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Women’s Committee Assignments (Standing, Joint, Select) in the U.S. House and Senate, 1917–Present

House Standing Committees

Women Congressional Standing Committee Assignments
Member’s Name	Term	Congress
Accounts [1881–1946]
Effiegene Locke Wingo	1930–1933	71st–72nd
Agriculture [1881–present]
Mary E. (Betty) Farrington	1954–1957	83rd–84th
Coya Knutson	1955–1959	84th–85th
Catherine Dean May	1959–1971	86th–91st
Margaret M. Heckler	1975–1981	94th–96th
Jill L. Long	1989–1995	101st–103rd
Eva M. Clayton	1993–2003	103rd–107th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	1993–1995	103rd
Cynthia McKinney	1993–1997	103rd–104th
Karen L. Thurman	1993–1997	103rd–104th
Helen P. Chenoweth	1995–2001	104th–106th
Jo Ann Emerson	1997–1999	105th
Deborah A. Stabenow	1997–2001	105th–106th
Stephanie Herseth	2004–2011	108th–111th
Marilyn N. Musgrave	2003–2007	108th–109th
Virginia Foxx	2005–2007	109th
Kathleen A. Dahlkemper	2009–2011	111th
Betsy Markey	2009–2011	111th
Appropriations [1881–present]
Florence P. Kahn	1933–1937	73rd–74th
Julia Butler Hansen	1963–1975	88th–93rd
Charlotte T. Reid	1967–1972	90th–92nd
Edith Starrett Green	1973–1975	93rd
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	1975–1979	94th–95th
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs	1977–1991	95th–101st
Virginia Dodd Smith	1977–1991	95th–101st
Marcia C. (Marcy) Kaptur	1989–2007	101st–109th
Nancy Pelosi	1991–2003	102nd–107th
Barbara F. Vucanovich	1991–1997	102nd–104th
Helen Delich Bentley	1993–1995	103rd
Rosa DeLauro	1993–1995 1997–2011	103rd 105th–111th
Nita M. Lowey	1993–2011	103rd–111th
Carrie P. Meek	1993–1995 1997–2003	103rd 105th–107th
Anne Meagher Northup	1997–2007	105th–109th
Jo Ann Emerson	1999–2007	106th–109th
Kay Granger	1999–2007	106th–109th
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	1999–2011	106th–111th
Lucille Roybal-Allard	1999–2007	106th–109th
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	2007–2011	110th–111th
Armed Services [1946–1995; 1999–present]
Margaret Chase Smith	1947–1949	80th
Mary E. (Betty) Farrington	1953–1957	83rd–84th
Katharine St. George	1957–1961	85th–86th
Marjorie Sewell Holt	1973–1987	93rd–99th
Patricia S. Schroeder	1973–1995	93rd–103rd
Beverly Butcher Byron	1979–1993	96th–102nd
Marilyn Lloyd	1982–1995	97th–103rd
Lynn Martin	1985–1989	99th–100th
Barbara Boxer	1987–1989 1991–1993	100th 102nd
Tillie Kidd Fowler	1993–1995 1999–2001	103rd 106th
Elizabeth Furse	1993–1995	103rd
Jane F. Harman	1993–1995	103rd
Mary Bono Mack	1999–2001	106th
Cynthia McKinney	1999–2003 2005–2007	106th–107th 109th
Loretta Sanchez	1999–2007	106th–109th
Ellen O’Kane Tauscher	1999–2007	106th–109th
Susan A. Davis	2001–2007	107th–109th
Jo Ann Davis	2001–2007	107th–109th
Heather A. Wilson	2001–2005	107th–108th
Madeleine Z. Bordallo	2003–2007	108th–109th
Candice Miller	2003–2007	108th–109th
Thelma Drake	2005–2007	109th
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	2005–2007	109th
Gabrielle Giffords	2007–2011	110th–111th
Carol Shea-Porter	2007–2011	110th–111th
Banking and Currency [1865–1975]
Ruth Sears Pratt	1929–1931	71st
Jessie Sumner	1939–1947	76th–79th
Chase Going Woodhouse	1945–1947 1949–1951	79th 81st
Vera Daerr Buchanan	1955–1957	84th
Martha Wright Griffiths	1955–1963	84th–87th
Leonor K. Sullivan	1955–1977	84th–94th
Florence P. Dwyer	1959–1973	86th–92nd
Margaret M. Heckler	1969–1975	91st–93rd
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs	1973–1975	93rd
Banking and Financial Services [1995–2001]
Sue W. Kelly	1995–2001	104th–106th
Carolyn B. Maloney	1995–2001	104th–106th
Cynthia McKinney	1995–1999	104th–105th
Margaret (Marge) Roukema	1995–2001	104th–106th
Lucille Roybal-Allard	1995–1999	104th–105th
Nydia M. Velázquez	1995–2001	104th–106th
Maxine Waters	1995–2001	104th–106th
Julia May Carson	1997–2001	105th–106th
Darlene K. Hooley	1997–2001	105th–106th
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	1997–1999	105th
Barbara Lee	1997–2001	105th–106th
Judy Borg Biggert	1999–2001	106th
Stephanie Tubbs Jones	1999–2001	106th
Janice Schakowsky	1999–2001	106th
Banking, Currency, and Housing [1975–1977]
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs	1973–1976	93rd–94th
Millicent Fenwick	1975–1977	94th
Gladys Noon Spellman	1975–1977	94th
Leonor K. Sullivan	1975–1977	94th
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs [1977–1995]
Millicent Fenwick	1977–1979	95th
Mary Rose Oakar	1977–1993	95th–102nd
Gladys Noon Spellman	1977–1981	95th–96th
Margaret (Marge) Roukema	1981–1995	97th–103rd
Marcia C. (Marcy) Kaptur	1983–1991	98th–101st
Elizabeth J. Patterson	1987–1993	100th–102nd
Nancy Pelosi	1987–1991	100th–101st
Patricia F. Saiki	1987–1991	100th–101st
Maxine Waters	1991–1995	102nd–103rd
Elizabeth Furse	1993–1995	103rd
Carolyn B. Maloney	1993–1995	103rd
Deborah D. Pryce	1993–1995	103rd
Lucille Roybal-Allard	1993–1995	103rd
Nydia M. Velázquez	1993–1995	103rd
Budget [1974–present]
Martha Wright Griffiths	1974	93rd
Marjorie Sewell Holt	1976–1981	94th–96th
Elizabeth Holtzman	1975–1981	94th–96th
Patsy T. Mink	1975–1977 1993–1999	94th 103rd–105th
Bobbi Fiedler	1981–1987	97th–99th
Lynn Martin	1981–1987	97th–99th
Geraldine Anne Ferraro	1983–1985	98th
Barbara Boxer	1985–1991	99th–101st
Nancy L. Johnson	1987–1989	100th
Helen Delich Bentley	1989–1993	101st–102nd
Marcia C. (Marcy) Kaptur	1989–1991	101st
Louise M. Slaughter	1991–1996	102nd–104th
Barbara B. Kennelly	1993–1995	103rd
Olympia Jean Snowe	1993–1995	103rd
Lynn C. Woolsey	1993–1999	103rd–105th
Carrie P. Meek	1995–1997	104th
Susan Molinari	1995–1999	104th–105th
Sue Myrick	1995–1997	104th
Lynn Nancy Rivers	1995–1999	104th–106th
Lucille Roybal-Allard	1995–1999	104th–105th
Eva M. Clayton	1997–2003	105th–107th
Kay Granger	1997–1999 2001–2003	105th 107th
Tammy Baldwin	1999–2005	106th–108th
Darlene K. Hooley	1999–2005	106th–108th
Carolyn McCarthy	2001–2003	107th
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite	2003–2005	108th
Lois Capps	2003–2007	108th–109th
Rosa DeLauro	2003–2011	108th–111th
Denise Majette	2003–2005	108th
Cynthia McKinney	2005–2007	109th
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	2005–2007	109th
Allyson Schwartz	2005–2007	109th
Census [1901–1946]
