[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 139-140]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       MAKING MAJORITY PARTY APPOINTMENTS FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 21, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 21) making majority party 
     appointments for the 114th Congress.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 21) was agreed to, as follows:

                               S. Res. 21

       Resolved, That the following be the majority membership on 
     the following committees for the remainder of the 114th 
     Congress, or until their successors are appointed:
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Mr. 
     Cochran, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hoeven, 
     Mr. Perdue, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Grassley, 
     Mr. Thune.
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Cochran, Mr. McConnell, 
     Mr. Shelby, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Moran, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
     Boozman, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Daines.
       Committee on Armed Services: Mr. McCain (Chairman), Mr. 
     Inhofe, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Fischer, 
     Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sullivan, 
     Mr. Lee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cruz.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Mr. 
     Shelby, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Corker, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
     Kirk, Mr. Heller, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
     Rounds, Mr. Moran.
       Committee on the Budget: Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Graham, Mr. Portman, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
     Johnson, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Corker, Mr. Perdue.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Mr. 
     Thune, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
     Cruz, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
     Heller, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Daines.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Ms. Murkowski 
     (Chairman), Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Daines, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hoeven, 
     Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Capito.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works: Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
     Vitter, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Boozman, 
     Mr. Sessions, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
     Sullivan.
       Committee on Finance: Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Thune, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
     Isakson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Coats, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
     Scott.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: Mr. Corker, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
     Rubio, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Perdue, Mr. 
     Isakson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Barrasso.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Mr. 
     Enzi, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Burr, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Paul, Ms. 
     Collins, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
     Roberts, Mr. Cassidy.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
     Mr. McCain, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lankford, 
     Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Sasse.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
     Sessions, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, Mr. 
     Vitter, Mr. Flake, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Tillis.
       Committee on Rules and Administration: Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
     McConnell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Blunt, 
     Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker.
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Mr. 
     Vitter, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Paul, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
     Fischer, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Ernst, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Enzi.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Isakson, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
     Boozman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
     Sullivan.
       Committee on Indian Affairs: Mr. McCain, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
     Barrasso, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Daines, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Moran.
       Select Committee on Ethics: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
     Risch.
       Select Committee on Intelligence: Mr. Burr, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
     Coats, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Collins, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
     Cotton.
       Special Committee on Aging: Ms. Collins, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
     Kirk, Mr. Flake, Mr. Scott, Mr. Corker, Mr. Heller, Mr. 
     Cotton, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Sasse.
       Joint Economic Committee: Mr. Coats, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cotton, 
     Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cassidy.

  Mr. McCONNELL. For the information of all Senators, we are 
designating the full membership of each committee, plus the chairmen of 
the Armed

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Services and Energy and Natural Resources Committees tonight. We will 
appoint the rest of the chairmen tomorrow once we have had a quick 
meeting of the Republican conference to ratify the names.

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