority party is referred to as the Vice Chair rather than the more common Ranking Member.

History

The Senate Select Committee on Standards and Conduct was first convened in the 89th Congress (1965–66) and later replaced by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics in the 95th Congress (1977–78).

Membership

Pursuant to Senate Rule 25, the committee is limited to six members, and is equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. This effectively means that either party can veto any action taken by the committee.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Members, 119th Congress

Majority<ref>Template:USBill (119th Congress)</ref>	Minority<ref>Template:USBill (119th Congress)</ref>
Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | James Lankford, Oklahoma, Chair Jim Risch, Idaho Deb Fischer, Nebraska	Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Chris Coons, Delaware, Vice Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

Chairs

List of chairs of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics

Name	Party	State	Start	End
Template:Sortname	D	Mississippi	1965	1974
Template:Sortname	D	Nevada	1974	1977
Template:Sortname	D	Illinois	1977	1980
Template:Sortname	D	Alabama	1980	1981
Template:Sortname	R	Wyoming	1981	1983
Template:Sortname	R	Alaska	1983	1985
Template:Sortname	R	New Hampshire	1985	1987
Template:Sortname	D	Alabama	1987	1992
Template:Sortname	D	North Carolina	1992	1993
Template:Sortname	D	Nevada	1993	1995
Template:Sortname	R	Kentucky	1995	1997
Template:Sortname	R	New Hampshire	1997	1999
Template:Sortname	R	Kansas	1999	2001
Template:Sortname	D	Nevada	2001	2003
Template:Sortname	R	Ohio	2003	2007
Template:Sortname	D	California	2007	2015
Template:Sortname	R	Georgia	2015	2019
Template:Sortname	R	Oklahoma	2019	2021
Template:Sortname	D	Delaware	2021	2025
Template:Sortname	R	Oklahoma	2025	present

Ranking members

Name	Party	State	Start	End
Template:Sortname	R	Utah	1965	1975
Template:Sortname	R	Nebraska	1975	1977
Template:Sortname	R	New Mexico	1977	1979
Template:Sortname	R	Wyoming	1979	1981
Template:Sortname	D	Alabama	1981	1987
Template:Sortname	R	New Hampshire	1987	1993
Template:Sortname	R	Kentucky	1993	1995
Template:Sortname	D	Nevada	1995	1997
Template:Sortname	D	Nevada	1997	2001
Template:Sortname	R	Kansas	2001	2003
Template:Sortname	D	Nevada	2003	2005
Template:Sortname	D	South Dakota	2005	2007
Template:Sortname	R	Texas	2007	2009
Template:Sortname	R	Georgia	2009	2015
Template:Sortname	D	California	2015	2017
Template:Sortname	D	Delaware	2017	2021
Template:Sortname	R	Oklahoma	2021	2025
Template:Sortname	D	Delaware	2025	present

Historical committee rosters

110th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Barbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Ken Salazar, Colorado	Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | John Cornyn, Texas, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Johnny Isakson, Georgia

111th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Barbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Sherrod Brown, Ohio	Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho

112th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Barbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Sherrod Brown, Ohio	Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho

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113th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Barbara Boxer, California, Chair Mark Pryor, Arkansas Sherrod Brown, Ohio	Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho

Source: Template:USCongRec

114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho	Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Barbara Boxer, California, Vice Chair Chris Coons, Delaware Brian Schatz, Hawaii

Source: Template:USCongRec

115th Congress

Members of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 115th Congress<ref name=Members>Template:Cite report</ref>

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Chair Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho	Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Chris Coons, Delaware, Vice Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | James Lankford, Oklahoma, Chair Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Chair Template:Small Pat Roberts, Kansas Jim Risch, Idaho	Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Chris Coons, Delaware, Vice Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Chris Coons, Delaware, Chair Brian Schatz, Hawaii Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire	Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | James Lankford, Oklahoma, Vice Chair Jim Risch, Idaho Deb Fischer, Nebraska

See also

• List of United States Senate committees
• United States House Committee on Ethics

External links

• U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics Official Website (Archive)
• Senate Ethics Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.