Florence P. Kahn	1925–1929	69th–70th
Civil Service [1925–1946]
Edith Nourse Rogers	1927–1943	70th–77th
Marian Williams Clarke	1933–1935	73rd
Virginia Ellis Jenckes	1933–1939	73rd–75th
Katharine Edgar Byron	1941–1943	77th
Winifred Claire Stanley	1943–1945	78th
Helen Douglas Mankin	1946–1947	79th
Claims [1794–1946]
Katherine Gudger Langley	1927–1931	70th–71st
Marian Williams Clarke	1933–1935	73rd
Helen Douglas Mankin	1946–1947	79th
Coinage, Weights, and Measures [1881–1946]
Florence P. Kahn	1925–1929	69th–70th
Pearl Oldfield	1929–1931	71st
Commerce [1995–2001]
Cardiss Collins	1995–1997	104th
Anna Georges Eshoo	1995–2001	104th–106th
Elizabeth Furse	1995–1999	104th–105th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	1995–1997	104th
Barbara L. Cubin	1997–2001	105th–106th
Diana L. DeGette	1997–2001	105th–106th
Karen McCarthy	1997–2001	105th–106th
Heather A. Wilson	1997–2001	105th–106th
Lois Capps	1999–2001	106th
District of Columbia [1808&ndash1995]
Mary T. Norton	1925–1939	69th–75th
Virginia Ellis Jenckes	1933–1939	73rd–75th
Kathryn E. Granahan	1957–1959	85th
Jessica McCullough Weis	1959–1963	86th–87th
Catherine Dean May	1969	91st
Edith Starrett Green	1971–1973	92nd
Helen Stevenson Meyner	1975–1979	94th–95th
Cardiss Collins	1977–1979	95th
Millicent Fenwick	1979–1981	96th
Marjorie Sewell Holt	1981–1985	97th–98th
Lynn Martin	1987–1989	100th
Eleanor Holmes Norton	1991–1995	102nd–103rd
Economic and Educational Opportunities [1995–1997]
Jan L. Meyers	1995–1997	104th
Patsy T. Mink	1995–1997	104th
Margaret (Marge) Roukema	1995–1997	104th
Lynn C. Woolsey	1995–1997	104th
Education [1883–1946]
Florence P. Kahn	1925–1929	69th–70th
Katherine Gudger Langley	1929–1931	71st
Ruth Sears Pratt	1931–1933	72nd
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy	1933–1935	73rd
Margaret Chase Smith	1941–1943	77th
Mary T. Norton	1943–1947	78th–79th
Education and Labor [1947–1995]
Edith Starrett Green	1955–1973	84th–92nd
Julia Butler Hansen	1961–1963	87th
Patsy T. Mink	1965–1977 1989–1995	89th–94th 101st–103rd
Shirley Anita Chisholm	1971–1977	92nd–94th
Ella Tambussi Grasso	1971–1975	92nd–93rd
Louise Day Hicks	1971–1973	92nd
Charlotte T. Reid	1971–1973	92nd
Virginia Dodd Smith	1975–1977	94th
Shirley N. Pettis	1977–1979	95th
Millicent Fenwick	1981–1983	97th
Margaret (Marge) Roukema	1981–1995	97th–103rd
Sala Galante Burton	1983–1985	98th
Nita M. Lowey	1989–1993	101st–102nd
Jolene Unsoeld	1989–1995	101st–103rd
Susan Molinari	1991–1995	102nd–103rd
Karan English	1993–1995	103rd
Lynn C. Woolsey	1993–1995	103rd
Carol Shea-Porter	2007–2011	110th–111th
Education and the Workforce [1997–present]
Carolyn McCarthy	1997–2007	105th–109th
Patsy T. Mink	1997–2002	105th–107th
Margaret (Marge) Roukema	1997–2003	105th–107th
Loretta Sanchez	1997–2003	105th–107th
Lynn C. Woolsey	1997–2007	105th–109th
Judy Borg Biggert	2001–2007	107th–109th
Susan A. Davis	2001–2007	107th–109th
Betty McCollum	2001–2007	107th–109th
Lynn Nancy Rivers	2001–2003	107th
Hilda L. Solis	2001–2003	107th
Marsha Blackburn	2003–2005	108th
Denise Majette	2003–2005	108th
Marilyn N. Musgrave	2003–2007	108th–109th
Thelma Drake	2005–2007	109th
Virginia Foxx	2005–2007	109th
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	2005–2007	109th
Election of the President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress [1893–1946]
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy	1933	73rd
Caroline O’Day	1935–1943	74th–77th
Frances Payne Bolton	1940–1943	76th–77th
Clara G. McMillan	1940–1941	76th
Margaret Chase Smith	1939–1941	76th
Elections No. 2 [1895–1947]
Helen Douglas Mankin	1946–1947	79th
Energy and Commerce [1981–1995; 2001–present]
Cardiss Collins	1981–1995	97th–103rd
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1981–1987	97th–99th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	1993–1995	103rd
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky	1993–1995	103rd
Lynn Schenk	1993–1995	103rd
Jane F. Harman	1997–1999 2001–2003	105th 107th
Mary Bono Mack	2001–2007	107th–109th
Lois Capps	2001–2007	107th–109th
Barbara L. Cubin	2001–2007	107th–109th
Diana L. DeGette	2001–2007	107th–109th
Anna Georges Eshoo	2001–2007	107th–109th
Karen McCarthy	2001–2005	107th–108th
Heather A. Wilson	2001–2007	107th–109th
Janice Schakowsky	2003–2007	108th–109th
Hilda L. Solis	2003–2007	108th–109th
Tammy Baldwin	2005–2007	109th
Marsha Blackburn	2005–2007	109th
Sue Myrick	2005–2007	109th
Betsy Markey	2009–2011	111th
Enrolled Bills [1876–1946]
Mary T. Norton	1943–1947	78th–79th
Expenditures in Executive Departments [1927–1953]
Pearl Oldfield	1929–1931	71st
Frances Payne Bolton	1939–1943	76th–77th
Marguerite Stitt Church	1951–1953	82nd
Cecil Murray Harden	1951–1953	82nd
Expenditures in the Department of Commerce [1913–1927]
Winnifred S. Huck	1922–1923	67th
Expenditures in the Interior Department [1860–1927]
Alice Mary Robertson	1921–1923	67th
Expenditures in the Navy Department [1816–1927]
Edith Nourse Rogers	1925–1927	69th
Expenditures in the Post Office Department [1816–1927]
Mae Ella Nolan	1923–1925	67th–68th
Expenditures in the War Department [1816–1927]
Florence P. Kahn	1925–1927	69th
Financial Services [2001–present]
Judy Borg Biggert	2001–2007	107th–109th
Shelley Moore Capito	2001–2005	107th–108th
Julia May Carson	2001–2007	107th–109th
Melissa A. Hart	2001–2005	107th–108th
Darlene K. Hooley	2001–2007	107th–109th
Stephanie Tubbs Jones	2001–2003	107th
Sue W. Kelly	2001–2007	107th–109th
Barbara Lee	2001–2007	107th–109th
Carolyn B. Maloney	2001–2011	107th–111th
Margaret (Marge) Roukema	2001–2003	107th
Janice Schakowsky	2001–2003	107th
Nydia M. Velázquez	2001–2007	107th–109th
Maxine Waters	2001–2007	107th–109th
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite	2003–2009	108th–110th
Katherine Harris	2003–2007	108th–109th
Carolyn McCarthy	2003–2007	108th–109th
Melissa Bean	2005–2007	109th
Gwen Moore	2005–2007	109th
Deborah D. Pryce	2005–2007	109th
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	2005–2007	109th
Michele Bachmann	2007–2009	110th
Mary Jo Kilroy	2009–2011	111th
Suzanne Kosmas	2009–2011	111th
Flood Control [1915–1946]
Eliza Jane Pratt	1946	79th
Foreign Affairs [1881–1975; 1979–1995]
Ruth Bryan Owen	1929–1933	71st–72nd
Effiegene Locke Wingo	1931–1933	72nd
