[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 657]
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                   MAKING MAJORITY PARTY APPOINTMENTS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 17, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 17) to constitute the majority 
     party's membership on certain committees for the 113th 
     Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with 
no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 17) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 17

       Resolved, That the following shall constitute the majority 
     party's membership on the following committees for the One 
     Hundred Thirteenth Congress, or until their successors are 
     chosen:
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Ms. 
     Stabenow (Chairman), Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
     Brown, Mr. Casey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
     Mr. Donnelly, and Ms. Heitkamp.
       Committee on Appropriations: Ms. Mikulski (Chairman), Mr. 
     Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, 
     Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
     Pryor, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
     Merkley, and Mr. Begich.
       Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Levin (Chairman), Mr. 
     Reed, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mrs. 
     Hagan, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
     Blumenthal, Mr. Donnelly, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. 
     King.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Mr. 
     Johnson (Chairman), Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Warner, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. 
     Manchin, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Heitkamp.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Mr. 
     Rockefeller (Chairman), Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Nelson, 
     Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. 
     Klobuchar, Mr. Warner, Mr. Begich, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
     Schatz.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Mr. Wyden 
     (Chairman), Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
     Sanders, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Franken, 
     Mr. Manchin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Heinrich.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works: Mrs. Boxer 
     (Chairman), Mr. Baucus, Mr. Carper, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, 
     Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Gillibrand.
       Committee on Finance: Mr. Baucus (Chairman), Mr. 
     Rockefeller, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, 
     Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Bennet.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: Mr. Kerry (Chairman), Mrs. 
     Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
     Coons, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Kaine.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Mr. 
     Harkin (Chairman), Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Casey, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Franken, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
     Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Warren.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
     Mr. Carper (Chairman), Mr. Levin, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Landrieu, 
     Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. 
     Heitkamp.
       Select Committee on Intelligence: Mrs. Feinstein 
     (Chairman), Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
     Udall of Colorado, Mr. Warner, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. King, and 
     Mr. Levin (ex officio).
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Leahy (Chairman), Mrs. 
     Feinstein, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. 
     Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. 
     Hirono.
       Committee on the Budget: Mrs. Murray (Chairman), Mr. Wyden, 
     Mr. Nelson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
     Warner, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Coons, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kaine, and 
     Mr. King.
       Committee on Rules and Administration: Mr. Schumer 
     (Chairman), Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
     Pryor, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Warner, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
     Klobuchar, and Mr. King.
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Ms. 
     Landrieu (Chairman), Mr. Levin, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
     Cantwell, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Hagan, 
     and Ms. Heitkamp.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Sanders (Chairman), Mr. 
     Rockefeller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, 
     Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Hirono.
       Special Committee on Aging: Mr. Nelson (Chairman), Mr. 
     Wyden, Mr. Casey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
     Gillibrand, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
     Donnelly, and Ms. Warren.
       Joint Economic Committee: Mr. Casey (Vice Chairman), Ms. 
     Klobuchar, Mr. Warner, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. 
     Heinrich.
       Select Committee on Ethics: Mrs. Boxer (Chairman), Mr. 
     Pryor, and Mr. Brown.
       Committee on Indian Affairs: Ms. Cantwell (Chairman), Mr. 
     Johnson, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Franken, 
     Mr. Begich, Mr. Schatz, and Ms. Heitkamp.

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