[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 155-156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            MAKING MAJORITY PARTY APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES

  Mr. McCONNELL. I send a resolution to the desk and ask for its 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 5) making majority party appointments 
     to certain Senate committees for the 109th Congress.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 5) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 5

       Resolved, That notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXV, 
     the following shall constitute the majority party's 
     membership on the following standing committees for the One 
     Hundred Ninth Congress, or until their successors are chosen:
       COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY: Mr. 
     Chambliss (Chairman), Mr. Lugar, Mr. Cochran, Mr. McConnell, 
     Mr. Roberts, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
     Coleman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Grassley.
       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Mr. Cochran (Chairman), Mr. 
     Stevens, Mr. Specter. Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bond, Mr. McConnell, 
     Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Craig, 
     Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Allard.
       COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. Warner (Chairman), Mr. 
     McCain, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Collins, 
     Mr. Ensign, Mr. Talent, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Dole, 
     Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Thune.
       COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS: Mr. 
     Shelby (Chairman), Mr. Bennett, Mr. Allard, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
     Hagel, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. 
     Dole, Mr. Martinez.
       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY: Mr. Stevens 
     (Chairman), Mr. McCain, Mr. Burns, Mr. Lott, Mrs. Hutchison, 
     Ms. Snowe, Mr. Smith, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
     DeMint, Mr. Vitter.

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       COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Mr. Domenici 
     (Chairman), Mr. Craig, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
     Murkowski, Mr. Burr, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Talent, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
     Allen, Mr. Smith, Mr. Bunning.
       COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS: Mr. Inhofe 
     (Chairman), Mr. Warner, Mr. Bond, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Chafee, 
     Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Thune, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Vitter.
       COMMITTEE ON FINANCE: Mr. Grassley (Chairman), Mr. Hatch, 
     Mr. Lott, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
     Frist, Mr. Smith, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo.
       COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: Mr. Lugar (Chairman), Mr. 
     Hagel, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Allen, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
     Alexander, Mr. Sununu, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Martinez.
       COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS: Mr. 
     Enzi (Chairman), Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
     Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Roberts.
       COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: 
     Ms. Collins (Chairman), Mr. Stevens, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
     Coleman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Domenici, 
     Mr. Warner.
       SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE: Mr. Roberts (Chairman), 
     Mr. Hatch, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Bond, Mr. Lott, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
     Hagel, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Warner (ex officio).
       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Mr. Specter (Chairman), Mr. 
     Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kyl, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Coburn.
       SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING: Mr. Smith (Chairman), Mr. 
     Shelby, Ms. Collins, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Craig, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Burns, Mr. Alexander, Mr. DeMint.
       COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET: Mr. Gregg (Chairman), Mr. 
     Domenici, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Allard. Mr. Enzi. Mr. Sessions, 
     Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
     Alexander, Mr. Graham.
       SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS: Mr. Voinovich (Chairman), Mr. 
     Roberts, Mr. Thomas.
       COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS: Mr. McCain (Chairman), Mr. 
     Thomas, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Smith, 
     Mr. Crapo, Mr. Burr.
       JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE: Mr. Bennett (Vice-Chairman), Mr. 
     Brownback, Mr. Sununu, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cornyn.
       COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Mr. Lott (Chairman), 
     Mr. Stevens, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
     Frist, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Hagel.
       COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Ms. Snowe 
     (Chairman), Mr. Bond, Mr. Burns, Mr. Allen, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
     Thune, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn.
       COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS: Mr. Craig (Chairman), Mr. 
     Specter, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ensign, 
     Mr. Thune, Mr. Isakson.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. BOND. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

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