Edith Nourse Rogers	1933–1947	73rd–79th
Frances Payne Bolton	1941–1969	77th–90th
Helen Gahagan Douglas	1945–1951	79th–81st
Emily Taft Douglas	1945–1947	79th
Edna Flannery Kelly	1951–1969	82nd–90th
Marguerite Stitt Church	1953–1963	83rd–87th
Helen Stevenson Meyner	1974–1976	94th
Cardiss Collins	1979–1981	96th
Millicent Fenwick	1979–1983	96th–97th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1981–1995	97th–103rd
Jan L. Meyers	1985–1995	99th–103rd
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	1989–1995 2011–2013	101st–103rd 112th
Maria E. Cantwell	1993–1995	103rd
Cynthia McKinney	1993–1995	103rd
Gabrielle Giffords	2007–2011	110th–111th
Diane Edith Watson	2007–2011	110th–111th
Government Operations [1953–1995]
Marguerite Stitt Church	1953–1955	82nd–83rd
Cecil Murray Harden	1953–1959	83rd–85th
Katharine St. George	1953–1955	83rd
Martha Wright Griffiths	1955–1963	84th–87th
Florence P. Dwyer	1957–1973	85th–92nd
Kathryn E. Granahan	1957–1963	85th–87th
Maude Elizabeth Kee	1957–1963	85th–87th
Jessica McCullough Weis	1959–1961	86th
Irene Bailey Baker	1964–1965	88th
Margaret M. Heckler	1967–1969	90th
Bella Savitzky Abzug	1971–1977	92nd–94th
Charlotte T. Reid	1971–1973	92nd
Cardiss Collins	1973–1995	93rd–103rd
Barbara Jordan	1973–1979	93rd–95th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1979–1981	96th
Barbara B. Kennelly	1981–1983	97th
Barbara Boxer	1983–1987 1989–1993	98th–99th 101st–102nd
Nancy Pelosi	1987–1991	100th–101st
Louise M. Slaughter	1987–1991	100th–101st
Patsy T. Mink	1989–1993	101st–102nd
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	1989–1995	101st–103rd
Rosa DeLauro	1991–1993	102nd
Corrine Brown	1993–1995	103rd
Barbara-Rose Collins	1993–1995	103rd
Carolyn B. Maloney	1993–1995	103rd
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky	1993–1995	103rd
Deborah D. Pryce	1993–1995	103rd
Lynn Schenk	1993–1995	103rd
Karen L. Thurman	1993–1995	103rd
Lynn C. Woolsey	1993–1995	103rd
Government Reform [2001–present]
Carolyn B. Maloney	1999–2007	106th–109th
Jo Ann Davis	2001–2005	107th–108th
Patsy T. Mink	2001–2002	107th
Constance A. Morella	2001–2003	107th
Eleanor Holmes Norton	2001–2007	107th–109th
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	2001–2007	107th–109th
Janice Schakowsky	2001–2003	107th
Diane Edith Watson	2001–2007	107th–109th
Marsha Blackburn	2003–2005	108th
Candice Miller	2003–2007	108th–109th
Linda T. Sánchez	2003–2007	108th–109th
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite	2005–2007	109th
Virginia Foxx	2005–2007	109th
Katherine Harris	2005–2007	109th
Government Reform and Oversight [1999–2001; 1995–1999]
Barbara-Rose Collins	1995–1997	104th
Cardiss Collins	1995–1997	104th
Carolyn B. Maloney	1995–1999	104th–105th
Carrie P. Meek	1995–1997	104th
Constance A. Morella	1995–2001	104th–106th
Eleanor Holmes Norton	1995–2001	104th–106th
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	1995–2001	104th–106th
Louise M. Slaughter	1995–1997	104th
Karen L. Thurman	1995–1997	104th
Judy Borg Biggert	1999–2001	106th
Helen P. Chenoweth	1999–2001	106th
Patsy T. Mink	1999–2001	106th
Janice Schakowsky	1999–2001	106th
Homeland Security [2005–present]
Donna M. Christensen	2005–2007	109th
Jane F. Harman	2005–2007	109th
Sheila Jackson Lee	2005–2007	109th
Zoe Lofgren	2005–2007	109th
Nita M. Lowey	2005–2009	109th–110th
Eleanor Holmes Norton	2005–2007	109th
Loretta Sanchez	2005–2007	109th
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite	2007–2009	110th
Mary Jo Kilroy	2009–2011	111th
House Administration [1947–1995; 1999–present]
Mary T. Norton	1947–1951	80th–81st
Edna Flannery Kelly	1950–1953	81st–82nd
Chase Going Woodhouse	1949–1951	81st
Reva Beck Bosone	1951–1953	82nd
Edith Starrett Green	1957–1963	85th–87th
Edna O. Simpson	1959–1961	86th
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs	1975–1977	94th
Marjorie Sewell Holt	1975–1977	94th
Lynn Martin	1981–1983	97th–98th
Mary Rose Oakar	1983–1993	98th–102nd
Barbara F. Vucanovich	1983–1991	98th–101st
Jennifer Dunn	1993–1995	103rd
Barbara B. Kennelly	1993–1995	103rd
Juanita Millender-McDonald	2003–2007	108th–110th
Zoe Lofgren	2005–2007	109th
Candice Miller	2005–2007	109th
Immigration and Naturalization [1893–1947]
Katherine Gudger Langley	1927–1931	70th–71st
Caroline O’Day	1935–1943	74th–77th
Indian Affairs [1881–1947]
Alice Mary Robertson	1921–1923	67th
Edith Nourse Rogers	1927–1929	70th
Isabella S. Greenway	1935–1937	74th
Nan Wood Honeyman	1937–1939	75th
Frances Payne Bolton	1940–1943	76th–77th
Industrial Arts and Expositions [1903–1927]
Edith Nourse Rogers	1925–1927	69th
Insular Affairs [1899–1946]
Effiegene Locke Wingo	1930	71st
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy	1933	73rd
Clara G. McMillan	1936–1941	74th–77th
Caroline O’Day	1936–1943	75th–77th
Jeannette Rankin	1940–1942	77th
Interior and Insular Affairs [1951–1993]
Reva Beck Bosone	1951–1953	82nd
Mary E. (Betty) Farrington	1953–1957	83rd–84th
Gracie Bowers Pfost	1953–1963	83rd–87th
Edith Starrett Green	1955–1959	84th–85th
Edna O. Simpson	1959–1961	86th
Julia Butler Hansen	1961–1963	87th
Maude Elizabeth Kee	1963–1965	88th
Charlotte T. Reid	1963–1967	88th–89th
Patsy T. Mink	1967–1977	90th–94th
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	1973–1975	93rd
Shirley N. Pettis	1975–1977	94th
Virginia Dodd Smith	1975–1977	94th
Beverly Butcher Byron	1981–1993	97th–102nd
Barbara Boxer	1983	98th
Sala Galante Burton	1983–1985	98th
Barbara F. Vucanovich	1983–1993	98th–102nd
International Relations [1975–1979; 1995–2007]
Cardiss Collins	1975–1979	94th–95th
Helen Stevenson Meyner	1977–1979	95th
Shirley N. Pettis	1977–1979	95th
Millicent Fenwick	1979–1981	96th
Cynthia McKinney	1995–2003	104th–107th
Jan L. Meyers	1995–1997	104th
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	1995–2007	104th–109th
Lois Capps	1997–1998	105th
Patsy Ann Danner	1997–2001	105th–106th
Barbara Lee	1999–2007	106th–109th
Shelley Berkley	2001–2007	107th–109th
Jo Ann Davis	2001–2007	107th–109th
Grace Flores Napolitano	2001–2007	107th–109th
Diane Edith Watson	2001–2007	107th–109th
Katherine Harris	2003–2007	108th–109th
Betty McCollum	2003–2007	108th–109th
Interstate and Foreign Commerce [1882–1981]
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1977–1981	95th–96th
