List of United States Senate committees

[16] Standing committees are permanent bodies with specific responsibilities spelled out in the Senate's rules.

Twelve of the sixteen current standing committees are Class A panels: Agriculture; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Governmental Affairs; Judiciary; and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

[citation needed] There are four Class B standing committees: Budget, Rules and Administration, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs.

Each party determines their committees leads, who serve as chair in the majority and ranking member in the minority.

The table below lists the tenure of when each member was selected for their current term as committee lead.