Committee Chairs for the 118th US House of Representatives

We thought we would quickly share who will chair the new committee chairs for the new US House of Representatives. There are not a lot of surprises here, as most observers expected these choices. But what will be interesting to watch is how effective each committee chair will be — especially Appropriations, Budget, Armed Services, and Rule. At this point, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has not fully revealed what concessions he made to the dissident Republican members who fought his election as Speaker last week. There is, according to McCarthy, no actual written document of the concessions but, instead, “a handshake agreement.” Therefore, it is unclear at this point how those “handshake agreements” may impact the agendas of the various committees.

Agriculture: Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

- Ranking member: Rep. David Scott (D-GA)

Appropriations: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)

- Ranking member: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)

Armed Services: Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)

- Ranking member: Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)

Budget: Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)

- Ranking member: Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA)

Education and the Workforce: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

- Ranking member: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA)

Energy and Commerce: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)

- Ranking member: Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

Financial Services: Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)

- Ranking member: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Foreign Affairs: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)

- Ranking member: Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)

Homeland Security: Rep. Mark Green (R-TN)

- Ranking member: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)

Judiciary: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)

- Ranking member: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

Natural Resources: Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR)

- Ranking member: Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)

Oversight and Accountability: Rep. James Comer (R-KY)

- Ranking member: Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Rules: Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)

- Ranking member: Jim McGovern (D-MA)

Science, Space, and Technology: Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)

- Ranking member: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Small Business: Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX)

- Ranking member: Rep. Nydia Velasquez (D-NY)

Transportation and Infrastructure: Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)

- Ranking member: Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA)

Veterans Affairs: Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL)

- Ranking member: Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA)

Ways and Means: Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO)

- Ranking member: Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)