Invalid Pensions [1881–1946]
Katherine Gudger Langley	1927–1931	70th–71st
Marian Williams Clarke	1933–1935	73rd
Margaret Chase Smith	1939–1943	76th–77th
Irrigation and Reclamation [1925–1946]
Isabella S. Greenway	1934–1937	73rd–74th
Nan Wood Honeyman	1937–1939	75th
Judiciary [1881–present]
Ruth Thompson	1951–1957	82nd–84th
Elizabeth Holtzman	1973–1981	93rd–96th
Barbara Jordan	1973–1979	93rd–95th
Patricia S. Schroeder	1981–1997	97th–104th
Lynn Schenk	1993–1995	103rd
Sheila Jackson Lee	1995–2007	104th–109th
Zoe Lofgren	1995–2007	104th–109th
Mary Bono Mack	1997–2001	105th–106th
Maxine Waters	1997–2007	105th–109th
Tammy Baldwin	1999–2005	106th–108th
Melissa A. Hart	2001–2005	107th–108th
Marsha Blackburn	2003–2005	108th
Linda T. Sánchez	2003–2007	108th–109th
Labor [1883–1946]
Mae Ella Nolan	1923–1925	67th–68th
Mary T. Norton	1925–1947	69th–79th
Library [1806–1946]
Ruth Sears Pratt	1929–1933	71st–72nd
Memorials [1929–1947]
Mary T. Norton	1929–1947	71st–79th
Merchant Marine and Fisheries [1947–1995]
Vera Daerr Buchanan	1951–1952	82nd
Leonor K. Sullivan	1953–1977	83rd–94th
Edith Starrett Green	1963–1969	88th–90th
Lera Millard Thomas	1966–1967	89th
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1977–1987	95th–99th
Jean Spencer Ashbrook	1982–1983	97th
Claudine Schneider	1981–1991	97th–101st
Barbara Boxer	1983–1985	98th
Helen Delich Bentley	1985–1993	99th–102nd
Patricia F. Saiki	1987–1991	100th–101st
Nita M. Lowey	1989–1993	101st–102nd
Jolene Unsoeld	1989–1995	101st–103rd
Maria E. Cantwell	1993–1995	103rd
Anna Georges Eshoo	1993–1995	103rd
Tillie Kidd Fowler	1993–1995	103rd
Elizabeth Furse	1993–1995	103rd
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	1993–1995	103rd
Lynn Schenk	1993–1995	103rd
Military Affairs [1822–1947]
Florence P. Kahn	1929–1933	71st–72nd
Clare Boothe Luce	1943–1947	78th–79th
Mines and Mining [1865–1946]
Virginia Ellis Jenckes	1933–1937	73rd–74th
National Security [1995–1999]
Rosa DeLauro	1995–1997	104th
Tillie Kidd Fowler	1995–1999	104th–105th
Jane F. Harman	1995–1999	104th–105th
Patricia S. Schroeder	1995–1997	104th
Mary Bono Mack	1997–1999	105th
Kay Granger	1997–1999	105th
Cynthia McKinney	1997–1999	105th
Loretta Sanchez	1997–1999	105th
Ellen O’Kane Tauscher	1997–1999	105th
Natural Resources [1993–1995]
Karan English	1993–1995	103rd
Patsy T. Mink	1993–1995	103rd
Karen Shepherd	1993–1995	103rd
Barbara F. Vucanovich	1993–1995	103rd
Stephanie Herseth	2007–2011	110th–111th
Carol Shea-Porter	2009–2011	111th
Naval Affairs [1822–1947]
Ruth Hanna McCormick	1929–1931	71st
Margaret Chase Smith	1943–1947	78th–79th
Oversight [1995–1999]
Jennifer Dunn	1995–1997	104th
Kay Granger	1997–1999	105th
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	1997–1999	105th
Oversight and Government Reform [2007–present]
Carolyn B. Maloney	2007–2011	110th–111th
Diane Edith Watson	2007–2011	110th–111th
Patents [1937–1947]
Clara G. McMillan	1940–1941	76th
Winifred Claire Stanley	1943–1945	78th
Pensions [1880–1947]
Eliza Jane Pratt	1945–1947	79th
Post Office and Civil Service [1947–1995]
Katharine St. George	1947–1957 1959–1965	80th–84th 86th–88th
Cecil Murray Harden	1953–1959	83rd–85th
Gracie Bowers Pfost	1955–1959	84th–85th
Kathryn E. Granahan	1957–1963	85th–87th
Catherine D. Norrell	1961–1963	87th
Elizabeth Bullock Andrews	1972–1973	92nd
Patricia S. Schroeder	1973–1995	93rd–103rd
Gladys Noon Spellman	1975–1981	94th–95th
Geraldine Anne Ferraro	1979–1983	96th–97th
Mary Rose Oakar	1979–1993	96th–102nd
Katie Beatrice Hall	1983–1985	98th
Constance A. Morella	1987–1995	100th–103rd
Barbara-Rose Collins	1993–1995	102nd–103rd
Eleanor Holmes Norton	1991–1995	102nd–103rd
Leslie L. Byrne	1993–1995	103rd
Post Office and Post Roads [1808–1947]
Margaret Chase Smith	1941–1943	77th
Public Buildings and Grounds [1837–1947]
Pearl Oldfield	1929–1931	71st
Willa McCord Blake Eslick	1932–1933	72nd
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy	1933–1935	73rd
Clara G. McMillan	1940–1941	76th
Public Lands [1805–1951]
Jeannette Rankin	1917–1919 1941–1943	65th 77th
Isabella S. Greenway	1934–1937	73rd–74th
Reva Beck Bosone	1949–1951	81st
Public Works [1947–1989]
Vera Daerr Buchanan	1951–1955	82nd–83rd
Iris Faircloth Blitch	1955–1963	84th–87th
Gracie Bowers Pfost	1959–1963	86th–87th
Louise G. Reece	1961–1963	87th
Charlotte T. Reid	1965–1967	89th
Bella Savitzky Abzug	1971–1977	92nd–94th
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	1973–1975	93rd
Cardiss Collins	1973–1975	93rd
Marilyn Lloyd	1974–1976	94th
Helen Delich Bentley	1985–1988	99th–100th
Catherine S. Long	1985–1986	99th
Public Works and Transportation [1989–1995]
Bella Savitzky Abzug	1975–1977	94th
Marilyn Lloyd	1975–1983	94th–97th
Geraldine Anne Ferraro	1979–1985	96th–98th
Barbara B. Kennelly	1981–1983	97th
Katie Beatrice Hall	1983–1985	98th
Nancy L. Johnson	1983–1989	98th–100th
Lynn Martin	1983–1985	98th
Helen Delich Bentley	1985–1989 1991–1993	99th–100th 102nd
Louise M. Slaughter	1987–1991	100th–101st
Susan Molinari	1989–1995	101st–103rd
Barbara-Rose Collins	1991–1995	102nd–103rd
Rosa DeLauro	1991–1993	102nd
Joan Kelly Horn	1991–1993	102nd
Eleanor Holmes Norton	1991–1995	102nd–103rd
Corrine Brown	1993–1995	103rd
Leslie L. Byrne	1993–1995	103rd
Maria E. Cantwell	1993–1995	103rd
Patsy Ann Danner	1993–1995	103rd
Jennifer Dunn	1993–1995	103rd
Eddie Bernice Johnson	1993–1995	103rd
Karen Shepherd	1993–1995	103rd
Reform in the Civil Service [1893–1968]
Winnifred S. Huck	1922–1923	67th
Resources [1995–present]
Helen P. Chenoweth	1995–2001	104th–106th
Barbara L. Cubin	1995–2007	104th–109th
Linda Smith	1995–1999	104th–105th
Donna M. Christensen	1997–2007	105th–109th
Grace Flores Napolitano	1999–2007	106th–109th
Betty McCollum	2001–2007	107th–109th
Hilda L. Solis	2001–2003	107th
Madeleine Z. Bordallo	2003–2007	108th–109th
Stephanie Herseth	2004–2007	108th–109th
Thelma Drake	2005–2007	109th
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	2005–2007	109th
Marilyn N. Musgrave	2005–2007	109th
Revision of Laws [1868–1946]
Margaret Chase Smith	1940–1941	76th
Helen Douglas Mankin	1946	79th
Rivers and Harbors [1883–1946]
Nan Wood Honeyman	1937–1939	75th
Rules [1880–present]
Katharine St. George	1961–1965	87th–88th
Shirley Anita Chisholm	1977–1983	95th–97th
Sala Galante Burton	1984–1987	98th–100th
