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House Committee Short List

(102) Agriculture Committee
(103) Appropriations Committee
(104) Armed Services Committee (National Security Committee 1995-1998; Armed Services Committee 1947-1994)
(105) Banking and Financial Services Committee (Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs Committee 1978-1994; Banking, Currency, and Housing, 1975-1977; Banking and Currency, 1947-1975)
(106) Budget Committee
(107) District of Columbia Committee 1947-1994 (became subcommittee of Government Reform and Oversight Committee in 1995)
(108) Education and the Workforce Committee (Economic and Educational Opportunities 1995-1996; Education and Labor 1947-1994)
(109) Commerce Committee (Energy and Commerce, 2001-present; Energy and Commerce Committee, 1981-1994; Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, 1947-1981)
(110) International Relations Committee (Foreign Affairs Committee, 1979-1994; International Relations Committee, 1975-1979; Foreign Affairs Committee, 1947-1975)
(111) Government Reform and Oversight Committee (Government Operations Committee, 1953-1992; Expenditures in the Executive Departments, 1947-1952)
(112) House Administration Committee (2000-present) (House Oversight Committee 1995-1999; House Administration Committee 1947-1994)
(114) Resources Committee (Natural Resources 1993-1994; Interior and Insular Affairs Committee 1951-1992; Public Lands, 1947-1951)
(115) Judiciary Committee
(116) Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 1947-1994 (Jurisdiction merges with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in 1995, see 118; prior to 1957, no standing subcommittees)
(117) Post Office and Civil Service Committee (1947-1994) (merged with Government Reform and Oversight in 1995)
(118) Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (Public Works and Transportation 1975-1994; Public Works, 1947-1975)
(119) Rules Committee
(120) Science Committee (Science, Space, and Technology, 1987-1994; Science and Technology, 1975-1987; Science and Astronautics, 1959-1975)
(121) Small Business Committee (Select Committee on Small Business 1947-1974)
(122) Standards of Officials Conduct (Select Committee on Standards and Conduct 1965-1967)
(123) Veterans Affairs Committee
(124) Ways and Means Committee
(125) Committee on Internal Security (1969-1975); Committee on Un-American Activities (1947-1969)
(130) Special Committee to Conduct an Investigation and Study of the Financial Position of the White Bridge Commission (1956)
(131) Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications Commission (1948)
(133) Subcommittee on Italy, Greece, and Trieste (1947)
(134) Subcommittee to Investigate Commodity Transactions (1948)
(135) House Select Committee to Investigate the Use of Chemicals in Foods & Cosmetics (1950-1952)
(136) Select Committee to Investigate Education Programs Under GI Bill (1950-1951)
(138) Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials (1952)
(150) Select Aging Committee (1975-1992)
(151) Select Committee on Intelligence [Permanent] (Select Committee on Intelligence 1975)
(152) Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (1983-1993)
(153) Select Committee on Hunger (1985-1993)
(154) Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (1975-1993)
(155) Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran (1988)
(156) Congressional Black Caucus (1979)
(157) Select Committee on the House of Representatives Page Board (1984)
(158) Select Committee on the Outer Continental Shelf (1977-1980)
(159) Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (1989)
(160) Select Committee on Congressional Operations (1978)
(161) Commission on Administrative Review Task Force (1978)
(162) Select Committee on Population (1977-1979)
(163) Commission on Administrative Review (1976)
(164) Ad Hoc Select Committee on Energy (1978)
(165) Select Committee to Study the Problem of United States Servicemen Missing in Action in Southeast Asia (1977)
(165) Select Committee to Investigate All Aspects of United States Military Involvement in Southeast Asia (1969-1971)
(166) Select Committee on Professional Sports (1976)
(168)
(169) Select Committee to Investigate Campaign Expenditures (1947-1949)
(170) Congressional Hispanic Caucus (1992)
(171) Select Committee on Assassinations (1975-1979)
(173) Select Committee to Investigate the Use of Chemicals, Pesticides, and Insecticides in and With Respect to Food Products (1949-1953)
(174) Select Committee on Lobbying Activities (1950)
(175) Select Committee on Reconstruction of Roof and Skylights over the House Wing of the Capitol and Remodeling of the House Chamber (1947-1955)
(176) Select Committee to Investigate Fire Safety in the Capitol and House Office Building (1991-1993)
(177) Select Committee on Committees II (1979-1981)
(178) Select Committee on Committees I (1973-1975)
(179)
(180) Select Committee to Regulate Parking on the House Side of the Capitol (1969-1975)
(181) Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (1967-1977)
(182) Select Committee on the Seating of Adam Clayton Powell in the 90th Congress (1967-1969)
(183) Select Committee to Study Factors Relating to the General Welfare and Education of Congressional Pages (1963-1965)
(184) Select Committee on Government Research (1963-1965)
(185) Select Committee on the Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949 (1961-1969)
(186) Select Committee on the House Recording Studio (1955-1993)
(187) Select Committee on the Financial Position of the White County Bridge Commission (1955-1957)
(188) Select Committee on Certain Benefits for Surviving Dependents of Deceased Members and Former Members of the Armed Forces (1953-1957)
(189) Select Committee on Communist Aggression (1953-1955)
(190) Select Committee on Offensive and Undesirable Books, Magazines, and Comic Books (1951-1953)
(191) Select Committee to Investigate and Study Educational and Philanthropic Foundations and Other Comparable Organizations Which Are Exempt from Federal Income Taxation (1951-1953)
(192) Select Committee on the Katyn Forest Massacre (1951-1953)
(193) Select Committee to Investigate Abuses in Education, Training, and Loan Guaranty Programs of World War II Veterans (1949-1953)
(194) Ad Hoc Committee on the Domestic and International Monetary Effect of Energy and Other Natural Resource Pricing (1974
(196) Special Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration (1958)
(198) Special Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundation and Comparable Organizations (1953)
(199) Select Committee on Survivors' Benefits (1954-1955)

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