Lynn Martin	1989–1991	101st
Louise M. Slaughter	1989–1995 1997–2009	101st–103rd 105th–111th
Deborah D. Pryce	1995–2005	104th–108th
Enid Greene Waldholtz	1995–1997	104th
Sue Myrick	1997–2005	105th–108th
Shelley Moore Capito	2005–2007	109th
Doris Matsui	2005–2007	109th
Science [1995–present]
Barbara L. Cubin	1995–1997	104th
Jane F. Harman	1995–1997	104th
Sheila Jackson Lee	1995–2007	104th–109th
Eddie Bernice Johnson	1995–2007	104th–109th
Zoe Lofgren	1995–2005	104th–108th
Karen McCarthy	1995–1997	104th
Constance A. Morella	1995–2003	104th–107th
Sue Myrick	1995–1997	104th
Lynn Nancy Rivers	1995–2003	104th–107th
Andrea Seastrand	1995–1997	104th
Lois Capps	1997–1999	105th
Darlene K. Hooley	1997–1999 2005–2007	105th 109th
Barbara Lee	1997–1999	105th
Deborah A. Stabenow	1997–2001	105th–106th
Ellen O’Kane Tauscher	1997–1999	105th
Judy Borg Biggert	1999–2007	106th–109th
Lynn C. Woolsey	1999–2007	106th–109th
Melissa A. Hart	2001–2005	107th–108th
Science and Astronautics [1958–1975]
Corinne Boyd Riley	1961–1963	87th
Jessica McCullough Weis	1961–1963	87th
Science and Technology [1975–1987]
Marilyn Lloyd	1975–1987	94th–99th
Margaret M. Heckler	1981–1983	97th
Claudine Schneider	1981–1987	97th–99th
Jan L. Meyers	1985–1987	99th
Gabrielle Giffords	2007–2009	110th
Kathleen A. Dahlkemper	2009–2011	111th
Suzanne Kosmas	2009–2011	111th
Science and Technology []
Science, Space and Technology [1987–1995]
Marilyn Lloyd	1987–1995	100th–103rd
Constance A. Morella	1987–1995	100th–103rd
Claudine Schneider	1987–1991	100th–101st
Barbara-Rose Collins	1991–1993	102nd
Joan Kelly Horn	1991–1993	102nd
Jennifer Dunn	1993–1995	103rd
Anna Georges Eshoo	1993–1995	103rd
Jane F. Harman	1993–1995	103rd
Eddie Bernice Johnson	1993–1995	103rd
Small Business [1974–present]
Millicent Fenwick	1975–1977	94th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1979–1983	96th–97th
Catherine S. Long	1985–1987	99th
Jan L. Meyers	1985–1997	99th–104th
Susan Molinari	1989–1991	101st
Eva M. Clayton	1993–1997	103rd–104th
Patsy Ann Danner	1993–1995	103rd
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky	1993–1995	103rd
Lucille Roybal-Allard	1993–1995	103rd
Nydia M. Velázquez	1993–2005 2007–2009	103rd–108th 110th–111th
Maxine Waters	1993–1997	103rd–104th
Sue W. Kelly	1995–2007	104th–109th
Karen McCarthy	1995–1997	104th
Juanita Millender-McDonald	1995–2007	104th–109th
Sue Myrick	1995–1997	104th
Eleanor Holmes Norton	1995–1997	104th
Linda Smith	1995–1999	104th–105th
Jo Ann Emerson	1997–1999	105th
Carolyn McCarthy	1997–2001	105th–106th
Shelley Berkley	1999–2001	106th
Mary Bono Mack	1999–2001	106th
Donna M. Christensen	1999–2007	106th–109th
Stephanie Tubbs Jones	1999–2003	106th–107th
Grace Flores Napolitano	1999–2005	106th–108th
Janice Schakowsky	1999–2001	106th
Shelley Moore Capito	2001–2005	107th–108th
Madeleine Z. Bordallo	2003–2007	108th–109th
Denise Majette	2003–2005	108th
Marilyn N. Musgrave	2003–2007	108th–109th
Linda T. Sánchez	2003–2007	108th–109th
Melissa Bean	2005–2007	109th
Gwen Moore	2005–2007	109th
Kathleen A. Dahlkemper	2009–2011	111th
Standards of Official Conduct [1967–present]
Edna Flannery Kelly	1967–1969	90th
Charlotte T. Reid	1969–1972	91st–92nd
Millicent Fenwick	1977–1979	95th
Nancy L. Johnson	1991–1997	102nd–104th
Nancy Pelosi	1991–1997	102nd–104th
Zoe Lofgren	1999–2003 2009–2011	106th–107th 111th
Judy Borg Biggert	2001–2007	107th–109th
Stephanie Tubbs Jones	2001–2008	107th–110th
Lucille Roybal-Allard	2003–2007	108th–109th
Melissa A. Hart	2005–2007	109th
Territories [1825–1946]
Eliza Jane Pratt	1946–1947	79th
Transportation and Infrastructure [1995–present]
Corrine Brown	1995–2007	104th–109th
Barbara-Rose Collins	1995–1997	104th
Patsy Ann Danner	1995–2001	104th–106th
Tillie Kidd Fowler	1995–2001	104th–106th
Eddie Bernice Johnson	1995–2007	104th–109th
Sue W. Kelly	1995–2007	104th–109th
Karen McCarthy	1995–1997	104th
Juanita Millender-McDonald	1995–2007	104th–109th
Susan Molinari	1995–1999	104th–105th
Eleanor Holmes Norton	1995–2007	104th–109th
Andrea Seastrand	1995–1997	104th
Jo Ann Emerson	1997–1999	105th
Kay Granger	1997–1999	105th
Ellen O’Kane Tauscher	1997–2007	105th–109th
Shelley Berkley	1999–2007	106th–109th
Shelley Moore Capito	2001–2005	107th–108th
Julia May Carson	2003–2007	108th–109th
Allyson Schwartz	2005–2007	109th
Veterans' Affairs [1947–present]
Georgia Lee Lusk	1947–1949	80th
Edith Nourse Rogers	1947–1961	80th–86th
Cecil Murray Harden	1949–1951	81st
Vera Daerr Buchanan	1951–1953	82nd
Maude Elizabeth Kee	1953–1965	83rd–88th
Florence P. Dwyer	1957–1959	85th
Julia Butler Hansen	1961–1963	87th
Margaret M. Heckler	1967–1983	90th–97th
Shirley Anita Chisholm	1969–1971	91st–92nd
Ella Tambussi Grasso	1971–1975	92nd–93rd
Louise Day Hicks	1971–1973	92nd
Nancy L. Johnson	1983–1987	98th–99th
Marcia C. (Marcy) Kaptur	1983–1989	98th–100th
Elizabeth J. Patterson	1987–1993	100th–102nd
Jill L. Long	1989–1995	101st–103rd
Maxine Waters	1991–1997	102nd–104th
Corrine Brown	1993–2007	103rd–109th
Julia May Carson	1997–2003	105th–107th
Helen P. Chenoweth	1997–2001	105th–106th
Shelley Berkley	1999–2007	106th–109th
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite	2003–2009	108th–110th
Susan A. Davis	2003–2007	108th–109th
Stephanie Herseth	2004–2011	108th–111th
Darlene K. Hooley	2003–2007	108th–109th
War Claims [1873–1946]
Florence P. Kahn	1927–1929	70th
Margaret Chase Smith	1940–1941	76th
Katharine Edgar Byron	1941–1943	77th
Ways and Means [1795–present]
Martha Wright Griffiths	1962–1975	87th–93rd
Martha Elizabeth Keys	1975–1979	94th–95th
Barbara B. Kennelly	1983–1999	98th–105th
Nancy L. Johnson	1989–2007	101st–109th
Jennifer Dunn	1995–2007	104th–109th
Karen L. Thurman	1997–2003	105th–107th
Stephanie Tubbs Jones	2003–2007	108th–109th
Melissa A. Hart	2005–2007	109th
Virginia (Ginny) Brown-Waite	2009–2011	111th
Women's Suffrage [1917–1927]
Jeannette Rankin	1917–1919	65th
Winnifred S. Huck	1922–1923	67th
Alice Mary Robertson	1921–1923	67th
Mae Ella Nolan	1923–1925	68th
Edith Nourse Rogers	1925–1927	69th
World War Veterans' Legislation [1924–1947]
Mary T. Norton	1925–1935	69th–73rd
Edith Nourse Rogers	1925–1947	69th–79th
Willa McCord Blake Eslick	1932–1933	72nd
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy	1933–1935	73rd

House Select Committees

Women Congressional Select Committee Assignments
Member’s Name	Term	Congress
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence [1977–Present] 95th Congress–Present
Barbara B. Kennelly	1987–1993	100th–102nd
Nancy Pelosi	1993–2007	103rd–109th
Jane F. Harman	1997–1999 2001–2007	105th 107th–109th
Heather A. Wilson	1999–2001 2005–2007	106th 109th
Anna Georges Eshoo	2003–2007	108th–109th
Jo Ann Davis	2005–2007	109th
Select Committee on Aging [1975–1993] 94th Congress through 102nd Congresses
Marilyn Lloyd	1975–1993	94th–102nd
Helen Stevenson Meyner	1977–1979	95th
Mary Rose Oakar	1977–1993	95th–102nd
Katharine Edgar Byron	1979–1993	96th–102nd
Geraldine Anne Ferraro	1979–1985	96th–98th
Marjorie Sewell Holt	1979–1981	96th
Elizabeth Holtzman	1979–1981	96th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1979–1993	96th–102nd
Millicent Fenwick	1981–1983	97th
Claudine Schneider	1983–1991	98th–101st
Helen Delich Bentley	1985–1993	99th–102nd
Jan L. Meyers	1985–1993	99th–102nd
Constance A. Morella	1987–1993	100th–102nd
Patricia F. Saiki	1987–1991	100th–101st
Louise M. Slaughter	1987–1993	100th–102nd
Jolene Unsoeld	1989–1993	101st–102nd
Rosa DeLauro	1991–1993	102nd
Select Committee on Assassinations [1976–1979] 94th and 95th Congresses
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	1976–1979	94th–95th
Select Committee on Bicentennial Arrangements []
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families [1983–1993] 98th through 102nd Congresses
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs	1983–1991	98th–101st
Barbara Boxer	1983–1993	98th–102nd
Nancy L. Johnson	1983–1989	98th–100th
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1983–1985	98th
Patricia S. Schroeder	1983–1993	98th–102nd
Barbara F. Vucanovich	1983–1991	98th–101st
Barbara-Rose Collins	1991–1993	102nd
Joan Kelly Horn	1991–1993	102nd
Select Committee on Committees II [1979–1980] 96th Congress
Patricia S. Schroeder	1979–1980	96th
Select Committee on Crime [1969–1973] 91st through 93rd Congresses
Martha Wright Griffiths	1969–1971	91st
Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials [1952–1953]
Reva Beck Bosone	1952	82nd
Katharine St. George	1952	82nd
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming [2007–Present] 110th Congress–Present
Stephanie Herseth	2007–2011	110th–111th
Select Committee on Homeland Security [2001–2005] 107th and 108th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Homeland Security)
Donna M. Christensen	2003–2005	108th
Jennifer Dunn	2003–2005	108th
Kay Granger	2003–2005	108th
Jane F. Harman	2003–2005	108th
Sheila Jackson Lee	2003–2005	108th
Zoe Lofgren	2003–2005	108th
Nita M. Lowey	2003–2005	108th
Karen McCarthy	2003–2005	108th
Eleanor Holmes Norton	2003–2005	108th
Loretta Sanchez	2003–2005	108th
Louise M. Slaughter	2003–2005	108th
Select Committee on Hunger [1984–1993] 98th through 102nd Congresses
Sala Galante Burton	1984–1987	98th–100th
Margaret (Marge) Roukema	1983–1993	98th–102nd
Elizabeth J. Patterson	1987–1993	100th–102nd
Jill L. Long	1989–1993	101st–102nd
Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia [1975–1977]
Patricia S. Schroeder	1975–1977	94th
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control [1976–1993]
Cardiss Collins	1979–1993	96th–102nd
Nita M. Lowey	1989–1993	101st–102nd
Select Committee on Pages [1964–1965]
Edith Starrett Green	1957–1959	85th
Select Committee on Population [1977–1979]
Cardiss Collins	1977–1979	95th
Select Committee on Standards of Official Conduct [1966]
Catherine Dean May	1966	89th
Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop [1967–1977] 90th through 94th Congresses (Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: House Administration)
Edith Starrett Green	1967–1975	90th–93rd
Martha Wright Griffiths	1967–1974	90th–93rd
Catherine Dean May	1967–1971	90th–91st
Margaret M. Heckler	1971–1975	92nd–93rd
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	1975–1977	94th–95th
Helen Stevenson Meyner	1975–1977	94th
Virginia Dodd Smith	1975–1977	94th
Select Committee on the House Recording Studio [1956–1987]
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs	1977–1987	95th–99th
Select Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf [1975–1980]
Patsy T. Mink	1975–1977	94th
To Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 1007 [2007-2008] 110th (House Report 885 (110-2) filed)
Stephanie Herseth	2007–2009	110th

Joint Committees

Women Congressional Joint Committee Assignments
Member’s Name	Term	Congress
Joint Committee on Atomic Energy [1946–1977]
Catherine Dean May	1969–1971	91st
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1977–1979	95th
Joint Committee on Bicentennial Arrangements [1975–1976] 94th Congress
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs	1975–1976	94th
Joint Committee on Congressional Operations [1970–1977]
Jennifer Dunn	1993–1994	103rd
Joint Committee on Defense Production [1950–1977] 81st through 95th Congresses
Leonor K. Sullivan	1971–1977	91st–94th
Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction [1987–1989] 100th Congress
Barbara Boxer	1987	100th
Joint Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers [1889–1946]
Mary T. Norton	1947–1949	80th
Edith Starrett Green	1957–1959	85th
Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy [1952–1970]
Ruth Thompson	1955–1957	84th
Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies [Intermittent, 1948–present]
Nancy Pelosi	2004–2005	108th–109th
Dianne Feinstein	2007–20092009	110th–111th
Joint Committee on Printing [1947–Present] 80th Congress–Present
Mary T. Norton	1949–1951	81st
Maryon Pittman Allen	1978	95th
Lynn Martin	1989–1991	101st
Kay Granger	1997–1999	105th
Dianne Feinstein	1999–2003	106th–107th
Joint Committee on the Library [1947–Present] 80th Congress–Present
Mary T. Norton	1947–1951	80th–81st
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1977–1983	95th–97th
Barbara F. Vucanovich	1983–1985	98th
Mary Rose Oakar	1985–1991	99th–101st
Dianne Feinstein	1997–1999 2007–2009	105th 110th
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	1997–1999	105th
Juanita Millender-McDonald	2003–2005	108th
Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress [1992–1993] 102nd and 103rd Congresses
Eleanor Holmes Norton	1992–1995	102nd–103rd
Jennifer Dunn	1993–1995	103rd
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1993–1995	103rd
Joint Committee to Study Budget Control [1972–1973]
Martha Wright Griffiths	1972–1973	92nd
Joint Economic Committee [1957–present] 85th Congress–Present
Martha Wright Griffiths	1961–1975	87th–93rd
Margaret M. Heckler	1974–1983	94th–97th
Paula Fickes Hawkins	1981–1983	97th
Marjorie Sewell Holt	1983–1985	98th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1983–1993	98th–102nd
Bobbi Fiedler	1985–1987	99th
Carolyn B. Maloney	1997–2011	105th–111th
Jennifer Dunn	2001–2005	107th–108th
Susan Margaret Collins	2003–2005	108th

Senate Standing Committees

Women Congressional Senate Standing Committee Assignments
Member’s Name	Term	Congress
Aeronautical and Space Sciences [1958–1977] 85th through 94th Congresses
Margaret Chase Smith	1959–1973	86th–92nd
Agriculture and Forestry [1883–1977]
Hattie Wyatt Caraway	1931–1945	72nd–78th
Maurine B. Neuberger	1961–1965	87th–88th
Elaine S. Edwards	1972	92nd
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry [1977–present]
Maryon Pittman Allen	1978	95th
Paula Fickes Hawkins	1981–1986	97th–99th
Mary Landrieu	1997–1999	105th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	1999–2007 2009–2011	106th–109th 111th
Deborah A. Stabenow	2001–2007 2011–2013	107th–109th 112th
Elizabeth Dole	2003–2005	108th
Kirsten Gillibrand	2009–2011	111th
Appropriations [1867–present] 40th Congress–Present
Margaret Chase Smith	1953–1973	83rd–92nd
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1987–2007	100th–109th
Dianne Feinstein	1993–1995 2001–2007	103rd 106th–109th
Patty Murray	1993–2007	103rd–109th
Barbara Boxer	1997–1999	105th
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	1997–2007	105th–109th
Mary Landrieu	2001–2007	107th–109th
Armed Services [1947–present] 80th Congress–Present
Margaret Chase Smith	1953–1973	83rd–92nd
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	1993–1997	103rd–104th
Sheila Frahm	1996	104th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1997–2001	105th–106th
Mary Landrieu	1999–2003	106th–107th
Jean Carnahan	2001–2002	107th
Susan Margaret Collins	2001–2007	107th–109th
Hillary Rodham Clinton	2003–2007	108th–109th
Elizabeth Dole	2003–2007	108th–109th
Banking and Currency [1913–1971] 63rd through 90th Congresses (See also the following standing committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Maurine B. Neuberger	1961–1967	87th–89th
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs [1971–Present] 92nd Congress–Present (See also the following standing committee: Banking and Currency)
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1979–1981 1989–1993	96th 101st–102nd
Paula Fickes Hawkins	1983–1985	98th
Barbara Boxer	1993–2001	103rd–106th
Carol Moseley-Braun	1993–1999	103rd–105th
Patty Murray	1993–1997	103rd–104th
Sheila Frahm	1996	104th
Deborah A. Stabenow	2001–2007	107th–109th
Elizabeth Dole	2003–2007	108th–109th
Budget [1968–present]
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1979–1989	96th–100th
Barbara Boxer	1993–2001	103rd–106th
Patty Murray	1993–2007	103rd–109th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1995–2003	104th–107th
Hillary Rodham Clinton	2001–2003	107th
Deborah A. Stabenow	2001–2007	107th–109th
Caucus on International Narcotics Control []
Dianne Feinstein	2009–2013	111th–112th
Claims [1815–1946]
Rose McConnell Long	1936–1937	74th
Dixie Bibb Graves	1937–1938	75th
Commerce [1825–1947; 1961–1977]
Hattie Wyatt Caraway	1931–1945	72nd–78th
Maurine B. Neuberger	1965–1967	89th
Commerce, Science, and Transportation [1977–present]
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1979–1989	96th–100th
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	1993–2007	103rd–109th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1995–2007	104th–109th
Barbara Boxer	2001–2007	107th–109th
Jean Carnahan	2001–2002	107th
Maria E. Cantwell	2003–2007	108th–109th
Amy Klobuchar	2009–2011	111th
District of Columbia [1816–1977] 14th through 94th Congresses
Margaret Chase Smith	1949–1951	81st
Education and Labor [1869–1947] 41st through 79th Congresses (urisdiction reassigned to the following committee: Labor and Public Welfare, which later became Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions)
Dixie Bibb Graves	1937–1938	75th
Energy and Natural Resources [1977–present]
Mary Landrieu	1997–2007	105th–109th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	1999–2001	106th
Maria E. Cantwell	2001–2007	107th–109th
Dianne Feinstein	2001–2007	107th–109th
Lisa Murkowski	2003–2007	108th–109th
Enrolled Bills [1789–1946]
Hattie Wyatt Caraway	1931–1945	72nd–78th
Environment and Public Works [1977–Present] 95th Congress–Present
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1977–1983	95th–97th
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1987–1989	100th
Jocelyn Birch Burdick	1992	102nd
Barbara Boxer	1993–2009	103rd–112th
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	1999–2001	106th
Hillary Rodham Clinton	2001–2007	107th–109th
Lisa Murkowski	2003–2007	108th–109th
Amy Klobuchar	2009–2011	111th
Expenditures in Executive Departments [1947–1952]
Margaret Chase Smith	1949–1953	81st–82nd
Finance [1947–Present] 80th Congress–Present
Hazel Hempel Abel	1954	83rd
Carol Moseley-Braun	1933–1999	104th–105th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	2001–2007	107th–109th
Olympia Jean Snowe	2001–2007	107th–109th
Foreign Relations [1947–Present] 80th Congress–Present
Muriel Humphrey	1978	95th
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1977–1997	95th–104th
Dianne Feinstein	1995–1999	104th–105th
Olympia Jean Snowe	1995–1997	104th
Barbara Boxer	1999–2007	106th–109th
Lisa Murkowski	2005–2007	109th
Jeanne Shaheen	2009–2011	111th
Government Operations [1953–1993] 83rd through 102nd Congresses
Margaret Chase Smith	1953–1959	83rd–85th
Governmental Affairs [1977–present]
Eva Kelly Bowring	1954	83rd
Muriel Humphrey	1978	95th
Susan Margaret Collins	1997–2005 2003–2007 20052007	105th–108th 108th–109th 109th
Jean Carnahan	2001–2003	107th
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions [1999–Present] 106th Congress–Present
Susan Margaret Collins	1999–2003	106th–107th
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1999–2007	106th–109th
Patty Murray	1999–2007	106th–109th
Hillary Rodham Clinton	2001–2007	107th–109th
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs [2005–Present] 109th Congress–Present
Susan Margaret Collins	2005–2007	109th
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs []
Immigration [1899–1946]
Rose McConnell Long	1936–1937	74th
Indian Affairs [1819–present]
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1991–1997	102nd–104th
Maria E. Cantwell	2001–2007	107th–109th
Lisa Murkowski	2003–2007	108th–109th
Interoceanic Canal [1912–1946]
Rose McConnell Long	1936–1937	74th
Interstate and Foreign Commerce [1947–1961]
Hazel Hempel Abel	1954	83rd
Eva Kelly Bowring	1954	83rd
Judiciary [1815–present]
Maryon Pittman Allen	1978	95th
Dianne Feinstein	1993–2007	103rd–109th
Carol Moseley-Braun	1993–1995	103rd
Maria E. Cantwell	2001–2003	107th
Labor and Human Resources [1979–1999]
Paula Fickes Hawkins	1981–1987	97th–99th
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1987–1999	100th–105th
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1989–1997	101st–104th
Susan Margaret Collins	1997–1999	105th
Patty Murray	1997–1999	105th
Labor and Public Welfare [1947–1977]
Eva Kelly Bowring	1954	83rd
Library [1849–1947]
Hattie Wyatt Caraway	1931–1945	72nd–78th
Mines and Mining [1865–1946]
Dixie Bibb Graves	1937–1938	75th
Post Office and Civil Service [1947–1977]
Eva Kelly Bowring	1954	83rd
Post Office and Post Roads [1816–1947]
Rose McConnell Long	1936–1937	74th
Public Lands and Surveys [1921–1946]
Rose McConnell Long	1936–1937	74th
Public Works [1947–1977]
Elaine S. Edwards	1972	92nd
Rules and Administration [1947–present]
Margaret Chase Smith	1951–1953	82nd
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1977–1983	95th–97th
Dianne Feinstein	1993–2009	103rd–110th
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	1997–2007	105th–109th
Small Business [1969–2001]
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1987–1993	100th–102nd
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	1993–1997	103rd–104th
Carol Moseley-Braun	1993–1995	103rd
Olympia Jean Snowe	1995–2001	104th–106th
Mary Landrieu	1999–2001	105th–106th
Small Business and Entrepeneurship [2001–present]
Maria E. Cantwell	2001–2007	107th–109th
Jean Carnahan	2001–2002	107th
Mary Landrieu	2001–2007 2009–2013	107th–109th 111th–112th
Olympia Jean Snowe	2001–2007	107th–109th
Veterans [1971–Present] 92nd Congress–Present
Patty Murray	1997–2007 2011–2013	105th–109th 112th
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	2001–2007	107th–109th
Lisa Murkowski	2003–2005	108th

Senate Select Committees

Women Congressional Senate Select Committee Assignments
Member’s Name	Term	Congress
Permanent Select Committee on Ethics [1977–present]
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1985–1989	99th–100th
Barbara Ann Mikulski	1993–1999	103rd–104th
Patty Murray	1997–1999	105th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	2001–2005	107th–108th
Select Committee on Ethics [1977–1979]
Margaret M. Heckler	1977–1979	95th
Barbara Boxer	2007–2009	110th–112th
Select Committee on Intelligence [1975–present]
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1977–1979	95th
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison	1995–1997	104th
Dianne Feinstein	2001–2007 2009–2013	107th–109th 111th–112th
Barbara Ann Mikulski	2001–2007	107th–109th
Olympia Jean Snowe	2003–2007	108th–109th

Senate Special Committees

Women Congressional Senate Special Committee Assignments
Member’s Name	Term	Congress
Special Committee on Aging [1961–present]
Maurine B. Neuberger	1961–1962	87th
Nancy Landon Kassebaum	1979–1985 1989–1993	96th–98th 101st–102nd
Paula Fickes Hawkins	1985	99th
Jocelyn Birch Burdick	1992	102nd
Carol Moseley-Braun	1995–1999	104th–105th
Susan Margaret Collins	1997–2007	105th–109th
Blanche Lambert Lincoln	1999–2007	106th–109th
Deborah A. Stabenow	2001–2005	107th–108th
Elizabeth Dole	2003–2007	108th–109th
Maria E. Cantwell	2005–2007	109th
Hillary Rodham Clinton	2005–2007	109th
Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problems [1999–2001]
Susan Margaret Collins	1999–2001	106th

Representatives and Senators Who Served Without Committee Assignments

Veronica Grace Boland	None assigned 77th Congress
Vera Cahalan Bushfield	None assigned 80th Congress
Rebecca Latimer Felton	None assigned 67th Congress
Willa Lybrand Fulmer	None assigned 78th Congress
Elizabeth H. Gasque	None assigned, never sworn in 76th Congress
Florence Reville Gibbs	None assigned 76th Congress
Isabella S. Greenway	None assigned 73rd Congress
Katie Beatrice Hall	None assigned 97th Congress
Gladys S. Pyle	None assigned, never sworn in 75th Congress

Black Americans in Congress

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Women’s Committee Assignments (Standing, Joint, Select) in the U.S. House and Senate, 1917–Present

House Standing Committees

Accounts [1881–1946]

Agriculture [1881–present]

Appropriations [1881–present]

Armed Services [1946–1995; 1999–present]

Banking and Currency [1865–1975]

Banking and Financial Services [1995–2001]

Banking, Currency, and Housing [1975–1977]

Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs [1977–1995]

Budget [1974–present]

Census [1901–1946]

Civil Service [1925–1946]

Claims [1794–1946]

Coinage, Weights, and Measures [1881–1946]

Commerce [1995–2001]

District of Columbia [1808&ndash1995]

Economic and Educational Opportunities [1995–1997]

Education [1883–1946]

Education and Labor [1947–1995]

Education and the Workforce [1997–present]

Election of the President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress [1893–1946]

Elections No. 2 [1895–1947]

Energy and Commerce [1981–1995; 2001–present]

Enrolled Bills [1876–1946]

Expenditures in Executive Departments [1927–1953]

Expenditures in the Department of Commerce [1913–1927]

Expenditures in the Interior Department [1860–1927]

Expenditures in the Navy Department [1816–1927]

Expenditures in the Post Office Department [1816–1927]

Expenditures in the War Department [1816–1927]

Financial Services [2001–present]

Flood Control [1915–1946]

Foreign Affairs [1881–1975; 1979–1995]

Government Operations [1953–1995]

Government Reform [2001–present]

Government Reform and Oversight [1999–2001; 1995–1999]

Homeland Security [2005–present]

House Administration [1947–1995; 1999–present]

Immigration and Naturalization [1893–1947]

Indian Affairs [1881–1947]

Industrial Arts and Expositions [1903–1927]

Insular Affairs [1899–1946]

Interior and Insular Affairs [1951–1993]

International Relations [1975–1979; 1995–2007]

Interstate and Foreign Commerce [1882–1981]

Invalid Pensions [1881–1946]

Irrigation and Reclamation [1925–1946]

Judiciary [1881–present]

Labor [1883–1946]

Library [1806–1946]

Memorials [1929–1947]

Merchant Marine and Fisheries [1947–1995]

Military Affairs [1822–1947]

Mines and Mining [1865–1946]

National Security [1995–1999]

Natural Resources [1993–1995]

Naval Affairs [1822–1947]

Oversight [1995–1999]

Oversight and Government Reform [2007–present]

Patents [1937–1947]

Pensions [1880–1947]

Post Office and Civil Service [1947–1995]

Post Office and Post Roads [1808–1947]

Public Buildings and Grounds [1837–1947]

Public Lands [1805–1951]

Public Works [1947–1989]

Public Works and Transportation [1989–1995]

Reform in the Civil Service [1893–1968]

Resources [1995–present]

Revision of Laws [1868–1946]

Rivers and Harbors [1883–1946]

Rules [1880–present]

Science [1995–present]

Science and Astronautics [1958–1975]

Science and Technology [1975–1987]